Bedrich Formánek (born 6 June 1933) is a Slovak

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. In 1990 Bedrich Formánek gained the title FIDE Master for Chess Compositions. He is also International Judge for Chess Compositions since 1966, qualified for sections #2, #3, #n, h#. Bedrich Formánek was a long-time delegate for Czechoslovakia and later for Slovakia in

Permanent Commission of the FIDE for Chess Compositions The World Federation for Chess Composition (WFCC) is the highest body governing the official activities in the chess composition. It was known as the Permanent Commission of the FIDE for Chess Compositions (PCCC) from its inception in 1956 until Oct ...

(PCCC), serving in years 1994-2002 as PCCC President, becoming an honorary president of the current WFCC afterwards. Bedrich Formánek is well known for long-time editing chess composition columns in newspapers in Slovakia, such as

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, Práca, Smena and many other.Overview of chess composition columns in Slovakia (SK)
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Formánek's problems
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Formanek, Bedrich 1933 births Living people Slovak chess players Chess composers