Section B2 – Min Draw
1.Bxb6!
( 1.Nxb6? Nb4+!
( 1…Nf4+? 2.Kc4 /Kd4 2…Rh7 3.Bb8! etc = )
2.Kc4 Nc6! 3.Nc8 Rh8! -+ )
1…Rb1
( 1…Rd1+ 2.Kc4! Ke4 3.Nd6+! Ke5 4.Nf7+! Ke6 5.Nd8+
( 5.Ng5+ Kf5 /f6 6.Bd4! =, quiet )
5…Kd7
( 5…Ke7 6.Bd4 /Ba5= )
6.Bd4! =, quiet
( 6.Ba5? Ne3+! etc -+ )
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( 1…Rc1 2.Kd4! =, quiet )
2.Ba7!
( Swichtback 2.Bc5? Thematick try 2…Rc1 3.Nd6 Rxc5?
( 3…Nf4+! -+ )
4.Kd4! Ra5 5.Nc4!
( 5.Nb7? Ra7! -+ )
5…Rb5 6.Nd6 /Na3 6…Ra5 7.Nc4! etc =,echo of the main line. )
( 2.Bd4? Nf4+! 3.Kd2 /Kc2 3…Rb5! etc -+ )
2…Nf4+ 3.Kd4! Rb7 4.Bc5!
The manoeuvre that saves White involves sacrifing a piece
4…Ne6+
( 4…Rc7 5.Na7 /Nd6 etc= )
5.Kd5 Nxc5 6.Nd6!
The point
6…Rc7 7.Nb5!
( 7.Ne8? Re7! -+ )
7…Rc8 8.Nd6!
( 8.Na7? Ra8! -+ )
8…Rc7 9.Nb5!
Positional draw
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