[Event "124. Deutsche Schachzeitung"] [Site "?"] [Date "1962.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Blathy, O."] [Black "?"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "Cyrus Lakdawala"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7k/8/8/8/6p1/4QpPb/5PpP/6K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1962.??.??"] [SourceTitle "Rewire Your Chess Brain"] [Source "Everyman Chess"] [SourceDate "2020.08.17"] {[%evp 0,1,695,695]} {In the beginning we only receive compartmentalized information, a portion of the whole. It is our task to fill in the blanks. The diagram is an example of a completely conceptual study, with very little calculation required. It's a study by Otto Blathy, who is kind of the composer's version of Nimzowitsch or Larsen.} 1. Z0 {White wins --- White is up a queen for a bishop, but there is one colossal obstruction to the win: White's king is the prehistoric insect set in amber, destined never to move again. On top of that, there isn't a single square on the board where the lone queen can deliver mate. And yet Black cannot earn a draw if you find White's correct winning plan.} *