Bedrich Formánek, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Bedrich Formánek

Slovak chess player

Date of Birth: 06-Jun-1933

Place of Birth: Tábor, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

Profession: chess composer, chess player

Nationality: Slovakia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Bedrich Formánek (born 6 June 1933) is a Slovak chess composer. 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 (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 Pravda, Práca, Smena and many other.