Alois Nagler
Alois Nagler (born December 8, 1907 in Zurich ; † May 30, 1996 there ) was a Swiss chess composer . As a functionary he also made a contribution to Swiss chess .
Nagler learned to play chess at the age of 19 from his future wife Angelina. He mainly devoted himself to chess composition and is the author of over 250 chess problems. In 1951 a selection was published as a book. From February 6, 1941 to January 23, 1981 he headed the chess section of the Tages-Anzeiger . Previously, he had already initiated a chess column in the Zurich weekly magazine In free hours and managed it for several decades. Until 1974 he was a Swiss delegate to the FIDE commission for problem chess .
Nagler was president of the Zurich chess society from 1953 to 1962 , which he joined in 1929. During his tenure, several international tournaments were held in Zurich, including the 1953 Candidates Tournament . In 1953 he also initiated a series of tournaments named after the chess patron Clare Benedict , the Clare Benedict Cup . From 1965 to 1969 he was the central president of the Swiss Chess Federation , since 1959 its honorary member.
In 1954 he was appointed international referee and served in this capacity at the Chess Olympiads in 1956, 1958 and 1964. He was instrumental in organizing the Chess Olympiad in Lugano in 1968.
He was an insurance salesman by profession and headed the IT department of the Swiss Life Insurance and Pension Fund for several years until his retirement in 1972. He had a daughter and a son.
In 1974 he founded the Foundation for the Promotion of Youth Chess in Switzerland (JSS) .
In his honor, a tournament was held in Zurich in 1998 in which a Swiss selection ( Richard Forster , Werner Hug , Yannick Pelletier , Florian Jenni and Roger Moor ) against an international team of old masters ( Viktor Kortschnoi , Wassili Smyslow , Bent Larsen , Svetozar Gligorić and Wolfgang Unzicker ) played in classical chess. The legends won clearly with 31:19.
literature
- Alex Crisovan : Alois Nagler and the Nagler Memorial Tournament Zurich 1998 . Schachgesellschaft Zürich, 2007. ISBN 978-3-03-300981-3
Web link
- Compositions by Alois Nagler on the Schwalbe's PDB server
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brief portrait of Alois Nagler in: In free hours , Zurich, No. 37, September 13, 1958, page 33
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nagler, Alois |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss chess composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 8, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 30, 1996 |
| Place of death | Zurich |