Boris Oleynik MT
2017
2nd Prize
- version -
White wins
1. Nf5! 1. Ng4? Kb3 = 1... f2 1... Kb3 2. Nd4+ +- 2. Ng3! 1st thematic try: 2. Ne3? Kb3 3. h4 Kxc3 4. Nd1+ Position X' 4... Kd2! Better than 4...Kd3? which leads to a check. 5. Nxf2 No check! 5... c3! 6. Ne4+ Ke3! 7. Nxc3 Kf4 = 2... Kb3 3. h4 Kxc3 4. Ne4+ Position X 3... Kd3 Unlike in the 1st thematic try, the black king had no access to the d2 square so moving to d3 is the only option. 5. Nxf2+ Check! 5... Ke2 5... Ke3 6. Ng4+ Kd2 7. Nh2! (7. Ne5? c3 8. Nc4+ Kd3 9. Na3 Ke4 =) 7... c3 8. Nf1+! Ke2 (8... Kd3 9. Kxa2 c2 10. Kb2 +-) 9. Kxa2 c2 10. Kb2 Kd1 11. Ne3+ +-
5. Nh1!! 2nd thematic try: 5. Ne4? Kf3 6. h5 Kxe4 7. h6 c3 8. Kxa2 Position Y' 8... Kd3! Black has to avoid moving to the e3 square! 9. h7 c2 10. h8=Q c1=Q = 5... c3 5... Kf3 6. h5 c3 7. Kxa2 +- 6. Ng3+ Kf3 7. Kxa2! Kxg3 7... Kg4 8. h5 +- 8. h5
8... Kf4! Réti manoeuvre 9. h6 Position Y 9... Ke3 Unlike in the 2nd thematic try, the black king had no access to d3, therefore it could not avoid moving to the mined square e3... 10. h7 c2 11. h8=Q c1=Q 12. Qh6+! +- Boom!
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The original version was one move shorter:
White wins
An improved version was published in the e-book "In Search of Beauty" (2025) by "Paparazzi", who added the try 1.Ng4? and the surprising first move 1.Nf5! to the study. He moved the black king away from the a-pawn, not to "strangle" the white king. Visually, this initial position seems lighter, and all black pieces are on white squares (and the white ones on black squares). On the other hand, that pawn is hanging in the initial position, which I usually try to avoid.
White winsRelated study: Study 113a
5 comments:
A wonderful work. A bit better version is added to "In search of beauty".
The version moves knight to h6, black pawn to f3 and black king to a4. And now: the try: 1. Ng4? Kb3 2. h4 Kxc3 = and the paradoxical two-move key (1.Nh6->f5->g3!!) moves two pieces - the white knight and the black pawn ("f3") - downwards in relation to the try 1.Ng4? .Paradoxically, when the black pawn is closest to promotion, the white knight is able to fight more effectively. A work of art!
paparazzi
To start with the knight on h6 is better, thanks! Who's the author of the version? I prefer to avoid hanging pieces/pawns in the starting position, so in my new version the black king remains on a3.
With the king on "a3," you strangled the white king. This is an exceptional work of art, and every detail matters. My name is paparazzi: https://www.mediafire.com/file/8qw5rtjf7q4rsm8/InSearchOfBeauty.zip/file
Thank you, M.! Honestly, it is hard for me to choose between the two versions.
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