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MatPlus.Net Forum Promenade How to compose chess problems?
 
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(1) Posted by Juraj Lörinc [Wednesday, May 20, 2009 22:34]

How to compose chess problems?


As some readers know, besides other activities I am running the blog in Slovak, including a column on chess composition. Perhaps surprisingly, some of my readers seem to follow also these articles. I have already a few times got the question how are the problems in fact composed. Since return from Subotica I have been dedicating some time to the demonstration of composing process. You know I am not twomover composer, nevertheless for the sake of simplicity I have tried. You can find the sequence (commented in Slovak, but notation and diagrams hopefully understandable) resulting in perhaps publishable twomover at

http://lorinc.blog.sme.sk/c/190000/Ako-sa-sklada-dvojtazka.html

After finishing it I have had a look into database and found much superior position by Jakov Rossomacho with very similar scheme, it is also included.

Anyway, making notes on composing and putting it all together was much fun. However, I would not dare to try it with fairy problem yet. :-)
 
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(2) Posted by Steven Dowd [Thursday, May 21, 2009 01:08]

Juraj, I read your blog often to try to learn. I wonder if you have any ability to translate this article into English, this sort of thing is needed for a broader audience.
 
 
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(3) Posted by Kevin Begley [Thursday, May 21, 2009 14:15]

When friends ask me this question, I shuffle my feet.
If they ask a second time, I tell them, "work backwards."
If they ask what that means, I send them off to work on the $100 theme (I do assure them that they will never manage it).
If I ever hear from them again, they show some promise. :-)

Seriously -- anybody who wants more after that has demonstrated the necessary desire, and willingness to fail.

That said, I second Steven's request for english translation...
 
   
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(4) Posted by Dmitri Turevski [Saturday, May 23, 2009 01:34]

Have you guys tried automatic translate services like translate.google.com and such? I have really enjoyed Juraj's article after running automated 'Slovak'->'English' translation.
I'm neither Slovak nor English speaker, but Slovak is quite close to my native language, so i can myself make a translation like this:

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How to compose a twomover

My greatest hobby is composing chess problems. Occasionally people ask me, how do i really do that? Perhaps, this is really the time to show you the blood, the sweat and the tears? Describing the creative process is not an easy task, especially when the subject is so specific, so prepare for reading a long article, though, i hope, the plenty of diagrams i include would help a lot. I expect the reader to be a chess player, familiar with the rules of chess at least, though. Sometimes you may need to set up the pieces on the (electronic) chess board to follow.

Okay. So how do you compose a problem?

Every composer has his own approach. Choosing the theme first is a common practice...

With the help of some english language supervisor (please volunteer) we could produce a worthy translation, i think. Or somebody is already up to it?
 
   
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(5) Posted by Dejan Glisić [Saturday, May 23, 2009 03:23]

Kevin's '100 $ method' is the best! :))
 
   
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(6) Posted by Steven Dowd [Saturday, May 23, 2009 17:23]

I didn't know that Google and other translators had Slovak... the older I get, the more my techical expertise slips.... Thanks!
 
   
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(7) Posted by Dejan Glisić [Sunday, May 24, 2009 00:43]

So, now you can subscribe to PAT a MAT :))
Chesscomposition magazines are also good way to learn "how to compose chess problems". You can show PAT a MAT to your students and to members of your chess club. It is realy good magazine!
 
   
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(8) Posted by Juraj Lörinc [Sunday, May 24, 2009 20:02]

Thanks to everyone requesting the English version here, in personal notes or by e-mail. You have persuaded me it is worth spending the time on the translation. I have published it in my blog:
http://lorinc.blog.sme.sk/c/189996/Composing-the-twomover.html
Still, please, keep in mind twomovers are not my field of expertise, I am sure real experts would make something better. :-)
 
   
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(9) Posted by Hauke Reddmann [Monday, May 25, 2009 11:03]

Very interesting read. My first thought as a generic nag
was: "Wouldn't it be much better if *both* captures would
be self-pins?" And indeed Rossomacho did exactly that. :-)

I just flew over the text; as soon as I have time I will
comment some more.

Hauke
 
 
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