Nº 9 Martin Minski & Steffen S. Nielsen

Win

Martin Minski & Steffen Slumstrup Nielsen (Germany-Denmark)
Dedicated to Renan Araujo

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1.Qe1!
1.Bxa3? Qxe5+=

1…a2
1…cxb4 2.g7 Bxg7 3.Qc1+ Kb5 4.Qc6+ Ka5 5.Be8 Qxe5+ 6.Kb7+-

2.g7!
2.Kxb6? Bg7!–+

2…Bxg7 3.Kxb6 (4.Bf7+) 3…Qf4
3…Qxe5 4.Bf7+ Kd3 5.Qd2+ Ke4 6.Qg2+ Kd3 7.Qf3+ Qe3 8.Qf1+ Kc2 9.Bxc5+-
3…Qb2 4.Bf7+ Kd3 5.Qg3+-

4.Ba3!
4.Bxc5? Qh6+ 5.Kb7 Kxc5 6.Qa5+ Kc4= e.g. 7.e6 Bf8 8.Qxa2+ Kd3 9.Qb1+ Kd2 10.Qb2+ Ke1 11.Qxd4 Qxe6 draw after Lomonosov

4…Kd5
4…Qh6+ 5.Ka5+-
4…d3 5.Qa1!+-

5.Bxc5 Bxe5
5…Qh6+ 6.Bd6+-

6.Be8! d3
6…Ke6 7.Qe2! a1Q 8.Qc4+ Kf6 9.Qf7+ Kg5 10.Qh5+ Kf6 11.Qg6#

7.Qe4+!!
7.Qh1+? Kc4=
7.Bc6+? Ke6=

7…Kxe4 8.Bc6# model mate with 3 self-blocks
7…Qxe4 8.Bf7# model mate with 2 self-blocks