Nº14 Marco Campioli (Italy)

Draw

Section B.2.

Marco Campioli (Italy)

wKb1,Qh8/bKg4,Bf8,g8,Re8,Pb2,c2

1.Kxc2!
1.Kxb2? c1Q+ 2.Kxc1 Ba3+! 3.Kd2 (3.Kc2/Kd1 Bb3–+; 3.Kb1 Ba2–+) 3…Rd8+! 4.Kc3 (4.Ke1 Bb4+ 5.Kf2 Bc5–+; 4.Ke3 Bc5–+) 4…Rc8+ 5.Kd2 (5.Kd4 Bb2+ 6.Ke3 Rc3+ 7.Kd2/Kd4 Rc2–+) 5…Bb4+ 6.Ke3 Re8+ 7.Kf2 (7.Kd4 Rd8+ 8.Ke3 Bc5+ 9.Ke2 (9.Ke4 Bd5–+) 9…Bc4–+) 7…Bc5+ 8.Kf1 (8.Kg2 Bd5–+) 8…Bc4–+

1…b1Q+!
1…Bb3+! 2.Kb1!= (2.Kxb2? Ba3-+
1…Ba3! 2.Qd4+! Kh5 3.Qd1+ Kh6 4.Qd2+= perpetual check

2.Kxb1 Rb8+ 3.Ka1!
3.Kc1? Ba3+ 4.Kd2 Rd8+ 5.Kc3 Rc8+ 6.Kd2 (6.Kd4 Bb2+-+) 6…Bb4+ 7.Ke3 Re8+ 8.Kd4 Rd8+ 9.Ke5 Bc3-+

3…Ra8+ 4.Kb1!
4.Kb2? Ba3+ 5.Ka1 (5.Kc3 Rc8-+, see the play in the variation after 3.Kc1?) 5…Bc1+ 6.Kb1 Ba2–+

4…Ba2+! 5.Kc2 Rc8+ 6.Kd3!
6.Kd1? Bb3+ 7.Ke2 Bc4+ 8.Kd1 Rd8+ 9.Kc2 Bd3+ 10.Kb3 Rb8+ 11.Ka2 (11.Ka4 Bc2+ 12.Ka5 Bb4-+) 11…Bc4+ 12.Ka1 Ra8+ 13.Kb1 Bd3+ 14.Kc1/Kb2 Ba3–+

6…Bc4+!
6…Bb1+ 7.Ke2 Re8+ 8.Kf1 Bd3+ 9.Kg2=, see the main line after 13.Kg2

7.Kc2!
7.Ke4? Re8+ 8.Kd4 Bc5–+

7…Bf7+ 8.Kd3!
8.Kb1? Rb8+ 9.Kc2 Bg6+ 10.Kd1 Rd8+ 11.Ke2 Bd3+ 12.Kd1 Be4+ 13.Ke2 Bf3+ 14.Kf1 Rd1+ 15.Kf2 Bc5–+

8…Rd8+ 9.Kc2
9.Ke4? Bg6+ 10.Ke3 (10.Ke5 Bd6–+) 10…Bc5–+

9…Rc8+ 10.Kd3 Bg6+! 11.Ke2 Re8+ 12.Kf1
12.Kd1? Rd8-+, see the play in the variation after 8.Kb1?

12…Bd3+ 13.Kg2 Re2+ 14.Kh1!
14.Kf1? Rh2–+

14…Re1+ 15.Kg2 Re2+ 16.Kh1 Be4+ 17.Kg1 Bc5+
17…Re1+ 18.Kf2=
17…Rg2+ 18.Kf1=

18.Kf1 Rf2+
18…Bd3 19.Qh5+ Kxh5= stalemate

19.Ke1!=
[19.Kg1? Rf8–+].