November 29th

Georg Marco (29-11-1863 - 29-08-1923) Romanian-Austrian composer

Georg Marco
[Roger Paige]

Georg Marco was a chess player born in Bucovina and editor of the "Wiener Schachzeitung" during 18 years. He also composed a few problems and wrote "Meister des Problems" with Eduard Mazel (1924).

Marco, Georg
Wiener Hausfrauen-Zeitung, 1883

#3

7 + 4

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1.Bg5! h6 2.Bd2 cxd2 3.c4#
Not too difficult, was it?

Ferenc Istokovits (29-11-1937 - 16-05-1986) Hungarian composer

Ferenc Istokovits
[Thanks to Александр Никитин]

Ferenc Istokovits was a twomover composer.

Istokovits, Ferenc
Magyar Sakkszövestzeg, 1979
1^st Prize

#2* v

9 + 5

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Set play: 1...Sc4[a] 2.Se2#[A]
Try: 1.Sge4? (2.Qg7#)

1...Sc4[a] 2.Rd3#[B]
1...Sd5[b] 2.Be5#[C]
but 1...Sd7!

1.Sfe4! (2.Qf2#)

1...Sc4[a] 2.Se2#[A]
1...Sd5[b] 2.Sf5#[D]

Changed mates, Somov B2.

Виктор Сергеевич Колпаков (29-11-1955 - 02-03-2001) Russian composer (Viktor Sergeyevich Kolpakov)

Viktor Kolpakov
[ru-chess-art]

Viktor Kolpakov composed direct mates, helpmates, selfmates and endgame studies. Russian speakers may read Vitaly Medintsev's homage on ru-chess-art.

Колпаков, Виктор Сергеевич
Ideal-Mate Review, 1999
Prize

s#7

b) wRd4->d3

5 + 2

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a) 1. Qa8 Kb3 2. Qf3+ Ka2 3. Bc3 Kb3 4. Bd2+ Ka2 5. Qd1 Kb3 6. Rb4+ Ka2 7. Rb2+ axb2#
b) 1. Bc3 Kb3 2. Be1+ Ka2 3. Rd1 Kb3 4. Qb5+ Ka2 5. Bb4 Kb3 6. Bd2+ Ka2 7. Qb2+ axb2#
Exchange of functions between wR and wQ, creation of batteries with the wB.