Nº5 S. Hornecker & M. Minski (Germany)

Draw

Siegfried Hornecker & Martin Minski (Germany)

wKg8,Ba6,Ra8,Pa7,f5/bKd7,Nc7,Rb6,d5

1.Bc8+ Ke7
1…Kd6 2.Rb8 Rdb5 3.Rxb6+ (3.a8Q? Nxa8 4.Rxa8 Rb8–+) 3…Rxb6 4.f6=

2.Rb8 Rdb5
2…Rd8+ 3.Kh7!
3.Kg7? Ne8+! 4.Kh7 Nf6+ 5.Kg7 Rg8+ 6.Kh6 Nd7+ 7.Kh7 Kf7! 8.Rxb6 (8.Bxd7 Rg7+ 9.Kh8 Rh6#) 8…Rg7+ 9.Kh6 Nxb6 10.Bb7 Kf6 11.a8Q Nxa8 12.Bxa8 Rg8–+
3…Rf6 4.Bb7
4.a8Q? Nxa8 5.Rxa8 Ke8!! 6.Kg7 Rf7+ 7.Kg6 Rc7–+
4…Rd3 5.a8Q Nxa8 6.Bxa8=

3.a8Q
3.Rxb6? Rxb6 4.Kg7 Na8!–+

3…Nxa8 4.Rxa8 Rb8! 5.f6+!
5.Ra7+? Kd6! 6.Rd7+ Kc6 7.Rd8 Kc7–+

5…Kxf6 6.Ra6+ R5b6 7.Kh7!!
Thematic try: 7.Rxb6+? Rxb6 8.Kh7 Rb4!! (8…Rb2? 9.Ba6! position X with bRb2 9…Kf7 10.Bc4+!=) 9.Ba6 position X with bRb4 9…Kf7! (10…Rh4#) 10.Kh6 (10.Bc4+ Rxc4–+) 10…Rb6–+

7…Rxa6 8.Bxa6 position X with bRb8, draw