Hans Lepuschütz (05-08-1910 - 06-09-1984) Austrian composer and International Master
Hans Lepuschütz was a great specialist of the logical multimover and a member of the Graz chess problem school (Grazer Schule) which linked logical combinations and aesthetic mate positions.
The Lepuschütz theme means chess provocation by White in a multimover, usually with a logical motivation.
Hans Peter Rehm presented the Lepuschütz theme on berlinthema.de. Please have a look at these problems, you will not regret it.
MontFuji presented in detail (
in French, on France-Echecs.com) a doubled Lepuschütz and pendular movements associated with the Lepuschütz theme, as well as
pendular movements associated with the doubled Lepuschütz theme and a Holst promotion.
Here is an economical presentation of the theme in Meredith:
Lepuschütz, Hans
Arbeiter-Zeitung, 1950
Show Solution1.Rf4-g4 ! (2.Rg4xg7 [3.Rg7-g8/f7-f8=Q#) 2...Kh8xg7 3.f7-f8=Q#)
1...Qg7xg4+ 2.Ka4-a3 ! (threatens 3.f7-f8=Q+ or 3.Bc5-d4#)
Secondary variation:
1...Qg7xf7 2.Bc5-d4+ Qf7-g7 3.Rg4xg7 ~ 4.Rg7-g6#
Lepuschütz, Hans
Springaren, 1952
2
nd Prize
Show Solution1.Sh6xg4 ! (2.Rc5xc6+ Kd4-d5 3.c2-c4+ Kd5xc6 4.Sg4-e5#)
1...Qh3xg4 2.Ka2-b3 ! (3.Rc5xg5/Rc5-f5/Rc5-e5+ c6-c5 4.Ba7xc5#)
2...Qg4-e6+ 3.Rc5-d5+ Kd4xd5 4.c2-c4#
Another way of achieving the Lepuschütz theme.
Борис Я. Коваленко (05-08-1920) Russian composer
Boris Kovalenko composed direct mate problems.
Коваленко, Борис Я.
Šahs/Шахматы (Rīga) 1960 (521)
2
nd Prize
Show SolutionSet play:
1...c3 2.Sd3#
1...Sh1/Sf1 2.Qe4#/Rf5#
1...Sf5/Se2 2.Rxf5#
1...Se4 2.Qxe4#
1...Re6/Rd8/Rc8/Rb8/Ra8/Rf8/Rg8/Rh8 2.Sxe6#
1...Be3/Bb2/Ba3 2.Qxe3#
Try:
1.Bd6? (2.Rf5#)
1...Se4 2.Qxe4#
1...Qxe5 2.Qxc1#
1...Rxe5 2.Se6# but 1...Se2!
1.Qf1! (2.Sd3#)
1...Kxe5 2.Sxg4#
1...Qxe5/Rxe5 2.Sh3#
1...Sxf1/Sf5 2.Rf5#
Nice flight-giving key; direct and indirect battery mates.
Bengt Ingre (05-08-1934 - 25-05-2000) Swedish composer
Bengt Ingre composed mostly logical 3 movers and was an International Judge.
Some of his columns for the "
Mora Tidning" can be read
here (in Swedish).
Ingre, Bengt
Кудесник 1991
2
nd Prize
Show Solution1.Bd1-c2 ! (2.Re7-d7+ Kd6xe5 3.Rd7-d5#)
1...Qh2-h1 2.Bc2-a4 ! (3.Se5-c4#) 2...Qh1-d5, c5-c4, Sd8-e6+ 3.Sc7-e8, Qd2-b4, Re7xe6#
1...Qh2-g2 2.Bc2-b3 ! (3.Sc7-e8#) 2...Qg2-c6, c5-c4, Sd8-e6+ 3.Se5-c4, Qd2-b4, Re7xe6#
The two tries 1.Bc2-b3 ? (2.Sc7-e8#) Qh2-h5 ! and 1.Bc2-a4? (2.Se5-c4#) Qh2-e2! explain the reason for the foreplan 1.Bd1-c2 !
Віктор Олександрович Мельниченко (05-08-1939 - 11-02-2009) Ukrainian composer and International Master (Viktor Oleksandrovich Melnichenko)
Viktor Melnichenko published his first problem in 1957 and was a direct mate composer. He was also an International Judge, several times champion of Ukraine and once champion of the USSR. He also wrote several books about chess composition.
Мельниченко, Віктор Олександрович
Бюллетень ЦШК СССР 1966 (11/22)
1
st Prize
Show SolutionNovotny try:
1. Rf4? (2. Be6, Rh2#) but 1... Qa2!
1. f4! (2. Rh4, Rg3#)
1... Bxf4 2. Rh4#
1... Rxf4 2. Rg3#
1... hxg4 2. Rh2#
1... Kxg4 2. Be6#
Novotny solution.
Мельниченко, Віктор Олександрович
Матч городов Украины 1965
2
nd Place
Show Solution1. Bc2! (2. Be3 [3. Kd2#] 2... Sxd5 3. c8=Q/B#)
1... Bh5 2. Ke3+ Kg5 3. Kf2#
1... Bxf7 2. Kc3+ Ke5/f6 3. Kb3#
Two royal battery checks followed by royal battery mate.
Secondary variation:
1... Rb5 2. cxb5 (3. Kc4#) 2... Sxd5 3. c8=Q/B#
Günter Lauinger (05-08-1948) German composer
Günter Lauinger is interested in Retro and Mathematical chess problems. He edited the retro column of "
Die Schwalbe" during 31 years, from 1977 until 2008 (see
here the homage by Hans Gruber).
Lauinger, Günter
Die Schwalbe, 1975 (1559)
(-6) and #1 Proca Retractor | | 10 + 3 |
Show SolutionRetract -1. c5xd6 e.p. d7-d5 -2. d5xe6 e.p. e7-e5 -3. e5xf6 e.p. f7-f5 -4. f5xg6 e.p. g7-g5 -5. g5xh6 e.p. h7-h5 -6. g2-g4 and reach the following position:
Bh1 is the promoted c-pawn. Last move was with the pawn on b5, and it can't have been c6xb5 (requires 7 captures, one too many). So it was b7-b5.
Hence follows the mate in 1 with 1. cxb6 e.p.!#
6 captures en passant, 5 in the retro play and 1 in the forward play.
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