September 9th

Walter Langweil (09-09-1905 - ?) Czech composer

Walter Langweil composed direct mates and selfmates.

Langweil, Walter
Jas, 6^th Sep 1928 (137)

s#2

8 + 7

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In the set play, mates are prepared against all Black moves: 1...Rxc8/Bxg7 2.Qb2+ cxb2# or 1...Rb8 2.Qb1+ Rxb1#
The key leaves one more possibility to Black:
1. Bh8! ZZ

1. ... Rb8 2. Qb1+ Rxb1#
1. ... Rxc8/Bg7 2. Qb2+ cxb2#
1. ... Bf8 2. Qa3+ Bxa3#

Imants Draiska (09-09-1926 - 01-10-1996) Latvian composer

Imants Draiska was an experienced twomover composer.

Draiska, Imants
Конкурс Эстонского КФКС, ТТ 1956
1^st Prize

#2 *

10 + 8

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Set play:

1. ... Sb~ 2. Qb6#
1. ... Sxd4 2. Qa3#
1. ... Se~ 2. Sd7#

1. Rd6! ZZ

1. ... Sb~ 2. Qa3#
1. ... Sxd6 2. Qb6#
1. ... Kxc4 2. Qc3#
1. ... Kxd6 2. Qxe5#
1. ... Se~ 2. Rxc6#
1. ... Sxc4 2. Sd7#

Mutate, changed mates, black correction.

Haran Tubin (09-09-1943) Israeli composer

Haran Tubin composes twomovers and helpmates.

Tubin, Haran
Israel Ring Tourney, 1976
3^rd Prize

#2

9 + 9

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Set play:
1...Se3[a]/Sdxc3/Sb6 2.Sxe4#[B]
1...Sf2/Sg3/Sg5/Sd2/Sd6/Sexc3 2.Sxd5#[A]
Try:
1.Re2? (2.Sxd5#[A])
1...Se3[a] 2.Sxe4#[B]
1...Sxf6 2.Rxc5# but 1...exf6!
1.Rxc5! (2.Sxe4#[B])
1...Sxc5[b] 2.Sxd5#[A]
1...exf6 2.Qe8# 1...Sxf6 2.Re2#
Pseudo Le Grand.

Валерий Иванович Резинкин (09-09-1947) Belarusian composer (Valery Ivanovich Rezinkin)

Valery Rezinkin
[Albino 20-21, 2003]

Valery Rezinkin composes direct mates. His portrait was made in the magazine "Albino" issue 20-21/2003 and can be read here (pages 9-10).

Резинкин, Валерий Иванович
Командное первенство СССР 1982
1^st Place

#3

9 + 13

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1.Qh8-g7 ! (2.Qg7-e7+ Ke5xd5 3.Qe7-e6/Sa4-b6#)
1...Rd4-d3 2.Rf6-f5+ Ke5xf5/Ke5-e4 3.Rf3xf4# or 2...Ke5xd6 3.Bh6xf4#
1...Rd4-c4 2.Rf6-e6+ Ke5-f5, Ke5xd5 3.Sf1-e3, Qg7-e5#
1...Rd4xd5 2.Rf6-f7+ Ke5xd6/Ke5-e6 3.Qg7-f6# or 2...Ke5-e4 3.Rf7xf4#
1...Rd4-e4 2.Rf6xg6+ Ke5xd5, Ke5-f5 3.Sa4-b6, Qg7-f6#
Cross of the black Rook and echo cross of the white Rook (Monkey theme).
Secondary variation:
1...Ke5xd5 2.Sa4-b6+ Kd5-e5, Kd5-e4 3.Qg7-e7, Rf6xf4#

Kaare Vissing Andersen (09-09-1948) Danish composer

Kaare Vissing Andersen and Leif Schmidt, 2001
[Problemskak.dk]

Kaare Andersen has been a member of the Danish Chess Problem Club since 1976 and became its president in 1995. He is a good solver and has also published a few chess problem books at his own expense.
As a composer, he has preferred direct movers.

Andersen, Kaare Vissing
K41's Stormester Ty. 1991

#4

9 + 9

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1.Qa1-a8 ! (2.Re3xe4+ Ke5xe4 3.Rc6xe6#)
1...Rc7-b7 2.Qa8-h8+ Qf7-g7 3.Qh8-h1 (4.Re3xe4/Qh1xe4#) 3...d4xe3 4.Qh1-a1#
Circuit of the white Queen in the four corners of the board.
Secondary variation:
1...Qf7-f4/f5 2.Re3xe4+ Qf4xe4 3.Qa8-h8+ Rc7-g7 4.Qh8xg7#