Владимир Иосифович Шиф (05-05-1897 - 31-10-1970) Russian composer (Vladimir Yosifovich Shif)
Vladimir Schiff composed mostly problems in three moves and many of them in collaboration with Loshinsky. He was also an International Judge.
He was also the problems editor of the magazine "
64. Шахматы и шашки в массы".
This monumental threemover showing pericritical Novotny and Grimshaw is
explained on Wikipedia (in Russian).
Here is another monument, of course reproduced in the FIDE Album:
Лошинский, Лев Ильич & Шиф, Владимир Иосифович
В.Платов МК 1954
1
st Prize
Show Solution1.Re4! (2.Sb4+ Rxb4 3.Sb6+ Rxb6 4.Bxc4# or 2…Qxb4 3.Bxc4+ Qxc4 4.Sb6#)
1…Qb8 2.Bb7+ Rxb7 3.Sb6+ Rxb6 4.Qf7#
2…Qxb7 3.Qf7+ Qxf7 4.Sb6#
1…Qg1 2.Se3+ Qxe3 3.Qxg5+ Qxg5 4.Sb6#
2…Bxe3 3.Sb6+ Bxb6 4.Qxg5#
Two Plachuttas R-Q and B-Q.
1…Qb3 2.Qe8 (3.Qe6/Qc6#) Rh7+ 3.Kxh7 (4.Qg8/Qe6/Qf7/Qc6#) Qb7+,Sd4 4.Bxb7,Rxd4#
1…Be3 2.Sxe3+ Sxe3 3.Qxg5+ Sf5 4.Qxf5#
1…Qb5 2.Bxb5 (3.Sb6#) Rc7 3.Rxc7 (4.Sb6,Qf7#)
2…Rh7+ 3.Kxh7,Qxh7
Secondary variations:
1…Rb7 2.Bxb7+ Qxb7 3.Sb6+,Qf7+
1…Rc7 2.Sxc7+ Kc5,Kc6 3.Sa8+,Sd5+
1…Rh7+ 2.Kxh7,Qxh7
Zilahi,
Keller paradox, black
Loyd-Turton.
