October 14th

Fridtjof M. Godager (14-10-1883 - 07-06-1967) Norwegian composer

Fridtjof Godager and his son, 1939
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Fridtjof Godager composed direct mates.

Godager, Fridtjof M.
Norsk Sjakkblad, 1921
Prize

#3

5 + 7

Show Solution

1.Ba2-e6 ! ZZ

1...Ke1xf1 2.Rd3-d1+ Kf1-g2, e2xd1 3.Re8-g8, Be6-h3#
1...e2xf1=Q/B 2.Be6-b3+ Qf1-e2 3.Rd3-d1#
1...e2xf1=S 2.Be6-g4+ Sf1-e3 3.Rd3-d1#

Good battery creation and unpinning key and active play by all pieces.

Edward Boswell (14-10-1899 - 22-03-1960) British composer

Edward Boswell was a specialist of selfmates and the president of the BCPS (British Chess Problem Society) from 1958 until 1960.
He was an International Judge.

Boswell, Edward
Arbejder-Skak, 1953
2^nd Prize

s#4

9 + 5

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1. Qh2 !

1...g5 (f4) 2. Sf1+ f4 (g5) 3. Qd2 f3 4. Qd1 f2#
1...fxg4 2. 0-0 g5 3. Sh1+ g3 4. Rg4 gxh2#

Echo mates.

Dieter Müller (14-10-1946 - 18-03-2019) German composer and International Master

Dieter Müller
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Dieter Müller composed direct mates, helpmates and fairy problems.
In the field of fairy chess he invented for instance the Reichenbacher chess (see feenschach 16, August 1973, pg 113 or in French on e-chekk) a precursor variant of Vogtländer chess.
He was also an International Judge for direct mates (in 2, 3 and more moves) and in helpmates.

Müller, Dieter
Schach (magazine) 1986 (11123)
1^st Prize

#4

6 + 11

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1.Rc3-c7 ! (2.Rc7xe7 [3.Ke6-~#] 2...Sd2-c4 3.Ke6xf6+ Sc4-e5 4.Re7xe5#)

1...b2-b1=Q 2.Se3-c4 (3.Sc4xd2#) 2...Sd2-f1 3.Sc4-d6+ e7xd6 4.Rc7-c4#
1...h2-h1=Q/R 2.Se3-f5 (3.Sf5xg3#) 2...Sg3-f1 3.Sf5-d6+ e7xd6 4.Bg4-f5#

Variations in echo with the same clearance motivation.

Müller, Dieter
Match: Bavaria - Saxony
1^st Place

h#4

2.1.1...

3 + 9

Show Solution

1.Ke6-e5 Rc8-c6 2.Bf5-e6 Be4-h7 3.Be6-d5 Rc6-g6 4.Ke5-e4 Rg6-e6#
1.Ke6-d7 Be4-d5 2.Sd8-e6 Rc8-h8 3.Se6-c7 Bd5-g8 4.Kd7-c8 Bg8-e6#
Echo mates, Indians, diagonal-orthogonal correspondence, unified play in both solutions.