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Polish gambit accepted Sobieskisvariation

Posted on januari 20, 2015 by raskolmonikov
this is how could look Sobieskis variation, extra knights in the

first line can create a link to usage of Husaria [1] [2]
According to the definition, gambit is an opening move in the game of chess, the one in which a player
sacrifices one or a few of his pieces in order to gain a better position. It is a kind of gift for the opponent, but
the one which causes a lot of problems for him in the long run. The initial happiness caused by gaining a
pawn or two often changes into a hectic search for a way to lose this excess of wealth. In most gambits
cases one pawn is sacrificed but there happen more risky gambits as well.
The list of gambits is quite long and to the most popular we can include the royal one and the queen one
(hetmaski gambit). But, aside from the traditional ones, there appear also such specialities as:
Anti-Moscow Gambit
Basque Gambit
Belgrade Gambit
Budapest Gambit
Chicago Gambit
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Danish Gambit
Icelandic Gambit
Latvian Gambit
Leipzig Gambit
Italian Gambit
Portsmouth Gambit
Portuguese Gambit
Sicilian Gambit
Scotch Gambit
Slav Gambit
Vienna Gambit
Volga gambit
After all, the names of the gambits do not commemorate only the technical nuances of the single games but
also the names of its makers or, what seems to be most important for this thread, the nationality of the chess
players. The ones who had the biggest impact on the analysis.
What is also interesting is the fact that there exists a Turkish gambit. To be honest, it does not involve the game
of chess directly as the Turkish gambit is a novel from 1998 written by Boris Akunin, which tells a story of the
process of war between Russia and Turkey in 1887. And this is how even the Turks have been awarded a
gambit of their own.
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Turkish gambit declined
I am not going to dwell upon him in todays blog, even though there should appear some pieces of information
about the Turks themselves
It is worth mentioning the fact that there is one more gambit which was not included in the list mentioned above
and which is very crucial for the whole case, which has not been known so far and which will see the light of day
in a second. This gambit is known on history simply by the name of the Battle of Vienna. But for me, this name
is rather shallow and thus, following this way of thinking, I will be tempted to use a more sophisticated name
Polish Gambit or rather royal-queen (krlewsko-hetmaski) with a variety of Sobieski, because Jan III Sobieski,
apart from being a king was also the Lord Standard-Bearer [3] (Hetman koronny) of the Crown, and in this way,
He had both the most important names in the game of chess and also the national ones.
The Ottoman Empire was based on its conquests since its foundation. [4] Throughout the centuries more and
more countries were invaded and conquered by the Turkish Sultanism. In the middle of XV century territories
which belonged to the Empire were: The Byzantine Empire, Bulgaria, Albania, Serbia and Hungary. At the same
time Turkish people made the Danube Principalities, Wallachia and Moldavia, to acknowledge their supremacy.
Also Polish armies had to do with Turkish strength in the battle of Cecora.
Poland, being afflicted by Russia and Sweden, could not deal with Turkish domination successfully for a long
time. Both subsequent disagreements which brought on unacceptable conditions of truces and the number of
the enemies keep growing did not allow to feel safe. Jan III Sobieski, Hetman koronny, realised this fact. Thanks
to his intervention, the battles at Chocim and with Tatar armies brought the victories over Osman armies and led
to belief of a real victory. Shortly, the Lord became the king, which made it possible for Sobieski to complete the
plans of international politics of Rzeczpospolita. During his first years of the reign the king wanted to create the
Anti-Turkish League. [5] As a zealous Catholic, he got financial support from Spain, Portugal and Italy together
with the pope Innocent XIII. However, most of the European countries did not support his idea.
Also, the rebellious actions of Michael Pac from Lithuania and the lack of agreement between Poland and
France about Brandenburg did not make it any easier. However, the support and insistence of the pope
Innocent XI and losing Kamieniec Podolski to the Turkish army was a clear sign of Polish dignity being
decreased. The Emperor Leopold I, scared by the Turkish aggression, signed a truce which was both a kind of
attacking and resisting in style. He signed it with Poland and it made it possible to help each other and start
fighting with the Turkish army without accepting peace. These conditions were more than welcoming for
Sobieski who realised that he had quite a lot of limitations because of not having Kamieniec Podolski, losing
three voivodships, and paying a large ransom to the Turks. However, the situation was not so clear.
Kara Mustafas army was even around 180 thousand soldiers, which meant that it was the biggest army used in
XVII century. Charles Alexander of Lorraines army was 32 thousand, in which there were 18 thousand people
from the battle at Vienna. The Turks were very close to winning. Out of 18 thousand men there were only 4
thousand left. However, there was coming a big help from Poland. The downside to Polish army was at the
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a complicated legal system, this is why the mobilization of the army was taking a long time. It is worth to
mention that that the king sacrificed for the cause as he used sponsorship. Out of his private possessions he
gave away around 1 million zloty to make the army bigger.[7]
Undoubtedly, however, the biggest advantage was the strength of the Polish army called the Hussars, Sobieskis
27-thousand army and 24 banners of the Hussars, which meant around 4 thousand most noble soldiers [6] who
came to help out. The battle was fought on 12th August 1683, but the decisive fight happened in the late
afternoon. Kara Mustafa, ready and confident, did not make adequate preparations to strengthen the camp.
Sobieski took advantage of it and attacked the Turks with the Hussars and allied troops. Untypical armour and
Hussars tactics created panic among the Turks who started running away, which, in turn, meant the defeat of
Kara Mustafa and, as a result, the end of Skanskis plans to overtake Vienna and all Europe. The Turks were
banished from Vienna, and thus, Christian Europe was saved from the half-moon reigns.
After the finished battle, Sobieski made a final comment by paraphrasing Caesars words Venimus, vidimus,
Deus Vicie.
Venimus, vidimus, Deus Vicie! [8]
It is worth mentioning that the Battle of Vienna was not the only battle in which Poland saved Europes tail, as a
similar situation occurred also in August, but in 1920. The meaning of the Battle of Warsaw the Miracle at the
Vistula river is still unappreciated both in Poland as well as in southern European countries. People forget
about this episode from the years between the Wars. Luckily, some did remember about it. An English
ambassador, Lord DAbernon said that this battle was the 18th biggest battle in the worlds history. A French
general Louis Faury, in one of his articles in 1928, compared the Battle of Warsaw to the Battle of Vienna: 200
years ago Poland, at the walls of Vienna, saved the Christian world from the Turkish dangers: and at the Vistula
and Danube rivers this noble nation did the civilized world a favour once again, and which was not appreciated
enough. But, about this story, about this miracle and this version of a Polish gambit, I will write in another blog
and in another post.
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A gambit is said to be sound [9] if it is capable of procuring some concession from the opponent. There are
three general criteria in which a gambit is often said to be sound:
Time gain or pace
Generation of differential activity or decentralization
Generation of positional weaknesses or destruction
Correct gambits use at least two out of the three mentioned methods of acquiring a better position. It is difficult,
then, to believe the illusion that Sobieskis interventions cannot be included in the group. Despite the fact that
there is a so-called Polish opening in chess, there is, however, no gambit of such a name. Maybe one should
approach FIDE for this name to be accepted or at least for a Vienna gambit to be verified. Especially bearing in
mind the fact that Jasiu Sobieski himself could play the game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSw_al7ONmM
Finally, it is Worth pointing out that there is still a vivid interest in Sobieski, who, involuntarily, is reliving the
renaissance of popularity of his persona, the one he could not have even after winning over the Osman Empire.
And all this is thanks to:
Idea from Bruce about social networking
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Well, definitely there is no yoghurt..
commercials in US to promote Sobieskis
vodka
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From Poland with love to P-utopia
Well Some characters are just timeless

