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Sam Loyd

Born

in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The United States

January 30, 1841

Died

April 10, 1911

Website

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Loyd

Genre

Science, Mathematics, Games

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Samuel Loyd (January 30, 1841 – April 10, 1911), born in Philadelphia and raised in New York, was an American chess player, chess composer, puzzle author, and recreational mathematician.

As a chess composer, he authored a number of chess problems, often with interesting themes. At his peak, Loyd was one of the best chess players in the US, and was ranked 15th in the world, according to chessmetrics.com.

He played in the strong Paris 1867 chess tournament (won by Ignatz von Kolisch) with little success, placing near the bottom of the field.

Following his death, his book Cyclopedia of 5000 Puzzles was published (1914) by his son. His son, named after his father, dropped the "Jr" from his name and started publishing reprints of his father's puzzl ...more

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Average rating: 3.8 · 103 ratings · 12 reviews · 37 distinct works

	Mathematical Puzzles of Sam Loyd by Sam Loyd, Martin Gardner (Editor) 3.87 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 1959 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sam Loyd's Cyclopedia of 5000 Puzzles tricks and Conundrums with Answers 3.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ultimate Essay Guide: Practical, actionable advice on writing essays and all the extra parts no one ever thinks to teach you how to do by Sam Loyd, Justin Moryto, Lynn Hamilton (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sam Loyd's Book of Tangram Puzzles: 700 Tangrams by Sam Loyd by Sam Loyd, P. Van Nole (Designed by) 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1979 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sam Loyd's Best Picture Puzzles 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Los acertijos de Sam Loyd 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mathematische Rätsel und Spiele by Sam Loyd, Martin Gardner 2.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sam Loyd's Greatest Puzzles by Sam Loyd, David Singmaster (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Математическая мозаика by Sam Loyd, Сэм Лойд it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Noch Mehr Mathematische Rätsel Und Spiele: 166 Aufgaben Und Lösungen by Sam Loyd, Martin Gardner really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2002 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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