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February 3rd
Karel Fiala (03-02-1864 - 02-01-1916) Czech composer
Karel Fiala belongs to the Bohemian school. If you still wonder what are the characteristics of this chess composition school, you may read this article by Thorsten Zirkwitz. One of Fiala's typical output is the following:
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Mario Parrinello (03-02-1960) Italian composer and Grandmaster
Mario Parrinello is a worldwide expert in help and helpself play. He won the 2nd place of the 2001-2003 WCCI. He received the title of GM at Kobe 2012 Congress.
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Eugeniusz Iwanow (03-02-1933 - 28-06-2024) Polish composer and International Master
Iwanow enthusiastically and single-handedly edited the chess magazine Problemista. His obituary can be found here and the translation in English here.
He was a composer who excelled in more genres but who has been especially awarded for selfmates such as this one:
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Юрий Акимович Сушков (03-02-1938 - 31-03-2022) Russian composer and International Master (Yuri Akimovich Sushkov)
Sushkov was a prolific twomover composer and also an International Master in chess composition. He has given his name to a complex theme which can be described like this:
"White's moves in at least 2 phases have positive effects in common which seem to allow at least 2 threats. However, each of these white moves contains a harmful effect which prevents all but one threat from working." (Christian Poisson)
Some information about him on superproblem.ru.
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Вадим Моисеев (03-02-1937 - 31-03-1979) Russian composer (Vadim Moiseyev)
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Indrek Aunver (03-02-1945) Estonian composer
Indrek Aunver is the Estonian delegate to WFCC, chess composer and editor of Springaren.
He has many joint compositions, many of them with the other Estonian chess composer Margus Sööt.
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Karel Fiala belongs to the Bohemian school. If you still wonder what are the characteristics of this chess composition school, you may read this article by Thorsten Zirkwitz. One of Fiala's typical output is the following:
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1.Be6 ! ZZ
1...Kxd6 2.Se8+ Ke5 3.Qe3#
1...g3 2.Qd5+ Kxf6 3.Qd4#
1...Rxa5 2.Sxg4+ Ke4 3.Qe3#
1...exf6 2.Qd3 (3.Qd4#) 2...Kf4, Rxd6 3.Qe3#
Mario Parrinello (03-02-1960) Italian composer and Grandmaster
Francesco Simoni and Mario Parrinello, 2001
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Mario Parrinello is a worldwide expert in help and helpself play. He won the 2nd place of the 2001-2003 WCCI. He received the title of GM at Kobe 2012 Congress.
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1...hxg5 2.Be7 Bc5 3.Kxd4 Sd2 4.Re6+ Rxe7#Battery, indirect self-pin, specific Madrasi play in diagonal-orthogonal correspondence.
1...axb3 2.Rb6 Re6 3.Kxe4 Sf3 4.Bc5+ Bxb6#
Eugeniusz Iwanow (03-02-1933 - 28-06-2024) Polish composer and International Master
Iwanow enthusiastically and single-handedly edited the chess magazine Problemista. His obituary can be found here and the translation in English here.
He was a composer who excelled in more genres but who has been especially awarded for selfmates such as this one:
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1.Qc1? (2.Sxd4+ Rxd4#)
1...Sc2 2.Bxc6+ Bxc6#1.Qa1 ! (2.Bxc6+ Bxc6#)
1...Rxe8 2.Qxc6+ Bxc6#
but 1...Sf3!
1...Rc3 2.Sxd4+ Qxd4#Le Grand.
1...Rxe8 2.Ra5+ Sxa5#
Юрий Акимович Сушков (03-02-1938 - 31-03-2022) Russian composer and International Master (Yuri Akimovich Sushkov)
Sushkov was a prolific twomover composer and also an International Master in chess composition. He has given his name to a complex theme which can be described like this:
"White's moves in at least 2 phases have positive effects in common which seem to allow at least 2 threats. However, each of these white moves contains a harmful effect which prevents all but one threat from working." (Christian Poisson)
Some information about him on superproblem.ru.
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Set play:
1...Rb3[a]/Rxa3 2.Qxc4#1.Re1? (2.Sf6#[A]/Sb6#[B])
1...Rd2/Rd1/Rf3[b]/Rxg3 2.Qe4#
1...Rb3[a] 2.Sf6#[A]/Qxc4#1.Rh5? (2.Sf6#[A])
1...Rf3[b] 2.Sb6#[B]/Qe4#
1...Rxa3 2.Qxc4#
but 1...Re3!
1...Rf3[b] 2.Sb6#[B]1.Sxc4! (2.Sb6#[B])
1...Ke4 2.Bg2#
but 1...Rxa3!
1...Rb3[a] 2.Sf6#[A]Sushkov theme of course, but also Barnes, pseudo-Le Grand, Kniest and Bristol.
1...Kxc4 2.Qb3#
1...Rxc4+ 2.Qxc4#
1...Rxa3 2.Scb6#
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1.Bf4? (2.Qd6#/Rd6#)
1...Qxf4 2.Sxf4#1.Sb8? (2.Qf7#)
1...Ra6 2.Qd6#
1...Rxc6 2.Qe5#
but 1...Qh6!
1...Qh5/Qh6 2.Sf4#1.Rc3! (2.Qc6#)
1...Qxd6 2.Qxd6#
1...Rxc6 2.Qxc6#
but 1...Qe5!
1...Rxc3 2.Sxc3#Bristol and changed mates.
1...Ra6/Rc5 2.Qc5#
1...Qxd6 2.Qc4#
Вадим Моисеев (03-02-1937 - 31-03-1979) Russian composer (Vadim Moiseyev)
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1.Qd6! (2.Bxe4#)
1...Be5/Qe5 2.Qxb6#Duel bQ/wB.
1...Qe6 2.Bxe6#
1...Qe7 2.Sxf5#
1...Qe8+ 2.Bc6#
1...Qf4 2.Qxf4#
1...Qxf3 2.Bxf3#
1...Qd3+ 2.Bc4#
1...Qb1+ 2.Bb3#
1...Qxd5+ 2.Qxd5#
Indrek Aunver (03-02-1945) Estonian composer
Indrek Aunver
[Source: Eesti Maleliit]
[Source: Eesti Maleliit]
Indrek Aunver is the Estonian delegate to WFCC, chess composer and editor of Springaren.
He has many joint compositions, many of them with the other Estonian chess composer Margus Sööt.
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1.♘×g3+ ♔f2 2.♘f5 ♘×h5#
1.♗×h4 ♖g5 2.♗g3 ♖f5#
1.♔×g3 ♗e3 2.♔×h4 ♘f5#
1.♖f6 ♖×h3 2.♖f5 ♘e6#
In all solutions, Black moves twice the same piece for an active selfblock. Besides, the second pair of solutions presents an orthogonal-diagonal correspondence (B1, W1 and B2 are diagonal in solution 1.Kxg3 and orthogonal in solution 1.Rf6).
1.♗×h4 ♖g5 2.♗g3 ♖f5#
1.♔×g3 ♗e3 2.♔×h4 ♘f5#
1.♖f6 ♖×h3 2.♖f5 ♘e6#
In all solutions, Black moves twice the same piece for an active selfblock. Besides, the second pair of solutions presents an orthogonal-diagonal correspondence (B1, W1 and B2 are diagonal in solution 1.Kxg3 and orthogonal in solution 1.Rf6).
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