Nº 20 I. Aliev & V. Kovalenko (Azerbaijan -Russia)

Draw

Ilham Aliev & Vitaly Kovalenko (Azerbaijan -Russia)

wKh4,Ba4,Rc6,h6,Pb3,b4,b5,e3,g5,h3/bKg7,Qf8,Ba7,Pb6,e4,g2,h5

1.Rhg6+!
Try 1.Rcg6+? Kf7 2.Rf6+ Kg8 3.Rhg6+ Qg7! 4.Rxg7+ Kxg7–+
1.Rc7+? Qf7 2.Rxf7+ (2.Rh7+ Kxh7 3.Rxf7+ Kg6 (or 3…Kg8 4.Rxa7 g1Q 5.Kxh5 Qxe3 6.Kg6 Kf8–+) 4.Rb7 Kf5 5.Rxa7 g1Q 6.Rf7+ Ke6 7.Rf6+ Ke5 8.Rxb6 Qxe3–+) 2…Kxf7 3.Rh7+ Ke6 4.Rxa7 g1Q–+

1…Kh8
1…Kh7 2.Rh6+ perpetual check

2.Rh6+ Qxh6! 3.gxh6
3.Rxh6+? Kg7–+

3…g1Q 4.Rc8+ Kh7 5.Rc7+ Kxh6
5…Kh8 6.Rc8+ perpetual check

6.Rc6 Qg6
Main 6…Kh7 7.Rh6+! Kg7 (7…Kxh6 stalemate) 8.Rg6+! Qxg6 stalemate (8…Kxg6 stalemate)

7.Rd6! Kg7
7…Qxd6 stalemate

8.Rd7+ Kf6 9.Rd6+ Kf5 10.Rd5+ Ke6 11.Rd6+
11.Re5+? Kf7!–+

11…Kf7
11…Kxd6 stalemate

12.Rd7+ Kf6 13.Rd6+ Kg7 14.Rd7+ Kh6 15.Rd6! Bb8
15…Qxd6 stalemate

16.Rxg6+ Kxg6 stalemate