Nº9 Peter Krug

Win

Peter Krug (Austria)

wKh6,Rg3,Pc2,c4,c6,g6/bKh8,Nb8,h7,Ra8

1.c7!
Try: 1.Ra3? Rxa3 (1…Na6? 2.c7+- see solution) 2.g7+ (2.c7?? Rh3#) 2…Kg8 3.c7 Ra6+ 4.Kh5 Nf6+!= (4…Ra5+? 5.Kh4 Na6 6.c8Q+ Kxg7 7.Qb7+-)

1…Na6 2.Ra3 Nxc7
2…Nf6 3.g7+ Kg8 4.Rxa6+-

3.Rxa8+ Nxa8 4.gxh7 Nb6
4…Nc7 5.c5 Na6 (5…Ne6 6.c6 similar to solution) 6.c6+-

5.c5 Nd7
5…Nc8 6.c6! Ne7 (6…Nd6 7.Kg6 Nc8 8.Kf6 Kxh7 9.c7+-) 7.c7+-

6.c6 Ne5 7.c7 Nf7+ 8.Kh5!
Try Thematic : 8.Kg6? Nd6 mutual ZZ 9.c3 (9.Kh6 Ne8 10.c8B Nd6 11.Be6 Nf5+ 12.Bxf5; 9.c4 Ne8 10.c8B Nd6 11.Be6 Nxc4 12.Bxc4= stalemate) 9…Ne8 10.c8B (10.c8N Nd6 11.Nxd6 stalemate) 10…Nc7! 11.Bf5 Nd5 12.c4 Nb6 13.c5 Nd7 14.c6 (14.Bxd7 stalemate) 14…Ne5+ 15.Kh6 Nxc6=

8…Nd6 9.Kg6 Ne8 10.c8B!+-

10.c8Q /R?=stalemate
10.c8N? Nd6 11.Nxd6= stalemate