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Monday, November 5, 2012

November 6th

Gustavus Charles Reichhelm (06-11-1839 - 30-11-1905) American composer

Gustavus Reichhelm
[Chess Archaeology]


Let's simply quote Edochess.ca:
From 1860-1870, he was the chess editor of the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin; from 1871-1872, he edited The Chess Weekly; from 1872-1877, he wrote a column for the Intelligencer; from 1880-1900 he was a columnist for the Philadelphia Times; in 1881 he was editor of Brentano's Chess Monthly; from 1900-1905 he was a columnist for the North American. He also published a book, co-authored by Walter Penn Shipley, on the chess history of Philadelphia entitled, Chess in Philadelphia. He was a well known chess composer as well as a player.
He was specialized in long problems with systematic manoeuvres such as this one and tasks.

Reichhelm, Gustavus Charles
1913


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