Nº27 Amatzia Avni

Draw

Amatzia Avni (Israel)

wKd7,Nh1,Rb1,f1,Pa6,d6,g5/bKg8,Qe3,Re4,Pa7,g6,h5

1.Nf2 Rf4
1…Re5 2.Rb8+ Kg7 3.Ng4! hxg4 (3…Qh3 4.Rb7!= Kg8 5.Rb8+ Kg7 6.Rb7 Qxg4+ 7.Kc6+=) 4.Rff8=
1…Rd4 2.Ng4 Qxg5 3.Nf6+ Kg7 4.Rbe1= e.g. 4…Qa5 5.Ke8 Qb5+ 6.Ke7 Qxa6 7.Ne8+ Kh6 8.Rf6 Qb7+ 9.Kd8 Qb3 10.Ree6=
1…Re8 2.Rbe1 Qxe1 3.Rxe1 Rxe1 4.Nd3=

2.Ng4!! split 2…hxg4
2…Rxg4 3.Rfe1! no Q-checks, as Rg4 blocks the h3-c8 diagonal a) with Rf1. not 3.Rbe1? Qxg5–+; b) 3.Rb8+? Kg7 4.Rbf8 (4.Rff8 Qd4–+) 4…Qb3–+; 3…Qxg5 4.Rb8+ Kf7 (4…Kh7?? 5.Re7+ Kh6 6.Rh8# self block) 5.Re7+ Qxe7+ 6.dxe7 Rd4+ 7.Kc6 Kxe7 8.Rb7+ Kf6 9.Rxa7=
2…Rxf1? 3.Rb8+-

3.Rbe1! Now with this rook; no Q-checks, as pawn g4 blocks the h3-c8 diagonal 3…Rf7+
3…Qd2 4.Re8+=

4.Rxf7 Qxe1 5.Re7! Qa5 6.Re8+ Kf7 7.Re7+=

Theme: change: 2…R:g4 3.Rfe1!; 2…h:g4 3.Rbe1!