Jiří Chocholouš (09-12-1856 - 03-09-1930) Czech composer
Jiří Chocholouš was with Pospisil and Dobrusky one of the fathers of the Bohemian composing school.
John Beasley quotes
this fourmover in his "
In praise of old problems" and proposes an improved version of it.
Here are two other fourmovers by Jiří Chocholouš:
Chocholouš, Jiří
Deutscher Schachbund, 1889
3
rd Prize
Show Solution1.b2-b3 ! (2.Sd5-f6+ Ke4-f5 3.Sf7xd6+ Kf5-e6 4.Qh2-e5#)
1...Ke4xd5 2.Qh2xd6+ Kd5-e4 3.Sf7-g5+ Ke4-f5 4.Qd6-e5/Qd6-f8/Qd6-f6#
1...c6xd5 2.Sf7-g5+ Ke4xd4 3.Sg5-e6+ Kd4-e4 4.Qh2-f4#
1...h7-h6 2.Qh2xd6 ~ 3.Qd6-f4+ Ke4xd5 4.Qf4-e5#
Chocholouš, Jiří
Kagan's Neueste Schachnachrichten, 1921
2
nd Prize
Show Solution1.Qf3-b7 ! (2.Sf7-d8+ Ke6-d6 3.Qb7-b8+ Kd6-c5 4.Qb8xb4/a3xb4#)
1...e5-e4 2.Qb7-b5 (3.Qb5-e5#) 2...d7-d5 3.Qb5-b8 (4.Qb8-c8#) 3...Ke6-d7, Ke6-f5 4.Sf7-e5, Sf7-h6#
1...Ke6-f5 2.Sf7-h6+ Kf5-f4 3.Qb7-g2 (4.h2xg3#) 3...Sg3-~, e5-e4 4.Qg2-g4, Qg2xg3#
Yves Tallec (09-12-1927 - 22-04-2020) French composer
Yves Tallec composed in all genres. He was an International Judge, the editor of helpmates and selfmates of French-speaking magazine "diagrammes" and the President of the
French Problemists Association.
Tallec, Yves
Union des Problémistes de France, 1957
3
rd Prize
Show Solution1.Sc6? (2.Be7#) but 1...Sg5!
1.Rd5? ZZ but 1...Sc5!
1.Bd3! ZZ
1...Sf2 2.Be7#/Re6#/Rxf2#/Rf5#
1...Sd2 2.Rf5#/Be7#/Re6#
1...Sg3 2.Be7#/Re6#
1...Sg5 2.Be7#
1...Sd6 2.Re6#
1...Sxc3+ 2.Bxc3#
1...Sc5 2.Rf5#
Black correction.
Karlheinz Bachmann was a chess player and composer. He was specialized in long selfmates such as
this selfmate in 223 moves, direct mates with (many) promotions and proofgames.
Bachmann, Karlheinz
Ernst Hasselkus Memorial, 2002
2
nd Prize
Do not expect to solve this selfmate in one day, but you can try to find the cooks. Below is a correct version in 50 moves.
Show Solution1. d8=Q+ ! Kb7 2. Rb1+ Kc6! 3. Rb6+ Kc5 4. Qd6+ Kc4 5. Rc6+ Kb3! 6. Qd3+ Kb4! 7. Qc3+ Kb5 8. Qc5+ Ka4 9. Ra6+ Kb3 10. Ra3+ Kb2 11. Qc3+ Kb1 12. Rb3+ Ka2 13. Rb2+ Ka1 14. Rc2+ Kb1 15. Rc1+ Ka2 16. Qa1+ Kb3 17. Rc3+ Kb4 18. Qa3+ Kb5 19. Rc5+ Kb6 20. Qa5+ Kb7 21. Rc7+ Kb8 22. Qb6+ Ka8 23. Qa6+ Kb8 24. Rb7+ Kc8 25. Qc6+ Kd8 26. Rb8+ Ke7 27. Re8+ Kf7 28. Qd7+ Kf6 29. Qe7+ Kf5 30. Qe4+ Kf6 31. Qf4+ Sf5+ 32. Kh7 Kf7 33. Re3 Kf8,Kf6 34. d4 Kf7 35. d5 Kf8,Kf6 36. d6 Kf7 37. d7 Kf6! 