Chess is Art- This Position is Proof!
Today, leafing through Isaac Linder's wonderful book on Wilhelm Steinitz
I came across a profile about Alexander Petrov,
| ALEXANDER PETROV (born Feb-12-1794, died Apr-22-1867, 73 years old) Russia |
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"Alexander Dmitrievich Petrov learned to play at the age of four and was St. Petersburg's best player by the age of twenty. He won matches against Carl Friedrich von Jaenisch in the 1840s, Prince Sergey Semenovich Urusov in 1853 and 1859 and Ilya Shumov in 1862. A player of GM strength, Petrov analysed with Carl Friedrich von Jaenisch the opening that later became known as the Petrov Defense (C42)." |
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There is a position given as a study by Petrov, and I found it fascinating, so I am sharing it here with you all. I hope you enjoy it!
The study is titled "The Retreat of Napoleon from Moscow to Paris"
Mate in 14v moves....
Here it goes:
Final position:
Peace.
