Abu Naim al-Khadim

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Abu Naim al-Khadim († in the 9th century) was an Arab master and composer in the Shatranj . He wrote at least one treatise.

Al-Khadim, although an amateur, was at times considered the strongest player in the world. Its most famous mansion is as follows.

Abu Naim al-Khadim
Kitab al -Shatranj 842
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White wins

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Solution:

1. Ng3-h5 + Th7xh5
second Tg1xg6 + Kf6xg6
3. Te1-e6 matt

The position allegedly occurred in a chess game between Jørgensen and Sørensen in Stockholm in 1945. Jørgensen checkmated like in the mansion. In the literature it is doubted that this game actually took place.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ chessbooks.nl
  2. ↑ Jeremy Silman: Chess Gems ( Memento of March 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Here adapted to the modern game of chess; in the original with swapped colors, i.e. sKg8 etc. and accordingly pawns moving the other way around.
  4. ↑ Which is Better? ( Memento from July 28, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) on chessville.com
  5. ↑ Lost manuscript from al-Adli , around 840; loud: Alfred Diel: The game of kings. Interesting and entertaining facts from the world of chess. Bamberger Schachverlag, 1983, ISBN 3-923113-03-X , p. 27.
  6. ↑ Christian Hesse : Expeditions into the world of chess . Chessgate, 2006, p. 46
  7. ^ David Hooper, Ken Whyld : The Oxford Companion to Chess. Oxford University Press, Oxford 1984, ISBN 0-19-217540-8 , p. 321. Quoted from: Edward Winter: Unsolved Chess Mysteries (10). July 18, 2007
personal data
SURNAME Khadim, Abu Naim al-
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Arab master of Shatranj
DATE OF BIRTH 8th century or 9th century
DATE OF DEATH 9th century