Nº27 Poul Rewitz

Draw

Poul Rewitz (Denmark)

wKf8,Bc3,Pa7,c2/bKb7,Na6,Pc4,c5,d5

1.Ke7
1.Kf7? Nb4 (or 1…Kxa7–+ ) 2.Ke6 Kxa7–+

1…d4
1…Kxa7 2.Kd6 d4 (2…Kb6 3.Kxd5 Kb5 4.Ke4 Nb4 5.Ke3 Nxc2+ 6.Kd2 Nd4 7.Kc1! Ka4 8.Kb2=) 3.Kd5! Kb6 (3…dxc3 4.Kc6 – mainline) 4.Bxd4 Kb5 (4…cxd4 5.Kxc4=) 5.Be3 (/Bf2/Bg1) 5…Nb4+ 6.Kd6 Nxc2 7.Bxc5=

2.Ke6!!
Try 2.Kd6? dxc3 (2…Kxa7? transpose to 1…Kxa7 2.Kd6 d4) 3.Kd5 Kb6!! 4.a8N+ (4.Kd6 Nc7 5.Kd7 Kb7 6.Kd6 Nb5+ 7.Kxc5 Na3 8.Kd4 Nb1! 9.Kxc4 e.g. 9…Kxa7 10.Kb3 Kb6 11.Ka2 Nd2–+) 4…Kb7 5.Kd6 Kxa8 6.Kc6 Ka7 mZZ 7.Kb5 Kb7–+
2.Be1? Kxa7 3.Kd6 Kb6–+
2.Bd2? Kxa7 3.Kd6 Kb6–+
2.Kd7? Kxa7–+ (2…dxc3? 3.Kd6 – mainline)

2…dxc3
2…Kxa7 3.Kd5! transpose to 1…Kxa7 2.Kd6 d4 3.Kd5=
2…Nb4 3.Kd6= (or 3.a8Q+ Kxa8 4.Kd6=)

3.Kd6!
3.Kd5? transpose to 2.Kd6 dxc3 3. Kd5

3…Ka8
3…Kxa7 4.Kc6 – mainline

4.Kd5!
4.Kc6? Kxa7 mZZ 5.Kb5 Kb7–+

4…Kxa7 5.Kc6! mZZ 5…Kb8
5…Nb4+ 6.Kxc5=

6.Kb6 Nb4
6…Kc8 7.Kxa6 Kc7 8.Kb5 Kd6 9.Kxc4=

7.Kxc5 Nxc2 8.Kxc4 Nd4 9.Kxc3=