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
StrateGems 2000, 1. Pr.
abcdefgh
8
a8 white bishop
b8 white rook
c8 white knight
b7 white queen
c7 black pawn
h7 black queen
a6 white pawn
d6 black pawn
g6 black pawn
g5 black rook
a4 black pawn
c4 black king
d4 white pawn
h4 black pawn
h3 white rook
e2 white knight
a1 black knight
d1 white king
e1 black bishop
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55
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33
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11
abcdefgh
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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "MatPlus.Net". Archived from the original on 3 March 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  2. ^ Grandmasters of the FIDE for Chess Compositions
  3. ^ WFCC decisions 2010
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