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).
Åkerblom, Johan Axel
British Chess Federation 68
th Tourney, 1947
2
nd Prize
Show Solution1.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#
Åkerblom, Johan Axel
Palkoska-Turnier, 1956
1
st Prize
Show Solution1.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#
Филипп Семёнович Бондаренко (21-10-1905 - 08-02-1993) Ukrainian composer and International Master (Filip Semyonovich Bondarenko)
Filip Bondarenko composed problems and studies. He possessed a collection of more than 30,000 studies which was not totally recovered after his death. He wrote many articles and books, mentioning also foreign composers, such as "
Галерея шахматных этюдистов" (1968) or "
Этюд в пешечном окончании" (1973).
He was an International Judge.
Some of his studies are shown on
JMRW's website. He composed many studies in collaboration with Aleksandr Kakovin.
Бондаренко, Филипп Семёнович
L'Italia Scacchistica, 1961
This one is easy to solve.
Show Solution1.Rh8+! Kxh8 2.Rc8+ Kh7 3.Bg8+ Kh8 4.Bxe6+ and the mill is running too fast for Black.
One study composed in collaboration with Kakovin:
Бондаренко, Филипп Семёнович & Каковин, Александр Сергеевич
problem (Zagreb) 1956
1
st Prize
Show Solution1. Sed4+ Kd6 2. Sd2 a4 3. Bg3+ Kc5 4. Bf2 Kb4 5. Be1 Kc5 6. Bf2 draw by repetition of moves.
Βασίλειος Λύρης (21-10-1914 - 15-08-1994) Greek composer (Vassilios D. Lyris / Don Basil Lyris)
About Vassilios Lyris you can find details
on Emmanuel Manolas' website.
His friend Nikos Dambassis thus presented his inheritance:
"150 published compositions, mainly multimover problems, in Greek and foreign magazines. He has received many distinctions and has written articles about chess compositions in various magazines, as in [To Mat (=the checkmate)] (1956) and [Probleemblad] (1970). "
Lyris, Don Basil
Hlas ľudu, 30
th Oct 1969 (92)
1
st Prize
Show SolutionTries : [1.Sb5? Ke4!], [1.Re5+? Fxe5!], [1.Bd3? Fxe2!], [1.Bb5? Fxg2!], [1.Rb3+? axb3!], [1.Qxe1? Rxd4+!].
Key :
1.Ba6! (2.Rc5 and 3.Rc3#)
1...fxe2 2.Rb4-b5 (zz) Kd3 3.Rb3#
1...fxg2 2.Rd5-b5 (zz) Kxe2 3.Re5#
Indian theme in two relative variations.
[Solution written by
Emmanuel Manolas]
Nils Gustav Gerhard van Dijk (21-10-1933 - 17-01-2003) Norwegian composer and International Master
Nils van Dijk was a specialist of two- and threemovers and an International Judge.
Van Dijk, Nils Gustav Gerhard
American Chess Bulletin, 1959
1
st Prize
Show Solution1.Rb1-b4 ! (2.e2-e4+ d4xe3 ep. 3.Rb4-d4# or 2...f5xe4 3.d3xe4#
1...Qg1-a1 2.c2-c4+ d4xc3 ep. 3.Rb4-d4# or 2...b5xc4 3.d3xc4# (Similar variations as in threat)
1...Qg1-g7 2.Kc8-c7 ! (3.Bd7-c6#) 2...f7-f6 3.Rb4xd4#
1...Qg1-g4 2.a4xb5 (3.Bd7-c6#) 2...f5-f4 3.Rb4xd4# (or 2...a6xb5 3.Rb4xb5#)
Another pair of similar variations.
(Secondary variation: 1...Qg1-e3 2.Re8xe3 ~ 3.Rb4xd4#)
Валерій Петрович Власенко (21-10-1939) Ukrainian composer (Valery Petrovich Vlasenko)
Valery Vlasenko published his first problem in 1957 and has mostly composed endgame studies.
Власенко, Валерій Петрович
«64», МК В.Ленин-100, «64» 1970 (32)
3
rd Prize
Show Solution1. Bh3! (2. d4 ~ 3. Sd3#)
1... Qxc7 2. Sg4 (3. Qe3#) 2... Qc5/b6, Bd2/d4 3. R(x)d4# or 2... fxg4 3. Qe4#
1... exd6 2. Rf7 (3. Qe4#) 2... Qc6/c4 3. Rxf5# or 2... d5 3. Sg6#
1... Bxe5 2. Rh6 (3. Rh4#) 2... Bf6 3. Rc4#
Ingenious use of the third-battery. Rich battery and pin play.
Власенко, Валерій Петрович
Червоний гірник JT Червоний гірник 2003
1
st Prize
Show Solution1... Rf6+ 2. Kb7 !
{2. Kb5 ? Rg6 3. a6 e3 4. a7 e2 5. a8=Q Rg5+ 6. Kb6 e1=Q 7. Qa1+ Kxa1 8. g8=Q+ Re5 ! =}
2... Rg6 3. a6 e3 4. a7 e2 5. a8=Q e1=Q 6. Qa1+ ! Kxa1 7. g8=Q+ Kb1 8. Qb3+ Kc1 9. Bb2+ Kd2 10. Bc3+ wins the black Queen.
Анатолій Григорович Василенко (21-10-1951) Ukrainian composer and International Master (Anatoly Grigorovich Vasilenko)
Anatoly Vasilenko composes direct movers.
Василенко, Анатолій Григорович
Гравюра-2012, 30
th Aug 2012
1
st Prize
Show Solution1.Bd6? (2.d8=Q! Rxc8 3.Qe7#)
1...Rxc8 2.dxc8=Q! Kf6 3.Qf5#
1...Ra5 2.Rxa5 Kf6 3.Rf5#
but 1...Ra3!
1.Ra7! (2.d8=S+! Ke8 3.Sd6#)
1...Rxc8 2.dxc8=S! Ke8 3.Sd6#
1...Rxa7 2.d8=Q! Rxe7 3.Qxe7#
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