Otto Goetz

Otto Götz (born April 11, 1895 in Bettenhausen , † February 18, 1995 in Eisenach ) was one of the best German solvers of chess compositions of the 20th century, chess composer and chess player.

Chess composition

In 1922 Götz began solving chess problems in the Arbeiter-Schachzeitung . He later worked as a solver in chess echo and since January 1950 he was a constant solver in chess . With almost 20,000 points (corresponds to the correct solving of 10,000 two-moves) he led the eternal solver list of this chess magazine on his 80th birthday .

Götz rarely composed himself. This move is his only Orthodox task.

Otto Götz
Schach-Echo, 1936

	a	b	c	d	e	f	G	H
8th									8th
7th									7th
6th									6th
5									5
4th									4th
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	G	H

Checkmate in two moves

Set game:

1. ... 2. Te3xf3 Qb6-d4 matt

Solution:

1. Qb6-g6! This Damenopfer threatens Dxg7 matte , the black king is the escape field d4 and provokes the same time a chess bid
1. ... KE5-d4 + 2 Qg6-e4 matt, double Selfbondage
1. ... Ld3xg6 second Td1-d5 matt
1 ... Te3xf3 second Sh4xf3 matt (matt change)

Chess player

Götz only came into contact with chess at the age of 27. He became a member of the Eisenach workers' chess club. He achieved his remarkable playing strength through intensive self-study . He won the Eisenach city championship three times in a row. He also played correspondence chess.

Private

Otto Götz learned the plumbing and plumbing trade and worked as a mechanic well into retirement .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Manfred Zucker : Otto Götz 80 years. In: Schach, April, 1975, p. 123