Showing posts with label Vinokurov. Show all posts
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Saturday, September 29, 2012

September 30th

Hieronymus Fischer (30-09-1843 - 08-01-1927) German composer

Hieronymus Fischer wrote with W.A. Shinkman "Humor im schach" (1904) a compilation of 160 problems, of which many selfmates.

Fischer, Hieronymus
Bamberger Schachklub, 1903


s#3 12 + 4

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Thursday, April 26, 2012

April 27th

John Ormerod Scarlett Thursby (27-04-1861 - 26-12-1920) British composer

John Thursby
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Sir John Ormerod Scarlett Thursby was president of the National Chess Congress in 1904 (more details about him here, thank you Peter!)
John Thursby published a collection of his own problems in 1883 entitled "Seventy Five Chess Problems": it can be downloaded here.

Thursby, John Ormerod Scarlett
Holyoke Transcript, 1881
3rd Prize, (Set)


#2* 7 + 6

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