Pat a Mat

Basic information

Chess composition magazine published by Slovak Organization for Chess Composition (Slovenska organizacia kompozicneho sachu - SOKS), founded by Bedrich Formánek, then lead by Juraj Brabec, Juraj Lörinc, again Bedrich Formánek and now again by Juraj Brabec.

Fairy elements - exoprvky

Click here to find Slovak definitions of fairy elements and stipulations used in the Pat a Mat and internationally known names for them.
Tu nájdete slovenské definície exoprvkov a výziev vyskytujúcich sa v Pate a Mate a ich v zahraničí známe mená, prevažne anglické.

Informal tourneys

Pat a Mat organizes year tourneys for all original problems published in it. 1998-99, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 competitions were closed and subsequently they are judged. New competitions for year 2004 are announced (4 sections are in fact for two years 2004-2005). Where should the originals be sent?

  Judge Adress E-mail
#2 Dragan Stojnic
(Serbia and Montenegro)		 Peter Gvozdják, Hlavacikova 9,
841 05 BRATISLAVA, Slovakia		 peter.gvozdjak@gmail.com
#3 (2004-2005) Emil Klemanic
(Slovakia)		 Ladislav Salai jr., Kernova 6,
036 01 MARTIN, Slovakia		 salai@nextra.sk
#n (2004-2005) Ladislav Salai jr.
(Slovakia)		 Ladislav Salai jr., Kernova 6,
036 01 MARTIN, Slovakia		 salai@nextra.sk
+/= (2004-2005) Lubos Kekely
(Slovakia)		 Ladislav Salai jr., Kernova 6,
036 01 MARTIN, Slovakia		 salai@nextra.sk
h# Marko Ylijoki
(Finland)		 Michal Dragoun, Amforova 1899,
155 00 PRAHA 5, Czech Republic		 m.dragoun@quick.cz
s# (2004-2005) Roman Zalokockij
(Ukraine)		 Ladislav Salai jr., Kernova 6,
036 01 MARTIN, Slovakia		 salai@nextra.sk
fairy Petko A. Petkov
(Bulgaria)		 Juraj Lörinc, ul. CSA 333/27,
018 41 DUBNICA NAD VAHOM, Slovakia		 juraj.lorinc@bigfoot.com
articles   Juraj Brabec, Svetla 1,
810 00 BRATISLAVA, Slovakia		 brabec@nextra.sk


Selection from published issues

Ratings for solvers 1.1.1999
Marek Kolcák's rating, that appeared in Pat a Mat 24. (Added 27.5.1999)
Ratings for solvers 1.7.1999
Marek Kolcák's rating, very actual one. (Added 1.7.1999)
Originals from Pat a Mat 23 - part 1
Originals from Pat a Mat 23 - part 2
Originals from Pat a Mat 23 - part 3
Originals from Pat a Mat 23 - part 4
Complete originals section from our magazine, it is dated Dec 1998. Also solutions included. (Added 1.3.1999, modified 25.8.1999)
Originals from Pat a Mat 24 - part 1
Originals from Pat a Mat 24 - part 2
Originals from Pat a Mat 24 - part 3
Complete originals section from our magazine, it is dated Apr 1999. Already with solutions. (Added 19.5.1999, modified 6.12.1999)
2nd TT Pat a Mat C 31.8.2000
Announcement of Slovak formal tourney for problems showing pseudo-carousel change. (Added 6.12.1999)
Pseudo-carousel change
5 examples showing this theme plus one showing carousel change. (Added 6.12.1999)
Ratings for solvers 1.1.2000
New Marek Kolcák's rating! (Added 21.2.2000)
Originals from Pat a Mat 25 - part 1
Originals from Pat a Mat 25 - part 2
Originals from Pat a Mat 25 - part 3
Complete originals section from Pat a Mat 25, it is dated July 1999. Some errors occured, reported by Olivier Ronat and Janez Nastran. Already with solutions. (Added 18.8.1999, modified 6.10.1999, 7.3.2000)
Originals from Pat a Mat 26 - part 1
Originals from Pat a Mat 26 - part 2
Originals from Pat a Mat 26 - part 3
Originals from Pat a Mat 26 - part 4
Complete originals section from Pat a Mat 26, it is dated September 1999. Already with solutions. (Added 16.11.1999, modified 28.5.2000)
Originals from Pat a Mat 27 - part 1
Originals from Pat a Mat 27 - part 2
Originals from Pat a Mat 27 - part 3
Complete originals section from our magazine, it is dated December 1999. Already with solutions. (Added 17.1.2000, modified 28.7.2000)
3rd TT Pat a Mat C 31.3.2001
Announcement of Slovak formal tourney for helpmates with 3 solutions showing some cyclical theme. (Added 31.7.2000)
Madrasi only "en passant"
Summary and 7 problems from interesting article by Ivan Skoba that appeared in Pat a Mat 29. (Added 28.8.2000)
Originals from Pat a Mat 28 - part 1
Complete originals section from Pat a Mat 28, it is dated March 2000. Already with solutions. (Added 17.3.2000, modified 10.10.2000)
Originals from Pat a Mat 28 - part 2
Originals from Pat a Mat 28 - part 3
Complete originals section from Pat a Mat 28, it is dated March 2000. Already with solutions. Two new cooks found by Olivier Ronat added. (Added 17.3.2000, modified 10.10.2000, 17.10.2000)
Originals from Pat a Mat 31 - part 1
Originals from Pat a Mat 31 - part 2
Originals from Pat a Mat 31 - part 3
Complete originals section from our magazine, it is dated December 2000. (Added 28.2.2001)
Originals from Pat a Mat 29 - part 1
Originals from Pat a Mat 29 - part 2
Originals from Pat a Mat 29 - part 3
Originals from Pat a Mat 29 - part 4
Complete originals section from our magazine, it is dated June 2000. Mistakes in originals 767, 768 and 779 corrected. Already with solutions. (Added 3.8.2000, modified 9.8.2000, 1.6.2001)
Originals from Pat a Mat 30 - part 1
Originals from Pat a Mat 30 - part 2
Originals from Pat a Mat 30 - part 3
Complete originals section from our magazine, some errors corrected (see also below), it is dated September 2000. Already with solutions. (Added 26.9.2000, modified 3.10.2000, 9.6.2001)
The term ‘motif’ implies both form and content
Contribution to the theory and terminology of motifs. Original Slovak version of an article appeared in the March 2005 issue of Pat a Mat, No 48. Written by Juraj Brabec. (Added 16.5.2005)

Comments to Juraj Lörinc.
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