Nº12 Amatzia Avni & Eli Amit

Win

Amatzia Avni & Eli Amit (Isreal)

wKc4,Be2,Rg8,Pd5,g6/bKf5,Bb1,Rd2

1.g7
1.Rb8? Ba2+=
1.Bf3? Kf6=

1…Kf6 2.Rb8 Bh7
2…Kxg7 3.Rxb1+-

3.Bd3!!
3.g8Q? Bxg8 4.Rxg8 Rxe2 is just a draw: white cannot cut BK on the e-file and if 5.d6 Rd2=

3…Rxd3
3…Bxd3+ 4.Kc3 Rg2 5.g8Q Rxg8 6.Rxg8+-

4.g8Q Bxg8 5.Rxg8 here lies the difference: as the BR is on d3 and not e2 –
5.Kxd3? Bxd5=

5…Re3
5…Rd1 6.Re8+-
5…Kf7 6.Kxd3+-

6.d6 Ke6 7.Re8++-