Fernando Saavedra ( Spanish: Fernando Saavedra ; October 10, 1847 , Seville - May 1, 1922 , Dublin ) - Spanish chess player and Catholic priest .
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In 1871, the Roman Catholic Church was sent to preach in Britain , where he first lived in Dublin , and then in Glasgow (1892-1898).
World fame brought him one move made in Scotland - the transformation of a pawn into a rook . See the story in the article Etude of Saavedra .
Etudes
1895
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Win
1.c7 Rd6 + 2.Krb5 Rd5 + 3.Krb4 Rd4 + 4.Krb3 Rd3 + 5.Krc2 Rd4 6.c8L La4 7.Krb3
Literature
- Mironov G. A. Reflections of a lover of chess studies, Library of a chess player, Moscow, Physical Culture and Sports, 1975, pp. 30–31.