Announcement: Peter Siegfried Krug 50 JT

(submitted by Mario Guido Garcia)

JT50 PETER S. KRUG

To celebrate the  50th  birthday of Peter Siegfried Krug  a composing tourney for endgame studies is announced.  -Theme: free – In two sections : A Studies Win –   B Studies Draw –  Maximum 3 entries are allowed in each section – Judge: Peter S. Krug  – Send your original entries to director: Mario G. García   by e-mail to:  marioggarcia@ gmail.com   Prizes , honourable mentions , commendations and special nominations will be awarded.- The provisional award will be issued in December   2017,   will be sent-to-participants-by-e-mail , and may see in the websites of ARVES and UAPA –  Closing date: september 30 , 2017

Robert William Taylor (10.ii.1932 - 13.iv.2017)

The mathematical engineer Robert W. Taylor, who lead the invention of the single one technology that shaped the modern world - the internet, or rather its predecessor ARPAnet - has died at the age of 85. Coming generations will praise him as a hero of free speech and the exchange of information in a time when western countries were not yet dictatorships, when people still were able to freely access and exchange informations before their falling leaders, those who are as bad as the nazis, as the stalinists, forbade it.

Arthur Bisguier (8.x.1929-5.v.2017)

While everything of interest about Bisguier is probably already said in the various obituaries, of which one is linked, one outstanding fact shall be repeated here:
Bisguier was married since 1959, that is, until his wife died in 2014.
Probably the greatest accomplishment of the distinguished chess master!

Reunion?

Is Kirsan about to be removed as FIDE president?

http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/10098-letter-of-mr-makropoulos-to-mr-ilyumzhinov.html

Please click on either the link or the letter to see it in a readable size!

For the archive: My Reddit IAMA

https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/5yztvn/iama_30_year_old_chess_composer_ama/

The AMA was held on 12 March 2017, 7 PM Berlin time.

Schafft die Zeitumstellung endlich ab! / Get finally rid of Daylight Saving Time!

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Azerbaijan Chess Composition Tournaments 2017

Azerbaijan Chess Composition Tournaments 2017

Samir Badalov - 55 MT, 2017 (Studies)
(13.02.1962- 25.08.2011)
The Azerbaijan Chess Composition Commission announces an International Composing “Samir Badalov-55 MT”' memorial tournament for studies (free theme).
Judge: Muradkhan Muradov (Azerbaijan).
Send (please PGN) to tournament director: Elmar Abdullayev (Azerbaijan)
abdullaev-elmar@bk.ru
Closing date: 31. 05. 2017. The award – 2017.

Agshin Masimov - 55 JT, 2017 (Studies)
The Azerbaijan Chess Composition Commission announces an International Composing
“Agshin Masimov - 55”' jubilee tournament for studies (free theme).
Judge: Agshin Masimov (Azerbaijan). Send (please PGN) to tournament director: Elmar Abdullayev (Azerbaijan)
abdullaev-elmar@bk.ru
Closing date: 31. 05. 2017. The award - 2017.

Suleyman Abdullayev – 50 JT, 2017 (#2 - Miniature)
The Azerbaijan Chess Composition Commission announces an International Composing
“Suleyman Abdullayev – 50”' jubilee tournament for miniature twomovers (free theme).
#2 - Judge: Suleyman Abdullayev (Azerbaijan) . Send to tournament director: Elmar Abdullayev (Azerbaijan) abdullaev-elmar@bk.ru
Closing date: 31. 05. 2017. The award - 2017.

Islam Kazimov – 65 JT, 2017 (#2, #3)
The Azerbaijan Chess Composition Commission announces an International Composing
“Islam Kazimov – 65”' jubilee tournament for twomovers and threemovers (free theme).
Judge: #2, #3 - Araz Almammadov (Azerbaijan).
Send to tournament director: Vidadi Zamanov (Azerbaijan) vidadi_zamanov@mail.ru
Closing date: 31. 05. 2017. The award – 2017.