Milan Velimirović, (21 April 1952 – 25 February 2013[1]) was a Serbian chess problemist and publisher.
Milan Velimirović was born in Niš, Yugoslavia. Velimirović gained the title International solving grandmaster in 1984[2] and Grandmaster of chess compositions in 2010.[3] He was also editor of Mat Plus Review and author of MatPlus Librarian software for chess problems.
Milan Velimirović
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Mate in 2 moves
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
edit- Milan Velimirović and Kari Valtonen: Encyclopedia of Chess Problems - Themes and Terms. Chess Informant, Belgrade 2012. ISBN 8672970640
- Milan Velimirović and Marjan Kovačević: 2345 Chess problems – Anthology of Chess Combinations. Chess Informant, Belgrade 1997. ISBN 86-7297-031-4 COBISS 8806962
References
edit- ^ "MatPlus.Net". Archived from the original on 3 March 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ Grandmasters of the FIDE for Chess Compositions
- ^ WFCC decisions 2010
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