Lietuvos Šaškių Kompozicijos Mėgėjų Sąjunga
Lietuvos sprendimo čempionatai
Tarptautiniai konkursai
REGULATIONS
1.1. The competition is held in accordance with the
requirements of the International Rules (RI) CPI FMJD for problems (part
I, Master rules) and for competitions (part II) , draughts "100".
1.2. The competition is held in two categories:
1.2.1. Category A. Miniatiures with no kings in the
starting position. The starting position must have at least 5x5
draughts, the maximum number of draughts is 7x7. In the initial
position, the difference between the number of white and black (black
and white) draughts cannot be more than 1 draught.
1.2.2. Category B. Problems with no kings in the
starting position. The starting position must have at least 10x10
draughts, the maximum number of draughts is 15x15. In the initial
position, the difference between the number of white and black (black
and white) draughts cannot be more than 1 draught.
1.2.3. There is a prerequisite: White starts and wins.
1.3. All interested composers are allowed to participate
in the competition. Due to decisions of the World Draughts Federation
(FMJD) and the Lithuanian Draughts Federation (LŠF), participation is
prohibited for representatives and citizens of countries whose
membership in the FMJD is suspended: Russia and Belarus, also due to the
resolution of the World Draughts Federation (FMJD) of 16.09.2024 for
persons, who participated in draughts events and tournaments after
16.09.2024 along with persons from national draughts federations of the
Russian Federation or Republic of Belarus irrespective of the status of
the person and using or not national symbolic of the Russian Federation
or Republic of Belarus, prohibited from participating in in this
competition.
1.4. Both new compositions and published ones (including
the Internet), but not earlier than 01.01.2000, are allowed.
1.5. The competition is held in absentia from 01.05.2026
to 30.11.2026.
1.6. Participants can submit in each category to the
competition no more than 2 creations, drawn up each in 1 copy,
indicating the solution, date and place of publication (if the creation
was published), name and surname, mailing address of the participant.
Participation in the competition means that the participant agrees and
complies with the terms of the Competition Regulations.
1.7. If in the initial position a white draught is
attacked by a black draught, it is obligatory to prove legality, except
for a natural attack on the white draught.
1.8. Not allowed to participate:
1.8.1. Collective works.
1.8.2. Compositions that have participated in other
competitions before the start of this competition and/or that will
participate in other competitions before the end of this competition.
1.9. Creations must be sent not earlier than 01.05.2026
and not later than 25.05.2026 (inclusive) by email to the competition
coordinator
kaciuska@splius.lt ,or
algimantas318@gmail.com ,or by registered postal letter (this is a mandatory
condition for sending by post mail) to the mailing address of the
competition coordinator:
Algimantas Kačiuška, Architektų 38-21, 78263 Šiauliai, Lietuva –
Lithuania.
Replacement of the submitted creations is not allowed.
1.10. Competition coordinator
- Algimantas Kačiuška (Lithuania). Judges of the competition:
Steponas Petrauskas (Lithuania), Tjipke Smedinga (Netherlands), Michael
Tsvetov (Israel).
1.11. The competition is financed by Algimantas
Kačiuška, Rimas Mackevičius, Gintaras Magelinskas. Competition prize
fund – 900 EUR.
2.1. Each composition is evaluated and gets a place,
unless it gets a “0”.
2.2. The final score of the composition is the average
score obtained from the sum of the
average of the two extreme (minimum and maximum) scores
and the central score of the judges between them.
3.1. The authors of the compositions in each category
that took 1 - 3 places, are awarded with diplomas and cash prizes: for
the 1st place - 200 EUR, for the 2nd place - 150 EUR, for the 3rd place
- 100 EUR.
President of LDCAU / LŠKMS Algimantas Kačiuška