Nº8 D. Keith & M. Minski (France –Germany)

Win

Daniel Keith & Martin Minski (France –Germany)

wKa5,Bc6,Rh2,Pa6/bKc8,Bg4,Re1,Pd6,h3

1.Rh1!
thematic try: 1.a7? Ra1+ 2.Kb6 Rb1+ 3.Bb5 Rxb5+! 4.Kxb5 Kb7 5.a8Q+ (5.Ra2 Bd7+! 6.Kb4 (6.Ka5 Kxa7=) 6…Ka8=) 5…Kxa8 6.Kb6 Kb8 position X with wRh2 7.Rf2 Kc8! 8.Rf8+ Kd7=

1…Re2
1…Re3 2.a7 Ra3+ 3.Kb6 Rb3+ 4.Bb5 Rxb5+ 5.Kxb5+- see mainline
1…Re5+ 2.Kb6+-

2.a7
try: 2.Bd5? Be6! (thematic try: 2…Rd2? 3.a7! Rxd5+ 4.Kb6 Rb5+! 5.Kxb5 Kb7 6.a8Q+! Kxa8 7.Kb6 Kb8 position X with wRh1 8.Rg1!+- see mainline) 3.Rc1+ Kb8! (3…Kd7? 4.Bc6+ Kd8 5.Ra1 Bd7 6.Bxd7 Kxd7 7.a7+-) 4.Rb1+ Kc7 (4…Kc8? 5.Bxe6+ Rxe6 6.a7+-) 5.Rb7+ Kc8 6.a7 Ra2+! 7.Bxa2 Kxb7=

2…Ra2+ 3.Kb6 Rb2+ 4.Bb5 Rxb5+ 5.Kxb5 Kb7 6.a8Q+!/B+!.Kxa8 7.Kb6
7.Rg1? h2!=

7…Kb8 position X with wRh1 8.Rg1!
8.Rf1? Kc8! 9.Rf8+ Kd7=

8…Be6
8…h2 9.Rxg4 h1Q 10.Rg8#

9.Re1
9.Rf1? Kc8! 10.Rf8+ Kd7=

9…Bd7 10.Rf1 Kc8
10…h2 11.Rf8+ Bc8 12.Rh8+-

11.Rf8+ Be8 12.Rxe8+-