Ladislav Prokeš, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ladislav Prokeš

Czech chess player

Date of Birth: 07-Jun-1884

Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 09-Jan-1966

Profession: chess composer, chess player

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Ladislav Prokeš (7 June 1884 – 9 January 1966) was one of the most prolific composers of endgame studies in chess.
He was born and died in Prague.Prokeš was joint Czech Champion in 1921 and played for the Czech Olympiad team in 1927, 1928, and 1930.
In 1951 he published a collection of studies "Kniha šachových studií".
His 1,159 endgame studies, as listed in Harold van der Heijden's database, rank fourth among all composers.