Jan Smutný (15-09-1867 - 31-10-1936) Czech composer
Jan Smutný published problems under the pseudonym Josef Opočenský. He composed direct mates.
Smutný, Jan
Český spolek šachovní 1898
4
th Prize
Show Solution1.Rf3-f7 ! ZZ
1...Kd4-e5 2.Bd2-c3+ Ke5-d6 3.Sc5-b7#
1...a4-a3 2.Sc5-b3+ Kd4-e5 3.Bd2-f4#
1...Kd4xc5 2.Rf7-d7 (3.Qh1-c1#)
1...Bg6-e4/Bg6-h5/Bg6xf7 2.Qh1xe4+ Kd4xc5 3.Bd2-b4#
1...Bg6-f5 2.Rf7-d7+ Kd4-c4(xc5), Kd4-e5 3.Qh1-c1, Qh1-a1#
A fair variety of mates.
Felix Seidemann (15-09-1892 - 08-06-1944) Czech composer
Felix Seidemann composed mostly helpmates and some twomovers.
Seidemann, Felix
British Chess Federation Turnier, 1937
Version by J.N.
Show Solutiona) 1. Qd8 Rd7 2. Rb3 Rd2 3. Qd4 Rc2#
b) 1. Qd4 Sd3 2. e1=S Sc5 3. Sd3 Se4#
Efficient clearance.
Paul Stöhr (15-09-1906 - 03-06-1983) Austrian composer
Paul Stöhr composed direct mates, some of them Rex Solus miniatures.
Stöhr, Paul
Deutsche Schachzeitung, 1964
Show Solution1.Se7-g8 !
1...Kg7-f7 (Kf8) 2.d7-d8=Q (3.Qd8-e7#) 2...Kf7-g7, Kf7-e6 3.Qd8-f6, Qd8-d5#
1...Kg7xh8 2.Kh5-g6 ! Kh8xg8 3.d7-d8=Q/R#
Sacrifices.
Mario Camorani (15-09-1912 - 08-07-1996) Italian composer
Mario Camorani composed mostly short direct mates.
Camorani, Mario
Die Schwalbe, Mar 1955
Show Solution1.Sh4-f5 ! ZZ
1...Ke4-f3 2.Rc6-c2+ e5-e4 3.Rc2-f2#
1...Ke4-d5 2.Kb1-c2 ZZ 2...Kd5-e4, e5-e4 3.Rc6-f6, Sf5-e7#
1...Ke4xf5 2.Rc6-g6 ZZ 2...e5-e4 3.Bb7-c8#
1...Ke4xd3 2.Rc6-c2 ZZ 2...e5-e4 3.Bb7-a6#
Echo mates.
Александр Фёдорович Елизаров (15-09-1933) Russian composer (Aleksandr Fyodorovich Elizarov)
Aleksandr Elizarov composes direct mates and fairy problems.
Елизаров, Александр Фёдорович
Рыбинск 7 дней 2006
Show Solution1.Ka4-b5 ! ZZ
1...e5-e4 2.Rc6-c5 e4-e3 3.Sf1-g3 e3-e2 4.Sg3-f5#
1...Kd4-d5 2.Sf1-e3+ Kd5-d4 3.Se3-f5+ Kd4-d5 4.Rc6-d6#
Seidemann, Felix: b) +bBb3 not +bBf3 ?
ReplyDeleteYou are right, the twinning is now corrected.
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