Авенир Николаевич Попандопуло (01-05-1920 - 24-05-1988) Russian composer and International Master (Avenir Nikolayevich Popandopulo)
Avenir Popandopulo was also an International Judge. He composed about 300 strategic multimovers. About 100 of his problems can be found in R.Kofman's "
Избранные композиции" (1985) together with works by Grin, Dombrovskis, Kofman and Kuznetsov. A nice obituary by Russian metal scientists in "Metal Science and Heat Treatment" (August 1988, Volume 30, Issue 8, p 637) had been made available for free on resources.metapress.com but is now on
Springer.com.
Попандопуло, Авенир Николаевич
Magyar Sakkélet, 1965
2
nd Prize
Show Solution1.Bd8 ! (2.Bg5#)
1...Rc2/Rd3 2.Ra7 (3.Rxh7#) 2...Rc3/Rd4/Rb2 3.Bg7 (4.Bg7#)
1...Rb2/Rd4 2.Bf6 (3.Bg7#) 2...Rc2/Rd3/Re4 3.Ra7 (4.Rxh7#)
Руденко, Валентин Федорович & Попандопуло, Авенир Николаевич
2
nd WCCT, 1980
1
st Prize, 1980-1983
Show Solution1.Be5! (2.Kxf2 [3.Sf~#] Sh3+ 3.gxh3 [4.Sf~#])
1...Rxa7 2.Sxg7+ Ke3 3.Sf5+ Ke4 4.Sxe7+ Ke3 5.Sxd5+ Bxd5 6.Qxa7#
1...d4 2.Sxe7+ Ke3 3.Sf5+ Ke4 4.Sxg7+ Ke3 5.Sf5+ Ke4 6.Qxb7#
or 4...Kd5 5.Bf7+ Re6 6.Bxe6#
1...Sgh3 2.Sxh4+ Ke3 3.Sf5+ Ke4 4.Sxh6+ Ke3 5.Sg4+ Sxg4 6.Qxh3#
Secondary variation: 1....Sf3 2.gxf3+ Kxf3 3.Rxf2+ Kg4 4.Se3+ Kg3 5.f5+ Kh3 6.Rh2,Rf3# 4...Kh3 5.f5 [6.Rh2,Rf3#])
Siers battery, line opening by systematic annihilation of black pieces.
Nicolae Gheran (01-05-1937 - 1988) Romanian composer
Nichy Gheran collaborated with "Buletin Problemistic" and composed twomovers, helpmates and fairy problems.
He was the inventor of the fairy piece CAT (
Cal Troian - Cheval de Troie) or
(1,2 ; 0,2)Leaper-Rider which was the theme of a thematic tourney organized by Buletin Problemistic. See for instance the interesting half-paralysis effect achieved by M.Manolescu in
this h#2.
Gheran, Nicolae
Coupe de Bucharest, 1985
1
st Place
Show Solution1.Kd6-e6 Sc6-e7 2.Ke6-f7 Se7-f5+ 3.Kf7-g6 Rc7-g7#
1.Kd6-d5 Sc6-e5 2.Rf6-c6 Kg4-f5 3.Rc6-c5 Rc7-d7#
1.Kd6-c5 Rc7xa7 2.Kc5-b5 Ra7-b7+ 3.Kb5-a6 Rb7-b6#
1.Rf6-f8 Rc7-c8 2.Kd6-d7 Rc8-c7+ 3.Kd7-e8 Rc7-e7#
1.Rf6-g6+ Kg4-f4 2.Kd6-e6 Sc6-d8+ 3.Ke6-f6 Rc7-f7#
Model mates.
Peter Heyl (01-05-1938 - 16-07-2013) German composer
Peter Heyl composed direct mates and helpmates.
Heyl, Peter
Die Schwalbe, 2001
2
nd Comm.
Show SolutionSet play: 1... Rc3+ 2.bxc3 Sc6 3.Qxb5+ Kxb5 4.Bc4#
The main plan 1.Qf1? fails on 1...Rc1!
The try 1.Sc3? controls b5 but does not control b7, which explains why Black can refute with 1...Rc5! 2.Bxc5 Qe8!
This is why White must play:
1.Sd6! Rxd6 (1...Rc1!, the formerly good defence, now fails due to 2.Qxb5#)
2.Qf1 Sc6 3.Qxb5+ Kxb5 4.Bc4#
Other variations:
1....Rc5 2.Bxc5 Q~ 3.Bxb7+ Ka5 4.Bb4#
1...Rc4 2.Bxc4 bxc4 3.Qxc4 b5 4.Qxb5#
Brunner-Dresdner.
გივი მოსიაშვილი (01-05-1949) Georgian composer and International Master (Givi Mosiashvili)
Givi Mosiashvili is a twomover composer.
Mosiaschwili, Giwi
Probleemblad, 2001 (11496)
2
nd Prize
Show Solution1. Bb3? (2. Se4#)
1. ... Kd2 2. Qe1#
1. ... Bxb1/xb3 2. Qh8#
but 1. ... d2!
1. Qf3? (2. Rxc2#)
1. ... Kd2 2. Se4#
1. ... Bc2~ 2. Qf6#
1. ... Sb4!
1. Qd5! (2. Se4#)
1. ... Kd2, d3~ 2. Rxc2#
1. ... Bxb1 2. Qe5#
Zagoruiko,
LeGrand.
Simon Krenzisky (01-05-1893 - 08-10-1973) Swedish composer
Simon Krenzisky was a studies composer.
Krenzisky, Simon
Kagan's Neueste Schachnachrichten, 1920 (24)
Honorable Mention
Show Solution1. c5 dxc5 2. Sc4 Bf4 3. g4 Bg3 4. g5 hxg5 5. h6 Bf2 6. Se5 Bd4 7. Sd7 c4
{7... g4 8. Kb8 g3 9. Kc7}
8. Kb8 c3 9. dxc3 d2
{9... Bxb6 10. Ka8 }
10. cxd4 d1=Q 11. Kc7 Qc2+ 12. Sc5+ +-
Luiz de Mascarenhas (01-05-1855 - 03-07-1921) Portuguese composer (
Luís Limpo de Lacerda Mascarenhas)
We know of only one problem by Luiz de Mascarenhas. He was a Portuguese chess master (see Tiro e Sport
443 / 30-04-1910 and
384 / 31-05-1908).
de Mascarenhas, Luiz
Loubet Contest, Diario Illustrado, 1905
Prize
Show Solution
The problem was dedicated to Emile Loubet, the president of the French Republic, hence the two letters E and L on the board.
1.♖d5! (threatens 2.♘e3#) with three variations
1...♘d1 2.d3+ ♔×d5 3.♘c7#
1...♔×d5 2.♘c7+ ♔c4 3.♘d6#
1...♗×d5 2.♘d6+ ♖×d6 3.♘×d6#
And Simon Krenzisky.
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