Cyril Dedrle (05-07-1876 - 24-01-1944) Czech composer
Cyril Dedrle was a Bohemian threemover composer. I.Mikan and F.Macek compiled Dedrle's works in 1974 in the 11th volume of the collection "
Galerie československých skladatelů" (Gallery of Czech composers) which can be
read here.
For more details about the Dedrle brothers František and Cyril, please read
Siegfried Hornecker's article on ChessBase.
Dedrle, Cyril
Československá republika, 15
th Jan 1922
Show Solution1.Sf7-g5 ! (2.Sg5-f3 [3.Se3-d1#] 2...Sa1xb3 3.Qh7-c2#)
1...Sa1-c2/Sa1xb3 2.Qh7-c2+ Kc3-d4 3.Sg5-f3#
1...Kc3-d4 2.Se3-d5+ Kd4-e5 3.Sg5-f7# Switchback
1...e6-e5 2.Qh7-d7 (3.Sg5-e4/Se3-d1#) 2...Sa1xb3 3.Sg5-e4#
1...Bh8-d4 2.Sg5-e4+ Kc3-d3 3.Bb3-c4#
Some superb model mates.
Dedrle, Cyril
Rudé právo, 9
th Oct 1921
Show Solution1.Qg3-c7 ! (2.Rc3-d3#)
1...Re1-d1 2.Sb4-c2+ Re2xc2 3.Qc7-g7#
1...Re2-d2 2.Rc3-d3+ Rd2xd3 3.Sb4-c2#
Two deviations of the black Rooks. Other variations:
1...Sh3-f4 2.Rc3-c4+ Kd4-e3 3.Qc7xf4#
1...Ba1xc3 2.Qc7xb6+ Kd4-c4, Kd4-e5 3.Bg2-d5, Sb4-d3#
Jakub Sova (05-07-1893 - 17-06-1979) Czech composer
Jakub Sova was a Bohemian composer amateur of miniatures.
Sova, Jakub
Národní osvobození 1929
Show Solution1.f2-f3 ! (2.Qe1-g1+ Bb8-g3 3.f3-f4#)
1...Rc3xf3/Qa8xf3 2.Qe1xh4+! Kg5xh4 3.Rf6xf3#
1...Bb8-g3 2.Rf6-c6+! Kg5-f5/Kg5-f4 3.Qe1-e4#
1...Bb3-e6/Rc3-c4 2.Rf6-f7+ Kg5-g6 3.Qe1(x)e6#
1...Rc3-c1/Rc3-c2 2.Qe1-e3+ Bb8-f4 3.Qe3xf4#
Battery play.
(Secondary variation: 1...Qa8-e4 2.Qe1xe4)
Ulrich Schirdewan (05-07-1904 - 13-01-1959) German composer
Ulrich Schirdewan composed strategic direct mates and selfmates.
Some biographical details as well as photos taken by Ulrich Schirdewan can be found on
this site.
Schirdewan, Ulrich
12th TT British Chess Federation, (Laws MT) 1932
Special Prize
Show Solution1. d4 ! (2.Qe1 ~ 3.Qh4 ~ 4.Qh7+ Bxh7#)
1....Ra8 2.Qe1 Rfb8 3.Qh4 Sc8 4.Kxg8 Se7,Sd6#
Black Bristol, black battery.
Seeberger.
Schirdewan, Ulrich
Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 1932
1
st Prize
Show Solution1.Bf3-a8 ! (2.Sd4-f3 [3.Be3xd2#]
1...Ra3xa8 (plans to reply 2.Sd4-f3? Qa1-a7! Bristol)
2.Qf8xa8 ! (3.Qa8-h1#) 2...Qa2xa8 3.Sd4xb3#
Black Bristol, corner-to-corner.
Marcel Eugène Nordlohne (05-07-1927) Dutch composer
Marcel Nordlohne composed direct mates, helpmates, selfmates and retro or fairy problems.
His
Maximum s#2 published in die Schwalbe in 1968 is worth a look.
Nordlohne, Marcel Eugene
Probleemblad, 1969
2
nd Prize
Show Solution1.b2xa1=R h7-h8=Q 2.c2xb1=G Gc1-c8 3.h2-h1=B c7xd8=S =
Super-AUW. The order of the promotions is subtly defined.
Andreas Nievergelt (05-07-1957) Swiss composer
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Andreas Nievergelt, Batumi 2013 |
Andreaas Nievergelt is a professor and researcher at Zürich University and is specialized in
Old High German.
He is an active collaborator of the Swiss magazines "
idee und form" and "Neue Zürcher Zeitung" for which he receives the originals. He inherited the NZZ chess column from
Odette Vollenweider in January 2011.
Andreas mostly publishes direct mates. His problems are characterized by economical positions, white sacrifices and multiple solutions. A good example is
this selfmate in 6 moves.
Another example:
Nievergelt, Andreas
Schweizerische Schachzeitung, 1999
1
st Prize
Show Solution1.Bd7-c6 ! (2.Rd3xd5#) with 8 variations:
1...Sd5-b4 2.Rh4-c4+ Kc5xc4 3.Rd3-c3#
1...Sd5-c3 2.Rd3xc3+ Kc5xd6 3.Rh4-d4#
1...Sd5xe3+ 2.Sd1xe3 d2-d1=Q 3.Rh4-c4#
1...Sd5-f4 2.Rd3-d4 ZZ Sf4-~ 3.Rd4-d5#
1...Sd5xf6 2.Rh4-a4 ZZ Sf6-~ 3.Rd4-d5#
1...Sd5-e7+ 2.Kf5-e6 (3.Rd3-c3#) 2...Se7xc6/Se7-d5 3.Rd3-d5#
1...Sd5-c7 2.Sa8-b6 (3.Sb6-a4/Sb6-d7/Rh4-c4#) 2...Sc7-d5 3.Rd3xd5#
1...Sd5-b6 2.Sa8-c7 (3.Sb6-a4/Sb6-d7/Rh4-c4#) 2...Sb6-d5 3.Rd3xd5#
Black S
Wheel.
თემურ ჩხეტიანი (05-07-1955) Georgian composer (Temur Chkhetiani)
Temur Chkhetiani is a
poet.
He has been composing chess problems since 1995. He composes mostly helpmates, but also selfmates and fairy problems.
Chkhetiani, Temur
StrateGems, 2000
3
rd HM
Show Solution1.♗×d5+ ♖×d5 2.♔e4 ♗×a6 3.♔×d5 ♗b7#
1.♕×d5+ ♗×d5 2.♔d4 ♖×a6 3.♔×d5 ♖d6#
The mating white officers are captured (
Zilahi theme) after they capture on the square where the black King will be mated (
Kniest theme).
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