Abbott,.J.W.-.121.Chess.Problems.(electronic.edition)

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1、121CHESSPROBLEMSAwardedThirdPrizeinBrentano’sInternationalProblemTourney882cuuuuuuuuC{WDWDWDWD}{!WHW0WDp}{WDWDW0PD}{)W)WiWDW}{nDWDWDpG}{DW0W)WDW}{WDNDWDPD}{DWDBDWhK}vllllllllVWhitetoplayandmateinfourmoves121CHESSPROBLEMSJ.W.Abbott[887]AnElectronicEditionAndersThulin,Malmö·

2、2005-0-24PREFACEAworklikethisrequireslittleinthewayofintroduction.Individuallyitscontentshavealreadymadetheirbowtothepublic,theyarebutgatheredthustorenewoldacquaintanceships,possibly,ifthehopebenotpresumptuous,tomaketheircircleoffriendsalittlelarger.Thefacesofafew,perhaps,w

3、earthefreshnessthatcomesofforgetfulness,butallhaveundergonetheordealofafirstappearanceelsewhere,andnowpresentthemselvesinnootherguisethanthatof“oldstagers.”Criticismhaslongagospentitsforceagainstthem,andneedsheretobeneitherdeprecatednordefied.Equallyunnecessaryareanyremarksont

4、hehistoryorphilosophyofChessstrategy.The“learnedworld”hasprobablyatleastasmuchregardforproblemsasparadoxes,andthoseanxioustoprovideitwithknowledgethereonmayreasonablyexpectforrewardagratitudetooprofoundtobeexpressed.ButthatisnottheobjectofthisCollection.Itspurposewillbefully

5、attainedifitinterestsanyonewho,caringnothingforthe“why”orthe“how,”delightsinthatparticularformofenigmathatispropoundedintermsofChess.Intheselectionofthevariouspositions,theAuthorhasbeenlargelyguidedbythepopularjudgmentatthetimeofpublication,andhehasincludedallthosewhichhaver

6、eceivedinProblemTourneysthemoreemphaticrecognitionofajudge’saward.Withoutenteringintoparticu-larsoftimeandplace,thefollowinghavewonprizes,eitherseparatelyoraspartsofsuccessfulsets,viz.:—Nos.,5,6,2,5,52,59,60,69,89,90,92,93,00,02,04,05.63,NewBondStreet,London3NOTEST

7、OELECTRONICEDITIONThiseditionisbasedontheoriginaledition,publishedandprintedin887byJas.Wade,8TavistockStreet,CoventGarden.Allproblemshavebeentestedforunsoundness,usingthecompu-terprogramProblemist2.20.Founderrorshavebeenindicatedinthestipulation:[†]indicatesaproblemwithout

8、asolutioninthestipulatednumberofmoves,[*]aproblemwithmultiplesolutions,and[