There is a cooked study by Pál Faragó (published in 1936!) with the exact same Qg5!! sacrifice. Mitrofanov’s study is still a masterpiece but not 100% original. (3.5 points) https://timkr.home.xs4all.nl/chess2/mitrofanov.htm The knight on e1 is needed for a stalemate avoidance. Without it, 10… Bxb6! 11. Kxb6 would be a stalemate. Maybe an intro is possible where there is a thematic try with white capturing the knight.
Незабываемая жертва Митрофанова!
There is a cooked study by Pál Faragó (published in 1936!) with the exact same Qg5!! sacrifice. Mitrofanov’s study is still a masterpiece but not 100% original. (3.5 points) https://timkr.home.xs4all.nl/chess2/mitrofanov.htm The knight on e1 is needed for a stalemate avoidance. Without it, 10… Bxb6! 11. Kxb6 would be a stalemate. Maybe an intro is possible where there is a thematic try with white capturing the knight.
It’s 100% original. Poor studies do not anticipate great studies.