March 3rd

Александр Иванович Шошин (03-03-1878 - 01-01-1906) Russian composer (Aleksandr Ivanovich Shoshin)

Aleksandr Shoshin

Aleksandr Shoshin was also a draughts (checkers) player.

Шошин, Александр Иванович
Шахматное обозрение 1902
2^nd-3^rd Prize

#3

10 + 7

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1.Sf5! (2.Qd7 [3.Se3#])

1...Sb4 2.Qc4+ ! Kxc4 3.Se3#
1...Ke6 2.Qf7+ ! Kxf7 3.Sg7#
1...Ba6 2.Re4 ! Kxe4 3.Qc6#

Sacrifices.

Шошин, Александр Иванович
Шахматное обозрение 1902
3^rd Prize

#3

6 + 6

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1.Sc7 ! (2.Qg7+ Kf4 3.Se6#)

1...Kf6 2.Rxf5+ gxf5 3.Qg7#
1...Kf4 2.Qe7 (3.Sd5#) Sxe7 3.Se6#
1...d5 2.Qe7+ Kf4, Kd4 3.Sxd5, Sb5#
1...Kd4 2.Qg7+ Sxg7, Kc5 3.Sb5, Qc3#

Model mates.