Anderssen als Problemkomponist
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![]() The book was, of course, written in German, a language I can't read or write, so much of the information is lost to me. However, Gottschall included 80 of Anderssen's problems in a section called "Anderssen als Problemkomponist," many of which were taken from Anderssen's own published collection of 60 problems (1842) entitled, "Aufgaben für schachspieler nebst ihren lösungen." ![]() My ignorance of the German language didn't prevent me from picking a selection of those problems which I've given below. (The numbers corresponds with Gottschall's) #1 #5
White to move, Mate in 4 #38
White to move, mate in 4 #42 White to move, mate in 4 #62 White to move, mate in 8 #72 White to move, mate in 4 #79 White to move, mate in 3 #80 White to move, mate in four Just to show that Anderssen isn't perfect, the following problem is cooked. Anderssen planned a thrilling mate in 6, but there is a more mundane mate in 4. The first is Anderssen's 6 move solution, the second is the 4 mover. White to move, Mate in 6 White to move, Mate in 4
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