Charles Bent (chess)

Charles Bent (chess)

Charles Michael Bent was an English composer of chess endgame studies. He was born in Newbury, Berkshire on November 27, 1919 and died on December 28, 2004 in a motorway accident.Cite web|url=http://www.bcf.org.uk/national/2005/obit-bent.htm|title=Charles Michael Bent|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=November 26|publisher=British Chess Federation|year=2005|author=British Chess Federation] Bent was the most prolific English endgame composer and one of the top ten in the world. [ [http://www.gadycosteff.com/eg/eg130.pdf#page=41 Article] by Harold van der Heijden in EG vol. 130.] He published as many as 848 studies, 72 of which won honours in international competitions.

Beginning in 1975, he edited the "British Chess Magazine" monthly study column for ten years and contributed several articles to the "EG" quarterly study magazine. In 1993, together with Timothy Whitworth, he published a selection of 288 of his best endgame studies, entitled "The Best of Bent".

Bent received several awards in his lifetime. He was awarded the British Chess Federation President's Award, in recognition of his achievements in chess composition. The C. M. Bent Memorial Composing Tourney was held in 2006-07. [ [http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1194154778.shtml Blog post] by Dennis Monokroussos.]

References

Articles by C. M. Bent

* [http://www.gadycosteff.com/eg/eg4.pdf#page=19 "Symmetry"] . EG vol. 4, 1966.
* [http://www.gadycosteff.com/eg/eg12.pdf#page=1 "Some Aspects of Composing"] . EG vol. 12, 1968.
* [http://www.gadycosteff.com/eg/eg18.pdf#page=16 "Towards Perfection"] . EG vol. 18, 1969.
* [http://www.gadycosteff.com/eg/eg21.pdf#page=1 " 'All Right Then, So Black Makes a Queen...' "] . EG vol. 21, 1970.
* [http://www.gadycosteff.com/eg/eg25.pdf#page=8 "Workshop"] . EG vol. 25, 1971.

External links

* [http://www.bcmchess.co.uk/ British Chess Magazine]


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