Problemist Supplement article index: Community Service

Chess as a confrontation between two players is just a small subset of a larger chessboard and chessmen universe. Chess problems are a delightful close cousin to the board game and are mostly awfully devilish too. Newcomers frequently need some sort of guidance to enjoy them and there are some good books on chess problem solving out there. However, one great resource that has been recently made available for free is the The Problemist Supplement. Over the years it has accumulated a trove of articles related to solving, composing and enjoyment. As a community service I've decided to index the articles from issue 1 to the time of this post for easy reference.  The supplements themselves can be found here: http://www.theproblemist.org/the-problemist. A complete index on the flagship publication can be found there as well. 

Article Name	Author	Issue #
Problem Conventions	Michael McDowell	1
Tries in the Directmate Two Mover	Michael McDowell	2
An Endgame Study		2
Variety in the Miniature	Robert Lincoln	3
Turning an Idea into a Problem	Brian Edwards	3
A Reflexmate		3
Twins	Mark Ridley	4
Andromeda Fairy Composing Match Great Britain Versus Hungary	Michael McDowell	4
Some Simple Studies	John Beasley	4
Superpins	Mark Ridley and Brian Stephenson	5
Pieces of Eight	Robert Lincoln	6
Comments		6
What is a Grimshaw?	John Rice	7
A Sonatina by C a L Bull		8
An Introduction to SelfMates	Ivor Sanders & Mark Ridley	8
Medium Rare	Michael McDowell	8
Neutral pieces	Mark Ridley	9
Serieshelpmates	Barry Barnes	9
Two synthetics: a Christmas competition		9
Christmas greetings		9
Presidential productions		10
A short introduction to the Bohemian chess problem	Thorsten Zirkwitz	10
Reconstruction work		10
Frederick Nanning		11
An introduction to reflexmates	Mark Ridley and Brian Stephenson	11
Koocing at Hastings		11
Circe problems	Barry Barnes	12
Christmas competition results		12
Can you save the problem?		12
Koocing the B-B-Bristol!		13
Turning  an Anderssen into an Indian	Colin Russ	13
A Nanning #3 saved!		13
A study and a serenade		13
Black pawn magic	Robert Lincoln	14
Anyone for koocing?		14
Christmas solving competition		15
Footnote to "turning Anderssen into an Indian"	Ian Shanahan	16
Reconstructions		16
The reciprocal helpmate	Markus Manhart	16
Harmonie and New Year greetings		16
A puzzle wrapped in a problem	Jack Gill	17
An interesting pair	Michael McDowell	17
Silly little fairies	Ronald Turnbull	17
A study story in seven short stages	John Roycroft	17
All change here!		17
Christmas solving competition results		18
Solving endgame studies	John Beasley	18
A study story in seven short stages	John Roycroft	18
A study story in seven short stages	John Roycroft	19
An adventure in the Shuskov theme	David Shire	19
Anderssen (mate) and Indian	Dr. Werner Speckermann	19
Leo Valve (1914-1952)		19
A study story in seven short stages	John Roycroft	20
Adapting an original: a question of the aesthetic consideration	Jonathan Levitt	20
Who is the king of the castles?	Chris Reeves	20
A dedicatory problem		20
The work of Vaclav Cisar		21
Three problems by Paul Valois		21
Correspondence		22
Mate transference	David Shire	22
A puzzle wrapped in a problem (solved?)	Michael McDowell	22
An exercise in composition		22
