Kurt Wilhelm Bruno Heinrich Eucken (* August 31, 1899 in Dresden; † November 24, 1947 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentinian chess composer​ and remarkable study composer

Life

Kurt Eucken was born in Dresden, Germany and settled permanently in Argentina in 1938. He had a background in music, sculpture, and mathematics, and was a violinist by profession.

Chess compositions

Eucken's first works were inverse mate problems which were published in the German magazine "Die Schwalbe".

Later, in Argentina, he devoted himself to the composition of finals, taking part in international competitions in which he achieved notable success. This presence in competitions lasted only two years and in that period he took part in 5 competitions with works sent, almost all of them by his friends, several of them after his death.

The summary of his exceptional results:

Prizes: 2 First, 1 Second, 1 Third, and 2 Fifth Prizes. Honourable Mention: 1 , and Commended 2 .

Valuable unpublished works by this remarkable composer have been obtained thanks to the collaboration of José Mugnos and Maestro Francisco Benko.

Fans of the solution of the enigmas posed by chess composition, particularly those from the province of Salta, Argentina, highlight the high aesthetic value of Eucken's works, in addition to the difficulties they present for their resolution.

Source: UNION ARGENTINA DE PROBLEMISTAS DE AJEDREZ

Others: On the Website ARVES are presented 2 works by Kurt Eucken, which were selected by Mario Guida García. On the Internetsite problemistaasajedrez 33 chess studies by him are selceted            www.problemistasajedrez.com.ar/quienes-somos/kurt-eucken/

"Eucken had knowledge of music, sculpture and mathematics and was a violinist by profession. In the early 1930s, he published several chess problems. He emigrated to Argentina in 1938. He later composed chess studies and achieved remarkable success in tournaments. Some of the tournaments were entered post mortem by his chess friends. José Mugnos and Francisco Benkö ensured that his best works were preserved from his unpublished estate. Chess friends from the province of Salta appreciated the aesthetics and hidden solution ideas in Eucken's compositions"

Source: schachstudienkomponisten.fandom.com