Nº2 Serhiy Didukh

Draw

Serhiy Didukh (Ukraine)

wKh1,Nf4,Bb2,Rd3,Pc2,c3,d6,e3/bKe1,Bd5,Ra1,Pc4,e4,g3,h3

1.Rd2!
1.Rxd5? Kf2+ 2.Bxa1 g2+–+

1…Rb1 2.Bc1!
Logical try 2.Re2+? Kf1 3.d7 Be6! 4.d8Q Bg4 5.Qd2 Bf3+ 6.Rg2 (6.Ng2 Bxe2!) 6…hxg2+ 7.Nxg2 Rd1 8.Qxd1+ Bxd1 9.Ba3 Bf3 10.Bd6 Bxg2#! (10…Kf2? 11.Bxg3+! Kxg3 12.Kg1 Bxg2 stalemate.)

2…Rxc1 3.Re2+ Kf1 4.d7 Be6 5.d8Q Bg4 6.Qd2 Bf3+ 7.Rg2! thematic move
7.Ng2? hxg2+ (7…Bxe2? 8.Qxc1+) 8.Rxg2 Re1! (8…Ra1? 9.Qc1+!) 9.Qxe1+ Kxe1 10.Kg1 Bxg2–+

7…hxg2+ 8.Nxg2 Rd1 9.Qe1+! Rxe1 stalemate.

White discards his bishop and his queen with the help of the pinned piece.