Nº15 Marc Gelly

Draw

Section B.2.

Marc Gelly (France)

wKh4,Pb4,c5,e3,g3,h5/bKg2,Bb8,Pb6,c7,h6

1.ç6!
1.ģ4? b×c5 2.g5 h×g5+ 3.K×g5 c×b4 4.h6 c5 5.Kf5 b3 -+

1…b5!
1…Kf3 2.b5 K×e3 3.g4 Kf4 4.Kh3= positional draw.

2.g4!
2.e4? Kf3 3.e5 Ba7 4.e6 Bd4 -+
2.Kg4? Ba7 3.e4 Be3 4.e5 Bd2 5.e6 B×b4 -+

2…Kf3!
2…Ba7 3.g5 B×e3 (3…h×g5 4.Kg4!=) 4.g6 Bd4 5.Kg4=

3.g5 h×g+ 4.K×g5 Ba7
4…Ke4 5.Kf6! Ba7 6.Ke7! idem solution.

5.Kf6!!
Thematic Try : 5.Kf5? B×e3 6.Ke6 Ke4 7.Kd7 Bf4 8.h6 Kd5! 9.h7 Be5 10.h8Q B×h8 11.K×c7 Be5+ 12.Kb6 Kç4 -+
5.h6? B×e3+ 6.Kg6 Ke4 7.h7 Bd4 -+

5…Ke4
5…B×e3 6.Ke7!! Ke4 7.Kd8!! Bf4 idem solution.
5…K×e3 =

6.Ke7!!
6.h6? B×e3! (6..Kd5? 7.e4+!=) 7.h7 Kd5! (7..Bd4+? 8.Ke6!=) 8.Ke7 Bd4 9.Kd7 Be5 -+ idem to Try.
6.Ke6? B×e3 7.Kd7 Bf4 8.Kd8 Kd5 9.Kd7 Kç4 -+

6…B×e3!
6…Kd5? 7.Kd7 +-

7.Kd8!!
7.Kd7? Bf4 8.Ke6 Bd6 -+

7…Bf4 8.h6!
8.Kd7? Kd5 -+

8…Kd5
8…B×h6 9.K×ç7 Kd5 10.Kb6 draw.

9.h7 Be5 10.Kd7! Kç4 11.Ke6 Zugzwang. Positional Draw

11.Ke7 is delay. 11…K×b4 12.Ke6 or 11…Kd5 12.Kd7

THEME : Two Royal diagonals, parallèles, three squares distant: This in favor of the white King, allows final «opposition «and «Zugzwang» and Draw