Nº22 Alain Pallier

Draw

Section B.2.

Alain Pallier (France)

wKd4,Nb8,Rd2,Pe2/bKc8,Nf7,Bb7,Pf5,h3

1.e4! Bxe4
1…f4 (1…Kxb8 2.Rh2=) 2.Rd1! (2.Rh2? Ng5 -+) 2…Kxb8 3.Rf1! h2 4.Rh1 Ng5 5.Ke5 = or 3…Ng5 4.Ke5! f3 5.Kf4 Nxe4 6.Rxf3 h2 7.Rh3 =

2.Rh2! Bg2
2…Ng5 3.Ke3! Kxb8 4.Kf4 Ne6+ 5.Ke5 Bg2 6.Kxf5 =

3.Nc6!
3.Na6? Nh6! -+

3…Bxc6
3…Nh6 4.Kd3! (4.Ne5? Ng4+ 5.Nxg4 fxg4 -+) 4…Ng4 5.Rxh3 Bxc6 6.Rh7! =

4.Rxh3 Kd7! 5.Rg3!
In this R vs Bnp ending, White Rook must head for sixth rank. Not through a3 square : 5.Ra3? Ke(d)6 6.Ra6 Sd8! and Black wins.
Not better is 5.Rc3? Kd6! 6.Rc5 Be4(d7) -+
neither 5.Rb3? Kd6! -+ (5…Ke6? 6.Rb6! Kd6 7.Ke3 Ne5 8.Kf4 = or 6…Nd8 7.Rb8 Nf7 8.Rb6 positional draw)

5…Ke7!
5…Ke6 6.Rg6+ =

6.Rg6! Bd7
6…Be4 7.Ra(b)6 =

7.Kd5! Bc8 8.Rb6!
8.Kd4? Be6! -+

8…Ng5 9.Ke5!
9.Rb8? Be6+! 10.Ke5 Nf7+ 11.Kf4 Kf6 -+

9…Nf7+
9…Nf3+ 10.Kf4 =

10.Kd5!
10.Kf4? Be6 11.Rb8 Kf6! -+ (but not 11…Nd6? 12.Kg5! Ne4+ 13.Kf4 Kf6 14.Rf8+ Kg6 15.Ke5! Nc5 16.Kd6 =)

10…Nd8
10…Ng5 = positional draw n°1.

11.Ke5!
11.Rg6? Be6! 12.Ke5 Sf7+(c6+) -+
11.Kd4? Be6! 12.Ke5 Nf7+! -+

11…Nf7+12.Kd5! positional draw n°2.