Nº36 Serhiy Didukh

Win

Serhiy Didukh (Ukraine)

wKg1,Na6,Rd6,Pb2,b4,c3,d3,e2,f3,g5,h4/bKf4,Nb3,Rb7,d8,Pb5,c5,d5,e6,f5,f7,h7

1.Kf2!
1.Rxd8? Kg3! 2.Nxc5 Nxc5 3.bxc5 Ra7 4.Kf1 Ra1#

1…Rc8
1…Rxd6 2.e3+ Ke5 3.f4#

2.Nxc5!
2.bxc5? Ke5! 3.Rb6 Ra7 4.d4+ Nxd4 5.Nb4 f4 6.Nd3+ (6.cxd4+ Kxd4 7.Nc6+ Rxc6=) 6…Kf5 7.cxd4 h6!=

2…Rxc5
2…Ke5 3.Nxb7+-

3.Rb6!
3.d4? Nxd4 4.cxd4 Rc2!–+

3…Rxb6
3…d4 4.bxc5 Nxc5 5.Rxb7 Nxb7 6.cxd4+-

4.d4 Nxd4 5.e3+ Ke5 6.cxd4+ Kd6 7.bxc5+ Kc6 8.cxb6 Kxb6 9.b4! Kc6 10.Kg3 Kd6 11.Kf4+-

Transition into a pawn endgame in turn: first White, then Black.