Nº25 Ivan Bondar & Mikhail Khramtsevich

Draw

Section A.

Ivan Bondar & Mikhail Khramtsevich (Bielorrusia)

wKd4,Rd7,Pd5/bKg6,Nd2,Pa4,c3,c7,e3

1.Kd3!
1.Kxe3? Nc4+ 2.Kd3 Ne5+ 3.Kxc3 Nxd7–+
1.Kxc3? Ne4+ 2.Kd3 Nc5+ 3.Kxe3 Nxd7–+

1…a3 2.d6
2.Rxc7? Nb3 3.d6 (3.Kxc3 a2–+) 3…a2 4.Ra7 e2 5.Kxe2 c2 6.d7 c1Q 7.d8Q Qc2+!–+

2…cxd6
2…a2 3.dxc7!=
2…c2 3.Rxc7!=

3.Rxd6+ Kf5 4.Ra6 Nb3!

4…Nb1 5.Ra5+! Kf4 6.Ra4+! Kf3 7.Re4 c2 8.Rxe3+=

5.Rxa3 c2
5…e2 6.Kxe2 c2 7.Ra5+! Nxa5 8.Kd2=

6.Kxc2 e2 7.Ra1! thematic 7…Nxa1+ 8.Kd2=