Comte Jean de Villeneuve-Esclapon

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Comte Jean de Villeneuve-Esclapon (born January 18, 1860 in Aix-en-Provence , † November 1943 in Nice ) was a French chess player and composer .

Tournament chess

De Villeneuve-Esclapon began playing chess in 1900, at the age of 40. He first played his roles in the Parisian Café de la Régence , but soon devoted himself to chess composition and especially to studies. In the tournament of the Café de la Régence in 1907 he took 4th place. In 1927 he shared 1st place in the side tournament of the French championship.

Editor and organizer

After founding the “Union Amicale des Amateurs de la Régence”, he was editor of the club's journal L'échiquier français from 1906 to 1909. In the 1920s he was often on the organizing committee of the French championships.

Chess composition

Jean de Villeneuve-Esclapon composed about 300 assignments and studies. I especially like some of his studies. The following duplex study shows the motives behind profit management as an echo .

Jean de Villeneuve-Esclapon
Schachmatnoje obosrenije, 1910
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Whoever draws wins

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White on train:
1. Be2 h5- threatening Matt on g6 Kh6xh5
2. D c2-h7 + Kh5 g4
3. Qh7-h3 + K g4-f3
4. Dh3-g2 + spit no. 1 Kf3-g4
5. Dg3xa8 wins

Black to train:
1.… Bc8 – h3 threatens
mate on g2 2. Kh2xh3 Qa8 – h1 +
3. Kh3 – g4 Dh1 – h5 +
4. Kg4 – f5 Dh5 – g6 + spit no. 2
5. Kf5 – e6 or Kf5 – g4 Qg6xc2 wins

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ W. Litmanowicz, J. Giżycki: Szachy od A do Z , Volume 2. Warsaw 1986, ISBN 83-217-2745-X , p. 1298.
personal data
SURNAME Villeneuve-Esclapon, Comte Jean de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French chess player and composer
DATE OF BIRTH January 18, 1860
PLACE OF BIRTH Aix-en-Provence
DATE OF DEATH November 1943
Place of death Nice