Vitaly Chekhover
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Full name | Vitaly Alexandrovitch Chekhover |
Country | Russia Soviet Union |
Born | December 22, 1908 International Master |
Vitaly Alexandrovich Chekhover (also spelled Tschechower or Czechower, pronounced "chekh a VYAIR") (Russian: Вита́лий Алекса́ндрович Чехове́р) (December 22, 1908 – February 11, 1965) was a Soviet chess player and chess composer. He was also a pianist.
Composing career
Schachmaty w SSSR 1947
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In the beginning of his career as an endgame study composer, Chekhover often revised traditional studies of other authors. He strove to bring them into a more sparse and economical form, often with fewer pieces – hence focusing on the actual problem itself, rather than the position on the board. Later he found his own style and composed a number of original, independent chess studies and problems. Starting 1936, Chekhover published more than 160 endgame studies.[1] He is considered a prominent specialist on knight endgames, and has written several books on the subject; either alone, or with coauthors such as Russian grandmaster Yuri Averbakh.[2]
Between 1947 and 1965 he participated in the Soviet Union championship for chess composition. Chekhover twice received the title
Playing career
Chekover was also a very successful chess player, being awarded the title of
A variation of the Sicilian Defence is named after him: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 (see Sicilian Defence, Chekhover Variation).[5]
Bibliography
- Chekhover, Vitaly; ISBN 978-0713405521.
- Chekhover, Vitaly; ISBN 978-0713408669.
References
- ^ Peter Boll. "Biographical data about Endgamestudy composers/authors". ARVES – Dutch-Flemish Association for Endgame Study. Archived from the original on 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
- ISBN 0-08-026900-1.)
- PCCC. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
- PCCC. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
- ^ "ECO B53: Sicilian, Chekhover variation". 365chess.com. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
External links
- Vitaly Chekhover player profile and games at Chessgames.com