Nº 9 Peter S. Krug (Austria)

Draw

Peter S. Krug (Austria)

wKf4,Qh3,Ng5,Be1/bKh5,Qa8,Bg8,Rc5,Pf7,h4

Thematica: elimination of the threat of domination of Rook and pawn against Bishop

1.Qg4+!
Trials:
a) 1.Ne4? Qb8+! 2.Kf3 Qb3+!–+
b) 1.Qxh4+? Kg6 2.Ne4 Rf5+ 3.Ke3 Qa3+ 4.Bc3 f6 5.Kd3 (5.Qg3+ Rg5–+) 5…Qa6+ 6.Ke3 Qa7+ 7.Kd2 (7.Bd4 Qa3+–+) 7…Qa2+ 8.Ke3 Qg2–+

1…Kh6 2.Ne4 Qxe4+ 3.Kxe4 f5+ 4.Qxf5 Bh7 5.Qxh7+ Kxh7 6.Kf3!
6.Bxh4? Rc4–+ or 6.Kf4? Rh5–+

6…Rc4
6…h3 7.Kg3 Re5 8.Bb4! (8.Bd2 /f2? 8…Re2–+) 8…Rh5 9.Kh2=
6…Rh5 7.Kg2=

7.Kg2!
Try Thematic: 7.Ba5? Kg6 8.Kg2 Kg5! 9.Kh3 Kh5–+ zz

7…Kg6
7…Rc2+ 8.Kh3=

8.Kh3 Kg5 9.Bd2+!
9.Bf2? Rc3+! 10.Kh2 Kg4! 11.Bd4 Rc2+! 12.Kh1 Kh3–+

9…Kg6 10.Be1 Kh5 11.Ba5!= zz