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Despite our careful editing, every now and then errors occur in StrateGems: incorrect diagrams, stipulations, author names, etc. The purpose of this page is to relay these to our readers immediately, especially solvers who might otherwise spend unnecessary time and effort on originals. If you see a mistake, please email your findings to: errata@StrateGems.org. The appropriate staff will be notified and, if applicable, a correction will be posted here and in a future StrateGems.

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bulletStrateGems volume, issue, and problem number (i.e. Vol 7, SG26, April-June 2004, H20567).
bulletYour errata finding (i.e. - listed as a h#7, but should be a h#8; or, second composer left off; or, diagram shows ten pieces (6+4) but only 9 pieces in the diagram; or, Black Pawn missing from d4; or, piece on h5 should be a Grasshopper, not a Lion; or, Circe condition omitted from diagram).
bulletDo not contact errata@StrateGems.org for cooks, anticipations, etc.  In those situations please contact the solutions editor or sub-editor. 
 
Volume Issue Problem # Comment Reported By
11 SG41 C0240 1. Incorrect Stipulation: should be ser.s#10, not ser.h#10.
2. Misplaced Piece: wSe8 should be on d8.
Lee Poissant
10 SG 40 H1261 There should be a bK at a3 and a bB at a4. James Schmerl & Joost de Heer
10 SG 39 H1215 The part of the stipulation that says "Pa7 -> d7, e7" should say "Pc7 -> d7, e7" or even better "Pc7 -> d7; Pd7 -> e7" since the twinning is progressive. Timothy Y. Chow
10 SG 39 H1229 stipulation should be h#5 Ladislav Belcsak
8 SG 38 Q0197 BRb6 should be on c6 Marko Ylijoki
8 SG 38 F0666 The pieces on b6 and h6 should be regular SPRINGERs Ladislav Belcsak
8 SG 37 F0658 KoKo condition missing Vaclav Kotesovec
8 SG 36 C205 White Pawn b5 is missing. Piece count should be (15+6) Marko Ylijoki
8 SG 36 C207 The stipulation should be ser.s=20 Marko Ylijoki
8 SG 34 T0562 Replace White Bishop on a3 with White Knight Aaron / Danny
8 SG 33 F0595 Royal Knight on a1 Mike Prcic
8 SG 33 F0594 Black GRASSHOPPER on f6, not black queen Vaclav Kotesovec
8 SG 33 F0585 White Knight on a1 instead of white King Mike Prcic
8 SG 32 F0572 add Nh5  
8 SG 32 S0346 Pawn on e3 is white  
8 SG 32 S0344 Rook on f1 is white, not black David Moulton
8 SG 30 T0510 Black King on f4 Mike Prcic
8 SG 30 Q0149 White Pawn missing on e4.  Piece count should be (5+8) Dejan Glisic
8 SG 29 M0420 White Pawn on c7 should be white Bishop Mike Prcic
8 SG 29 M0324 Black knight c8 is missing. Piece count should be (7+9) R.Aliovsadzade
8 SG 28 Q0142 Should be wKe7 & wQd6 Marko Ylijoki
7 SG 27 R17

Black Queen in h6 must be replaced by a black Rook

Oliver Ronat
7 SG 26 R0111 Add wKc3c4c5c6c7 bKa3a4a5a6a7, then retract -1.b7-b8B+ Ka8-a7 -2.b6-b7 Ka7-a6 -3.b5-b6 Ka6-a5 -4.b4-b5 Ka5-a4 -5.b3-b4 Ka4-a3 -6.b2-b3, A. Nazarov
7 SG 26 R0112 6 + 1 piece count David Moulton
7 SG 26 F0474 Should be a neutral Equihopper on b1 Vaclav Kotesovec
6 SG 24 C0084 Error in stipulation: ser-s#13, not ser.s#12  
6 SG 23 F0416 joint problem by Alex Ettinger and Michael Grushko  
5 SG 18 M0249 Error in stipulation:  #6, not #4 Ryan McCracken
 
 

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