André Chéron (September 25, 1895 – September 12, 1980) was a French

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. He was named a

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of Chess Composition in 1959, the first year the title was awarded. Chéron was the French champion three times (1926, 1927, and 1929)Championnats de France
and played on the French team at the

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. He is best known for his work in the theory of endgames, where he was most concerned with detailed proofs about theoretical endgame results. He composed hundreds of endgame studies. His life's work is the monumental four-volume ''Lehr- und Handbuch der Endspiele'' (the German title), which was first published in French in 1952 and published in German in 1952–58 (and a second revised edition in 1962–70). It studies basic endgames and endgame studies, with material drawn from many sources including his own contributions. He also wrote ''Traité complet d'échecs'' and an updated version ''Nouveau traité complet d'échecs'', half of which was about the endgame. He lived in Switzerland for many years.

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* * * French chess players Chess composers Chess theoreticians Chess Olympiad competitors French chess writers 1895 births 1980 deaths People from Colombes Sportspeople from Hauts-de-Seine 20th-century chess players {{France-chess-bio-stub

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