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05. June - ASSIAC

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I have quoted several studies from the New Statesman in this column, all of them published there during the tenure of Assiac - real name Heinrich Fraenkel (1897-1986) - as chess columnist. The column ran from 1949 to 1976 and was probably the most important column in a general magazine in Great Britain publishing studies in the latter half of the twentieth century. Fraenkel wrote inspiringly and collected together a loyal band of solvers and composers. In 1972 a jubilee tourney was run to celebrate his 75th birthday. Our first study is a game-like and traditional one from the award and was produced by an American composer.

Last Updated on Saturday, 17 July 2010 17:40 Read more...
 

04. May - Sergey Didukh

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Following on from last month’s first prize-winner in The Problemist, I thought that this month I would present the second prize-winner, so that readers could get acquainted with the high standard of the competition. Oleg Pervakov, the judge of the tourney, said of it - “Another excellent study with interesting content. White must make a difficult choice between … equivalent continuations, leading to a curious domination position.”

Last Updated on Friday, 04 June 2010 12:34 Read more...
 
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