Nº22 Yochanan Afek

Win

Yochanan Afek (Israel)

wKa3,Qe3,Ra1,Pc5,d6,h2/bKc8,Qc6,Rc2,Pb5,c7

1.d7+! Qxd7
1…Kxd7 2.Qd3++-

2.Kb3! Rc4
2…Re2!? 3.Qxe2 (3.Ra8+? Kb7 4.c6+ Kxa8! 5.cxd7 Rxe3+ 6.Kc2 Re2+ 7.Kd3 Rxh2! 8.d8Q+ Kb7 draw!) 3…Qd5+ 4.Kb2! Qd4+ 5.Kb1! Qb4+ 6.Qb2 Qe4+ 7.Qc2 Qb4+ 8.Kc1 Qe1+ 9.Qd1 Qc3+ 10.Kb1! Qb4+ 11.Ka2 Qa5+ 12.Kb3+-
2…Rxh2 3.Ra8+ Kb7 4.c6+! Kxc6 (4…Qxc6 5.Qa7#) 5.Ra6+ Kb7 (5…Kd5 6.Qd3++-) 6.Qa7+ Kc8 7.Qa8#

3.c6!
Logical try: 3.Ra8+? Kb7 4.c6+ Kxc6 5.Ra6+ Kd5 6.Qg5+ Ke4!=

3…Qxc6
3…Rxc6 4.Ra8+ Kb7 5.Qa7#

4.Ra8+!! (Thematic!) 4…Qxa8
4…Kd7 5.Qe8+ Kd6 6.Rd8+ Kc5 7.Qe3++-

5.Qe8+ Kb7 6.Qxb5+ Ka7
6…Kc8 7.Qe8+ Kb7 8.Qxa8+ Kxa8 9.Kxc4+-

7.Qa5+ Kb8 8.Qxa8+
8.Qb5+? Qb7! 9.Qxb7+ Kxb7 10.Kxc4 Kc6=

8…Kxa8 9.Kxc4 Kb7 10.h4 Kc6 11.h5+-