[Retros] Sam Loyd's Cyclopedia of Puzzles; Fabel's source

[Bernd Gräfrath]

Hello again,

"H. Fischer" is certainly not a pseudonym. By now, I have found Fabel's source for the problem:
It is in: Problematicus, "150 Schachkuriositäten" (Leipzig: Veit & Comp., 1910), page 13, and the author of the problem is given as "Hieron. Fischer".

By the way: "Problematicus" really is a pseudonym (of Max Weiss)!

Best wishes,

Bernd



> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----

> Von: "Mario Richter" <mri_two at t-online.de>

> Gesendet: 15.11.09 13:15:21

> An: "The Retrograde Analysis Mailing List" <retros at janko.at>

> Betreff: Re: [Retros] Sam Loyd's Cyclopedia of Puzzles




> Hi,

> 

> 

> > 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!

> 

> > 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).

> 

> In another source exactly this problem is attributed to Sam Loyd.

> Maybe 'H.Fischer' was one of the many pseudonyms, good old Sam used?!

> 

> Btw. here are some other 9-black-pawn position:

> F.Mendes de Moraes

> 1R6/B3p2p/Bp1pK3/2p5/3kp1pQ/2p2p2/2P5/3N2N1

> #1

> 

> Leopold Löwy

> Fern vom Alltag 7 1925

> bNNK4/1k6/p1p1Pp2/6Pp/6pR/2pPp1B1/1p3Qp1/R6B

> #1

> 

> 

> John Frederick Keeble

> Jamaica Gleaner 27/12/1890

> 2R5/3p1N2/p3p3/1p3pp1/1Bpk4/N2ppQ1b/8/K6B

> #1

> 

> and yet one more (but with a different stip):

> Lothar Finzer

> Die Schwalbe (XIII) 04/1971

> B2R4/1p2Pr2/3p1p1b/1Qpk1Kpq/3p2p1/1p3p1b/B3Pr2/3R4

> #0

> 

> 

> With 9 white pawns, there is e.g. the followoing joke problem

> (but only the removal of some pawns allows a #1):

> George Leathem

> The Problemist FCS 821 05/1933

> 8/3pPKPp/4N1N1/4PkP1/3P1p1P/3PRPRP/8/5Q2

> #1

> 

> 

> 

> Best regards,

> 

>   mario

> 

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