Nº 8 Martin Minski ( Germany)

BTM Draw
Seccion A.1.

Martin Minski ( Germany)
wKh7,Nb7,Rg5,Pa7/bKc7,Na4,g6,Rc4,Pg4

1…Nf8+
1…Kxb7 2.Kxg6 Nb6 3.Kh5! (3.Kf5? Nd5 4.Rxg4 Ne3–+ fork).Nd7 4.Rg7!= (4.Rxg4? Nf6–+ fork

2.Kh8!
2.Kg8/Kh6? Kxb7!–+

2…Nb6! position X
2…Kxb7 3.a8Q+/Rxg4 Kxa8 4.Rxg4! Rxg4 stalemate (4…Rc8 5.Rxa4+=)

3.Na5!
thematic try: 3.a8N+? Nxa8 4.Rxg4 Rxg4–+ no stalemate;
3.Nc5? Kd6! 4.Nd3 Ne6!–+;
3.Nd6? Kxd6! (3…Rf4? 4.Nc4!! Rxc4 5.a8N+! see mainline
4.a8Q Nxa8 5.Rxg4! Rc8/Rc7/Rc6–+(5…Rxg4? stalemate)

3…Ra4 4.Nc4!!
thematic try: 4.a8N+? Nxa8 5.Nc4?! Ng6+! 6.Rxg6 (6.Kh7 Rxc4 7.Kxg6 Nb6 8.Kh5 (8.Kf5 Nd5 9.Rxg4 Ne3+–+ fork) Nd7 9.Rxg4 Nf6+–+ fork) 6…Rxc4 7.Rxg4 Rxg4–+ no stalemate

4…Rxc4 position X without the wNb7
4…Nxc4 5.Rxg4 Kb7 6.a8Q+! (6.Rg8? Ne5! 7.Rxf8 Ng6++- fork) 6…Kxa8 7.Rg8= pin; 4…Nfd7 5.Rxg4! (5.Ne3? e.g. 5…Rxa7 6.Rxg4 (6.Nxg4 Nc4–+ #55) 6…Nc5–+ #53)
5…Nxc4 (5…Rxa7 6.Nxb6=) 6.Rxc4+!=

5.a8N+! Phoenix theme
thematic try: 5.a8Q? Ng6+! 6.Rxg6 (6.Kh7 Nxa8 7.Kxg6 Nb6 8.Kh5 (8.Kf5 Nd5
9.Rxg4 Ne3+–+ fork) 8…Nd7 9.Rxg4 Nf6+–+ fork) 6…Nxa8 7.Rxg4 Rxg4–+ no stalemate

5…Nxa8
5…Kc6 6.Nxb6 Kxb6 7.Rxg4! Rxg4 model stalemate

6.Rxg4! Rc1
6…Rxg4 stalemate

7.Rg1!
7.Rg8? Rh1+ (or 7…Rf1 8.Kg7 Ne6+–+) 8.Kg7 Ne6+ 9.Kf7 Nd8–+

7…Rc2 [7…Rxg1 stalemate]
8.Rg2 Rc3 [8…Rxg2 stalemate]
9.Rg3 Rc4 [9…Rxg3 stalemate]
10.Rg4 Rc5 [10…Rxg4 stalemate]
11.Rg5 Rc6 [11…Rxg5 stalemate;
11…Ng6+ 12.Rxg6=;
11…Kd6 12.Rxc5=

12.Rg8! Ng6+
12…Rf6 13.Kg7 Ne6+ (13…Nd7 14.Rxa8=; 13…Rf1 14.Rxf8=) 14.Kxf6=
12…Rh6+ 13.Kg7 Ne6+ (13…Rh7+ 14.Kxf8=) 14.Kxh6=

13.Kh7 Nb6
13…Ne7 14.Rxa8=

14.Rxg6=
[14.Rg7+? Nd7 15.Rxg6 Nf8+–+ fork]