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In 1998 publiceerde Roger Mis- iaen in Flemish Miniatures onder- staand miniatuurtje, met volgend commentaar van Julien Vandiest: “Countless composers have been (and presumable still are) attracted by two Knights, on a mating trip (do not read this the wrong way.”) Kc1 Lg4 Pf3 Pg8 / Kb7 Le4 Pa1 + De zeer fijnzinnige oplossing was: 1.Pg5 Pb3+ 2.Kb2 Ld5? 3.Pe7 Lc4 4.Kc3 Pa5 5.Kb4 Kb6 6.Pc8+ Ka6 7.Pe4 Pc6+ 8.Kxc4 Pe5+ 9.Kb4 Pxg4 10.Pc5+, en mat. “Looking at the diagram position who would suspect a final mate, and a stunning one as that? If one looks at a tourney award as being the final result of several ‘nominations’ it is perhaps a good thing that a composer can at best win a prize, and not an Oscar, for the level of insight that Roger is displaying here will drive Oscar Wilde.” Helaas is de studie,niet correct. In plaats van 2.Ld5? verdedigt zwart zich met 2.Lc6! en na 3.Kxb3 volgt 3…Ld5+ en 4.Lxg8. Ook na 3.Pe7 Pc5 of 3.Kc3 Kc7 blijft het remise. Maar ik vond hopelijk de correctie, met twee zetten meer: