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John D. Beasley

1940 – 2024

British mathematician

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Lived 1940 – 2024 (aged 83–84). John D. Beasley was a British mathematician and chess composer.

John Derek Beasley (15 February 1940 – 3 March 2024) was a British mathematician and chess composer.

Biography

Beasley published around fifty endgame studies. He became the editor of British Chess Magazine in 1995, and founded the magazine British Endgame Study News (which he edited) in 1996. (It had 65 issues, the last one being published in 2010.) He represented Great Britain at the World Chess Solving Championship in 1977 and 1978.

Publications

He is the coauthor (with Timothy Whitworth) of the books

Endgame Magic (Bastford 1996, ), The Ins and Outs of Peg Solitaire (Oxford University Press 1985 ), The Mathematics of Games (OUP, 1989 ). In 1978, Beasley translated and reissued the celebrated book of Phillipp Klett (1813–1910), Ph. Klett's Schachprobleme mit einer Einführung in die Theorie des Schachproblems, that appeared in 1878 and contained 112 compositions.

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Born
1940
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John Derek Beasley

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Frequently asked questions

Who was John D. Beasley?

British mathematician (1940–2024)

When was John D. Beasley born?

John D. Beasley was born in 1940.

When did John D. Beasley die?

John D. Beasley died on 3 March 2024.

What was John D. Beasley's occupation?

John D. Beasley was a mathematician and chess composer.

What nationality was John D. Beasley?

John D. Beasley was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: John D. Beasley

· Wikidata: Q3181010

· DBpedia: John Beasley (chess composer)

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