[1] the photo was taken in Cafe Laurierboom, an imagined game created by Monika ojas, played against Mr.
Valentijn van t Riet, the scored has been never recorded, lost somewhere between the clamour of the
conversations and the fog of cigarettes smoke.
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_hussars
[3] In Polish language the queen in the chess is called hetman, while the Commander can be translated to
Hetman as well, (Lords Standard-Bearer means Hetman Koronny- the main position in the army which was
taken by the king) thus here a small game with words king-queen-hetman. In the further sentences I will use
only Polish derivation, so Dear Reader please follow the messiness of that quibble and watch out nothing is as
it seems
[4] Varvounis, Jan Sobieski: The King Who Saved Europe (2012), p 278
[5] Feliks Konieczny, Z dziejw cywilazcji, s-68, Lublin 1997
[6] J.Wimmer, Oblenie i odsiecz, p. 83, Jan Wimmer: Odsiecz wiedeska 1683 roku. Warszawa: Interpress,
1983
[7] Jan Sobieski krol Polski, Otto Forst de Battagla, p.196-198
[8] Jan Matejko, John III Sobieski at Vienna, 1883, Vatican Museums
[9] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambit
Bibliography:
Markiewicz Marek, Historia Polski 1492-1795, Krakw 2002;
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Podhorodecki Leszek, Jan III Sobieski, Warszawa 2010;

Reychman Jan, Historia Turcji, Wrocaw Warszawa Krakw Gdask 1973;
Wereszycki Henryk, Historia Austrii, Warszawa 1972.
Wjcik Zbigniew, Historia Powszechna XVI-XVII wieku, Warszawa 2002;
ygulski Zdzisaw, Odsiecz Wiednia 1683, Krakw 1994.
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