Nº16 Beat Neuenschwander

Win

Beat Neuenschwander (Switzerland)

wKe1,Nf3,Rh1,Pd5,g4/bKa8,Na2,g8,Pc3,e7,f6,h6

1.d6!
1.Kd1? Nb4 2.Rh5 Kb7=
1.Nd4? Nb4 2.Rh5 Kb7=

1…exd6
1…Kb7 leads to a technically lost endgame, e.g. 2.Nd4 exd6 3.Ke2 c2 (3…Ne7 4.Nc2+-) 4.Nxc2 Nc3+ 5.Kd3 Nd5 6.Ne3+-

2.Rh2 Nb4
2…Nc1 3.Kd1 Nd3 4.Re2+- as main line

3.Re2 Nd3+ 4.Kd1 Ne5 5.Nxe5 dxe5
5…fxe5 6.Rf2 Kb7 7.Rf8 Ne7 8.Rf7+-

6.g5!! Kb7
6…fxg5 7.Rf2©; 6…hxg5 7.Rh2+-

7.g6!+- and wins, e.g. 7…Kc6 8.Ra2 Kd5 9.Ra8 Ne7 10.g7+-