Herman Mattison 'Rigaer Rundschau', 1914 White wins . . . The initial position is simple, natural, like in a real game. Nothing forced, nothing artificial… The main fight will be for the 'e' column, where White tries to transform his pawn, the only real chance of winning. 1.Be3+ (preventing Black's rook sacrifice for the 'e' … Continue reading Natural Beauty
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A Logical Paradox
Reti's famous study astonished his contemporaries, because - judged with normal logic - White's position seems desperate: the black pawn has two tempos advance towards transformation. 1.Kg7 seems a resigned move... 1... h4 no problem, all forward ! 2.Kf6 !! a first hope has appeared... 2...Kb6 Black looks threatening and keeps another tempo 3.Ke5 !! … Continue reading A Logical Paradox