Nº24 Michal Formela

Draw

Section B.2.

Michal Formela (Poland)

wKg2,Qg4,Ne1,g6,Be6,Ra7,e2,Pb6,e4,f6,h7/bKe8,Qd1,Nc7,h4,Bd3,f8,Rb2,g7,Pb7,d6,e5,e7

1.Kg3! threat 2. Bf7+ Kxf7 3. h8=N+ Kg8 4. f7+ Kh7 5. Qxh4#
1.Kh3? Bxe2! (1…Rxh7? 2.bxc7 Nxg6+ 3.Kg3+-) 2.Bf7+ (2.h8Q Bxg4+ 3.Bxg4 Rb3+ 4.Kxh4 Qxe1+–+) 2…Kxf7 3.h8N+ Kg8 4.Nxe7+ Kh7 5.Qxh4+ Bh5 6.fxg7 Bxg7 7.bxc7 Qe2 8.Qg3 Bg4+ 9.Kh4 Bf6#
1.Kh1? Rxh7! (1…Bxe2? 2.Bf7+ Kxf7 3.h8N+ Kg8 4.Nxe7+ Kh7 5.Qxh4+ Bh5 6.fxg7 Bxg7 7.bxc7 Qe2 8.Kg1 Rb1 9.c8Q=) 2.bxc7 (2.Nxh4 Rxh4+ 3.Qxh4 Qxe2–+) 2…Nf3+ 3.Nh4 Qxe1+ 4.Rxe1 Rh2#
1.Kg1? Nf3+! (1…Bxe2? 2.Bf7+ Kxf7 3.h8N+ Kg8 4.f7+ Kh7 5.Qxh4+ Bh5 6.bxc7+-; 1…Rxg6? 2.Qxg6+ Nxg6 3.bxc7+-; 1…Nxe6? 2.fxg7 Bxg7 3.Qxh4+-) 2.Kh1 Qxe1+ 3.Rxe1 Rh2#]

1…Bxe2
1…Qxe1+ 2.Rxe1 Rg2+ 3.Kh3+-
1…Rxg6 2.bxc7 Rxg4+ 3.Kh3+
1…Nxe6 2.Qxe6 Rxg6+ 3.Kh3+-
1…Bc4 2.bxc7 Rb3+ 3.Kf2 Rf3+ 4.Qxf3 Bxe6 5.fxg7+-
1…Rxh7 2.bxc7 Qxe1+ 3.Rxe1 Rg2+ 4.Kh3+-
1…Nf5+ 2.Qxf5 Nxe6 3.fxg7+

2.Nf3 Bxf3
2…Nxe6 3.fxg7 Bxg7 4.Qxe6+-

3.Ra8+ Nxa8 4.Bf7+ Kxf7
4…Kd8 5.fxe7+ Bxe7 6.h8Q+ Rg8 7.Qxg8+ Bf8 8.Qxf8#

5.h8N+ Kg8
5…Kxf6 6.Qxh4+ Ke6 7.Qh3+ Bg4 8.Nxf8+ Kf6 9.Qh6+ Rg6 10.Qxg6#
5…Ke8 6.Qc8#

6.f7+ Kh7
6…Rxf7 7.Nxe7+ Kh7 8.Qg8+ Kh6 9.Nxf7+ Kh5 10.Qg5#

7.Qxh4+
7.Nxf8+? Kxh8–+ (7…Kh6? 8.Qxg7+ Kxg7 9.Ne6+ Kh7 10.Ng5+ Kg7 11.Ne6+ Kf6 12.f8Q+ Kxe6 13.Qc8+ Kf6 14.Qf8+ Ke6=)

7…Bh5 8.Qxh5+ Qxh5 stalemate