Nº12 Alexander Khalifman & Evgeny Egorov

Win

Alexander Khalifman & Evgeny Egorov (Russia-Kazajistan)

wKd8,Ng8,Pe5,e7,f5/bKf8,Rb6,Pa3,f3,g3,h4,h5,h6

1.e7+ Kg7 2.f6+ Kh7 3.f7 g2 4.Nf6+! Rxf6 5.exf6 g1Q 6.f8N+ Phoenix 6…Kg8 7.Nd7!
7.f7+? Kxf7 8.e8Q+ Kg7 9.Qe7+ Kg8 10.Ke8 Qg7 11.Qe6+ Kh8 12.Ng6+ Kh7=

7…Qg6 8.e8Q+ Qxe8+ 9.Kxe8 a2 10.f7+ Kh7 11.Nf8+!! Switchback
11.f8Q? a1Q 12.Nf6+ Kg6 13.Qg8+ Kf5!=

11…Kg7 12.Ne6+ Kh7 13.f8Q a1Q 14.Qf5+!
Thematic try 14.Qxf3? Qa7 15.Qf5+ Kh8 16.Kf8 h3 17.Qf4 Kh7=
organic dual 14.Qf7+ Kh8 15.Qxf3

14…Kh8 15.Qxf3 Qa7 16.Kf8! h3
16…Kh7 17.Qe4+ Kh8 18.Qg2+-

17.Qg3! Qa8+ 18.Kf7 Qb7+ 19.Nc7! Qg2 20.Qc3+
Thematic try 20.Qe5+? Kh7 21.Qf5+ Kh8 22.Ne6 (22.Qf6+ Kh7 23.Ne6 Qb7+=) 22…Qb7+ 23.Kf6 h2 24.Qd3 Qg7+! 25.Nxg7 h1Q 26.Ne6 Qa1+ 27.Kf5 Qa7=

20…Kh7 21.Qd3+ Kh8 22.Ne6! Qg8+
22…Qb7+ 23.Kf6+-

23.Kf6 h2 24.Qh3!
Thematic try 24.Qe4? h4 25.Qxh4 Qg1 26.Qxh6+ Kg8 27.Qf8+ Kh7 28.Ng5+ Qxg5+=

24…Qg4
24…h4 25.Qxh2+-
24…Qa8 25.Qc3 Qb7 26.Qd4+- Kh7 27.Qd3+ Kh8 28.Qd8+ Kh7 29.Nf8+ Kg8 30.Ng6+ Kh7 31.Qh8#

25.Qc3 h1Q
25…Qg8 26.Ke7++-

26.Kf7+ Kh7 27.Nf8# Switchback!