John Ormerod Scarlett Thursby (27-04-1861 - 26-12-1920) British composer
John Thursby published a collection of his own problems in 1883 entitled "Seventy Five Chess Problems": it can be
downloaded here.
Thursby, John Ormerod Scarlett
Holyoke Transcript, 1881
3
rd Prize, (Set)
Show SolutionSet play:
1...Bg3/Bh2/Be3 2.Re4# pin mate
1.Rc3! ZZ
1...Kd4 2.Qh8# pin mate
1...d4 2.Rc5# switchback and pin mate
1...Bg3/Bh2/Be3 2.Re3#
Erkki Tapio Puhakka (27-04-1929 - 07-05-1995) Finnish composer
rkki Puhakka composes helpmates and analytical endgame studies such as
this one, but here is another one:
Puhakka, Erkki Tapio
Kivi JT, 1981
1
st Prize
Show Solution1. Bc8 Rb8 2. b7 Bf5 3. Sb6 Bh3 4. Kf2 Bg4 5. Kg2 Kg5 6. Kg3 Bf5 7. Kf3 Kf6 8. Kf4 Be6 9. Ke4 Ke7 10. Ke5 Bf7 11. Sd5+ Kd8 12. Kd6 Rxc8 13. Se7! Rb8 14. Sc6+ Ke8 15. Sxb8 +-
Systematical manoeuvre, sacrifice and fork.
Julio Alberto Pancaldo (27-04-1932) Argentinian composer
Happy 80th birthday to Julio Alberto Pancaldo who is the founder of the club "Pena del Mate Ayudado" (section of the Argentinian chess club).
He composes retro problems, helpmates and fairy problems.
Pancaldo, Julio Alberto & Amil Meylán, Horacio T.
3
rd WCCT 1984-1988
1
st Place
Show Solution1.Qa6xb5+ Qf6-c6 2.Qb5-a6 Qc6-g2#
1.Ra7-a8+ Qf6-d8 2.Ra8-a7 Qd8xd4#
1.Bh7-g6+ Qf6-f7 2.Bg6-h7 Qf7xb3#
1.Sg8-e7+ Qf6-f8 2.Se7-g8 Qf8-a3#
An exceptional task: fourfold selfpin and unpinning of the white Queen, fourfold switchback of a black piece.
Pancaldo, Julio Alberto
20
th TT Problemkiste, 2000
3
rd Prize
ser-h=8 | 2.1.1...
ChecklessChess
h8, h6, d4, c3, b2, a1: Grasshopper
| 5 + 7 |
Show SolutionCheckless Chess: White or Black cannot give check. Only mate is allowed.
1.Gh1 2.Kg2 3.Gxh2 4.Kg3 5.Gcxh3 6.Kg4 7.Gdxh4 8.Kxh5 Kh7=
1.Kxh2 2.Kxh3 3.Kxh4 4.Kxh5 5.Kg6 6.Gf6 7.Kf5 8.Ke5 Kg7=
Two solutions in orthogonal-diagonal correspondence. Specific stalemates.
Владимир Алексеевич Ерохин (27-04-1937 - 15-04-2000) Russian composer and International Master (Vladimir Alexeyevich Erokhin)
Vladimir Erokhin is a twomover composer who also left a theme named after himself and belonging to the Dombrovskis family.
Erokhin theme:
1.X (2.A#) 1...a 2.B#
1.B 1...a 2.A#
See also
Erokhin 4x4 theme and
Erokhin doubling theme.
Ерохин, Владимир Алексеевич
Kharkov TT, 1981
Prize
Show SolutionSet play:
1...Bc2/Rd1/Rxe1 2.Rxc5#[A]
1...Ba2/Rc2 2.fxe4#[B]
1...exf3 2.Re5#/Qxf7#[C]/Qe5#[D]
1.Sc2? (2.Qxf7#[C]/Qe5#[D])
1...Sd7 2.Qxf7#[C]
1...Qxb5/Qxb7 2.Qe5#[D]
1...Bh2 2.Qxf7#[C]/Rxc5#[A]/Se3#
1...Bd4 2.fxe4#[B]
1...Rxa1 2.fxe4#[B]/Sb4#
1...Rd4 2.Rxc5#[A]
but 1...cxb5!
1.Sxc6[E]! (2.Se7#)
1...Sxc6[a] 2.Qxf7#[C]
1...Qxc6[b] 2.Qe5#[D]
Grimshaw,
Rudenko,
transferred mates.
Микола Іванович Колесник (27-04-1969) Ukrainian composer and International Master(Mykola Ivanovich Kolesnik)
Mykola Kolesnik has composed more than 500 helpmates, most of them in collaboration with Roman Zalokotsky.
Залокоцький, Роман Федорович & Колесник, Микола Іванович
Victory-60 JT, 2005
1
st Prize
Show Solution1. Sa3 Kd1 2. Sb5 axb5 3. b2 b6 4. b1S b7 5. Sa3 b8S 6. Sb5 Sd7#
Phoenix of bS, repetition of the same moves with different black Pawns.
Винокуров, Вадим Константинович & Колесник, Микола Іванович
JT Moscow-1941, 2006
2
nd Prize
Show Solution1. Sb7 Rc5 2. Sc3 Be4#
1. Sg5 Be4 2. Sd3 Rc5#
In orthogonal diagonal correspondence, exchange of functions of the bSs, of the wR and wB; pin mates.
Erokhin theme need to be corrected: 1.X (2.A#) 1...a 2.B# ; 1.B 1...a 2.A#, any one of these phases may be a solution.
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