Nº18 Helmut Waelzel

Draw

Helmut Waelzel (Germany)

wKc5,Na3,Pb6,f6/bKa1,Nh5,Rf3,Ph7

1.Nc2+!
try 1.b7? Nxf6 2.Nc2+ Ka2 3.Nb4+ Kb3! 4.Kd6 (4.Nc6 Nd7+ 5.Kd6 Rd3+) 4…Nd7 5.Kxd7 Rf7+ 6.Kc6 Rxb7 7.Kxb7 Kxb4 8.Kc6 Kc4 9.Kd6 Kd4 10.Ke6 Ke4 11.Kf6 Kf4 12.Kg7 position X 12…h5!–+

1…Ka2 2.Nb4+
2.b7? Nxf6–+
2.Nd4? Rf2 3.b7 Nxf6–+

2…Ka3
2…Kb3 3.Nc6 Rf5+ 4.Kd6 Rxf6+ 5.Kc5 (or 5.Kd7 Rf7+ 6.Ke6 Rg7 7.b7=) 5…Rf7 6.b7 Rxb7 7.Na5+=

3.b7 Nxf6 4.Kd6 Nd7 5.Kxd7 Rf7+ 6.Kc6 Rxb7 7.Nc2+! Kb2 8.Kxb7 Kxc2 9.Kc6 Kd3 10.Kd5 Ke3 11.Ke5 Kf3 12.Kf5 h6!?
12…Kg3 13.Kg5=

13.Kg6 Position X shifted one rank down, there is no pawn doublestep. 13…Kg4 14.Kxh6=