Alexander Pituk

Born 26.10.1904. He is the nestor of Slovak chess composers, now 94 years and still composing. Mainly author of twomovers of strategic school, later also twomovers with changes, ocassionaly some other types of problems.
Alexander Pituk
4th Prize Nepszava 1941

1.Sf5! th. 2.Sbxd6#
1....d5, Bxe5, exf5 2.Bc2#, Bf3#, Re3#

Prototype of Pituk theme: after key black king has 3 flights. In each of 3 variations cyclically one of them is blocked, second lies on white line opened by defence and third is taken by mating move.









#2 (11+13)
Alexander Pituk
1st Prize Praca 1948/I

1.Qf4! th. 2.Sf5#
1....Bxd6, Sxd6, cxd6 2.Qe3#, e3#, Be3#

Geometric theme: after defences on one square (d6) the mates on second square (e3) follow.









#2 (12+6)
Alexander Pituk
7th HM L'Italia Scacchisticha 1961

1.Rg6? th. 2.Rd6#, 1...Kxe4+ 2.Rg3#, 1...Rh5!
1.Rg7? th. 2.Rd7#, 1...Kd4+ 2.Rg3#, 1...Rh5!
1.Rf7? th. 2.Rd7#, 1...Kc4+ 2.Rf3#, 1...c5!
1.Rf6! th. 2.Rd6#, 1...Kd4+ 2.Rf3#,

Twice transferred mate with homogeneous motivation.









#2 (11+9)
Alexander Pituk
Magyar Sakkelet 1961

1.Kc6? Sc7!
1.Kd6? axb4!
1.Ke4? Rxd3!
1.Ke5? Sf6!
1.Ke6! th 2.Sd5#
1...Sc7, axb4, Rxd3, Sf6 2.Rxc7#, Bxb4#, Qxd3#, Bxf6#

Unified theme of tries by king.









#2 (10+12)
Alexander Pituk
9th place 2nd International competition of teams C 30.11.1967

1.c6? th. 2.Bd6+ Kxd6 3.Qxd4#
1...Kxf6 2.Sfe4+ Ke5 3.Bd6#
1...Kf4!
1.Ba5! th. 2.Sxd3+ Kxf6 3.Bd8#
1...Kxf6 2.Bd8+ Ke5 3.Sxd3#
1...Kf4 2.Bd2+ Ke5 Sxg4#

Changes with model mates.









#3 (12+8)

Comments to Juraj Lörinc.
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