November 2nd

Carlo Salvioli (02-11-1848 - 29-01-1930) Italian composer

Carlo Salvioli
[Wikipedia]

Carlo Salvioli was a player, theoretician and writer, author of "Teoria e pratica del giuoco degli scacchi". He composed direct mates and endgame studies, a few of them were didactic and theoretical endgames with material K+Q+P vs K+R+P.

Salvioli, Carlo
Nuova Rivista degli Scacchi, 1897

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1. Qf5 Kb7 2. Qf8 Ra6+
{2... Ka7 3. Qc8 +-; 2... Rd6 3. Qxd6 +-)
3. Kb5 Rb6+ 4. Kc5 Ra6 5. Kd4 Rb6 6. Ke5 Ra6 7. Qe8 Rd6 8. Qe6 Rb6
{8... Rxe6+ 9. dxe6 Kc8 10. Kf6 Kd8 11. Kf7 +-}
9. Kf6 Ra6 10. Ke7 Rb6 11. Kd7 Ra6 12. Qxa6+ followed by 13.Kxc7 +-