In 1803, German writer Wilhelm Heinse (1746-1803) published a novella titled 'Anastasia and the Game of Chess. Letters from Italy by the Author of Ardinghello'. This is the first work of fiction in literary history that includes a chess position as part of the plot. And this position is associated with a female character - Anastasia, who announces a mate in three moves. In this checkmate, a knight and a rook (or queen) checkmate the opponent's king between the edge of the board and another of the opponent's pieces.