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Basic searches Search Expression
Author 'Fabel'
A='Fabel'
First name of author = 'Karl'
FIRSTNAME='Karl'
Source 'feenschach'
S='feenschach'
Source number '123'
SOURCENO='123'
Problem number '123'
PROBNO='123'
Unique PDB problem id 'P0004254'
PROBID='P0004254'
Year 1999
YEAR='1999'
Feb. 1999
YEAR='1999' AND MONTH='02'
Dec. 31, 1999
DATE='31/12/1999'
Genre 'retro'
G='Retro'
Stipulation contains the expression '#2')
STIP='#2'
Solution contains the expression '1. Kg2'
SOL='1. Kg2'
Keyword 'Albino'
K='Albino'
Keyword 'Circe' with addition 'Anti-'
K='Circe:Anti-'
Piece 'Taxi'
PIECE='Taxi'
Dedication contains the expression 'K. Fabel gewidmet'
D='Fabel'
Award contains the expression '1. Preis'
AWARD='1. Preis'
Stipulation contains the word 'retro'
STIP='retro'
Comment contains the word 'cook'
COMMENT='cook'
user comment contains the word 'OK'
USERCOMMENT='OK'
user comment by user 'Wilts'
USERCOMMENTUSER='Wilts'
Cooked problem
COOKED
Computer tested problem
CPLUS
Number of white pieces = 3
WPIECES = 3
Number of black pieces less than 7
BPIECES < 7
Number of neutral pieces greater than 2
NPIECES > 2
Total number of pieces less or equal than 7
APIECES <= 7
New comments since January 15th 2007
COMMENTDATE > 20070115
Problems added after March 30th 2007
CREATIONDATE > 20070330
Piece pattern in diagram position
PATTERN='sLa1 sTb1 sTc1 sLd1'

This example searches for Loyd's organ pipes. The pattern is searched for in all of its possible translated, rotated and mirrored versions. Please note that searching for patterns takes considerably more time than the other searches, so please allow for 2 or 3 minutes for each pattern search.
Piece list
PIECELIST='KDt'

The diagram contains white King, white Queen and black Rook.
Boolean operators Search Expression
AND
S='feenschach' AND A='Müller'
OR
S='feenschach' OR S='Die Schwalbe'
NOT
NOT STIP = 'KBP'
AND and OR combined
(S='feenschach' OR S='Die Schwalbe') AND A='Müller'
Wild cards Search Expression
Author 'Müller' or author 'Muller' or author 'Möller' etc.
A='M%ller'

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