www.arves.org - Gatti, Daniele 1987

Selection of studies composed by

Daniele Guglielmo Gatti

(Italy, 6-11-1987)

Name: Daniele Gatti

First problem published on 24/12/2015 on Gaudium (DE)

Field of composition:

Main: Orthodox selfmates - Studies +/= - , Directmates #3 and #N.

Occasional: Directmates #2 , Helpmates and helpstalemates - Seriesmovers - Reflexmates - Fairy - Retros - Joke problems

Studies selected by the composer.

[Event "2.c Variantim"] [Site ""] [Date "2019"] [Round ""] [White "Daniele Gatti"] [Black "(+0802.45h8a8)"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k6K/1p1r4/1P1p2N1/1p1p4/1R1P4/N7/pP2r1P1/R7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "39"] [EventDate "2019"] 1. Nf8 $1 (1. Kg8 Rxg2 2. Kf8 Rxg6 3. Nxb5 (3. Re1 Rd8+ 4. Ke7 Rdg8 5. Nc2 Kb8 6. Rxb5 (6. Rb3 R6g7+ 7. Kxd6 Rd8+ 8. Kc5 Rc8+ 9. Kxb5 Rxc2)) 3... Rh6 4. Rxa2+ Kb8) (1. Ne5 dxe5 2. dxe5 Rxg2 3. Nxb5 Rd8+ 4. Kh7 Rd7+ 5. Kh6 Rd8 6. Rxa2+ Kb8 7. Kh7 Rd7+ 8. Kh8 Rd8+) 1... Rxg2 (1... Re8 $2 2. Kg8 $1) 2. Ra4+ (2. Nxd7 $2 Rg8+ 3. Kh7 Rg7+ 4. Kh6 Rg6+ 5. Kh5 Rg5+ 6. Kh4 Rg4+ 7. Kh3 Rg3+ 8. Kh2 Rg2+ 9. Kh1 Rh2+ 10. Kg1 Rg2+ 11. Kf1 Rf2+ 12. Ke1 Re2+ 13. Kd1 Rd2+ 14. Kc1 Rd1+ 15. Kc2 Rd2+ 16. Kc3 (16. Kb3 Rxb2+ 17. Kc3 Rc2+ 18. Kd3 Rc3+ 19. Ke2 Re3+ 20. Kf2 Rf3+ 21. Kg2 Rg3+ 22. Kh1 Rh3+ 23. Kg1 Rg3+ 24. Kf1 Rf3+ 25. Ke1 Re3+ 26. Kd1 Rd3+ 27. Kc1 Rc3+ 28. Kb2 Rc2+ 29. Kb3 Rb2+ 30. Kc3 Rc2+ 31. Nxc2 {stalemate.}) 16... Rd3+ 17. Kxd3 {stalemate.}) (2. Ne6 Re7 3. Nc7+ Kb8 4. Rb3 Re4 5. Rh3 Rf4 6. Ne6 Rf6 7. Re1 a1=Q 8. Rxa1 Rxe6 9. Rf1 Re8+ 10. Kh7 Re7+ 11. Kh6 Re6+ 12. Kh5 Re8) (2. Rb3 Rh2+ 3. Kg8 Rg2+ 4. Ng6 Rxg6+ 5. Kf8 Rh6) 2... bxa4 3. Nxd7 Rg8+ 4. Kh7 Rg7+ 5. Kh6 Rg6+ 6. Kh5 Rg5+ 7. Kh4 Rg4+ 8. Kh3 Rg3+ 9. Kh2 Rg2+ 10. Kh1 Rh2+ (10... Rg1+ 11. Rxg1 a1=Q 12. Nb5 ) 11. Kg1 Rg2+ 12. Kf1 Rf2+ 13. Ke1 Re2+ 14. Kd1 Rd2+ 15. Kc1 Rd1+ (15... Rc2+ 16. Nxc2) 16. Kc2 Rd2+ 17. Kc3 Rd3+ 18. Kb4 Rb3+ 19. Ka5 (19. Kxa4 Rb4+ 20. Ka5 Rb5+ 21. Nxb5 {stalemate.}) 19... Rb5+ 20. Nxb5 1-0

[Event "2/3.hm Polasek and Vlasak-64"] [Site ""] [Date "2021"] [Round ""] [White "Daniele Gatti"] [Black "(+0640.30h3g1)"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1B6/1P6/P7/8/7b/7K/P7/1r3rk1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2021"] 
 1. Bh2+ (1. a7 $2 Rf3+ 2. Kg4 Kf2 3. a8=Q Rb4+ 4. Kh5 Be7 $1 5. Ba7+ Ke2 6. Qc8 Rb5+ 7. Bc5 Rxc5+ 8. Qxc5 Bxc5 9. b8=Q Ba3 $1 $11) 1... Kh1 2. a7 Rf3+ 3. Kxh4 (3. Kg4 $2 Rf8 4. a8=Q Rb4+ 5. Kh5 Rf5+ 6. Kg6 Rf6+ 7. Kg7 Rg4+ 8. Kh7 Rf7+ 9. Kh6 Rg2 $1 10. b8=Q (10. Be5 Bf2 11. b8=Q Be3+ 12. Bf4 Bxf4+ 13. Qxf4 Rxf4 $11) 10... Rf6+ 11. Kh5 Rf5+ 12. Kxh4 Rh5+ 13. Kxh5 {stalemate.}) 3... Rh3+ 4. Kxh3 (4. Kg4 $2 Rxh2 5. a8=Q (5. b8=Q Rg1+ 6. Kf3 Rh3+) 5... Rg1+ 6. Kf4 Rh4+ 7. Ke5 Rh5+ 8. Kd6 Rh6+ 9. Kc7 Rg7+ $1 10. Kb8 Rh8+ 11. Ka7 Rxa8+ 12. Kxa8 Rg2 $1 13. b8=Q Rxa2+ 14. Kb7 Rb2+ $11) 4... Rxb7 5. a8=R $1 (5. a8=Q $2 {stalemate.}) (5. Bb8 $2 Rxa7 6. Bxa7 {stalemate.}) 5... Ra7 6. Rf8 $1 (6. Rb8 $2 Rh7+ 7. Kg3 (7. Kg4 Ra7 8. Kg3 Ra3+ 9. Rb3 Rxb3+ 10. axb3 {stalemate.}) 7... Rh3+ 8. Kg4 Ra3 9. Rb2 Rxa2 10. Rxa2 {stalemate.}) 6... Rh7+ 7. Kg4 $1 (7. Kg3 $2 Rh3+) 7... Ra7 ( 7... Kxh2 8. a4 Ra7 9. Rf2+ $1 Kg1 10. Ra2 $18) 8. Kg3 Rf7 (8... Ra3+ 9. Rf3) 9. Rb8 Rb7 10. Kf3 {wins.} 1-0

[Event "21/26.p WCCT11"] [Site ""] [Date "2021"] [Round ""] [White "Daniele Gatti"] [Black "(=0310.45h8f8)"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5k1K/4pPpP/1B2P3/4p3/p6P/7p/8/7r w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "37"] [EventDate "2021"] 
 1.Bg1 $1 (1.Bd4 $2 h2 $1 2.Bxe5 Rg1 3.Bxh2 (3.h5 h1=Q 4.h6 Qxh6 5.Bxg7+ Qxg7#) 3...Rg6) 1...a3 (1...h2 2.Bxh2 Rxh2 3.h5 Rg2 4.h6 a3 5.hxg7+ Rxg7) (1...Rxg1 2.h5 h2 3.h6 h1=Q 4.hxg7+ Rxg7) 2.h5 (2.Bh2 $2 Rf1 $1 3.Bxe5 Rxf7) 2...a2 3.h6 $1 (3.Bd4 $2 Rf1 $1 4.Bxe5 Rxf7 5.h6 gxh6 6.Bg7+ Ke8 7.exf7+ Kxf7) 3...g5 ( 3...gxh6 $2 4.Be3 $1 Rg1 5.Bxh6+ Rg7 6.Bxg7#) 4.Bd4 $1 (4.Bh2 $2 a1=Q 5.Bxe5 Qxe5#) 4...Rf1 (4...exd4) (4...a1=Q 5.Bxa1 Rxa1) 5.Bxe5 Rxf7 (5...Rf6 6.Bxf6 exf6 7.e7+ Kxf7 8.e8=Q+ Kxe8 9.Kg7 $1 (9.Kg8 $2 a1=Q 10.h8=Q h2 11.Kg7+ Kd7) 9...a1=Q 10.h8=Q+) 6.Bg7+ Ke8 7.Kg8 Rf8+ 8.Bxf8 a1=Q 9.Bg7 (9.h8=Q $2 Qxh8+ 10.Kxh8 h2) 9...Qb1 10.h8=Q Qg6 (10...h2 11.Bf6 $1 Qg6+ 12.Qg7 $1 Qxf6 (12... Qxg7+ 13.Bxg7 $1 h1=Q 14.h7 Qe4 15.h8=Q Qxe6+ 16.Kh7+) 13.Qf7+ $1 Kd8 14.Qxf6 exf6 15.Kf7 h1=Q 16.e7+ Kc7 17.e8=Q) 11.Qh7 Qxe6+ 12.Kh8 h2 13.Qb1 $1 Qc6 ( 13...Qd5 14.Qb8+ Qd8 15.Qxd8+ Kxd8 16.Kg8 h1=Q 17.h7 Qd5+ 18.Kf8 Qf5+ 19.Kg8 Qe6+ 20.Kf8 Qg6 21.Kg8 Qe8+ 22.Bf8 Qg6+ 23.Bg7 Qe6+ 24.Kf8 Qf5+ 25.Kg8 Qd5+ 26.Kf8 Qf3+ 27.Kg8 Qb3+ 28.Kf8 Qf3+ 29.Kg8 Ke8 30.h8=Q Qf7+ 31.Kh7+) 14.Qb8+ Kf7 15.Qg8+ Kg6 16.Be5+ Kf5 17.Bxh2 Qxh6+ 18.Qh7+ Qxh7+ 19.Kxh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "sp.hm UAPA-C"] [Site ""] [Date "2022"] [Round ""] [White "Daniele Gatti"] [Black "(=0041.76c1d7)"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1pPk4/1P4p1/5pPb/4p1pB/1N2P1Pp/4P1P1/2K5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "41"] [EventDate "2022"] 
 1.Kd2 $1 (1.Nc5+ $2 Kc8 $1 2.Kd2 hxg2 $19) (1.Nd4 $2 h2 $1 2.Nb5 h1=Q+ $1 3. Kd2 Qa1 4.Na7 Qa5+ 5.Kc2 Qc5+ 6.Kd2 Qb4+ 7.Kc2 Qc4+ 8.Kd2 Qc5 $1 9.Ke1 Qc2 10. Kf2 Qc1 $19) 1...h2 (1...hxg2 2.Nd4 $1 g1=Q 3.Nb5 $1 Qa1 4.Na7 $1 Qa5+ 5.Kc2 $1 Qc5+ 6.Kd2 $1 Qb4+ 7.Kc2 $1 Qc4+ 8.Kd2 $1 Qc5 9.Ke1 $1 Qc2 10.Kf2 Qc1 11. Kg2 $11) 2.Nc5+ Kc8 3.Nxe4 fxe4 4.Ke1 h1=Q+ 5.Kf2 Qh2 6.Kf1 Qh1+ 7.Kf2 Qh2 8. Kf1 Qxh4 9.gxh4 $1 g3 10.Ke1 Kd7 11.Kd2 Bf3 12.Ke1 (12.Kc3 $2 Bxg2 $1 13.h5 gxh5 14.g6 Bh3 $1 15.g7 Be6 16.Kd2 g2 $19) 12...Bg4 13.Kd2 Be6 14.Kc3 $1 Bh3 ( 14...Kd6 15.Kd4 $1 Bf5 16.Kc3 $1 Kc6 17.h5 $1 gxh5 18.g6 $1 Kd7 19.g7 $1 Bh7 20.Kd2 $1 h4 21.Ke1 $1 Kc8 22.Kf1 $11) 15.Kd2 (15.Kd4 $2 Bxg2 $1 16.h5 gxh5 17.g6 Bh3 18.g7 Be6 19.Kxe4 g2 $19) 15...Bxg2 16.h5 $1 (16.Ke1 $2 Bh3 $1 17.h5 gxh5 18.g6 Ke7 19.g7 Kf7 $19) 16...gxh5 17.g6 Bh3 18.g7 Be6 19.Ke1 h4 20.Kf1 h3 21.Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "sp.hm Chess Study Art"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Daniele Gatti"] [Black "(=0401.24h8f8)"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5k1K/3p1p2/3P4/3P4/8/pp6/2r4N/R7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 {The rooks are going to the g-file soon that's why the knight should close it. } 1. Ng4 $1 (1. Nf3 $2 a2 $1 2. Rg1 Rg2 $1 3. Rxg2 a1=Q+) 1... Rc3 ( {main} 1... a2 2. Rg1 $1 Rg2 {(now the white rook can leave the g-file)} 3. Rc1 Rc2 4. Rg1 Rg2 5. Rc1 f5 6. Nh6 $1 Rg8+ 7. Kh7 Rg7+ 8. Kh8 {perpetual check to the white king.}) 2. Nf6 Rh3+ 3. Nh7+ Rxh7+ 4. Kxh7 b2 5. Rg1 (5. Rb1 $2 Ke8 $1 6. Kg7 Kd8 $1 7. Kxf7 Kc8 $1 8. Ke7 a2 $1 9. Rxb2 a1=Q $19) {The f-pawn is a switch between two draws:} 5... f5 (5... f6 6. Rg8+ (6. Kg6 $2 a2 $1 7. Rh1 b1=Q+) 6... Kf7 7. Rg7+ Ke8 8. Rg8+ {perpetual check to the black king.}) 6. Kg6 $1 a2 7. Rh1 Kg8 8. Re1 Kf8 9. Rh1 {Each main line has two positional draws. They all are simple but the construction is great, each pawn is involved. Maybe that’s the reason why at some moments I like this study more, but then I look at the draws and I like it less. This explains its special distinction.} 1/2-1/2