Nº 23 Vladimir Samilo (Ukraine)

Draw

Vladimir Samilo (Ukraine)

wKg4,Nb8,Rh1,Pa6,d6,h3/bKe2,Ba4,Ra3,Pa2,c7,e7,h7

1.Rh2+!
Try: 1.dxc7? Bd1! 2.Rxd1 Kxd1 3.c8Q a1Q 4.Qd7+ Ke2! 5.Qe6+ Re3 6.Qc4+ Ke1 7.Qb4+ Kd1! 8.Qf4 Qg7+ 9.Kh4 Qc3 10.Qf1+ Kc2 11.Qf5+ Kb2 12.Nd7 (12.Qb5+ Ka3!-/+) 12… Qc4+ 13.Kh5 Qe2+ 14.Kh6 Qxa6+ 15.Kxh7 Qd3 –/+

1…Ke1!
1…Kf1 2.Rxa2 Rxa2 3.dxc7 Bd1+ 4.Kf4 (g3) =;
1…Ke3 2.Rxa2 Rxa2 3.dxc7= see solution

2.Rh1+!!
Thematic try: 2.Rxa2? (2.dxc7? Bd1+ -/+) 2…Rxa2 3.dxc7 Bd1+! 4.Kf4 Ra4+! 5.Kg3 Ra3+ 6.Kf4 Rf3+! 7.Ke5 Rc3 8.a7 Bf3 9.Nc6 Rxc6 10.a8Q Rc5+ 11.Kd4 Bxa8 12.Kxc5 Bb7–/+

2…Kd2 3.Rh2+ Ke3!
3…Ke1 4.Rh1+ positional draw

4.Rxa2! Rxa2 5.dxc7 Bd1+!
5…Rc2 6.a7! (not 6…Bd1+?)

6.Kg3!!
try: 6.Kf5? Rc2 7.a7 Bf3 –/+

6…Rc2 7.a7 Bf3 8.Nc6! – Novotny 8…Rxc6
8…Bxc6 9.c8Q +/-

9.a8Q!
9.a8R? Rg6+ 10.Kh4 Bb7! (10…Rh6+? 11.Kg3 Bb7 12.Rb8! Ba6 12.Ra8! Bb7 13.Rb8=pos. draw) 11.c8Q Bxc8 12.Rxc8 e5 –/+

9…Rg6+ 10.Kh4 Rh6+ 11.Kg3!
11.Kg5? Rh5#

11…Rg6+
11…Bxa8 12.c8Q Rg6+ 13.Kh4! =(13.Kh2? Rg2+ 14.Kh1 Rg8+! –/+)

12.Kh4= positional draw