Nº23 Mario Micaloni & Daniele Gatti

Win

Section B.1.

Mario Micaloni & Daniele Gatti (Italy)

wKg7,Ba4,Rc3,h5,Pa7,f5/bKe4,Qd8,Rf1,f3

1. Rh4+!
1. a8=Q+? Qxa8! 2. Bc6+ Kd4 3. Bxa8 Rxc3 (= TB draw)

1. … Qxh4
1. … Kxf5 2. Rc5+! Ke6 3. Rh6+! Rf6 4. Bb3+! Ke7 5. Re5+! Kd6 6. Rd5+! Ke7 7. Rxd8 Rg1+ 8. Kh7! +-
1. … Ke5 2. Rc5+! Kd6 3. Rd4+! Kxc5 4. Rxd8 +-
1. … Kd5 2. Bc6+ Kd6 3. Rd3+ Kc7 4. Rxd8 +-
1. … Rf4 2. Bc2+! Kd5 3. Rd3+! +-

2. Rc4+ Kxf5
2. a8=Q+? Kd4! 3. Qa7+ Kxc3 -+

3. Rxh4 Kg5 4. Rh5+! Kg4
4. a8=Q? Rf7+! 5. Kg8 Rf8+ 6. Qxf8 Rxf8+ 7. Kxf8 Kxh4 = insufficient material)

5. Bd7+ Kxh5 6. Be8+ Kh4 7. a8=Q +- TB Win