Nº 11 Daniel Keith ( France)

BTM Draw

Daniel Keith ( France)
wKc5,Rg4,g8/bKb1,Nc3,Bc2,f6,Pc4,h4

1. … Bd3!
1. … h3 2. Rg1+ Kb2 3. Kxc4! Bb3+ 4. Kd3 Bxg8 5. Rxg8 Ne2! 6. Rb8+! (6. Kxe2? h2 -+)
6. … Kc1 7. Rb7! = (7. Rc8+? Kd1 8. Rc7 Be5 -+)
1…Bb3 2.Rxc4! (2.Re8? Na4! 3.Kb4 Nb2 4.Rg1 Kc2 5.Re2+ Kd3 6.Re6 Bc3+ 7.Ka3 Kd2–+) 2…Kc2 3.Rg6! Be7+ 4.Kd4 Bxc4 5.Kxc4 Kd2 6.Kd4 Bd6 7.Rg2+ Ne2+ 8.Ke4 h3 9.Rg6 Ng3+ 10.Kf3=

2. Rxc4!
2. Re8? a strong logical move that controls the e-file, but Black sacrifices the h-pawn and
pushes the c-pawn 2… h3! 3.Rf4 (3.Re1+ Kc2 4.Rxc4 Bxc4 5.Kxc4 h2 -+) 3… h2! (3… Na4+?
4.Kb4!=) 4.Re1+ Kc2 5.Rf2+ Kb3 6.Rxh2 Na4+ 7.Kc6 c3 -+

2. … Ne4+!
2. … Bxc4 3. Kxc4 =

3. Rxe4 Bxe4 4. Rf8!
4. Rb8+? loses a precious time 4. … Kc1! (4. … Kc2? 5. Rf8 Be7+ 6. Kd4 =) 5. Rf8 Be7+
6. Kd4 Bg2 and white king cannot go to e3 7. Re8 Bd6 8. Ke3 Bg3 -+

4. … Be7+
4…Bg5 5.Kd4 Bc6 6.Rf5!=

5. Kd4 Bg2 6. Rb8+!
6. Re8? Ba3! (6. Bd6? 7. Re1+ =) 7. Ke3 (7. Re1+ Bc1 -+) 7. … Bc5+ 8. Kf4 (8. Ke2 h3 -+)
8. … Bd6+ 9. Ke3 Bg3 -+

6. … Kc1!
6. … Kc2 /Ka2 7. Re8! Bf6+ 8. Ke3 =

7. Ke3
7. Re8? Bd6 -+

7. … Bc5+ 8. Ke2 Ba7
8. … h3 9. Rc8 =

9. Rc8+ Kb2 10. Rc7! Bb6 (10… Bg1 Rg7=) 11. Rc4 =
(11. Rc8? Ka3! -+)