May 4th

Leo Erland Valve (04-05-1914 - 11-12-1952) Finnish composer

Leo Valve from the booklet "Leo Valve" by Matty Myllyniemi (1973)

Leo Valve was the founder of the Finnish Problem Society and edited during many years the Problems column of "Suomen Shakki". M.Myllyniemi compiled 136 of Valve's problems in "L.Valve" (1973). Leo Valve composed mostly two- and threemover, but also helpmates and selfmates.

A rare mirror position of the bK:

Valve, Leo Erland
Il Problema, Mar 1934
4^th Prize

#2*

8 + 8

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Set play:

1...Rd5[a] 2.Rb6#[B]
1...Sd3/Rd6/Rc2/Rb2[b]/Ra2/Rde2/Bd3[b] 2.Qd6#[A]

1.Qb3! (2.Qb5#)

1...Rd5[a] 2.Qb6#[D]
1...Rb2[b]/Bd3[b] 2.Be7#[C]
1...Qc4/Qb2/Sc3 2.Qxc4#
1...Qc5 2.Qb7#
1...Re5 2.Rc8#
1...Rxb8 2.Bd4#

Changed mates.