Oswald von Krobshofer
Oswald Ritter von Krobshofer (born December 15, 1883 in Prague , † March 8, 1960 in Leipzig ) was a German painter, graphic artist, etcher and chess composer .
Life
From November 14, 1903, Oswald von Krobshofer was a student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich under Carl von Marr , Peter Halm and Julius Exter . He was artistically active in Munich , Berlin , Naumburg , Leipzig and Miltitz near Leipzig. He was a member of the German Art Cooperative and the Metzner Association of Tetschen . He was represented in the Munich Secession from 1911 to 1914 with landscape and figure paintings . In 1913 he had an exhibition in the Vienna Secession , and in 1921 he was represented with etchings in the Dresden art exhibition and in the Munich Glass Palace .
Chess composition
Three and multi-moveers composed by Krobshofer, a study by him is also known. Occasionally he used the pseudonym Opificius .
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Solution:
1. c7 – c8L! Under -metamorphosis , forced tension b4 – b3
2. Bc8 – g4 b3 – b2 steering back
3. Bg4 – d1 Ka2xb1
4. Bd1 – b3 pattern mate
literature
- Opificius: The chess law in the key move. in: Schach-Express , February 2nd issue, 1948, pages 59f
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| SURNAME | Krobshofer, Oswald von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Krobshofer, Oswald Ritter von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter and chess composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 15, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 8, 1960 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |