Nº9 Amatzia Avni & Vladislav Tarasiuk

Draw

Amatzia Avni & Vladislav Tarasiuk (Israel-Ukraine)

wKb2,Bd5,Ra2,Pb6,c7,e2/bKh3,Qe1,Bg4,Pe5,h4

1.f8Q
1.b7? Qb6+ 2.Kc1 Qxc7+ (2…Qxg1+? 3.Kc2=) 3.Rc2 h2 4.e4+ Qxc2+ 5.Kxc2 hxg1Q 6.b8Q (6.f8Q Qd1+) 6…Bxf7–+
1.Nxh3? Bxf7 2.c8Q Qxc8 3.Bxf7 Qb7 4.Ra3 Qxf7 5.Rb3 Qb7–+

1…Qxf8 2.b7 [giving up a second advanced pawn.]
2.Bxd5+? Kxg1 3.Ra8 Qb4+ 4.Ka2 Qd2+ 5.Ka3 Qe3+ 6.Ka4 Bf7! 7.c8Q Bxd5 8.b7 Qb3+ 9.Ka5 Bxb7–+
2.Nxh3? Qb4+ 3.Ka1 (3.Kc2 Bg6+ 4.e4 Bxe4+ 5.Kd1+ Kg3 6.c8Q Qb1+ 7.Qc1 Bf3+ 8.Kd2 Qxa2+ 9.Qc2 Qa5+ 10.Qc3 Qxc3+ 11.Kxc3 Kxh3–+) 3…Qe1+ 4.Kb2 Bg4 5.Bxd5+ Kxh3-+

2…Qb4+ 3.Kc1! Qxb7
3…h2 4.e4+ Kg3 5.Rxh2 Qxb7 6.Rc2 Bg4 7.exd5 h3 8.Nxh3 Bxh3 9.Be6=

4.Bxd5+ Qxd5 5.c8Q h2
5…Qxa2 6.Qxh3+ Kxg1 7.Qe3+ Kf1 8.Qh3+=

6.Qh3+
thematic try 6.e4+? Qxa2 7.Qh3+ Kh1!–+ (7…Kxg1? 8.Qf1+=; 7…Kf2?? 8.Qxh2+) ]

6…Kxg1
6…Kh1?? 7.Nf3+–

7.Qxh2+! Kxh2 8.e4+ Qd2+! counter-sacrifice
8…Qxa2 stalemate

9.Kxd2
9.Rxd2+? Kg3–+

9…Kg3
9…h3 10.Ra5=

10.Ra5 Kf4 11.Ke1=