Chess Problem Books

123 CHESS PROBLEMS BY JAN STRYDOM

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John Beasley
This world-beating book took five years to compile and contains problems in a bewildering and challenging variety of styles. It is the product of a powerful collaboration between John Beasley, the compiler and Jan Strydom the composer.
John Beasley was problem editor and endgame study editor for British Chess Magazine. Dr. Jan Strydom is a South African, internationally renowned for his chess problems, a great number of which were used at the 1994 World Chess Problem Solving Championships.
Published 1996, softback, 80 pages.

A SELECTION OF CHESS PROBLEMS BY G C ALVEY

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Commentary by Michael McDowell
G C Alvey (1890-1929) was a leading figure of British chess composition who started out with standard "mate in n" problems but later came to compose many Fairy Chess problems and unorthodox puzzles. (e.g. no. 33 here "what were the last 31 moves?"). This selection of his work contains 37 problems of all types with solutions and commentary.
pub. 2004, stapled booklet, 24 pages.

A TRIBUTE TO G W CHANDLER

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John Beasley
Guy Wills Chandler (1889-1980) was a leading figure in British problem chess for over half a century. His compositions were always polished and entertaining and he was a staunch defender of traditional artistic values. This tribute outlines his problem career, examines his critical standpoint and presents a selection of 30 of his best problems.
Published 1997, softback, 20 pages. Stapled binding.

A R GOODERSON ... SELECTED CHESS PROBLEMS

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B P Barnes
Bob Gooderson was one of Britain's best chess problem composers with a progressive outlook and mastery of modern themes. This collection of 138 problems illustrates the diversity and brilliance of Gooderson's compositions.
Published 1996, stapled softback, 84 pages.

CHESS PROBLEMS FOR SOLVING

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John Rice
An introduction to chess problems which starts with an explanation of some of the terminology and themes used in problem composition before presenting 108 diagrammed problems for the reader to solve. Solutions included at the end. John Rice is an International Master of Problem Composition and author of several books on chess problems.
Published 1995, stapled softback, 32 pages.

CLASSIC CHESS PROBLEMS BY PIONEER COMPOSERS

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Kenneth Howard
This book, with 155 problems and full solutions, has been designed to interest any chess enthusiast - whatever his knowledge of chess composition may be. Loyd, White, Klett, Shinkman, Havel, Wurzburg, Kohtz, Kochelhorn, and Heathcote are all represented, as are some lesser-known but equally brilliant composers. Several interesting themes are explored and the role of the rook and the pawn in problems is examined.
Published 1970, softback, 112 pages.

COMPLETE MANSFIELD VOL I 1911-1930

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BP Barnes
Comins Mansfield was one of the most famous, popular and prodigious of all problem composers, enjoying a 72 year career of composition. In this first of three volumes there are 210 diagrammed two-movers with solutions and an index of themes. Compiler Barry Barnes is a FIDE International Master of Chess Composition.
Published 1996, softback, 52 pages.

COMPLETE MANSFIELD VOL II 1931-1962

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BP Barnes
Contains 520 of Comins Mansfield's problems with full solutions, expanded commentaries, and a glimpse into problem history. Editor Barry Barnes is a FIDE IM of chess composition.
Published 1997, softback, 128 pages.

COMPLETE MANSFIELD VOL III 1963-1984

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BP Barnes
The final volume of this three volume set recording in full the work of Comins Mansfield. Volume three contains 461 diagrammed two-movers with solutions and includes 13 previously unpublished problems.
pub. 1999, softback, 120 pages.

DYNAMIC ECHO IN THE BOHEMIAN SELFMATE

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Jiri Jelinek
A collection of over 200 problems of this rare and beautiful genre, classified by mating material and with expert commentary from Jelinek. The book incorporates an English translation by John Beasley. Jiri Jelinek has been composing problems since childhood and is President of the Federation of Czech Problemists.
Published 1996, softback, 80 pages.

FUN WITH CHESS MINIATURES

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Rob Lincoln
A collection of over 500 of Lincoln's and other composers' miniatures with solutions and index of composers. Many of the problems here are originals for this book or recently published.
Published 1996, softback, 128 pages.

MORE FLIGHTS OF CHESS FANCY

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John Beasley
The second collection of problems, studies, puzzles and jokes, mostly of the author's own devising with solutions included. The text is in both English and Czech.
John Beasley is endgame studies editor for British Chess Magazine and author of several books on studies and problems.
Published 2000, softback, stapled binding, 28 pages.

