Nº17 Daniele Gatti

Draw

Daniele Gatti (Italy)

wKh8,Rb2,Ph7/bKf8,Qg5,Pd3,d7

1.Rf2+!
1.Rb8+? Kf7! 2.Rf8+ Ke6! 3.Re8+ Kd5 4.Re5+ Qxe5–+

1…Ke7 2.Re2+!
2.Rf7+? Kd6 3.Rxd7+ Ke6 4.Rd6+ Kf7 5.Rd7+ Ke8–+

2…Kd6
2…Kf6 3.Re6+ Kf7 4.Re7+ Qxe7= stalemate

3.Re6+ Kc7 4.Rc6+ Kd8 5.Rc8+ Ke7 6.Re8+ Kd6 7.Re6+ Kd5 8.Rd6+ Kc5 9.Rc6+ Kd4 10.Rd6+!
10.Rc4+? Ke3!–+

10…Ke4 11.Rd4+!
11.Re6+? Kf4 12.Re4+ Kf3–+

11…Ke3 12.Rxd3+!
12.Re4+? Kf3–+

12…Ke2 13.Rxd7 Qe5+ 14.Kg8!
14.Rg7? Ke3 15.Kg8 Qe8#

14…Qe8+ 15.Kg7= Theoretical draw with H-file pawn in 7th rank)