January 9th

Baruch Lender (09-01-1913 - 25-02-1994) Israeli composer

[Source: http://www.lendercombinations.com/]

Biographical information about Baruch Lender can be found in "Lender combination: Baruch Lender and His Chess Problems" written by a trio of Israeli composers: Uri Avner, Paz Einat and Yoel Aloni and also on this webpage dedicated to Baruch Lender, the Lender combination and the book itself.

Lender, Baruch
UV CSZTV, 1979
3^rd HM

#2* v

10 + 9

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Set play:

1...Bxd4[a] 2.Qxa6#[B]
1...cxd4 2.Qc6#
1...Bc3 2.Ne3#[A]

1.d5[D]? (2.Ne3#[A])

1...Bd4[a] 2.Qxa6#[B]
1...Rc3/Bxa3[b] 2.Rg4#[C]
but 1...Re2!

1.Rg4[C]! (2.Qxa6#[B])

1...Bxd4[a] 2.Ne3#[A]
1...Bxa3[b] 2.d5#[D]
1...Be6 2.Qxe6#
1...cxd4 2.Qc6#

The Lender combination is a sort of mix of Salazar and (pseudo) le Grand:

1. A? [2.B]
1...a(b) 2.C(D)#
1.C! [2.D]
1...a(b) 2.A(B)#

The curious reader may refer to the book "Lender combination: Baruch Lender and His Chess Problems" by Uri Avner, Paz Einat and Yoel Aloni.

Eugene Albert (09-01-1930 - 25-02-2018) American composer and editor

Albert, Eugene
U.S. Problem Bulletin, 1984
1^st Prize

h#3.5      2.1...

3 + 3

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1...Ke2 2.Re5 Sf4+ 3.Ke4 Sh5 4.Rdd5 Sg3#
1...Sf2 2.Re6 e4+ 3.Ke5 Ke3 4.Rdd6 Sg4#

Chameleon echo mates.

Eugene Albert was the editor of the Ideal Mate Review and the author of the "Ideal Mate Encyclopedia" in two volumes.

Kenneth Solja (09-01-1957) Finnish composer

Solja, Kenneth
ST Turku 10 Jubileum Tourney, 1991
1^st Prize

h#3      2.1...

4 + 5

b) Sb7 <->Rd3
c) + Rb7<->Pe2
d) + Kd5<->Kd7

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a)
1.Re3 Sd6 2.Re7 Se6 3.Rc6 bxc6#
1.Rf3 Sc6 2.Ke8 Ke6 3.Rf8 Sd6#
b)
1.Rxb5 Kc4 2.R5b6 Sb5 3.Kc6 Se5#
1.Rc7 Ke4 2.Re6+ Se5+ 3.Kd6 Sf5#
c)
1.Rb2 Kc4 2.R2xb5 Sxb5 3.Kc6 Se5#
1.Rc6 b6 2.Rc8 Sc6 3.Ree8 Sxc5#
d)
1.Re4 Se2 2.Rd4 Ke7 3.c4 Sc3#
1.Re5 Kd8 2.Kd6 Sb2 3.Rd5 Sc4#

Kornelis Thomas Boersma (09-01-1891 - ?) Dutch composer

Boersma, Kornelis Thomas
Lunds Dagblad, 1947
3^rd Prize

#2*

9 + 11

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Set play:

1...e2 2.Nd2#
1...f5 2.Ne5#[A]
1...Nd5/Ne8/N7a6 2.Rxe4#[B]

1.Qe5! (2.Qd4#)

1...Nc5-~ 2.hxg8Q/B#
1...N5e6 2.Qd5# (black correction)
1...Nd5/Ne8/N7a6/Nxa8 2.Rxe4#[B]
1...N7e6 2.Bd5# (black correction)
1...fxe5 2.Nxe5#[A]

Black correction, transferred mates.

Elof Wikström (09-01-1902 - 06-03-1991) Swedish composer

Elof Wikström
[Thanks to Александр Никитин]

Wikström, Elof
W.Pauly Memorial 1976-1978
3^rd Prize

s#5

2.1.1... Maximummer

2 + 3

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1.Qa1+! Qe1 2.Qa6+ Sb5+ 3.Kd3 Qe8 4.Qe6 Qh5 5.Qe2+ Qxe2#
1.Kc4! Qb8 2.Qe5 Qb1 3.Qb5 Qh7 4.Kb4+ Qd3 5.Ka5 Qxb5#
A fine pair of solutions.

Юрий Викторович Рослов (09-01-1963 - 28-02-2015) Russian composer (Yuri Viktorovich Roslov)

Yuri Roslov
[XGeo.ru]

Yuri Roslov was a geophysicist. His obituary can be found here.
He composed about 40 studies, as mentioned by Yochanan Afek in his studies column in The Problemist, September 2015.

Рослов, Юрий Викторович
Katsnelson-64 JT 2000
1st-4th Prize

+		5 + 6

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1. Bxc3? a1Q+ 2. Bxa1 Rg5+ fails due to perpetual check
1. Be5+! Kg1! 2. Bd4+! Kf1!
(2...Kg2 3. Bxc3 Rg5+ 4. Ka4 Rg4+ 5. Ka3 a1Q+ 6. Bxa1 Rg3+ 7. Ka2 wins)
3. Bxc3 Rg5+ 4. Ka4 Rg4+ 5. Ka3 a1Q+ 6. Bxa1 Rg3+ 7. Ka4 Rg4+ 8. Ka5 Rg5+ 9. Ka6 Rg6+ 10. Bf6! Rxf6+ 11. Ka5 Rf5+ 12. Ka4 Rf4+ 13. Ka3 Rf3+ 14. Ka2 Rf2+ 15. Ka1 wins