Nº13 Marc Gelly

Win

Marc Gelly (France)

1.b4!!
Thematic Try: 1.b×ç3? f3! 2.Bh7 (2.Be6 f2 3.Bh3 Kg1 =) f2 3.Bd3 Kg2! 4.B×b5 Kf3!! 5.Bd3 e5 6.Kh3 e4! 7.B×e4+ K×e4 8.Kg2 Kd5! (8…Ke3? 9.Kf1! #22) 9.K×f2 Kç4 Draw.

1…f3! 2.Bh7 f2 3.Bd3 Kg2 4.B×b5 Kf3!
4…f1Q 5.B×f1+ K×f1 6.b5 +-

5.Bç4!!
5.Bç6 +? Ke2 6.Bg2 Kd2 7.b5 K×ç2 8.b6 Kd2 Draw.
5.Bf1? e5 =

5…e5 6.b5 e4 7.b6 e3 8.b7!
8.Bd5+? Ke2 =

8…e2 9.b8Q EXCELSIOR.
9.Bd5+? Ke3 =

9…e1Q EXCELSIOR PLUS BATTERY.
9…f1Q 10.Qf8+ Ke3 11.Q×f1 +- or 10…Kg2 11.Qg7+ #4.

10.Qg3+! Ke4 11.Qd3+
11.Bd3+ or Qg2+ are loss of time.

11…Kf4
11…Ke5 12.Kg4! Qg1+ 13.Kf3 +-‘

12.Qd4+ Kf5 13.Bd3+ Ke6 14.Qç4+! Inversion Q/B. 14…Kd7 15.Bf1! Blockade anti-battery and interception.
15.Kh3 Qg1 is loss of time.

And w.wins.

THEME – EXCELSIOR VERSUS EXCELSIOR PLUS.