November 13, 2026
Berliner Hans (27.01.1929-13.012017)
American Correspondence Grandmaster (1968). He has been a principal research computer scientist in computer science
Grigoriev Nikolai Dmitrijevich (14.08.1895 – 10.11.1938)
Soviet player, analyst and composer of endgame studies, mathematics teacher. During the 1920s he won
Bely Miklos (09.08.1913 – 27.09.1970)
Hungarian International Master (1956) and doctor. Best results: Hungarian Championships of 1954 and 1955, 3-4th
Gorgiev Tigran Borisovich (30.08.1910)
Ukraine International Judge for Chess Compositions (1956) and International Master for Chess Composition (1969). He
Gordian Yury Markovic (24.03.1937)
Ukrainian chess composer International Master for Chess Compositions (1995). World Champion with the Ukrainian team
Goethart Gerhardus Hendrik (04.09.1892 – 17.05.1969)
Dutch problemist who gave his name to a famous theme. Some of his work has
Glass Gunter (1925)
German problemist born in Poland who composed 1000 problems. Author of Nur ein Bauer in
Bluvshtein Mark (20.04.1988)
Canadian Grandmaster (2004) born in Russia. Student in Chemistry. Bluvshtein was the Canadian youngest Grandmaster
Browne Walter Shawn (21.01.1949-24.06.2015)
U.S. Grandmaster (1970) born in Australia, a journalist and a commentator. Browne was a professional poker player
Gilberg Charles Alexander (17.06.1835 – 21.01.1898)
American player and problemist who composed 300 problems. Two hundred of them were published in
Batyrov Sapar (29.11.1967)
Tukmenistan Grandmaster (1998). Best results: Ashkhabad 1996, 1st; Schleusen IM 2002, 2nd; Moscow intl GM
Kochyev Alexander Vasilievich (25.03.1956)
Russian International Grandmaster (1977). Kochyev was European U20 Champion 1975/76 and USSR U20 Champion in
Garai Toma (27.05.1935)
Romanian-American Grandmaster in Chess Composition (1996) and Judge in 1987. Engeneer. Specialized first in two
Fridlizius Joel (31.12.1869 – 06.01.1963)
Swedish problemist who specialised in complicated three-movers, bohemian style.
Fox Charles Masson (09.11.1866 – 11.10.1935)
English problemist who composed 900 fairy problems, won many prizes and was mentioned many times
Formanek Bedrich (06.06.1933)
Slovakian chess composer, IM CC and prominent organiser. Formanek was the Permanent Commission of the
Fleck Ferenz (17.02.1908 – 25.02.1994)
Hungarian chess composer, International Grandmaster for Composition (1977) and International Judge in Chess Compositions 1956.
Feather Christopher John (02.03.1947)
English problemist. Feather was a languages graduate and a schoolmaster for many years. Since 1967
Fargette François (1943)
French problemist and International Judge for Compositions (1986). Fargette succeeded Seneca at the APE. He
Farago Paul (04.04.1886 – 01.12.1970)
Romanian chess composer and International Master for Chess Compositions (post-mortem 1976). Farago was an engineer and
Kosanovic Goran A (16.03.1962)
Serbian Grandmaster. Best results: Hallein Open 1988, 2nd; Prtotein (CRO) 2001, 1st; Belgrade GM 2001,
Kosic Dragan (15.02.1970)
Montenegro Grandmaster (1995), FIDE Trainer (2005). Kosic was vice-champion of Yugoslavia in 1990, 1994 and
Kosteniuk Alexandra (23.04.1984)
Russian Grandmaster (2004) and Woman Grandmaster (1998) living in Florida (USA). The 12th Women’s World
Kostic Vladimir (20.08.1953)
Serbian Grandmaster (2005). Best results: Cortina Festival 2004, 1st-2nd; Munich Schachturn 2004, 1st; Divcibare (SER),
Eerkes Allard Pieter (1911 – 1993)
Dutch problemist. He has composed about 800 problems in two and three moves.