Thursday, January 19, 2012

January 20th

Harald Schmid (20-01-1932) Austrian composer

Schmid, Harald
2nd TT Klein Winsener Rochade 1987- 1989
1st HM


h#5b) Move a2 h2 2 + 14
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William Ellis Keysor (20-01-1891 - 12-07-1939) American composer

Keysor, William Ellis
The Brisbane Courier, 1st Jan 1927 (2881)
Comm.


#2 6 + 6

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Karl Hraba (20-01-1912 - ?) German composer

Karl Hraba, about 1978 (Wikimedia)

Hraba, Karl
Šahovska kompozicija, 1989


#2 4 + 2

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Drago Makuc (20-01-1924 - 08-12-1962) Yugoslav composer

Makuc, Drago
Problem, 1953


h#3b) Remove d5 4 + 3
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And a special bonus, thanks to Aleksandr Nikitin:


"Problem" 1963. April. No. 87-90. pg.11


Solutions of the two problems:

1. Mate in 2.
Of course the white King should be placed on the board: +wKa6
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2. Helpmate in 3.
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Hartmut Hänneschen (20-01-1944) German composer

Hänneschen, Hartmut
Troll-20, 14th Sep 2011 (1074)


#8 4 + 2

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Evgeni Bourd (20-01-1987) Israeli composer and International Master


Evgeni Bourd is a software developer and obtained the title of International Master for Chess Composition in 2014. He is specialized mainly in direct problems. He often composes together with Arieh Grinblat. Two of his first prize-winners are quoted below.
He is also the orthodox editor of Variantim. You may be also interested to read his instructive articles "Birth of a chess problem" published in Variantim:
Variantim 72, pages 26 - 31, part 1
Variantim 73, pages 20 - 26, part 2

Bourd, Evgeni
Israel Ring Tourney, Variantim (40/) 2005-11
1st Prize


#2*vv 11 + 8
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Bourd, Evgeni
P. Gvozdják-50 JT (A) 2015
1st Prize


r#2*v 10 + 14
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