23.02.1954 - 28.09.2023 .
The talented Lithuanian master took second place in the 19th All- Soviet Union contest in 1985, ahead of 6 masters of sports of the former USSR in the final table.
A. .Buičenka A. .Buičenka , 19-th All Soviet Union contest, 1985 , (8 points)
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de3! , ec5 g5, gh4, hd8 dc1, dg5! , ed2 , f:h8 fe3, h8-c3 x A.Fomin ,№1134(A)

1..ab8 gf4 A 2.eg3 hf4 3.gh2 fg3 4.h:f4 cb2 5 dc3 b:d4 6.fe5 d:f6 7.ed2 x
A 1...cb2 (Additional variant . After the moves 2.dc3 or 3.bd6 winning is delayed ) bg3 ! h:f4 3.de3 f:d2 4.e:a1 bc3 5.fe3 gh4 6.gf2 /h2 x
№1129 A.Fomin
Position for self solution .
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NB ! : a black checker " f8" should be placed on the "h6" cell
D. Kamchitsky.... Proof of legality by the coach
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author's solution:de7 (f4:d6 a) e3, d6 (c5) b4, I-g7, d4, f4, f4 (b6) d2 (c5) c3 X
a (c5) d6 (c3) d8 (b2) d6-e7 (f4:d6) c5, g7, g5, a1 X-gf4? (b6) g5 (c5) h6 (b2) fg7 (c1) f4, f4, e5 (b4) d2 (a3) c3 (g5)=
Proof of legality: (cb6), bc7 (bd4), g5 (db6 ), fg3(h:f4)
№1132 A. Fomin
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1.fe5! 2.gf4 3.d:d6 bc5 4.d:b4 5.fg3 6.g:e3 hg7 7.ed4 8.h:f4 gf6 9.ef2 fg5 10 fe5 gh4
11.ed6 hg5 12.dc7 gf4 13.cb8 hg3 14.fh4 fe3 15.bf4 eg5 16.hf6 x A.Fomin
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1.ef8 2.cd4 3.f:f2 gh4 4.de3 f:d25.c:e3 hg7 6.fe1 hg3 7.f:h4 gf6 8.h:e7 d:f6 9.ef4/ab4 ab6 10.ab4/ef4 fe5 11.fd6 bc5 12.ba5 e7 13.ab6 ed6 14 .ba7 de5 15.ab8 ef4 16.b:g3 h:f4 17 gf2 x
Proof of legaluty: (f8-e7), f4-g5 (h6:f4) etc.
...................................A.Fomin..........................



D. Kamchitsky-S. Hottabychev

In the game that these partners recently played,followed ...1.fe7 d8:f6 ? 2. hg5 fh4:3.ef6 ge5 4.f:d2 ba5 5.gf4 dc3 6.db4 a:c3 7.fg3 hf2 8.ge3 hg7 9.ed4 10.h:f4, and Blacks capitulated.
D. Kamchitsky. ............A.Fomin , No. 1129
Brazilian checkers.......Russian checkers


Processing by A. Fomin

[ a winning combination arose from the game A.
Vinderman - B. Kovelman (black) ,1951 . That game was played in such named checkers debut "otigrish" . However, here this combination is designed to save an almost hopeless game.. . 2....de5 3...bc3 4...hg5 5...hf6 6...g:c3 ]
7.ed2 8.gh4 9.h:f2 x
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A.Fomin ,№1134(B) , processing by Tabaki

..........................S.Pupkin...........................
.. ...........Positions for lovers to deside problems ..............



Shere-Khan's henchman wrote :

Comment of A. Fomin :
I. Spasskaia - S. Ingaunite, USSR championship,1968 1.bc5 b:d4 2.ab6 c:a5 3.fe3 4.c7 ...
4...d6 Shere-Khan's henchman 5.g7 f6 6.ab2 gf4 7.bc3 etc. x - It was known from practical game and Ju.Cherniaev's composition from 9-th Moscow championship on drafts composition, 1982