Nº5 Daniele Gatti

Draw

Daniele Gatti (Italy)

wKe1,Nf8,Re2,Pb2,c3,d6,e3,g6,h7/bKh8,Qb6,Pb3,c4,d7,e4,e5,g7

1.Ne6!
Try: 1.Nxd7? Qxd6! 2.Rf2 Qxg6! 3.Rf8+ Kxh7–+

1…Qxd6
1…dxe6 2.d7 Qd6 3.Rd2 Qxd2+ 4.Kxd2 stalemate

2.Rf2 dxe6 3.Rf1!
3.Rf7? Qd8 4.Rf2 Qh4–+
3.Rd2? Qe7 4.Rf2 Qh4–+
3.Kf1? Qd1+ 4.Kg2 Qg4+–+
3.Ke2? Qd3+–+

3…Qd8 4.Rf7 Qh4+ 5.Kf1 Qh3+ 6.Kf2 Qh2+ 7.Kf1 Qh1+ 8.Kf2 Qh4+ 9.Kf1 Qd8 10.Ke1= positional draw No way to double attack wK and wPg6.

Correction/improvement of my previously published on UAPA and cooked study.