Nº2 Poul Rewitz

Section A

Draw

Poul Rewitz (Denmark)

wKf8,Ba7,b3,Ra3,Pf5/bKd8,Qb2,Nd4,Ph7

1.Bb6+ Kc8
1…Kd7 2.Ra7+=

2.Ra8+
2.Bc5? Nxb3–+

2…Kb7 3.Bd5+
3.Bxd4? Qxd4–+

3…Nc6
3…Kxb6? 4.Rb8++-

4.Bxc6+
4.Bd8? Qh8+! (4…Kxa8? 5.Bxc6+=; 4…Qd4? 5.Bxc6+ Kxc6 6.f6=; 4…Qb4+ 5.Kf7 Qd6 6.Bxc6+ Qxc6 7.Ra5 Qd7+ 8.Be7=) 5.Kf7 Kxa8–+ e.g. 6.Bxc6+ Ka7 7.Be8 Qd4-+

4…Kxc6
4…Kxb6? 5.Rb8++-

5.Bd8
5.Re8? Qf6+–+

5…Qh8+
5…Qe5 6.f6=; 5…Qd4 6.f6= e.g.: 6…Kb7 7.f7 Kxa8 8.Ke8; 5…Kb7 6.Ra5 Qh8+ 7.Ke7=; 5…Qb4+ 6.Be7=
5…Qb7 6.Ra1 (or 6.Ra3 Qd7 7.f6 Qxd8+ 8.Kg7=; or 6.Ra4 Qd7 7.f6 Qxd8+ 8.Kg7=) 6…Qd7 7.Rc1+ (7.f6? Qxd8+ 8.Kg7 Qd4–+) 7…Kb5 8.Rb1+ Kc4 9.Rc1+ Kb3 10.f6=

6.Kf7 Kb7 7.Rc8! Qd4
7…Kxc8? 8.Bf6+-
7…Qe5 8.Rc7+ Kb8 9.f6= (or 9.Kg8= )
7…h5 8.Rc7+=

8.Rc7+ Kb8 9.Ke6!
9.Ke7? Qe5+–+
9.f6? Qxd8 10.Re7 Qd5+–+

9…Qxd8 10.Rxh7 Qg8+ 11.Rf7 Kc8 12.Kf6
12.Ke7? Qd8+ 13.Ke6 Qb6+ 14.Ke7 Qd4! (or 14…Qb2 15.Ke6 Qb6+ 16.Ke7 Qd4) 15.Ke6 Kd8 16.Rf8+ Kc7 17.Rf7+ Kc6–+

12…Kd8 13.Rg7
13.Re7? Qf8+–+

13…Qf8+ 14.Kg6
14.Rf7? Qh6+–+ (or 14…Qd6+–+ )

14…Ke8 15.f6=

5.Bd8 is blocking h8-a8 for the black queen, and 7.Rc8 Kxc8 is self-blocking the same row