Nº20 Alain Pallier

Draw

Section B.2.

Alain Pallier (France)

wKb7,Ng8,h1,Bg5,Re8,Pb6,d5/bKh5,Qc3,Nd1,Pa4,d2,e3,f7

1.Bf6!
1.d6? Qd3(4) 2.Be7 Nc3 3.Nf6+ Kg5 4.d7 d1Q 5.d8Q Qxd8 6.Bxd8 Qxh1+ -+

1…Qd3
1…Qa3 2.Be7=

2.Re4!!
2.Ka7? Nc3 3.b7 Nb5+ 4.Kb6 Nd6 -+

2…Qxe4
2….Qxd5+ 3.Ka7 Qxe4 4.Ng3+ =

3.Ng3+ Kg4! 4.Nxe4 e2 -5.Nxd2
5.Bd4? e1Q 6.Ngf6+ Kf5 7.Kc6 (7.d6 Nf2 8.Bxf2 Qxe4+ -+) 7…Ne3 8.b7 (8.Bc3) d1Q 9.Bc3(b7) Qc1(2) 10.b8Q Qcxc3+ 11.Nxc3 Qxc3+ 12.Kd7 Qxf6 -+
5.Nh6+? Kh3 6.Nxd2 e1Q 7.Ngf6+ Kf5! 8.d6 Nf2! 9.Bxf2 Qxe4 -+

5…e1Q 6.Nc4
6.Nb1? Qe4-+
6.Kc6? Qe8+! 7.Kc7 Ne3 8.Ne7 Qb5 -+

6…Nc3
6…Qe4 7.Ne5+ Kh3 8.Nc6=

7.Ne7!
7.Ne5+? Kh3 8.d6 Qe4+ 9.Kb8 Nd5 10.d7 Nxf6 11.d8=Q Qxe5+ 12.Kb7 Qd5+ 13. Kc7 Qc5+ 14. Kb7 Nd5 15. Nf6 Qxb6+ 16. Qxb6 Nxb6 -+

7…a3!
7…Ne4 8.Bd4 Qc1 9.Nc6 (Ne3+) =

8.Kc7!
8.Bxc3? (8.Nxa3? and, eg, 8…Ne4 -+) 8…Qxc3 9.Nxa3 Qxa3 10.Nc6 Qd6 -+
8.d6? Ne4 9.Ne5+ Kh5 10.d7 Nc5+! 11.Kc8 Qa5 -+ or 9.Nd5 Kh5 10.Nf4+ Kh6 11.d7 Nc5+-+

8…Qc1!
8…a2 9.b7 a1Q 10.b8Q Qa6 11.Qg8+ Kh3 12.Qh7+ Kg2 13.Qc2+ Qe2 14.Ne3+! Kf3 15.Qxc3 Qa7+ 16.Kd8 Qexe3 and, eg, 17.Qc6 =
8…Nb5+ 9.Kd7 Qb4 10.b7 Nc3 11.Ne5 Kh3 12.Kc8 a2 13.N5c6 =

9.Kd8!
9.b7? Nxd5 10.Nxd5 Qxc4+ 11.Kb6 Qxd5 12.b8Q Qb3+ (Qe6+) -+

9…Ne4!
9…Qf4 10.Ne5+ Kh3! 11.Nd7 Qc4 (11…Qe3) and, eg, 12.Bxc3 Qxc3 13.Nc6 a2 14.b7 a1Q 15.b8Q Qf3 (15…Qh8+ 16.Kc7 Qxb8+ 17.Kxb8 = Syzygy) 16.Qd6+ Qh8+ 17.Kc7 Qg7 18.Qc5 f5 19.d6 f4 20.Qe5 Qfg4 21.Qe7 f3 22.Nde5=

10.b7! Qxc4 11.b8Q Nxf6
White has finally promoted b-pawn, but Black will quickly be two pawns ahead, with a dangerous a-pawn.

12.Qb6!
12.Qa7? Qd3! 13.Qg1+ Qg3! 14.Qd1+ Qf3 15.Qa4+ Kg5 16.d6 Qg4 17.Qb5+ Kh6 18.Nf5+Kg6 19.Ne7+ Kh7 20.Nd5 and, eg, 20…Qd7+ 21.Qxd7 Nxd7 -+

12…Nxd5 13.Qg1+ Kf4
13…Kf3 14.Qh1+ =

14.Qf(h)2+ Ke4 15.Qg2+!
15.Qh1+? Kd4 16.Qg1+ Kc3 17.Qg3+ Qd3 18.Nxd5+ Kc4 -+

15…Kd4 16.Qd2+!
16.Qf2+ Kc3 -+

16…Qd3
16…Ke5 and, eg, 17.Qg5+ =

17.N5+
17.Nc6+? Ke4 18.Qg2+ and, eg, 18…Kf5 19.Qf2+ Nf4+ -+

17…Kc(e)4 18.Nd6+ and White draws : 18…Kd4 19.Nf5(b5)+ Ke4 20.Nd6+ =