November 10th

Josef V. Mařík (10-11-1880 - ?) Czech composer

Josef V. Mařík composed direct mates.

Mařík, Josef V.
Národní politika, 1941
1^st Prize

#3

5 + 12

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1.Be4-f5 ! (2.Bb4-c3 ~ 3.Qb7-b3#)

1...Rg5xf5 2.Bb4-c5 (3.Qb7-b3#) 2...Rg7-g3 3.Qb7xd7#
1...d6-d5 2.Bb4-e7 (3.Qb7-b3/Qb7xd7#)
1...Rg5-g3/e6-e5/e6xf5 2.Qb7-b6 (3.Qb6xa5#) 2...a5xb4 3.Qb6-a6#

Good decoys.

Ivo Tominić (10-11-1947) Croatian composer and International Master

Ivo Tominić composes mostly helpmates but is successful also in direct mates and selfmates.
He has become an International Judge for twomovers in 2017.

Tominić, Ivo
Mat (Beograd) 1979

h#2

b) +bBf3

7 + 13

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a) 1.Sd6-b7 Sg7-f5 2.Sf3-d4 Se3-d5#
b) 1.c6-c5 Se3-f5 2.Bf3-b7 Sg7xe8#
The two wS exchange their functions, as well as the half-pinned Pc6-Sd6.

Tominić, Ivo
problem (Zagreb) 1976
1^st Prize

h#2

3 solutions

5 + 10

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1.Qb6 Bxe5+ 2.Kxe5 Qg7#
1.Qe7 Rxc5 2.Kxc5 Ba7#
1.Qc8 Qxd5+ 2.Kxd5 Rd6#

Cyclic Zilahi with wR/wQ/wB.

Hans Schogt (10-11-1949 - 1999) Dutch composer

Hans Schogt is a twomover and helpmate composer.

Schogt, Hans
Vissermann-Gedenkturnier
1^st HM

#2

11 + 8

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Set play:

1...Bg3[a] 2.Qf3#[A]
1...Qc7[b] 2.Bxd5#[B]
1...Rf1[c] 2.Qxd3#[C]

1.Sxh3? (2.Rf4#)

1...Bg3[a] 2.Sg5#[D]
1...Qc7[b] 2.Bxd5#[B]
1...Bg5 2.Sxg5#[D]/Sf2#
but 1...Rf1[c]!

1.Sfxd5? (2.Rf4#)

1...Bg3[a] 2.Sf6#[E]
1...Qc7[b] 2.Sc3#[G]
1...Rf1[c] 2.Qc2#[F]
1...Rf3 2.gxf3#
1...Qxd5 2.Bxd5#[B]
but 1...Bg5!

1.Se6! (2.Rf4#)

1...Bg3[a]/Bg5 2.Sg5#[D]
1...Qc7[b] 2.Sc5#[H]
1...Rf1[c] 2.Rxd4#[I]
1...Rf3 2.gxf3#

Zagoruiko.