Vasily Nikolayevich Platov

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Vasily Platov

Wassili Nikolajewitsch Platow ( Latvian : Vasīlijs Platovs , Russian Василий Николаевич Платов , scientific transliteration Vasilij Nikolaevič Platov ; born March 24, 1881 in Riga ; † July 17, 1952 in Moscow ) was a Latvian chess composer of Russian origin.

life and work

Vasily Platov was a doctor of medicine. From 1903 he composed over 200 studies, most of them together with his brother Michail . He headed study sections in various chess magazines. The 'Platow brothers' were Troitski's successors and are considered pioneers in the field of endgame studies . In 1914 and 1928 they published collections of their works under the title Sbornik schachmatnych etjudow .

study

The following study by the Platov brothers was well known in the Soviet Union because it was praised by Lenin in a letter written in 1910 to his brother Dimitri.

Wassili and Michail Platow
Rigaer Tageblatt, 1909
1st prize
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White to move wins

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Solution:

1. Be7-f6 d5-d4

2. Ng1 – e2! a2-a1D

3. Ne2 – c1!

The punch line. After 3. Bxd4 +? Qxd4 4. Nxd4 Kxd4 5. Kg4 Kxd3 6. Kg5 Ke4 7. Kh6 Kf5 White could no longer win. Now threatens Bg5 matt . After Hinlenkung Dxc1 the lady walks with a runner skewer lost. Black covers the mat threat with

3.… Da1 – a5

so that is a further steering towards a knight fork

4. Bf6xd4 + Ke3xd4 or Ke3 – d2

5. Sc1-b3 +

along with a queen's win and an easily won position.

literature

  • В. Н. Платов: 150 избранных современных этюдов. Издательство высшего и московского советов физической культуры. Москва, 1925.
  • В. и М. Платовы: Сборник шахматных этюдов. Государствкенное издательство, Москва, Ленинград, 1928
  • Timothy G. Whitworth: The Platov Brothers , Cambridge 1994. ISBN 0-9509173-1-1
personal data
SURNAME Platow, Wassili Nikolajewitsch
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Platov, Vasilij Nikolaevič (scientific transliteration); Platovs, Vasīlijs (Latvian); Платов, Василий Николаевич (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Latvian study composer
DATE OF BIRTH March 24, 1881
PLACE OF BIRTH Riga
DATE OF DEATH 17th July 1952
Place of death Moscow