July 17th

Zdenek Oliva (17-07-1941) Croatian composer

Zdenek Oliva composes helpmates and fairy problems, especially good series problems.

Oliva, Zdenek
feenschach, 2002

Ser-=80

1 + 16

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1.Kh6 13.Kxa6 28.Kxc8 45.Kxa8 62.Kxc7 64.Kxa5 66.Kxb3 67.Kxa2 71.Kxe5 72.Kxd4 75.Kxf7 76.Kxg6 77.Kxh5 80.Ke2 =
World length-record with a white King minimal and this type of stipulation (serial direct stalemate).

Oliva, Zdenek & Koludrović, Branko & Pernarić, Josip
23^rd TT Problemkiste, 2002
2^nd Prize

ser-h=25

11 + 10

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1.c1=S 2.Sd3 3.Se5 4.exf2 5.f1=R 6.Rf5 ... 9.g1=B 10.Be3 11.Bg5 12.Bf6 ... 16.gxh2 17.h1=B 18.Bc6 23.d1=Q 24.Qd7 25.Qe8 fxe8=Q=
Black AUW plus bB and wQ promotions.
Consecutive unpinnings of the black units.