Showing posts with label October. Show all posts
Showing posts with label October. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
October 31st
Rudolf Heinrich Willmers (31-10-1821 - 24-08-1878) Austrian composer
Rudolf Heinrich Willmers was widely known as a brilliant player - the trill was his specialty - and composer... for the piano (source), but he also composed chess problems. "Musicians and Chess" reports the following anecdote:
Which, of course, seems completely natural to chess solvers or composers.
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Rudolf Heinrich Willmers was widely known as a brilliant player - the trill was his specialty - and composer... for the piano (source), but he also composed chess problems. "Musicians and Chess" reports the following anecdote:
While playing Schumann's 'Carnival' in a piano recital in Copenhagen, Willmers stopped suddenly, wrote on his cuff, and then continued. He explained afterwards that he had been struggling for a week to solve a difficult problem when the solution came to him in a flash. 'I had to jot it down to get it out of my head and let me concentrate entirely on my playing.'
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1.Sb4-c6 ! (2.Qd8xe7#)
1...Ke6-d6 2.Sf6-e8+ Kd6xc6 3.Qd8xb8 (4.Qb8-b5#) 3...Sa8-b6/c7 4.Qb8-c7# or 2...Kd6-c5 3.Qd8-a5+ Kc5xc6 4.Qa5-b5#The excellent key played certainly an important role in obtaining the high award.
1...d7xc6 2.Sf6-d5 (3.Qd8xe7#) 2...c6xd5 3.Qd8xd5+ Ke6-f6 4.Qd5-f5#
1...Sb8xc6 2.Qd8xd7+ Ke6-e5 3.Qd7-f5+ Ke5-d6 4.Sf6-e8#
Monday, October 29, 2012
October 30th
A. J. C. E van Heycop ten Ham (30-10-1856 - 29-01-1925) Dutch composer
A. J. C. E van Heycop ten Ham composed direct mates.
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A. J. C. E van Heycop ten Ham composed direct mates.
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1.Qe2-a6 ! (2.Se4-c3+ Kd5-e6/Kd5-c6 3.Qa6-c8# or 2...Kd5-c5 3.Qa6-b5#)
1...Bg2xe4 2.c2-c4+ Kd5-c5 3.Qa6-b5# or 2...Kd5-c6/Kd5-e6 3.Qa6-c8#A wealthy blend of variations and mates.
1...Kd5-c6 2.Qa6-a8+ Kc6-b5, Kc6-d7 3.Sf5-d6, Se4-c5#
1...Kd5-e6 2.Qa6-c8+ Ke6-d5 3.Se4-c3#
1...Kd5xe4 2.Qa6-c4+ Ke4xf5/Ke4-f3 3.Qc4-g4#
1...Rh7-h8 2.Qa6-b7+ Kd5-e6, Kd5-c4 3.Sf5-g7, Qb7-c6#
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Sunday, October 28, 2012
October 29th
Pehr Henrik Törngren (29-10-1908 - 19-01-1965) Swedish composer
Pehr Törngren was a physician, writer, translator and psychoanalyst. He translated Freud as well as Thomas Mann.
His collection of chess problems was later integrated into Klaus Peter Zuncke's collection.
In 1928 he also wrote with Eric Törngren "Schackproblemet: en handbok för alla problemvänner".
He composed in all genres, direct mate miniatures, helpmates, selfmates, fairy problems or items with retro content.
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Pehr Törngren was a physician, writer, translator and psychoanalyst. He translated Freud as well as Thomas Mann.
His collection of chess problems was later integrated into Klaus Peter Zuncke's collection.
In 1928 he also wrote with Eric Törngren "Schackproblemet: en handbok för alla problemvänner".
He composed in all genres, direct mate miniatures, helpmates, selfmates, fairy problems or items with retro content.
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1.Sf4! Rxc6 2.Se6 Rc3 3.Sc5 Rxf3 4.Sd3 Rf6#
Rundlauf of both pieces - white S and black R.
