May 16th

Norbert Kovács (16-05-1874 -24-05-1946) Hungarian composer

Norbert Kovács
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Dr. Norbert Kovács composed about 500 problems and was specialized in fairy problems. In 1926 he wrote with Neukomm and Schor "Feladvany-Műszotar", a collection of problem chess terms.

Kovács, Norbert
Magyar Sakkvilág, 1933
3^rd Prize

#3

7 + 9

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1.Qb7 ! (2.Qxh1#)

1...Bxb7 2.Bxf6 (3.Bxg5#) 2...Rc6 3.Sf3#
1...Rc6 2.Qxa8 (3.Qh8#) 2...Bf3, Rc8 3.Sxf3, Qxh1#
1...B~ 2.QxB and 3.Qh1/Sf3#

Hard to guess which piece will give mate in this helpmate:

Kovács, Norbert
Tijdschrift vd NSB, 1927

h#4

5 + 11

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1.Bc1 a4 2.Bf4 axb5 3.c1=B bxc6 4.Bce3 c7#
The white Bishop-Pawn battery is a surprise, since the pawn is blocked in the diagram position.