Erich Racz (19-07-1908 - 21-09-1982) Romanian-German composer
Erich Racz was a twomover composer.
Racz, Erich
Die Schwalbe, 1976
Show SolutionSet play:
1...Sd5[a] 2.Qf5#[A]
1...Be5[b] 2.Sg5#[B]
1...Sb5 2.Qd5#
1...Rcc5/Rc7/Rd6 2.Sd6#
1...Re6/Rd5 2.Qf4#
1...Qb4/Qxa4/Qd4 2.Bd3#
Try:
1.Rd5? (2.Sg5#[B]/Qf5#[A])
1...Re6/Rg6/Sxd5[a]/Bh6 2.Qf5#[A]
1...Rf6/Be5[b] 2.Sg5#[B]
1...Rxd5 2.Qf4# but 1...Bf6!
1.Bb7[C]! (2.Sd6#)
1...Sd5[a] 2.Qf5#[A]
1...Be5[b] 2.Sg5#[B]
1...Sb5 2.Bxc6#/Qd5#
1...Bf8 2.Sf6#
1...Rd5 2.Qf4#
Rudenko theme.
John Michael Rice (19-07-1937) British composer and Grandmaster
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John Rice, 2005 |
John Rice was the chief editor of the problems section of the "British Chess Magazine" from 1961 until 1974 and is a faithful collaborator of "
The Problemist". He has written "
Chess Problem: Introduction to an Art" (1963) together with Robin Matthews and Michael Lipton and "
The Two-Move Chess Problem" (1966), "
Serieshelpmates" (1978) with Anthony Dickins or "
Chess Wizardry: The New ABC of Chess Problems" (1996).
He composes mostly direct mates, but can composes as well in other genres, including fairies. He is an International Judge for twomovers, helpmates and fairy problems and the former President of the
PCCC from 2004 until 2006.
Rice, John Michael
Schakend Nederland, 1961
2
nd Prize
Show Solution1.Sf2+[E]?
1...Kh5[a] 2.Be2#[A]
1...Kxf5[c] 2.Bd3#[F]
but 1...Kf3[d]!
1.Sxf6+[B]? / Sexd6? but 1...Kf3[d]!
1.Sd2? / Sc3? ZZ but 1...d5!
1.Bd5[H]! ZZ
1...Kh5[a] 2.Sxf6#[B]
1...Kh3[b] 2.Sf2#[E]
1...Kxf5[c] 2.Sxd6#[C]
1...Kf3[d] 2.Sc3#[G]
Rice, John Michael
Die Schwalbe, 2000
2
nd Prize
Show Solution1.Ke8-f8 ? (2.Rd5+ cxd5 3.Sf5# or 2.Rf4+ gxf4 3.Sf5#)
but 1... Ba3xc5 !
1.Ke8-d7 ? ( 2.Rf4+ gxf4 3.Sf5#)
1...Ba4xb3 2.Rf5-d5+ Bb3xd5 3.Se7-f5#
but 1...Qh4-h5 !
1.Ke8-d8 ! (2.Rf5-d5+ c6xd5 3.Se7-f5#)
1...Qh4-h1 2.Rf5-f4+ g5xf4 3.Se7-f5#
1...Qh4xf2 2.h7-h8=Q/B+ Re3-e5 3.Q/Bh8xe5#
Pauli Kalervo Perkonoja (19-07-1941) Finnish composer and International Master
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Pauli Perkonoja (center) at European champion at Legnica 2005 |
Pauli Perkonoja is an endgame studies composer. He is also a very strong solver (several times World Solving Champion and once European Champion) and was the first solver to receive the title of GM in 1982. He is International Judge for studies and more of his studies have been compiled by
jmrw on his website. He is a permanent collaborator of the Finnish magazine "
TEHTÄVÄNIEKKA".
Many of his studies are quotable. Let's just pick two of them:
Perkonoja, Pauli Kalervo
New Statesman, 1970
1
st Prize
Show Solution1. h7 Kd7 2. Sc5+ Kxe7 3. Kg4 f5+ 4. Kh4 Rxe2 5. Kg3 f4+
{5... Bf4+ 6. Kxf4 Rh2 7. Kxf5 Rxh7 8. Ke4 Rh4+ 9. Ke5 =}
6. Kh3 Re1 7. Kh2 f3 8. Sd3
{8. h8=Q ? Bf4+ 9. Kh3 Rh1+ -+}
8... f2
{8... Bf4+ 9. Sxf4 f2 10. h8=Q Rh1+ 11. Kxh1 f1=Q+ 12. Kh2 Qxf4+ =}
9. Sxf2 Bf4+ 10. Kg2 Be5 11. Sd3 Re2+ 12. Kf1 ! Rh2 13. Sxe5 Rxh7 14. Sc6+ Kd6 15. Sxd4 draw
Systematic manoeuvre to attract the black Pawn to f2.
Perkonoja, Pauli Kalervo
Suomen Tehtäväniekat, 2000
2
nd Prize, 1999-200
Show Solution1. Rc5 d6 2. Sxd6 Rb6 3. Ke6 Rxd6+ 4. Kxd6 f3 5. Rcd5 Se3 6. Rd3 Bxe5+ 7. Kxe5+ Ke7
{7...Kc7? 8.Rxc3+ and 9.Rxe3 +-}
8. Rxe3 f2 9. Kf4+ Kf6 10. Rf3 c2
{White seems lost against the two black advanced pawns, but...}
11. Ke3+! Ke5 12. Kd2! +-
The repeated royal battery manoeuvre allows the white King to approach the black Pawns with tempo gain.
Claude Goumondy (19-07-1946) French composer and Grandmaster
Claude Goumondy is International Judge in threemovers and helpmates, which are exactly what he composes most. He has a predilection for cyclic themes (cyclic exchange of White moves), geometric themes and tasks.
From 1977 until 1982 he was the twomover and threemover editor of French magazine "
diagrammes". In 1984 he became the youngest composition Grandmaster, at the age of 38. He seems to have stopped composing in 1993.
Goumondy, Claude
Schach (magazine) Sep 1974 (7532)
Show Solution1. Be1! (2. Bg3+ Sxg3 3. hxg3#)
1... Qe6+ 2. Sxe6+ [A] fxe6 3. Rxe4# [B]
1... Qg6 2. Rxe4+ [B] Rxe4 3. Sd5# [C]
1... Qd5+ 2. Sxd5+ [C] cxd5 3. Rxf5# [D]
1... Qxd3 2. Rxf5+ [D] Rxf5 3. Se6# [A]
Fourfold cycle of white 2nd and 3rd move.
Goumondy, Claude
Probleemblad, 1969 (6642)
1
st Prize
Show Solution1.Qf2-d2 Be1-f2 [A] 2.Bc4-e2 Sb5-d6+ [B] 3.Ke4-d3 Sa2-b4# [C]
1.Bh4-g3+ Sb5-d6+ [B] 2.Ke4-d4 Sa2-b4 [C] 3.Bg3-e5 Be1xf2# [A]
1.Rg5-e5 Sa2-b4 [C] 2.Qf2-f4 Be1-f2 [A] 3.Sh2-f3 Sb5-d6# [B]
Cycle of white moves.
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