Jean-Marc Loustau

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Jean-Marc Loustau (born September 13, 1958 in Paris ) is a French grand master of chess composition .

Chess composition

Loustau composes two-move, three-move, multi-move, auxiliary mate , self- mate and fairy tale chess problems . Since 2008 he has published endgame studies on the endgame pair of bishops and rooks against rooks . About 600 of his work have been published. In 2004 he was awarded the title of Grand Master for Chess Composition.

The following task shows for the first time a plachutta , i.e. an adjustment of two figures at the same step, in miniature form. A miniature in chess composition is a task with a maximum of seven pieces.

Jean-Marc Loustau
Journal de Genève, 1976
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Checkmate in three moves

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Solution:

1. Bh4 – e7 +! with two variants.
1. ... 2. Te3xe7 Dc5-f5 + Kf8-e8 3. tg6 g8 matt or 2. ... Re7-f7 3. Qf5-c8 matt
1 ... Tb7xe7 second Dc5-c8 + Kf8-f7 3. DC8-g8 matt or 2.… Re7 – e8 3. Qc8 – f5 mate

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Grand master for chess compositions
personal data
SURNAME Loustau, Jean-Marc
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French chess composer
DATE OF BIRTH September 13, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris