Nº27 Daniele Gatti

Draw

Daniele Gatti (Italy)

wKa1,Bf1,Pa2,a7,c7,e2,g2/bKe7,Bb7,Pa3,a6,b3,e3,f2,g3,g6,g7

1. a8=Q! Bxa8 2. c8=R!
2. c8=Q? b2+ 3. Kb1 Be4+ 4. Qc2 Bf5! And White pawn fortress will be destroyed
2. c8=S+? Kd8! 3. Sb6 b2+ 4. Kb1 Be4#

2. .. b2+ 3. Kb1 Be4+ 4. Rc2 Bxc2+ 5. Kxc2[The skirmish starts] Kf8 6. Kb1 Kg8 7. Kc2 Kh8 8. Kb1 Kh7 9. Kc2 Kh6 10. Kb1 Kh5 11. Kc2 Kh4 12. Kb1 Kg4 13. Kc2 Kg5 14. Kb1 Kf4 15. Kc2 Kf5 16. Kb1 Kf6 17. Kc2 Kf7 18. Kb1 Ke7 19. Kc2 Ke6 20. Kb1 Ke5 21. Kc2 Ke4 22. Kb1 Kd4 23. Kc2 Kd5 24. Kb1 Kd6 25. Kc2 Kd7 26. Kb1 Kc7 27. Kc2 Kc6 28. Kb1 Kc5 29. Kc2 Kc4 30. Kb1 Kb4 31. Kc2 Ka4 32. Kb1 Ka5 33. Kc2 Kb5 34. Kb1 Kb6 35. Kc2 Kb7 36. Kb1 Ka7 37. Kc2 Ka8 38. Kb1 Kb8 39. Kc2 Kc8 40. Kb1 Kd8 41. Kc2 Ke8 42. Kb1 Kf8 43. Kc2 Kg8 44. Kb1 Kh8 45. Kc2 Kh7 46. Kb1 Kh6 47. Kc2 Kh5 48. Kb1 Kh4 49. Kc2 Kg5 50. Kb1 Kg4 51. Kc2 Kf4 52. Kb1 Kf5 53. Kc2 Kf6 54. Kb1 g5 55. Kc2 Kf7 56. Kb1 Kf8 57. Kc2 Kg8 58. Kb1 Kh8 59. Kc2 Kh7 60. Kb1 Kg6 61. Kc2 Kh6 62. Kb1 Kh5 63. Kc2 Kh4 64. Kb1 Kg4 65. Kc2 Kf5 66. Kb1 Kf4 67. Kc2 Ke5 68. Kb1 Ke4 69. Kc2 Kd5 70. Kb1 Kd4 71. Kc2 Kc5 72. Kb1 Kc4 73. Kc2 Kb4 74. Kb1 Ka4 75. Kc2 Ka5 76. Kb1 Kb5 77. Kc2 Kb6 78. Kb1 Ka7 79. Kc2 Ka8 80. Kb1 Kb7 81. Kc2 Kb8 82. Kb1 Kc7 83. Kc2 Kc8 84. Kb1 Kd7 85. Kc2 Kd8 86. Kb1 Ke7 87. Kc2 Ke8 88. Kb1 Kf7 89. Kc2 Kf8 90. Kb1 Kg8 91. Kc2 Kh8 92. Kb1 Kh7 93. Kc2 Kh6 94. Kb1 Kh5 95. Kc2 Kh4 96. Kb1 Kg4 97. Kc2 Kf4 98. Kb1 Ke4 99. Kc2 Kd4 100. Kb1 Kc4 101. Kc2 Kb4 102. Kb1 Kb5 103. Kc2 Kb6 104. Kb1 a5 105. Kc2 Ka6 106. Kb1 Ka7 107. Kc2 Ka8 108. Kb1 Kb8 109. Kc2 Kb7 110. Kb1 Kc8 111. Kc2 Kc7 112. Kb1 Kc6 113. Kc2 Kc5 114. Kb1 Kc4 115. Kc2 Kd4 116. Kb1 Kd5 117. Kc2 Kd6 118. Kb1 Kd7 119. Kc2 Kd8 120. Kb1 Ke8 121. Kc2 Ke7 122. Kb1 Ke6 123. Kc2 Ke5 124. Kb1 Ke4 125. Kc2 Kf4 126. Kb1 Kf5 127. Kc2 Kf6 128. Kb1 Kf7 129. Kc2 Kf8 130. Kb1 Kg8 131. Kc2 Kh8 132. Kb1 Kh7 133. Kc2 Kg6 134. Kb1 Kh6 135. Kc2 Kh5 136. Kb1 Kh4 137. Kc2 Kg4 138. Kb1 Kf4 139. Kc2 Ke4 140. Kb1 Kd4 141. Kc2 Kc4 142. Kb1 Kb4 143. Kc2 Ka4 144. Kb1 Kb5 145. Kc2 Ka6 146. Kb1 Ka7 147. Kc2 Ka8 148. Kb1 Kb7 149. Kc2 Kb8 150. Kb1 Kc7 151. Kc2 Kc8 152. Kb1 Kd7 153. Kc2 Kd8 154. Kb1 a4 155. Kc2 Kc8 156. Kb1 Kb8 157. Kc2 Ka8 158. Kb1 Ka7 159. Kc2 Ka6 160. Kb1 Ka5 161. Kc2 Kb5 162. Kb1 Kb6 163. Kc2 