51 FLIGHTS OF CHESS FANCY

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John Beasley
The author's third, and last, of his chess vanity books gives precedence to endgame studies but repeats his favourite problems from the previous two books Some Flights of Chess Fancy and More Flights of Chess Fancy. The book also features puzzles involving retro chess, variant chess and some joke compositions. Finally there are some non-chess puzzles involving coins, pegboards and bridge!
John Beasley is endgame studies editor for British Chess Magazine and author of several books on studies and problems.
"Extraordinarily entertaining stuff - short but perfectly formed" BCM November 2009
Published 2009, softback, stapled binding, 72 pages.

JOHN BROWN: THE FORGOTTEN CHESS COMPOSER

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Brian Gosling
The original book of John Brown's chess problems, titled "Chess Strategy", was published in 1865 and is now quite rare. This book offers new information about the tragically short life of Brown (he died from tuberculosis aged 36), and the forces that influenced him in his chess composing in Victorian South-West England. It also presents fifty of the two, three, four and five-move problems which appeared in Brown's original book, together with fuller solutions than were originally given.
Author Brian Gosling has undertaken extensive research for this book, taking him to the nooks and crannies of many libraries. It is an authoritative work on this 19th Century chess composer.
Published 2011, softback, 214 pages.
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PUZZLE KING (SAM LOYD'S CHESS PROBLEMS)

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Sid Pickard (Ed)
Sam Loyd was famous as a composer of chess problems and many other sorts of puzzle. This book offers 710 of Loyd's chess problems, each diagrammed with solution, as well as 34 of his mathematical riddles. The problems are divided into chapters for mate in two, mate in three, mate in four, longer mates and novelty puzzles. An engrossing read.
Published 1996, softback, 238 pages.

SAMUEL LOYD

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Yakov Vladimirov
100 diagrammed problems with solutions from the work of the famous Samuel Loyd.
Published 2002, softback, stapled booklet, 48 pages.

SELECTED STOCCHI VOLUME 1

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Luciano Citeroni & Geoff Foster
A collection of 303 diagrammed mate-in-two problems plus a few other types composed by Ottavio Stocchi. Includes solutions with explanations for each problem and an index of themes as well as a brief biography of the composer. Stocchi took the problem world by storm after 1945 composing multi-phase problems.
Published 2001, softback, 80 pages.

SELECTED STOCCHI VOLUME 2

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Luciano Citeroni & Geoff Foster
A collection of over 250 diagrammed mate-in-two problems composed by Ottavio Stocchi from 1950 to 1963. Includes solutions with explanations for each problem and an index of themes as well as a brief biography of the latter part of Stocchi's life. Stocchi continued to be a leading problemist in the 1950s being crowned World Champion Composer in 1952 and 1953 and maintaining his output until his untimely death in 1964.
Published 2004, softback, 69 pages.

SOLVING IN STYLE

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Written by the 2004 World solving Champion!
John Nunn
In this book, John Nunn, a top-class grandmaster who is also the 2004 World Problem Solving Champion, explains the methods by which chess problems and studies are solved. The logical and creative methods advocated, while targeted at the solving of composed positions, may also help players find startling tactical solutions in their games. Solving in Style also constitutes an entertaining and insightful introduction to the world of problems and studies. There are chapters on series problems and other unorthodox stipulations, and also a discussion of specific themes such as the Novotny interference.
This classic text is one of few on this important subject, and is now available again, having been difficult to obtain for a decade. Chess positions for solving are as old as the game itself, and provide stimulating and beneficial exercise for chess-players. However, while there is an abundance of books on chess puzzles, and much specialist literature on studies and problems, there is an astonishing dearth of guidance for solvers.
GM John Nunn has won the British Problem Solving Championship three times.
Published 2002, softback, 249 pages.

SOME PROBLEMS BY AUGUST D'ORVILLE (2nd Ed)

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John Beasley
August D'Orville (1804-1864) was the leading composer of chess problems in his day. This book gives a brief summary of his life, a general account of his problems and a selection of the best of them. For the second edition some biographical statements have been corrected, the selection of problems revised and a complete index of D'Orville's known work added.
Published 2005, softback, stapled, 32 pages.

WIZARD OF OZ

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Geoff Foster
Denis Saunders is Australia's most famous problem composer. This book contains 72 of his best creations. All are diagrammed with solutions, commentary and the source.
pub. 1999, softback, stapled, 44 pages.