Velimir Kalandadze
| Velimir Kalandadze | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 10, 1935 Lagodekhi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | October 27, 2017 (aged 82) Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Title | International Master (1984) |
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Velimir Kalandadze (Georgian: ველიმირ კალანდაძე; May 10, 1935 – October 27, 2017) was a Georgian physicist and chess composer. He held the titles of Master of Chess Composition (1979) and International Master of Chess Composition (1984).[1] In practical play, he was a Candidate Master.[2]
Kalandadze was a laureate of numerous international competitions, winning first prizes in the Lelo competition (1961, with Vazha Neidze), the Olympic Competition (1976, with David Gurgenidze), Shakhmaty v SSSR (1979), and 64-Shakhmatnoye Obozreniye (1984), among others.[3]
Biography
Beginning in the 1950s, Velimir Kalandadze co-published chess problems in the newspaper Lelo alongside his father, Ioseb Kalandadze, before later composing independently. During this period, he graduated from the Faculty of Physics at Tbilisi State University and worked in scientific institutions for several years.[4]
Kalandadze was also an active competitive chess player and participated in the semifinals of the Georgian Chess Championship. For many years, he edited the chess columns for the newspapers Molodyozh Gruzii and Sakartvelos Respublika.[5]
Chess composition
Metsniereba da Teknika, 1990
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This work was declared the best endgame study of 1990 by a jury chaired by the English chess composer and editor of EG magazine, John Roycroft.
Solution: 1. Rf3+ Ke8 2. Rf7! Ra8 3. Kg7 Rc8 4. Kf6 d3 5. Re7+ Kf8 6. Rh7 Rxc8 7. Rd7 d2 8. Rd8+ Kh7 9. Rxc8 d1=Q 10. Rh8+ Kxh8 11. c8=Q+ Kh7 12. Qh3+ Qh5 13. Qd7+ Kh6 14. Qg7#
The competition jury noted: "Effective play in the endgame of rooks, followed by queens, culminates in a beautiful checkmate. This complex example of transitioning endgames is a magnificent creation."
1st Prize
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Solution: 1. Qf4+! Ke6 (or Ke7) 2. Qf7+! Kxf7 (If 2... Kd8 3. Qe8+ Kc7 4. d8=Q#; if 2... Kd6 3. d8=Q+ Kc6 4. Qxb7+ +–) 3. d8=N+! Kf6+ 4. Nxb7 Ke5 5. Kg6 Kd4 6. Kf5 Kc3 7. Ke4 Kb2 8. Kd3 Kxa2 9. Kc2 Ka1 10. Nc5 Ka2 11. Nd3 Ka1 12. Nc1 a2 13. Nb3#
This study was named the best study of the year at the 2009 World Congress of Chess Composition held in Rio de Janeiro.[6]
References
- ↑ Shakhmaty. Entsiklopedicheskiy slovar (Chess: Encyclopedic Dictionary), ed. A. E. Karpov, Moscow: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1990, p. 145. ISBN 5-85270-005-3.
- ↑ Giorgadze, T. (1995). Chronicle of Georgian Chess, Part I (ქართული ჭადრაკის მატიანე). Tbilisi. p. 49.
- ↑ Giorgadze, T. (1995). Chronicle of Georgian Chess, Part I (ქართული ჭადრაკის მატიანე). Tbilisi. p. 49.
- ↑ Kalandadze, Velimir (2005). Shedevrta samqaroshi (In the World of Masterpieces) (in ქართული). Tbilisi. p. 2. Search this book on
- ↑ Kartuli chadraki 2017 (Georgian Chess 2017) (in ქართული). Tbilisi: Georgian Chess Federation. 2018. p. 96. Search this book on
- ↑ Kalandadze, Velimir (2012). Ganriskhebuli lazieri (The Angry Queen) (in ქართული). Tbilisi. p. 2. Search this book on
Bibliography
- Kalandadze, V. (1972). 100 Studies (100 ეტიუდი). Tbilisi.
- Kalandadze, V. (1978). Endgame Study Ideas in Rook Endings (საეტიუდო იდეები ეტლების დაბოლოებაში). Tbilisi.
- Kalandadze, V. (1994). Perpetual Motion: 111 Chess Studies (მარადიული მოძრაობა: 111 საჭადრაკო ეტიუდი). Tbilisi.
- Kalandadze, V. (2005). In the World of Masterpieces (შედევრთა სამყაროში). Tbilisi.
- Kalandadze, V. (2012). The Angry Queen (განრისხებული ლაზიერი). Tbilisi.
Literature
- Shakhmaty. Entsiklopedicheskiy slovar (Chess: Encyclopedic Dictionary), ed. A. E. Karpov, Moscow: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1990, ISBN 5-85270-005-3.
- Giorgadze, T. (1995). Chronicle of Georgian Chess, Part I (ქართული ჭადრაკის მატიანე). Tbilisi. p. 49.
- Giorgadze, T. (1997). Chronicle of Georgian Chess, Part II (ქართული ჭადრაკის მატიანე). Tbilisi. pp. 361–362.
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