- Ladislav Prokeš
Ladislav Prokeš (7 June 1884 – 9 January 1966) was one of the most prolific composers of
endgame studies inchess . He was born and died inPrague .citation
last=Whyld | first=Ken | author-link=Ken Whyld
year=1986
title=Chess: The Records
publisher=Guinness Books
isbn=0-85112-455-0
page=159]Prokeš was joint Czech Champion in 1921 and played for the Czech Olympiad team in 1927, 1928, and 1931. [http://www.olimpbase.org/players/8084u0sg.html Prokeš, Ladislav] team chess record at olimpbase.org] In 1951 he published a collection of studies "Kniha šachových studií". His 1,159 endgame studies, as listed in
Harold van der Heijden 's database, rank fourth among all composers. [ [http://www.gadycosteff.com/eg/eg130.pdf#page=38 My Computerised Collection] by Harold van der Heijden. "EG" 130, October 1998, page 413.]ee also
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Prokeš maneuver References
External links
* [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=10647 Ladislav Prokes] at
Chessgames.com
* [http://www.gadycosteff.com/eg/eg7.pdf#page=1 Ladislav Prokes: The Player's Composer] byA. J. Roycroft . "EG" 7, January 1967, page 1.
* [http://www.gadycosteff.com/eg/eg5.pdf Obituary for Ladislav Prokes] byA. J. Roycroft . "EG" 5, July 1966, pages 104-105.
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