Nº 34 Mario G. García & Peter S. Krug

Draw

1º Premio –Problemist of Ukraine 2016

wKh8,Ng6,g7,Ba6,Ra2,Pc2/bKf2,Nf6,Bh3,Pb7,d2,e5,g3,h5

Theme: Elimination of the threat of domination (minor pieces) in the counterplay, of the black

1.c3!!
Logical try: 1.c4? Ke3 2.Rxd2 Kxd2 3.Bxb7 e4 4.Bxe4 Nxe4 5.Nxh5 g2 6.Nh4 g1Q 7.Nf3+ Ke3 8.Nxg1 Bg4! 9.Ne2! Bxh5 10.Nc1 Kd4! (10…Bf7? 11.Na2! Bxc4 12.Nb4, =) 11.Nb3+ Kxc4 12.Na5+ Kd5 13.Kg7 Nc5!–+ Domination to Knight

1…Ke3
1…bxa6 2.Rxd2+! Ke3 3.Rd1! g2 4.Nh4!+-

2.Rxd2!
2. Ra1? bxa6–+

2…Kxd2 3.Bxb7 e4 4.Bxe4!
4.Nxh5? g2-+

4…Nxe4 5.Nxh5
5.Nh4? Nf6, –+

5…g2 6.Nh4 g1Q 7.Nf3+ Ke3! 8.Nxg1 Bg4! 9.Ne2!!
Try: 9.Ng7? Nf6! 10.c4 Kf2, –+

9…Bxh5
9…Bxe2 10.Ng7! =
9…Kxe2 10.Nf4! =

10.Nd4! draw.
10.Nc1? Bf7! =