Gerhard Latzel

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Gerhard Paul Latzel (* 28. August 1912 in Breslau , † 14. September 1980 in Altmühltal ) was a German composer in chess .

Chess composition

At the age of 15 Latzel began to compose chess problems. In 1930 Latzel became a member of the Die Schwalbe association and was treasurer for some time. In the chess column of the Lippische Landes-Zeitung he was responsible for chess composition .

In 1958 he was appointed International Chess Composition Judge. In addition to numerous two-moveers, he composed multi-moveers, later he also worked on auxiliary mat tasks. Many were included in the FIDE albums , here he came to 29.5 points. For this he became the International Master of Chess Composition in 1975 .

Gerhard Latzel
The Swallow, 1956
5th honorable mention
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Mate in 2 moves

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Solution:

Knight deductions (except 1. Nxd6) threaten 2. Qe4 mate. Eight knight deductions are possible ("knight wheel"), but only one leads to the goal. All others are only refuted by a black defense , which is not repeated in any variant.

1. Ng5! threatens 2. Qe4 mate, 1.… d5 2. Qf6 mate

It fails
first Sxg3? Kf4
1. Nf2? gxf2
1. Nd2 ? Ke6
1. Nc3? Kd4
1. Nc5? dxc5
1.Nxd6? g2
1. Nf6? d5

Private

Latzel was a senior tax advisor by profession.

In 1980 Latzel was at the FIDE conference in Wiener Neustadt . On his return he drove on the autobahn, where a traffic jam had developed in the Altmühltal. A horse panicked there and fatally kicked Latzel in the head in his car.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ International judges for chess compositions
  2. ↑ International masters for chess compositions
  3. ^ Günter Büsing: Calendar sheet . In: Die Schwalbe , issue 256, August 2012. p. 550 ( online view )
  4. ^ Hanspeter Suwe: Solution to the title issue . In: König und Turm , issue 34, September 2012. p. 30

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personal data
SURNAME Latzel, Gerhard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Latzel, Gerhard Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German chess composer
DATE OF BIRTH August 28, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Wroclaw
DATE OF DEATH September 14, 1980
Place of death Altmuehltal