Win
Section B.1.
Vladislav Tarasiuk (Ukraine)
wKa4,Be7,Rd4,Pa6,b4/bKb1,Ng7,Rb6,Pb2
1.b5
1.Ka5? Rxa6+! 2.Kxa6 Kc2=
1…Ne6 2.Rb4!
Try: 2.Rh4? Nc7 3.Rh1+ Ka2 4.Bd8 Rxb5 5.Bxc7 Rb3! 6.Bd6 Rb6=
2.a7? Nxd4 3.a8Q Nxb5 4.Ka5 Nc3=
2…Nc7
2…Kc2 3.Ka5!+-
3.Bd8 Rxa6+!
3…Nxa6 4.Rxb2+! Kxb2 5.Bxb6 Nb8 6.Bd4+ Kc2 7.b6+-
3…Rxb5 4.Rxb5 Nxb5 5.Bf6! Nc7 6.a7 Kc2 7.Bxb2+-
4.bxa6 Nxa6 5.Rh4!
Thematic try: 5.Rg4? Ka2 6.Rg2 Nc5+ 7.Kb4 Nd3+ 8.Kc4 Nf4 9.Rd2 Nd5! 10.Kxd5 Ka3 (b3)=
5…Ka2!
5…Nc5+ 6.Ka3!+-
6.Rh2 Nc5+ 7.Kb4 Nd3+ 8.Kc4!
8.Kc3? Ka1! 9.Bf6 b1Q 10.Kc4+ Nb2+=
8…Ka3 9.Be7+ Ka4 10.Rh1!
10.Rh8? Ne5+ 11.Kc3 Nc6! 12.Ra8+ Kb5=
10…Nc1 11.Rh3
11.Rh8? Nb3!=
11…b1Q 12.Ra3#