Loshinsky 100 - about a "Loshinsky-magnet" problem

On the occasion of Lev Loshinsky's coming centenary (Jan.17th), it may be profitable and instructive to return to a problem by Lev Loshinsky which was mentioned on this blog. In fact, the problem quoted there was a version of Lev Loshinsky's magnet masterpiece.

In 1947, Loshinsky published his first prizewinner showing the magnet theme:

December 31st

Joel Fridlizius (31-12-1869 - 06-01-1963) Swedish composer

Joel Fridlizius
[ChessGames]

Joel Fridlizius was a school teacher, a very good chess player, composer and editor of the chess column of the newspaper "Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfarts-Tidning" (source).
He was specialized in Bohemian threemovers and his best-known work is reproduced below (St. Petersburger Zeitung 1898).
Some of his works can be found in "370 Udvalda Svenska Schackproblem" by Johan August Ros, 1901 (source of the information and games by J.Fridlizius on ChessGames.com).

Fridlizius, Joel
St. Petersburger Zeitung, 1898
1^st Prize

#3

8 + 9

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1.Rc3-f3 ! (2.Qh1-h4+ g5xh4 3.Rf3-f4#)

1...Be2xf3 2.Qh1-a1+ Kd4-e4, Kd4xc4 3.Qa1-e5, Sd5-e3#
1...Be2xc4 2.c2-c3+ Kd4-e4, Kd4xd5 3.Sd5-f6, Rf3-f6#
1...Kd4xc4 2.Rf3-f4+ g5xf4 3.Qh1-e4#
1...Sa5xc4 2.Rf3-d3+ Be2xd3 3.c2-c3#
1...f7-f5 2.Qh1-a1+ Kd4xc4,Kd4-e4 3.Sd5-e3,Rf3-e3#
1...Be2-d3 2.Rf3xd3+ Kd4xc4 3.Sd5-e3/Qh1-e4#

Model mates and mutual sacrifices of wQ (on h4) and wR (on f4).

Fridlizius, Joel
Trollhättans Schacksällskap, 1918
1^st Prize

#3

9 + 4

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1.Qc8-e8 ! (2.Qe8-g6 [3.Qg6xg5#] 2...Ke5xd5,Ba8xd5 3.Qg6-e4, d3-d4#)

1...Ke5xd5 2.Se6-f4+ Kd5-d4, g5xf4 3.Qe8-h8, Qe8-e4#
1...Ba8xd5 2.d3-d4+ Ke5-f5/Ke5-e4/Ke5-f6 3.Qe8-g6#
1...Ba8-c6 2.Qe8-h8+ Ke5xd5, Ke5-f5 3.Se6-c7, g2-g4#

Model mates.

Fridlizius, Joel
Zlatá Praha, 1908
1^st Prize

#3

6 + 8

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1.Qf5-h7 ! (2.Sb5-d4+ Kb4-a5/Kb4-c5 3.Qh7-a7#)

1...Sg5xh7/Sg5-f7 2.Sb5-c7+ Kb4-a5,Kb4-c5 3.Rb8-b5,Sc7-e6#
1...a3-a2 2.Qh7-a7 (3.Qa7-a3/Sb5-a3/Sb5-d4/Sb5xd6/Sb5-c7#)
1...c3-c2 2.Qh7-c7 (3.Qc7-c3/Sb5-c3/Sb5-d4/Sb5xd6/Sb5-a7#)
1...Kb4xb3 2.Sb5xd6+ Kb3-a4,Kb3-a2 3.Qh7-a7,Qh7-b1#
(1...Kb4-a5/Kb4-c5 2.Qh7-a7+ /2.Qh7-c7+ )

Model mates.

December 30th

Friedrich Beck (30-12-1906 - ?) German composer

Friedrich Beck composed mostly twomovers.

Beck, Friedrich
Deutsche Schachzeitung, 1944
3^rd Prize

#2*

6 + 8

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Set play:

1...Rb2/Rb1/Rb4/Rbc3/Rbe3/Rbf3 2.Bd5#[A]
1...Qg1/Qc1 2.Qh6#[B]
1...Rg4/Rgf3/Rge3/Rgc3/Rh3 2.Qd6#[C]

1.Rd4! (2.Rd6#)

1...Rbd3 2.Bd5#[A]
1...Qd1 2.Qh6#[B]
1...Rgd3 2.Qd6#[C]
1...Sb5/Sc4 2.Rc4#

Transferred mates.

