Bernhard Schauer
Bernhard showers (* 29. January 1929 in Bielstein (Wiehl) ; † 15. April 1995 in Gummersbach ) was a German composer in chess .
Life
Schauer mainly composed multi-pullers, occasionally he also created auxiliary matting and self-matting tasks. Many of his works have been awarded prizes. For his 21.5 points in the FIDE albums , he received the title of International Master in Chess Composition in 1993 . Since runners and jumpers often play decisive roles in his duties, he was nicknamed "Master of the Light Pieces".
From 1962 to 1969 he headed the department for multi-migrants in the magazine Die Schwalbe .
example
Swiss Chess Newspaper, 1993
4th Prize
a | b | c | d | e | f | G | H | ||
8th | 8th | ||||||||
7th | 7th | ||||||||
6th | 6th | ||||||||
5 | 5 | ||||||||
4th | 4th | ||||||||
3 | 3 | ||||||||
2 | 2 | ||||||||
1 | 1 | ||||||||
a | b | c | d | e | f | G | H |
Solution:
1. Bb2 (threatens Ba3 + and mate) 1.… Be7 2. Ba3 Bxa3 3. b4 Bxb4 4. e7 + Bxe7 5. Nb3 Bc5 6. Nxc5 and Nxd7 mate . If Black plays 5.… Ba3, then 6. Nd4 and Ne6 mate.
White has to clear the b3 square for his knight . So that this can be done without losing speed, the black bishop is directed to a3 under sacrifice . Then the Be6 still has to sacrifice himself in order to clear his field for the knight.
Web link
- Compositions by Bernhard Schauer on the Schwalbe's PDB server
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Schauer, Bernhard |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chess composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 29, 1929 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bielstein (Wiehl) |
DATE OF DEATH | April 15, 1995 |
Place of death | Gummersbach |