Nº25 Vasily Murashov

Draw

Section B.2
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Vasily Murashov (Russia)

wKg8,Qd7/bKf6,Nf5,Bb6,Re6

1.Qf7+! Ke5 2.Qd7
2.Qh5??–+ Re7 /Bd4–+

2…Rg6+
2…Rd6 3.Qe8+ Kf6 4.Kh7! (4.Qf7+? Kg5 5.Qa2 Rd7! 6.Qe6 Rg7+ 7.Kf8 (7.Kh8 Rg6–+) 7…Bc5+–+) 4…Be3 (4…Bd4 5.Qd8+! see solution) 5.Qc8! Re6 6.Qf8+ Kg5 7.Qg8+ Kf6 8.Qf8+= positional draw

3.Kh7! Rd6 4.Qb5+
4.Qe8+? Kf4 5.Qf7 Bd4–+

4…Kf6
4…Kf4 5.Qc4+ Bd4 6.Qf1+ Kg5 7.Qg2+ Kf6 8.Qb7 Re6 9.Qf7+! Ke5 (9…Kxf7= stalemate) 10.Qc7+ Ke4 11.Qc1 Re7+ 12.Kg6 Nh4+ 13.Kh5= positional draw

5.Qe8! Bd4 6.Qd8+!
6.Qf7+!? Ke5–+

6…Ke5
6…Rxd8= stalemate

7.Qa5+ Ke6
7…Kf4 8.Qd2+! Be3 9.Qa2! pos. X (9.Qh2+? Kg5 10.Qg2+ Kf6 11.Qg6+ Ke5 12.Qe8+ Kf4 13.Qb8 Bc5–+) 9…Rh6+ 10.Kg8 Rf6 11.Kh7! Rd6 12.Qc4+ Kg5 13.Qg8+= positional draw

8.Qa8 Ke5 9.Qa5+ Kf6
9…Rd5 10.Qc7+ Kf6 11.Qf7+ Kxf7 stalemate

10.Qd8+ Ke6 11.Qa8 Ke5
11…Rd7+ 12.Kg6=; 11…Ne7 12.Qe4+! Kd7 13.Qb7+=

12.Qa5+ Kf6 13.Qd8+ Ke5 14.Qa5+ Kf6
14…Kf4 15.Qd2+ Be3 16.Qa2= similar pos. X

15.Qd8+ Rxd8= stalemate