Nº23 Itay Richardson

Win

Section A

Itay Richardson (Israel)

wKd5,Qa1,Na3,Rb6,Pd7/bKc7,Qd8,Rf8,Pe7,g7,h4

1.Rc6+!
1.Qc3+? Kxb6 2.Nc4+ Kb5 3.Qb3+ Ka6 4.Qa4+ Kb7 5.Qb5+ Ka7 6.Ne5 Qb6 7.Nc6+ Kb7 8.d8N+ Rxd8+ 9.Nxd8+ Kc7 (9…Ka7? 10.Qd7+ Ka6 (10…Ka8 11.Qc8+ Qb8 12.Qc6+ Ka7 13.Qa4+ Kb6 14.Qb4+ Kc7 15.Ne6+ Kc8 16.Qc4+ Kb7 17.Nc5+ Kc8 (17…Ka7 18.Qa6#; 17…Kb6 18.Nd7++-) 18.Na6+) 11.Kc4! Qb1 (11…Qg1 12.Qb7+ Ka5 13.Qb5#) 12.Qc8+ Ka7 13.Nc6+ Kb6 14.Qb8+-) 10.Ne6+ Kb7 11.Nc5+ Kc7 (11…Ka7? 12.Qa4+ Kb8 13.Nd7+-) 12.Qd7+ Kb8 13.Qe8+ Kc7 14.Ne6+ Kb7=

1…Kxd7
1…Kb7 /b8 2.Qb2+ Ka7 3.Nb5+ Ka8 4.Qa2+ Qa5 5.Qxa5+-

2.Nc4
2.Nb5? Rf5+ 3.Ke4 Kxc6=

2…Ke8+!
2…Rf5+ 3.Ne5+ Rxe5+ 4.Qxe5 Qa5+ 5.Rc5+-
2…Rf6 3.Qa4 e6+ (3…Rxc6 4.Qxc6#) 4.Rxe6+ Kc7+ 5.Nd6 Qxd6+ 6.Rxd6 Rxd6+ 7.Kc5+-
2…e6+ 3.Rxe6 Kc7+ 4.Kc5 h3 5.Qa7+ Kc8 6.Rc6+ Qc7 7.Qxc7#

3.Nd6+!
3.Ke4? Rf6=

3…exd6
3…Kd7 4.Qa7+ Qc7 5.Qxc7#

4.Qe1+
4.Qxg7? Rf5+=

4…Qe7
4…Kf7 /d7 5.Qe6#

5.Rc8+ Kf7
5…Kd7 6.Rc7+ Kxc7 7.Qxe7+ Kb6 8.Qxf8+-

6.Rc7! Re8
6…Qxc7 7.Qe6# model mate

7.Rxe7+
7.Qe6+? Kf8 8.Rxe7 Rxe7 9.Qc8+ (9.Qxd6 Kf7=) 9…Re8 10.Qc4 Kg8 11.Kxd6+ Kh8 12.Qxh4+ Kg8 13.Kd7 Rf8= fortress

7…Rxe7 8.Qxh4 Re6 trying to create a fortress 9.Qh5+ Ke7
9…Rg6 10.Ke4 d5+ (10…Kf6 11.Qf5++-) 11.Kf5+-
9…g6 10.Qh7+ Kf6 11.Qg8 Re3 12.Qf8+ Kg5 13.Kxd6+-

10.Kc6 Rh6
10…d5+ 11.Kc7! (11.Kxd5? Rf6 12.Qh8 Kf7 13.Ke5 Kg6= fortress) 11…d4 12.Qc5+ Kf7 13.Qd5 Ke7 14.Qxd4 Kf8 15.Qd8+ Kf7 16.Qd5 Ke7 17.Qc4 Rf6 18.Qg8+-
10…Rf6 11.Kc7 Re6 12.Qg4 g6 (12…Kf7 13.Kd7 Rf6 14.Qc4+ Kf8 (14…Kg6 15.Qe4+ Kf7 16.Qe8#) 15.Qc8+ Kf7 16.Qe8#) 13.Qh4+ Kf7 14.Kd7+-

11.Qd5 preventing Kf8 with Kg8 11…Kf6
11…Re6 12.Kc7 g6 13.Kc6 Kf6 14.Kd7 Re5 15.Qxd6+-

12.Kd7!
12.Kxd6? Kg6 13.Qe4+ Kf7+ 14.Kd7 Kg8 fortress 15.Qa8+ Kh7=
12.Qxd6+?? Kf5–+

12…Kg6 13.Qe4+ Kf7
13…Kg5 14.Ke7+-

14.Qe8++- preventing Kg8 and Kg6 with Kh7