Nº9 Alexander Stavrietsky & Vladislav Tarasiuk

Win

Section A.1

Alexander Stavrietsky & Vladislav Tarasiuk (Russia – Ukraine)

wKe1,Qc2,Bb1,Ra1,Pa6,b2,b5,c6,e2,f3,f5,f6/bKh4,Qe8,Bc7,Rd5,Pb3,e3,f4,g7

1.Qc3!
Try: 1.Qxb3? Rd2! 2.a7 Qh5 3.Qf7 Qxf7 4.a8Q Qxf6 5.Qh8+ Kg3 6.Qh5 Rxe2+! 7.Kxe2 Qxb2–+

1…Ba5!
1…Qd8 2.Bd3+-

2.Qxa5
2.Rxa5? Qd8 3.Bd3 Rc5! 4.Bc4 Kg3 5.Ra4 Rxf5 6.Bf7 Rg5 7.Rxf4 Kxf4 8.Qb4+ Kg3 9.Bxb3 gxf6 10.a7 Kh3 11.Be6+ f5 12.Bxf5+ Rxf5 13.c7 Qxc7 14.Qg4+ Kh2=

2…Qh5! 3.Qc7!
Try: 3.Bd3? Rxd3! 4.Qc7 g5! 5.fxg6 Kg3! 6.Qh7 Rd1+! 7.Rxd1 Qh1+! 8.Qxh1 – stalemate

3…g5!
3…Kg3 4.Qxg7+-

4.fxg6 Kg3! 5.Qh7 Qxh7
5…Rc5 6.Ba2! (6.Bd3? Rc1+! 7.Rxc1 Qh1+! 8.Qxh1 – stalemate) 6…bxa2 7.Qxh5 Rxh5 8.Kd1+-

6.gxh7 Rh5 7.h8R!
7.h8Q? Rh1+! 8.Qxh1 – stalemate

7…Rxh8 8.Bh7! Rxh7 9.0–0–0 win.

study: Task Valladao.

Correction of the study of A. Stavrietsky, Sachova Skladba (1991).