Ladislav Prokeš
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Ladislav Prokeš (7 June 1884 – 9 January 1966) was one of the most prolific composers of endgame studies in chess. He was born and died in Prague.[1]
Prokeš was joint Czech Champion in 1921[1] and played for the Czech Olympiad team in 1927, 1928, and 1931.[2] In 1951 he published a collection of studies "Kniha šachových studií". His 1,159 endgame studies, as listed in Harold van der Heijden's database, rank fourth among all composers.[3]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Whyld, Ken (1986), Chess: The Records, Guinness Books, p. 159, ISBN 0-85112-455-0
- ^ Prokeš, Ladislav team chess record at olimpbase.org
- ^ My Computerised Collection by Harold van der Heijden. EG 130, October 1998, page 413.
[edit] External links
- Ladislav Prokes at Chessgames.com
- Ladislav Prokes: The Player's Composer by A. J. Roycroft. EG 7, January 1967, page 1.
- Obituary for Ladislav Prokes by A. J. Roycroft. EG 5, July 1966, pages 104-105.
