Ladislav Prokes ( Czech. Ladislav Prokeš , June 7, 1884 , Prague - January 9, 1966 , Prague ) - Czech chess player and chess composer - etude , professor. Judge of the international category in chess composition ( 1956 ) [1] , a prominent representative of the Czech school in composition.
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In 1921 he became the champion of Czechoslovakia . He played as part of the Czechoslovak team at chess olympiads in 1927, 1928 and 1931 [2] . He successfully performed in a number of European tournaments in the 1920s.
The first sketch was published in 1906. In 1951 he released the author's collection of sketches “ Kniha šachových studií ” (623 sketches). In total, Prokesh amounted to 1159 sketches, coming out at that time to 4th place in the world in this indicator after E. Pogosyants , A. Rink and A. A. Troitsky [3] . 23 of his sketches are included in FIDE Albums . For many years he edited the section of chess studies in Československý šach (1909-1927) and other newspapers.
Selected Studies
1939
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Decision:
1. Kg4 e2 (1 ... d2 2. Kf3 Kd3 3. Ra1! With a draw)
2. Rc1 + Kd4!
3. Kf3 d2
4. Rc4 + !! Kd3
5. Rd4 + !! with a draw.
Österreichische Schachzeitung
1954
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Decision:
1. Nf6 !! (the pawn must be saved at all costs) L: f6
2. Kc7 Rf8
3. Rb6 Ra8 (now on 4. Rd6 will be followed by 4 ... Ra7 +)
4. Ra6 !! Rh8
5. Rd6 Rd8
6. L: c6 +! and the pawn passes.
Literature
- Bondarenko F. S. Development of a chess sketch. Kiev: Health, 1982, pp. 146-147.
- Bondarenko F.S. Triumph of the Soviet chess etude. Kiev: Health, 1984, pp. 89-90.
- Vlasák, Emil. Ladislav Prokeš Studie 1951-1966. SNZZ, Brno, 1966. (Czech)
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Notes
- ↑ INTERNATIONAL JUDGES FOR CHESS COMPOSITIONS
- ↑ Prokeš, Ladislav - results.
- ↑ My Computerised Collection by Harold van der Heijden. EG 130, October 1998, page 413.