What is "novotny"

The Novotny (also often spelled as Nowotny, even in non- German sources) is a device found in chess problems named after its discoverer Antonín Novotný. A white piece is sacrificed on a square where it could be taken by two different black pieces - whichever black piece makes the capture, it interferes with the other. It is essentially a Grimshaw brought about by a white sacrifice on the critical square.

This pattern can arise as part of a combination in an actual game, but it is extremely rare (see games below). Most chess players would not use the term "Novotny" to describe such a move, since that term is almost exclusively used in the context of chess problems.

Novotný or Novotny may refer to:

• Novotny (chess), a device found in some chess problems
• Novotny (surname), people with the surname Novotny

Novotný (feminine Novotná) is a Czech and Slovak surname. Notable persons with that surname include:

• Antonín Novotný, Czechoslovakian president
• Antonín Novotný (chess composer) (1827–1871), Czech chess composer
• Boris Novotný (born 1976), Slovak judoka
• David Jan Novotný (born 1947), Czech writer
• Eduard Novotný (born 1921), Czech bobsledder
• Fritz Novotny, Austrian art historian
• Franz Nikolaus Novotny (1743–1773), organist and composer at the Esterházy court
• Geeta Novotny, American mezzo-soprano and writer
• Jan Novotný (footballer) (born 1982)
• Jana Novotná, Czech tennis player
• Jarmila Novotná, Czech actress
• Jeanne Novotny, US professor of nursing
• Jiří Novotný (footballer)
• Jiří Novotný (ice hockey)
• Manfred Novotný, Czech luger
• Michael Novotny, fictional character in the TV series Queer as Folk
• Monica Novotny, American journalist
• Nancy Novotny, American voice actress
• Pavel Novotný (actor) (born 1977), gay pornographic actor
• Pavel Novotný (footballer) (born 1973)
• Radek Novotný, Czech orienteering competitor
• Ray Novotny (1907–1995), US football player
• René Novotný, Czech figure skater
• Roman Novotný (born 1986), Czech long jumper
• Růžena Novotná, Czech canoer
• Tuva Novotny, Swedish actress/singer