Angel D. Zlatanov (Bulgaria, * 16.6.1938 - † 06.06.2010)

Chess composer

More significant chess composer of chess problems and endgame studies                                                                            He lived and worked in Ruse (Bulgaria). He published his first chess problem in 1953. His favorite genres are threemovers and moremovers, but also works in other including chess studies. - He had published more than 200 chess compositions and more than half of them had been awarded, including 40 prizes (20 first). Zlatanov was a big fan of the Czech school in composition and many of his problems are with model mates. Half a point was missing in the FIDE album for him to become FIDE champion. He had 11.5 points with publication of 12 compositions in the FIDE Albums and thus lacks only half a point to get the title of FIDE Master for Chess Composition!                                                                                                              He graduated his higher education in Odessa where he met with some of the Ukrainian composers.Then in the period 1980-1986 worked in Moscow where he befriended with many Russian composers and have also some collective compositions with them. In last years he worked in port authorities in Ruse as an expert of river transport. In Ruse he lived with his wife and daughter Elena. The great Bulgarian composer died on 06.06.2010 after a long illness.

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