Alexander Pituk, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alexander Pituk

slovak chess player

Date of Birth: 26-Oct-1904

Place of Birth: Banská Štiavnica, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia

Date of Death: 30-Apr-2002

Profession: chess composer

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Alexander (Sándor) Pituk (October 26, 1904 in Banská Štiavnica – April 30, 2002 in Banská Štiavnica) was a Slovak and Hungarian chess problem composer and judge. He resided all his life in Banská Štiavnica and worked as a carpenter.
He was appointed an International Judge of Chess Compositions and was awarded the FIDE Master for Chess Composition and Honorary Master of Chess Composition title.
He is author of 584 compositions (60 of them award winners).
His brother József Viktorián Pituk (1906–1991) was an established painter in Budapest.