September 28th

Ernst Baumgarten (28-09-1886 - 14-05-1976) German composer

Ernst Baumgarten, 1973 [Wikimedia]

Ernst Baumgarten composed multimovers, in the Bohemian and later in the strategic style, and also helpmates and selfmates.

Baumgarten, Ernst
Kockelkorn-Gedenkturnier, 1921
2^nd Prize

#3

8 + 9

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If immediately 1.Sg8-e7 (2.Se7xg6#) d3-d2!
1.Bc7-b8 ! (2.Ra2-a7 [3.Ra7-h7#] 2...Sd4-f5 3.Se1-f3#)

1...Bb1xa2 2.Sg8-e7 ~ 3.Se7xg6#
1...Rh2xa2 2.Sg8-e7 (3.Se7xg6#) 2...Ra2-a6/d3-d2 3.Se1-g2#

(1...Rh2-c2 or 1...Rh2-f2 are followed by 2.Ra2xR)