Chess Composers

Friedrich Capraez (07-02-1830 - 05-06-1890) Swiss composer Friedrich Capraez [ Chess History.com ] Friedrich Capraez was the first ed...

Adolf Engerth (06-02-1860 - ?) Polish composer Engerth, Adolf The Chess Monthly, 1883 #4 10 + 11 Show Solution 1.Rh6 ! (2.Qc6...

We shall mention in passing Elias Stein , the Dutch master born in Lorraine on 5 th February 1748, who recommended the Dutch defence in his...

György János Andor von Spóner (04-02-1842 - 22-11-1917) Slovak composer Andor von Spóner was also a politician and a writer . He translat...

Karel Fiala (03-02-1864 - 02-01-1916) Czech composer Karel Fiala belongs to the Bohemian school. If you still wonder what are the charact...

Nicolae A. Drăgan (02-02-1941) Romanian composer Nicky Drăgan composed direct mates, helpmates, fairy problems and retro problems. Her...

Sigmund Weidisch (01-02-1887 - 1955) German composer Weidisch, Sigmund Deutsche Schachblätter, 1952 3 rd Prize #4 8 + 5 Show S...