Toma Garai
Toma Garai (born May 27, 1935 in Arad , Transylvania , Romania ; † January 30, 2011 in Los Angeles ) was an American chess composer of Hungarian origin who grew up in Transylvania. In the United States he lived in Van Nuys , a borough of Los Angeles, under the name Thomas C. Garai .
Since 1987 he has been the international judge for chess composition for Hilfsmatt . In 1996 the PCCC awarded him the title of Grand Master of Chess Composition .
Publications
- Chess Problems of the Same Kind; 208 Selected Helpmate Three-Movers . Self-published, California 1994.
Web links
- Compositions by Toma Garai on the Schwalbe's PDB server
- Toma Garai at magyarsakkszerzok.com ( Memento from July 8, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (Hungarian)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Garai, Toma |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Garai, Thomas C. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American grandmaster of chess composition |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 27, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Arad (Romania) |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 30, 2011 |
| Place of death | los Angeles |