Nº 1 Alexander Zhukov (Russia)

Draw

Section B.2.

Alexander Zhukov (Russia)

wKb8,Nc2,Bb1,Pa5,b6,b7,e6/bKb5,Qf2,Nc5,f3

1.Ka8!
False scent: 1.Ka7? Nxb7! 2.e7 Nd6-+;
False scent: 1.e7? Qe2 2.Ka8 Nd7! (2…Nxb7? – leads to the main option)
3.Nd4+ Nxd4 4.Bd3+! Qxd3 5.e8=Q Nc6!-+

1…Nxb7!
1…Na6 2.e7 Qe2 3.Ne3! (or 3.Na3+!) Qxe3 4.Bd3+! Kxa5 5.Bxa6!=

2.e7!
2.Kxb7? Ne5-+

2…Qe2
2…Nd6 3.b7=

3.Nd4+! Nxd4 4.Bd3+! Qxd3 5.e8=Q+ Ka6!
5…Kxa5 6.Kxb7=

6.Qb8!
6.Qe7? Qf3!-+

6…Nxa5 7.b7! Nb5!
7.Qe4 8.Qd6+ Kb5 9.Qe5+! Qex5 10.b8=Q+=

8.Qd8!!
8.Qc8? Qe4 9.Qd7 Nxb7-+
8.Qe5? Nxb7!-+

8…Nd6!
8…Qxd8 9.b8=N+! Kb6 – stalemate
8…Qf3 9.Qf6+!! Qxf6 10.b8=N+! Kb6 11.Nd7+=

9.b8=N+! – all the same knight!
9.b8=Q? Qd5-+
9.Qxa5+!? Kxa5 13.Ka7 Qa6#

9…Kb5 10.Qd7+!
10.Qg5+? Ka4!-+

10…Kb4! 11.Nc6+! Nxc6 12.Qxc6 Nb5! 13.Qb6!=