CHAMELEON - 50 JT 2012 |
KoBulChess.com has a pleasure to announce Jubilee thematic tourney "Chameleon 50" 2012. The occasion for this tourney is 50 years anniversary from the first definition of Chameleon fairy piece in a completed and modern form, which was presented in the small article published in Feenschach, 1962 by IGM Petko A.Petkov.
The Tourney consists of two sections:
A: Problems of any type in 2-6 moves with Chameleon fairy piece. Other fairy pieces and conditions are not allowed;
B: Problems of any type in 2-6 moves with other types of Chameleon piece - Chinese, Marine, Free Chameleon, Neutral and Half-neutral. All these fairy pieces of Chameleon types (Chinese, Marine, Free Chameleon, Neutral and Half-neutral) are allowed, but the other fairy conditions are not allowed.
The problems should be computer-tested with any of the following program: Popeye, WinChloe, Alibadix.
Definitions:
Chameleon: On completing a move, this piece changes into another piece, in the sequence S-B-R-Q-S…
Chinese Chameleon: On completing a move, this piece changes into another piece, in the sequence Cao - Vao - Pao - Leo - Cao...
Marine Chameleon: On completing a move, this piece changes into another piece, in the sequence Marine Knight - Nereid (ND) - Triton (TR) - Siren (SI) – Marine Knight...
Free Chameleon: On completing a move, this piece changes into another piece, in the sequence different to the standard Chameleon.
The judge of the tourney is IGM Petko Petkov.
Please send your problems to email adress:
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Closing date: 15.11.2012
Prizes: honorable Diplomas
Upon receipt the problems will be periodically published in a special section of the website http://kobulchess.com The award will be presented by the end of 2012.
Examples:
Section А
1) 1…cSa6=cB 2.cQg2=cS cBf1=cR#, 1.cQe2=cS Kb7 2.cSg1=cB cSc6=cB# Model mates, miniature, white minimal. 2) a) 1.cS:f3=cB cSh5=cB 2.cBd5=cR cBe8=cR#, b) 1.cBd2=cR cQf5=cS 2.cRd5=cQ cSg3=cB# c) 1.cRd1=cQ cSf5=cB 2.cQd5=cS cBe4=cR#, d) 1.cQ:b4=cS cQe8=cS 2.cSd5=cB cSc7=cB# Four different blocks of d5 square and nice Forsberg twins. Section B
3) a) 1…f5 2.nrcVAf4(PA) nrcPA:f6(LE) 3.nrcLEh8(CA) f:g6= b) 1…e:f6 2.nrcVAd6(PA) nrcPA:g6(LE) 3.nrcLEf7(CA) nrcCAh8(VA)= Durbar, Ideal fairy stalemate positions, Tanagra. 4) a) 1.b5+ c:b5 2.rcCAc7(rcVA) PAa4 3.rcVAd8(rcPA) PAa5 4.rcPAa8(rcLE)+ Bb8# b) 1.rcCA:c4(rcVA) d5+ 2.rcVA:f7(rcPA) b5 3.rcPAf8(rcLE) b6 4.rcLEa8(rcCA) Kb7# Two Royal Chameleon Chinese Rundlaufs (3 steps/ 4 steps)
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Comments
But seriously: I'd appreciate a lot the article you've written about. Until now I've used only a standard Chameleon type of S-B-R-Q-S, the idea of Marine & Chinese is clear.. But what is the behaviour of Free Chameleon??
I'll add your announcement at my site as well. /julia.
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