Nº12 Daniele Gatti

Win

Daniele Gatti (Italy)

wKd4,Bf1,Rd7,Pg2/bKh8,Pc2,c6,h4

1.Rh7+ Kg8 2.Bc4+ Kxh7
Forced, otherwise 2…Kf8 3.Rf7+ Ke8 4.Rf1+- stops the black pawn.

3.Bd3+ Kh6 4.Bxc2 Kg5
4…c5+ 5.Ke3 c4 6.Bf5!+- (6.Kf4? h3 7.g3 h2 8.Be4 c3 9.Ke3 c2 10.Kd2 c1Q+ 11.Kxc1 Kg5 12.Bf3 h1Q+ 13.Bxh1 Kg4=)

5.Ke3 c5 6.Bd3!
6.Kf3? c4! 7.Bd1 c3! 8.Bc2 Kh5! 9.Kf4 h3! 10.g4+ Kh4! 11.Be4 h2! 12.Ke3 Kxg4=;
6.Kf2? c4! 7.Kg1 Kf4! 8.Kh2 Ke3! 9.Kh3 Kf2 10.Be4 c3 11.Kxh4 c2 12.Bxc2 Kxg2=

6…c4 7.Bxc4 h3 – cannot be captured because of wrong-squared white Bishop – 8.g3 h2 9.Bd5 Kg4 10.Kf2+-