Nº36 Amatzia Avni

Draw

Amatzia Avni (Israel)

wKb5,Qg2,Nd4,Rg3,Pb2,d2,f5,h2/bKf8,Qd6,Rc8,Pb3,c4,d3,f6,g4,h3

1.Qb7!
1.Ne6+ Qxe6 2.fxe6 hxg2 3.Rxg2 (3.Rxg4 c3) 3…f5–+

1…Rc5+
1…Rb8 2.Ne6+ Ke8 3.Ng7+ Kf8 4.Ne6+ Kg8 Qg7# is illegal 5.Rxg4+ Kh8 6.Rh4+ Kg8 7.Rg4+=

2.Ka4 Qxd4 3.Rxg4!
3.Qa8+ Kg7 4.Qa7+ Kh6 5.Rxh3+ Kg5!–+

3…Qxg4 4.Qb4 split to three lines

A) 4…Qd4 5.Qxc5+ Qxc5 stalemate

B) 4…Kg8 5.Qxc5 c3+ 6.Ka3! c2 (6…cxd2) 7.Qc4+ Qxc4 echo stalemate

C) 4…c3 5.Qxg4 c2 6.Qd4! c1Q 7.Qd8+ Kg7 8.Qe7+ Kh6 9.Qxf6+ Kh5 10.Qg6+ Kh4 11.Qg3+ Kh5 12.Qg6+= perpetual check