EG39 - Gady Costeff

No. 2277 A. S. Kakovinand A. T. Motor2 Commend,Chervony Girnik, 1973also Enevoldsen (1966) and Kazantsev(1962), No.s 152 and 153in Bondarenko's "Gallery". Perhapsnearest; Keres, No. 1616 inCheron III.No. 2279L. Topko4 Commend,Chervony Girnik, 1973Draw 4+4No. 2277: A. S. Kakovin and A. T.Motor. 1. a6 Rxb2 2. a7 Ka6f 3.Sb4f Rxb4f 4. Ka8 Kb6 5. Kb8Ka6f 6. Ka8 draw.JRH : Cf. T. R. Dawson, ChessAmateur, 1921. wKa8, wQd4,wPa6; bKa3, bQb4, bRb6, bPa4, c4.1. Qalf Kb3 2. Qblf Kc3 3. QelfKd3 4. Qxb4 Rxb4 5. a7 c3.Draw 4+4No. 2279: L. Topko. 1. Kf3 b2 2.Bd4| blQ 3. Be5 Kgl 4. h3 Kfl 5.Bc3 Kgl 6. Be5 Kfl 7. Bc3 draw.No. 2278 A. S. Kakovinand A. T. Motor3 Commend,Chervony Girnik, 1973No. 2280 M. Gorbman5 Commend,Chervony Girnik, 1973Draw 4+3No. 2278: A. S. Kakovin and A. T.Motor. 1. Se7f Bxe7 2. g7 Bf6| 3.Kxf6 flQt 4. Ke7 Qc4 5. Kf8 Qc5f6. Ke8 Qe5f 7. Kf8 Qf6| 8. Ke8Qxg7 stalemate.AJR: my memory said "very old",but it took JRH actually to locate5 similar studies. Earliest is Troitzky(1889), No. 36 in '1234'. SeeWinNo. 2280: M. Gorbman. 1. h8SfKh7 2. g6f Kh6 3. g5f fgt 4. Kg4Rcl 5. Rxcl e3 6. Rc6 Qxc6 7. Sf7fKxg6 8. Se5| and wins.JRH comments on this tourney asa whole : "Either the entry wasvery poor or the judges quite unawareof the prior art. Out of 10studies, only 3 are wholly unanticipated,and they include the 4thCommend."194