May 26th

Pietro Rossi (26-05-1924 - 18-11-2020) Italian composer

Pietro Rossi
[Wikipedia]

Pietro Rossi was one of the most prominent study composers from Italy and you can have a look at this win study to have an idea about his style.
According to his Wikipedia webpage, The Italian Chess Federation awarded him a gold medal in May 2007 for "high achievements in the field of endgame-study composition".

Rossi, Pietro
Scacco! Jan 1999

h#2

2 solutions Duplex

2 + 3

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1.Rb3-b6 d7-d8=Q 2.Bc2-a4 Qd8xb6#
1.Rb3-b5 d7-d8=S 2.Bc2-a4 Sd8-c6#
DUPLEX:
1.d7-d8=R Bc2-e4 2.Rd8-a8 Rb3-b7#
1.Ka7-a8 Ka5-a6 2.d7-d8=B Bc2-e4#
The theme is of course the Allumwandlung achieved with a record number of pieces.