February 25th

János Lázár (25-02-1909 - 01-05-1981) Hungarian composer

János Lázár
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János Lázár was a study composer. He published his first study in 1936 and accomplished his first success in the same year. He was particularly interested in Rook endgames and in twin studies. More details, as well as three other studies, can be seen on this page.

Lázár, János
Magyar Sakkélet, May 1952 (647)
2^nd Prize

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7 + 6

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1.Se5+ dxe5 2.h7 Qxd5+
{2...Ra7 3.d6 b5 4.h8Q Qd5+ 5.Kh7 Ra4 6.Be7 Qe4+ 7.Kg8 Qd5+ 8.Kh7 =}
3.Kh8 Qf7 4.g8=B!
{4.g8=Q? Rxf8 5.Qxf8 Qxf8#}
4...Ra7 5.Bg7 Ra8 6.Bf8 Rxf8 stalemate