Nº17 Poul Rewitz

Win

Poul Rewitz (Denmark)

wKc6,Nc1,Re5,Pb7/bKa4,Ba6,Pb2,c7

1.Ra5+!
Try: 1.Re4+? Ka3 2.Re3+ Ka4 3.Ne2 (3.Na2 Bxb7+ 4.Kxc7 (4.Kc5 Bc8! (4…b1N? 5.Re2! Kb3 6.Kd4 c5+ 7.Kxc5 Nc3 8.Nc1+-) 5.Nc3+ Kb3 6.Nb1+ Ka2 (6…Kc2? 7.Na3++-) 7.Nc3+ Kb3 8.Nd1+ Kc2=) 4…Be4! (4…Bg2? 5.Kd6+-) 5.Nc3+ Kb4=) 3…Bxb7+ 4.Kxc7 Kb4! 5.Nc3 Be4!!= (5…Ba8? 6.Na2+ Ka4 7.Kd6! Be4 8.Kc5 b1Q 9.Nc3+ Ka5 10.Nxb1+-)
1.Ne2? Bxb7+=
1.Na2? Bxb7+=

1…Kxa5 2.Nb3+ Ka4 3.Nc5+!
3.b8Q? Bb7+! 4.Qxb7 b1Q 5.Nc5+ Ka3 6.Qxb1 stalemate
Try: 3.b8R? Bb7+! (3…b1Q? 4.Nc5+-) 4.Rxb7 b1Q (or 4…b1R ) 5.Nc5+ Ka5 6.Rxb1 stalemate

3…Ka3 4.b8R!
4.b8Q? Bb7+! (4…Bb5+? 5.Qxb5 b1Q 6.Qa4+ Kb2 7.Qb3+ Ka1 (7…Kc1 8.Nd3+ Kd2 9.Qxb1) 8.Qa3+ Qa2 9.Nb3+ Kb1 10.Qc1#) 5.Qxb7 b1Q 6.Qxb1 stalemate

4…Be2!
4…Ka2 5.Na4!+- (5.Ne4? Kb1!=)

5.Kxc7!
5.Ne4? Bf3=
5.Kd5? Ka2 6.Na4 b1N! 7.Kd4 (7.Rb2+ Ka3 8.Rxe2 Kxa4 9.Kc4 Na3+=) 7…c6!=

5…Ka2 6.Na4
6.Ne4? Kb1! 7.Nc3+ Kc2=

6…b1N! 7.Kd6!+-
[or 7.Kc6!+- ; 7.Rb2+? Ka3=]