October 17th

Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa (17-10-1818 - 27-07-1899) German composer

Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa
[Wikipedia]

Tassilo von der Lasa was a very good chess player and chess historian and wrote the "Handbuch des Schachspiels" (1843) and "Zur Geschichte und Literatur des Schachspiels, Forschungen" (1897) as well as many articles for the "Deutsche Schachzeitung". He also composed studies.

Von Heydebrand Und Der Lasa, Tassilo
1842

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Show Solution

1. Rc7 Kc5
{1... Kb3 2. Rg7 Rc2 3. Rb7+ (3. Rg3+ Rc3 4. Rd3 Se5 5. Re3 Sc4) 3... Kc3 4. Rb3+ Kxb3 stalemate}
2. Rb7 Sb4 3. Rb5+ Kc4 4. Rc5+ Kb3 5. Rc3+ Ka4 6. Ra3+ Kb5 7. Ra5+
{7. Rb3 ? Rd2 8. Rxb2 (8. Rc3 Sd3) 8... Rd1# }
7... Kc6 8. Rc5+ Kd6 9. Rc4 Sc6 10. Rc2 ! =
A good analytical study.