Joseph Vancura

Josef Vancura

Chess composer of endgame studies

(Czechoslovakia, 18.08.1898 - 19.11.1921)

Born in Smichov, by profession scrivener / public notary.

He lived in Prague and in his brief existence, he composed about 60 art works.

Some information about him copied from ChessComposerBlogspot.

Josef (wrongly named Jan by Derdle in Ceskoslovensky Sach 1947) Vančura was the son of Josef Vančura, born on February 21st, 1870).

This Czech chess composer who is essentially remembered for the "Vančura position", a KRP vs KR drawn position which was published posthumously in 1924 and can be seen in details right here.
However, the indispensable John D. Beasley offered a BESN Special Number 63 in 2010 about this too precociously departed composer : please consult it and discover his studies.

Note: in fact, John D. Beasley came back in BESN September 2010 with further details: it appears that "Jan" Vančura was in truth Josef Vančura (information from Emil Vlasák and Jaroslav Polásek, confirmed by Bedrich Formánek).