November 3rd

Gérard Debarbieux (03-11-1928) French composer

Gérard Debarbieux composes fairy and help problems.

Debarbieux, Gérard
Themes 64, 1957
2^nd Prize

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Maximummer f5, g2: Nightrider e4: Grasshopper

13 + 6

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1.Nd1! ZZ offers Black the possibility of 6 promotions:

1…cxd1=S 2.Qc3+ Sxc3#
1…cxd1=B 2.Be3 Bxb3#
1…cxd1=R+ 2.Sd4 Rxd4#
1…cxd1=Q+ 2.Rd2 Qh5#
1…cxd1=N 2.Ne3 Nh3#
1…cxd1=G 2.Sa1 Gf3#

Super Allumwandlung.

Валерий Михайлович Горбунов (03-11-1950 - 05-11-2021) Ukrainian composer (Valery Mikhailovich Gorbunov)

Valery Gorbunov
[Grigory Popov]

Valery Gorbunov composed direct mates, endgame studies and helpmates.

Горбунов, Валерий Михайлович
Gaprindashvili-50 JT Lelo, 1991
Special Prize

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4 + 7

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1. f7 ! Bxf7 2. gxh7 a2 ! 3. Kb2 Bc1+ 4. Ka1 Bg5 5. Sd6+ !
{5. h8=Q ? Bf6+ 6. Qxf6+ Kxf6 -+ ; 5. Sd4+ ? Kg6 ! 6. h8=Q Bf6 -+}
5... Ke6 6. Se4 Bf4 7. Sc5+ Kd5 8. Sd3 ! Be3 9. Sb4+ Kc4 10. Sc2 ! Bd2 11. Sa3+ Kb3 12. Sb5 ! axb5 13. h8=Q Bc3+ 14. Qxc3+ Kxc3 stalemate.
Staircase manoeuvre of the white Knight.