Nº30 Alexey Gasparyan

Win

Section B.1.

Alexey Gasparyan (Armenia)

wKh5,Nd5,g2,Bh8,Rd6,d8,Pe2,e3/bKf2,Qg1,Bd1,Rb7,Pd2,e4

1.Rf8+
1.Rf6+?! Kg3! 2.Rg6+ Kf2=, or 2…Kh2 3.Be5+ Kh1! =

1…Kxg2!
1…Kg3?2.Be5+! (2.Rg8+? Kh2 3.Be5+ Kh1! =)+- . Them.false track

2.Rg8+!
not 2.Rg6+? K- 3.Rxg1 Kxg1 =

2…Kf1!
2…Kf2 3.Rf6 +-

3.Rxg1+!
3.Rf6+? Qf2! 4.Rxf2 Kxf2 =

3…Kxg1 4.Sc3!
not 4.Sf4?! Ba4 5.Rxd2 Rh7+ and 6…Rxh8=. Now 4…Rh7+?!5.Kg5(g6) (but not 5.Kg4? Bb3! 6.Be5(f6) Rd7! 7.Rxd7 Be6+ 8.Kf4 Bxd7 9.Kxe4 Bb5! 10.Kf3 Kf1 = or 6.Rxd2?! Rxh8 7.Sxe4 Rb8 8.Sc5 Kf2! =) 5…Rxh8 6.Sxd1 etc.+-

4…Bxe2+!
And not 5.Kg5?! Bd3! 6.Kf4 Rc7 =.

5.Sxe2+! Kf2 6.Rxd2!
Or 6…Kxe3 7. Bc3-main .

6…Rh7+! 7.Kg4!
7.Kg5(g6)?! Rxh8 =) with

A) 7…Rxh8 8.Sg3+! Kxe3 9.Sf1#

B) 7…Kxe3 8.Bc3 Rh2! 9 Rd1!! Rxe2 10.Bd4#! – ideal mate.

Compared to the false track , the solution looks more paradoxical, since the white bishop remains unprotected , and black has the opportunity to capture him…