Virgil Nestorescu (08-02-1929 - 21-06-2018) Romanian composer and Grand Master
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Virgil Nestorescu was, with his friend Emilian Dobrescu, Romania's leading composers and only Grand Masters in chess composition. He was less active for the last ten years due to health problems.
He wrote, alone or together with Emilian, several books about chess problems and studies. He is also an International Judge and was Romania's delegate at the PCCC in the 1990s. He composed in all genres, with a predilection for endgames and direct mates.
Nestorescu, Virgil
Szachista Polski, 1991 (90)
2
nd Prize
Show Solution1. Bf6+
{1. Rg6+ Kf7 2. Rf6+ Kxe7 3. Ra6+ [3. Rc6+ Kd7 4. Rxc3 a1=Q+ 5. Rc1 Qg7 6. Rc5 Qd4+] 3... Kd7 4. Rxa2 Qc5+ }
{1. e8=Q Qg3+ 2. Kf1 a1=Q+ 3. Re1 Qa6+ 4. Re2 [4. Qe2 Qf3+ 5. Kg1 Qaxe2] 4... Qf3+ 5. Ke1 Qa1+ 6. Kd2 Qfc3#}
1... Qxf6 2. e8=S+ Kh8 3. Sxf6
{3. Rxf6 a1=Q+ 4. Rf1 [4. Kf2 Qe5 5. Rh6+ Kg8 6. Nf6+ Kg7 7. Ng4 Qf4+] [4. Kg2 Qa8+] 4... Qd4+ 5. Rf2 Qd1+ 6. Kg2 [6. Rf1 Qg4+] 6... Qd5+ 7. Kf1 [7. Kh2 Qh5+] [7. Kg1 Qg8+] [7. Rf3 Qg8+] 7... Qh1+ 8. Ke2 Qe4+}
3... a1=Q+ 4. Kf2 Qa2+
{4... Qb2+ {main variation} 5. Kf3 [5. Kf1 Qb1+ 6. Kf2 (6. Kg2 Qa2+) 6... Qf5+] 5... Qb3+ 6. Re3 Qf7 7. Kg2 Qg6+ 8. Rg3 Qxf6 9. Rh3+ Kg7 10. Rg3+}
{4... Qd4+ 5. Kf3}
5. Re2 Qf7 6. Kg1 Qg6+ 7. Rg2 Qxf6 8. Rh2+ Kg7 9. Rg2+ perpetual check or win of the black Queen.
Nestorescu, Virgil
1
st WCCT, 1972
12
th Place, 1972-1975
Show Solution1.Sc5 ! (2.Qd8+ Rxd8#)
1...Bxf6 2.Sb7+ Sxb7#
1...Bxe6 2.Qxe6+ Sxe6#
1...Sb7+ 2.Qf8+ Rxf8#
1...Sxe6+ 2.Bf8+ Rxf8#
Battery play, pin mates.
