[© Nikola Stolev]
Avner, Uri
The Problemist, 1992
1st Prize
The Problemist, 1992
1st Prize
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Ioannis Garoufalidis (13-01-1966) Greek composer
Garoufalidis, Ioannis
Problemkiste, Feb 2004 (151/6096)
Problemkiste, Feb 2004 (151/6096)
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Enrico Paoli (13-01-1908 - 15-12-2005) - Italian composer.
Enrico Paoli was also an International Master o.t.b. and was renowned as the organizer of the Reggio Emilia tournament.
Paoli, Enrico
Van Reek-50 JT, 1995
Commendation
Van Reek-50 JT, 1995
Commendation
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Joseph Kentigern Heydon (13-01-1884 - 09-1947) Australian composer
Heydon, Joseph Kentigern
Good Companion, Nov 1920
1st Prize
Good Companion, Nov 1920
1st Prize
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Zacharias Fjellström (13-01-1906 - 17-04-1979) Swedish composer
Fjellström, Zacharias
British Chess Federation, 1953
1st Prize
British Chess Federation, 1953
1st Prize
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Albert Fischli (13-01-1947) Swiss composer
Albert Fischli composes moremovers and studies, with an interest in tempo manoeuvres and switchbacks.
Fischli, Albert
Basler Nachrichten 1968
Basler Nachrichten 1968
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Пётр Степанович Муссури (13-01-1911 - 01-08-1937) Greek-Soviet composer (Pyotr Stepanovich Mussuri)
Pyotr Mussuri (Moussouris) was a Greek citizen born in Baku and lived in Moscow. He worked as a free-lance journalist for the Russian chess magazine "64". He covered the famous 1936 Nottingham tournament for the magazine. In 1937 during the Great Purge he was wrongfully accused and executed.
The reader can discover more details about Mussuri's short life in this pdf document (in Russian).
He composed direct mates and selfmates and was also a judge and organizer.
Муссури, Пётр Степанович
1st Prize, «64», 15 Oct 1935
1st Prize, «64», 15 Oct 1935
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Bernard Courthiau (13-01-1953) French composer
Bernard Courthiau composes mostly direct mate longmovers. In 2019 he returned to chess composition after a 35-year break. You may check his recent #7 prizewinner published in Phénix.
He is also a judge.
Courthiau, Bernard
2nd Commendation, Thèmes-64, 1979
2nd Commendation, Thèmes-64, 1979
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For games and another problem of Avner's:
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Enrico Paoli is "The Player of the Day" today at chessgames.com!
ReplyDeleteSome more selfmates by Ioannis Garoufalidis, here.
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