Nº3 Daniele Gatti

Draw

Daniele Gatti (Italy)

wKh1,Rg8,Pa2,c2,g2/bKe6,Pa7,c7,f2,g3,g5,g6

1. Rf8! Black plays in the first instance to leave wR without good moves.
1. … Ke7 2. Rf3 g4 3. Rf4 g5 4. Rf5 Ke6 5. Rf8 Kd5 Switched back the wR, bK marches forward. 6. a4! Kc4
6. c4+? Kxc4! 7. a4 c5! 8. a5 Kc3! 9. Rf5 c4! 10. a6 Kc2! [10. … Kb2? 11.Rb5+! Kc1 12. Rb1+!) 11. Rf4 c3 -+

7. a5 Kc3
7. … c5 8. Rf5 a6 9. c3! = positional draw

8. Rf5!
8. a6? c5! 9. Rf5 c4! 10. Rf4 Kb2 11. c3 Kc2 triangulation forces wR to moveaway 12. Rf7 Kxc3 -+

8. … a6
8. … c5 9. Rxc5+ Kd4 10. Rf5 draw

9. Rc5+ Kd4 10. Rf5 Kc3 11. Rc5+ Kb2 12. Rf5 c5 13. c4! = positional draw