www.arves.org - Gatti, Daniele 1987

Selection of studies composed by

Daniele Guglielmo Gatti

(Italy, 6-11-1987)

Daniele Guglielmo Gatti

Registered Nurse

Member of Mensa Italia - The High IQ Society
Italian National Master of Chess Composition
Italian Champion of Chess Composition
FIDE International Judge for Chess Compositions
Creator and owner of the Babson Task Museum
Author of Professione Problemista (Messaggerie Scacchistiche, 2022)
Freelance Writer – My Books and Publications on Lulu

Wikipedia IT - Wikipedia EN

See also his work: Babson Task by Gady Costeff

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

Field of composition:

Main: :- Endgame studies - Orthodox selfmates.

Occasional: Directmates , Helpmates - Seriesmovers - Reflexmates - Fairies - Retros - Joke and humor problems.

Gatti composed about 650 problems and 350 studies in his composing career, with more or less 230 awards

Studies selected by the composer.

The first study is titled:

The Black Cavalry of Mordor is defeated and King Sauron is ready to fall.

[Event "To Mordor"] [Site ""] [Date "2025.8.13"] [Round ""] [White "Daniele Gatti"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/kP2Rn2/8/4nn2/4K2n/8/6nQ/n7 w - - 0 1"] 
 1. b8=Q+ (1. Rxf7 {? Logical Try} 1. .. Nd6+ {!} 2. Kxe5 Nxf7+ {!} 3. Ke6 Nd8+ {!} 4. Kd7 Nxb7 {!} 5. Qg1+ Ka6 {!} 6. Qxa1+ Na5 {!} 7. Kd6 Kb5 {!} 8. Qe5+ Kb4 {!} 9. Qc5+ Ka4 {!} 10. Qd4+ Kb5 {!} 11. Qc5+ Ka4 {! Repetition of position}) (1. Qg1+ {?} Kb8 {!} 2. Qxa1 N5d6+ {!} 3. Kd5 Ne3+ 4. Ke6 Nxb7 {! Draw}) 1. .. Kxb8 2. Rxf7 Nd6+ 3. Kxe5 Nxf7+ 4. Ke6+ {!} (4. Kf6+ {?} Kb7 {!} 5. Kxf7 Nc2 {! Reinforcements arrive!} 6. Qd6 Nce3 {!} (6. .. Nge3 {?} 7. Qe7+ {!} Kc6 8. Qxh4 {!} Kd5 9. Qf4 {!!} Nc4 10. Qf5+ {!} Ne5+ 11. Kf6 {! +-}) 7. Ke8 Nhf5 {!} 8. Qc5 Nf4 {! The cavalry is ready to defend. Draw}) 4. .. Kb7 5. Qg3 {! Refuses to capture in f7} Nh6 (5. .. Nd8+ 6. Kd7 {!} Nc6 7. Qc7+ {! And follows mate shortly. +-}) 6. Qe5 {!} (6. Kd7 {? The wrong way to restrain the King of Mordor.} Kb6 {!} 7. Qa3 Kb5 {!! Miraculously safe, with draw.} (7. .. Nc2 {? Trying to save the Black Knight is a mistake.} 8. Qb3+ Ka5 (8. .. Kc5 {is not a better option} 9. Qxc2+ {!} Kd4 10. Qd2+ {!} Ke4 11. Qxh6 {!} Kf3 12. Ke6 {! And the poor Black Cavalry is helpless and bound to the margin. +-}) 9. Qxc2 {!} N6f5 10. Qb2 {!} Nge3 11. Kc6 {!} Ne7+ 12. Kc5 {! And mate at next move +-})) 6. .. Kc6 7. Qd5+ {First refusal to capture in a1} Kb6 8. Qd4+ Kb5 9. Kd5 {!! Second refusal to capture in a1} N6f5 (9. .. N4f5 10. Qc4+ {!} Kb6 11. Qc5+ {!} Kb7 12. Qc6+ {!} Ka7 13. Qc7+ {!} Ka6 14. Qb8 {! Quiet move} Nge3+ 15. Kc5 {! And mate in 9 +-}) 10. Qc4+ {! Third refusal to capture in a1} Kb6 11. Qc5+ Kb7 12. Qc6+ Kb8 13. Kc5 {!!} (13. Qb6+ {? Beware of the last trap!} 13. .. Kc8 {!} 14. Kc6 Ne7+ {!} 15. Kd6 Nhf5+ {and the King cannot substain the Queen. Draw}) (13. Qe8+ {?} Kc7 {!} 14. Qc6+ Kd8 {! Draw - Not possible Ke6}) 13. .. Nb3+ (13. .. Nf4 14. Kb6 {!} Nd5+ 15. Qxd5 {!} Kc8 16. Qd1 Nb3 17. Qxb3 {! +-}) 14. Kb6 {! No checks - no defenses against Qb7#. Black Cavalry of Mordor is defeated and King Sauron is ready to fall.}

