Nº4 Daniele Gatti

Draw

Daniele Gatti (Italy)

wKa4,Pb6,f7,h6/bKf5,Rf8

1.Kb5!
1.Kb4? Ke5! 2.Kb5 Kd6! 3.h7 Rc8–+

1…Ke6 2.Kc5!
2.Kc6? Rc8+ 3.Kb7 Kd7–+

2…Kd7 3.h7!
3.b7? Kc7! 4.h7 Rd8!–+

3…Ke6 4.b7! Kd7 5.Kd4!!
5.Kd5? Rd8! with three variations: 6.Kd4 (6.Ke5 Ke7! 7.Ke4 (7.Kf5 Kxf7–+) 7…Ke6; or 6.Kc5 Kc7 7.Kc4 Kc6!–+) 6…Kd6 7.Kd3 Kd5!–+

5…Kd6 6.Ke4!
6.Kc4? Rh8 7.Kd4 Rd8! 8.Kd3 Kd5–+

6…Ke6 7.Kd4 Rb8 8.Kc5 Kd7 9.Kd4= positional draw