Nº31 Vladimir Samilo

Draw

Vladimir Samilo (Ukraine)

wKd4,Ne2,Bh4/bKd2,Ba2,Pb3,b4

1.Be1+!
try 1.Nc3? (1.Bg5+? Kxe2 2.Bc1 Kd1 3.Bb2 Kc2-.+) 1…bc 2.Be1+! Kxe1 3.Kc3 Kd1 4.Kb2 Kd2 5.Ka1=, but 1…b2!

1…Kxe1
1…Kxe2 2.Bc3! bc 3.Kxc3 Kd1 4.Kb2 Kd2 5.Ka1=
or 1…Kc2 2.Bxb4!, no 2.Bc3? bc 3.Nxc3 b2! zz -.+

2.Nc1!
try 2.Nf4? (2.Nc3? b2!-.+) 2…Kd1! 3.Nd3 Kd2! 4.Nb2 Kc2 5.Nd3 b2-.+

2…Kd2
2…Kd1 (2…b2 3.Nd3+) 3.Nxb3 Bxb3 4.Kc5=

3.Nd3 Bb1!
3…Kc2 4.Nxb4+ Kd2 5.Nd3=

4.Kc4! Ba2!
4…Bxd3+ 5.Kxb3=
or 4…Bc2 5.Nb2=

5.Kd4!= positional draw

[5.Nxb4? b2+!-.+]