March 7th

Jacobus Peet (07-03-1831 - 24-04-1914) Dutch composer

Jacobus Peet is merely known for his "Kegelschach" compositions, where the black King is surrounded by all his pawns. The most challenging to solve, due to silent second white moves, seems to be:

Peet, Jacobus
Deutsches Wochenschach, 1907
4^th Prize

#4

3 + 9

Show Solution

1.Bg6! ZZ

1...e3 2.Qc7 (3.Qxd6, Qxc6#) 2...c3 3.Bd3 (4.Qxd6, Qxc6#)
1...c3 2.Qa2+ c4 3.Qa5+/Qa3 c5 4.Qa8#
1...d3 2.Qc3 ZZ 2...e3 3.Bxd3 (4.Qxc4#) 3...cxd3, e4 4.Qxd3, Bxc4#