Alexei Grigoryevich Kopnin

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Alexei Grigoryevich Kopnin ( Russian Алексей Григорьевич Копнин ; born December 17, 1918 in Rybinsk ; † June 17, 1991 in Chelyabinsk ) was a Soviet chess composer .

Chess composition

Since 1946 Kopnin published more than 300 compositions, 130 of which were studies . 240 of his works received awards, including 50 first prizes. Between 1948 and 1985 he took part in various USSR individual championships and came third twice, in 1948 in the two-man division and in 1973 in the three-man division.

The following is a successful composition from the theory of rook endings .

Alexei Kopnin
Aloni anniversary tournament , 1992 , 1st prize
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  a b c d e f G H  
White to move achieves a draw

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Solution:
1. Rd3 – d4! c4 – c3
2nd Td4 – ​​c4 c3 – c2
3rd Tc4 – c7! Tb2-b7 bondage
4. Kh7-h8! Rb7 – b2
5. Kh8 – h7 Rb2 – b7
6. Kh7 – h8 Rb2 – b6
7. Kh8 – h7 Rb2 – b7 7. Rc7 – c8 +? Kf8 – f7 8. Rc8 – c7 + Kf7 – g6
8. Kh7 – h8 Rb7 – b1
9. Rc7 – c8 +! Kf8-f7
10. Rc8-c7 + Kf7-g6
11. Tc7-c6 + Kg6-f7
12. c6-c7 + Kf7-f8
13 Tc7-c8 + perpetual check

In 1959 Kopnin was appointed International Chess Composition Referee . In 1975 he was awarded the title of International Master of Chess Composition .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Anatoli Karpow et al. a .: Chess - encyclopedic dictionary . Sowjetskaja enzyklopedija, Moscow 1990, ISBN 5-85270-005-3 , p. 174 (Russian)
  2. ↑ International referees for chess compositions
  3. ↑ International masters for chess compositions
personal data
SURNAME Kopnin, Alexei Grigoryevich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Копнин, Алексей Григорьевич (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Soviet chess composer
DATE OF BIRTH December 17, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH Rybinsk
DATE OF DEATH June 17, 1991
Place of death Chelyabinsk