Nº19 Horacio Kiel

Draw

Section B.2.

Horacio Kiel (Uruguay)

wKg6,Bf1,Pa2,c4,d5,d6,f3,g4,h2/bKf8,Ba4,Rh5,Pa7,b6,c5,e7,f4,f6,g7

Dedicated to GM Judit Polgár

1.dxe7+!
1.Kxh5? (It is not good to accept the sacrifice immediately!) 1… Be8–+

1…Kg8!
1…Kxe7 2.gxh5= (2.d6+? Kf8! 3.Kxh5 Be8–+

2.Kxh5
2.gxh5? Bc2+ 3.Bd3 Bxd3#

2…Be8+ 3.Kh4 g5+
3…Kf7 4.g5 (4.Be2? g5+ 5.Kh5 Kg7#) 4…fxg5+ 5.Kxg5=

4.Kh3 Kf7 5.Kg2!
5.Bd3? Kxe7 (5…a6? 6.Kg2 b5 7.h4 gxh4 8.Kh3 Kxe7 9.Kxh4 Kd6 10.g5 fxg5+ 11.Kxg5 Ke512.cxb5 axb5 13.d6 Kxd6 14.Kxf4 Kd5 (14…c4 15.Bb1 Kd5 16.Ke3) 15.Ke3=) 6.Kg2 b5–+

5…Kxe7 6.h4!!
6.Kf2? Bf7 7.Ke1 b5-

6…gxh4 7.Kh3! b5
7…Kd6 8.Kxh4 Bf7 9.g5 fxg5+ 10.Kxg5=

8.cxb5
8.Kxh4? b4! (8…Bg6? 9.cxb5=; 8…bxc4? 9.Bxc4=) 9.Bd3 Kd6 10.g5 fxg5+ 11.Kxg5 Ke5–+

8…Kd6
8…Bf7 9.Kxh4 Kd6 (9…Bxd5 10.g5 c4) 10.g5 fxg5+ 11.Kxg5 Ke5 12.d6!!= (12.b6? axb6 13.d6Kxd6 14.Kxf4 Bxa2–+)

9.Kxh4
9.g5? fxg5–+

9…Kxd5
9…Bf7 10.g5! fxg5+ 11.Kxg5 Ke5 12.d6!!=

10.g5 fxg5+ 11.Kxg5 Kd4
11…c4 12.Kxf4 Kd4 13.Bxc4 Kxc4 14.Ke3 Bxb5 15.Kd2=

12.Kxf4 c4
12…Bf7 13.a4 Bb3 14.a5=

13.Bxc4!! Kxc4 14.Ke3
14.a4? Kb4 15.Ke5 Kxa4-+

14…Bxb5
14…Kc3 15.a4!=

15.Kd2=

Keywords: mutual sacrifices; «Black Corner» of White is a theoretical draw against a bishop plus pawn

«The King must first free his smallest soldier, to follow him, to save his country from defeat. Surviving sometimes requires self-sacrifice!»