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Bedrich Formanek

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Years covered: 1950


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BEDRICH FORMANEK
(born Jun-06-1933, died Nov-19-2023, 90 years old) Slovakia

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Wikipedia article: Bedrich Formánek

Last updated: 2023-12-02 10:47:50

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. B Formanek vs J Vesely ½-½181950Chocen 3m-BC56 Two Knights
2. J Marsalek vs B Formanek  1-0261950Chocen fin-BC15 French, Winawer
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Dec-04-13  john barleycorn: Wikipedia article:

<Bedrich Formánek (born 6 June 1933) is a Slovak chess problemist.

In 1990 Bedrich Formánek gained the title FIDE Master for Chess Compositions. He is also International Judge for Chess Compositions since 1966, qualified for sections #2, #3, #n, h#.

Bedrich Formánek was a long-time delegate for Czechoslovakia and later for Slovakia in Permanent Commission of the FIDE for Chess Compositions (PCCC), serving in years 1994-2002 as PCCC President, becoming a Honorary President of the current WFCC afterwards. Bedrich Formánek is well known for long-time editing chess composition columns in newspapers in Slovakia, such as Pravda, Práca, Smena and many other.>

Chess problems can be found here:

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Dec-04-13  john barleycorn: This one is nice (mate in 3)


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Feb-04-24  whiteshark: R.I.P.

In 1957 he wrote <353 šachovych problémov>, published by Šport in Bratislava.

I don't really understand Slavic languages, so unfortunately I can't appreciate his work. Nevertheless, here is something like an attempt:

The first part seems to be about the history of problem chess and the various schools, problems, etc.

Then, in the second (main) part, the best submitted problems from 12 problem tournaments between 1947-1955 are presented and evaluated. ck Finally, it contains several indexes: chess composers, subject & topic index, chess terms in 5 languages as well as a bibliography.

http://library.lol/main/38afb97d647... (click on <GET> to d/l)

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