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CLASSIC
CHESS PROBLEMS
BY PIONEERC OMPOSERS
CLASSIC
CHESS PROBLEMS
PIONEECRO MPOSERS
BY
S.
KennethH oward
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Preface
INCO MPILINtGh mea tieafrlro tvhoilsu tmheae u thporri'msa ry
obejcthiavbsee etnoe ndveoatrop roviednet ertfaroie nvymeernt
dacyh eesnsut ishasrtast,h er ttrheaantt e tcoohf nt iocpailc s
thamti gbheto fi nteorneltsyoat m ucshma llgerr ooufpc hess
proebmsl tduesnS.t ot hbeo odko ensop tu rptoobr eta s ketch
oft hdee lvoepnmte tohcfeh epsrbsol eamr nto,tr ob ea na ttempt
tom entimoonr e tah samnlaf larctioofin t fsma oupsr ac
titioners.
Bessir deeprodmuacynio nlgmd a stertphiaemtcay eh sa ve
beefnro gotbtyte ond agye'nse roafts ioolnvt ehraesu ,t hhoars
inlcudoetdh perro blheem snc soidoefor ust stasnidginnigfi
cancweh,i chb ehleit ehvreee sa dweirgl rle aetjnlyoy.
Thea rdepnrto bflnaem may b ee agteoar t tetmosp otl avlel
oft hper oblems weirtrthioton hugae tcc ormepfyainnsgo lutions.
Many otherre adehrosw,e vmeayr ,g etm uchej nyoment
mereblypy l ayoivnegr the psarotliaucrtultilyho onossfte, h e
longceorm posifotrmiw ohnistc,hh e wyi glelat n a ppreciation
oft hmea rvelaobuiistlo yfs omoeft hmea stperro bleomfai sts
bygoneF oerir nas.t ainncseto,ef sa pde nngdh iouirnse n
deaivnotgro s olKvlete tm'asr lvoeufisv e-moNvoe.2r8 ,,t he
readmearyg eatm plpel eaebs yup rlaytihnrgo tuhgiehn tri
cacsoi fte hseo luotfti hominas se trepcie.
Readewrhosm ayb ei nterienas m toerdde e itlaeexdap nla
tioonfp robletmeirsmtaisnc dt hemaersre e efrrteodt he
auotrht'rse aTthei� snejmoy enoft C hePsrsbo lems.
Thea uthiosir n debttoDe rd. NMi.e mjreeo ifW assaern,a
HollaDnrd.G, . P araosfB udapHeusntg,a rPyr,o Jf.o sef
HalumbiorfVe iekn nAau,s tarniGda. CWh.a lnedorfS ut,t on
Engalndfro daotnaa n umber thocefo mpeormsse ntioned
int htee xt.
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Notation
THEN OTATIOuN seidn t hivso lumies t hea lgebar moadiicfi,e d
formo fw hati ss ometimceasl ltehdeC ontibneecnatuosafeil t s
usei nm anyE uropecaonu ntrIitei ssc. o mmonluys eidn b ooks
onp roblesmisn cieti sm orec onciasned p recitshea ni st he
Englisnhot iaot.n
Int hea lgebrnaoitca titohnel ocationm oavnedos f t hem en
area lwayrse afdr omt hew hite osfit dheeb oarod,rt hel ower
sidoeft hed iagraTmh.e fi leasr ed esigna"tae"dt o" h"f rom
leftt or ighatn,d t her anks naurmeb reed" 1 " to" 8" reading
up.T husW hiteq'use enr'oso ks'qsu aries" al"a ndB lack's
kingr'oso ks'qsu aries" h8".
Thes amel ettaerreus s efdo trh em ena si nt hEen glnisohta
tiowni tht hee xcetpioonf S (GermaSnp ri)nf gorek nright.
Thes ymboxl is usedf orc aptruesa ndt hsey mbo(l )
forth e promotioofan pawtno a piece.
Thes ymboVl (versiboenf)o,tr eh en ameo fa publication
abovae d iagraimn,d icattheastt h ep ositiisoa n r evisoifoa n
probleamso riginpaulbllyi shed.
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Contents
Page
INTRODUCTORY 2
THEP uzzLKEI NG 5
MASTERO FP ROFUNDITY I3
THED ELICATTEO UCH 20
CELEBRATCEODL LABORATORS 30
A CoNsUMMAATRET IST 37
A GREATP ROBLEM PATRON 44
A HAPPYH oBBY so
AN INTRIGUING THEME s6
THATS TURDY FELLTOHWE-R ooK 63
THATP ECULIACRH AP-THEP AWN 67
TWIN PRoBLEMs 73
COINCIDENACNEDAS N TICIPATIONS 78
SOLUTIONS Bs
INDEX wg
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CLASSIC
,C HESS PROBLEMS
BY PIONEERC OMPOSERS
Introductory
ORIGALILvN t hewraels i tdtielffree ntibaettwiecoeonnm posed
engdameasn dp roblaenmdms a,n usccroilpiltoe nocsftt hese
arken owtnoh aveb eemna daet housyaenaadrg soE .v eunpt o
thlea csetun rttyh seo lutofiam o anojsr iotfty h ecsoemo psitions
consiosfat s eedro ifce hske icnmgo vewsi tmha yns acriofifc es
whiptiee ctehste,y poefm aenuvertihnagt wboecu olnd
siddeb rreilliaga anmt.e in
Oneo ft hmea nusccroilpiltoe nocsfts ucehra lpyr oblems
wasm adien t hteh irtceeennrttybuh y a c ompileurs ewdh o
thpes eudoonfBy omn Suosc ius.
JameF.sM ageJer,(. 81 679-51,5w )hof uondetdh Geo od
CompaniCohne Psrsbo leCml uibn1 931,s pefnuotry eairns
Euroepaer ilnyt hcene turayn,dw heinn F lorebneccea me
acquaiwnitttehhBd eo nSuosc cioulsil noe,acp tarotfw hihceh
editaenddp ubliisnha e pdr ivaptreilnyvt oeldu mreep,r o
ducipnaggeo sft he atnepdxr to blielmlsu,m iananotdiri goins
nabli ndiTnhiges.x plhaoiwnM sa gecea mteoc ahlilcs h ess
promb clleutbh "eG ooCdo mpani"o( nBsonSuocsi us).
Them anveeuirnp robNloe1.mt ,a kfeornm t hacto cltlnie,o
hassi nbceec okmneo wanst hBeo nSuosc tihuesIm ne. pt rhees ent
voulmet htihse maesl osi hso wdno ubilneO dt tWou rzburg's
NoI.ll .
Itp roabbliysn oct omomnlrye membtehraetd grtehaet
Germmaans tAedro,l f An(d1e8r8-s181s7e9an)c atlulbye gan
hicsh ecsasr easea rp roblceomm peoras,n de veinnh ilsa ter
yeahrens e vgearvu epp robcloemmp iooscnimo tpletNeol2.y .
isp itcyoaftl h seo -caOlldlS ecdh osotlyo lfce mo posni,wt iitoh
itsst rikkeiaynn gsd ca rifimcoivaewlsi t,h omuutc vha riient y
thceo ntaitni.uo ns
InF ebrruy1a,48 5,p rao b(lNeom3 .)se tnott hCeh ePslsa yer's
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