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International Judge of Chess Compositions
International Judge of Chess Compositions is a title award by FIDE via the World Federation for Chess Composition (WFCC; until 2010 "Permanent Commission of the FIDE for Chess Compositions", PCCC) to individuals who have judged several chess problem or study tournaments and who are considered capable of judging such awards at the highest level.
The title was first awarded in 1956. In the past, a number of famous over-the-board players have also been International Judges, including Mikhail Botvinnik,
Ľudovít Lačný
Ľudovít Lačný (born December 8, 1926) is a Slovak chess problem composer and judge.
He was born in Banská Štiavnica and studied mathematics, working as a teacher, and as a computer programmer.
In 1956 he was appointed an International Judge of Chess Compositions and in 2005 was awarded the International Master for Chess Composition title. He is best known as the eponym of the Lacny cycle, according to the theme invented by him in 1949.
External links.
- Lacny's page on