[Retros] Sam Loyd's Cyclopedia of Puzzles

[Bernd Gräfrath]

Good morning,

yes, it rings a bell with me! However, the problem I am thinking about is not by Loyd, but by "H. Fischer (before 1910)", and it does not contain nine white, but nine BLACK pawns!
It can be found in the following book: Karl Fabel, "Kurioses Schach" (Walter Rau Verlag, 1960), page 61.
Here comes the problem (#1) in FEN:
3N2R1/pp3p2/3K2p1/8/2pk4/3pp2p/3P1pB1/1Q4BR

I guess that the author is Hieronymus Fischer (1843-1927).

Have a nice day!

Bernd



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> Sam Loyd's Cyclopedia of Puzzles

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> Harold Cataquet

> This reminds me of an old chess puzzle (by Sam Lloyd). The puzzle was 

> a White to mate in One. The solution involved realizing that there 

> were 9 white pawns, and which ever white pawn you removed, a mate was 

> revealed. Does this ring a bell with anyone? Anyone have the exact 

> puzzle [and the reference]?---------------------

> .marioV

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