Saturday, September 1, 2012

September 2nd

Александр Петрович Казанцев (02-09-1906 - 13-09-2002) Russian composer and International Master (Aleksandr Petrovich Kazantsev)

Aleksander Kazantsev
[Source: aforteanosla.com.ar [broken link] ]

Aleksandr Kazantsev was a SF writer and ufologist whose works in Russian are listed on this site. You can also refer to Alain Pallier's article in EG 193 (January 2011) for more biographical information and the indication of the website made by A.P.Kazantsev's son about his father's works.
Aleksandr Kazantsev was an endgame study composer who also composed direct mates. JMRW has selected some of Kazantsev's studies on his website.
He wrote "Dar Kaissy" (Caissa's gift, 1983) that contains 211 endgame studies illustrated by tales and with R.Kofman and M. Liburkin "Sovetskij shakhmatnyj etjud" (1955) about the endgame study in USSR.

Казанцев, Александр Петрович
FIDE Ty, 1958


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Казанцев, Александр Петрович
Kazantsiev JT, 1986


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János Koch (02-09-1927) Hungarian composer

János Koch
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János Koch composes direct mates, helpmates and studies.

Koch, János
Magyar Sakkélet, 1967
1st HM


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Koch, János
Hungary - Slovakia
, 1971
5th Place


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Menachem Witztum (02-09-1952) Israeli composer and International Master


Menachem Witztum is a composer specialized in helpmates.
That does not prevent him from composing every year helpselfmates to participate to the Tzuica tourney. Thank you Menachem !

Witztum, Menachem
ECSC, Quik, Warszawa, 2006
1st Prize


h#22 solutions
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Witztum, Menachem
Yves Tallec 70 JT, 1999
1st Prize


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Witztum, Menachem
9th Tzuica Tourney, Jesi, 2011
1st Commendation


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1 comment:

  1. Poza lui Kazantsev aratǎ ca o scenǎ din "Azilul de noapte" jucatǎ la Național...

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