Rudolf Bílek (08-10-1882 - 02-12-1966) Czech composer
Rudolf Bílek was
a chess player who composed threemovers.
Bílek, Rudolf
Prager Presse, 1927
4
th Prize
Show Solution1.Qd3-f3 ! (2.Re4-e7 [3.Qf3xb7#] 2...Bb7-~, Bb7-e4+ 3.Sc8-b6, Qf3xe4#)
1...b5-b4 2.Re4xb4 (3.Qf3xb7#) 2...Bb7-~, Bb7-e4+ 3.Rb4-b8, Qf3xe4#)
1...g5-g4 2.Qf3-f4 (3.Qf4-b8#) 2...Bb7xe4+ 3.Qf4xe4#
Similar play with different mates
Jan Hendrik Marwitz (08-10-1915 - 06-12-1991) Dutch composer and FIDE Master
Jan Marwitz was an endgame studies composer. In his youth he was inspired by Herbstmann's book and started composing. He wrote with Cor de Feijter "
De Eindspelstudie" and on his own "
Eindspelkunst" in 1991. He was an International Judge for studies.
Here are two spectacular studies with a natural position:
Marwitz, Jan Hendrik
Tijdschrift v.d. KNSB, 1942
Show Solution1. Bd5 ! Ba8 !!
{1... Ke7 2. Bxc6 Sf7+ 3. Kg7 Sxh6 4. Kxh6 +-}
2. Rg6 !
{ 2. Bxa8 ? Sf7+ = ; 2. Rxd6+ ? Kc7 3. Rxb6 Bxd5 ! 4. Ra6 Bc6 5. Rxa5 Kb6 =}
2... Bb7 3. Rxd6+ ! Kc7 4. Bxb7 ! Kxd6 5. Ba6 +-
Black's counterplay is difficult to find.
Marwitz, Jan Hendrik
Tijdschrift vd KNSB, 1937
2
nd Prize
Show Solution1. Bd3 !!
{1. e6 Se2+ 2. Kf1 g2+ 3. Bxg2 Sg3+ = ; 1. Bxc6+ Kb8 =}
1... Kb7
{1... Sxd3 ? 2. e6 +- }
2. Bc4
{2. e6 Kc8 =}
2... Kb6
{2... Kc7 ? 3. Kg2 Kd7 4. Kxg3 Sd3 5. Bxd3 Ke6 6. Kf4 +-}
3. Kg2 !
{3. e6 ? Kc7 4. Kg2 Kd6 5. Kxg3 Sd3 =}
3... Kc5 4. Kxg3 ! Kxc4 5. e6 Se2+ 6. Kh2 !! and the white Pawn can promote.
h2 is the only correct square: 6. Kf3? Sd4+ ; 6. Kh3? Sf4+ ; 6. Kf2? Sc3 7. e7 Se4+ ; 6. Kg2? Sf4+ ; 6. Kh4? Sd4 7. e7 Sf5+ and finally 6. Kg4? Sc3 7. e7 Se4 all draw}
The final winning move 6.Kh2 is brought after a very precise play by White, who repeatedly sacrifices his Bishop.
Milan Legiša (08-10-1961) Slovenian composer
Milan Legiša composes direct mates, helpmates and fairy problems such as
this Circe h#2.
Legisa, Milan
Mat (Belgrad) 1983 (3912)
Show Solutiona) 1. Sd7+ Sd5 2. Sec5 Sf4#
b) 1. Sc5+ Re6 2. Sed7 Rd6#
Battery play, selfpin and unpining, combined with line openings.
The Legisa h# is missing wKf5 and the twinning b) Pd2 to e3.
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