Lev Loshinskij

Born 17.10.1913, died 19.2.1976. International grandmaster FIDE, one of the best chess composers that ever lived under the Sun. He composed mainly twomovers and threemovers, but he produced also moremovers, helpmates, selfmates and studies. Master of tasks as well as of highly artistical positions.
Lev Loshinskij
1st Prize Sverdlovsk Chess Club 1940
(97 in book 'Grossmejster sachmatnoj kompozicji')

1.Qa4! th. 2.Bd6#
1...Qxe4, Rxe4, Bxe4, Sxe4, fxe4 2.h8Q#, b8Q#, Sc6#, Qxa1#, Qa5#

5 times the same error that could cause 5 mates - but additional motivation allows only one of them...









#2 (11+11)
Lev Loshinskij
2nd Prize Trud 1947
(112 in book 'Grossmejster sachmatnoj kompozicji')

1.Ba2! th. 2.Bxd6#
1...Rf4, Se5, Be7, d5, Bf4 2.Re4#, Rf4#, Rg4#, Rc4#, Rd5#

Extraordinary battery play with interesting closings and openings of lines.









#2 (10+11)
Lev Loshinskij
1st Place 9th Team Championships of USSR 1975
(165 in book 'Grossmejster sachmatnoj kompozicji')

1.Rc5? th. 2.d4#, Sc4#
1...Qxd3, Qxe3 2.Qf4#, Qg7#
1...exf5!

1.Kh4! th. 2.Qf4#, Qg7#
1...Rc5, Bc5 2.d4#, Sc4#

Theme tourney asked for #2 with two phases and letter scheme as follows: in 1st phase threats are A, B, mates C, D, in second phase threats C, D, mates A, B. Here it is (well) done with Nowotny, unpins and Grimshaw.









#2 (10+8)
Lev Loshinskij
1st Place 1st Championships of USSR 1947
(181 in book 'Grossmejster sachmatnoj kompozicji')

1.Qb1! th. 2.Sh5+ Kxe4 3.Re3#
1...Rd5 2.Rd4!!
1...Rd6 2.Rd5!!
1...Rd7 2.Rd6!!
 1...Rc4 2.Rc3!
1...Rb4 2.Rb3!
1...Ra4 2.Ra3!
(1...Rxe4 2.Rf3+, 1...Rxg3 2.fxg3+)

Movement of two units on the same line in the manner expressed in three bolded variations is called Loshinskij theme (also magnet theme). Unbelievable threemover...









#3 (12+10)
Lev Loshinskij
Leonid Zagorujko
1st Prize Schachmaty 1960
(247 in book 'Grossmejster sachmatnoj kompozicji')

1.Bg5! th. 2.fxe6 ~ 3.Qd5#
1...d3 2.Bb3! ~ 3.Sc4#
1...e3 2.Bd5! d3 3.Re4#
1...Bd3 2.Qd7! ~ 3.Qxe6#
1...Be3 2.Be7! ~ 3.Qd6#

Mutual interferences/obstructions of two bishops and two pawns. Nice construction.









#3 (10+12)
Lev Loshinskij
1st Prize Memorial Petrov 1975
(341 in book 'Grossmejster sachmatnoj kompozicji')

1.Bxd5? Rb8+!
1.Sxc4? Rf6+!
1.Sxa6? Bd8+!
1.Rg4? th. 2.Rxd4#
1...Rf4 2.Bxd5! ~ 3.Bxc4#
1...Bf6 2.Sxc4! ~ 3.Qb3#, 2...Kxc4 3.Bxa6#
1...Be3 2.Sxa6! Rc8 3.Sb4#
1...Sf4!
1.Kc5!! th. 2.Qxd4+ Kc2 3.Qc3#
1...Rf4 2.Sxa6! ~ 3.Sb4#
1...Bf6 2.Bxd5! Re8 3.Bxc4#
1...Be3 2.Sxc4! ~ 3.Qb3#, 2...Bxc4, Bxd2 3.Be4#, Qxd2#

Outstanding presentation of Lacny theme (cyclic change of continuation in 3 variations) in threemover where the key - is the key!









#3 (9+9)
Lev Loshinskij
Jakov Vladimirov
1st Place 1st WCCT C 1972
(380 in book 'Grossmejster sachmatnoj kompozicji')

Theme set: "Mate is possible due to blocking of at least two squares around black king. These blockings should be caused by white manoueuvre at least 2 moves long for every square. Try to mate at once should be refuted by runs to thematical flights."

1.Sf6+? Kd4!, Ke5!, Kf4!
1.Rd1! Rd8 2.Rb1! (2.Rc1? Rac8!) Rd4 3.Rb5 (3.Rxb6? Re8 4.Rb5 Ra4!) Rxa5 4.Rxb6 Re5 5.Rf6 hxg5 6.Rf4+ gxf4 7.Sf6#









#7 (9+8)
Alexandr Feoktistov
Lev Loshinskij
1st Prize Cervonij Girnik 1977
(383 in book 'Grossmejster sachmatnoj kompozicji')

1.Re8! th. 2.Rxe4#
(1...d5 2.Be5+ Kc4 3.Rc8#) 1...Sxd2 2.Sg2 th. 3.Be3+ Kc4 4.Rc8#, 2...f1S 3.Bxd6 th. 4.Be5+, 3...Sgf3 4.Bb4 th. 5.Bc3+, 4...b1S 5.Bc5+ Kc4 6.Rb8!! th. 7.Rb4, 6...Sb3 7.axb3#

Original moremover - Sd2 looses all possibilities of movement due to presence of too much other knights.









#7 (9+13)
Vladimir Korolkov
Lev Loshinskij
1st Prize Problem 1973
(428 in book 'Grossmejster sachmatnoj kompozicji')

1.a5 Bg4 2.Ka6 Bxf5 3.Bd5 Be6 4.Sf5 Bd7 5.Bf7 Bc8#

Slow linear movement of white bishop. Nicely motivated possible white zugzwangs after all wrong tries.









h#5 (2+14)

Comments to Juraj Lörinc.
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