Are single-line problems harder to solve?	John Beasley	23
Patrol chess	Mark Ridley	23
Experiments with a Szödghy-matrix	John Rice	24
An exercise in composition– 2		24
Reconstructing a three mover		24
Introducing retros part 1-last move? problems	Mark Ridley & Brian Stephenson	24
Circe variants	Mark Ridley & Ronald Turnbull	25
Award in Problemist Supplement construction exercise no. 1		25
Dalton with change play	John Rice	25
Another Circe variant		25
Tourney announcements		25
Reworking an idea	David Shire	26
Chinese piece composition tourney		26
Introducing retros part II-illegal clusters	Mark Ridley	27
Solving rules		27
Three problems by Bob McWilliam		27
Award in Problemist Supplement construction exercise no. 2		28
The review of '58		29
Orphans		29
The Swiss theme		29
Miniatures special		30
Composing	David Shire	30
An avenue to escape anticipation	Janos Buglos	31
The birthday boys' joints	Mark Ridley & Brian Stephenson	31
Two modern endgame studies		31
A shortest proof game	Graham Lee & Allan Bell	31
Eaton and Anderson	Mark Ridley & Brian Stephenson	32
Watchers from the East	Stephen Emmerson	33
What are logical problems about?	Jörg  Kuhlmann	33
The composing  partnership of W  A  Whyatt &  A Goldstein		34
Problemist supplement construction exercise  no.3		34
Rapid solving contest summer 1998		35
Problem notes	C A L Bull	36
A note on the origins of the Bristol problem	Michael McDowell	36
In praise of the pawn	David Shire	37
2x100	Colin Russ	37
Models in minis		38
SPG merry-go-rounds	Allan Bell	39
Sushkov conversion		39
The problemist supplement theme tourney number one 1997: award		40
Complete blocks	John Rice	41
Sentinels composing tourney 1998-9	Jörg  Kuhlmann	41
Picture perfect endings	Gianni Donati	42
2x4xJakov		42
Introduction to patrol chess	Juraj Lörinc	43
Catching them young!	Barry Barnes	43
A second chance…	Bob Burger & Tony Lewis	44
Problemist supplement theme tourney no.3		44
Henri Weenink (1892-1931)		44
Three lender selfmates		45
The Wartons		45
Dawid Przepiorka  (1880-1940)		46
Originals with comment (2)		46
An inadequate article about ILJA  MIKAN (1911-1979)		46
Inspiring problems		47
H D'O BERNARD		47
One of those better days…	David Shire	48
Hurdling		48
Sliding-block problems part one	Geoff Foster	49
Solving three-movers		50
Full Fathom five: Marine pieces, the richness and the strangeness	Ronald Turnbull	51
Solving a four-mover		51
Sliding-block problems part two	Geoff Foster	51
Solving three movers-your responses		52
The composition and criticism of helpmates	David Shire	53
Sliding-block problems part three	Geoff Foster	54
Solving the modern twomover (1)	David Shire	54
The BCF Tourneys (1)		54
Solving the modern twomover (2)	David Shire	55
Sliding-block problems part four	Geoff Foster	55
Wolfgang Pauly		55
ORIGINAL WITH COMMENTARY: PS1250		56
Barnes about chess problems: a comment by Denis Saunders		56
PROBLEMI OPERA OMNIA		56
Solving a helpmate	Ian Gent	57
Solving and uncooking contest!		57
Solving the modern twomover	Jack Gill	58
A Christmas present for me!	David Shire	59
Award in the Problemist Supplement theme tourney #3	Thierry  le  Gleuher	60
Fairy reflexmates	Hans Gruber	60
Changes to 'the supplement'		61
Solving and uncooking contest		61
What's in a name?	Colin Russ	62
