Peter S.Krug & Mario G. García

Draw

2ºPremio Sachova Skladba – 2020

wKe1,Rb8,h8/bKe3,Nc5,f4,Pd6,e2,f7

1.Rhe8+!
1.Rbe8+? Ne4 2.Rxe4+ Kxe4 3.Rh7 f6 4.Re7+ Kf5–+

1…Nfe6 2.Rb3+ Nd3+! stalemate avoidance
2…Nxb3 stalemate

3.Rxd3+ Kxd3 4.Rh8!
Thematic Try: 4.Re7? 4…d5! (4…Nd4? 5.Re3+ Kc4 6.Kf2=see solution ) 5.Ra7 (5.Re8 d4!–+) 5…Nf4 6.Ra3+ Ke4sta 7.Re3+ Kf5 8.Kd2 d4!–+
or 4.Ra8? Nd4 5.Ra3+ Kc4 ! 6.Ra4+ Kd5 7.Ra5+ Ke4–+
or 4.Rg8? Nd4 5.Rg3+ Kc4! 6.Kf2 f5! 7.Re3 f4!=

4…Nd4
4…Nf4 5.Rh3+! Ke4 (5…Nxh3= stalemate ) 6.Re3+ Kf5 7.Kd2 f6 8.Kc2 d5 9.Kc3 Kg4 10.Kd4 f5 11.Kc3= positional draw

5.Rh3+ Ke4
5…Kc4 6.Rh6 Kd5 7.Rf6!=

6.Re3+ Kd5
6…Kxe3= stalemate

7.Kf2! f6 8.Kg2!
8.Rg3? f5!-+

8…Kc4 9.Kf2 Kd5 10.Kg2 f5 11.Kg3 Kc4 12.Kf4 d5 13.Kg3= positional draw