tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216259311544523720.post5082224431134594299..comments2024-03-22T18:58:23.310-07:00Comments on Chess Composers: January 16thErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12697981881119136105noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216259311544523720.post-32246809711727936012012-01-15T13:22:22.906-08:002012-01-15T13:22:22.906-08:00Thank you for the info! Indeed most of Taffs' ...Thank you for the info! Indeed most of Taffs' diagrams seem to represent a letter of some kind.<br />However, I could not see any in the diagram of this #2 by Taffs: http://www.yacpdb.org/?id=25177 <br />Do you have any idea what it might be?Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12697981881119136105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216259311544523720.post-67502592443359746902012-01-15T13:05:29.739-08:002012-01-15T13:05:29.739-08:00In the little-known but excellent book, "Beau...In the little-known but excellent book, "Beauty is Where You Find It," by Sweeney and Barclay, it is noted that "Taffs, Professor of Music at Albion College, could be called the 'king of letter problems,' with Pal Benko challenging him." Indeed, I have never seen a Taffs problem that was not a shape problem.Steven Dowdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16479794108943381948noreply@blogger.com