Mikhail Afanasevich Zinar (Ukrainian: Михайло Опанасович Зинар; Russian: Михаил Афанасьевич Зинар; 22 November 1950 – 4 February 2021) was a Ukrainian chess endgame study composer.
Zinar was born on 22 November 1950, but his passport states 9 May 1951. He spent his childhood and school years in Hvosdavka Persha in the Odessa Oblast in Ukraine.
Zinar was awarded the title of Master of Sport of the USSR in 1987. He won the bronze medal in the endgame studies competition of the 3rd FIDE World Cup in Composing in 2013.
Chess composition
Solution: 1.Kc2 Kf7 2.Kb2 Kg6 3.Ka3 Kf6 4.Kb3 Kf5 5.Kb4 Kf4 (5...Ke5 6.Kc4) 6.Kb5 Ke3 7.Kc4 Kf3 8.Kxd4 Kf4 9.Kc3 and White wins.
Solution: 1.Kg7 Kd5 2.Kf7 Ke5 3.Ke7 Kd5 4.Kd7 Kc4 5.Kc6 Kxc3 6.Kc5 Kd2 7.e4 and White wins.
Solution: 1.a5 (1.Kb6 h5; 1.b6 g5) 1...g5 (1...h5 2.b6 h4 3.b7 h3 4.Kb6 h2 5.a6 h1=Q 6.a7) 2.Kb6 g4 3.a6 g3 4.a7 Ka8 5.Ka6 g2 6.b6 g1=Q 7.b7
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See also Endgame study List of chess endgame study composers
External links Mikhail Zinar, ARVES Chess Endgamestudy Association 3rd FIDE World Cup in Composing 2013 The Magic of Mikhail Zinar I: Pawn endgames The Magic of Mikhail Zinar II: Curiosities and more