November 20th

José Tolosa y Carreras (20-11-1846 - 28-04-1916) Spanish composer

José Tolosa y Carreras
[Wikipedia]

José Tolosa y Carreras was a chess player, composer and writer. He was a pupil of Joan Carbó i Batlle, and master of Josep Paluzie i Lucena and Valentí Marín i Llovet.

Tolosa Y Carreras, José
Tourney of Barcelona, 1913
Dedicated to Esteban Puig y Puig

#3

8 + 9

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1.Qg7-f6 ! (2.f5xe6+ Kf4-g4 3.Ba8-f3#)

1...Bd4xe5 2.Qf6-h4+ Kf4xf5 3.Ba8-e4#
1...e6xf5 2.Qf6-h6+ Kf4-g4, Kf4xe5 3.f2-f3, f2-f4#

Echo mates.

Tolosa Y Carreras, José
La Stratégie, 1893
Dedicated to Ernest Bertrand

s#4

12 + 7

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1.Be4-h1 ! ZZ

1...Qd4xc3 2.Rh3-e3+ Ke5-d4 3.Qb7-e4+ Kd4xc5 4.Qe4-b4+ Qc3xb4#
1...a6-a5 2.Qb7-g2 ZZ 2...Qd4xc3 3.Sc5xd7+ Ke5-d4 4.Qg2xb2 Ba1xb2/Qc3xb2#

White Bristol.