Nº9 Vasily Murashov

Draw

Vasily Murashov (Russia)

wKc1,Rg4/bKf8,Na5,Rf2,Pc2

1.Rb4!
1.Rg3? Nc6 2.Rg4 Ne5 3.Rd4 Nf3 4.Re4 Kg7 5.Rc4 Ne1–+

1…Ke7 2.Rb2
2.Rb5? Nc6–+

2…Nc4 3.Rb7+ Kd6 4.Rd7+ Kc5 5.Rc7+ Kd4
5…Kb4 6.Rb7+ Ka4 7.Rb4+ Kxb4= stalemate

6.Rd7+ Kc3 7.Rd3+
7.Rf7? Rf1+–+

7…Kb4 8.Rb3+ Kc5 9.Rh3
9.Rd3? Re2 10.Rd5+ e.g. 10…Kb6 11.Rb5+ Ka6–+
9.Rg3? Re2 10.Rg2 Re1+ (10…Re5) 11.Kxc2 Ne3+ 12.Kd2 Nxg2–+

9…Re2
9…Nd6 10.Rc3+=

10.Rh2 Rxh2= stalemate