Nº 25 Yuri Bazlov

Draw

Yuri Bazlov (Russia)

wKh1,Qb7,Nb2,e2,Pc6/bKf3,Qe5,Bg3,h5,Rg4

1.Ng1+!
1.c7+? Qe4! (1…Kxe2 2.Qa6+ Kf3 3.Qd3+ Kf4 4.Qd2+ =) 2.Ng1+ Kf2 3.Qxe4 Rxe4 4.c8Q 4…Rh4+ 5.Kh3+ Rxh3 6.Qxh3 Bf3+ 7.Qg2 Bxg2#

1…Kf2!
1…Кe3?? 2.Qb3+!

2.Nd1+!
2.Nd3+? Kf1 3.Qb1+ Be1-+
2.Qb6+? Rd4! 3.Nd3+ Kf1-+

2…Ke1!
2..Kf1 3.Qa6=

3.Nf3+ Kf1! 4.c7!
4.Qa6+? Qe2 5.Ne3+ Kf2-+

4…Qe2!
4…Qxc7-5.Qd5!=
4…Bf7 5.Nh2+ Ke1 6.Nf3+ Kf1 7.Nh2+ Bxh2 8.Qf3+! Ke1 9.Qf2+! 9…Kxd1 10.Qf1+! Kd2 11.Qf2+! Kd3 12.Qf3+! Kd4 13.Qf2+!= draw. Or 13…Kd5 14.Qxf7+ Kd6 15.Qd7+ Kxd7 16.c8Q Kxc8= stalemate.

5.Ne3+! Qxe3 6.Qb1+ Ke2! 7.Ng1+! Qxg1! 8.Qxg1! Bf2! 9.Qg3!!

9.Qd1+?! Kxd110.c8Q Rg1+! 11.Kh2 Bf3! 12.Qd7+ Kc1! 13.Qc7+ Kb1! 14.Qb8+Ka2! Or 14.Qh7+ Ka1(Kb2) 15.Qh8+ Ka2!-+
or 9.Qh2?! Rg5! 10.Qxf2 (10.Qg2 Bf3! 11.Qxf3 Kxf3 12.c8Q Rh5+; 11.c8Q Rh5+) 10… Kxf2 11.c8Q Bg4! (11…Bf3+ 12.Kh2 Rh5+ 13.Qh3! =) 12.Qc2+ 12…Be2! 13.Qh7 Bf3+! 14.Kh2 Rg2+ 15.Kh3 Bg4+ 16.Kh4 Rh2+ and 17…Rxh7. Or 12.Qe8 12…Rg7! But not 12…Bf3+? 13.Kh2 Rg1 (13…Rg2+14.Kh3 Rg1 15.Kh4! – 15.Qe5? Rh1+! 16.Qh2+ Bg2+ win – 15…Rg4+ 16.Kh3! Rg1 17.Kh4! positional draw ) 14.Qe3+! Kxe3 15.Kxg1 draw. 13.Qh8 (13.Qe4 Bf3) 13…Bf3+ 14.Kh2 Rg2+ 15.Kh3 Bg4+ 16.Kh4 Rh2+ and 17…Rxh8-+.

9…Rxg3 10.c8Q Bf3+ 11.Kh2 Rg2+ 12.Kh3! Rg3+ 13.Kh2! positional draw.