Edward Nathan Frankenstein (18-12-1839 – 13-03-1913) British composer
Edward Nathan Frankenstein was a chess player and composed direct mates and selfmates. His best works was reproduced in "
The Chess Problem - A treatise on problems of all kinds, with 400 examples by H. J. C. Andrews, E. N. Frankenstein, B. G. Laws, and C. Planck." (1887).
A good warm-up for solvers:
Frankenstein, Edward Nathan
English Chess Problem, 1948
Show Solution1.Sf6-d5 ! (2.Qe8-h8/Bc1-b2#)
1...Ke5-d4 2.Qe8-h8+ Kd4-d3, Kd4xc5 3.Sd5-f4, Bc1-a3#
1...c6xd5 2.Qe8-h8+ Ke5-f4 3.Qh8-b8#
Something more serious:
Frankenstein, Edward Nathan
The Bohemian, 1887
Prize
Show Solution1. Sc5 ! (2. Qd1/Qe2 ~ 3. Qg4+ fxg4#)
1... Sc1 2. Sd3+ Sxd3 3. Qf2+ Sxf2#
1... Qh5/Qb7 2. Qf2+ Qf3+ 3. Qg3+ Qxg3#
1... Qd7,Qf7 2. Se6+ Qxe6 3. Qe4+ fxe4#
1... Bxh4 2. Qf2+ Qg5 3. Qxh4+ Qxh4#
A fine set of variations.