Mark Ridley  40-Birthday  Tourney  for  problems  with  Marine  pieces	Mark Ridley	62
An adventure in re-composition	Christopher Reeves	63
Mark Ridley  40-Birthday  Tourney  for  problems  with  Marine  pieces	Mark Ridley	63
Solving and uncooking contest No.2		63
The play's the thing	Christopher Jones	63
Completing Mansfield (3) and solving treat	Barry Barnes	64
What is dual avoidance	John Rice	64
An unexhausted theme	Robert Burger	64
Mark Ridley  40-Birthday  Tourney  for  problems  with  Marine  pieces	Mark Ridley	64
Compositions revisited	Denis Saunders	65
The good companion from Buenos Aires	John Rice	65
AN  UNUSUAL FOURMOVER		66
SOLVING  AND UNCOOKING CONTEST No. 2	John Rice	66
Solve proof games part one		67
WHAT  IS  A ZAGORUIKO?	John Rice	68
Luck and the composer	Geoff Foster	68
Compositions revisited (2)	Denis Saunders	68
The players compose or nice work by nice people	Colin Russ	69
Solving proof games part two	John Rice	69
MONKEYING WITH THE MASTERS part two	Barry Barnes	70
A Brunner Classic Corrected		70
Robert B. Wormald and the Birth of the Planchutta	Ignaas Vandemeulebroucke	71
Luck and the composer (2)	Geoff Foster	71
A simpler era		71
MONKEYING WITH THE MASTERS part three	Barry Barnes	72
MIND SPORTS OLYMPIAD SOLVING TOURNEY, Manchester, 2004		72
BLACK BACK-ROW SHIFT TASK	Charles Frankiss	73
Some prizewinners by Georgio Guidelli	John Rice	73
A dilemma…	Michael McDowell	73
Lecture for the British Problem Society by Robert Lincoln		74
CROSS-CHECKS, BATTERIES INCLUDED: THE CASE OF THE CHANCE RUKHLIS	Michael Lipton	75
Avoidance of white mate in reflexmate	Paul Valois	76
The grasshopper	David Shire	77
Correcting Havel	Paul Valois	77
A solver's view		77
Reworking Kieseritzky	Michael McDowell	77
SOME THREEMOVERS BY THE LATE FRIEDRICH CHLUBNA	John Rice	77
The nightrider	David Shire	78
PETKO THE PROLIFIC		78
The lion	Juraj Lörinc	79
A most unusual original		79
Pieces de resistance: Some problems by the late Alex Casa	John Rice	79
Tormenting one's teammates	Steve Giddins	79
More from Petko!		79
THE EQUIHOPPER	John Rice	80
SOME PROBLEMS BY ANTONIO BOTTACCHI	John Rice	80
Camels, giraffes and zebras	John Rice	81
ANDERNACH, ANTI-ANDERNACH, AND…ER…?	John Rice	81
The Locust	John Rice	82
ARTHUR MOSELY AND THE BRISBANE COURIER (part two)	Geoff Foster and Bob Meadley	82
Footnotes to a classic	John Lipton	82
JOHN DRIVER’S LOCUSTS – AND SOME MORE		82
HOW TO FORCE MATE WHEN YOU HAVEN’T MUCH LEFT: Some intriguing items from Minimalkunst im Schach	John Rice	83
Black prevention of white mate	Paul Valois	83
Some minimals with fairy units	John Rice	84
Mutates	John Rice	85
Some problems for pleasure	Colin Russ	85
Some thoughts on a Sushkov/Nowotny matrix	David Shire	85
SOME THREEMOVERS BY C.A.L.BULL	Michael McDowell	86
A most ingenious paradox	John Rice	87
Some problems by Guido Cristoffanini	John Rice	87
Superhuman studies	Ian Watson	87
BEROLINA PAWNS	John Rice	88
EFIM RUKHLIS AND VENELIN ALAIKOV: a tribute	John Rice	88
The Princess and the Empress	John Rice	89
Desert island delights	Steve Giddins	89
NIETVELT DEFENCES	John Rice	90
The Swiss taskmaster: Some problems by Jaques Fulpius	John Rice	90
My favorite problem	Geoff Foster	90
Just for a change… Some change-mate 2 movers	John Rice	90
VIKTOR CHEPIZHNY’S 3-MOVE MINIATURES	John Rice	91
