Nº23 Alexey Gasparyan

Draw

Alexey Gasparyan (Armenia)

wKb8,Bg2,Re2,Pc2,e4,g3,g6/bKg8,Nb7,Bc8,f6,Rb2,Pd5,h4

1.e5!
1.Kxc8? Be5! 2.ed Bxg3 3.Re8+ Kg7 4.Re7+ Kf8! (4…Kxg6? 5.Be4+! Kf6 6.Rxb7 = ) 5.g7+ (5.Rxb7? Rxc2+ 6.Kd8 Rxg2 -+) 5…Kg8 6.Bf1 (6.d6? Nxd6+ 7.Kd7 Rb5! 8.Kc6 Rb6+! 9.Kxd6 Nc8 -+) 6…Nd6+ 7.Kd7 Nf5 8.Re8+ Kxg7 9.c4!? Rb7 etc. -+

Bxe5+!
1…Nd6+ 2.Kc7 Ne4!3.Kxc8 [or 3.ef? Bf5! 4.Bxe4 de! 5.g7 Ra2! etc. = Bxe5 4.gh Rb4! etc.=

2.Rxe5
2.Kxc8? Nd6+ 3.Kd7 Bxg3 4.Ke6 Se4! 5.Kf5 Rb8 -+

2…Be6!!
2…Nd6+?3.Kc7! Nb5+ 4.Kd8! (or 4.Kxc8 Rxc2+ 5.Kd7 Rxg2 6.gh!=) 4…h3! 5.Bxd5=

3.gh!
3.Kc7?! Rxc2 4.Kxb7 Rxg2 -+
3.Rxe6? Nc5 (d8)+ 4.Kc7 Nxe6 -+
3.Ka7?! Nc5! 4.Bxd5 hg! 5.Bxe6 Nxe6 6.Rxe6 g2 7.Re1 Rxc2 -+

3…Na5+! 4.Kc7 Rxc2+ 5.Kd6 Nc4+
5…Rxg2 6.Kxe6 (but not 6.Rxd6?! d4 7.Kc5 d3 8.Kb4 Nb7! 9.Re5 [or 9.Re3 Rg4+! 10.Kc3 Nc5 -+] 9…Rg4+! 10.Kc3 Rd4! 11.Re1 Rd5 12.Rd1 Nc5 -+) 6…Rxg6+ 7.Kx5=

6.Kxe6 Nxe5!
6…Rxg2 7.Rxd5 (Re1) =

7.Bxd5 Nxg6 8.Kf6+!
8.Be4?! Re2-+

8..Kh7 9.Be4! Rf2+ 10.Kg5 Kg7 11.Bxg6! Rg2+ 12.Kh5! Rxg6 – stalemate.