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Marjan Kovačević
Marjan Kovačević (* 8 April 1957) is a Serbian chess problemist. In 1988 Kovačević gained the title International Solving Grandmaster. In 2007 Kovačević gained the title Grandmaster of the FIDE for Chess Compositions. Examples Notes References * Milan Velimirović and Marjan Kovačević: ''2345 Chess problems – Anthology of Chess Combinations''. Chess Informant, Belgrade 1997. External links Kovačević problems at the PDB Server This article covers computer software designed to solve, or assist people in creating or solving, chess problems – puzzles in which pieces are laid out as in a game of chess, and may at times be based upon real games of chess that have been pl ... * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kovacevic, Marjan 1957 births Living people Grandmasters for chess composition International solving grandmasters Chess double grandmasters Serbian chess players ...
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Serbs
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of Serbia, history, and Serbian language, language. They primarily live in Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro as well as in North Macedonia, Slovenia, Germany and Austria. They also constitute a significant diaspora with several communities across Europe, the Americas and Oceania. The Serbs share many cultural traits with the rest of the peoples of Southeast Europe. They are predominantly Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodox Christians by religion. The Serbian language, Serbian language (a standardized version of Serbo-Croatian) is official in Serbia, co-official in Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is spoken by the plurality in Montenegro. Ethnology The identity of Serbs is rooted in Eastern Orthodoxy and traditions. In the 19th century, the ...
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Chess Problemist
A chess composer is a person who creates endgame studies or chess problems. Chess composers usually specialize in a particular genre, e.g. endgame studies, twomovers, threemovers, moremovers, helpmates, selfmates, fairy problems, or retrograde analysis. Moreover, composers have their own preferred style of composing, allowing their sorting according to composition schools. Some chess composers produce huge numbers of chess compositions, while others try to achieve as much quality as possible and present new works only rarely. It is possible for chess composers to gain official FIDE titles, usually for a given number of problems published in FIDE Albums. For example, Milan Vukcevich was an International Grandmaster of Chess Composition, as well as an International Master player. The WFCC (World Federation for Chess Composition), formerly known as PCCC, is a branch of FIDE regulating the awarding of titles such as International Grandmaster, International master, Master FIDE ...
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International Solving Grandmaster
This article lists: * International Grandmasters for chess composition, for both chess problems and studies * International Honorary Masters for chess composition * International Solving Grandmasters Such awards were formerly managed by FIDE through its section for chess composition, the Permanent Commission for Chess Composition, and now awarded by the World Federation for Chess Composition, an independent body that co-operates with FIDE. International Grandmasters for chess compositions Note: deceased Grandmasters are indicated with (†) – Nationality is that of the year when the title was awarded. : International Honorary Masters for chess composition : International Solving Grandmasters : See also * List of chess grandmasters * FIDE Album The FIDE Albums are publications of the world chess governing body, FIDE, via the Permanent Commission of the FIDE for Chess Compositions (PCCC), containing the best chess problems and studies of a certain period (usually three yea ...
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Grandmaster Of The FIDE For Chess Compositions
A chess title is a title regulated by a chess governing body and bestowed upon players based on their performance and rank. Such titles are usually granted for life. The international chess governing body FIDE grants several titles, the most prestigious of which is Grandmaster; many national chess federations also grant titles such as "National Master". More broadly, the term "master" can refer to any highly skilled chess player. Over-the-board chess In general, a ''chess master'' is a player of such skill that they can usually beat most amateurs. Among chess players, the term is often abbreviated to ''master''. The establishment of the world chess body, Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE), saw the creation of titles superior to the "national master" titles. In 1950, FIDE created the titles " Grandmaster" and "International Master", the requirements for which were increasingly formalized over the years. In 1978, FIDE created the lesser title of "FIDE Master". Early u ...
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Checkmate
Checkmate (often shortened to mate) is any game position in chess and other chess-like games in which a player's king is in check (threatened with ) and there is no possible escape. Checkmating the opponent wins the game. In chess, the king is never actually captured. The player loses as soon as their king is checkmated. In formal games, it is usually considered good etiquette to resign an inevitably lost game before being checkmated. If a player is not in check but has no legal moves, then it is '' stalemate'', and the game immediately ends in a draw. A checkmating move is recorded in algebraic notation using the hash symbol "#", for example: 34.Qg3#. Examples A checkmate may occur in as few as two moves on one side with all of the pieces still on the board (as in fool's mate, in the opening phase of the game), in a middlegame position (as in the 1956 game called the Game of the Century between Donald Byrne and Bobby Fischer), or after many moves with as few as t ...
