Nº 18 Franco Bertoli

BTM Draw

Section B.2.

Franco Bertoli (Italy)

wKd1,Rd4,Ph4/bKf3,Be1,Pd2,f4,h5

1…Kg4!
1…Bxh4 2.Rd5 Bf2 3.Rxh5=
1…Ke3 2.Rd3+ Ke4 3.Ke2 Bxh4 4.Rxd2 f3+ 5.Kf1=

2.Ke2 Kg3
2…Bxh4 3.Rxd2 f3+ 4.Kf1=

3.Kf1!
3.Rd3+? Kg2! 4.Rd5 f3–+

3…f3 4.Kg1! Bf2+
4…f2+ 5.Kf1=

5.Kf1!
5.Kh1 Be3!–+

5…Be3!
5…Bxd4= stalemate

6.Rd5! Kg4!
6…Kxh4 7.Rxh5+ see solution
6…Bf4 7.Rd4=

7.Rd4+ Kg3
7…Kh3 8.Rd5=

8.Rd5 Bf4 9.Rd4 Bh6 10.Kg1 Be3+!
10…f2+ 11.Kf1 Kf3 12.Rxd2 Bxd2= stalemate

11.Kf1
11.Kh1? f2–+

11…Kh3 12.Rd5 Kxh4 13.Rxh5+
13.Rd4+? Kg5!–+

13…Kxh5= stalemate
13…Kg3 14.Rh3+ Kxh3= stalemate
13…Kg4 14.Rh4+ Kxh4= stalemate