Nº28 Amatzia Avni & Vladislav Tarasiuk

Draw

Amatzia Avni & Vladislav Tarasiuk (Israel-Ukraine)

wKh8,Ne8,Ra1,Pd2,g2/bKb4,Bd5,Pa4,e7,g6,h2,h6

1.Rb1+!
1.Rh1? a3 2.Rxh2 a2–+

1…Kc4 2.d3+!
2.Rc1+? Kb3! 3.Rb1+ Kc2 4.Rh1 a3–+

2…Kc3!
2…Kxd3 3.Rh1 draws, because the BK is too far from his a-pawn 3…a3 4.Rxh2 a2 5.Rh1=

3.Rc1+! Kb3 4.Rb1+ Kc2 5.Rh1 only now, when the BK is placed on the second rank 5…a3 6.Rxh2
6.Nc7? a2 7.Nxd5 Kb2–+

6…a2 7.g3+! combined with 2.d3+, the second rank is cleared
7.Rh1? Bxg2 8.Ra1 Kb2–+

7…Kxd3 8.Rxa2 Bxa2 9.Kg7!
9.Kh7? Bf7!–+

9…g5 10.Kxh6 g4 11.Kg5 Be6
11…e5 12.Kxg4 e4 13.Nf6 e3 14.Nh5! e2 15.Nf4+=

12.Kf4!
12.Nc7? Bd7! 13.Nd5 e5–+

12…Bd7! 13.Nf6!
13.Nc7? Kd4–+

13…exf6 stalemate