Hans Bincer

Hans Bincer (22-07-1891 - 30-01-1944)

Austrian chess composer

Hans Bincer composed mostly direct mates (threemovers and moremovers) but he also composed what was then considered as fairy problems, such as the second problem below.

Hans Bincer was an Austrian chess composer who lived from 1891 to 1944.

"What is known about him:

Compositions: He mainly composed direct mate problems, especially three-mover and multi-mover problems.

Fairy chess: He also worked on fairy chess, a form of chess composition that uses unusual rules or pieces.

Publications: An example of his work is an award-winning problem published in the chess magazine Die Schwalbe in 1928.

Level of fame: Although he was an active and recognised composer, especially in the specialist press, there are relatively few publicly available details about his life compared to some other personalities in chess history."

Source: chesscomposers.blogspot.com