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Saturday, May 5, 2012

May 6th

Georgi Hadži-Vaskov (06-05-1947) Macedonian composer

Georgi Hadži-Vaskov
[Thanks to Boško Milošeski]

Georgi Hadži-Vaskov is a helpmate, selfmate and fairy composer as well as an International Judge.

Hadži-Vaskov, Georgi & Milošeski, Boško
Probleemblad, 2001


#2* 11 + 10

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Hadži-Vaskov, Georgi
BIT Tourney, 2010
5th Prize


h#22 solutions 6 + 13

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May 5th

Владимир Иосифович Шиф (05-05-1897 - 31-10-1970) Russian composer (Vladimir Yosifovich Shif)


Vladimir Shif
Problem, February 1968
[Thanks to Александр Никитин ]



Vladimir Schiff composed mostly problems in three moves and many of them in collaboration with Loshinsky. He was also an International Judge.
He was also the problems editor of the magazine "64. Шахматы и шашки в массы".
This monumental threemover
showing pericritical Novotny and Grimshaw is explained on Wikipedia (in Russian).

Here is another monument, of course reproduced in the FIDE Album:

Лошинский, Лев Ильич & Шиф, Владимир Иосифович
В.Платов МК 1954
1st Prize


#4 9 + 11

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