Selected studies composed by
Gustaaf (Guus) Alexander Rol is born in Haarlem,
The Netherlands in 26.8.1949.
Some of the most intriguing studies among the Dutch - composer are the five highly complex works of G. Rol.
In the book "Endgame study composing in the Netherlands and Flanders" by Van Reek and Van Donk is written:
"Rol`s five published studies are of high quality. He combines several ideas, and the result easily costs a hundred hours of work.
His studies are too complicated for the widest public, but they are highly appreciated by the experts"
He composes also retro problems and is a strong solver too.
In Tata 4th Solvingcontest 2013 November 2013 he reached the 3rd place before Piotr Murdzia POL, which is world champion in solving of chess problems.
(All his studies, more exact dates, possible corrections or cooks and exact details about sources can be found in the
Studies selected by Peter Krug.