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Milan Velimirović
Milan Velimirović (21 April 1952 – 25 February 2013) was a Serbian chess problemist and publisher. Milan Velimirović was born in Niš, Yugoslavia. Velimirović gained the title International solving grandmaster in 1984 and Grandmaster of chess compositions in 2010. He was also editor of Mat Plus Review and author of MatPlus Librarian software for chess problems. Try: 1.Qf3!? (threats: 2.Qd3#) 1... Rg3 2.Bd5# (Bristol) 1... Bg3 2.Qc3# 1... c6 2.Nxd6# But: 1...Rb5! Solution: 1.Qb1! (threats: 2.Qd3#) 1... Rg3 2.Qb5# 1... Bg3 2.Rb4# (Bristol) 1... c6 2.Nb6# 1... Nc2 2. Qa2# Example of the Bristol theme. Books * Milan Velimirović and Kari Valtonen: ''Encyclopedia of Chess Problems - Themes and Terms''. Chess Informant, Belgrade 2012. * Milan Velimirović and Marjan Kovačević: ''2345 Chess problems – Anthology of Chess Combinations''. Chess Informant, Belgrade 1997. References External links Velimirović problems at the PDB Server This article cove ...
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PDB Server
This article covers computer software designed to solve, or assist people in creating or solving, chess problems – puzzles in which pieces are laid out as in a game of chess, and may at times be based upon real games of chess that have been played and recorded, but whose aim is to challenge the problemist to find a solution to the posed situation, within the rules of chess, rather than to play games of chess from the beginning against an opponent. This is usually distinct from actually playing and analyzing games of chess. Many chess playing programs also have provision for solving some kinds of problem such as checkmate in a certain number of moves ( directmates), and some also have support for helpmates and selfmates. Software for chess problems can be used for creating and solving problems, including checking the soundness of a concept and position, storing it in a database, printing and publishing, and saving and exporting the problem. As such they can not only solve dir ...
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1957 Births
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Grandmasters For Chess Composition
Grandmaster or Grand Master may refer to: People * Grandmaster Flash, Joseph Saddler (born 1958), hip-hop musician and disc jockey * Grandmaster Melle Mel, Melvin Glover (born 1961), hip-hop musician * "Grandmaster Sexay", nickname for professional wrestler Brian Christopher Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Grand Master (Jedi), also known as "Jedi Grand Master", or formally "Grand Master of the Jedi Order"—Order of the Jedi in ''Star Wars'' * Grandmaster (DC Comics), a DC Comics character * Grandmaster (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics character * "Grandmaster B", a nickname used by Bud Bundy from the TV sitcom '' Married... with Children'' *Grand Master of Witches, a fictional character from the anime ''Tweeny Witches'' Films * ''Grandmaster'' (1972 film), a Soviet drama film by Sergey Mikaelyan * ''Grandmaster'' (2012 film), an Indian film by B. Unnikrishnan * ''The Grandmaster'' (film), a 2013 Hong Kong film by Wong Kar-wai Music * ''Grandmasters ...
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International Solving Grandmasters
International is an adjective (also used as a noun) meaning "between nations". International may also refer to: Music Albums * ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011 * ''International'' (New Order album), 2002 * ''International'' (The Three Degrees album), 1975 *''International'', 2018 album by L'Algérino Songs * The Internationale, the left-wing anthem * "International" (Chase & Status song), 2014 * "International", by Adventures in Stereo from ''Monomania'', 2000 * "International", by Brass Construction from ''Renegades'', 1984 * "International", by Thomas Leer from ''The Scale of Ten'', 1985 * "International", by Kevin Michael from ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011 * "International", by McGuinness Flint from ''McGuinness Flint'', 1970 * "International", by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark from '' Dazzle Ships'', 1983 * "International (Serious)", by Estelle from '' All of Me'', 2012 Politics * Internationalism (politics) * Political international, any ...
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Chess Double Grandmasters
Chess is a board game for two players. It is an abstract strategy game that involves no hidden information and no elements of chance. It is played on a square board consisting of 64 squares arranged in an 8×8 grid. The players, referred to as "White" and "Black", each control sixteen pieces: one king, one queen, two rooks, two bishops, two knights, and eight pawns, with each type of piece having a different pattern of movement. An enemy piece may be captured (removed from the board) by moving one's own piece onto the square it occupies. The object of the game is to "checkmate" (threaten with inescapable capture) the enemy king. There are also several ways a game can end in a draw. The recorded history of chess goes back to at least the emergence of chaturanga—also thought to be an ancestor to similar games like and —in seventh-century India. After its introduction in Persia, it spread to the Arab world and then to Europe. The modern rules of chess emerged in Europe a ...
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