Nº19 Ognian Dimitrov

Draw

Ognian Dimitrov (Bulgaria)

wKe7,Qe3,Nd7,Rc4,Pa2,b3,d2,e4/bKa6,Qf2,Nf6,g5,Bf1,g7,Rc1,g2,Pa3,c2,d3,e5

1.Nb8+!
1.Rc6+? Kb7 2.Rb6+ Kc7–+
1.Ra4+? Kb5–+

1…Kb5
1…Kb7 see solution

2.Rc5+ Kb6
2…Kb4?? 3.Nc6#

3.Rc4+ Kb7
3…Qxe3? 4.Rb4+ Ka7 (4…Ka5 5.Nc6+ Ka6 6.Nb8+=; 4…Kc7 5.Na6+ Kc6 6.Nb8+=; 4…Kc5 5.Na6+ Kc6 6.Nb8+=) 5.Nc6+ Ka6 6.Nb8+ Ka5 7.Nc6+=Positional draw
or 3…Ka5 4.Rc5+ Kb6 5.Rc4+=

4.Rb4+ Kc8 5.Rc4+ Kxb8 6.Rb4+ Ka8 7.Ra4+ Kb7 8.Rb4+ Ka6 9.Ra4+ Kb5 10.Rb4+ Kxb4 11.Qb6+ Qxb6 stalemate