[Event "Babson Task"] [Site ""] [Date "2024.11.19"] [Round ""] [White "Daniele Gatti"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6n1/4p2P/4p1nk/qNP3N1/p1KP2P1/P2PB3/P3ppp1/4R1Rb b - - 0 1"] 
 1. ... {Main A:} f1=Q {Main B:} (1. .. f1=R 2. hxg8=R! {Thematic try:} (2. hxg8=Q $2 Ne5+ $1 3. dxe5 Rf4+ $1 4. Ne4 Qc3+ {or Qxb5+, forces stalemate}) 2. .. Rxg1 (2. .. Rxe1 3. Rxe1 $1 Qxe1 (3. .. g1=Q 4. Nxe6+ $1 {Prematurely} (4. Rxg1 $2 Bd5#) 4. .. Kh7 5. Rg7+ Kh8 6. Rxg1 {$1 $18}) 4. Nf3+ $18) 3. Nd6 {$1 Threatens 4. Nf7#} {Prematurely} (3. Ne4+ $2 Kh7 {$19 no mate on f6}) 3. .. exd6 (3. .. Rf1 4. Ne8 {!} Qxe1 5. Nf7+ {!} Kh7 6. Rg7# {!}) 4. Ne4+ $1 Kh7 5. Nf6#) ({Main C:} 1. .. f1=B 2. hxg8=B {$1 Thematic try:} (2. hxg8=N+ $2 2. .. Kg7 3. c6 Qxe1 $1 4. c7 Qb1 5. Nxe6+ Kh7 {! The pointe: wNg8 does not control h7. Now the promotion will come without check.} 6. c8=Q Qxa2+ {$1 Initiating a forcing draw sequence} 7. Kb4 Qb3+ $1 8. Ka5 (8. Kc5 $2 Qc2+ {and the Queen is lost $19}) 8. .. e1=Q+ 9. Kb6 Qxe3 {$1 Another point} 10. Nf6+ Kh6 11. g5+ Qxg5 12. Ng8+ Kh5 {$1 White can win back an enemy Queen, but does not win anyway, e.g.} 13. Nxg5 Bxd3 14. Qc5 Qxb5+ 15. Qxb5 Bxb5 16. Kxb5 Kxg5 {and the position is clearly a draw.}) (2. hxg8=Q {$2 or 2.hxg8R? equally uneffective because Ng5 has not to move and will not lose control on h7 square} Ne5+ $1 3. dxe5 {, and e.g.} Qc3+ 4. Kxc3 {Stalemate}) 2. .. Kg7 (2. .. Qxe1 3. Nf3+ $18) 3. c6 $1 Qxe1 4. c7 Qb1 5. Nxe6+ {Now 5. ... Kh7 is not playable (see thematic try). This will make the difference, allowing promotion with check.} Kxg8 6. c8=Q+ Kh7 7. Ng5+ Kg7 8. Qf5 {$1 [8. Ne6+ just wastes time repeating position]} Qxa2+ {Now the draw sequence does no longer work.} 9. Kc5 {$1 there is no skewer now.} e1=Q {Again without check} 10. Ne6+ Qxe6 11. Qxe6 {$18 Defending Be3 - White now has a winning position although the lines are still difficult. The simplest plan is to capture a4 pawn and then push A pawn to promotion, e.g.} Qd1 12. Nc7 Qxd3 13. Kb6 Qb3+ 14. Ka7 $1 Qxe6 15. Nxe6+ Kf6 16. Nc5 Kg7 17. Nxa4 Nh4 18. Nc5 Nf3 19. a4 Nxg1 20. Bxg1 Be2 21. a5 Bxg4 22. Kb8 Bf3 23. a6 Kf6 24. a7 e5 25. dxe5+ Kxe5 26. Nb7 {+-}) ({Main D:} 1. .. f1=N 2. hxg8=N+ $1 (2. hxg8=Q {$2 or other promotions} Nxe3#) 2. .. Kg7 3. Nxe6+ Kxg8 4. Rxe2 Nxe3+ 5. Rxe3 Qd2 6. Ree1 $1 Qxa2+ 7. Kb4 Qb3+ 8. Ka5 {$18 White is safe from checks and ready to support and then push the c5 pawn to promotion.}) ({SIDELINE} 1. .. Nf6 {Plausibile first Black move, but countered} 2. h8=Q+ Nxh8 3. Nxe6+ {!} Kh7 4. Bxf2 {! Promotions threats eliminated} Qd2 5. Nc3 {!} Nd5 6. Ng5+ Qxg5 7. Nxd5 e6 8. Nc3 {! And Black has no counterplay and cannot defend Pe2 +-}) 2. hxg8=Q $1 (2. hxg8=R {?} Qxg1 {!} 3. Rxg1 e1=Q 4. Rxe1 Qxe1 5. Nf3+ Qxe3 {! -+}) 2. .. Ne5+ 3. dxe5 Qf4+ 4. Ne4 {$18 Now the bQf4 is pinned, so Black cannot force stalemate. Author: GATTI DANIELE GUGLIELMO Full Babson Task in an endgame study with a legal position and without promoted pieces. *** Inspired by and dedicated to Gady Costeff ***}

[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