Chess composition was extensively cultivated by the arabs during the middle ages Today, their successors appear to be few in number. Perhaps the best known among the latter is the gifted and versatile Moroccan Abdelaziz Onkoud (b.1972). These examples of his craft are included in an autobiographical article which the composer recently published in the french periodical Diagrammes.
A-Abdelaziz ONKOUD
Europe Echecs 1991 (France)
Blancs : Ré1 Th8 Ff8g8
Noirs : Rç1 Fa1 Pa2b2ç2
Mat en 4 coups
1.Fa3 ! Rb1 2.Fh7 Rç1 3.Td8 Rb1 4.Td1#
B-Abdelaziz ONKOUD
Suomen Shakki 1996/97 (Finlande)
1 er Recommandé
Blancs : Ré6 Té5 Fé4ç1 Ca2b1 Pb5g5a4b2
Noirs : Rd4 Cb6 Pé7h7a5ç4é2f2g2
Mat en 5 coups.
1.Ca3 ! [2.Cç2#] é1=C 2.F×h7 [3.Fé3#] f1=C 3.Cç3 [4.Cé2#] g1=C 4.Ff4 Cb /Cé /Cf /Cg 5.Td5/Cç2/Fé3/Cé2#
Promotion
C-Abdelaziz ONKOUD
Suomen Shakki 1996 (Finlande)
2° Mention d’Honneur
Blancs : Rd1 Tf4ç2 Fç7f1 Ca5h3 Pb4f3é2
Noirs : Ré3 Da8 Tg6 Fg8g3 Cd8b5 Pd5ç4d2
Mat en 3 coups
1.Fé5 ! [2.Fd4+ C×d4 3.Tç3#]
1...F×f4 2.F×f4+ Rd4 3.é3#
1...Cé6 2.Té4+ d×é4 3.C×ç4#
1...Cç6,Da7 2.C×ç4+ d×ç4 3.Té4#
Echange des 2° et 3° coups blancs
Fermeture de ligne noire par les Noirs
Colin Russ
Chess novembre 2001
