Aleksei Grogorjevich Kopnin

Alexei Grigoryevich Kopnin (Russian: Алексей Григорьевич Копнин; * 17 December 1918 in Rybinsk; † 17 June 1991 in Chelyabinsk) was a Soviet chess composer.

Great Russian chess composer of chess problems and endgame studies (92 works ) born in the city of Ribinsk, in the region of Iaroslavi, who was an expert in economics and a teacher of higher education. He published his first work as a troublemaker in 1946, but four years later he was also interested in studies and at the time of his information, in 1986, he had composed one hundred, three quarters of which were awarded and distinguished in contests. Chess activities reported to Professor Kopnin the titles of Sports Master of the USSR in 1957, and International Judge (1969) and International Master for Composition (1975), both awarded by FIDE; He also wrote a series of articles on compositional problems in several specialized journals (including "Shajmati v SSSR", "64" and "EG"), and this dissemination task is complemented at another level as co-author of books "V Promoshch shajmatistu "(aid to the chess player) (Sverdlovsk, 1951) and" Shajmati v Cheliabinsk ", in 1985. Kopnin also performed valuable analytical work on some singular endings, for a long time investigated, among others the end of Tower and minor piece against two smaller pieces, and in recent years, tower and pawn against bishop. In the field of the study Kopnin specialized in all the variety of subjects of tables, and first the positional tables, while in another order showed great interest by the classic subject of the domination. As it has been said, Kopnin's style is "artistic and scientific" at the same time, his Studies stand out in general for the materialization of difficult ideas - difficult to conceive and to realize - and for the impeccable correction of his numerous analyzes , Where he shows his great mastery of the technique.

Wikipedia wrote:
Since 1946, Kopnin has published more than 300 compositions, 130 of which were studies. 240 of his works received awards, including 50 first prizes. Between 1948 and 1985, he took part in various USSR individual championships and came third twice, in the two-move section in 1948 and in the three-move section in 1973 .In 1959 Kopnin was appointed International Arbiter of Chess Composition. In 1975, he was awarded the title of International Master of Chess Composition.

Others: 19 endgame studies composed by him are selected and can be replayed on the Dutch Website arves.org. Selection was made by Mario Guido García

Weblinks: On the Chess Problem Database Server can be found 57 chess problems.

Source: arves.org and wikipedia