Nº15 Vladimir Neistadt

Draw

Vladimir Neistadt (Russia)

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1.Qg3!
1.Qf4? Nb3+ 2.Kb1 (2.cxb3 cxb3+ 3.Nc4 b2+ 4.Kb1 Bxd3+ 5.Bc2 Bxc2+ 6.Kxc2 Rxc4+–+) 2…Nxd2+ 3.Kc1 Bb2+ 4.Kxd2 Bc3+ 5.Kc1 Ra1#–+

1…Nb3+! 2.cxb3
2.Kb1? Nxd2+ 3.Kc1 Bb2+–+

2…cxb3+ 3.Bc2 Rxc2+
3…Bb2+ 4.Kxb2 Rxc2+ 5.Kb1 Ra1+ 6.Kxa1 Ra2+ 7.Kb1 Bxd3+ 8.Qxd3 exd3 9.Nc4 Rxa6 10.Kb2=

4.Kd1! Rc1+! 5.Kxc1 b2+ 6.Kb1 Bxd3+ 7.Qxd3 exd3
7…Rxd3 8.Bf6+ Kg8 9.a7 Ra3 10.a8Q+ Rxa8 11.Nxa8=

8.Na4! Rxa4
8…Kg7 9.Ba5! (9.a7? Rc3 10.Nxb2 Ra3 11.Nxd3 Rxa7–+) 9…Rxa4 10.a7 Rxa5 11.a8Q Rxa8 stalemate

9.Ba5! Rxa5 10.a7 Rg5 11.a8Q+ Rg8 12.Qh1! Rc8 13.Qa8!
13.Ka2? b3+! 14.Ka3 b1Q 15.Qxb1 b2 16.Qxd3 b1Q 17.Qxb1 Ra8+–+

13…Rxa8= stalemate

13…Rg8 14.Qh1 Rc8 15.Qa8= positional draw