Marjan Kovačević Explained

Marjan Kovačević (* 8 April 1957) is a Serbian chess problemist.

In 1988 Kovačević gained the title International Solving Grandmaster.^[1] In 2007 Kovačević gained the title Grandmaster of the FIDE for Chess Compositions.^[2]

Examples

Solution1. Ka5-b5! (threat 2. Rc1-c4 mate)
1. ... Qh5xc5+ 2. Ba7xc5#
1. ... Qh5-e8+ 2. Nc5-d7#
1. ... Qh5xe2+ 2. Nc5-d3#
1. ... Qh5-d5 2. Nb4-c6#
1. ... Nf2-e4 2. Re2xe4#
1. ... Bd2-c3 2. Nb4-c2#
1. ... Bd2xc1 2. Nb4-d5#
1. ... Bd2-e3 2. Nb4-d3#

References

Milan Velimirović and Marjan Kovačević: 2345 Chess problems – Anthology of Chess Combinations. Chess Informant, Belgrade 1997.

External links

Kovačević problems at the PDB Server

Notes and References

http://www.saunalahti.fi/~stniekat/pccc/sgm.htm International Solving Grandmasters
http://www.saunalahti.fi/~stniekat/pccc/gm.htm Grandmasters of the FIDE for Chess Compositions