Alain Biénabe

Alain Biénabe (03-10-1958 - 22-02-2021) French chess composer

Alain Biénabe was, with Nicolas Giffard, the author of "Le Guide des échecs" (1993) followed by a new version in 2009 "Le Nouveau Guide des échecs : Traité complet". He wrote the chess problem part of this encyclopedia. He owned a very large chess book collection (including the complete Alain White "Christmas Series") and has composed problems in all genres. He was also the French chess solving champion in 1986.

In 2012 he created with Jean Lochet the website Problemiste.fr which is no longer maintained.

Source: chesscomposers.blogspot.com