Rundlauf of both pieces - white S and black R.
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Maslar S.,
October,
Rychkov,
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Saturday, October 27, 2012
October 28th
Richard Steinweg (28-10-1860 - 1943) German composer
Richard Steinweg composed direct mates, selfmates, helpmates and retro problems (especially help-retractors).
He composed also several Kegelschach problems (such as this one, this, this or this).
More about him on the Berlin chess club website [broken link] which quotes the magazine "Deutsche Schachblätter" 3/1938 celebrating Steinweg's 50th anniversary as a member of the club.
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Richard Steinweg
[Berlinschachverband [broken link]]
[Berlinschachverband [broken link]]
Richard Steinweg composed direct mates, selfmates, helpmates and retro problems (especially help-retractors).
He composed also several Kegelschach problems (such as this one, this, this or this).
More about him on the Berlin chess club website [broken link] which quotes the magazine "Deutsche Schachblätter" 3/1938 celebrating Steinweg's 50th anniversary as a member of the club.
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1. Rd5! (2. Ra5#)
1. ... Rg5 2. Qg2 ZZ - a surprising block twomover appears inside this #3:
1. ... Rg5 2. Qg2 ZZ - a surprising block twomover appears inside this #3:
2. ... b6, f5, Rg6/g7/g4/g3/xg2 3. Ra5#(Secondary variation 1. ... b5 2. Rxb5 ad lib 3. Rb8#)
2. ... b5 3. Rxg5#
2. ... Rf5/e5/xd5/xh5 3. Qxg8#
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Friday, October 26, 2012
October 27th
Kārlis Bētiņš (27-10-1867 - 28-03-1943) Latvian composer
Kārlis Karlovich Bētiņš (Karlis Betins, Karl Behting) was a chess master and composer of studies, as was his brother Jānis. We remind our readers of the existing brochure by John Beasley about the Behting brothers which can be read on John Beasley's site (BESN special number 52).
Recently John Nunn published on ChessBase some analyses related with Karl Behting's draw study Baltische Schachblätter 1908 which, with the help of a seven-man database, was proved correct.
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Karl Behting (Deutsches Wochenschach, 5 January 1908)
[Wikipedia]
[Wikipedia]
Kārlis Karlovich Bētiņš (Karlis Betins, Karl Behting) was a chess master and composer of studies, as was his brother Jānis. We remind our readers of the existing brochure by John Beasley about the Behting brothers which can be read on John Beasley's site (BESN special number 52).
Recently John Nunn published on ChessBase some analyses related with Karl Behting's draw study Baltische Schachblätter 1908 which, with the help of a seven-man database, was proved correct.
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1. Kb2 Sxd3+
{1... Se2 2. Bh2 h3 3. Be5 a3+ 4. Kxa3 Sc1 5. Se1 Kxa5 6. Kb2 Se2 7. Sf3 Kb5 8. Kc2 Kc5 9. Kd2 +-}
{1... a3+ 2. Kb1 Se2 3. Bh2 Kb4 4. Be5 +-}
2. Kc3 Sc1
{2... Sf4 3. Sd4+ Kxa5 4. Kc4 a3 5. Sb3+ Ka4 6. Sc5+ Ka5 7. Bh2 ! +-}
{2... Sb4 3. Sd4+ Kxa5 4. Kc4 +-}
3. Sd4+ Kxa5 4. Sc6+ Kb5 5. Sa7+ Ka5 6. Be3 h3 7. Sc6+ Kb5 8. Sd4+ Ka5 9. Bxc1 h2 10. Bf4 ! h1=Q 11. Bc7#
If Black insists on promoting, he gets mated.
