Nº12 Alexander Zhukov (Russia)

Win

Alexander Zhukov (Russia)
3P JT50 Sochnev, -.2014

wKf8,Ng2,Bd5,Pf4,g4/bKg6,Qe2

1.Nh4+ Kh7!
1…Kf6 2.g5# mate
1…Kh6 2.g5+ Kh5 3.Bf3+-

2.Bg8+! Kh6
2…Kh8 3.Ng6# mate

3.Nf5+! Kg6 4.Ne7+ Kh6
4…Kf6 5.g5# mate

5.Bf7!
Try : 5.g5+? Kh5 6.Bf7+ Kg4! (6…Kh4? 7.g6 Qb2 8.f5 Qh8+ 9.Ng8 Qd4 10.g7 Qd8+ 11.Be8 Kg5 12.Ne7 Kf6 13.g8N+-) 7.g6 Qb2! 8.f5 Qh8+! 9.Ng8 Qd4 10.g7 Qd8+= 11.Be8 Kxf5 12.Ne7+ Kf6 13.g8N+=

5…Kh7
5…Qd3 6.g5+ Kh7 7.g6+! Kh6 8.Ng8+ Kh5 9.g7+ Kh4 10.Ne7 Qd8+ 11.Be8+-
5…Qa6 6.g5+ Kh7 7.g6+-

6.g5 Kh8
6…Qd3 7.g6+ Kh6 8.Ng8+ Kh5 9.g7+-

7.Ng6+ Kh7 8.Ne5!!
Try: 8.f5 Qa2!! (no 8…Qe6? 9.Ne7 Qb6 10.g6+ Kh6 11.g7 Qb8+ 12.Be8 Qe5 13.g8N+!+-) 9.Ne7 (9.Bxa2 stalemate) 9…Qa8+ 10.Be8 Qa1=

8…Kh8! 9.Bh5!!
9.Bg6? Qxe5 10.fxe5 stalemate

9…Qxh5 10.f5 zz 10…Kh7 11.g6+ Kh6 12.Nf7# Ideal Mate with active blocking