Chess Problems

I'm interested in seeing if there is anyone (or more than one) with a passionate interest for chess problems; someone who knows all about the development and evolution of composing; someone who knows about the many types of chess problems and could explain the differences; and someone who might want to conduct a forum here on chess problems.

Thanks.  Although they are similar in many respects, endgame problems aren't the same as composed problems. But I think that may be a topic quite worthy of it's own thread.  If you're interested in conducting it, I can make sure it becomes a "sticky" thread and can have all nonsense deleted. 

Good resource for whoever takes on this honorable task: http://www.hhdbiv.nl/order

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Ziryab, it may be great (and I suspect it is given who the author/compiler is) but that resource you mentioned won't work for what batgirl is after here. It is a database of endgame studies, not composed problems, which as she has said, are different to composed problems.

For example, composed problems (unless they are fairy chess problems and that is another whole new world again) are white to move and mate in a given number of moves. In endgame studies, it is usually white to win or draw, not mate, and the number of moves required is rarely specified. Also in an endgame study the starting position is usually quite game-like while in a composed problem the starting position can look quite strange, even bizarre, to a regular chess player.

I have been into composed problems for many years but I am not going to offer myself for this "job". My knowledge is not recent, or deep or extensive enough to do justice to such a noble venture. Although I have composed a few myself, I was much younger then and they were somewhat simplistic and obvious.

I hope that you do find someone who can take on the job and will be looking in to see what happens. Good luck batgirl.

Thanks DarklingSalmon, but I don't want to contact peope directly. I'd rather someone interested take the first step.

Farnel, Thanks for the comment.  I think there might be a place for endgame studies and composed problems, but they would definitely have to be separate.

I'm just a (very) casual problem enthusiast and I don't feel qualified in the least to conduct a forum on it.  But I do think it's an aspect of chess, a somewhat esoteric aspect perhaps, that's often overlooked and should most definitely be included in a chess site.  I have a decent grasp of some of its developmental history and know about some of the composers, particularly the 19th century composers. While Icould probably write an introduction, conducting such a project would require an individual with an indepth knowledge of the many types of problems, the ability to explain them, the technical skill to present them and the time ( a lot of time, I would imagine) to invest with no interest in a tangible return on that investment. 

I'm really not optimistic that my hero with ride up on his white horse - though I suspect I'd really need a Don Quixote riding on a donkey - but I thought I'd give it a shot.