Nº4 Alexey Gasparyan (Armenia)

Draw

Alexey Gasparyan (Armenia)

Dedication to Gayane Tigranyan

wKf6,Nf7,Be1,h5,Pd2,e3/bKh2,Nb3,Bg1,Pf4,g2,h3

1.Ne5!
1.Ng5? Nxd2 2.Bxd2 Bf2! 3.Kf5 g1Q 4.Nf3+ Kg2 5.Nxg1 h2 6.Ne2 h1Q 7.Nxf4+ Kg3 8.e4 Bd4 9.Ne2+ Kf2 10.Nf4 Qf1–+

1…Nxd2
1…Kh1 2.Bf3 Nxd2 3.Bxd2 Bxe3 4.Be1=
1…Nd4 2.exf4 Be3 3.Bf3=

2.Ng4+!
2.Bxd2? Bxe3 3.Ng4+ Kg1!! (3…Kg3? 4.Be1+ Kf3 5.Nf2+ Kg3 6.Ng4+= or 3…Kh1? 4.Nxe3= as in solution) 4.Nxe3 fxe3 5.Bxe3+ Kf1–+

2…Kh1 3.Bxd2 Bxe3!
3…h2 4.Nxh2 Kxh2 5.Bf3 Bxe3 6.Bxg2 Kxg2 7.Be1=

4.Nxe3! g1Q 5.Bf3+! Kh2 6.Nf1+
6.Ng4+? Kg3–+

6…Qxf1 7.Bxf4+ Kg1 8.Be3+ Kh2 9.Bf4+= perpetual check