Nº17 Alain Pallier

Draw

Alain Pallier (France)

wKa8,Nb6,Rf6,Pb7,c7/bKb2,Qe1,Ne6,Bd5,Pa6,b5,e2,g4

1.c8Q Bxb7+!2.Qxb7
2.Kxb7? Qh1+ -+

2…Nc7+!
2…Nc5 3.Qd5! Qd1 4.Rf2 Nd3 and, eg, 5.Rh2 Qd2 6.Qg2 Nf4 7.Qxg4 e1Q 8.Qg7+ Kc2 9.Rxd2+ Qxd2 10.Kb7 =

3.Qxc7
3.Ka7? Qg3-+

3…Qh1+
3…Qc3 4.Qxc3 Kxc3 =

4.Ka7 e1Q 5.Na4+!
5.Nc4? bxc4 5.Rb6 Kc2! 6.Qc4+ Qc3 -+

5…Ka3!
5…Kb3 6.Nc5+ Kc2(3) =

6.Rxa6! bxa4
6…Qf2+ 7.Nb6+ Kb3 8.Qe7 Qc1 9.Ra5 Qcc5 (8…Qfc5 and for instance 9.Qe2 Kb4 10.Ra2 =) 10.Qe6+ Kc3 11.Ka6 Qf1 12.Ra2 b4 13.Re2 Qd1 14.Qf6+ Kd3 15.Re8 Kc2 (15…Qf3 16.Qe6 g3 17.Rd8+ Kc2 18.Qa2+ Kc1 19.Qa1+ =) 16.Rc8 Qe2+ 17.Ka7 Qxc8 18.Nxc8 g3 19.Qc6+ Kb1 20.Qh1+ Ka2 21.Qg2+ Ka1 22.Qg1+ Kb2 23.Qg2+ Ka3 24. Qg1 g2 25.Qa1+ Kb3 26.Nb6 Qe4 27.Qd1+ Qc2 28.Qg1 Qd2 29.Qb1+ Qb2 30.Qg1 Qc2 31.Nd5 = or 16…Qd3+ 17.Ka7 Qxc8 18.Nxc8 g3 19.Qc6+ Kb1 20.Qh1+ Ka2 21.Qg2+ Ka3 22.Qg1 g2 23.Qa1+! Kb3 24.Nb6 Qf1 25.Qa4+ Kc3 26.Qc6+ Kb2 27.Nc4+ Kb3 28.Nd2+ and 29.Nxf1 =

7.Qc5+! Qb4 8.Rxa4+ Kxa4 9.Qc6+!
9…Qxc6 stalemate.

9..Ka3 10.Qxh1 and White draws.