Everything about this sentence is wrong. This is my first version (not Jan Sprenger's, who merely published it). I had opted for the other introduction so that the white bishop would move. The Nowotny on f3 isn't "terrible."
I rarely find one of your versions better. For example, a miniature in the FIDE Album (a co-production by Nielsen, Minski, and Rusz) doesn't need an additional sacrifice before it.
First, this Novotny move is completely unnecessary here, gained through an added ugly material (Nh2). And that's terrible, because it inspires others to similar wrong behaviors. This scenario is attractive enough without it. The mobility of the f3 bishop isn't so crucial here.
Secondly, in such a wonderful work ((co-production by Nielsen, Minski, and Rusz - congratulations!), it's better to have a surprising key (sacrificing a pawn with a good logical alternative) than the obvious one you propose. A work of art requires meticulous attention to detail. But it's good that only this one work ("In Search of Beauty") raises your doubts. A FIDE Album is not a measure of beauty.
Jan Sprenger very successfully cuts and improves the terrible (Nh2, N->f3) and unnecessary foreplay.
Everything about this sentence is wrong. This is my first version (not Jan Sprenger's, who merely published it). I had opted for the other introduction so that the white bishop would move. The Nowotny on f3 isn't "terrible."
I rarely find one of your versions better. For example, a miniature in the FIDE Album (a co-production by Nielsen, Minski, and Rusz) doesn't need an additional sacrifice before it.
First, this Novotny move is completely unnecessary here, gained through an added ugly material (Nh2). And that's terrible, because it inspires others to similar wrong behaviors. This scenario is attractive enough without it. The mobility of the f3 bishop isn't so crucial here.
Secondly, in such a wonderful work ((co-production by Nielsen, Minski, and Rusz - congratulations!), it's better to have a surprising key (sacrificing a pawn with a good logical alternative) than the obvious one you propose. A work of art requires meticulous attention to detail. But it's good that only this one work ("In Search of Beauty") raises your doubts. A FIDE Album is not a measure of beauty.
I can confirm that Martin had discovered the same version before I published it. But I agree with Kwiatkowski's reasoning. 🙂