Nº9 Peter Krug & Mario García

Win

Section A.

Peter Krug & Mario García (Austria-Argentina)

wKg4,Nh3,Bc2,Rg3,h1/bKh8,Ne6,g8,Rf7,f8,Pa2

1.Ng5+!
Try: 1.Nf4+? Nh6+ 2.Rxh6+ Kg8 3.Nxe6 a1Q 4.Kh4+ Rg7=

1…Nh6+ 2.Rxh6+ Kg8 3.Rg6+
3.Nxe6? a1Q 4.Kh5+ Rg7!=

3…Rg7 4.Rxe6!
4.Rxg7+? Kxg7 5.Nxe6+ Kf6! 6.Nxf8 a1Q=

4…a1Q 5.Bb3 Rxg5+
main 5…Rf4+ 6.Kxf4 Kf8 7.Rge3! Qd4+ (7…Rxg5 8.Kxg5 Qg1+ 9.Kf4+-) 8.Kf5 Qc5+ 9.R6e5! (9.R3e5? Qf2+=) 9…Rxg5+ 10.Kxg5 Qe7+ 11.Kg4+- (11.Rxe7!?= stalemate) ; 5…Qb1 6.Re1+ Qxb3 7.Rxb3+-

6.Kxg5 Qg7+
6…Qc1+ 7.Kg6! Qb1+ 8.Re4+ Kh8 9.Rh3#

7.Rg6+ Kh8
7…Kh7 8.Rh3++-

8.Rh3+!
8.Rxg7? Kxg7 =

8…Qh7 9.Rxh7+ Kxh7 10.Rc6!! it is important to control the square c2
10.Ra6? Rf2! 11.Ra7+ Kh8 12.Be6 Rg2+! 13.Kf6 Rg6+ 14.Kxg6= stalemate

10…Rf2
10…Rb8 11.Rc7+ Kh8 12.Be6+-

11.Rc7+ Kh8 12.Bc2! against stalemate
12.Be6? Rg2+ 13.Kf6 Rg6+!=

12…Rd2
or 12…Rg2+ 13.Kf6 Rg7 playing for stalemate (13…Rf2+ 14.Bf5+-) 14.Rc8+ win (14.Rxg7 $11 stalemate) 14…Rg8 e.g. 15.Rc6 Rf8+ 16.Kg6 Rg8+ 17.Kh6 +-

13.Bf5 ! to protect the white king from further check
13.Bg6? .Kg8! 14.Kf6 Rd6+ =

13…Rg2+
13…Rd6 14.Re7! Kg8 15.Be6+ Kf8 16.Kf6 Rd2 17.Rh7 Rf2+ (17…Ke8 18.Rh8#) 18.Bf5+-

14.Kf6 Rg7 15.Rc8+ win
15.Rxg7 stalemate
try 15.Rc4? Rf7+ ! 16.Kg6 (16.Kxf7stalemate)Rg7+ 17.Kh6 Rh7+ 18.Bxh7 stalemate

Elimination of the stalemate threat in black’s counterplay