Nº8 Marc Gelly

Draw

Section B.2.

Marc Gelly (France)

wKd1,Nb3,Bh4,Pa3,c2,d3,h2/bKc3,Bf8,Rc7,Pa5,d5,d6,e5

1.Kç1!!
1.Bd8? Rç8! 2.B×a5+ Kb2 3.Nd2 R×ç2 4.h4 Be7 -+
1.N×a5? Kb2 2.ç4 Kç3 3.ç×d5 K×d3 -+

1…Bh6+ 2.Kb1 Bd2
2…a4? or 2…Rf7? 3.Be1+ Bd2 4.B×d2 #

3.Bd8!
3.a4? Rf7 -+

3…Ra7
3…Rf7? 4.B×a5 #

4.a4!!
Prematurely 4.B×a5+? R×a5 5.N×a5 e4! -+
Logic Try 4.Bb6? Ra6! 5.Bd8 a4! 6.Nç1 Bh6 7.Na2+ Kd2 8.Nb4 Ra7 9.N×d5 Rb7+ -+

4…Ra8 5.Bb6!!
5.Bç7? e4! 6.B×d6 e3 -+

5…Ra6
5…Bf4 6.B×a5+! idem main line.
5…e4 6.Bd4+ Kb4 7.N×d2 =

6.Bd8!
6.Bf2? d4 -+

6…Bf4 7.B×a5+!
7.h4? Kb4 -+
7.N×a5? Ra8 -+

7…R×a5 8.N×a5 e4!
8…B×h2 9.Kç1 =
8…Kb4 9.Nç6+ =

9.d×e4
9.Nb3? e×d3! 10.ç×d3 K×b3 -+

9…d×e4 10.Nb3! e3! 11.Nç1 B×h2 12.a5!
12.Ne2+? Kd2 13.a5 K×e2! 14.a6 Kd2 -+

12…d5 and DRAW After
13.a6 Bb8 14.Ne2+ Kd2 15.Nd4 (idem 13.Ne2+ Kd2 14.Nd4 Bb8! 15.a6!) 15…Ba7 16.Nf3+ Ke2 17.Ne5 with two lines:
17…Kf1 18.Nd3 e2 19.Kb2 e1Q 20.N×e1 K×e1 21.Kb3!! Draw. (Nalimov T.)
17…Kd1 18.Kb2 e2 19.Nf3! (19.Nd3? -+) e1Q 20.N×e1 K×e1 21.Kb3!! Draw.