Hrvoje Bartolović


Hrvoje Bartolović, was a Croatian chess problemist.
Croatian Grandmaster of chess composition Hrvoje Bartolović was considered to be the best Croatian chess problemist, with the possible exception of Nenad Petrović. Since 1948, he has published more than 800 problems. Over 180 of them were awarded with prize, some 120 with honourable mentions and 120 with commendations. He became international judge of FIDE for chess composition in 1956 and the Grandmaster of chess composition in 1980. In 1965, he was the world champion in composing twomovers.
;Solution of twomover
Set-play: 1.... Bf5 2. Qf4#, 1.... Rf5 2. Qg4#
Try: 1. Qd5? ~ 2.Bxf6#, 1.... Bf5 2. Qxd2#, 1.... Rf5 2.Qg2#, but 1.... Bxb4!
Solution: 1. Qc5! ~ 2. Bxf6#, 1.... Bf5 2. Qe3#, 1.... Rf5 2. Qg1#
Themes: Zagoruiko on Grimshaw interference