April 17th

Marcel Aschenazi (17-04-1924 - 18-02-1997) Romanian-American composer

Marcel Aschenazi enjoyed new ideas in #2 and #3 and in heterodox problems.
You may be interested in his twomover composed in collaboration with Virgil Nestorescu or in this threemover.

Aschenazi, Marcel
2^nd WCCT, 1980
2^nd Place, 1980-1983

#3

14 + 11

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1.Kf1-e2 ! (2.Qa1-h1+ Kd5-d4 3.Rb5xb4/Qh1-e4#)

1...Ra6xe6+ 2.Bf4-e5 (3.Qa1-d4#) 2...Sd7xe5 3.Sc8-b6#
1...Rh6xe6+ 2.Bf4-e5 (3.Qa1-d4#) 2...Sd7xe5 3.Sh7-f6#
1...Qe8xe6+ 2.Bf4-e3 (3.Qa1-d4#) 2...Bf8-g7 3.Sc8-e7#

(1...Sb7-d6 2.c5xd6+ Sd7-c5 3.Rc7xc5/Rb5xc5/Qa1-e5#)