Michael Bent
Charles Michael Bent (born November 27, 1919 in Southsea ; † December 28, 2004 ) was an important English student composer in chess .
Chess composition
Bent has composed more than 1,000 endgame studies since the early 1950s . The book The Best of Bent contains 288 of them . Many of his creations have been awarded prizes. From 1975 to 1985 he directed the study section of British Chess Magazine .
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Solution:
1. Ta1 – a8 + Kc8 – c7
2. Ra8xd8 Bg3 – h4 +
3. Ke7 – e8 Lh4xd8
4. Lc1 – f4 + Kc7 – c8
5. Nc4 – d6 + Kc8 – c7
After 6. Nd6 – f7 + Kc7 – c8 the bishop is taboo 7. Nf7xd8? Stalemate and 6. Bf4 – g3? Bd8 – h4! or 6. Bf4 – e5? Bd8 – f6! only lead to a draw .
6. Bf4 – h2! Pressure to act . Now the black bishop and the game are lost, because the bishop and knight checkmate . For example, after 6.… Bd8 – f6 or Bd8 – g5, the knight takes the black bishop by chess 7. Nd6 – e4 + and after 6.… Bd8 – h4 through 7. Nd6 – f5 +, after other moves the white king picks him up .
Private
Bent also did various sports such as half marathons and tennis. After the Second World War he worked for a time in rubber plantations in Malaya. He was married to Viola . Most recently he lived in Inkpen Common (Berkshire). In 2004 he had a fatal accident.
literature
- Bent, Charles Michael; Whitworth, TG (Ed.): The best of Bent: the composer's choice of his chess endgame studies 1950 - 1993. Newbury, 1993, ISBN 0-9521145-0-X
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| SURNAME | Bent, Michael |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bent, Charles Michael (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English study composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 27, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Southsea |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 28, 2004 |