Michael McDowell presents a 'mate in 3' #ChessProblem by Heinz Gfeller at @The_Problemist site: theproblemist.org/the-weekly-che… #chess

May Problemist now out. Chess solving contest from our Nottingham meeting on the front page. Why not have a go? #Chess #ChessProblem

Terrible news: Mark Dvoretsky died today at the age of 68. RIP. ruchess.ru/news/all/ushel…

See Brian Stephenson's website bstephen.me.uk for more info & where to send your solution to the starter problem

It's time for our starter problem for 2013-14 Winton Capital British Chess Solving Championship! #2

P1339 #2 Valery Shanshin

H1338 H#2 2 solutions 1 Be5 Qf7 2 Qa1 Re8#; 1 Re5 Re7 2 Qe1 Qh8#
This problem was actually composed by A Nikitin

H1338 H#2 2 solutions L M Martin

Congratulations to Colin McNab to retaining the British Problem Solving Championship, John Nunn came second

P1338 solution 1 N8e6 ( > 2 Nc5) Kf5 2 Qh1

P1338 #2 Vasl Dyachuk 1 Pr The Problemist 2003

H1337 solution (a) 1 Rf5 gh8 2 Ke5 Re8 (b) 1 Bf4 g8=N 2 Kd5 Nf6 (c) 1 Rb6 gf8=Q 2 Kd4 Qb4

The problemist Christopher Reeves has recently died, Mat Plus have produced a nice article about his work:
matplus.net/pub/ul/A_C_Ree…

H1337 H#2 M Dragoun & M Petras (b) Rf8>b8 (c) Rh8>b8

P1237 solution #3 Marek Kwiatkowski 1 Rb6 Kf4/f2 2 Rb5/Ne2 & 3 Rf5/Bb8

P1237 #3 Marek Kwiatkowski Sp Pr Wola Gulowska 2007

H1236 solution (2) 1 Rg2 Kd4 2 Kh5 Ne5; 1 Rd6 Ke2 2 Kh4 Nf2

H1236 H#2 2 solutions Petko Petkov 1 Pr feenschach 2003

London chess Classic starts on Saturday, & composer Yochanan Afek has created a chess problem to celebrate it - see
londonchessclassic.com

P1236 #2 Wieland Bruch 1 Pr Die Schwalbe 2000