Nº37 Paul Muljadi

Draw

Paul Muljadi (USA)

wKa2,Qa6,Pb2,b5,h5/bKb8,Qd8,Pa5,c4,c7,d3

1.b6 White’s only move to draw 1…cxb6 2.Qxc4 d2 3.Qf4+ Ka8
3…Kb7 4.Qf7+ Qc7 (4…Kc6 5.Qc4+=) 5.Qd5+=

4.Qf3+ Ka7 5.Qf7+!
5.Qd1? Qd5+ 6.b3 a4–+

5…Ka6 6.Qc4+!
6.Qf1+? b5–+

6…Kb7 7.Qf7+ Kc8 8.Qc4+
8.Qf5+? Qd7–+

8…Kb8 9.Qf4+ Ka8 10.Qf3+ Ka7 11.Qf7+ Ka6 12.Qc4+ b5 13.Qc6+!
13.Qe6+? Kb7 14.Qe4+ Kc7 15.Qe5+ Qd6–+

13…Ka7 14.Qc5+ Ka8 15.Qc6+ Kb8 16.Qxb5+ Ka7 17.Qc5+ Kb7 18.Qb5+ Ka7 19.Qc5+ Ka8 20.Qc6+ Kb8 21.Qb5+ positional draw =