October 16th

Hermann von Gottschall (16-10-1862 - 07-03-1933) German composer

Hermann von Gottschall
[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).

Von Gottschall, Hermann
Frankfurter Schachzeitung, 1895
1^st Prize

#3

7 + 4

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1.Rg1-g8 ! ZZ

1...f6xe5 2.Sc4xd6+ Kf5-f6 3.Be3-g5#
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#

Pleasant sacrifices. Critical move of the wR.

Edward Millins (16-10-1877 - 19-11-1932) British composer

Edward Millins was a Good Companion twomover composer.

Millins, Edward
Good Companion, Dec 1920
3^rd Prize

#2*

10 + 10

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Set play:
1...Sg6[a]/Qg7/Qg8/f5[a] 2.Kxc2#[A]
1...b5[b] 2.Sc5#[B]
1.Kc4! (2.Qe7#)
1...Sg6[a]/Qd3+/f5[a] 2.Kd3#[C]
1...b5+[b] 2.Kc5#[D]
1...Rxb4+ 2.Kxb4# ; 1...Bb5+ 2.Kxb5# ; 1...Rxc3+ 2.Kxc3#
1...f6 2.Qd5# ; 1...c5 2.Qd6#

Moriz Henneberger (16-10-1878 - 07-04-1959) Swiss composer

Moriz Henneberger
[chessbase.de]

Moriz Henneberger was a chess player and master. From 1949 until 1956 he was the chess problem editor of the SSZ ("Schweizerische Schachzeitung"). In 1915-16 he published studies with Bishops of different colours that were theoretically important. He also composed more than 40 studies with a black desperado Rook.
He published the book "Alpine Chess" in the White Christmas series (1921) and "J. Juchli's Schachprobleme" (1908).

Henneberger, Moriz
Die Schwalbe, 1952

#33

11 + 2

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1.Rd1 !
The white Rook is strategically placed behind the white Pawn to guard d8 (see move 30). The desperado black Rook will try to check the white King continuously, while White's plan is to get rid of his pawns:
1...Rd8+ 2.Kc7 Rd7+ 3.Kc6 Rd6+ 4.Kc5 Rd5+ 5.Kc4 Rd4+ 6.Kc3 Rc4+ 7.Kd3 Rd4+ 8.Ke3 Re4+ 9.Kf3 Rf4+ 10.Kg2 Rxf2+
Pawn f is eliminated.
11.Kg3 Rg2+ 12.Kf4 Rg4+ 13.Ke3! Re4+ 14.Kf2 Rxe2+
Pawn e is eliminated.
15.Kf3 Rf2+ 16.Ke3 Re2+ 17.Kd4 Re4+ 18.Kc3 Rc4+ 19.Kd3 Rd4+ 20.Ke2 Rxd2+
Pawn d is eliminated.
21.Ke3 Re2+ 22.Kd4 Re4+ 23.Kc3 Rc4+ 24.Kd2 Rxc2+
Finally pawn c is captured and the conclusion is the following:
25.Kd3 Rd2+ 26.Kc4 Rd4+ 27.Kb5 Rd5+ 28.Kb6 Rd6+ 29.Kb7 Rd7+ 30.Kb8 Rd5 31.Rd2/Rdd3/Rd4 RxR 32.Rb2+ Rd5 33.Bxd5#

Всеволод Альфредович Раузер (16-10-1908 - 1941) Ukrainian composer (Vsevolod Alfredovich Rauzer)

Vsevolod Rauzer
[chessok.net]

Vsevolod Rauzer was a chess player who is nowadays best known for his contribution to the chess opening theory, but he also composed chess problems and studies.

Раузер, Всеволод Альфредович
Шахматный листок 1929 (384)
2^nd Special Honorable Mention

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3 + 3

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1. Be3
{1. Kc7 ? Kb5 2. Be3 Kc4 3. Kb6 Kd3 4. Bg1 Ke4 = - White's plan is to contain the black King and to prevent him from getting round the white King. The wK will thus capture the two black Pawns without allowing the black King to reach the NW corner }
1... Kb5 2. Kd7 Kc4 3. Ke6 Kd3 4. Bg1 Kc4 5. Kd6 Kb5 6. Bf2 Ka5 7. Kc7 Kb5 8. Bb6 Kc4 9. Kc6 Kb3 10. Bc5 Kc4 11. Bd6 Kd4 12. Bh2 Kc4 13. Be5 Kb3 14. Bd6 Kc4 15. Bc5 Kd3 16. Kd5 Kc3 17. Bd6 Kd3 18. Be5 Ke3 19. Kc4 Kf3 20. Bh2 Ke4 21. Bg3 +-

Reiner Schocher (16-10-1941) German composer

Reiner Schocher is a direct mate composer.

Schocher, Reiner
Schach (magazine) 1981
1^st HM

#3

12 + 9

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1.Sc5-e4 ! ZZ
The flight-giving key creates two batteries and also pins the bB.

1...Kb5-a6 2.Bf3-e2+ Sb4-d3,b6-b5 3.Rb2xb6,Se4-c5#
1...Kb5xc6 2.Se4-d6+ Bf5-e4,Sb4-d5 3.Qg5-b5,Rb2xb6#
1...Kb5-c4 2.Se4-d6+ Kc4-d3 3.Bf3-e2#
1...Kb5xa4 2.Se4-c3+ Ka4-a3 3.Rb2-b3#