February 19th

Francis Charles Collins (19-02-1843 - 29-07-1898) British composer

Francis C. Collins published in 1881 an anthology titled "A Selection of 107 Chess Problems".

Collins, Francis Charles
Collins: Selection of 107 Chess Problems, 1881 (104)

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1.Kd5 ! g2(e6+) 2.Kc5 e6(g2) 3.c4 bxc3 ep.#
A tricky zugzwang selfmate.