December 29th

Joseph Alonzo Potter (29-12-1837 - 30-07-1859) American composer

Joseph Alonzo Potter, Scientific American Supplement, 1878.07.27
[Chess Archaeology]

According to these Proceedings:

[Joseph Alonzo Potter] was an invalid from early youth, and consequently did not engage much in the active duties of boyhood, but was induced to lead the life of a retired student. In 1856 he first played a game of chess, the study of which became his delight and hobby. In January 1857, he received the Chess Monthly, when he dates his chess life ; and from that time to his death he was absorbed in its history and science, whenever health would permit. He composed problems, corresponded extensively with chess scholars — edited for eight months a chess column in the American Union, and during his chess life wrote or received over 1000 letters on the subject and left over 100 original chess problems.

Potter, Joseph Alonzo
American Chess-Nuts, 1868 (3-moves / 664)

#3

5 + 5

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1.Ra6-f6 ! (2.Qf2-g2+ Sg5-f3 3.Qg2xf3#)

1...Sh5-f4 2.Kb7-c6 (3.Qf2-e3#) 2...Sf4-g2/Sf4-d5 3.Qf2-f5#
1...Sh5xf6 2.Qf2xf6 ZZ Ke4-d5, Sg5~ 3.Qf6-c6, Qf6-f3#
1...Ke4-d5 2.Qf2-b6 (3.Qb6-c6#) 2...Kd5-c4 3.Sc2-e3# or 2...e5-e4 3.Qb6-d4/Qb6-b5#

December 28th

William W. Greenwood (28-12-1836 - 11-07-1922) British composer

William Greenwood was a Good Companion composer. He composed mostly direct movers, but also selfmates.

Greenwood, William W.
English Chess Problems, 1876

#3

5 + 1

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1.Qa2-a6 ! ZZ

1...Ke4-f5 2.Qa6-e2 Kf5-g5 3.Qe2-h5#
1...Ke4-e5 2.Qa6-f6+ Ke5-e4 3.Sd5-~#
1...Ke4-d4 2.Qa6-d6 (3.Sd5-e3/Sd5-b6#) 2...Kd4-c4 3.Qd6-b4#
1...Ke4-f3 2.Qa6-g6 ~ 3.Qg6-g2#

Greenwood, William W.
The British Chess Magazine, Jan 1916

s#2

9 + 16

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1. Rc2! (2. Sxe3+ Sxe3#)

1... Sa7/Sa5 2. Be6+ dxe6#
1... Rxh5 2. Rxf6 Kxf6#
1... Rb3 2. Qd3+ Rxd3#
1... Qxd1 2. Qxf3+ Qxf3#

A modern conception.

December 27th

Frank W. Martindale (27-12-1854 – 27-10-1909) American composer

Frank W. Martindale
[Chess problems, HathiTrust Digital Library]

Frank Martindale learnt the rules of chess at 17 and the next year already published a book including 100 of his problems ("Chess Problems", O.A.Brownson, Dubuque Chess Journal, 1872).

Martindale, Frank W.
Maryland Chess Review, 1874

#3

6 + 4

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1.Bc4xe6 ! (2.f3-f4+ Ke5-e4 3.Qd2-e3#)

1...d7-d5 2.Qd2-b4 (3.f3-f4#) 2...d5-d4 3.Qb4-b8#
1...d7xe6 2.Qd2-d8 Ke5-f5/f4 3.Qd8-f6#

Sacrifice key with two Queen variations.

December 26th

Joseph Ney Babson (26-12-1852 - 20-12-1929) American composer

Joseph Babson
[ChessProblem.net]

Joseph Babson, 1882
[Cleveland Public Library Digital Gallery]
Thanks to P.Hoffmann and Z.Kornin for the link

Joseph Babson composed mainly selfmates.
His name has remained forever associated to the task of the 4 reciprocal white and black promotions: he imagined this idea in 1913 and it was the theme of the Babson tourney in 1925. Tim Krabbé's article "Sons of Babson" is well remembered by chess problem aficionados and can be read here.

Babson, Joseph Ney
American Chess Bulletin, 1925

s#3

14 + 9

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1.f7-f8=B !

1...h2-h1=Q 2.h7-h8=Q (3.Qh8xh1 ~#) 2...Qh1xg2 3.Qh8xc3+ Sb1xc3#
1...h2-h1=S 2.a7-a8=S Sh1-g3 3.Bc7xg3 ~#
1...h2-h1=R 2.h7-h8=R followed by the capture of the promoted black Rook and mate.
1...h2-h1=B 2.a7-a8=B Bh1xg2 3.Ba8xg2 ~#

Babson task.
The slight defect of this problem from the Babson task point of view is that the Bishop promotion is not made by the white h-pawn, but by another pawn.