peoplepill id: antonin-novotny-1
AN
5 views today
5 views this week
The basics
Quick Facts
Intro
Czech chess composer and lawyer
A.K.A.
Antonin Novotny
Places
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Prostějov District
Place of death
Vienna
Age
43 years
The details (from wikipedia)
Biography
Antonín Novotný (August 22, 1827 – March 9, 1871) was a Czech chess composer and lawyer in Brno. The Novotny theme is named after him - the first appearance of the theme was in a Novotný's three mover from 1854.
Solution:
1.Rf5! threatens 2.Rf4 mate. If 1... Bxf5 then 2.Nf7 threatens both mate with either 3.Nd6# and N7g5# which can't be stopped.
1...Rf8 2.Bf6! Blocks both f8-f4 and g7-e5 lines and threats 3.Rf4# and 3.Re5#
2...Rxf6 3.Re5#, 2...Bxf6 3.Rf4#, 2...Bxf5 3.Ng5# or 3.Nd2#
The contents of this page are sourced from Wikipedia article.
The contents are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Lists
Antonín Novotný (chess composer) is in following lists
By field of work
comments so far.
Comments
Antonín Novotný (chess composer)