Nº21 Mario Micaloni & Daniele Gatti

Draw

Mario Micaloni & Daniele Gatti (Italy)

wKh6,Bg3,Rd5/bKg8,Rf8,Pa3,c7,f7,g2,g4

1. Rg5+! Kh8 2. Bh2 g3!
Not 2. … Rg8? 3. Be5+ and mate in 4 (2. Bf2? Rd8! 2. Ra5 Rd6+! Pushes away white King – no mate in 8th -+

3. Rxg3 Rg8
3. Bxg3? g1=Q 4. Be5+ f6 5. Rxg1 fxe5-+

4. Rxa3 g1=Q 5. Be5+! Qg7+
Logical Try 5. Bxg1? Rxg1! 6. Ra6 Rg7 7. Rc6 Kg8! – Not possible mate on 8th rank – 8. Rxc7 Rh7+ 9. Kg5 f6+! 10. Kxf6 Rxc7-+

6. Bxg7+ Rxg7 7. Ra6! Rg1 – with correct tempo: black Rook is in g7 –
7. Ra7? Rg6+ 8. Kh5 Rc6! -+
7. Rc3? Rg6+ 8. Kh5 c6!-+

8. Rc6! Rg7
8. Rf6? Kg8! 9. Rc6 Rg7! 10. Rf6 Kf8 -+

9. Ra6 Rg8
9. … Rh7+ 10. Kg5 Kg7 11. Rc6 Kf8 12. Kf5 avoids tactics =

10. Rf6!
10. Rc6? Rc8! 11. Rf6 Kg8! Rc6 Kf8 -+

10. … Rg7
10. … Rf8 11. Rf1 Kg8 12. Rg1+ Kh8 13. Rf1 c5 14. Rc1 Rc8 15. Rxc5! Rxc5 = stalemate

11. Ra6 = repetition of position