The author achieved an impossible. The chain of three white pawns on the 6th rank (!) develops into knights, which perform a beautiful geometric (chain of knights) maneuver in the finale, ending in a model mate.
The unusual contenet, which moves us to stars, makes us believe in the perfection of the strained form.
I find such completely forced sequences not particularly appealing. Moreover, the black pieces are spectators, the rook is even captured. The technical achievement in moving the knights to the model mate, without adequate black defense, is not particularly interesting to me. Sure, a honorable mention can be defended, but not more.
Generally, it is hard to find genuinely artistic studies by Becker. That guy became grandmaster only because in the 2000s and 2010s, reciprocal zugzwang studies from the database and long foresight studies were fashionable.
Marcin Kania
29 дней назад
It shouldn't surprise anyone that this improbable spectacular scenario can mainly (only) be achieved in a forced way, meaning that exactly one side will play. Check moves (15 times) are realized by three pawns, three knights, and a rook—seven different pieces (!). A brilliant work, but certainly not for everyone. 🙂
The author achieved an impossible. The chain of three white pawns on the 6th rank (!) develops into knights, which perform a beautiful geometric (chain of knights) maneuver in the finale, ending in a model mate.
The unusual contenet, which moves us to stars, makes us believe in the perfection of the strained form.
I find such completely forced sequences not particularly appealing. Moreover, the black pieces are spectators, the rook is even captured. The technical achievement in moving the knights to the model mate, without adequate black defense, is not particularly interesting to me. Sure, a honorable mention can be defended, but not more.
Generally, it is hard to find genuinely artistic studies by Becker. That guy became grandmaster only because in the 2000s and 2010s, reciprocal zugzwang studies from the database and long foresight studies were fashionable.
It shouldn't surprise anyone that this improbable spectacular scenario can mainly (only) be achieved in a forced way, meaning that exactly one side will play. Check moves (15 times) are realized by three pawns, three knights, and a rook—seven different pieces (!). A brilliant work, but certainly not for everyone. 🙂