Heinrich Kirschner was a chess player who composed direct mate miniatures.
Kirschner, Heinrich Arthur
Neue Leipziger Zeitung, 1934
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Neue Leipziger Zeitung, 1934
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
November 8th
Heinrich Arthur Kirschner (08-11-1863 - 30-12-1936) German composer
Heinrich Kirschner was a chess player who composed direct mate miniatures.
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Heinrich Kirschner was a chess player who composed direct mate miniatures.
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
November 7th
Miroslav Havel (07-11-1881 - 08-07-1958) Czech composer and Grandmaster
Miroslav Havel (Miroslav Košťál) composed Bohemian problems with a high degree of mastery and artistry. You can judge by yourself by the selfmate reproduced on Wikipedia.
He edited the chess column of newspaper "Čas" (1920-1923) and was honoured by the publication of 500 of his problems in "Bohemian Garnets" in the White Christmas Series.
He also wrote "České granáty" (1943).
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| Miroslav Havel [herve.delboy] |
Miroslav Havel (Miroslav Košťál) composed Bohemian problems with a high degree of mastery and artistry. You can judge by yourself by the selfmate reproduced on Wikipedia.
He edited the chess column of newspaper "Čas" (1920-1923) and was honoured by the publication of 500 of his problems in "Bohemian Garnets" in the White Christmas Series.
He also wrote "České granáty" (1943).
Havel, Miroslav
Časopis českých šachistů 1920
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Časopis českých šachistů 1920
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| #3 | 6 + 6 |
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Havel, Miroslav
Tidskrift för Schack, 5th Jun 1914
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Tidskrift för Schack, 5th Jun 1914
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| #3 | 7 + 9 |
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Monday, November 5, 2012
November 6th
Gustavus Charles Reichhelm (06-11-1839 - 30-11-1905) American composer
Let's simply quote Edochess.ca:
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| 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
1913
| #50 | 9 + 9 |
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Sunday, November 4, 2012
November 5th
Arthur Valdemar Madsen (05-11-1900 - 26-03-1983) Danish composer
Arthur Madsen was an International Judge. His most important works can be found in the 74-page book published by Walther Jörgensen in 1965: "Arthur Madsen, 64 Opgaver".
He composed direct mates, selfmates, helpmates and fairy problems.
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Arthur Madsen was an International Judge. His most important works can be found in the 74-page book published by Walther Jörgensen in 1965: "Arthur Madsen, 64 Opgaver".
He composed direct mates, selfmates, helpmates and fairy problems.
Madsen, Mads Arthur Valdemar
Skakbladet, 1920
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Skakbladet, 1920
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| #2 vv | 8 + 9 |
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Saturday, November 3, 2012
November 4th
Fernand Calvet (04-11-1910 - 04-01-1998) French composer
Fernand Calvet published numerous problems - usually fairy problems, in collaboration with Pierre Monréal who invented the Circe fairy condition or with other French problemists). Fernand Calvet invented the Anticirce condition.
He was also an excellent solver.
ser-=12: White plays 12 consecutive moves and stalemates Black.
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Fernand Calvet published numerous problems - usually fairy problems, in collaboration with Pierre Monréal who invented the Circe fairy condition or with other French problemists). Fernand Calvet invented the Anticirce condition.
He was also an excellent solver.
Calvet, Fernand
feenschach, 1971
feenschach, 1971
| ser-=12 | 5 + 7 |
ser-=12: White plays 12 consecutive moves and stalemates Black.
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Calvet, Fernand & Oudot, Jean
The British Chess Magazine, 1964
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The Lion moves like a Queen but beyond a hurdle. The British Chess Magazine, 1964
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| #2 | h8, g3, h2: Lion | 10 + 12 |
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Friday, November 2, 2012
November 3rd
Gérard Debarbieux (03-11-1928) French composer
Gérard Debarbieux composes fairy and help problems.
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Gérard Debarbieux composes fairy and help problems.
Debarbieux, Gérard
Themes 64, 1957
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Themes 64, 1957
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| s#2 | Maximummer f5, g2: Nightrider e4: Grasshopper | 13 + 6 |
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Thursday, November 1, 2012
November 2nd
Carlo Salvioli (02-11-1848 - 29-01-1930) Italian composer
Carlo Salvioli was a player, theoretician and writer, author of "Teoria e pratica del giuoco degli scacchi". He composed direct mates and endgame studies, a few of them were didactic and theoretical endgames with material K+Q+P vs K+R+P.
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| Carlo Salvioli [Wikipedia] |
Carlo Salvioli was a player, theoretician and writer, author of "Teoria e pratica del giuoco degli scacchi". He composed direct mates and endgame studies, a few of them were didactic and theoretical endgames with material K+Q+P vs K+R+P.
Salvioli, Carlo
Nuova Rivista degli Scacchi, 1897
Nuova Rivista degli Scacchi, 1897
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