August 24th

Aurél Kárpáti (24-08-1916 - 22-12-2006) Hungarian-American composer and International Master

Aurél Kárpáti
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Aurél Kárpáti was an excellent representative of the Hungarian helpmate school and he also composed selfmates.
He was for a short time the editor of "Magyar Sakkvilag" and he wrote "Ábrand és valóság : Kárpáti Aurél válogatott feladványai" (Fact and fiction: Selected problems of Aurel Karpati)

Kárpáti, Aurél M.
Magyar Sakkszövetség, 1968

h#2

b) wQa4-->a5

8 + 11

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a) 1.Rf3-f8 Qa4-d1 2.Se5-f7 Qd1-g4#
b) 1.Rg2-g8 Qa5-d8 2.Se6-g7 Qd8-h4#
Well-tuned critical moves and interferences.

Kárpáti, Aurél M.
Magyar Sakkélet, Dec 1968 (3561)

h#2

7 + 9

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1.Sd5-c7 Rd6-e6 2.Kd3xc4+ Re6-e3#
1.Sd5-b6 Bg8-d5 2.Kd3xd4+ Bd5-f3#
Halfpins were one of his pet themes.