Kb7 164. Kb1 Kc7 165. Kc2 Kc6 166. Kb1 Kc5 167. Kc2 Kc4 168. Kb1 Kd4 169. Kc2 Kd5 170. Kb1 Kd6 171. Kc2 Kd7 172. Kb1 Ke7 173. Kc2 Ke6 174. Kb1 Ke5 175. Kc2 Ke4 176. Kb1 Kf4 177. Kc2 Kf5 178. Kb1 Kf6 179. Kc2 Kf7 180. Kb1 Kg6 181. Kc2 Kh5 182. Kb1 Kh6 183. Kc2 Kh7 184. Kb1 Kh8 185. Kc2 Kg8 186. Kb1 Kf8 187. Kc2 Ke8 188. Kb1 Kd8 189. Kc2 Kc8 190. Kb1 Kb8 191. Kc2 Ka8 192. Kb1 Kb7 193. Kc2 Kc6 194. Kb1 Kd5 195. Kc2 Ke4 196. Kb1 Kf4 197. Kc2 Kg4 198. Kb1 Kh4 199. Kc2 Kh5 200. Kb1 Kg6 201. Kc2 Kh6 202. Kb1 Kh7 203. Kc2 Kh8 204. Kb1 g4 205. Kc2 Kg8 206. Kb1 Kf8 207. Kc2 Ke8 208. Kb1 Kd8 209. Kc2 Kc8 210. Kb1 Kb8 211. Kc2 Ka8 212. Kb1 Ka7 213. Kc2 Kb7 214. Kb1 Kc7 215. Kc2 Kd7 216. Kb1 Ke7 217. Kc2 Kf7 218. Kb1 Kg6 219. Kc2 Kf6 220. Kb1 Ke6 221. Kc2 Kd6 222. Kb1 Kc6 223. Kc2 Kb6 224. Kb1 Ka6 225. Kc2 Ka5 226. Kb1 Kb5 227. Kc2 Kc5 228. Kb1 Kd5 229. Kc2 Ke5 230. Kb1 Kf5 231. Kc2 Kg5 232. Kb1 Kh5 233. Kc2 Kh6 234. Kb1 Kh7 235. Kc2 Kh8 236. Kb1 Kg8 237. Kc2 Kf8 238. Kb1 Ke8 239. Kc2 Kd8 240. Kb1 Kc8 241. Kc2 Kb8 242. Kb1 Ka8 243. Kc2 Ka7 244. Kb1 Ka6 245. Kc2 Ka5 246. Kb1 Kb5 247. Kc2 Kc5 248. Kb1 Kb6 249. Kc2 Kc6 250. Kb1 Kb7 251. Kc2 Kc7 252. Kb1 Kd7 253. Kc2 Ke7 254. Kb1 g6 255. Kc2 Kf7 256. Kb1 Kg7 257. Kc2 Kh7 258. Kb1 Kh8 259. Kc2 Kg8 260. Kb1 Kf8 261. Kc2 Ke8 262. Kb1 Kd8 263. Kc2 Kc8 264. Kb1 Kb8 265. Kc2 Ka8 266. Kb1 Ka7 267. Kc2 Kb7 268. Kb1 Kc7 269. Kc2 Kd7 270. Kb1 Kd6 271. Kc2 Kc6 272. Kb1 Kb6 273. Kc2 Ka6 274. Kb1 Ka5 275. Kc2 Kb5 276. Kb1 Kc5 277. Kc2 Kd5 278. Kb1 Ke5 279. Kc2 Kf5 280. Kb1 Kg5 281. Kc2 Kh4 282. Kb1 Kh5 283. Kc2 Kh6 284. Kb1 Kh7 285. Kc2 Kh8 286. Kb1 Kg8 287. Kc2 Kf8 288. Kb1 Ke8 289. Kc2 Kd8 290. Kb1 Kc8 291. Kc2 Kb8 292. Kb1 Ka8 293. Kc2 Ka7 294. Kb1 Ka6 295. Kc2 Kb5 296. Kb1 Kc4 297. Kc2 [The skirmish comes to an end] b1=Q+ 298. Kxb1 Kc3 299. Kc1 g5 300. Kd1 Kb2 (= stalemate)

Author Comment: Humoristic grotesque study inspired to the Battle of Thermophylae (480 BC) and the «300» movie (2007), as the total count of moves. With a new interpretation of the promoted Rook self-pin fortress theme, Black King Xerxes I tries for a long time to tire out White King Leonida I, with long non-sense manoeuvres, representing the powerful and huge Persian army stuck beyond the narrow passage and unable to make progress.