Nº16 Mihail Croitor

Draw

Mihail Croitor (Moldova)

wKa8,Pa4,c2,d3/bKg2,Rd7,Pd5

1.c4!
1.a5? d4–+

1…Kf3
1…Kf2 2.Kb8! Ke3 as main variation 3.c5=

2.Kb8!
2.c5? Rc7 3.d4 Ke4 4.Kb8 Rh7 5.c6 Kxd4 6.c7 Rh8+ 7.c8Q Rxc8+ 8.Kxc8 Kc5–+
2.a5? Ke3 3.Kb8 Kd4 4.a6 Kc5 5.a7 Kb6 6.a8N+ Kc6 7.cxd5+ Rxd5–+

2…Ke3
2…dxc4 3.dxc4 Ke4 4.a5 Kd4 5.a6 Kc5 6.a7 Kb6 7.c5+!=

3.c5! Kxd3
3…Kd4 4.c6 Rd8+ 5.Kb7= or Ka7, Kc7

4.c6 Rd8+ 5.Kb7!
5.Kc7? temp loss 5…Rh8–+ 6.a5 Kc4 7.Kb7 Kb5

5…Kc4 6.a5!
6.c7? Rd7 7.a5 Rxc7+ 8.Kxc7 Kb5–+

6…Kc5
6…Kb5 7.a6=

7.c7 Rd7 8.Ka6! Rxc7= stalemate