Antonín Marjánek (03-04-1874 - 09-03-1943) Czech composer
Antonín Marjánek composed direct mates and selfmates.
You may try to solve the s#4 below, but
this s#3 or
this s#8 are worth a look too.
Marjánek, Antonín
Lidové noviny, 3
rd Apr 1926 (1353)
Show Solution1. Sh7 ! ZZ
1...Re8+ 2. Kf4+ Re3 3. Rg4 Qxc7+ 4. Qe5+ Qxe5#
1... Rd8 2. Kf4+ Rd4+ 3. Kg5 Qxc7 4. Qe5+ Qxe5#
1... Rxh7 2. Rxh7 or 1...Rg8 2.Rxg8 or 1... Rxc8 2. bxc8=S or 1... Rf8 2. Sxf8, all followed by 2... Qxc7 3. Qd6+ Qxd6 4. d4+ Qxd4#
Helmut Wolfgang Pönitz (03-04-1904 - 01-01-1997)
Pönitz, Helmut
Die Schwalbe, 1936 (4083)
Show Solution1.Sc7-d5 ! (2.Sd5-c3#)
1...e6xd5 2.Qb4xb7 ZZ is the most spectacular variation:
2...d3-d2 3.Qb7-b1# or 2...Be7~ 3.Qb7-h7# or 2...Re8~ 3.Qb7xe7 #
1...Ke4xd5 2.Qb4-b3+ Kd5-e4 3.Qb3xe6# or 2...Kd5-c5 3.Qb3-b5#
1...d3-d2 2.Qb4-c4 (3.Sd5-c3#) 2...e6xd5 3.Qc4-c2#
1...Re8-c8 2.Sd4-c6+ Ke4-f5/Ke4-d5 3.Sc6xe7#
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