Rule Britannia	Robert Lincoln	91
A letter from Grimshaw	Paul Valois	91
Helpmate magic: Some H#2s by György Páros	John Rice	91
FIDE ALBUM MINIATURES	John Rice	92
Desert island delights	Michael McDowell	92
A BELGIAN TWOMOVE SPECIALIST: GUSTAVE J.NIETVELT	John Rice	93
Desert island delights	David Shire	93
Wrongfooted	Alexander George	93
SOME MATES IN 5 FOR SOLVING		94
All on his own	Michael McDowell	94
Some Hungarian miniature helpmates		95
Some problems by Portuguese composers		95
MORE CIRCE PEARLS	John Rice	96
Composing a helpmate in three	Christopher Jones	96
Stepping stones	Robert Lincoln	96
SOME RUSSIAN MOREMOVERS		97
Some problems by the late Helmut Zajic	John Rice	97
Reconstruction exercise	John Rice	97
Defensive motivation	David Shire	97
Some good companion prizewinners		98
COMPOSING A H#3 – POSTSCRIPT	Christopher Jones	98
The case for the defense	David Shire	98
Knights and bishops	John Rice	99
Black Pawn Promotion in the Miniature – I	Robert Lincoln	99
MARS CIRCE		99
Cyril Swindley’s Longer Selfmates	Charles Frankiss	99
He who says “A” must say “B”	David Shire	99
A problem in construction	H.D’O.Bernard	100
Black Pawn Promotion in the Miniature – II	Robert Lincoln	100
Composing challenge	John Rice	100
A tourney for original proof games		101
Helpmate wizardry		101
C is for critical	David Shire	101
THE LATE VIKTOR MELNICHENKO – AND FRIENDS		102
A mystery solved	Geoff Foster	102
Contrasting styles	Michael McDowell	102
D is for double check	David Shire	102
An unusual original		102
A castling miscellany		103
White pawn promotion in the miniature	Robert Lincoln	103
Composing challenge	John Rice	103
E is for Echoed Play	David Shire	103
MORE THREEMOVERS FROM THE 8th WCCT		104
F is for focal play	David Shire	104
What leaves most of the work to black		105
THE TWOMOVERS OF ANDREY LOBUSOV	David Shire	105
A HELPSELFMATE ADVENTURE	Geoff Foster	105
REMEMBERING ATTILA BENEDEK	John Rice	106
Some Soviet compositions from the 1930s	Michael McDowell	106
G for Grimshaw	David Shire	106
SOME EARLY MINIATURE MOREMOVERS		107
H is for Herpai	David Shire	107
IN MEMORY OF A GRANDMASTER:  a tribute to Andrey Lobusov		108
The Grasshopper, and a Dawson letter	Michael McDowell	108
A cross check matrix	Geoff Foster	108
I is for interference	David Shire	108
TOURNEY FOR ORIGINAL PROOF GAMES: AWARD		109
A tall tale	Mark Thornton	109
Some helpmate versions		109
J is for Java	David Shire	109
Reworking a half-pin cross-checker	Michael Lipton	109
LONGER HELPMATES FROM EARLIER TIMES		110
K is for King	David Shire	110
Fascinating chess problems: 6 twomovers by Israel Schiffman		111
TWO-MOVE TRIES AND THREE-MOVE variations	Robin C. O. Matthews	111
L is for Le Grand	David Shire	111
Helpmates by the Macedonian grandmaster		111
REMEMBERING JOSIF KRIKHELI	John Rice	112
COMINS MANSFIELD’S “SELECTIONS”, 1947-1957	Michael McDowell	112
Somewhere in the night	Colin Russ	112
British helpmate composers: (I): C.E.KEMP 1901-86	Chris Feather	113
M is for Mari	David Shire	113
Popeye	Geoff Foster	113
British helpmate composers:II: W.B.Trumper 1912-?	Chris Feather	114
Reworking the space queen	Michael McDowell	114
Desert Island delights	Bernd Gräfrath	114
N is for nightwatchman	David Shire	114
A selection of Tony Lewis mutates	Geoff Foster	115
