Bagdasarian=G — (+0014.01e2g4) (v) A 0 Be the first one to like this. Please wait… Bagdasarian=G 1-0 Shakhmaty v SSSR 1939 ▼ Click to open. [Event "Shakhmaty v SSSR"] [Site "?"] [Date "1939"] [Round "?"] [White "Bagdasarian=G"] [Black "(+0014.01e2g4) (v)"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/5N2/6k1/7p/4K3/6Bn w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "1939"] {Theme: two different mates by lonely knight.} 1. Ne3+ Kg3 {after another moves White captures black knight:} (1... Kf4 2. Bh2+ Ke4 3. Nc2) ( {or} 1... Kh4 2. Kf3 Ng3 3. Bf2 h2 4. Nf5+ Kg5 5. Nxg3) 2. Nf1+ Kg2 {The only chance to save BN.} 3. Bh2 $1 Nf2 {It seems that black knight escaped, but White offers the bishop!} 4. Ne3+ $1 Kxh2 (4... Kh1 {main} 5. Kxf2 Kxh2 6. Ng4+ Kh1 7. Kf1 h2 8. Nf2#) 5. Kxf2 Kh1 6. Nf1 h2 7. Ng3# {"In the first redaction of this study was wp on g3. In 1938 C.J. de Feijter proved that the pawn is not necessary. In results of that the study became more elegant and more valuable". (G. Kasparian)} 1-0 version: De Feijter=C [Event "Shakhmaty v SSSR"] [Site "?"] [Date "1939"] [Round "?"] [White "Bagdasarian=G"] [Black "(+0014.01e2g4) (v)"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/5N2/6k1/7p/4K3/6Bn w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "1939"] {Theme: two different mates by lonely knight.} 1. Ne3+ Kg3 {after another moves White captures black knight:} (1... Kf4 2. Bh2+ Ke4 3. Nc2) ( {or} 1... Kh4 2. Kf3 Ng3 3. Bf2 h2 4. Nf5+ Kg5 5. Nxg3) 2. Nf1+ Kg2 {The only chance to save BN.} 3. Bh2 $1 Nf2 {It seems that black knight escaped, but White offers the bishop!} 4. Ne3+ $1 Kxh2 (4... Kh1 {main} 5. Kxf2 Kxh2 6. Ng4+ Kh1 7. Kf1 h2 8. Nf2#) 5. Kxf2 Kh1 6. Nf1 h2 7. Ng3# {"In the first redaction of this study was wp on g3. In 1938 C.J. de Feijter proved that the pawn is not necessary. In results of that the study became more elegant and more valuable". (G. Kasparian)} 1-0 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser.