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Saturday, November 3, 2012

November 4th

Fernand Calvet (04-11-1910 - 04-01-1998) French composer

Fernand Calvet published numerous problems - usually fairy problems, in collaboration with Pierre Monréal who invented the Circe fairy condition or with other French problemists). Fernand Calvet invented the Anticirce condition.
He was also an excellent solver.

Calvet, Fernand
feenschach, 1971


ser-=12 5 + 7

ser-=12: White plays 12 consecutive moves and stalemates Black.

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Calvet, Fernand & Oudot, Jean
The British Chess Magazine, 1964
1st Commendation


#2h8, g3, h2: Lion 10 + 12
The Lion moves like a Queen but beyond a hurdle.

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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

August 2nd

Carlo Borgatti (02-08-1879 - 05-12-1915) Italian composer

Carlo Borgatti composed threemovers.

Borgatti, Carlo
The Western Daily Mercury, 1915
2nd Prize


#3 8 + 4

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