Sam Loyd

Sam Loyd

male, deceased (1911)
Cyclopedia of 5000 Puzzles, recreational mathematician, American, Tangram, Chess problemist, recreational mathematics…chesscomposer, chess problem
Samuel Loyd (January 31, 1841-April 10, 1911), born in Philadelphia and raised in New York, was an American puzzle author and recreational...

Antonín Novotný

male, deceased (1871)
chess player, czech, brno, novotny, Chess problemist, chesscomposer
Antonín Novotný was a Czech chess composer and lawyer in Brno. The Novotny theme is named after him - the first appearance of the theme was in a No...

Gia Nadareishvili

male, deceased (1991)
Soviet chess player, writer, sportswriter, Soviet writer, Neurologist, georgian…chess, Chess grandmaster, Chess problemist, chesscomposer, chess player
Gia Nadareishvili (Georgian გია ნადარეიშვილი; September 22, 1921 – October 3, 1991) was a Georgian chess composer and author of many books on ches...
Alexander Petrov

Alexander Petrov

male, deceased (1867)
chess problem, problem, да это правда, chess, warszawa, chess player…chess master, chesscomposer, Chess problemist
Alexander Dmitrievich Petrov (February 12 1794 in Biserovo - April 22 1867 in Warszawa) was a Russian chess player and chess composer who analyzed...
Leopold Mitrofanov

Leopold Mitrofanov

male, deceased (1992)
Soviet chess player, 1.b6+ Ka8, International Master, Russian, chess, fide…chess player, Chess problemist, Algebraic chess notation, chesscomposer, Chess terminology
Leopold Adamovich Mitrofanov was born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg). He was a Russian chess composer, an International Master of chess (awarded...
Milan Vukcevich

Milan Vukcevich

male, deceased (2003)
Case Western Reserve University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, physicist, chess player, Chemist, composer…chess, chess problem, chesscomposer, Chess problemist, U.S. Chess Championship
Milan Radoje Vukcevich (March 11, 1937 - May 10, 2003) was a Yugoslav scientist, chess player and chess problem composer. Vukcevich was born in...
Leonid Kubbel

Leonid Kubbel

male, deceased (1942)
Soviet chess player, Chess problemist, Russian, From Saint Petersburg, composer, chesscomposer…chess player
Leonid Iwanowitsch Kubbel was a Russian chess problem composer. He was born in Saint Petersburg and died in Leningrad (currently, Saint Petersburg...
Comins Mansfield

Comins Mansfield

deceased (1984)
composer, chess, Chess problemist, chesscomposer
Comins Mansfield was a chess problem composer.
Tivadar Kardos

Tivadar Kardos

male, deceased (1998)
hungarian, chess, self-, Chess problemist, chesscomposer, chess problem
Tivadar Kardos was a well-known Hungarian chess problem creator (Chess composer) and author in chess. Kardos, an academic by career, composed more...