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The Clever Dr. Blumenthal
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A problem by Blumenthal from "Schachminiaturen, Neue Folge."
Find the key move.
Mat in zwei zügen
Ein der Schachwelt vertrauter Einfall erscheint hier in geänderter Nuancierung
Ein der Schachwelt vertrauter Einfall erscheint hier in geänderter Nuancierung
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batgirl wrote:
A problem by Blumenthal from "Schachminiaturen, Neue Folge."
Find the key move.
Mat in zwei zügen
Ein der Schachwelt vertrauter Einfall erscheint hier in geänderter Nuancierung
Ein der Schachwelt vertrauter Einfall erscheint hier in geänderter Nuancierung
Qb7
ooowww, Qb7, did not see that, mate next move no matter what, in an actual game I would have just gone Rf5 and not strained my brain....
Dr. Oscar Blumenthal of Berlin was a playwright and literary critic by trade but a well-known chess composer by passion. He earned his Ph.D. in philology from the University of Leipzig at age 23.
In 1902, he published his first chess book, "Schachminiaturen," which was a book of chess problems restricted to seven pieces or less. In fact he coined the term "Chess Miniature" with this title. The following year he published the sister book, "Schachminiaturen, Neue Folge." In spite these two books being well-received, he published no more books on chess
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Oscar Blumenthal, 1852-1917
Besides being a problemist, Blumenthal was a creative player. Although his chess problems are ubiquious, examples of his play are almost impossible to find. I stumbled upon the following game and story in "The Chess Amateur" magazine.
Blumenthal played the following miniature against an unnamed opponent. Neither the year no venue were given either.
Now, the opponent noticed a fork he had missed on move 9 and wanted to replay the game from that position, thinking he had a won game.
On the event of Heydebrand von der Lasa's 80th birthday, Blumental wrote and read the following poem (here translated for the "American Chess Magazine" from the original German):
TO T. V. HEYDEBRAND U. D. LASA.
ON HIS EIGHTIETH BIRTHDAY.
Who e'er lovingly dedicate
Himself to chess, the deepest play;
Who thoughtfully e'er tried the goal—
The road Is rough—to reach some day;
Who e'er had tried to understand
What theory artfully weaved;
And who the knotty meshes all
To straighten out, at last, achieved;
In whom thou ever didst arouse
Keen Interest, the secret thread
Of chess to find, which leads one from
The labyrinth of brainy head ....
He will thy name pronounce and praise
With grateful and admiring heart;
Who teacher of the masters all,
And master of the teacher's art!