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Edith Baird

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Edith Elina Helen (Winter-Wood) Baird (February 22, 1859 – February 1, 1924) was a chess composer who in her day was the most prolific composer of chess problems in the world. [1]

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Brighton

Brighton is a seaside resort on the south coast of England which is part of the city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, 47 miles (75 km) south of London.

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Chess composer

A chess composer is a person who creates endgame studies or chess problems.

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Plymouth

Plymouth is a city situated on the south coast of Devon, England, approximately south-west of Exeter and west-south-west of London.

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Retrograde analysis

In chess problems, retrograde analysis is a technique employed to determine which moves were played leading up to a given position.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force.

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Sheffield

Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England.

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Sussex

Sussex, from the Old English Sūþsēaxe (South Saxons), is a historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex.

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The Times

The Times is a British daily (Monday to Saturday) national newspaper based in London, England.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Baird

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