Nº22 Amatzia Avni

Win

Amatzia Avni (Israel)

wKe8,Nc2,Ba5,a6,Pf2,g6,h4/bKh6,Nd1,Rh3,Pd2,g7,h5

1.Be2!
1.Bxd2+ Kxg6=
1.Kf7? Rf3+

1…Nxf2
1…Nc3 2.Kf7 Rxh4 (2…Rd3 3.Ne3! Rd7+ 4.Ke6) 3.Bxc3 Rf4+ 4.Kg8 Rxf2 5.Bxd2+ Kxg6 6.Bd3+ Kf6 7.Bc3+ Kg5 8.Kxg7+–
1…Kxg6 2.Bxd1+–

2.Kf7 split 2…d1Q!
A) 2…Rd3!? 3.Bxd3!! d1Q 4.Nd4 Qxd3 5.Bd2+ sacrifice of two bishops to pave way for the knight (5.Nf5+?? Qxf5+!) 5…Qxd2 6.Nf5#

3.Bxd1
B)3…Rd3

C) 3…Ne4 4.Bd2+!! sacrifice of a bishop to enable a knight move (not at once 4.Nd4? Nd6+ 5.Ke6 Rd3!=) 4…Nxd2 5.Nd4 Rxh4 6.Nf5+ Kg5 7.Nxh4 Kxh4 8.Kxg7+–

4.Ne3!! sacrifice of a knight to enable a bishop move 4…Rxe3

4…Rd7+ 5.Ke6 Rxd1
a) 5…Nxd1 6.Kxd7 Nxe3 7.Bd2+–;
b) 5…Ra7 6.Bb6 Rb7 (6…Ra6 7.Kf7) 7.Nf5+ Kxg6 8.Bxf2+–;
6.Nxd1 Nxd1 7.Kf7+–

5.Bd2 Nxd1 6.Bc1 +-

Theme: change of sacrifices