Only in the PGN is it stated that it is my version. But I cannot recall having used "!!", in particular not in my introduction.
Marcin Kania
6 дней назад
One of the best chess puzzles ever composed. The astonishing 1. Bb7!! can be compared to Sarychev's 1. Kc8!!. And then paradoxical 4. Kh4!! and very wise 5. Rf7!!
This magnificent classic study is reminiscent of the brilliant puzzles of the great composer Samuel Loyd. The opening maneuver—1.Bb7!! followed by 2.Bc8—is particularly surprising, but the rest of the solution also presents an incredibly demanding challenge. Anyone who fails to appreciate this should return to the fundamentals of chess composition.
Unfortunately, the short discussion about the introduction that took place on chessstudy.art is no longer accessible. So I write this from memory, which could be wrong!
I asked what my version was worth, and only Jan Sprenger took the time to reply.
In comparison to Tarasiuk's original (see https://eg.org.ua/chessgame/tarasiukv-0113-11g4b8/) he mentioned that saving a pawn is more economically, but then he added three points. One point said that the white pieces are so badly placed that the first moves have no surprise value, because the pieces had to be improved. He also mentioned that he likes the rook pendulum in Tarasiuk's original, as well as the early action of Black's knight. Overall, he found the original much better.
Only in the PGN is it stated that it is my version. But I cannot recall having used "!!", in particular not in my introduction.
One of the best chess puzzles ever composed. The astonishing 1. Bb7!! can be compared to Sarychev's 1. Kc8!!. And then paradoxical 4. Kh4!! and very wise 5. Rf7!!
This magnificent classic study is reminiscent of the brilliant puzzles of the great composer Samuel Loyd. The opening maneuver—1.Bb7!! followed by 2.Bc8—is particularly surprising, but the rest of the solution also presents an incredibly demanding challenge. Anyone who fails to appreciate this should return to the fundamentals of chess composition.
Unfortunately, the short discussion about the introduction that took place on chessstudy.art is no longer accessible. So I write this from memory, which could be wrong!
I asked what my version was worth, and only Jan Sprenger took the time to reply.
In comparison to Tarasiuk's original (see https://eg.org.ua/chessgame/tarasiukv-0113-11g4b8/) he mentioned that saving a pawn is more economically, but then he added three points. One point said that the white pieces are so badly placed that the first moves have no surprise value, because the pieces had to be improved. He also mentioned that he likes the rook pendulum in Tarasiuk's original, as well as the early action of Black's knight. Overall, he found the original much better.
Good work, Thomas. You have a gift for finding attractive versions. Here each need to be more assertive. 🙂
Thomas, Chess Study Art has moved to the https://art.eg.org.ua and the direct link to the disscussion is https://art.eg.org.ua/2020/01/23/janos-mikitovics-70/
Thank you so much for the link. I have lived in darkness for months!
Regarding the introduction, I completely forgot about your post. My apologies!