Philipp von Klett

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Maximilian Philipp Friedrich Klett , von Klett from 1880 , (* July 20, 1833 in Ludwigsburg , † October 1, 1910 in Calw ) was a German chess composer and military officer .

Life

Klett was a career officer at the Ludwigsburg Cadet Institute, where he became captain . From 1870 to 1874 he was in command of the Ludwigsburg War School . He was appointed to the Württemberg War Ministry .

In 1880, Klett was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown , with which the staff nobility was associated, for his services .

Klett spent his final years in retirement in Calw. He died in his home.

Chess composition

Philipp von Klett is considered to be one of the most important composers of the old German school of chess composition . In his collection of exercises, published in 1878, there are 112 exercises, mostly multi-trainers. In it he referred to chess problems as " mathematical poetry ". In an obituary in the German chess newspaper in 1910, the extensive mastery of positions was highlighted as a special achievement of Klett.

As a rule, Velcro's tasks are characterized by complicated variants. The following example is one of the lightweights.

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Checkmate in four moves

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Solution:

1. Rg4 – d4! Zugzwang Kh6 – h5
2. g3 – g4 + Kh5 – h4
3. Bc2 – e4! Kh4xg4
4. LE4 g6 matt
2. ... Kh5-h6
3. Td4-d3! lifts the flap on, along with
4 T d3-h3 matt
g4 g5 1. ...
2. Td4xg4 Kh6-h5
third Tg4-h4 + Kh5-g5
4. f2-f4 matt

Works

  • Ph Klett's chess problems. With an introduction to the theory of the chess problem. Veit and Comp, Leipzig 1878 digitized

Individual references and sources

  1. ^ Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg : Holdings E276b: Introduction . Stuttgart 1976. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
  2. ↑ Court and State Manual of the Kingdom of Württemberg 1907, page 40.
  3. ↑ Die Schwalbe , Issue 232, August 2008: Calendar sheet .

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personal data
SURNAME Klett, Philipp von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Klett, Maximilian Philipp Friedrich (maiden name); Klett, Maximilian Philipp Friedrich von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German chess composer and military officer
DATE OF BIRTH July 20, 1833
PLACE OF BIRTH Ludwigsburg
DATE OF DEATH October 1, 1910
Place of death Calw