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Mark Gordian

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Years covered: 1926


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MARK GORDIAN
(born Dec-28-1900, died Apr-13-1961, 60 years old) Ukraine

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Mark Filipovich Gordian was one of the rare Soviet fairy composers. He was also the father of the composer IM Yuri Gordian.

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Last updated: 2022-05-10 12:54:37

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. N Sorokin vs M Gordian 1-0281926Ukrainian ChampionshipB01 Scandinavian

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Mar-01-13
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  Tabanus: http://www.popovgl.narod.ru/probl_v...

From http://perspectiva.info/en/chess/12...: "Many chess players-experts, occupying prize-winning places in the championships of Ukraine, have interesting problems and etudes in their active. They are: Jacob Vilner, <Mark Gordian>, Nikolay Kopaev, Efim Lazarev, Âñåâîëîä Rauser".

Mar-01-13  Abdel Irada: <Âñåâîëîä>

I think that may be the first name I've seen that contained as many diacritical marks as letters.

Dec-28-14
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  perfidious: One wonders whether this composer ever managed to undo the Gordian Knot.
Oct-21-17
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  offramp: <perfidious: One wonders whether this composer ever managed to undo the Gordian Knot.>

He did.
N Sorokin vs M Gordian, 1926 is today's GoTD with the title "Gordian Not".

Jan-09-24  vonKrolock: His son Yuri Markovich Gordian passed away yesterday in Ukraine:

Федерація шахів Одеської області, ОШШК та КДЮСШ з глибоким сумом повідомляють, що на 87 році після тривалої тяжкої хвороби пішов з життя відомий шаховий композитор, заслужений майстер спорту, гросмейстер та міжнародний арбітр з шахової композиції, чотириразовий чемпіон світу з шахової композиції у складі команди СРСР та чемпіон світу у складі команди України, триразовий срібний призер чемпіонату світу у складі команди України, багаторазовий чемпіон та призер України з шахової композиції в особистому та командному заліку, переможець та призер численних національних та міжнародних конкурсів, головний редактор журналу "Проблеміст України", дитячий тренер ГОРДІАН Юрій Маркович (24.03.1937-08.01.2024) та висловлюють щире співчуття, його рідним, близьким та його учням. Похорони відбудуться 09.01.2024р. Прощання біля моргу Єврейської лікарні о 10.30

Jan-10-24  Granny O Doul: Tchaikovsky would be another.

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