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(from TD 100) | by Henk Prins | ![]() |
THE DUTCH MILLS
by Henk Prins, International master in composition 1997
Diagram 1 Henk Prins Original Dedicat. Thema Danicum 100 ![]()
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I am very thankful that I can write an article for THEMA DANICUM number 100. I congratulate THEMA DANICUM in this jubilee with an original twomover, see diagram 1 The pieces form the number "100". I dont' give the solution. You can solve this problem. |
Who am I? I am a Dutch-man of 40 years. I am controller of a distribution-center of
foodstuffs in Sliedrecht and I live in this town. The position of Sliedrecht is in the
immediate of the seaport-town Rotterdam (26 km) and the international famous mills of
Kinderdijk (8 km). I have a wife, Bets, two sons, Maarten (11) and Anne (9) and two
daughters, Herwina (7) and little Elize (5).
In chess-composition I am primarily a two-mover-specialist. I have made about 750
problems. I have received the FIDE-master title for chess composition in 1990 and the
international master title in chess composition in 1997. In the beginning of the
eighties-years I was a successful twomover-composer. In the FIDE-album 1983-1985 I was
semi-official the "world-champion" of twomover-composers with the most points in the
twomover-section. In this album you can find two first-prizes of THEMA DANICUM, the
numbers 292 (see diagram 2) and 183 (see diagram 3).
Diagram 2 Henk Prins 1 PR Thema Danicum 1983 ![]()
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Diagram 2 is a problem with a halfbattery (d8-d4). White makes new batteries. We see four changed mates after try and key. Show solution ![]() |
Diagram 3 Henk Prins 1-2 PR e. a. Thema Danicum 1984 ![]()
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Diagram 3 is a twomover with the Herpai-Barulin theme. Original are the thematic tries. Show solution ![]() |
I am member of the Dutch Alliance of Chess Problemists (Nederlandse Bond van Schaakprobleemvrienden). Under the Dutch composers there were three grandmasters: Eeltje Visserman (1922-1978), Cornelus Goldschmeding (1927-1995) and Jacobus Haring (1913-1989). Now the Netherlands has no grandmaster in live. From the three grandmasters I publish famous problems of them.
Diagram 4 E. Visserman 1 PR Probleemblad 1955 ![]()
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Diagram 4 is a three mover on very high level. A splendid work. Please replay all the moves and you see the rich contents. Show solution ![]() |
Diagram 5 J. Haring 3 PR Magasinet 1953 ![]()
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Diagram 5 contains changed mates after crosschecks. Show solution ![]() |
Diagram 6 C. Goldschmeding 1 PL WCCT 1970 ![]()
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Diagram 6 had won the first prize in the WCCT of 1970 twomovers. We see four changed mates combined with the theme of WCCT, changed mates after blocks. A nice work. Judge C.J. Morse wrote: "It is a masterpiece which I had hoped that the tourney would produce". Goldschmeding was some years Vice President of the FIDE and also President of the Dutch Chess Alliance (Koninklijke Nederlandse Schaakbond). Show solution ![]() |
Diagram 7 Henk Prins & C. Groeneveld 2 PR Reformato. Dagblad 1991 ![]()
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Show solution ![]() The problem shows a triple Schiffmann with tries and changed mates. Together with my composer-friend and FIDE-master Cornelus Groeneveld made we this twomover. It had won the second prize in the Dutch newspaper-column REFORMATORISCH DAGBLAD in 1991. I edit the weekly column in this daily newspaper. |
I hope you have enjoyed the problems. Once more congratulation to the people of THEMA DANICUM with number 100.