Nº5 Daniele Gatti

Draw

Daniele Gatti (Italy)

wKh1,Qg3,Bb8,Pa6,e2,h6/bKc8,Qa2,Nh8,Bg1,Ra1,f4,Pc4,c7,e4,f2,f3,h2,h7

1.Qg8+!
1.Qxf4? Qa5 2.Qg4+ (2.Qf8+ Kd7–+) 2…Kxb8–+

1…Rf8
1…Kd7 2.Qd5+ Ke7 3.Qe5+ Kf7 4.Qxc7+! Kg6 5.Qg7+ Kh5 6.Qe5+ Kg4 7.Qxf4+ perpetual check

2.Qe6+!
2.Qxf8+? Kd7–+

2…Kxb8
2…Kd8 3.Qd5+ Ke7 4.Qe5+ Kf7 5.Qf5+= perpetual check (5.Qxc7+? Kg6!–+)

3.Qe8+
Try : 3.e3? Rf4! 4.Qe5 (4.Qe8+ Ka7 5.Qc6 Qb2! 6.Qxc7+ Ka8! (6…Kxa6? 7.Qxf4=) 7.Qc6+ (7.Qd8+ Qb8–+) 7…Kb8 8.a7+ (8.Qd6+ Kc8 9.Qc6+ Kd8 10.Qd6+ Ke8 11.Qe6+ Kf8 12.Qd6+ Kf7–+) 8…Rxa7! 9.Qd6+ Kb7! 10.Qxf4 Qd4!=) 4…Nf7! (4…Rd1? 5.Qxf4 Rd4 6.Qf8+ Ka7 7.Qc5+=) 5.Qe8+ Ka7 6.Qc6 Qb2! 7.Qxc7+ Ka8 8.Qc6+ Kb8–+

3…Rxe8
3…Ka7 4.Qc6 Qb2 5.Qxc7+ Ka8 6.Qc6+ Kb8 7.Qd6+ Kc8 8.Qc6+ Kd8 9.Qd6+ Ke8 10.Qe6+ Kd8 11.Qd6+ Kc8 12.Qc6+= perpetual check

4.e3!
4.a7+? Qxa7 5.e3 Qd4!–+

4…c5 5.a7+ Kc7 6.a8Q Qxa8= stalemate