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The Beauty of interference

As someone who enjoys composing, this is a wonderfully made blog! The interference is one of my favorite themes in composition, and it is something I always enjoy learning more about. The answer to the last composition indeed stood out immediately to me, though I will not send it here.

I would like to point out that you did not mention the line 2... Kd6 in the Plachutta composition. Obviously, White has an easy checkmate with 3. e5+ followed by 4. Bc7#, but I still thought it would be good to note.

As someone who enjoys composing, this is a wonderfully made blog! The interference is one of my favorite themes in composition, and it is something I always enjoy learning more about. The answer to the last composition indeed stood out immediately to me, though I will not send it here. I would like to point out that you did not mention the line 2... Kd6 in the Plachutta composition. Obviously, White has an easy checkmate with 3. e5+ followed by 4. Bc7#, but I still thought it would be good to note.

This is great but isn't the Tarrasch game a Novotny theme because the rook and queen aren't identical pieces?

This is great but isn't the Tarrasch game a Novotny theme because the rook and queen aren't identical pieces?

@piratebt99chess said ^

This is great but isn't the Tarrasch game a Novotny theme because the rook and queen aren't identical pieces?

That's a good observation. Although the rook and the queen are different pieces, the queen can also move like a rook, and that is all that matters in this context. Accordingly, a Plachutta can also be represented using bishops. Since two bishops on the same color are generally considered undesirable, a queen is often used instead because it can also move like a bishop. The effect and motif stays the same.

Plachutta and Novotny are closely related, but they differ in their effect. In a Plachutta, after the interference, both squares remain covered, but the piece that captures the interfering unit becomes overloaded because it must continue to guard both. In a Novotny, by contrast, after the interference at least one of the threats is left undefended. In a Novotny there is no overloaded piece.

@piratebt99chess said [^](/forum/redirect/post/r4Nhz5QV) > This is great but isn't the Tarrasch game a Novotny theme because the rook and queen aren't identical pieces? That's a good observation. Although the rook and the queen are different pieces, the queen can also move like a rook, and that is all that matters in this context. Accordingly, a Plachutta can also be represented using bishops. Since two bishops on the same color are generally considered undesirable, a queen is often used instead because it can also move like a bishop. The effect and motif stays the same. Plachutta and Novotny are closely related, but they differ in their effect. In a Plachutta, after the interference, both squares remain covered, but the piece that captures the interfering unit becomes overloaded because it must continue to guard both. In a Novotny, by contrast, after the interference at least one of the threats is left undefended. In a Novotny there is no overloaded piece.

@abyss-void said ^

As someone who enjoys composing, this is a wonderfully made blog! The interference is one of my favorite themes in composition, and it is something I always enjoy learning more about. The answer to the last composition indeed stood out immediately to me, though I will not send it here.

I would like to point out that you did not mention the line 2... Kd6 in the Plachutta composition. Obviously, Wh...

i saw that you composed a a bishop/queen Plachutta! Nice work and really good composition.

@abyss-void said [^](/forum/redirect/post/5wBiTCib) > As someone who enjoys composing, this is a wonderfully made blog! The interference is one of my favorite themes in composition, and it is something I always enjoy learning more about. The answer to the last composition indeed stood out immediately to me, though I will not send it here. > > I would like to point out that you did not mention the line 2... Kd6 in the Plachutta composition. Obviously, Wh... i saw that you composed a a bishop/queen Plachutta! Nice work and really good composition.

@DeepHuman_95 I knew I had to compose a Plachutta checkmate after reading your blog, lol. It took a long time, but it came together very well in the end. Thank you again for putting so much work into making the blog.

@DeepHuman_95 I knew I had to compose a Plachutta checkmate after reading your blog, lol. It took a long time, but it came together very well in the end. Thank you again for putting so much work into making the blog.