Nº19 Peter Krug

Draw

Peter Krug (Austria)

wKh2,Rb1,f7,Pb6,e2,f6,g5/bKe3,Qa8,Rc2

1.b7 Qb8+ 2.Kh1!
2.Kh3? Rc4 3.Rb3+ (3.Rf8 Qe5 4.Rb3+ Kf2 5.Rf3+ Kg1 6.Rg3+ Kh1–+) 3…Kf2 4.e4 Rb4–+

2…Kf2 !
2…Rc4 3.Rh7 Kf2 4.e4! Rxe4 5.Rg1 /g6=

3.Rh7 Rc8! 4.e3!!
Try: 4.e4? Rd8! 5.Rb2+ Kf3 6.Rb1 (6.Rb3+ Kg4! 7.Rb1 Rd3 8.g6 Qf4 9.b8Q Qxe4+ 10.Kg1 Qd4+ 11.Kh1 Qd5+ 12.Kg1 Rg3+ 13.Qxg3+ Kxg3 14.Rh2 Qd4+ 15.Kh1 Qe4+ 16.Kg1 Qxb1#; 6.Rh3+ Kg4 7.Kg2 Qf4! 8.Rf2 Rd2!+-) 6…Qf4 7.Rh2 Qxe4 8.Rf1+ Kg4+ 9.Kg1 Qd4+! (not 9…Qxb7? 10.f7 Qa7+ 11.Kh1 Qa8+ 12.Kg1 Rd3 13.Rg2+ Rg3 14.Rff2 Rxg2+ 15.Rxg2+ Kh3 16.Rh2+ Kg3 17.f8Q Qxf8 18.Rg2+ Kh4 19.Rh2+ Kg4 20.Rg2+ Kh5 21.g6=) 10.Kh1 Qd5+ 11.Kg1 Qc5+ 12.Kh1 Qc6+ 13.Kg1 Qb6+–+
or 4.Rh2+? Qxh2+ 5.Kxh2 Rh8#

4…Qe5
4…Rd8 5.Rb2+ Kf3 6.Rh3+ Kg4 7.Kg2=

5.Rb2+!
5.bxc8Q? Qe4+ 6.Kh2 Qg2#

5…Qxb2 6.Rh2+ Kg3 7.Rh3+! Kf2
7…Kxh3 8.bxc8Q+=

8.Rh2+= positional draw