38. Qe5+ Kf7 39. Qe8+ Kf6 40. Rf3 Kg5 41. Qe5 Kh5 42. Rg3 Kh4 43. Qf4+ Kh5 44. Rh3+ Sh4 45. Kh8 Kg6 46. Rg3+ Kh5 47. Rg5+ Kh6 48. Rc5+ Kg6 49. Qg5+ Kf7 50. Qg7+ Ke6 51. d8=S+ Kd6 52. Qe5+ Kd7 53. Qc7+ Ke8 54. Re5+ Kf8 55. Se6+ Ke8 56. Sf4+ Kf8 57. Qd6+ Kf7 58. Re7+ Kf8 59. Rh7+ Ke8 60. Qd7+ Kf8 61. Sg6+ Sxg6#
The last 48 moves starting with 13.Rc2+ are computer checked, but there are duals on the 13th move
as mentioned on PDB: for instance 13. Kh7 Sd5 14. Dc2+ Ka1 15. d4 Sf6+ 16. Kg6 Sd5 17. Kh6 Sf4 18. Dc3+ Ka2 19. Ta3+ Kb1 20. Db3+ Kc1 21. Ta2 Sh3 22. Tc2+ Kd1 23. Dd3+ Ke1 24. Te2+ Kf1 25. Df3+ Sf2 26. Kg5 Kg1 27. Te1+ Kh2 28. Kh4 Sd1 29. De2+ Sf2 30. Tc1 Kg2 31. d5 Kh2 32. Df1 Sh1 33. Tc2+ Sf2 34. Dh3+ Kg1 35. Tc1+ Sd1 36. d6 Kf2 37. Tc2+ Kg1 38. Dh2+ Kf1 39. Tc1 Ke1 40. Kg3 Kf1 41. d7 Ke1 42. Dc2 Kf1 43. Kh2 Ke1 44. Kh1 Kf1 45. d8=S Ke1 46. Sf7 Kf1 47. Sg5 Ke1 48. Dd3 Kf2 49. Tc2+ Ke1 50. Te2+ Kf1 51. Te5+ Kf2 52. Df5+ Kg3 53. Se4+ Kh4 54. Df6+ Kh3 55. Th5+ Kg4 56. Tg5+ Kh3 57. Df5+ Kh4 58. Tg4+ Kh3 59. Tg1+ Kh4 60. Dg5+ Kh3 61. Sf2+ Sxf2#
Bachmann, Karlheinz
Ernst Hasselkus Memorial, 2002
Special Prize
Die Schwalbe, Feb 2003 (v)
Show Solution1.♕a4+! ♔b1 2.♕b3+ ♔a1 3.♕c3+ ♔b1 4.♖c1+ ♔a2 5.♕a1+ ♔b3 6.♖c3+ ♔b4 7.♕a3+ ♔b5 8.♖c5+ ♔b6 9.♕a5+ ♔b7 10.♖c7+ ♔b8 11.♕b6+ ♔a8 12.♕a6+ ♔b8 13.♖b7+ ♔c8 14.♕c6+ ♔d8 15.♖b8+ ♔e7 16.♖e8+ ♔f7 17.♕d7+ ♔f6 18.♕e7+ ♔f5 19.♕e4+ ♔f6 20.♕f4+ ♘f5+ 21.♔h7 ♔f7 22.♖e3 ♔f6 (Kf8) 23.d4 ♔f7 24.d5 ♔f6 (Kf8) 25.d6 ♔f7 26.d7
Now best is 26...♔f6! 27.♕e5+ ♔f7! (27..Kg5 s#48 ) 28.♕e8+ ♔f6 29.♖f3 ♔g5 30.♕e5 ♔h5! (30...Kg4,Kh4 s#49) 31.♖g3 ♔h4 32.♕f4+ ♔h5 33.♖h3+ ♘h4 34.♔h8 ♔g6 35.♖g3+ ♔h5 36.♖g5+ ♔h6 37.♖c5+ ♔g6 38.♕g5+ ♔f7 39.♕g7+ ♔e6 40.d8=♘+ ♔d6 41.♕e5+ ♔d7 42.♕c7+ ♔e8 43.♖e5+ ♔f8 44.♘e6+ ♔e8 45.♘f4+ ♔f8 46.♕d6+ ♔f7 47.♖e7+ ♔f8 48.♖h7+ ♔e8 49.♕d7+ ♔f8 50.♘g6+ ♘×g6#
Shorter is 26...♔f8? 27.♕b8+ ♔f7 28.d8=♘+ ♔f8 29.♘c6+ ♔f7 30.♕e8+ ♔f6 31.♖f3 ♔g5 32.♕e5 ♔h5 33.♖g3 ♔h4 34.♕f4+ ♔h5 35.♖h3+ ♘h4 36.♔h8 ♔g6 37.♖g3+ ♔h5 38.♖g5+ ♔h6 39.♖d5+ ♔g6 40.♕d6+ ♔f7 41.♘e5+ ♔e8 42.♕c6+ ♔f8 43.♖d8+ ♔e7 44.♖d7+ ♔f8 45.♕d6+ ♔e8 46.♖e7+ ♔f8 47.♖h7+ ♔e8 48.♕d7+ ♔f8 49.♘g6+ ♘×g6#
(Vyacheslav Karlovich Pilchenko)
Vyacheslav Pilchenko composes mostly twomovers.
