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  <li><a href="http://chesscomposers.blogspot.com/p/for-beginners.html" rel="nofollow">http://chesscomposers.blogspot.com/p/for-beginners.html</a> </li>
  <li>For definitions, see Christian Poisson's website <a href="http://christian.poisson.free.fr/problemesis/numero55.html" rel="nofollow">Problemesis</a> ("Definitions" menu)  </li>
  <li>For an encyclopaedic website, visit <a href="http://www.kotesovec.cz/" rel="nofollow">Vaclav Kotesovec</a></li>
  <li>The <a href="http://matplus.net/start.php?px=1388152716&amp;app=forum&amp;unfold=2&amp;act=home" rel="nofollow">MatPlus forum</a> is dedicated to problem chess and is frequented by chess problem enthusiasts. </li>
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  <p>(Edited December 27th: Now I can insert more than 2 links in my answer)</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>Thanks for the great links above. Here are some more: </p>
  
  <ul>
  <li><p><a href="http://www.ozproblems.com/problem-world" rel="noreferrer">Great intro tutorials</a> from a fine composer, Peter Wong.</p></li>
  <li><p>Incomplete but still very useful <a href="http://pdb.dieschwalbe.de/keywords.jsp?s=all" rel="noreferrer">multilingual glossary</a> of the keywords underpinning "Die Schwalbe" online database of 350,000+ problems.</p></li>
  <li><p><a href="http://www.janko.at/Retros/" rel="noreferrer">Thousands of retro problems</a> with full solutions, and many articles. Minor cavil: there is a little disorganization in article structure following the announcement around 2009 of some technical changes around in castling and e.p. conventions.</p></li>
  <li><p>A popular <a href="http://juliasfairies.com/fairy-terms/" rel="noreferrer">forum for fairy chess</a> with very good technical articles by top composers.</p></li>
  </ul>
  
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  <li><a href="http://frank.strmilov.cz/taverner.pdf">CHESS PROBLEMS MADE EASY - How to solve, how to compose</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/2929666?uid=3738432&amp;uid=2134&amp;uid=2&amp;uid=70&amp;uid=4&amp;sid=21102629982447">How to compose chess problems and why</a> (You have to register for free to read it)</li>
  <li><a href="http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/1879479338">Chess Wizardry: The New ABC of Chess Problems</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.uschess.org/content/view/8745/473/">Compose Like Mozart</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.theproblemist.org/what-are-chess-problems">What are chess problems</a></li>
  </ul>
  
  <p><strong>Additional links</strong></p>
  
  <ul>
  <li><p><a href="http://www.anders.thulin.name/SUBJECTS/CHESS_PROBLEMS/">Chess Problems</a></p></li>
  <li><p><a href="http://www.schackportalen.nu/english/eschackteori.htm">The Chess Portal: Chess theory/Chess Problems</a> (that list has many recourses on Chess composition)</p></li>
  </ul>
  
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Answers.Text: Whoa! That's plenty to keep me busy for a while. Thx!
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Body: <p>There are a few resources in the web for problem composers. Problem is the usually assume you are already part of the community. As a result one has to wander around to find out what is a grasshopper, a model mate, etc. I already have access to much of this information, but it would be nice to know of a single source (or few in any case) where one can learn the lingo, history, and the kind of questions that modern composers are interested in.</p>
  
Tags: <problems><composing>
Title: How to learn basics of composition?
ThreadText: # How to learn basics of composition?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2013-09-07)
  
  There are a few resources in the web for problem composers. Problem is the usually assume you are already part of the community. As a result one has to wander around to find out what is a grasshopper, a model mate, etc. I already have access to much of this information, but it would be nice to know of a single source (or few in any case) where one can learn the lingo, history, and the kind of questions that modern composers are interested in.
  
  **Tags:** problems, composing
  
  
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  ## 3 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_3 on 2013-09-11. Score: 11 | Accepted answer
  
  * [CHESS PROBLEMS MADE EASY - How to solve, how to compose](http://frank.strmilov.cz/taverner.pdf)
  * [How to compose chess problems and why](http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/2929666?uid=3738432&uid=2134&uid=2&uid=70&uid=4&sid=21102629982447) (You have to register for free to read it)
  * [Chess Wizardry: The New ABC of Chess Problems](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/1879479338)
  * [Compose Like Mozart](http://www.uschess.org/content/view/8745/473/)
  * [What are chess problems](http://www.theproblemist.org/what-are-chess-problems)
  
  **Additional links**
  
  * [Chess Problems](http://www.anders.thulin.name/SUBJECTS/CHESS_PROBLEMS/)
  * [The Chess Portal: Chess theory/Chess Problems](http://www.schackportalen.nu/english/eschackteori.htm) (that list has many recourses on Chess composition)
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Whoa! That's plenty to keep me busy for a while. Thx!  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2013-12-26. Score: 8
  
  * <http://chesscomposers.blogspot.com/p/for-beginners.html>
  * For definitions, see Christian Poisson's website [Problemesis](http://christian.poisson.free.fr/problemesis/numero55.html) ("Definitions" menu)
  * For an encyclopaedic website, visit [Vaclav Kotesovec](http://www.kotesovec.cz/)
  * The [MatPlus forum](http://matplus.net/start.php?px=1388152716&app=forum&unfold=2&act=home) is dedicated to problem chess and is frequented by chess problem enthusiasts.
  
  (Edited December 27th: Now I can insert more than 2 links in my answer)
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2015-09-08. Score: 6
  
  Thanks for the great links above. Here are some more:
  
  * [Great intro tutorials](http://www.ozproblems.com/problem-world) from a fine composer, Peter Wong.
  * Incomplete but still very useful [multilingual glossary](http://pdb.dieschwalbe.de/keywords.jsp?s=all) of the keywords underpinning "Die Schwalbe" online database of 350,000+ problems.
  * [Thousands of retro problems](http://www.janko.at/Retros/) with full solutions, and many articles. Minor cavil: there is a little disorganization in article structure following the announcement around 2009 of some technical changes around in castling and e.p. conventions.
  * A popular [forum for fairy chess](http://juliasfairies.com/fairy-terms/) with very good technical articles by top composers.
  
  
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