Nº16 Daniele Gatti

Draw

Daniele Gatti (Italy)

wKh1,Bc8,Pa6,b6,c6,e4,e5,e6,g2/bKb8,Pa7,b5,c7,e7,g3,h2

1.Bb7!
1.Bd7? b4! 2.bxa7+ Kxa7 3.Be8 b3 4.Bh5 b2 5.Bd1 b1N–+

1…b4 2.Ba8!
With three variations:

a) 2…b3 3.b7 b2= stalemate
b) 2…cxb6 3.c7+ Kxc7 4.Bd5 positional draw
c) 2…axb6 3.a7+ Kxa7 4.Bb7 b3 5.Ba6 b2 6.Bd3= positional draw