Letter to Gilbert Dobbs from Frederick Gamage

Author: Frederick E Gamage  (1881-1956) signedYear: 1939Publisher: Place: Brockton, MEDescription:Letter (10 3/4" x 8 3/4") to Gilbert Dobbs discussing several problems and thanking him for problems received and potential future problems. Also discusses a book about to be published. Signed by Gamage.Frederick Gamage (1881-1956) was born in Westborough, MA. The active periods in Gamage's career as a problemist have been relatively brief. He composed his first problem in 1901 and withdrew from active chess in 1914. This early period was interrupted months and even years at a time, a feverish outburst of productivity around 1910 resulting in some of his best work, especially in the three-move field. In 1937 he took up composing afresh with new enthusiasm, under the guidance of Alain White and continued until his death.Giblert Dobbs (1867-1941) had composed an astonishing number of 2,500 problems, great numbers of them very charming and attractive pieces. He loved the simpler combinations