Deutscher Schachbund, 1879 (Leipzig)
R:
#3 + #4 + #5 (3 pr.)
Entry fee: 3 Mark. Diagrams had to be sent in duplicate,
and had to be written by someone else than the competitor.
J:
J. Minckwitz, C. Schwede (referee: R. Mangelsdorf)
Sets were published under mottos in Deutsche Schachzeitung before being judged. A single faulty problem would still allow the set to
compete. Judges' report was expected two months after the last problem
had been published.
C:
1879-07-12
A:
1 pr. J. Kohtz and C. Kockelkorn (Motto: Billig aber gut)
2 pr. G. Chocholoush (Adjuva me, fortuna)
(3 pr. not awarded.)
S:
34/5 (May 1879), p. 156: Announcement (part of Leipzig congress programme)
34/8 (Aug. 1879), p. 253: 11 sets received.
Deutsche Schachzeitung v. 35 (1880):
35/1 (Jan. 1880), p. 31-32: Prizes
35/2 (Feb. 1880), p. 36-44: Full reports from judges
and problem committee.
N:
Eleven sets were received, but one was retracted before publication
started. The ten remaining sets were published between August and December 1879.
Of these 10 sets, only two passed examination and
judging. The third prize could therefore not be awarded.
