Ofer Comay

Ofer Comay
Country Israel
Born 1957
World Champion World Chess Solving Champion (1985, 1999)

Ofer Comay (born 1957) is a Israeli chess problemist.

Biography

At school years Comay won the Israeli Olympiad for Youth in mathematics organized by Weizmann Institute of Science. He graduated from the Tel Aviv University with a master's degree in mathematics. Along with his father, Eliyahu Comay, he founded a software company which specializes in document image understanding.

In 1985 Comay first time won the individual World Chess Solving Championship.[1] In 1986 he gained the title of International Solving Grandmaster.[2] In 1999 Comay second time won the individual World Chess Solving Championship.[3] His hobby is to compose chess problems and mathematical riddles.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 9. WCSC RICCIONE 18.-19.9.1985
  2. ↑ Solving grandmasters
  3. ↑ 23. World Chess Solving Championship Netanya 26.-27.10.1999
  4. ↑ About the Author: Ofer Comay

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