Yochanan Afek (1952) was born and grew up in Tel-Aviv and now lives in Amsterdam. In more than 50 years of his professional chess career he has been a highly active player, trainer, journalist, organizer and a composer of studies and problems. He is an over the board International master, a Grandmaster of chess composition and International arbiter for both.His most memorable tournament victory is winning the Open Paris Championship 2002. He is the co-author of the highly acclaimed "Invisible Chess Moves" (Book of the Year 2011), "Extreme Chess Tactics" (2017) and "Practical Chess Beauty" (2018).