Hrvoje Bartolović (Zagreb

Zagreb

Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...

, 15 June 1932 – 3 November 2005), was a Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

n chess problem

Chess problem

A chess problem, also called a chess composition, is a puzzle set by somebody using chess pieces on a chess board, that presents the solver with a particular task to be achieved. For instance, a position might be given with the instruction that White is to move first, and checkmate Black in two...

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Croatian Grandmaster of chess composition Hrvoje Bartolović was considered to be the best Croatian chess problemist, with the possible exception of Nenad Petrović

Nenad Petrovic (chess)

Nenad Petrović, was a Croatian chess problemist.Nenad Petrović was the first Croatian Grandmaster of chess composition and World champion in 1947 in the solving of chess problems...

. Since 1948, he has published more than 800 problems (81 included in FIDE Album

FIDE Album

The FIDE Albums are publications of the world chess governing body, FIDE, via the Permanent Commission of the FIDE for Chess Compositions , containing the best chess problems and studies of a certain period ....

). Over 180 of them were awarded with prize (80 with the 1st prize), some 120 with honourable mentions and 120 with commendations. He became international judge of FIDE for chess composition

International Judge of Chess Compositions

International Judge of Chess Compositions is a title award by FIDE via the Permanent Commission of the FIDE for Chess Compositions to individuals who have judged several chess problem or study tournaments and who are considered capable of judging such awards at the highest level.The title was...

 in 1956 and the Grandmaster of chess composition in 1980. In 1965, he was the world champion in composing twomovers.

Solution

1. Qc5! (2. Bxf6#)

1. ... Bf5 2. Qe3#

1. ... Rf5 2. Qg1#

External links

• http://www.problemonline.com/bartolovic/en_bartolovic.htm
• http://members.tripod.com/~JurajLorinc/chess/xbartolo.htm
• http://www.softdecc.com/pdb/search.pdb?expression=A='Bartolovic'
• PZR-Stranica