.Charles Michael Bent (* 27 November 1919 in Southsea; † 28 December 2004) was an English chess student composer

Chess composition of endgame studies
Bent has composed more thanes 1000 endgame studies since the early 1950s. The book The Best of Bent contains 288 of them. Many of his creations have been honoured with prizes. From 1975 to 1985 he was head of the studies section of the British Chess Magazine.

Life

Bent also took part in various sports such as half marathons and tennis. After the Second World War, he worked for a time in rubber plantations in Malaya. He was married to Viola. He last lived in Inkpen Common (Berkshire). He died in an accident in 2004.