{1... Se2 2. Bh2 h3 3. Be5 a3+ 4. Kxa3 Sc1 5. Se1 Kxa5 6. Kb2 Se2 7. Sf3 Kb5 8. Kc2 Kc5 9. Kd2 +-}
{1... a3+ 2. Kb1 Se2 3. Bh2 Kb4 4. Be5 +-}
2. Kc3 Sc1
{2... Sf4 3. Sd4+ Kxa5 4. Kc4 a3 5. Sb3+ Ka4 6. Sc5+ Ka5 7. Bh2 ! +-}
{2... Sb4 3. Sd4+ Kxa5 4. Kc4 +-}
3. Sd4+ Kxa5 4. Sc6+ Kb5 5. Sa7+ Ka5 6. Be3 h3 7. Sc6+ Kb5 8. Sd4+ Ka5 9. Bxc1 h2 10. Bf4 ! h1=Q 11. Bc7#
If Black insists on promoting, he gets mated.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
October 26th
Ārons Ņimcovičs / Aaron Nimzovitsch (26-10-1886 - 16-03-1935) Latvian-Danish composer
Aron Nimzowitsch was a well-known chess player, author of the influential "Mein System".
He also composed a few problems and studies, such as this one:
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Aron Nimzowitsch
[Wikipedia]
[Wikipedia]
Aron Nimzowitsch was a well-known chess player, author of the influential "Mein System".
He also composed a few problems and studies, such as this one:
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1.Rg6+!
1. ... Sxg6/fxg6 2.Qxf7+ Rxf7, Kxf7 3.Se6, Rh7#
1. ... Kxg6 2.Qg2+ Kf5 3.Rh5#
A violent key for beautiful mates.
1. ... Sxg6/fxg6 2.Qxf7+ Rxf7, Kxf7 3.Se6, Rh7#
1. ... Kxg6 2.Qg2+ Kf5 3.Rh5#
A violent key for beautiful mates.
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012
October 25th
Friedrich Martin Palitzsch (25-10-1889 - 02-04-1932) German composer
Friedrich Palitzsch was a founding theoretician of the German Logical school. He created, explored and promoted the Dresden theme: A good defence to a threat is eliminated (usually by means of a foreplan) and a bad defence by a different piece (not previously available) is introduced.
In 1917 he wrote "Die Ablenkung, das Element der indirekten Kombination" which exposed the concepts of the neo-German school.
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Friedrich Palitzsch was a founding theoretician of the German Logical school. He created, explored and promoted the Dresden theme: A good defence to a threat is eliminated (usually by means of a foreplan) and a bad defence by a different piece (not previously available) is introduced.
In 1917 he wrote "Die Ablenkung, das Element der indirekten Kombination" which exposed the concepts of the neo-German school.
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1.Bh3-f5 ! (2.Qe5-d6+ Kd8-e8 3.Bf5-g6#)
1...Bd1-h5 2.Qe5-e6 (3.Qe6-d7#) 2...Bh5-e8 3.Qe6-f6#
A simple and ingenious Roman theme. The bB is decoyed from its good guarding square (a4) and attracted to the worse square e8.
1...Bd1-h5 2.Qe5-e6 (3.Qe6-d7#) 2...Bh5-e8 3.Qe6-f6#
A simple and ingenious Roman theme. The bB is decoyed from its good guarding square (a4) and attracted to the worse square e8.
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1.g3-g4 ! (2.Qd6-c6 [3.Sb5-d6#] 2...Re1-b1/Bh8-e5 3.Qc6xe6# or 2.c5-c6 [3.Qd6-c5#] 2...Re1-e5 3.Qd6xd4#)
1...Bh3-~/Bh8-f6/Bh8-g7 2.c5-c6 [3.Qd6-c5#] 2...Re1-e5 3.Qd6xd4#
1...Rh4xg4/h5xg4/ 2.Qd6-c6 [3.Sb5-d6#] 2...Re1-b1/Bh8-e5 3.Qc6xe6#
1...Bh3-~/Bh8-f6/Bh8-g7 2.c5-c6 [3.Qd6-c5#] 2...Re1-e5 3.Qd6xd4#
1...Rh4xg4/h5xg4/ 2.Qd6-c6 [3.Sb5-d6#] 2...Re1-b1/Bh8-e5 3.Qc6xe6#
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
October 24th
Miroslav Soukup (24-10-1903 - 1981) Czech composer
Miroslav Soukup composed direct mates and selfmates. Vaclav Kotesovec dedicated a page of his site to M.Soukup where he detailed the list of his editorial achievements: columns for chess magazines such as "Československi šach", books dedicated to fellow composers. Such as an homage "Josef Cumpe - Věrný Čech" (1943) can be downloaded from here.
