Viktor Alexandrovich Evreinov

Viktor Alexandrovich Evreinov (Russia, 11.11.1908 - 07.08.1984)

Chess player and chess composer of endgame studies 

Chess player and outstanding Russian composer born in Smolensk. He lived in Saratov, where he practiced as a pedagogue, until the last world war radically changed his life. He made an accelerated course in the tank body of the Soviet army in Kazan; Retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel, although continued working in the military school like professor of drawing of planes.

His chess activity
From a young age Evreinov was passionate about chess, and although his first endgame study composed it in 1940, it was only since 1957 that he was actively involved in chess composition. I managed to create more than 70 Studies, of which 6 were awarded first prize in contests and 55 received other awards and distinctions.
Altogether the production of Evreinov is very well considered and belongs to the best artistic tradition of the Studio. His works, which are distinguished by the originality and beauty of ideas and the richness and elegance of the game, are almost always presented with great sobriety of means; And in this respect it is also worth mentioning his few but interesting endings of pawns and the varied and attractive miniatures, which in some deal with analytical subjects.

SOURCE: "The Art of the Study of Chess" - T.IV (Former Soviet Union)
Author: Zoilo R. Caputto- Bs.As. (Argentina) - 1996

EG index gives the following interesting references to articles in EG (magazine for endgame studies) with or by him:

Evreinov Jubilee Tourney 1983 5754-55 (81), 5756-63 (82)

Evreinov Memorial Tourney 1995 10284-97 (121)

Akobia, I. and Khait, A. Evreinov MT 1995 838 (121)

Evreinov, V.A. 5th All-Russian Tourney 1967-68 166 (159-62)
Evreinov, V.A. Shakhmatisty Rossii 1967 174 (22)
Evreinov, V.A. 7th USSR Team Championship 1971 382 (29)
Evreinov, V.A. and Khait, A. Evreinov JT 1983 503 (81)

Khait, A. and Akobia, I. Evreinov MT 1995 838 (121)
Khait, A. and Evreinov, V. Evreinov JT 1983 503 (81)

Evreinov, V. obituary - 503 (81)

Source: www.arves.org

Others: 18 endgame studies composed by him are selected and can be replayed on the Website www.arves.org. Selection were made by Mario Guido García