Nº18 Poul Rewitz

Draw

Poul Rewitz (Denmark)

wKa1,Bf5,Rh1,Pb6/bKa3,Ne7,Bg8,Rd4,Pa4

1.b7 Nc6
1…Rb4 2.Be4!= dominates the knight and black can’t win, e.g.: 2…Bb3 3.Rg1 Nd5 (3…Rb5 4.Rh1 Nd5 5.Bxd5 Bxd5 6.Rh5!) 4.Bxd5 Bxd5 5.Rg4! Rxb7 6.Rxa4+! Kxa4 stalemate
1…Rd8 2.Be4!= e.g.: 2…Bb3 3.Rc1 Re8 4.Rc3 Nd5 5.b8Q Rxb8 6.Bxd5 Re8 7.Kb1! Kb4 8.Bxb3! Kxc3 9.Bf7! (or 9.Bd5! ; 9.Bxa4? Rb8+–+)

2.b8Q! /b8R/b8B
2.Rh8? Rd8–+
2.Rh6? Nb8–+

2…Nxb8 3.Rh8 Rd8 4.Bh7 Rd1+
4…Nc6 5.Rxg8 Rd1+ 6.Bb1 Nd4 7.Rg3+ Nb3+ 8.Rxb3+ axb3 stalemate(8…Kxb3 stalemate)

5.Bb1 Rg1 6.Rh1! Rg4
6…Rxh1 stalemate; 6…Rg2 7.Rg1! Bd5 (7…Rxg1 stalemate) 8.Rxg2 Bxg2 9.Be4! Bf1 (9…Bxe4 stalemate) 10.Bd3! Bh3 11.Bf5! Bxf5 stalemate

7.Rg1! Be6
7…Rxg1 stalemate

8.Rxg4 Bxg4 9.Bf5! Bh5
9…Bxf5 stalemate

10.Bg6! Bf3 11.Be4! Bd1 12.Bc2! Be2 13.Bd3! Bxd3 stalemate.

The idea to the study is from a game I played. See http:// view.chessbase.com/cbreader/2020/5/3/ Game129233578.html