Nº29 Álexey Gasparyan

Win

Section B.1.

Álexey Gasparyan (Armenia)

wKf8,Nh2,Ba7,Re8,h1,Pa6,c2,h3/bKd6,Qa2,Bh7,Rb6,Pb7,f6

1. Rd1+! Kc6!
1.c4?! Qxa6 =

1…Kc7? Bb8+! (2.Re7+?Kc6 3.Rxh7 Rxa6 4.Bb8 Ra8! = ) 2…Kc6 3.a7! Ra6 (3…Kb5? 4.Rb1+ Qxb1 5.a8Q etc. +-) 4.Kg7! Bf5 5.Nf3! Bxh3 6.Sd4+ Kb6 7.Nb3 +-, for example 7…Bg2 8.Rd4 Kb5 9.Rd2 Rxa7 (thr. 10.c4+! –battery kick) +
1…Kc5 2.Rd7! Qxa6 3.Rc8+ Kb4 (or 3…Kb5 4.Bxb6! Be4 5.Bf2 Qe6 6.Rc5 Ka6 7.Rd1 b6 8.Rc7 +-) 4.Rd4+ Ka5 5.Rc3! Rd6 6.Ra3 Kb5 7.c4+ (or 7.Rxa6+-) Kb4 8.Rxa6 Rxa6 9.c5+ Kc3 10.Rh4 Rxa7 11.Rxh7+-.

2.Rc8+!
2.Bxb6?! ba (or 2…Kxb6 3.Rd6+ Ka7 4.Rde6 Qa3+ 5.Kg7 Qxh3 draws) 3.Ng4 Kxb6=

2…Kb5! 3.c4+!!
3.Bxb6?! Qg8+ 4.Ke7 Qx8=;

3…Kxa6
3..Ka4 4.Bx6! ba 5.Ng4 etc +-
3…Ka5!? 4.Rd5+ Kb4 5.Bxb6 ba 6.Bc5+ Ka4 7.Rd2! Qxd2 8.Be3+ battery kick +-

4.Ra1!!(4.Ra8??)Qxa1 5.Ra8! Qa3+ 6.Kf7! Bg6+!
6…Bg8+ 7.Kxg8 Qg3+ 8.Ng4! Ka5 9.Bb8+ – battery kick! +-
6…Ka5 7.Bxb6+battery kick!-

7.Kg8! Bh7+ 8.Kh8!!Qf8+!?– battery destruction9.Rxf8 Kxa7 10.Kxh7! Rb3! 11.h4!
11.Kg6?! Rxh3 12.Nf1 b5 =

11…Rh3 12.Nf3! Rxf3 13.h5 (or 13.Kg6 – dual) 13…f5! 14.Kg6 Rg3+! 15.Kh6! f4!? 16.Rxf4 wins
(or 15…Rg4 16.Rxf5+-)