Nº 2 Alexander Zhukov (Russia)

Win

Section A

Alexander Zhukov (Russia)

wKc8,Nb2,d2,Bc6,e1,Pe7,f3/bKc5,Qh1,Bg6,Pe6,f4

1.Nd3!+!
1.e8=Q? Bxe8 2.Bxe8 Qh8 3.Nd3+ (3.Ne4+ Kd5!=) 3…Kd4!-+
1.Kc7? Qxe1! 2.Nb3+! Kb4 3.e8=Q! Qe5+! 4.Kc8 Bxe8 5.Nd3+ Kxb3 6.Nxe5 Bxc6 7.Nxc6 Kc4! 8.Kf7 Kd5!=

1…Kd6!
1…Kxc6 2.Ne5+ Kc5 3.Nxg6+-
1…Kd4 2.Nxf4 Bf7 (2…Qh8+ 3.Kb7! Be8 4.Ne4+-) 3.Bf2+ Kc3 4.Ne4+-

2.e8=Q Bxe8 3.Bxe8 Qh8
3…Ke7 4.Bb5+-

4.Ne4+!
4.Nc4+? Kd5 (e7) =

4…Ke7
4…Kd5 5.Nxf4+-

5.Bb4+!
5.Kc7? Kxe8!=

5…Kxe8 6.Ne5!! with two lines

A) . 6…Qxe5 7.Bc3!! – Domination! 7…Qd5 8.Nf6+ и 9.Nxd5+-

B) . 6…Qh6! 7.Bc5!
7.Nd6+? Kf8! (7…Ke7? 8.Nb5! Kf6 9.Ng4+-) 8.Kd7 (8.Nf5+ Ke8! 9.Nxh6 – stalemate) Kg7=
7.Ba3? Qg5! 8.Nf7!? Qg1! 9.Nh6 (9.Ne5 Qg5!=) 9…Qa1!=

7…Qg5!
7…Qg7 8.Nd6++
7…Qh8 8.Ng6!+-

8.Nf7!!
8.Nxg5? stalemate
8.Nd6+? Kf8!=
8.Nc6? Qg2!=

8…Qg6! 9.Nh8!
9.Nf-d6+? Kf8!=

9…Qg7 10.Nd6+ Kf8 11.Nf5+ Kg8 12.Nxg7+-