Marian Wróbel (1 January 1907 – 25 April 1960) was a prominent Polish chess problemist of the mid-twentieth century.

During his lifetime he published more than 1,000 problems and was a FIDE International Master of Chess Composition.

In 1922, he published his first problem at the age of 15 and in 1928 the International Association of Problemists ranked him fourth in the world.

He studied in Lwów and Warsaw and completed a Magister's degree in Polish philology in 1932.

He became a teacher but due to health problems transferred to administrative work.

Wróbel was with Przepiórka during a private gathering of chess players in January 1940 when the Gestapo raided the meeting and arrested all the participants.

In 1954 he was awarded the FIDE title International Master of Chess Composition, and in 1959 he became an International Judge of Chess Composition,[1] the first year the title was awarded.

In the initial position White has answers to all Black's moves: 1... e3 2. dxe3#; 1... f3 2.

However, White has no waiting move, and the set play cannot be realized.

In the initial position White has a ready response to the only possible move of Black: 1... B-any 2.

The main variations explain the choice of the square e8 for the Rook: 1... Bb6 2.