White Kniest theme
Black captures a white piece on the square, where the wK will stand in a mating position. Unlike the classic Kniest theme, the roles of the thematic white and black pieces are reversed.
White Zajic theme is a special case of the White Kniest.
See also: Kniest theme; White Zajic theme.
Burbach, Johannes Jacob
Sanderse, Jacobus Theodorus
Probleemblad, 1980
2nd Comm.
h#2 4.1... (9+11)
1.Qc4+
Qxc4
2.bxc4
Kxc4#
1.Qd3+
Qxd3
2.exd3
Kxd3#
1.Qf1
fxe3
2.fxe3
Kxe3#
1.Ba5
Sc5
2.dxc5+
Kxc5#
View in Helpmate Analyzer
FEN: 5N1k/2bN3P/3p4/1p1P1p2/1P1Kpp2/2Q1pp2/p3qP2/B7
Molnar, Arpad
C. Feather-50 JT, 1998
4th Prize
h#2 b) wSa4→a3
(7+11)
a) 1.Qxe5+
Kxe5+
2.R1d2
Rf1#
b) 1.Bxf5
Kxf5+
2.R6d2
Sd3#