Section B1 – Min Win
1.Ra8!
( 1.Ra3? Ke6 2.Rd3 Bf2 =, quiet )
1…Ne7 2.Ra3!!
( Theme 2.Rh8? Bc3 3.Rh7+ Bg7 =, quiet )
( 2.Rd8? Bg3 =, quiet )
2…Bh4
( 2…Bd2 3.Rd3 Bf4
( 3…Bg5 4.Rd7 Ke6 5.Rxe7+ +- )
4.Rf3 +-
( 4.Rd7? Bxc7 =, quiet )
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3.Re3!
( 3.Rd3? Ke6 4.Re3+ Kd7 5.Rxe7+ Bxe7 =, quiet )
3…Nc8 4.Rd3
Theme
4…Ke6
( 4…Bf6 5.Rd8! Ne7 6.Rd7 +- )
5.Ka6! Bf6 6.Rd8!
( 6.Kb7? Ne7 7.Rd8
( 7.Re3+ Be5 =, quiet )
7…Be5 8.Re8 Bxc7 =, quiet )
6…Ne7 7.Re8! Kd7 8.Rxe7+ Bxe7 9.Kb7 +-
Theme: Before playing on an available thematic square, the rook passes it and then returns on that field.
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