Nº1 Daniel Keith & Martin Minski (Francia-Alemania)

Draw
Nº1 Daniel Keith (France) & Martin Minski (Germany)
Section B

wKg8,Rf1,Pd2,h5,h6/bKa8,Ne8,Ba6,Rd4,Pc4,g7
1.hxg7!
1.h7? Sf6+! 2.Kxg7 Sxh7 3.Kxh7 Bb7! (3…Rxd2? 4.Ra1!=)
4.Rc1 Bf3 5.h6 Be2 6.Kg8 Rg4+! (6…Bd3? 7.Rh1!=)
7.Kf7 Rh4 8.Kg7 Bd3!–+
1…c3!
1…Rg4 2.h6!=;
1…Nxg7 2.Kxg7 (2.Rf8+? Ka7–+) 2…Rg4+ (2…Bb7 3.h6 Be4 e.g. 4.Rf4 Rd7+ 5.Rf7 Rxf7+ 6.Rxf7 Kb7 7.Kf6 Kc6 8.Ke5 Bh7 9.Kd4=) 3.Kf6! c3 4.Ra1!=

2.dxc3
2.Ra1? Kb7 3.dxc3 Rd7!–+
2…Rg4
2…Rd7 3.Rg1 Bc4+ 4.Kh8! Sf6 5.g8Q+ Bxg8 6.Rxg8+ Kb7 7.Rg7=
3.Rd1!
3.h6? Bxf1–+
3.Ra1? Rxg7+ 4.Kf8 Ra7! echo battery 5.Kxe8 (5.h6 Sf6–+) 5…Bb5+–+;
3.Rf8? Rxg7+ 4.Kh8 Re7–+
3.Rf7? Bc4–+
3…Sxg7 battery
3…Bc4+ 4.Kh8 Sf6 (4…Sxg7 5.Rd8+ Kb7 6.Rd7+ Kc6 7.Rxg7=) 5.Rh1! (5.Rd4? Rxd4 6.cxd4 Sg8!–+) 5…Re4 6.g8Q+! Sxg8 7.h6 Sf6 (7…Rg4 8.h7=) 8.Kg7 Se8+ (8…Sg4 9.Kg6! Re6+ 10.Kg5 Sf6 11.h7=)9.Kf8 Sc7 10.h7 Rf4+ 11.Ke7! Rf7+ 12.Kd6=
3…Rxg7+ 4.Kf8! Bb5 5.Rd8+=
4.Rd8+ Bc8!!
4…Kb7 5.Rd7+ Kc6 6.Rxg7=
5.Rxc8+ Kb7 domination, but
6.Rc4!!
6.Rc5/Rd8/Rf8 Se6+–+
6…Rxc4 7.Kxg7 Kc7 8.h6 Kd7 9.h7=