Orthodox chess problems (John)

This page contains general works, selections of problems by particular composers, obituaries, and miscellanea. Some of the material was produced on a machine which did not have a PDF capability, and the copies presented here were scanned from the print masters. Our thanks to Mike Shaw and The Cabinet Office (www.thecabinetoffice.co.uk) for the scanning, and to Ian Watson (ian.watson@thecabinetoffice.co.uk) for arranging for it to be done.

General works

An outline of the theory of chess problems with A selection of illustrative problems (translated from "České úlohy šachové" by Josef Pospíšil, 1887, scanned)
In praise of old problems (1994/1998, revised 2011)

Problems by particular composers

Some problems by Auguste d'Orville (second edition, 2005, scanned) and a supplementary note (March 2016)
Some problems by D. G. McIntyre (1991/1994, revised 2011)
A tribute to G. W. Chandler (1997)
John Brown / The forgotten chess composer? (book review, 1 October 2011)

Obtuaries

Chris Ravilious 1938-2016 (February 2016)
Adam Sobey 1925-2015 (July 2015, footnote added April 2016)
Paul Valois 1946-2014 (May 2014)
Tony Lewis 1933-2012 (November 2012)
diagrammes 1973-2013 (April 2013)

Miscellanea

51 Flights of Chess Fancy (chapters 3/5 refer)
Reminiscences of a puzzle enthusiast (pages 1-2/4-5/12 refer)

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