Karl-Heinz Ahlheim
Karl-Heinz Ahlheim (* 13. June 1933 in Ginsheim ; † 15. October 1996 ) was a German composer in chess .
Chess composition
Ahlheim preferred to compose multi-moveers, seldom he also dealt with auxiliary and self-mats . He created a total of 14 studies and several hundred exercises, eleven of which were included in the FIDE albums (with only one entry missing for the title “Fide Master”).
Since 1959 he was a member of the Schwalbe Association .
The Swallow, 1988
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Solution:
1. Ne7! Lc7 2. Nf5 ( threatens matt Sxg3 and Sg7 matt) LE5 (covers both points) 3. d4 b6 4. dxe5 matt besides 5. Sxg3 . If 3.… b5 4. d5 ( forced move , the black bishop has to move and thus give up cover for g3 or g7; just not 4. dxe5? Because of stalemate ) and 5. Nxg3 / Ng7 checkmate .
If Black plays 1.… Bd6 (which is occasionally mentioned in the solution), there is a second solution besides the mentioned solution: 2. Rxd6 Kg5 3. Rg6 + Kh5 4. Nf5 and 5. Nxg3 / Ng7 mate.
1. d4 fails? b5 2. dxe5 stalemate, also failed 1. d3? b6 2. d4 b5 3. dxe5 patt
Private
As editor-in-chief at the Bibliographisches Institut , Ahlheim gave lexica such as B. The human environment in series How does it work? and dictionaries out.
Published books
- Karl-Heinz Ahlheim (Ed.) The human environment. From: How does it work? Meyers Lexikonverlag, Mannheim 1975, ISBN 3-411-00981-0 .
literature
- Chess . 10/1999, p. 76.
Web links
- Compositions by Karl-Heinz Ahlheim on the Schwalbe's PDB server
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ahlheim, Karl-Heinz |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chess composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 13, 1933 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ginsheim |
DATE OF DEATH | October 15, 1996 |