February 25th

János Lázár (25-02-1909 - 01-05-1981) Hungarian composer

János Lázár
[magyarsakkszerzok]

János Lázár was a study composer. He published his first study in 1936 and accomplished his first success in the same year. He was particularly interested in Rook endgames and in twin studies. More details, as well as three other studies, can be seen on this page.

Lázár, János
Magyar Sakkélet, May 1952 (647)
2^nd Prize

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7 + 6

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1.Se5+ dxe5 2.h7 Qxd5+
{2...Ra7 3.d6 b5 4.h8Q Qd5+ 5.Kh7 Ra4 6.Be7 Qe4+ 7.Kg8 Qd5+ 8.Kh7 =}
3.Kh8 Qf7 4.g8=B!
{4.g8=Q? Rxf8 5.Qxf8 Qxf8#}
4...Ra7 5.Bg7 Ra8 6.Bf8 Rxf8 stalemate

Henry Michael Grønholt Rasmussen (25-02-1903 - 03-04-1966) Danish composer

Rasmussen, Henry Michael Grønholt
Magasinet, 1941
3^rd HM

#2

9 + 8

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Set play:

1...Be3 2.fxe3#/Qxe3#
1...Bg7/Bf8/Sg5 2.Qe3#
1...Rd5/Sxf2/Sf6/Sg3/Sd2/Sd6/Sc3 2.Se6#
1...Sd3 2.Qxe4#
1...Sc5 2.Bxe5#

1.Sd6! (2.Sf5#)

1...Se4~ 2.Se6# ; 1...Sg5 2.Qe3# ; 1...Sc5 2.Bxe5#
1...Se5~ 2.Qxc4# ; 1...Sd3 2.Qxe4#

Corrections of the black Ss.

Joe C. Youngs (25-02-1926 - 25-05-2004) American composer

Joe Youngs composed direct mates and helpmates.

Youngs, Joe C.
U.S. Problem Bulletin, 1990
2^nd Prize

h#2

2.1.1.1

6 + 11

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1.Qc3 Ra3 2.Sbd4 Sb4#
1.Qe4 Bh7 2.Sfd4 Se5#

The pinned bQ interferes with bBd2/bRe2 and a bS opens the pin line and blocks d4.

Микола Іванович Мироненко (25-02-1943) Ukrainian composer (Mikola Ivanovich Mironenko)

Mironenko composes direct mates and studies, sometimes in collaboration with fellow Ukrainians.

Мироненко, Микола Іванович & Погосянц, Эрнест Левонович
«64» 1975 (16/27)

#6

4 + 5

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1. O-O-O! ZZ
1... fxe6 2. d7 e5 3. d8=Q e4 4. Qh4 e3 5. Rxg1+ Kxg1 6. Qe1#
1... f5 2. e7 f4 3. e8=S f3 4. Sf6 f2 5. Se4 (6. Sg3, Sxf2#) f1=Q/R, f2=S 6. Sg3#, Sf2#
The right promotion must be chosen.