Dr. John Nunn went to Oxford University at the tender age of 15 years old, and holds a doctorate degree (thesis in algebraic topology). He was among the world’s leading chess grandmasters for almost twenty years, winning four gold medals in chess Olympiads and countless other tournaments. He is also a much-acclaimed writer, whose works have won ‘Book of the Year’ awards. In several countries! In 2004, he was crowned the world champion for chess solving, a title he received two more times. Oh yes, and he is a very strong grandmaster, one of the world's best at the height of his career!
John Nunn composing a chess problem, in the mid 1980s with an Apple ][
Watch the logical process of how he solves the puzzles and compare them!
Perhaps our Christmas Puzzles (or John’s logical yet fascinating solving) will encourage you to venture into the fascinating world of chess composition. We have already received a couple of dozen entries by readers over Christmas, and I am in touch with some of the submitters. The competition will close on January 21, so you still have some time to construct your chess puzzles – mates, helpmates or anything else.
There will be four prizes: three copies of the latest ChessBase Magazine – in the completely new design and interactive format. And a copy of the first ChessBase eBook "Frederic's Chess Tales". Here are descriptions of the prizes.
After solving all these puzzles, are you also interested in trying to compose some yourself? If so, send us your progress and process to us and get a chance to win prizes!
Please submit your compositions here
