Milan Velimirović (21 April 1952 – 25 February 2013) was a
Serbian
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chess problemist and publisher.
Milan Velimirović was born in
Niš
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,
Yugoslavia
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. Velimirović gained the title
International solving grandmaster in 1984 and
Grandmaster of chess compositions in 2010.
WFCC decisions 2010
/ref> He was also editor of Mat Plus Review and author of MatPlus Librarian software for chess problems.
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
* Milan Velimirović and Kari Valtonen: ''Encyclopedia of Chess Problems - Themes and Terms''. Chess Informant, Belgrade 2012.
* Milan Velimirović and Marjan Kovačević: ''2345 Chess problems – Anthology of Chess Combinations''. Chess Informant, Belgrade 1997.
References
External links
Velimirović problems
at the PDB Server
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1952 births
2013 deaths
International solving grandmasters
Chess double grandmasters
Serbian chess players
20th-century chess players
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