František Dedrle (13-10-1878 - 28-05-1957) Czech composer
John D. Beasley presented this composer in
BESN Special Issue 31 where he also gave a few of his studies with commented solution and which can be read with pleasure:
"The Moravian composer and analyst František Dedrle (1878- 1957) was an all-rounder whose interests embraced problems, studies, and endgame theory. Problemists know him from "Böhmische Schachminiaturen" (1922), from his introduction (in English) to A. C. White's book "Bohemian Garnets" on the problems of Miroslav Havel (1923), and from his trilingual book "Echo" (1927). His writings on the endgame included an article on Drtina's theory of critical squares in pawn endings (1919) and a book "Studie" (1925) containing 150 studies with detailed analysis (...)"
He was also an International Judge.
Read "Böhmische Schachminiaturen"
here.
For more details about the Dedrle brothers František and Cyril, please read
Siegfried Hornecker's article on ChessBase.
Dedrle, František
British Chess Federation 20
th Tourney, 1935
2
nd Prize
Show Solution1.d6-d7 ! (2.d7-d8=S+ Ke6xf5 3.Qb4-f4#)
1...Ke6xf5 2.Qb4xg4+ Kf5xe5 3.Bg5-f4#
1...f6xe5 2.Qb4-e7+ Ke6xf5, Sg8xe7 3.e2-e4, Rf5-f6#
1...f6xg5 2.Se5xg4 ZZ 2...Ke6xf5 3.Qb4-e4# or 2...g6xf5 3.d7-d8=S# or 2...Sg8-e7 3.Rf5-f6#
Model mates.
Dedrle, František
80 Eindspelstudies, 1926
Show Solution1.Kxb6? does not work on account of 1...Kg4 and Black captures wPg2 and promotes.
1. Kc6 ! Kg4 2. Kd6 ! Kg3 3. Ke5 Kg4 4. Kf6 Kh4 5. Kf5 Kg3 6. Kg5 +-
What is notable is the try 1.Kd6? Kh6! 2.Kc6 Kg5! (same position as after 1.Kc6!) which highlights the position of mutual zugzwang occurring after 1.Kc6.
