Nº15 Marco Campioli & Mario Micaloni

Win

Section B.1.

Marco Campioli & Mario Micaloni (Italy)

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1.Kg1!
1.Kh3? Be6+ 2.Kh4 a1Q draw
1.Kh1? Ng3+ 2.Bxg3 a1Q+ 3.Be1 Qxe1#

1…a1Q 2.e8Q+
2.e8R+? Kd3! 3.h8Q Qd1!! 4.Qh7+ Kc3 5.Be5+ Rd4 ! 6.Qe4 Nd2+ and win

2…Kd3 3.h8Q!
3.Qe5? Rb2! Draw; 3.c8Q? Ne3# or 3.f8Q? Ne3-+

3…Rb2!
3…Qd1 4.Qh7+ Kc3 5.Qeh8+ Kb4 6.c6+! Rxd6 7.Qh5! Qe1 8.Qb8+ Ka4 9.Qa7+-

4.Qh7+!
4.Qd4+? Kxd4 5.Be5+ Kd3! 6.Qd7+ (6.Bxb2 axb2! 7.Qd7+ Ke2 8.Qg4+ Kd3 draw) 6…Kc2! 7.f8Q Ng3+! 8.Kf2 Ne4+ draw
4.Qxb2? axb2 and now 5.Kf2 (5.c8Q Ne3+ 6.Kh2! b1Q 7.Qxe3+! Kxe3 8.Qh3+ draw; 5.f8Q? Ne3+ 6.Kh2 Qh1+ 7.Kxh1 b1Q+ and win) 5…b1Q 6.Qe2+ Kc3 7.f8Q Bxe2 8.Be5+ Kb3 9.Qb8+ Kc4 10.Bxa1 draw
4.c8Q? Ne3# or 4.f8Q? Ne3+ 5.Qf1+ Qxf1#

4…Kd2 5.c8Q
Try 5.f8Q? Ne3+ 6.Kf2 Kc3+! (6…Qe1+? 7.Kf3 Rb4! 8.Qee4 (8.Kf4 Bd3+ 9.Kg5 Rg4+ 10.Kf6 Bxh7 11.c8Q Nd5+! 12.Kf7 Bg6+ 13.Kg7 Bf5+! 14.Kf7 Bg6+ perpetual check; 8.Qhe4? Be2+ 9.Kf4 Qh4+10.Ke5 Rxe4#; 8.Qh2+? Be2+ 9.Qxe2+ Qxe2+ 10.Kg3 Qg2#) 8…Be2+ 9.Kf4 Rxe4+ 10.Qxe4 Qh4+ 11.Ke5 Qg5+ 12.Ke6 Bg4+ 13.Qxg4 Qxg4+ 14.Ke7 Nd5+ 15.Kd8 a2 16.c8Q Qxc8+ 17.Kxc8 a1Q 18.Qf2+ Kd3! 19.Qf5+ Kc4 20.Qe4+ Qd4 draw, study within a study) 7.Kxe3 (7.Qc2+ Rxc2++-; 7.Kf3 Qd1+-) 7…Qg1+ 8.Ke4 Qg4+ 9.Ke5 Qg5+ 10.Ke4 Bd5#

5…Ne3+ 6.Kf2
6.Kh2? Kc3+! 7.Kg3 Rg2+ 8.Kf4 Qf1+ 9.Kxe3 Re2#

6…Qe1+
6…Kc3+ 7.Kxe3 Qg1+ 8.Ke4 Re2+ 9.Kf5 Rf2+ 10.Bf4 and win

7.Kf3 Rb4!
7…Bd5+ 8.Kf4 Rb4+ 9.Kg5 Qg1+ 10.Kf6 and win

8.Qee4!
8.Qhe4? Be2+ 9.Kf4 Qh4+ 10.Ke5 Rxe4# or 8.f8Q? Be2#

8…Be2+!
8…Bd5 9.Qxd5+ and win
8…Qe2+ 9.Kf4 Qf2+ 10.Ke5 Qg3+ 11.Kf6 and win

9.Kf4 Rxe4+ 10.Qxe4!
10.Kxe4? Bd3+ 11.Kf3 Bxh7 12.f8Q a2 13.Be5 Qf1+ 14.Kg3 Nf5+ 15.Qcxf5! (15.Qfxf5? Bxf5 16.Qd8+ Ke2! and black win) 15…Bxf5 16.Qd6+ Qd3+ draw

10…Qh4+ 11.Ke5
11.Qg4? Qxg4+! 12.Ke5 Qg5+ 13.Ke6 Bg4+ and black win

11…Qg5+ 12.Qcf5!
12.Qef5? Qg7+ 13.Kf4 Ng2+ 14.Ke4 Bd3+ 15.Kd5 Bxf5 16.Qg8 (16.Qxf5? Ne3+ and black win) 16…Ne3+ 17.Kc6 Be4+ 18.Kc7 Nd5+ 19.Kc8 Bf5+ 20.Kb7 Qb2+ 21.Ka7 a2 22.Qg2+ Kc1 23.Qf1+ Kd2 24.Qf2+ Kc1 draw
12.Kd4? a2 13.Qca8 a1Q+ 14.Qxa1 Qf6+ 15.Be5 Qd8+ 16.Bd6 Qf6+ perpetual check; 12.Ke6? Bg4+ and black win

12…Nxf5
12…Qxf5+ 13.Qxf5 and win
12…Qg7+ 13.Qf6 Qg3+ 14.Qff4 Qg7+ 15.Ke6 and win

13.Qxf5
13.f8Q? Ne3+! 14.Ke6 Bg4+ 15.Kf7 Bh5+ perpetual check
13.Qb4+? Kc2 14.f8Q Ng7+ 15.Ke4 Qg4+ 16.Bf4 Qe6+ 17.Kd4 Qd7+! 18.Bd6 Ne6+ 19.Ke3 Nxf8 20.Qd2+ Kb3! 21.Kxe2 Qe6+ draw

13…Qxf5+
13…Qg7+ 14.Kf4 a2 15.Be5 Qg1 16.Qg5 Qxc5 17.Qd8+ Bd3 18.Qd4 Qf8 19.Qf2+ Kd1 20.Kg3 and win
13…Qe3+ 14.Kf6 Qh6+ 15.Ke7 Qh4+ 16.Qf6 and win

14.Kxf5 a2 15.Be5! and win
[wastes time 15.Bf4+? Kd3 16.Be5 and win]