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.
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Saturnin Limbach (26-12-1907 - 11-12-1984) Polish composer and FIDE Master
Saturnin Limbach [Konikowski] |
Saturnin Limbach composed more than 4,000 problems and was specialised in selfmate and Bohemian problems. He held the chess column in the "Gazeta Czestochowska" from 1956 until 1984.
Saturnin Limbach was an International Judge.
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Zivko Milovanović (26-12-1908 - 16-04-1978) Yugoslav composer
Zivko Milovanović composed mostly helpmates.
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Василий Алексеевич Миронов (26-12-1919 - 2001?) Russian composer (Vasily Alexeyevich Mironov)
Vasily Mironov was a direct mate composer.
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Христофор Саввич Анимица (26-12-1935 - 26-10-1987) Russian composer (Khristofor Savvich Animitsa)
Khristofor Animitsa composed in all genres.
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Since the previous problem is anticipated, here is another one:
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Євген Сергійович Орлов (26-12-1939) Ukrainian composer (Evgen Sergyiovich Orlov)
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Николай Иванович Кралин (26-12-1944) Russian composer and Grandmaster (Nikolay Ivanovich Kralin)
Nikolay Kralin with Y.Afek [Wikipedia] |
Nikolay Kralin is an endgame study composer but he also occasionally composes problems (selfmates, direct mates, helpmates).
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Roberto Stelling (26-12-1961) Brazilian composer
Roberto Stelling [Twitter] |
Roberto Stelling is the Brazilian delegate at the WFCC, a solver several times Brazilian champion and an occasional composer.
You may visit his chess blog with a short presentation of his results.
Stelling, Roberto & Sonnenfeld, Felix Alexander
Canadian Chess Chat, 1984 (1282)
Canadian Chess Chat, 1984 (1282)
h#2 | b) bQe6->e5 | 4 + 6 |
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Johan Scheel (26-12-1889 - 04-12-1958) Norwegian composer
"Internationale Galerie moderner Problem-Komponisten", Hans Schaffer, 1930.
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Johan Scheel was a Norwegian composer of two- and threemovers. He published more than 750 problems and started composing in the Bohemian style.
He compiled an early anthology “200 Schakopgaver” (Kristiania, 1924) which did not fully satisfy him, according to G.W. Chandler, in his "Orbituary : Johan Scheel", The Problemist, July 1959. After 1940 he blended the Bohemian style with some more strategic ideas, which lead for instance to his well-known 1st Prize, US Chess Federation 1948.
Alain Godbout wrote "256 problèmes choisis de Johan Scheel" (Editions de l'Apprenti Sorcier, 2001) dedicated to Scheel's whole work.
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Витольд Витольдович Якимчик (26-12-1909 - 28-05-1977) Russian composer and International Master (Vitold Vitoldovich Yakimchik)
Vitold Yakimchik composed 120 studies (source).
The translation of his interview from Shakhmaty v SSSR ix l971 can be found in eg-127 (pages 250-257).
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Animitsa's h#2 is totally anticipated by the classic Iosif Krikheli, 3 Pr Sredba na Solidarnosta 1971 (PDB P0526964).
ReplyDeleteCorrect: Krikheli's problem can be found here http://www.yacpdb.org/?id=92637
DeleteSCHEEL, Johan (26.12.1889–04.12.1958), Norwegian chess composer of three-mover problems with model-mates. Author of “200 Schakopgaver” (Kristiania, 1924). Lawyer.
ReplyDeleteHe has published more than 700 problems and many of them got a first prizes.
http://www.echesspedia.com/?page_id=35759
Thank you Ivan, it would have been a pity not to mention Johan Scheel. His problems are highly enjoyable and two of his works are now quoted on this page.
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