- Tivadar Kardos
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Tivadar Kardos
"La Scacchiera", 1952
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Helpmate in two moves.Tivadar Kardos (
September 26 1921 inBudapest –May 15 1998 ) was a well-known Hungarianchess problem creator (Chess composer ) and author inchess .Kardos, an academic by career, composed more than 400 chess problems. He focused on two-move problems, as well as self- and
helpmate s. He was chairman of the Budapest Chess Problem Committee. Together withIstván Rágó , from 1969 to 1976 he published the paper "Feladványkedvelők Lapja" (Paper of the Friends of Chess Problems).At right is shown one of his problems. The solution is: 1.Ke6! Ne3 2.Qf8+! gxf8N mate
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