Alexey Troitsky

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Alexey Alexeyevich Troitsky, or Alexei, or Troitzky (Russian: Алексе́й Алексе́евич Тро́ицкий) (March 14, 1866–August 1942) is considered to have been one of the greatest composers of chess endgame studies. He is widely regarded as the founder of the modern art of composing chess studies. (Seirawan 2003:91). He died of starvation during World War II at the siege of Leningrad, where his notes were destroyed.

One of his most famous works involves analyzing the endgame with two knights versus a pawn, see Troitzky line.

Contents 1 Books 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Books

• Troitzky, A. (1924), 500 Endspielstudien, Verlag Kagan Berlin
• Troitzky, A. A. (1968), 360 Brilliant and Instructive End Games, Dover Publications (reprint), ISBN 0-486-21959-3
• Troitzky, A. (1992), Collection of Studies, Tschaturanga Ed. Olms, ISBN 3283001146 with a supplement on the theory of the endgame of two knights against pawns

[edit] See also

• Endgame
• Two knights endgame (contains Troitzky line)

[edit] References

•   Yasser Seirawan (2003). Winning Chess Endings. Everyman Chess. 1-85744-348-9. 

[edit] External links

• Chess Circle brings pictures and studies
• Troitzky Chess, invented by Paul Byway, a chess variant where checkmate by two knights can be forced.