July 31st

Henry Hosey Davis (31-07-1855 - 07-05-1954) British composer

"Henry Hosey Davis, a British chess player, seated in an ornately carved chair"
[John G. White Collection, Cleveland Public Library]

Henry H. Davis wrote the compilation "Chess problems" in 1906. He composed direct mates and has a very long composing career.

Davis, Henry Hosey
Bristol Mercury, 1892
1^st Prize

#2

10 + 8

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1.Rb6 ! ZZ

1...Rc5 2.Qxg8#
1...Rc4 2.Qf5#
1...Ra6/Ra7/Ra8/Rb5 2.Rb5#
1...Rb4 2.Sxb4#
1...Rd4 2.Kf6#
1...Re4 2.Bxe4#
1...Rf4 2.Kxf4#
1...Rg4+ 2.Kxg4#
1...Rh4 2.Kxh4#
1...Se3/Sf2/Sc3/Sb2 2.Sc3#
1...hxg6 2.Kxg6#
1...Bf7 2.Bxf7#
1...Be6 2.Qc6#

A difficult block key followed by many variations, as was the fashion at the end of the 19th century.