Monday, April 30, 2012

May 1st

Авенир Николаевич Попандопуло (01-05-1920 - 24-05-1988) Russian composer and International Master (Avenir Nikolayevich Popandopulo)


Avenir Popandopulo
Problem, February 1968
[Thanks to Александр Никитин ]




Avenir Popandopulo was also an International Judge. He composed about 300 strategic multimovers. About 100 of his problems can be found in R.Kofman's "Избранные композиции" (1985) together with works by Grin, Dombrovskis, Kofman and Kuznetsov. A nice obituary by Russian metal scientists in "Metal Science and Heat Treatment" (August 1988, Volume 30, Issue 8, p 637) had been made available for free on resources.metapress.com but is now on Springer.com.

Попандопуло, Авенир Николаевич
Magyar Sakkélet, 1965
2nd Prize


#4 6 + 15

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Руденко, Валентин Федорович & Попандопуло, Авенир Николаевич
2nd WCCT, 1980
1st Prize, 1980-1983


#6 11 + 14


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Nicolae Gheran (01-05-1937 - 1988) Romanian composer

Nichy Gheran collaborated with "Buletin Problemistic" and composed twomovers, helpmates and fairy problems.
He was the inventor of the fairy piece CAT (Cal Troian - Cheval de Troie) or (1,2 ; 0,2)Leaper-Rider which was the theme of a thematic tourney organized by Buletin Problemistic. See for instance the interesting half-paralysis effect achieved by M.Manolescu in this h#2.

Gheran, Nicolae
Coupe de Bucharest, 1985
1st Place


h#35.1.1.1
4 + 4

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Peter Heyl (01-05-1938 - 16-07-2013) German composer


Peter Heyl
Source: SV Wartburgstadt Eisenach






Peter Heyl composed direct mates and helpmates.

Heyl, Peter
Die Schwalbe, 2001
2nd Comm.


#4* v 7 + 9

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გივი მოსიაშვილი (01-05-1949) Georgian composer and International Master (Givi Mosiashvili)


Givi Mosiashvili is a twomover composer.

Mosiaschwili, Giwi
Probleemblad, 2001 (11496)
2nd Prize


#2 vv 9 + 6

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Simon Krenzisky (01-05-1893 - 08-10-1973) Swedish composer


Simon Krenzisky
Problem, September 1969
[Thanks to Александр Никитин ]


Simon Krenzisky was a studies composer.

Krenzisky, Simon
Kagan's Neueste Schachnachrichten, 1920 (24)
Honorable Mention

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Luiz de Mascarenhas (01-05-1855 - 03-07-1921) Portuguese composer (Luís Limpo de Lacerda Mascarenhas)



We know of only one problem by Luiz de Mascarenhas. He was a Portuguese chess master (see Tiro e Sport 443 / 30-04-1910 and 384 / 31-05-1908).

de Mascarenhas, Luiz
Loubet Contest, Diario Illustrado, 1905
Prize

#3  10 + 7

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