January 4th

Парадзинський Олег Володимирович (04-01-1969) Ukrainian composer (Paradzinski Oleg Volodimirovich)

Парадзинський, Олег Володимирович
Šachová Skladba, 2006

s#8

4 + 2

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1.Be4! c6 2.Kb1 Kb3 3.Bc3 Ka4 4.Qc4+ Ka3 5.Bc2 c5 6.Bb4+ cxb4 7.Ka1 b3 8.Bb1 b2#
Aesthetical diagram position, mostly quiet moves, active play of all White pieces.

Pekka Massinen (04-01-1921 - 04-12-1997) Finnish composer

Massinen, Pekka
SS1990-91, 1990

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6 + 6

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1.Sd5! Sd4+ 2.Kb6 Sf5 3.Sxb4 Sd4 {against 4.Sc6} 4.Sd5 Sf5 5.Sxc3 Sd4 6.Sd5 Sf5 7.c3!

{ The idea of previous manoeuvres.}

7...e2 8. Kc6 e1=Q 9. Sb6#

Pittich Jozef (04-01-1944) Slovak composer

Pittich, Jozef
Smena (Bratislava) 28^th Sep 1963 (261)
1^st Prize

#2

10 + 12

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Set play:
1...Kxd4[a] 2.Qxc5#[A]
1...Sc4 [b] 2.Bc4#[B]
1...Ke6 [c] 2.Qd7#[C]
1.Sf7! (2.Qe5#)
1...Kxd4[a] 2.Qd7#[C]
1...Sc4 [b] 2.Qxc5#[A]
1...Ke6 [c] 2.Bc4#[B]
Lacny theme.

Jozef Majerčák(04-01-1949) Slovak composer

Majerčák, Jozef
Pravda, 7^th Jul 1972 (515)

#2

8 + 8

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1.Qd4! (2.Se4#)
1...Qc2/Qxd4 2.Sb5#
1...Qd3/Qe2 2.Qc5#
1...Sxf2/Sf6 2.Qxe5#
1...exd4 2.Re6#
Rudenko theme.