Gijsbertus Jordan was a member of the Good Companions and a twomover composer.
Jordan, Gijsbertus
De Schelde, 1924
Prize
De Schelde, 1924
Prize
| #2 | 9 + 9 |
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Monday, May 7, 2012
May 8th
Gijsbertus Jordan (08-05-1883 - 10-1956) Dutch composer
Gijsbertus Jordan was a member of the Good Companions and a twomover composer.
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Gijsbertus Jordan was a member of the Good Companions and a twomover composer.
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Sunday, May 6, 2012
May 7th
Friedrich Dubbe (07-05-1845 - 17-04-1897) German composer
Friedrich Dubbe was a direct mate composer whose work was compiled by Carl Otto in 1938 in the brochure "Friedrich Dubbe: Ein deutscher Problemmeister".
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Friedrich Dubbe was a direct mate composer whose work was compiled by Carl Otto in 1938 in the brochure "Friedrich Dubbe: Ein deutscher Problemmeister".
Dubbe, Friedrich
Deutscher Schachbund, 1881
1st Prize
Deutscher Schachbund, 1881
1st Prize
| #4 | 11 + 10 |
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Saturday, May 5, 2012
May 6th
Georgi Hadži-Vaskov (06-05-1947) Macedonian composer
Georgi Hadži-Vaskov is a helpmate, selfmate and fairy composer as well as an International Judge.
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| Georgi Hadži-Vaskov [Thanks to Boško Milošeski] |
Georgi Hadži-Vaskov is a helpmate, selfmate and fairy composer as well as an International Judge.
Hadži-Vaskov, Georgi & Milošeski, Boško
Probleemblad, 2001
Probleemblad, 2001
| #2* | 11 + 10 |
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Hadži-Vaskov, Georgi
BIT Tourney, 2010
5th Prize
BIT Tourney, 2010
5th Prize
| h#2 | 2 solutions | 6 + 13 |
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May 5th
Владимир Иосифович Шиф (05-05-1897 - 31-10-1970) Russian composer (Vladimir Yosifovich Shif)
Vladimir Schiff composed mostly problems in three moves and many of them in collaboration with Loshinsky. He was also an International Judge.
He was also the problems editor of the magazine "64. Шахматы и шашки в массы".
This monumental threemover showing pericritical Novotny and Grimshaw is explained on Wikipedia (in Russian).
Here is another monument, of course reproduced in the FIDE Album:
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Vladimir Schiff composed mostly problems in three moves and many of them in collaboration with Loshinsky. He was also an International Judge.
He was also the problems editor of the magazine "64. Шахматы и шашки в массы".
This monumental threemover showing pericritical Novotny and Grimshaw is explained on Wikipedia (in Russian).
Here is another monument, of course reproduced in the FIDE Album:
Лошинский, Лев Ильич & Шиф, Владимир Иосифович
В.Платов МК 1954
1st Prize
В.Платов МК 1954
1st Prize
| #4 | 9 + 11 |
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Thursday, May 3, 2012
May 4th
Leo Erland Valve (04-05-1914 - 11-12-1952) Finnish composer
Leo Valve was the founder of the Finnish Problem Society and edited during many years the Problems column of "Suomen Shakki". M.Myllyniemi compiled 136 of Valve's problems in "L.Valve" (1973). Leo Valve composed mostly two- and threemover, but also helpmates and selfmates.
A rare mirror position of the bK:
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Leo Valve was the founder of the Finnish Problem Society and edited during many years the Problems column of "Suomen Shakki". M.Myllyniemi compiled 136 of Valve's problems in "L.Valve" (1973). Leo Valve composed mostly two- and threemover, but also helpmates and selfmates.
A rare mirror position of the bK:
Valve, Leo Erland
Il Problema, Mar 1934
4th Prize
Il Problema, Mar 1934
4th Prize
| #2* | 8 + 8 |
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
May 3rd
Carl Erik Israel Lind (03-05-1907 - 01-03-1989) Swedish composer
Carl Erik Israel Lind mostly composed helpmates and help retractors.
A good starter to warm up:
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Carl Erik Israel Lind mostly composed helpmates and help retractors.
A good starter to warm up:
Lind, Carl Erik Israel
Svenska Problemschackklubben 2nd TT, 1938
Prize
Svenska Problemschackklubben 2nd TT, 1938
Prize
| h#2 | 2 solutions | 2 + 5 |
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Something more challenging:
Lind, Carl Erik Israel
1.pl Sverige-Israel, 1986
1.pl Sverige-Israel, 1986
| h#2 | b) wSd1->a5 c)=b) + wPe2->c2 d)=c) + wPb3->a3 | 6 + 10 |
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
May 2nd
Julius Zdeněk Mach (02-05-1877 - 02-12-1954) Czech composer
Julius Zdeněk Mach was a great specialist of the Bohemian school. He was the editor of many columns that were famous for the level of the published works: "Zlata Praha", "Svetozor" or "Prager Presse". He wrote "Šachové úlohy 1908-1916" (1917) which is the sequel of the Christmas series book "Ceske Melodie: Eine Sammlung Von 202 Schachaufgaben" (1908) dedicated to problems by Pospisil.
"Chess Chimes from Prague" is a collection of 5 of his problems on a cylindric board (download here).
V.Kotěšovec, J.Brada, J.Beasley and M.Dragoun have compiled 357 unorthodox problems by Z.Mach in "Exoproblemy dr. Zdenka Macha" (1996), because beside the cylindric board, the chinese pieces also interested Z.Mach and he published many problems in the "Fairy Chess Review". Another collection of Mach's problems can be downloaded here.
Julius Mach also invented the fairy piece Vao (the Bishop equivalent of the Chinese Pao).
Let's start with a miniature:
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The following threemover remains within the domain of the Bohemian style:
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Finally, a selfmate which is not too easy to solve, although there are only two variations:
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| Julius Zdeněk Mach [Ceskoslovensky Sach 1937 page 45] |
Julius Zdeněk Mach was a great specialist of the Bohemian school. He was the editor of many columns that were famous for the level of the published works: "Zlata Praha", "Svetozor" or "Prager Presse". He wrote "Šachové úlohy 1908-1916" (1917) which is the sequel of the Christmas series book "Ceske Melodie: Eine Sammlung Von 202 Schachaufgaben" (1908) dedicated to problems by Pospisil.
"Chess Chimes from Prague" is a collection of 5 of his problems on a cylindric board (download here).
V.Kotěšovec, J.Brada, J.Beasley and M.Dragoun have compiled 357 unorthodox problems by Z.Mach in "Exoproblemy dr. Zdenka Macha" (1996), because beside the cylindric board, the chinese pieces also interested Z.Mach and he published many problems in the "Fairy Chess Review". Another collection of Mach's problems can be downloaded here.
Julius Mach also invented the fairy piece Vao (the Bishop equivalent of the Chinese Pao).
Let's start with a miniature:
Mach, Julius Zdeněk
BCPS, 19th Dec 1932
2nd Prize
BCPS, 19th Dec 1932
2nd Prize
| #3 | 5 + 1 |
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The following threemover remains within the domain of the Bohemian style:
Mach, Julius Zdeněk
Wiener Schachzeitung, 15th May 1901
4th Prize
Wiener Schachzeitung, 15th May 1901
4th Prize
| #3 | 5 + 13 |
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Finally, a selfmate which is not too easy to solve, although there are only two variations:
Mach, Julius Zdeněk
Zlatá Praha, 1924
Zlatá Praha, 1924
| s#7 | 4 + 2 |
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