Nº 23 David Gurgenidze & Martin Minski

Win

David Gurgenidze & Martin Minski (Georgia-Germany)

wKh6,Qg7,Pb7,d7,g3/bKh1,Qd5,Nc6

1.Qa1+!
thematic try: 1.Qh8? Qxd7= position X with bKh1;
1.g4? Nb8 2.d8Q (2.g5 Nxd7=) 2…Qxd8=

1…Kg2 2.Qb2+ Kh3 3.Qh8! Qxd7 position X with bKh3
3…Qd6+ 4.Kg5+ Kg2 5.b8Q Nxb8 6.d8Q+-

4.Qc8! pin 4…Nb8! 5.Kh5!
5.Qxb8? Qe6+ /Qc6+/Kg2=

5…Kxg3
5…Kg2 6.Qxd7 Nxd7 7.g4 /Kg4+-

6.Qxb8+ Kg2 7.Qg8+ Kh1! switchback to the corner 8.b8R!+-

[8.b8Q? Qf5+ /Qh3+ 9.Qg5 Qf7+ 10.Qg6 Qf3+ 11.Qg4 Qf7+ 12.Qg6 Qf3+ 13.Kh6 Qf4+ 14.Qxf4 stalemate]