Victor Holst (16-08-1844 - 25-03-1924) Danish composer
Victor Holst composed direct mates and wrote some articles for "
Skakbladet" at the beginning of the19th century. He was the problem editor of the "
Familie-Journalen".
He gave his name to the Holst theme: a thematic try fails due to a black promotion; during the solution, White's foreplan forces the black pawn to make a promotion different from that in the try and then White can apply the main plan of the try, which now works.
Holst, Viktor
Husrennen, 1886
Show SolutionThematic try: 1. Kc4-c3 ? a2-a1=Q+!
1.Kc4-b3 ! (2.Sh3-g1+ Ke2-d2 3.Qa4-f4#)
1...a2-a1=S+ 2.Kb3-c3 (3.Qa4-g4# /Sh3-g1#)
Holst theme - its first realization.
Secondary variations:
1...Bh7-e4 2.Qa4xe4+
1...Ke2-d2 2.Qa4-a5+/Qa4-f4+/Qa4-b4+