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Chesmayne · 10-07-2008, 02:21 PM

Hi,
From my web page: http://www.chesmayne.info

Problems

A composed position in which checkmate occurs in a set number of moves. A composed position, in which one side (usually :A) must force ++CM within a specific number of moves, against any defense. Creating such problems is an art, and there are even problem-composing tournaments in which the competitors try to create ‘beautiful’ problems. There are also problem-solving competitions in which the aim is to find the solutions as quickly as possible. Some papers publish regular chess columns in which traditional composed chess problems on Level-1 are a feature. In a problem, an artificial position is set up and a solver is required to find a way to ++CM in a specified number of moves, usually two or three, no matter what replies the defender makes. For the sake of uniformity, the first (key) move is always made by :A. In two-move problems only the key move is required. In three-move problems the second moves are required for correct solutions. As the composer’s purpose is to make the task difficult, the key move is almost always one that would be unlikely to occur to a player in an actual game, and is never a capture (except a mp) and never a +CH. Acanthus (plant): indicates that a difficult problem has been solved completely. The first composed chess problem was by caliph Mutasim Billah of Baghdad, circa 840 AD. The earliest European collections of chess problems were copied at the English monasteries of Abbotsbury and Cerne Abbey (Dorset) around 1250 AD. St. Nicholai penned the Bonus Socius, the first compilation of chess problems. In 1854 the first chess problem contest was held (London) and won by Walter Grimshaw. In 1862 the first study-composing tournament was held and won by Bernhard Horwitz. The longest solution to a composed problem needs 292 moves. “In Anna Karenina and Onegin not a single problem is solved, but they satisfy you completely just because all their problems are correctly presented. The court is obliged to submit the case fairly, but let the jury do the deciding, each according to its own judgement” (letter to Alexei Suvorin, 1888). “Your either part of the solution, or part of the problem”. “Anyone who isn’t confused doesn’t really understand the situation”. “A problem left to itself dries up or goes rotten. But fertilize a problem with a solution - you’ll hatch out dozens”.

10-07-2008, 02:21 PM	#3
Chesmayne Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 24	Re: All's quiet today (relatively) Hi, From my web page: http://www.chesmayne.info Problems A composed position in which checkmate occurs in a set number of moves. A composed position, in which one side (usually :A) must force ++CM within a specific number of moves, against any defense. Creating such problems is an art, and there are even problem-composing tournaments in which the competitors try to create ‘beautiful’ problems. There are also problem-solving competitions in which the aim is to find the solutions as quickly as possible. Some papers publish regular chess columns in which traditional composed chess problems on Level-1 are a feature. In a problem, an artificial position is set up and a solver is required to find a way to ++CM in a specified number of moves, usually two or three, no matter what replies the defender makes. For the sake of uniformity, the first (key) move is always made by :A. In two-move problems only the key move is required. In three-move problems the second moves are required for correct solutions. As the composer’s purpose is to make the task difficult, the key move is almost always one that would be unlikely to occur to a player in an actual game, and is never a capture (except a mp) and never a +CH. Acanthus (plant): indicates that a difficult problem has been solved completely. The first composed chess problem was by caliph Mutasim Billah of Baghdad, circa 840 AD. The earliest European collections of chess problems were copied at the English monasteries of Abbotsbury and Cerne Abbey (Dorset) around 1250 AD. St. Nicholai penned the Bonus Socius, the first compilation of chess problems. In 1854 the first chess problem contest was held (London) and won by Walter Grimshaw. In 1862 the first study-composing tournament was held and won by Bernhard Horwitz. The longest solution to a composed problem needs 292 moves. “In Anna Karenina and Onegin not a single problem is solved, but they satisfy you completely just because all their problems are correctly presented. The court is obliged to submit the case fairly, but let the jury do the deciding, each according to its own judgement” (letter to Alexei Suvorin, 1888). “Your either part of the solution, or part of the problem”. “Anyone who isn’t confused doesn’t really understand the situation”. “A problem left to itself dries up or goes rotten. But fertilize a problem with a solution - you’ll hatch out dozens”.