March 30th

Leonard Nicolaas De Jong (30-03-1869 - 13-11-1937) Dutch composer

[Source : "Probleemcomponisten I : Dr. L.N. de Jong"]

Leonard Nicolaas De Jong was a very fine composer. A typical solver problem is:

De Jong, Leonard Nicolaas
Magyar Sakkvilág, 1930
1^st Prize

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4 + 6

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1.Kh8 ! ZZ

1...Kxa2 2.Qg8+ Ka1/c4d5, Ka3 3.Qa8, Qb3#
1...b4 2.Sc4 (3.Qxb2#)
1...c4 2.Qg1+ Kxa2, b1~ 3.Qa7, Qxb1#
1...d5/d6 2.Qxh7 (3.Qb1#) Kxa2 3.Qa7#
1...h5/h6 2.Qg6 (3.Qb1#) Kxa2 3.Qa6#