Nº20 Marc Gelly

Draw

Marc Gelly (France)

wKh5,Rg2,Pg4,g6/bKc8,Bh6,Pd2,e2,e6,g5,g7,h3

1.g4! A e1Q B
2.Rg3!! C Kd7 D
3.Rd3+ Ke7
4.Rd7+! E Kf6
5.Rf7+ Ke5
6.Rf2!! F Qb1!
7.Re2+! G Kf6!
8.R×e6+! H K×e6 pat.( stalemate)

ANALYSIS.
A- 1.R×e2? g4 or h2 -+
B- 1…h×Rg2 Pat
1…h2 2.Rg1! =
C- Thematic TRY
2.Rf2? Kc7!! 3.Rf7+ Kd6 4.Rd7+ (4.Rf2 Kc6 and 5…Qh4 mat) 4…Ke5 5.Rd5+ Kf6 6.Rf5+ e×f5 7.g×f5 release d1B mat (or 6.R×g5 -+ #5)
D- 2…Qb1 3.Rc3+ Kd8 4.Rc8+! Ke7 5.Re8+! Kf6 6.R×e6+ K×e6 Pat
Kd7 4.Rc7+! Kd6 5.Rc6+! Ke5 6.R×e6+ =
2…d1N 3.Rc3+ Kd7 4.Rc7+! Kd6 5.Rc6+! = (4.Rd3+? Ke7 5.Rd7+ Kf6 6.Rf7+ Ke5 7.Rf2 Ne3! -+ #2
2…h2 3.Rç3+ Kd8 4.Rc8+! Ke7 5.Re8+! Kf6 6.R×e6+ =
E- 4.Rg3? h2 5.Rh3 h1N 6.Rh2 Ng3 mat
F- 6.Rf5+? e×f5 7.g×f5 release d1B mat
G- 7.R×d2? Q×g6+!! 8.K×g6 release Kf4 9.Rd4+ Ke3 10.Rd1 e5 11.Kf5 Kf3 -+
H- 8.Rf2+? Qf5! -+