Nº32 Vladimir Samilo

Draw

Section B.2.

Vladimir Samilo (Ukraine)

wKd4,Ne2,Bg3,Pf7/bKd2,Qa6,Ba2,Pa5,b3

1.f8Q Qb6+!
1…Qd3+ (1…Qxe2 2.Bf4+=) 2.Kc5 Qe3+ 3.Nd4! Qxg3 4.Nxb3 Bxb3 5.Qd8+ Kc2 6.Qxa5=

2.Qc5 Qb4+!
2…Qxc5+ 3.Kxc5 b2 4.Nc3!.Kxc3 5.Be5+ Kc2 6.Bxb2 Kxb2 7.Kb5=

3.Qxb4 ab 4.Be1+!
try 4.Nc3?! (4.Bf4+? Kxe2 5.Bc1 Kd1 6.Bb2 Kc2-.+) 4…bc 5.Be1+! Kxe1 6.Kxc3 Kd1 7.Kb2 Kd2 8.Ka1=, but 4…b2!-.+ – theme 11 WCCT

4…Kxe1
4…Kxe2 5.Bc3! bc 6.Kxc3 Kd1 7.Kb2 Kd2 8.Ka1=
or 4…Kc2 5.Bxb4!=, (5.Bc3? bc 6.Nxc3 b2! zz -.+)

5.Nc1!
try 5.Nf4? (6.Nc3? b2!-.+) 5…Kd1! 6.Nd3 Kd2! 7.Nb2 Kc2 8.Nd3 b2-.+

5…Kd2
5…Kd1 (5…b2 7.Nd3+) 6.Nxb3 Bxb3 7.Kc5=

6.Nd3 Bb1!
6…Kc2 7.Nxb4+ Kd2 8.Nd3=

7.Kc4! Ba2!
7…Bxd3+ 8.Kxb3=
or 7…Bc2 8.Nb2=

8.Kd4!
8.Nxb4? b2+!-.+

8….Bb1 9.Kc4= positional draw