Nº10 Daniele Gatti

Draw

Daniele Gatti (Italy)

wKe6,Qh8,Bh3,Rg4,Pa3,a5,c2,d6,f4/bKc6,Qa6,Nb4,b5,Ra7,d3,Pa4,b6,c3,d4,e3,g6,g7,h4

1.Bg2+! Kc5 2.Rg5+ Kc4 3.Qg8!

With two thematic variants:

A) 3…e2 4.Ke5+ Kc5 5.Ke4+!
5.Ke6+? Nd5! 6.Bxd5 Nxa3! 7.d7 Kb4! 8.Qf8+ Kxa5! 9.Bc6+ Nb5!–+

5…Kc6 6.Ke5+ Kc5 7.Ke4+= perpetual check

B) 3…bxa5 4.Ke5+ Kc5 5.Ke6+!
5.Ke4+? Kb6! 6.Qd8+ Rc7 7.Rxg6 Ka7! 8.dxc7 Qxg6+–+

5…Kc4 6.Ke5+ Kc5 7.Ke6+ perpetual check