В тематическом конкурсе памяти Велимира Каландадзе участникам было предложено повозиться с ладьями. Судья Давид Гургенидзе раздал достаточно много отличий, потому что все грузины любят ладейные этюды.
В тематическом конкурсе памяти Велимира Каландадзе участникам было предложено повозиться с ладьями. Судья Давид Гургенидзе раздал достаточно много отличий, потому что все грузины любят ладейные этюды.
Dear Vladislav Tarasiuk,
I consider you to be one of the most competent judges and
I look forward to reviewing the FIDE album studies with you.
The pgn file from Kalandadze MT is mine.
In the pdf file must be in your study errors in the diagram.
Is the initial position in your study correct in the pgn file?
If not, you should send the correct pgn of your study to Sergiy and
to Peter Boll for arves.org.
Dear Martin, in your pgn-file – my initial position is shown. Everything is right there. Thank you very much.
That was my first reconstruction problem that I solved. 🙂
Rook endings is not really my topic, because there are no queens that can be sacrificed. Mikhail Zinar showed me the opposite! His idea is wonderful!
Congratulations to Amos Gilboa & Yochanan Afek on winning the tournament!
Miniatures are often underestimated.
Hopefully no anticipations will be found.
Unfortunately, David Gurgenidze does not write a single word about the studies and justification of his order. Maybe he can do that in the final award.
Sergiy, unfortunately you are just as speechless as the judge.
Why are you showing this study?
The only common element is the stalemate which
was shown before many times. Simple straightforward play
which is nice enough for the commendation.
Where the logical tries?
Where is the black counter play?
Where is the second precise line of positional draw?
I think that it is always an advantage when a study ends pointedly,
even if this end is known.
A study with the same elements without a pointed ending is worse!
Some judges don’t understand that – unfortunately!
I am glad that David Gurgenidze has recognized all the subtleties
of this beautiful study and not only saw the well-known final point.
Logical tries, counterplay and positional draw are not interesting enough to give this study originality. Escape into the stalemate is its main idea. The rest is decoration.
Les trois derniers coups sont identiques.
This study is even worse because the white rook doesn’t move.
Daniel please send these studies to the judge.
I’m looking forward to his reaction.
It is obvious that the study (1st Prize) is an excellent miniature with this material. For me, it’s original.
But the question of the judgment of originality/anticipation interests me a lot and I always compare comments with attention.
Sometimes the distortions are more surprising than some masterpieces.
Questo è ancora il gioco degli scacchi mi sembra.
Non posso credere che esiste solo una idea ( originale oppure anticipata ), e che il resto è decorazione.
Se fosse così non più di 1.000 studi avrebbero diritto di esistere.
E’ anche vero che nella storia umana chi era ossessionato dalla purezza non ha mai lasciato una buona impressione.