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Miroslav Soukup
[Vaclav Kotesovec]
[Vaclav Kotesovec]
Miroslav Soukup composed direct mates and selfmates. Vaclav Kotesovec dedicated a page of his site to M.Soukup where he detailed the list of his editorial achievements: columns for chess magazines such as "Československi šach", books dedicated to fellow composers. Such as an homage "Josef Cumpe - Věrný Čech" (1943) can be downloaded from here.
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1.Rg8! (2.Rg1 (3.Ra1#))
1...Qg7 2.h3 Qg3 3.h4 Qg7 4.h5 Qg3 5.h6
1...Qg7 2.h3 Qg3 3.h4 Qg7 4.h5 Qg3 5.h6
5...Qg7 6.hxg7 (7.Sc7#) Rxa8 7.Rxa8#
5....Qf4/Qe5/Qh2/Qd6 6.Rg1 (7.Ra1#) Qf1/Qe1/Qh1/Qxg1 7.Sc7#
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1.Bd5-c6 ! ZZ
1...Sh4-f5 2.Rh1-f1 h5-h4 3.Rf1-f3 h4-h3 4.Bc6xa4 Ra3xa4+ 5.Qe3-d4+ Ra4xd4#Difficult and beautiful variations.
1...Sh4-f3 2.Qe3-f2 h5-h4 3.Rh1-g1 h4-h3 4.Ke4-e3 Kf6-f5 5.Rb2-e2 b3-b2#
1...Sh4-g2/g6 2.Qe3-f3+ Sg2-f4 3.Rh1-e1 h5-h4 4.Re1-e3 h4-h3 5.Bc6xa4 Ra3xa4#
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Monday, October 22, 2012
October 23rd
Евгений Иванович Куббель (23-10-1894 - 1942) Russian composer (Evgeny Ivanovich Kubbel)
Evgeny Kubbel was one of the Kubbel brothers. He composed about 150 problems (most of them direct mates in two, but also great threemovers as below).
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Evgeny Kubbel
[Source: Задачи и этюды 5/1928]
[Source: Задачи и этюды 5/1928]
Evgeny Kubbel was one of the Kubbel brothers. He composed about 150 problems (most of them direct mates in two, but also great threemovers as below).
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1. Bb8! (2. Sc7#)
1... fxe5 2. Qf2 (3. Qf5#) 2... Bg4/f3 3. Rxg6# or 2... Sd6 3. Sc7# or 2... Sxe3 3. Rxe5#Dual avoidance between 4 black defences, selfpin, pin mates.
1... Sgxe5 2. Kxf8 (3. Sg7#) 2... Rd8 3. Rxe5#
1... Rxe5 2. d4 (3. d5#) 2... Sf4 3. Rxe5# or 2... Qd2 3. Bxc4#
1... Scxe5 2. Qxb4 (3. Sc7#) 2... f5 3. Rxe5#
Sunday, October 21, 2012
October 22nd
Stěpán Zimmermann (22-10-1867 - 19-08-1938) Czech composer
Stěpán Zimmermann composed direct mates, mostly in three moves, in the Bohemian style.
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Stěpán Zimmermann composed direct mates, mostly in three moves, in the Bohemian style.
