Mr Czesław Paliniewicz from Mickiewicza Street in Bolesławiec wrote to us, in rather unclear handwriting (we apologize for any distortions resulting from this), that the chess problem in issue 7–8 of “Głos Bolesławca” contains errors. The author of the letter gives here how the problem should correctly be written:
White: Kf3, Rd4, Ba1, pawns: c5, e6, f6. Black: Kh8, Qc6, Bg8, pawns: a4, d5, h7. White to move and win.”
Thank you for the record, and we apologize to our Readers. We also accept the observation concerning the omission of the problem’s author. It certainly was not our editorial colleague Stanisław Graczyk, who initiated the chess-problem section in our newspaper.
Returning, however, to the letter: at the beginning, the author, Mr Czesław P., recalls an anecdote about the MO, in which one person can read and the other can write, and concludes: “Nowadays this anecdote applies only to your editors.” Not nice, oh, not nice! We would therefore remind you, Sir, that our editors have not completed journalism studies, work on a voluntary basis, and may make minor errors, although such errors are exceptions. The error you mention arose while the text was being typed and is not the editors’ fault. The letter ends by denying the thesis put forward earlier—I quote: “The anecdote I related, of course, does not concern the editors of Głos Bolesławca, as they are highly respected people. Sometimes errors do occur(!)” Yes, yes, they do occur—for you as well, and spelling errors at that!
P.S. “Piłsucki” is also spelled differently; it is worth checking!