Ernst Hasselkus

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Ernst Hasselkus (born September 17, 1876 - March 17, 1957 ) was a German chess composer .

Life

Hasselkus started working for Telefunken in Berlin on March 18, 1908 , where he played a key role as chief engineer in the development of the Trautonium . He died after a short, serious illness.

Chess composition

Hasselkus was mainly known as a writer of lengthy self- mock tasks , in which sub- metamorphoses often occurred.

Ernst Hasselku's
Chess Express 1948
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Self-mate in 7 moves

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Solution:

1. g7-g8T + Kg6-f6
2. f7 – f8T + Kf6 – e6
3. e7 – e8T + Ke6 – d6
4. d7-d8T + Kd6-c6
5. c7-c8T + Kc6-b6
6. b7-b8T + Kb6-a6
7. T7-a7 + De4xa7 matt

Individual references and sources

  1. ↑ Telefunken-Zeitung No. 17, p. 107, digitized from http://radiomuseum.org/
  2. ↑ Manfred Zucker : Great German Problem Master (25) . In: Schach , No. 6, 1995, p. 75

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personal data
SURNAME Hasselkus, Ernst
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German chess composer
DATE OF BIRTH 17th September 1876
DATE OF DEATH March 17, 1957