Пильченко, Вячеслав Карлович
The Problemist, May 1996
1
st Prize
Show Solution1.Sb4? (2.Rd5#) but 1...Qxd4/Bxf5!
1.Sb6? (2.Rd5#) 1...Qxd4 2.Sxc4# but 1...Bxf5!
1.Se7? (2.Rd5#) 1...Bxf5 2.Sxf5# but 1...Qxd4!
1.Se3!? (2.Rd5#)
1...Qxd4 2.Sxc4#
1...Bxf5 2.Sxf5#
but 1...Sf4!
1.Sf4!? (2.Rd5#)
1...Qxd4 2.Sxe4#
1...Bxf5 2.Sf7#
but 1...Se3!
1.Sf6! (2.Rd5#)
1...Qxd4 2.Sfxe4#
1...Bxf5 2.Se8#
(1...Sf4 2.Qxf4# ; 1...Se3 2.Qh2#)
Zagoruiko, White correction.
(Alexey Alexeyevich Sochnev)
Alexey Sochnev is an endgame study composer from St Petersburg.
Сочнев, Алексей Алексеевич
Gurgenidze,D-50 JT EG, 2004
1
st Special Prize
Show Solution1. Bf1 !
{1. Kg7 ? Bc4 ! 2. d4 Kg4 3. d5 Bxd5 4. Bf1 Kg3 5. Kf6 Kh2 6. Ke5 Kg1 7. Bd3 Bg2 8. Kf4 Bf1 9. Bf5 Ba6 10. Bh3 Bc8 -+)
1... Kh4 2. Kg7 !
{2. d4 ? Kg3 3. Kg7 Kh2 4. Kf6 Kg1 5. Be2 Bg4 ! 6. Bd3 Bh3 ! 7. d5 Bf1 8. d6 Bxd3 9. d7 f1=Q+ -+}
2... Kg3 3. Kf6 ! Bh3 4. Be2 ! Kg2 5. d4 Kg1 6. d5 Bf1 7. d6 Bxe2 8. d7 f1=Q+ 9. Ke7
and White obtains the draw.
Сочнев, Алексей Алексеевич
Pat a Mat, 25
th Nov 2008
1
st Prize, 2006-2007
Show Solution1. Re8+
{1. d8=Q ? g1=Q+ 2. Kb2 Qd4+ 3. Kc1 Qd2+ 4. Kb1 Bg6+ -+}
1... Kd2 ! 2. Re1 ! Kxe1 3. d8=Q Be5+ !
{3... g1=Q 4. Qxd6 =}
4. Kb1 g1=Q 5. Sd3+ Kd2+
{5... Ke2+ 6. Sc1+ Kf3 7. Qd1+ Qxd1 stalemate}
6. Sc1+
{6. Se1+ ? Kxe1 7. Qd1+ Kf2 ! -+ instead of 7... Kxd1 ? stalemate}
6... Ke3
{6... Bd4 7. Qxd4+ Qxd4 8. Sb3+ Bxb3 stalemate}
7. Qb6+ Bd4 8. Qb3+ Bxb3 stalemate
Karlheinz Bachmann s#61 der wKh7 gehoert nach h6
ReplyDeleteCorrected: the wK now stands on h6 on the diagram and can play 32.Kh7.
DeleteMeanwhile, s#61 by Bachmann was cooked, see P1107828 in PDB.
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