Nº23 David Gurgenidze & Vladislav Tarasiuk

Draw

David Gurgenidze & Vladislav Tarasiuk (Georgia -Ukraine)

wKa5,Na6,Rg5,Pf5/bKh3,Rc8,Pa3,a4,c6,g4

1.Rh5+!
1.Nb4? Ra8+ 2.Kb6 g3–+

1…Kg2 2.Rh4 Rg8!
2…Kf3 3.Rh2 g3 (3…Rf8 4.Ra2 Rxf5+ 5.Kxa4 g3 6.Rxa3+=) 4.Ra2 g2 5.Rxa3+ Kf2 6.Ra2+ Kg3 7.Rxg2+ Kxg2 8.Kxa4=

3.Nb4 Ra8+ 4.Kb6
4.Na6? Kf3 5.f6 a2 6.Rh1 g3–+

4…Rb8+ 5.Ka5!
Try: 5.Kc5? Rb5+! 6.Kc4 g3 7.Rf4 Rxb4+! 8.Kxb4 a2–+

5…Rb5+!! Black’s counterplay with the elimination of the his a4-pawn.
5…Rxb4 6.Kxb4 a2 7.Rxg4+ Kf2 8.Rf4+ Ke2 9.Re4+ Kd2 10.Rd4+ Kc2 11.Rc4+ Kb2 12.Rh4 c5+! 13.Kc4! a1Q 14.Rh2+ Ka3 15.Rh3+ draw. Position X with bPa4 – no moves. 15…Ka4.

6.Kxa4 Rxb4+ 7.Kxb4 a2 8.Rxg4+ Kf2 9.Rf4+ Ke2 10.Re4+ Kd2 11.Rd4+ Kc2 12.Rc4+ Kb2 13.Rf4!! White changes the game plan.
Thematic try: 13.Rh4? c5+! 14.Kc4 a1Q 15.Rh2+ Ka3 16.Rh3+ Position X without bPa4. 16…Ka4!–+

13…c5+! 14.Kb5!!
Try: 14.Kc4? a1Q 15.Rf2+ Ka3 16.Rf3+ Ka4–+
14.Kxc5? a1Q 15.f6 Qc1–+

14…a1Q 15.f6 Qa7 16.Rf2+!
16.f7? Qb8+–+

16…Kc3 17.f7 Qb8+ 18.Kxc5 Qa7+ 19.Kd6 Qxf2 20.Ke7 draw.