Summary of Tehtäväniekka 2/2025
Our cover composition is by Henry Tanner, who turned 70 on 20th of April 2025. See p. 78 for the solution. For several decades Henry has worked tirelessly for our magazine as a sharp-eyed proofreader, not to mention his several articles on various topics. For an even longer time, Henry has made his mark as a composer, solver and judge. We congratulate our dedicated problemist on pp. 77–78.
The 12th WCCT has started in the beginning of May and the essential part of the announcement is translated into Finnish on pp. 44–49. We welcome the competition and wish success to the organizing country, Ukraine.
The European Chess Solving Championship took place in Athens in April. See pp. 49–57 for the report, results, problems, and solutions. Only two Finnish solvers participated.
We have three Tehtäväniekka awards in this issue. The first one is for fairies published in 2024. Paul Rãican’s award is on pp. 58–63. This is followed by the award for more-movers published in 2014–2015, for which we had to appoint a judge recently, see pp. 64–65. For the award for studies published in this magazine in 2024, see pp. 66–75. The judge Vladislav Tarasiuk is also the editor of study originals, and we publish his complete award in English with a short Finnish summary. For all awards, the claims period is three months from the publication date of this issue.
Teppo Mänttä has made it again, scored another triumph in Wenigsteinerjahrespreis 2024. See 65 for a short report. Teppo’s successful composition was published in TN 4/2024, p. 194. The announcement for FIDE Album 2022–2024 is on pp. 75–76. If you wish to test your solving skills, p. 79 has something for you: Paha pähkinä, a Tough Nut to Crack.
Neal Turner has compiled a set of twelve recently awarded Finnish compositions, see pp. 79–82. Congratulations to the successful composers!
In the middle of April ten problemists gathered for the spring meeting of our society. See pp. 83 for a short report on the pleasant weekend consisting of composing, lectures, discussions and solving. The composing competition called for any kind of compositions with at least three pieces of same kind on a same line either in the initial position or in the final position. Neal Turner’s first prize winner is a very nice example.
For several dedication problems to problemists for their significant birthdays, see pp. 84–85. The originals columns start from p. 86. You are encouraged to send your compositions to the editors of the columns.
The next issue is due to appear in autumn after the Alba Iulia congress.
