Nº9 Vladimir Neistadt

Draw

Vladimir Neistadt (Russia)

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1.a7!
Try: 1.Rxb5? Ka1 2.a7 f3 3.a8Q+ Ba2 4.Qaa7 Be3! (no 4…Bf4? 5.Qg4 Ne5 6.Qxf4 Nd3+ 7.Kxd2 c1Q+ 8.Kxd3 Qxf4 9.Qg1+ Bb1+ 10.Kc3 Qe5+ 11.Kxb3 Qxb2+ 12.Ka4 f2 13.Qf1=) 5.Qxe3 Nxe3 6.Qg3 Nd1 7.Rb4 f2 8.Rf4 Ne4! (no 8…f1Q? 9.Rxf1 Nxf1 10.Qxb3 Bxb3= stalemate) 9.Qd3 Nec3! (no 9…Ndc3? 10.Qa6 Nc5 11.Qc4! Nd1 12.Qd4 Bb1 13.Rf3! Ba2 14.Rf4!=) 10.Rxf2 Bb1! 11.Qa6+ Na2+–+

1…Nxb6 2.a8R+ Na4 3.Qa7!
3.Qd7? Ka1 4.Qxb5 f3–+

3…Ka1 4.Qxa4+ bxa4 5.Rxa4+ Ba2 6.Rxf4 ….

6….Nc4= Stalemate

6….Bb1 7.Ra4+ Ba2 8.Rf4 Bxf4= stalemate

Correction : 64 Shakhmatnoye Obozrenye-1981