Nº13 Mikhail Croitor

Draw

Mikhail Croitor (Moldova)

wKf6,Qf4,Bd2,Rb1/bKa8,Qe8,Nc6,g2,Pc4,d7

1.Ra1+!
1.Qxc4? Qe7+ 2.Kf5 Nh4+ 3.Kf4 Qd6+ 4.Ke4 Qg6+ 5.Kd5 Qxb1–+

1…Kb7 2.Rb1+ Kc8 3.Qxc4 Qe5+
3…Qh8+ 4.Kf7 Qh7+ 5.Kf6 Qxb1 6.Qg8+ Kb7 7.Qxg2=
3…Qf8+ 4.Kg6 Qd6+ 5.Kf7 Qxd2 6.Qa6+ Kc7 7.Rb7+ Kd6 8.Qa3+ Ke5 9.Qc5+ Ke4 10.Ke8=

4.Kg6 Nh4+! 5.Qxh4
5.Kh7? Qf5+ 6.Kg7 Qxb1 7.Qxh4 Qb2+ 8.Qf6 Qxd2-+

5…Ne7+! 6.Kh7 Qf5+ 7.Kg7 Qg6+ 8.Kf8 Qg8+ 9.Kxe7 Qd8+ 10.Kd6 Qxh4 11.Rc1+ Kd8
No exit from queen side: 11…Kb7 12.Rb1+ Ka6 13.Ra1+ Kb5 14.Rb1+ Ka4 15.Rb4+=

12.Bg5+! Qxg5 13.Rc8+! Kxc8= stalemate