Thursday, May 17, 2012

May 17th

Wilhelm Steinitz (17-05-1836 - 12-08-1900) German composer (and o.t.b.World Champion)


Wilhelm_Steinitz [Wikipedia]


Wilhelm Steinitz was of course the first World Champion, before Emmanuel Lasker won the title in the 1894 match, but he also composed some studies of which the best known is the following:

Steinitz, Wilhelm
Dufresne: Sammlung leichterer Schachaufgaben (2. Teil)
1882 (18)


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Richard Eugene Cheney (17-05-1908 - 30-08-1967) American composer



Richard Eugene Cheney
[Problem 83-86, 1962 page 190]

Richard Cheney composed about 300 problems, most of them three- or fourmovers. He was also an International Judge.

Cheney, Richard Eugene
Mem. Emery, 1932


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Rene Van Dooren (17-05-1943) Belgian composer
Rene Van Dooren composes twomovers.

Van Dooren, Rene
Schach-Echo, 1983
2nd Prize


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Юрий Михайлович Антонов (17-05-1948) Russian composer and FIDE Master (Yuri Mikhailovich Antonov)

Yuri Antonov composes mostly twomovers.

Антонов, Юрий Михайлович
Die Schwalbe, 1978 (2486)
1st Prize


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Rainer Paslack (17-05-1950) German composer and FIDE Master

Rainer Paslack

Rainer Paslack composes twomovers.

Paslack, Rainer
Die Schwalbe, 2003
2nd Prize


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Иван Иванович Антипин (17-05-1953) Russian composer (Ivan Ivanovich Antipin)

Ivan Antipin composes direct mates, helpmates and selfmates.

Антипин, Иван Иванович
13-й МК З.Бирнов, МИГ (Волгоград) 1996
2nd Prize


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