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1.Kf8-e8 ! (2.Re4xe5+ Kd5-d6/c4 3.Qe3-c5#)
1...f5xe4 2.b2-b4 (3.Qe3-c5#)
1...Bg2xe4 2.b2-b4 (3.Qe3-c5#) 2...Be4-~ 3.Qe3xd3#
1...Kd5-d6 2.Qe3-b6+ Kd6-d5 3.Qb6-c6#
1...f7-f6 2.Qe3-b6 (3.Qb6-c6#) 2...Bg2xe4/f5xe4 3.Bd7-e6# or 2...Kd5xe4 3.Bd7-c6#
Saturday, October 20, 2012
October 21st
Johan Axel Åkerblom (21-10-1904 - 05-06-1980) Swedish composer and International Master
Johan Axel Åkerblom became an International Judge as soon as the title was created in 1956. He composed more than 5,000 problems in 2 or 3 moves and was known as "the Swedish Bohemian".
He was the editor of the problem column of the Swedish magazine "Schackvärlden" (1928-1945).
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Axel Åkerblom
[Avesta]
[Avesta]
Johan Axel Åkerblom became an International Judge as soon as the title was created in 1956. He composed more than 5,000 problems in 2 or 3 moves and was known as "the Swedish Bohemian".
He was the editor of the problem column of the Swedish magazine "Schackvärlden" (1928-1945).
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1.Qe3-h3 ! (2.Se6xg7+ Bf8xg7 3.Qh3xc8#)
1...Rb7-b8 2.Rd2-d8+ Rc8xd8 3.Se6xc7#
1...Rc8-b8 2.Qh3-g2 (3.Qg2xc6#) 2...f7-f5/f6/xe6 3.Qg2-g6# or 2...Rb8-d8 3.Rd2xd8#
1...f7-f5/f6/xe6 2.Qh3-h5+ g7-g6 3.Qh5xg6#
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1.Qd2-e2 ! (2.Sg3-e4+ Kh4xh5, Rg4-g3 3.Sh3-f4, Be1xg3#)
1...d4-d3 2.Bh7-g6 (3.Sg3-f5#) 2...Rg4xg3 3.Qe2-e4#
1...Rg4xg3 2.Qe2-f3 ~ 3.Be1xg3#
1...Qa7-a3/a5 2.Sg3-f5+ Kh4xh5 3.Sf5xg7#
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Friday, October 19, 2012
October 20th
Karl Fabel (20-10-1905 - 03-03-1975) German composer and International Master
Karl Fabel composed in all genres with a marked preference for miniatures and for problems with retroanalytical contents. In 1936 he wrote the book "Kleinkunst" together with Massmann and Palatz and afterwards numerous other books, such as "Rund um das Schachbrett", the last book being "Introduction to Retrograde Analysis" (1974).
In 2014 Friedrich Friedel gave examples of problems quoted by Karl Fabel in "Kurioses Schach" on ChessBase.
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Karl Fabel
[© Hannu Harkola]
[© Hannu Harkola]
Karl Fabel composed in all genres with a marked preference for miniatures and for problems with retroanalytical contents. In 1936 he wrote the book "Kleinkunst" together with Massmann and Palatz and afterwards numerous other books, such as "Rund um das Schachbrett", the last book being "Introduction to Retrograde Analysis" (1974).
In 2014 Friedrich Friedel gave examples of problems quoted by Karl Fabel in "Kurioses Schach" on ChessBase.
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1.Ra1 ! ZZ
1...Kxh2 2.Qb1 ZZ 2...Sg1~, Rg2~ 3.Qh1, Qxg1#An elegant combination of known themes (Indian and Turton) - the Palatz theme.
1...gxh2 2.Bd1 ZZ 2...Sg1~ 3.BxS#
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1.Be4-h7 ! ZZ
1...Rb8-b4 2.Be7-g5 Rb4-h4 3.Bh7-e4 0-0 4.Bg5-d2 Rf8-f1#
Asymmetric solution in a symmetric position.
1...Rb8-b4 2.Be7-g5 Rb4-h4 3.Bh7-e4 0-0 4.Bg5-d2 Rf8-f1#
Asymmetric solution in a symmetric position.
