Nº 24 Marc Gelly

Draw

Marc Gelly (France)

wKe8,Pc4,d6,f6,g5,h6,h7/bKh4,Nh8,Bc2,Pc5,d7,f7

1.g6!!
1.Kxd7? Ba4+ 2.Ke7 Kxg5 3.Kf8 Kxh6 4.Kg8 Ng6 5.d7 Bxd7 6.Kxf7 Bg4 (6…Kxh7?= stalemate) 7.Kg8 Be6+ 8.f7 Bxf7+ 9.Kxf7 Kxh7–+
1.Kf8? Kxg5 2.Kg7 Ng6 3.Kxf7 Bb3 4.Ke8 Kxf6–+

1…Bxg6
1…Nxg6?? 2.Kxf7+-

2.Kf8!
Logical Try : 2.Kxd7? Bxh7 3.Ke7 Bf5 4.Kf8 Kg5 5.Kg7 Be6 6.h7 Ng6 7.d7 Bxd7 8.Kxf7 Kh6 9.h8Q+ Nxh8+ 10.Ke7 Bf5–+

2…Bxh7
2…Bd3 3.Kg7 Ng6 4.h8Q Nxh8 5.Kxh8 Kg5 6.Kg7= similar to solution

3.Kg7 Bg6 4.Kxh8 Kg5 5.Kg7 Kf5 6.h7 Bxh7 7.Kxf7!
7.Kxh7? Kxf6–+

7…Bg8+!
7…Ke5?? 8.Ke7! Bg8 9.Kxd7+-

8.Ke7!!
Thematic Try : 8.Kxg8? Kxf6 9.Kf8 Ke6 10.Kg7 Kxd6 11.Kf6 Kc7! 12.Ke5 Kc6! 13.Ke4 Kd6 14.Kf5 Ke7 15.Ke5 d6+! 16.Kf5 Kf7 17.Kf4 Kf6 18.Ke4 Ke6 19.Kd3 Kf5! 20.Ke3 Ke5 21.Kd3 Kf4 22.Kd2 Ke4 23.Kc3 Ke3 24.Kc2 Kd4 25.Kb3 Kd3–+

8…Bxc4 9.Kxd7 Kxf6 10.Kc6=