Nº14 David Gurgenidze

Win

David Gurgenidze (Georgia)

wKh7,Re1,Pa5,a6,c3,h5/bKa4,Nb5,Rh4,Pf4

1.Ra1+
1.Kg6? Kxa5 2.Ra1+ Kb6 3.Ra4 Rh3=

1…Kb3
1…Na3 2.h6 Rh5 3.Rf1 Re5 4.Rxf4+-

2.Rb1+ Ka4
2…Kc4 3.Rb4+ Kc5 4.h6 Na7 5.Kg6 Nc6 6.Kg5 Rh3 7.Rxf4+- and win

3.Rb4+!
Thematic Try: 3.Rxb5? Kxb5 4.a7 Rxh5+ 5.Kg7 Rg5+ 6.Kf7 Rf5+ 7.Ke7 Re5+ 8.Kd7 Rd5+ 9.Kc7 Rc5+ 10.Kb7 Rh5 11.c4+ Kc5 12.a8Q Rh7+ 13.Ka6 Rh6+=

3…Kxa5 4.Rxb5+ Kxb5
4…Kxa6 5.Rf5+- and win

5.a7 Rxh5+ 6.Kg7 Rg5+ 7.Kf7 Rf5+ 8.Ke7 Re5+ 9.Kd7 Rd5+ 10.Kc7 Rc5+ 11.Kb7 Rh5 12.c4+ Kc5 13.a8Q Rh7+ 14.Ka6 Rh6+ position X without wPa5 15.Ka5+-