Cyril Dedrle (05-07-1876 - 24-01-1944) Czech composer
Cyril Dedrle was a Bohemian threemover composer. I.Mikan and F.Macek compiled Dedrle's works in 1974 in the 11th volume of the collection "
Galerie československých skladatelů" (Gallery of Czech composers) which can be
read here.
For more details about the Dedrle brothers František and Cyril, please read
Siegfried Hornecker's article on ChessBase.
Dedrle, Cyril
Československá republika, 15
th Jan 1922
Show Solution1.Sf7-g5 ! (2.Sg5-f3 [3.Se3-d1#] 2...Sa1xb3 3.Qh7-c2#)
1...Sa1-c2/Sa1xb3 2.Qh7-c2+ Kc3-d4 3.Sg5-f3#
1...Kc3-d4 2.Se3-d5+ Kd4-e5 3.Sg5-f7# Switchback
1...e6-e5 2.Qh7-d7 (3.Sg5-e4/Se3-d1#) 2...Sa1xb3 3.Sg5-e4#
1...Bh8-d4 2.Sg5-e4+ Kc3-d3 3.Bb3-c4#
Some superb model mates.
Dedrle, Cyril
Rudé právo, 9
th Oct 1921
Show Solution1.Qg3-c7 ! (2.Rc3-d3#)
1...Re1-d1 2.Sb4-c2+ Re2xc2 3.Qc7-g7#
1...Re2-d2 2.Rc3-d3+ Rd2xd3 3.Sb4-c2#
Two deviations of the black Rooks. Other variations:
1...Sh3-f4 2.Rc3-c4+ Kd4-e3 3.Qc7xf4#
1...Ba1xc3 2.Qc7xb6+ Kd4-c4, Kd4-e5 3.Bg2-d5, Sb4-d3#