Comins Mansfield (1896–1984)

A genuis of the chess two-move problem, explains the thought processes that led to some of his most famous creations. A unique book in a unique series that was got out by the chess problem philanthropist Alain White of Litchfield, CT, USA in the early twentieth century and sent out in limited edition as Christmas presents annually to his problemist friends. Comins Mansfied, an English composer brought a remarkable artistic element to an art, which he elevated with his remarkable keys, diversity of style and exposition and utilization of the half-pin.… (altro)