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Thursday, October 18, 2012
October 19th
Михаил Михайлович Барулин (19-10-1897 - 23-05-1943) Russian composer (Mikhail Mikhailovich Barulin)
Mikhail Barulin was the editor of the problem section of the Soviet magazine "64" from 1935 to 1941 and of "Shakhmatny v SSSR" from 1938 to 1941. He is considered as one of the creators of the modern twomover, which he made more popular thanks to his articles published in worldwide magazines. He has popularized white tries in twomovers since 1927.
Vladimir Tyapkin recalled in details on Mat Plus forum in January 2010 the circumstances in which M. Barulin wrote the article "Chaos in thinking" (Сумбур в мыслях) in Chess in USSR №7, 1936, as a reply to an article written by M.Botvinnik and L.Spokoiny. Barulin's scanned article was made available by Vladimir:
1st part.
2nd part.
Sergey N. Tkachenko also wrote about this controversial topic on chesspro.ru, reproducing both articles in text and placing the two articles in the larger context of the relation between chess players and chess composition, in the USSR and without.
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Mikhail Barulin
[Grigory Popov]
[Grigory Popov]
Mikhail Barulin was the editor of the problem section of the Soviet magazine "64" from 1935 to 1941 and of "Shakhmatny v SSSR" from 1938 to 1941. He is considered as one of the creators of the modern twomover, which he made more popular thanks to his articles published in worldwide magazines. He has popularized white tries in twomovers since 1927.
Vladimir Tyapkin recalled in details on Mat Plus forum in January 2010 the circumstances in which M. Barulin wrote the article "Chaos in thinking" (Сумбур в мыслях) in Chess in USSR №7, 1936, as a reply to an article written by M.Botvinnik and L.Spokoiny. Barulin's scanned article was made available by Vladimir:
1st part.
2nd part.
Sergey N. Tkachenko also wrote about this controversial topic on chesspro.ru, reproducing both articles in text and placing the two articles in the larger context of the relation between chess players and chess composition, in the USSR and without.
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Set play:
1...Re2/Rf2/Rg2/Rh2/Bd6 2.Bxd7#1.Rxd7! (2.Rd5#)
1...Bxc7+ 2.Sxc7#
1...Rd5/Bg6/Bxh5/Bxe8 2.c4#
1...Qf5/Qe5/Qc5/Qxh5 2.Rxb6#
1...Qd5 2.Bxd7#/Rxb6#/c4#
1...Bc7+/Rd6 2.Sxc7#Black Grimshaw on d6, Pelle moves of the white Rook.
1...Rxd7+ 2.Bxd7#
1...Bd6 2.Rxf7#
1...Qc5 2.Rxb6#
1...Bxb3 2.Rd4#
1...Bxe8 2.c4#
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1.Qg6-b1 ! (2.Qb1-h1#)
1...a2xb1=Q/B+ 2.g5-g6 (3.Se7-f5#) 2...Qb1xg6+, Bf8xe7 3.Se7xg6, Bd8xe7#
1...a2-a1=Q 2.Qb1xa1 (3.Qa1-h1#) 2...Bc8-f5+ 3.Se7xf5#
A surprising sacrifice key.
1...a2xb1=Q/B+ 2.g5-g6 (3.Se7-f5#) 2...Qb1xg6+, Bf8xe7 3.Se7xg6, Bd8xe7#
1...a2-a1=Q 2.Qb1xa1 (3.Qa1-h1#) 2...Bc8-f5+ 3.Se7xf5#
A surprising sacrifice key.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
October 18th
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
October 17th
Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa (17-10-1818 - 27-07-1899) German composer
Tassilo von der Lasa was a very good chess player and chess historian and wrote the "Handbuch des Schachspiels" (1843) and "Zur Geschichte und Literatur des Schachspiels, Forschungen" (1897) as well as many articles for the "Deutsche Schachzeitung". He also composed studies.
