Wilfried Pflughaupt
Wilfried Pflughaupt (born September 17, 1930 in Wittenberge ; † April 28, 1958 in Bremen ) was a German chess composer .
Chess composition
Although Pflughaupt was only 27 years old, he composed over 200 tasks, mainly multi-moveers, but also Selbstmatts . His works have been awarded first prize around 20 times.
The Swallow, 1956
themed tournament, 1st prize
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Solution:
White must try to move his king away from the 8th row and thus checkmate.
1. Kf8 (threatens Kxe7 mate) Re1
2. Be6 Re1xe6
3. Kg8 Th6
4. Kxg7 mate
3.… Qh4 is followed by 4. Kxf7 mate.
The move 2. Be2 fails because of Qf6.
Tournament chess
In the practical game, too, he achieved an acceptable level of strength. He was a member of the Berlin club SK Turm. In 1949 he finished third in the German Youth Championship (East) in Bad Klosterlausnitz .
In 1952 he took part in the finals of the Berlin championship, but was only penultimate. In 1955 he won the championship of Münsterland.
Private
From 1949 to 1953 Pflughaupt studied pedagogy and mathematics in Berlin. In his thesis on calculating the value of games , he also dealt with scoring systems in the event of a tie. From 1953 he worked as a teacher in Münster, later he moved to Bremen.
Individual evidence
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| SURNAME | Pflughaupt, Wilfried |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chess composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th September 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wittenberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 28, 1958 |
| Place of death | Bremen |