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'''Johann Joseph (Hans) Kmoch''' (July 25, 1894 – February 13, 1973)<br/> | '''Johann Joseph (Hans) Kmoch''' (July 25, 1894 – February 13, 1973)<br/> | ||
| − | was an Austrian-Dutch-American [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIDE_titles#International_Master_.28IM.29 International Master] of over the board chess, writer of '''Pawn Power in Chess''' (German ''Die Kunst der Bauernführung'') and other chess books. Many [[Pawn Structure|pawn structure]] terms used in chess and computer chess are based on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neologism neologisms] defined in Kmoch's famous book <ref>[https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-equipment/pawn-power-in-chess-by-hans-kmoch-glossary-of-terms Pawn Power in Chess by Hans Kmoch - Glossary of Terms - Chess Forums] - [ | + | was an Austrian-Dutch-American [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIDE_titles#International_Master_.28IM.29 International Master] of over the board chess, writer of '''Pawn Power in Chess''' (German ''Die Kunst der Bauernführung'') and other chess books. Many [[Pawn Structure|pawn structure]] terms used in chess and computer chess are based on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neologism neologisms] defined in Kmoch's famous book <ref>[https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-equipment/pawn-power-in-chess-by-hans-kmoch-glossary-of-terms Pawn Power in Chess by Hans Kmoch - Glossary of Terms - Chess Forums] - [[Chess.com]]</ref>. |
=Selected Publications= | =Selected Publications= | ||
Latest revision as of 18:59, 25 February 2021
Johann Joseph (Hans) Kmoch (July 25, 1894 – February 13, 1973)
was an Austrian-Dutch-American International Master of over the board chess, writer of Pawn Power in Chess (German Die Kunst der Bauernführung) and other chess books. Many pawn structure terms used in chess and computer chess are based on neologisms defined in Kmoch's famous book [2].
Selected Publications
- Max Euwe, Hans Kmoch (1948, 1990). Staunton-Turnier Groningen 1946. Triengen / Luzern 1948. Edition Olms, 1990
- Hans Kmoch (1959, 1990). Pawn Power in Chess. New York: Dover, 1990. Previous ed.: New York: McKay, 1959 Google Books, amazon [3]
Kmoch terms in CPW
- Backward Pawn
- Backward Pawns (Bitboards)
- Candidate Passed Pawn
- Candidates (Bitboards)
- Dispersion
- Distortion
- Doubled Pawn
- Double and Triple (Bitboards)
- Duo Trio Quart (Bitboards)
- Faker
- Faker (Bitboards)
- Hidden Passed Pawn = Sneaker
- Isolated Pawn Isolani
- Isolated Pawns (Bitboards)
- Leukopenie
- Melanpenie
- Passed Pawn = Passer
- Passed Pawns (Bitboards)
- Pawn Center
- Pawn Chain
- Pawn Islands
- Pawn Islands (Bitboards)
- Pawn Levers (Bitboards)
- Pawn Rams (Bitboards)
- Pawn Spans
- Sentry
- Sneaker
- Straggler
- Stop Square
- Unfree Pawns (Bitboards)
External Links
References
- ↑ Hans Kmoch congratulates Mikhail Botvinnik, Groningen 1946 chess tournament, cropped from Photo by Theo van Haren Noman (ANEFO), September 06, 1946
- ↑ Pawn Power in Chess by Hans Kmoch - Glossary of Terms - Chess Forums - Chess.com
- ↑ Amazon.com: Review of Pawn Power in Chess (Dover Chess) by Russell Reagan, August 18, 2001
