(31.07.2011) The results of the World Championship in Composing for Individuals for the period 2007-2009 have come out. The most titled Bulgarian chess composer gm Petko Petkov, has proved again his high standing and won the World title in the part “Fairy problems”! It is the fourth cup of this kind won by grandmaster Petkov and he is the leader in the World ranking on points from the FIDE albums.

   The victory of the Bulgarian grandmaster was peremptory and he left behind the second one in the ranking, Peter Gvozdjak, with three points! Here are the problems with which Petkov won the World title:

No.1 Petko Petkov       Problem Paradise 2009                                          ded. to Paul Raican	No.2 Petko Petkov  Tzuika-TT Rio 2009 2nd Prize
hs#3*                      (11+5) Take & Make Chess	hs#3       b) Kh8-h7    (3+5+5) Take & Make Chess Nightrider f5, Lion h1
No.3 Petko Petkov         Tzuika - TT Rio 2009               1st Prize   in mem. of Danka Petkova	No.4 Petko Petkov  StrateGems 2007 1st Prize
hs#3.5    2 solutions   (7+8)	hs#4        2 solutions      (7+8)
Take & Make Chess

SOLUTIONS:

         No.1 1…Rxe2-e5 2.Be3 Qc7 3.bxc7-Pc2+ Rxe3-b6#

                  1.Qg5 Bxd4-f2 2.Re3 Qe6 3.fxe6-b3+ Bxe3-e5#

         No.2 a) 1.nNe3 bSg5+ 2.Qxh4-f3 Rg3 3.nBxe3-a1+ Kxg5-h3#

                 b) 1.nBd6 nSg6+ 2.Qxh3-f4 Rg4 3.nNxd6-b4+ Kxg6-h4#

         No.3 1…Rg7 2.Rb4 Sc6+ 3.Kxc6-d4 Kxb1-a3 4.Rb7+ Rxb7-b4#

                 1…Bf6 2.Bb4 Sc8+ 3.Kxc8-d6 Kxc2-a4 4.Bc3+ Bxc3-b4#

          No.4 1.Be5 Rb8+ 2.Bc7 bb8+ 3.Kb6 d4 4.Rh1+ Bxh1#

                  1.Re7 Bc8+ 2.Ra7 Rb7+ 3.Ka6 f5 4.Bg7+ Rxg7#