O is for organ pipes	David Shire	115
Some Popeye tips		115
British helpmate composers: III: Three directmate specialists	Chris Feather	116
Variations on a Theme of Yuri Sushkov	David Shire	116
P is for promotion	David Shire	116
Short single phase helpmates		117
Q is for Queen	David Shire	117
A path for the young composer	Geoff Foster	117
How many keys?	Geoff Foster	117
An absurd looking move	Geoff Foster	117
As cyclic theme	Geoff Foster	117
A real puzzler	Geoff Foster	118
British helpmate composers:IV: D.A.Smedley *1933 (BCPS President 1993-5)		118
Self block by sacrifice	Geoff Foster	118
Logical solving	Michael McDowell	118
R is for reciprocal change	David Shire	118
Some more hints for the young composer	Bernd Gräfrath	118
Stalemate is the aim		119
Short Single-Phase Helpmates: A Postscript		119
S is for the Sushkov Theme	David Shire	119
British helpmate composers:V: Five Fairy Ring composers, mostly in the 1930s	Chris Feather	120
The stalemate path	Geoff Foster	120
T is for transference	David Shire	120
GRAND LARSSONY	Geoff Foster	121
U is for unpin	David Shire	121
160 years on	Michael Lipton	121
Making the best of a bad break	David Shire	121
The Manuscript of F.T.Hawes		122
V is for Valve	David Shire	122
Tempered Tempo		122
Tempo Trek		122
BRITISH HELPMATE COMPOSERS: VI: D.J.Shire *1947	Chris Feather	123
Some S#2s With Reciprocal Change	Paul Valois	123
W is for white correction	David Shire	123
Pickaninnies with Themes	Brian Young	124
Does This Dual-Avoidance Pioneer Avoid Too Many Duals?	Michael Lipton	124
The Tail-Cut Unpin Theme	Geoff Foster	124
X is for X Flights	David Shire	124
Defense by hurdle removal	Geoff Foster	124
THE WANGLING WARTONS		125
The grab mutate	Geoff Foster	125
Growing men	Paul Bissicks	125
Y is for Y flights	David Shire	125
BLOCK-CHECK!		126
Some light ambushes	Brian Young	126
Z is for Zagoruiko	David Shire	126
Developments of Blake	Michael McDowell	126
Alexandre Pikulik		126
Julia's fairies		126
Strip-tease!		127
Reciprocal Sushkovs using a White Rook	David Shire	127
A Classic Anderson Reflexmate		127
Composing a Record Proof Game	Bernd Gräfrath	127
Some Whyatt 3-Move Mutates		127
The Tail-Cut Unpin Theme – a postcript		127
The Goethart Theme	David Shire	128
5-Fold Stocchi-Blocks		128
Igor Kochulov		128
Growing Men: Solo for White King	Ronald Turnbull	128
Arthur Ford Mackenzie, the father of the modern twomover	David Shire	129
A Great Bohemian	Michael McDowell	129
Growing Men: Expanding to a Standstill	Ronald Turnbull	129
MILAN VELIMIROVIC’S OWN FAVOURITES		130
The Twomovers of A.F.Mackenzie Part 2	David Shire	130
Master Composers’ Own Favourites	Barry Barnes	130
MORE MASTER COMPOSERS’ OWN FAVOURITES		131
More Master Composers’ Own Favourites	Barry Barnes	131
The Twomovers of A.F.Mackenzie Part 3	David Shire	131
A FLAWED FAVOURITE Barry Barnes		132
MORE MASTER COMPOSERS’ OWN FAVOURITES	Barry Barnes	132
BRITISH HELPMATE COMPOSERS VII: Cedric Lytton	Chris Feather	132
Brian Tomson and his Series-Movers		132
Growing Men: Classic Two-movers	Ronald Turnbull	132
THOROUGHLY MODERN MANSFIELD	Barry Barnes	133
On Reconstructions and Rotations	David Shire	133
MORE MASTER COMPOSERS’ OWN FAVOURITES	Barry Barnes	133
Pawn Retros in Growing Men	Ronald Turnbull	133
Incomplete Blocks with Changed Mates		133