Nº31 Jarl Henning Ulrichsen

Draw

Jarl Henning Ulrichsen (Norway)

wKe8,Pb4,h4/bKe2,Re1

Symmetrical position and assymmetrical solution. Underpromotion in the solution and in the try with only five men.

1.h5!
1.b5? Rb1 2.Kf7 Rxb5 3.Kg6 Kf3 4.h5 Kg4 5.h6 Rb6+ 6.Kg7 Kg5 7.h7 Rb7+ 8.Kg8 Kg6 and now 9.h8N+–+ loses.

1…Rh1
1…Kf3+ 2.Kf7= draws.
1…Ke3 2.Kf7= draws.
1…Kd3+ 2.Kf7= draws.

2.Kd7 Rxh5
2…Rb1 3.Ke6 Rxb4 4.Kf6= draws.

3.Kc6 Kd3 4.b5 Kc4 5.b6 Rh6+ 6.Kc7 Kc5 7.b7 Rh7+ 8.Kc8 Kc6 And now 9.b8N+= draws.