Hlinka=M Kekely=L Arestov=P 1-0 21.06.2022 (04.09.2022) Didukh Hlinka=M Kekely=L Arestov=P 1-0 2.p Babich-115 Olimpiev-85 2022 ℹ Click to open. [Event "1.p The Problemist"] [Site ""] [Date "2021"] [Round ""] [White "Costeff=G"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6bB/1Pp5/n1pp4/3n4/Bk1P4/R3p3/1P1pP3/K1b5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] {It is easy to hate the look of the starting position. It is easy to hate the look of the starting position. It is chaotic and does not resemble any game I have ever seen. Generally speaking I put a lot of emphasis on aesthetic elements in the initial position. But I put even more emphasis on the ambition of the idea. This time Gady Costeff won me over. On earlier occasions I have given special prizes for similar ambitious ideas of his. But this time I felt that the ambition warranted a first prize. None of the other good studies in the tournament came close in terms of ambition. By the way, the idea of sheltering the bishop from rook threats is not new. It was used in Kasparyan/ Bondarenko/ Kakovin, Magyar Sakkelet, 1958 (HHDBVI #60619). I don't consider this a serious anticipation.} 1. Bd1 Nb8 2. Ra4+ $1 ({An important intermediate check. Thematic try:} 2. Ra8 $2 Nb6 3. Rxb8 Bb3 $1 4. Rg8 Bxd1 5. b8=Q Bxe2 6. Rg1 Bb5 7. Qxc7 e2 8. Qxd6+ Ka5 9. Qa3+ Na4 10. b4+ Ka6 11. Qxc1 dxc1=Q+ 12. Rxc1 Nc3 {draws.}) 2... Kb5 3. Ra8 Kb6 ({Threatening 4...Ka7. After } 3... Nb6 4. Rxb8 {the follow-up} Bb3 $4 {, as in the try, is useless.}) 4. Rxb8 {4..Bf7/Be6 5. Rf8/ Re6 wins. Therefore the black bishop hides behind the white bishop.} Bh7 {Now white is threatened with 5..Ka7 so he alternates clearing the g or h file creating a threat against the black bishop.} (4... Be6 ) 5. Bg7 $1 Bg6 $1 (5... Ka7 {is met by} 6. Rh8) 6. Bh6 Bh5 7. Bg5 Bg4 8. Bh4 Bh3 9. Bg3 Bg2 10. Bh2 Bh1 11. Bg1 $1 {The exposed Black Bishop can find no shelter.} 1-0 Надо было уже добивать плагиатора Кузьмичева, а не искать в его плагиате крохи оригинальности для специальных отличий. [Event "1.p The Problemist"] [Site ""] [Date "2021"] [Round ""] [White "Costeff=G"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6bB/1Pp5/n1pp4/3n4/Bk1P4/R3p3/1P1pP3/K1b5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] {It is easy to hate the look of the starting position. It is easy to hate the look of the starting position. It is chaotic and does not resemble any game I have ever seen. Generally speaking I put a lot of emphasis on aesthetic elements in the initial position. But I put even more emphasis on the ambition of the idea. This time Gady Costeff won me over. On earlier occasions I have given special prizes for similar ambitious ideas of his. But this time I felt that the ambition warranted a first prize. None of the other good studies in the tournament came close in terms of ambition. By the way, the idea of sheltering the bishop from rook threats is not new. It was used in Kasparyan/ Bondarenko/ Kakovin, Magyar Sakkelet, 1958 (HHDBVI #60619). I don't consider this a serious anticipation.} 1. Bd1 Nb8 2. Ra4+ $1 ({An important intermediate check. Thematic try:} 2. Ra8 $2 Nb6 3. Rxb8 Bb3 $1 4. Rg8 Bxd1 5. b8=Q Bxe2 6. Rg1 Bb5 7. Qxc7 e2 8. Qxd6+ Ka5 9. Qa3+ Na4 10. b4+ Ka6 11. Qxc1 dxc1=Q+ 12. Rxc1 Nc3 {draws.}) 2... Kb5 3. Ra8 Kb6 ({Threatening 4...Ka7. After } 3... Nb6 4. Rxb8 {the follow-up} Bb3 $4 {, as in the try, is useless.}) 4. Rxb8 {4..Bf7/Be6 5. Rf8/ Re6 wins. Therefore the black bishop hides behind the white bishop.} Bh7 {Now white is threatened with 5..Ka7 so he alternates clearing the g or h file creating a threat against the black bishop.} (4... Be6 ) 5. Bg7 $1 Bg6 $1 (5... Ka7 {is met by} 6. Rh8) 6. Bh6 Bh5 7. Bg5 Bg4 8. Bh4 Bh3 9. Bg3 Bg2 10. Bh2 Bh1 11. Bg1 $1 {The exposed Black Bishop can find no shelter.} 1-0 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser.