Nº 27 Vladislav Tarasiuk

Draw

Vladislav Tarasiuk (Ukraine)

wKg1,Na5,h3,Rd4/bKd1,Be7,Rb1,c1,Pc2,d2,e4,g4

1.Kf1 g3!
1…gxh3 2.Nc4 Bg5 3.Rxd2+! Bxd2 4.Ne3+! Bxe3 – stalemate

2.Nc4 Bg5!
2…g2+ 3.Kxg2 e3 4.Kf1 e2+ 5.Kg2 Rb3! 6.Rxd2+ Ke1 7.Nf4! (7.Ng1? Bb4! 8.Rxe2+ Kd1 9.Re8 Ra1! 10.Rd8+ Kc1 11.Ne2+ Kb1–+) 7…Bb4 8.Nd3+ Rxd3 9.Rxd3 Ra1 10.Ne5 Bd2 11.Nf3+ Kd1 12.Rxd2+=

3.Nxg5 g2+ 4.Kxg2 e3!
4…Rb4 5.Rxd2+ Ke1 6.Rd4 e3 7.Kf3=

5.Rxd2+!!
5.Ne4? Ke1!–+

5…exd2 6.Kf1!
Try: 6.Kf2? Rb3 7.Nb2+ Rxb2 8.Ne4 Rb3–+ (no moves 9.Nf2#)

6…Rb3 7.Nb2+! Rxb2 8.Ne4!
Try: 8.Nh3? Ra1! (8…Rcb1? 9.Nf2+ Kc1 10.Nd3+ Kd1 11.Nf2+=) 9.Nf2+ Kc1 10.Nd3+ Kb1–+

8…Ra1 9.Nc3+! Kc1 10.Ne2+ Kb1 11.Nc3+ Kc1 12.Ne2+= positional draw