Arthur Petrovich Keirans ( Latvian: Artūrs Ķeirāns ; February 19, 1911 - October 25, 1954 , Riga ) - Soviet , formerly Latvian , chess player and chess composer . The son of Peter Keyrans . By profession a veterinarian.
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Chairman of the Chess Composition Commission of the Latvian SSR ( 1950 - 1954 ). Since 1926, published about 200 problems (mainly two-run ), 50 of them were awarded distinctions in competitions (including 15 - prizes). Finalist of the 1st ( 1947 ) and 3rd ( 1952 ) USSR Championships. Latvian Championship Results: 1934 - 2nd; 1938 - 1st place. In the championships of the Latvian SSR: 1950 - 2nd place in three-way ; 1951 - 1st place in two-way and three-way.
Literature
- Chess: Encyclopedic Dictionary / Ch. ed. A.E. Karpov . - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1990 .-- S. 156. - 624 p. - 100,000 copies. - ISBN 5-85270-005-3 .