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Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa
[Wikipedia]
[Wikipedia]
Tassilo von der Lasa was a very good chess player and chess historian and wrote the "Handbuch des Schachspiels" (1843) and "Zur Geschichte und Literatur des Schachspiels, Forschungen" (1897) as well as many articles for the "Deutsche Schachzeitung". He also composed studies.
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1. Rc7 Kc5
{1... Kb3 2. Rg7 Rc2 3. Rb7+ (3. Rg3+ Rc3 4. Rd3 Se5 5. Re3 Sc4) 3... Kc3 4. Rb3+ Kxb3 stalemate}
2. Rb7 Sb4 3. Rb5+ Kc4 4. Rc5+ Kb3 5. Rc3+ Ka4 6. Ra3+ Kb5 7. Ra5+
{7. Rb3 ? Rd2 8. Rxb2 (8. Rc3 Sd3) 8... Rd1# }
7... Kc6 8. Rc5+ Kd6 9. Rc4 Sc6 10. Rc2 ! =
A good analytical study.
{1... Kb3 2. Rg7 Rc2 3. Rb7+ (3. Rg3+ Rc3 4. Rd3 Se5 5. Re3 Sc4) 3... Kc3 4. Rb3+ Kxb3 stalemate}
2. Rb7 Sb4 3. Rb5+ Kc4 4. Rc5+ Kb3 5. Rc3+ Ka4 6. Ra3+ Kb5 7. Ra5+
{7. Rb3 ? Rd2 8. Rxb2 (8. Rc3 Sd3) 8... Rd1# }
7... Kc6 8. Rc5+ Kd6 9. Rc4 Sc6 10. Rc2 ! =
A good analytical study.
Monday, October 15, 2012
October 16th
Hermann von Gottschall (16-10-1862 - 07-03-1933) German composer
Hermann von Gottschall was a strong chess player and the chief editor of the "Deutsche Schachzeitung".
He was the author of "Kleine Problem-Schule" (1885), "Sammlung von Schachaufgaben" (1898–1908) and "Streifzüge durch das Gebiet des Schachproblems"(1926).
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Hermann von Gottschall
[Chess Notes]
[Chess Notes]
Hermann von Gottschall was a strong chess player and the chief editor of the "Deutsche Schachzeitung".
He was the author of "Kleine Problem-Schule" (1885), "Sammlung von Schachaufgaben" (1898–1908) and "Streifzüge durch das Gebiet des Schachproblems"(1926).
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1.Rg1-g8 ! ZZ
1...f6xe5 2.Sc4xd6+ Kf5-f6 3.Be3-g5#Pleasant sacrifices. Critical move of the wR.
1...d6-d5 2.Sc4-d6+ Kf5xe5 3.d3-d4#
1...d6xc5 2.Be3-g5 ZZ 2...f6xe5 3.Sc4-e3# or 2...f6xg5 3.Rg8-f8#
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Sunday, October 14, 2012
October 15th
Norman Martin Gibbins (15-10-1882 - ?) British composer
Norman Gibbins composed direct mates and reflexmates.
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Norman Gibbins composed direct mates and reflexmates.
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1.Bg6-b1 ! (2.Rf6-g6 Rf7-h7#)
1...Rc7xc6 2.Rf6-f5 Rc6xh6#
1...Rf7xf6 2.Rc6-c2 Rf6xh6#
First pair of variations, where the white Rooks exchange their functions.
1...Kf8-e7 2.Rc6-b6 Rc7-c8#
1...Kf8-e8 2.Rf6-d6 Rf7-f8#
Second pair of variations, where the black Rooks exchange their functions.
(1...Rc7-c8 2.Rc6-b6 Kf8-e7#)
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Saturday, October 13, 2012
October 14th
Fridtjof M. Godager (14-10-1883 - 07-06-1967) Norwegian composer
Fridtjof Godager composed direct mates.
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Fridtjof Godager and his son, 1939
[digitaltmuseum.no]
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Fridtjof Godager composed direct mates.
