Nº16 Beat Neuenschwander

Draw

Beat Neuenschwander (Switzerland)

wKd2,Pa3,b2,d7,f7,h6/bKh8,Qa8,Pa4,b6,h7

1.b4!! A paradoxical move, giving Black a passed pawn in an already critical position.
1.Kc1? Qc6+ 2.Kb1 Qg6+ 3.Ka1 Qf6 4.Kb1 b5 5.Kc2 (5.Ka1 Qf1+ 6.Ka2 Qxf7+–+; 5.Ka2 Qxf7+; 5.Kc1 Qxh6+–+) 5…Qg6+ 6.Kc3 Qf6+ 7.Kc2 b4 8.axb4 Qg6+ 9.Kc3 (9.Kd1 Qb1+?–+) 9…Qc6+–+

1…axb3 2.a4!
2.Kc3? Qf3+! 3.Kb2 Qf6+ 4.Kb1 Qf5+ 5.Ka1 Qe5+–+

2…Qa5+
After 2…b2 3.Kc2 Qxa4+ 4.Kxb2 Black cannot win

3.Kd3!
3.Kd1? Qh5+! 4.Kc1 Qxh6+–+
3.Ke2? Qe5+! 4.Kd3 Qf6! 5.Kd2 Qxh6+–+;
3.Kc1? Qc3+ 4.Kd1 Qf6–+

3…Qf5+
3…Qd5+ 4.Kc3! Qe5+ 5.Kxb3= positional draw

4.Kc3! Qf6+ 5.Kd3! Qd6+ 6.Kc3! Qe7 7.Kb2! Qf6+ 8.Kb1!
8.Ka3? b2 9.Ka2 Qxf7+–+

8…b2
8…Qd6 9.Kb2! Qe7 10.Kc3! (10.Kb1? Qf6!–+) 10…Qf6+ 11.Kd3!= positional draw

9.Kc2!
9.Ka2? Qxf7+–+

9…Qf2+ 10.Kb1 Qf6 11.Kc2= positional draw