1.Be4!
[1.f4?
Ke7
2.Sc6+
Kd6-+
; 1.Se6+?
Ke7-+
; 1.Bb7?
Ke7
(Kg7)-+] 1...Ke7
2.Sc6+
Kd6
3.Kd2!
[3.f4!?
Rc8-+
(3...Rf8?
4.Kd2
Rxf4
5.Bh1!
Rf1
6.Be4
Rf4
7.Bh1 positional draw.) ; 3.Sd4?
Ke5
4.Sc6+
(4.Se2
h2-+
) 4...Kf4-+
] 3...Re8!
[3...h2
4.f4=
]
4.Sd4!
h2
[4...Rxe4
5.fxe4
h2
6.Sf5+
Ke5
7.Sg3=
] 5.Sf5+!
Ke5
[5...Kc5
6.Sg3
Rg8
7.Sh1
Kd4
8.Ke2=
] 6.Sg3
[6.Kd3?
Kf4-+
] 6...Rg8!
7.Sh1
Kf4
[7...Rg1
8.Ke3!
(8.Sf2?
Kf4
9.Sd3+
Kg3
10.f4
Rg2+-+
) 8...Re1+
9.Kf2=
] 8.Ke2!
Rg5!
[8...Rg2+
9.Kf1=
; 8...Rg1
9.Kf2=
] 9.Kf2!
[Thematic try 9.Bh7!?
Rg2+!
(9...Rg7?
10.Be4
Rg8
11.Kf2
Rg1
12.Bh7= main line; 9...Rg1?
10.Kf2
Ke5
11.Be4
Kf4
12.Bh7=
main line) 10.Kf1
Rg7!
11.Be4
Ke3!
#3] 9...Rg1
10.Bh7!!
[10.Bd5
(Bd3,Bc6,Bb7;Ba8)? 10...Rxh1
11.Kg2
Rd1
(Re1;Rc1;Rb1;Ra1)-+] 10...Kg5
11.Be4!
[11.Bg8!?
Kh4!
(11...Kf6?
12.Bh7!
Ke5
13.Be4
Kf4
14.Bh7= main line) 12.Bh7
Rxh1
13.Kg2
Rd1!!
14.Kxh2
Rd2+!
15.Kg1
Kg3
16.Kf1
Kxf3-+
] 11...Kf4
[11...Kh4
12.f4=
] 12.Bh7
positional draw.
"A modest idea is polished to a shining pearl through an "airy" starting position, natural and capture-free play and peerless economy. The finale too provides some piquancy with a white bishop "hideaway" underpinning a positional draw". Judge - Gady Costeff