La flauta mágica de Seletsky, por Leontxo García | El rincón de los inmortales 526

Among the attractions of the artistic endgame described in this video, it is worth highlighting its great depth, especially when analyzed from its final move—very striking—back to the opening move. The fan then understands that such a spectacular finish is, in fact, the least difficult part of the composition. The most meritorious aspect is assembling and linking a series of more or less obligatory moves to reach that ecstasy from a position that seems very normal and could occur in any game. The author of this marvel is one of the most talented Soviet creators of artistic endgames, Alexander Seletsky, whose biography contains significant gaps. Not even his exact dates of birth and death are known; there is no news of him after 1938, but we do know that he was very prolific between 1930 and 1938, that he won several awards, and that he was a very enthusiastic person. The latter is undoubtedly a very useful quality for creating such beauty. #chess #elpais #leontxogarcía