October 26th

Ārons Ņimcovičs / Aaron Nimzovitsch (26-10-1886 - 16-03-1935) Latvian-Danish composer

Aron Nimzowitsch
[Wikipedia]

Aron Nimzowitsch was a well-known chess player, author of the influential "Mein System".
He also composed a few problems and studies, such as this one:

Ņimcovičs, Ārons
Baltische Zeitung, 11^th Dec 1918 (26)

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7 + 5

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1.Rg6+!
1. ... Sxg6/fxg6 2.Qxf7+ Rxf7, Kxf7 3.Se6, Rh7#
1. ... Kxg6 2.Qg2+ Kf5 3.Rh5#
A violent key for beautiful mates.