Classic soviet chess composer, one of the founders of the modern art endgame, master of sport of USSR for chess composition (1934). The editor of the chess columns the newspaper “Novoye vremya” (1913 – 1917), a member of the editorial team of the collections “Problems and endgames” (1927-1930). The author of many theoretical articles on

Georgian Chess Composer, International Grandmaster in Chess Compositions (1984). A physician. He became famous due to his many-mover problems and Helpmate genre. Since 1947 he has published about 900 compositions of different genres, preferably many-movers of a logical style and etudes. Seven times he participated in the USSR Championships (1971-87) winning the 15th championship in 1984.

Polish chess composer murdered by the Nazis in the Lodz ghetto in 1943. W. Proskurowski in Szachy and A. J. Roycroft in EG published many of his compositions in the late 60’s.

Famous Serbian chess composer, problem solver. Grand master in Chess Solving (1988), International Master in Chess Composition (1997). A participant to all world solving problem championships. World Champion with the team of Yugoslavian in 1982. Prominent specialist in two-mover problems, world champion in this genre between 2001 and 2003.

Montenegrin Grandmaster (2004). Montenegrin Champion in 200, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009, Yugoslav co-champion in 2002. Best results: Yugoslav championship 1991, 4th; Niksic 1994, 2nd; Montenegro Championship 2003, 2nd; Cutro  (ITA) 2004, 2nd; Memorial llijas Subasic (BIH), 2005, 1st;  WE Citta di Nereto (ITA) 2005, 1st; Cutro intl Open 2006, 1-2nd; Danilo Dajo Batricevic Memorial

Soviet Chess Composer, International Grandmaster (1975) and International Arbiter for Chess Compositions (1956). Since 1926 he published more 300 studies and 230 compositions of non-orthodox genres, more than 350 were marked with distinctions including 70 first prizes. Korolkov published a study entitled “Excelsior” in 1958 in which White wins only by making six consecutive captures

Prominent Hungarian Grand Master for Chess Compositions. International Judge for Chess Compositions (1984). He published over 100 studies who got 16 awards. He edited for many years the problem section in the magazine “Magyar Sakkelet”.

German problemist and editor for more than 40 year of the famous Swalbe magazine. International Judge for Compositions in 1959 and International Master for Chess compositions in 1975. Kniest has composed more than 500 problems mostly Fairy. Brother of Albert Henrich (1908-1984) 6,000 Fairy problems composed and Alfred (1013-1966) who were also well known problemist.

English chess composer, player and musician born in Germany. For many years he lived in Paris as a chess professional before to move to London. Author of The Chess Euclid (1849) and co-author with Bernhard Horwitz of Chess Studies (1851), a landmark in endgame literature. He left his name to a multi-mover theme.

German chess composer and theoretician. One of the leaders of Old German Composition School. In his book collection (“Schachprobleme”, Leipzig, 1878) he formularized his ideals: difficulty, difficulty and once again difficulty of the solving…