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Signed letter from 1954
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Andrej Ancin (1909-1976)
Hungarian-Slovak problem composer
Typed letter written in Slovak, signed in pen
most probably to Bedrich Formanek
dated Komarno, March 26, 1954
Good to very good: light signs of use, horizontal center fold.
1 sheet size 30 x 21 cm
The letter begins "Mily priatelu!” (= Dear Friend).
The addressee of this letter was Slovak chess composer Bedrich Formanek. Formanek's name is not mentioned directly here, but it is clear from the context, as the author writes several times about the chess column in the newspaper Praca (..your chess column in Praca..), where Formanek was editor from 1952 to 1956.
Ancin sends one original problem for the column in Praca, one additional problem, and three problems by other authors on the Schor theme for illustration.
Biographical data:
Andrej Ancin (1909-1976), born in Hungary, he lived in Slovakia from 1947 until his death in 1976. Author of 300+ compositions, mostly three- and two-movers, and also 7 endgame studies. In his time, he was considered the best Slovak composer of three-move chess problems.
Bedrich Formanek (1933-2023), Slovak chess problem composer, author of many hundreds of problems. He wrote more than 10 books and edited more than 7,000 chess columns in various newspapers. President of the Permanent Commission of the FIDE for Chess Compositions (PCCC) in 1994-2002.
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