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MatPlus.Net Forum General Sophie Schett
 
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(1) Posted by Joseph Balsamo [Monday, Oct 12, 2009 15:12]

Sophie Schett


A large number of problems appeared in the 1880s under the name Sophie Schett. In fact Sophie Schett of Unter-Waltersdorf was, at least in German speaking countries, as well-known as Frideswide Beechey. Neither Gaige nor the PDB give such a person, but they both list Siegmund Schett, who according to Berger’s 1893 Jahrbuch and Lehner in the Lesehalle was the husband of Sophie. I have in fact not seen any problems published under Siegmund’s name nor seen any other connection to chess.
Does anyone here have any definite information to prove either (a) that an actual Sophie Schett was the composer of the problems that appeared under her name, or (b) that, whether a real person or not, Sophie Schett was in effect a pseudonym for Siegmund.
The absence of information in the standard reference (Gaige) is NOT the only reason why (b) is plausible.
 
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(2) Posted by Jacques Rotenberg [Monday, Oct 12, 2009 16:26]; edited by Jacques Rotenberg [09-10-12]

In WinChloe, I could find only one Schett whose name is Sophie, with 6 problems recorded
 
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(3) Posted by Rauf Aliovsadzade [Monday, Oct 12, 2009 23:41]

Three problems under the name of Sophie Schett (Austria) are in the book
"Queens of Chess Composition"(Baku,Azerbaijan,1986) by Zuleykha Eyvazova.
 
 
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(4) Posted by Rainer Staudte [Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009 03:22]; edited by Rainer Staudte [09-10-28]

In http://dt.dewia.com/yacpdb I found 11 entries, but more under Beechey.
 
   
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(5) Posted by Rainer Staudte [Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009 04:06]; edited by Rainer Staudte [09-10-28]

Sorry, I did not read well in the beginning of this discussion. Sophie Klett is known as well as
Rowland (born Beechey), Frideswide F., Latin, IRL, 18.04.1843, 25.02.1919, Rowland, Frideswide F.
(from http://zulu.maia.ch/~iseli/cgi/twiki/bin/view/PCCC/ComposersNamesInVariousAlphabetsR)
But what is Rowland? Is Beechey a pseudonym?
 
   
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(6) Posted by Joost de Heer [Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009 10:10]

Frideswide Beechey is the daughter of Richard Brydges Beechey, and was married to Thomas B. Rowland

(info found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Brydges_Beechey)
 
 
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