Nº 9 Alexey Sochnev

Win

Alexey Sochnev (Russia)

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1.Qxg6+!!
Thematic try Nº1: 1.Qf1+? Bf2!! (1…Kg7+?! 2.Rxg6+ Qxg6+ (2…hxg6 3.Qxf7+ Kxf7 4.Ng5++- the main) 3.Kd7 Kh6! 4.e8Q! b1Q 5.Qef8+! Kh5 6.Nf4+! exf4 7.Qh3+ Kg5 8.Qe7+! Qf6 9.Qg2+ Kf5 10.Qxh7++-) 2.Qxf2+ (2.Rxg6+ hxg6! 3.Qxf2+ Kg7 4.Qxf7+ Kxf7 5.Ng5+= and etc.) 2…Kg7+ 3.Rxg6+ hxg6! 4.Qxf7+ (4.Qxb2 Qd5+! 5.Kc7 Kf7) 4…Kxf7 5.Ng5+ Ke8! 6.Ne6! b1Q 7.Nc7+ Kf7 8.e8Q+ Kf6! 9.Qxe5+! Kf7 10.Qe8+ Kf6 11.Qf8+ Kg5 12.Ne6+ Kh5 13.Qf3+ Kh4 14.Qf4+ Kh3 15.Ng5+ Kg2 16.Qf3+ Kh2 17.Qh3+ Kg1=
Thematic try Nº2: 1.Rxg6+? hxg6! (1…Qxg6? 2.Qxg6+ hxg6 3.e8Q+-) 2.Qf1+ Bf2!! (2…Kg7 3.Qxf7+ Kxf7 4.Ng5++- the main) 3.Qxf2+ Kg7 4.Qxf7+ Kxf7 5.Ng5+ Ke8! 6.Ne6!= and etc.

1…hxg6 2.Rf3+ Kg7 3.Rxf7+ Kxf7 4.Ng5+ Ke8!
4…Kf6 5.Ne4+ Kf5 6.e8Q Kxe4 (6…b1Q 7.Qxe5+ Kg4 8.Qg3++-) 7.Qxg6+ Ke3 8.Qxg1+-

5.Ne6! b1Q 6.Nc7+ Kf7 7.e8Q+ Kf6!
7…Kg7 8.Ne6+ Kh7 9.Qe7+-

8.Qxe5+!
8.Qf8+? Kg5 9.Ne6+ Kg4–+ black even wins thanks to the e5 pawn.

8…Kf7 9.Qe8+ Kf6 10.Qf8+ Kg5 11.Ne6+ Kh5
shortens solution 11…Kg4 (h4) 12.Qf4+-

12.Qf3+! Kh4 13.Qf4+ Kh3 14.Ng5+ Kg2 15.Qf3+ Kh2 16.Qh3#!