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1.Ba2-e6 ! ZZ
1...Ke1xf1 2.Rd3-d1+ Kf1-g2, e2xd1 3.Re8-g8, Be6-h3#Good battery creation and unpinning key and active play by all pieces.
1...e2xf1=Q/B 2.Be6-b3+ Qf1-e2 3.Rd3-d1#
1...e2xf1=S 2.Be6-g4+ Sf1-e3 3.Rd3-d1#
Friday, October 12, 2012
October 13th
František Dedrle (13-10-1878 - 28-05-1957) Czech composer
John D. Beasley presented this composer in BESN Special Issue 31 where he also gave a few of his studies with commented solution and which can be read with pleasure:
He was also an International Judge.
Read "Böhmische Schachminiaturen" here.
For more details about the Dedrle brothers František and Cyril, please read Siegfried Hornecker's article on ChessBase.
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František Dedrle
[encyklopedie.brna.cz]
[encyklopedie.brna.cz]
John D. Beasley presented this composer in BESN Special Issue 31 where he also gave a few of his studies with commented solution and which can be read with pleasure:
"The Moravian composer and analyst František Dedrle (1878- 1957) was an all-rounder whose interests embraced problems, studies, and endgame theory. Problemists know him from "Böhmische Schachminiaturen" (1922), from his introduction (in English) to A. C. White's book "Bohemian Garnets" on the problems of Miroslav Havel (1923), and from his trilingual book "Echo" (1927). His writings on the endgame included an article on Drtina's theory of critical squares in pawn endings (1919) and a book "Studie" (1925) containing 150 studies with detailed analysis (...)"
Read "Böhmische Schachminiaturen" here.
For more details about the Dedrle brothers František and Cyril, please read Siegfried Hornecker's article on ChessBase.
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1.d6-d7 ! (2.d7-d8=S+ Ke6xf5 3.Qb4-f4#)
1...Ke6xf5 2.Qb4xg4+ Kf5xe5 3.Bg5-f4#Model mates.
1...f6xe5 2.Qb4-e7+ Ke6xf5, Sg8xe7 3.e2-e4, Rf5-f6#
1...f6xg5 2.Se5xg4 ZZ 2...Ke6xf5 3.Qb4-e4# or 2...g6xf5 3.d7-d8=S# or 2...Sg8-e7 3.Rf5-f6#
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1.Kxb6? does not work on account of 1...Kg4 and Black captures wPg2 and promotes.
1. Kc6 ! Kg4 2. Kd6 ! Kg3 3. Ke5 Kg4 4. Kf6 Kh4 5. Kf5 Kg3 6. Kg5 +-
What is notable is the try 1.Kd6? Kh6! 2.Kc6 Kg5! (same position as after 1.Kc6!) which highlights the position of mutual zugzwang occurring after 1.Kc6.
1. Kc6 ! Kg4 2. Kd6 ! Kg3 3. Ke5 Kg4 4. Kf6 Kh4 5. Kf5 Kg3 6. Kg5 +-
What is notable is the try 1.Kd6? Kh6! 2.Kc6 Kg5! (same position as after 1.Kc6!) which highlights the position of mutual zugzwang occurring after 1.Kc6.
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Thursday, October 11, 2012
October 12th
Aleister Crowley (12-10-1875 - 01-12-1947) British composer
Aleister Crowley (born Edward Alexander Crowley) was one of the most influential occultists of all times but he also composed chess problems. This is his first published work:
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Aleister Crowley
[Wikipedia]
[Wikipedia]
Aleister Crowley (born Edward Alexander Crowley) was one of the most influential occultists of all times but he also composed chess problems. This is his first published work:
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1.Qg6!
1...Qxg6 2.Sxg6+ Bxg6#
1....Qf5 2.Qxf5+ Bxf5#
1...Qe4+ 2.Qxe4+ Bxe4#
1...Qd3 2.Sxd3+ Bxd3#
1...Q ~ 2.Qf5+ Bxf5#
1...c5 2.Qxc2 Bxc2#
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