Iuri Akobia (with J.Mikitovics)
1st Hm, PCCC 50th ACF, 2010
Draw

As is known KBBN against of KR wins without problems. However, here White have "indemnification" - three pawns. But, except one they are not protected and besides, the white king has not so good position. Also turn of a move of the black. It gives them the initiative. Black have two strongest continuations here 1...Sc7+ and 1...Kf6 . In the first variant we are quickly convinced - white have a draw faster

1...Kf6
[1...Sc7+ 2.Kf7! (2.Ke7? Sxe6 3.Rh1 Bxf4-+ ) 2...Bb3! Pin 3.Kg8!! Selfpin (3.g7? Bxe6+ 4.Kf8 Selfpin 4...Kf6-+ ) 3...Sxe6 4.Kh7 Bg7 5.Rb1 Bc2 6.Rb7 Bf6 7.Kh6= ] 2.g7! [try 2.e7? Sd4! 3.Ra1! Bd3! (3...Bxg6+? 4.Kd7 Bf5+ 5.Kd6 Bxf4+ 6.Kd5 Se6 7.e8S+!!= ) 4.Ra5! (4.Kd7 Bb5+-+ ) 4...Sc6 5.g7 (5.Rd5 Bxg6+ 6.Kd7 Sxe7 7.Rd6+ Kf7-+ ) 5...Sxe7 6.Rd5 Bg6+-+ (6...Bc4? 7.Rd6+ Be6 Selfpin 8.f5!= ) ] 2...Bxg7 3.f5! Bxf5 4.e7 Bh6 5.Rf1! Pin [try 5.Kd8? Be3 6.Rf1 Pin (6.e8S+ Kf7 7.Rg7+ Kf8-+ ; 6.e8Q Bb6# ) 6...Bb6+ 7.Ke8 Sd4 8.Kf8 Bc5!-+ Pin] 5...Sd4 6.Rd1 Unpin 6...Se6 [Main B 6...Be3 7.Rf1 Pin 7...Bg5 (7...Bh6 8.Rd1 Unpin 8...Se6 9.Rf1= Pin, draws as in Main B) 8.Kf8 Bh6+ 9.Ke8 Bd2 10.Rd1 Unpin (10.Kf8? Bb4!-+ Pin) 10...Bc3 11.Rc1 (11.Kf8? Se6+-+ ; 11.Rf1? Pin 11...Bb4-+ ) 11...Ba5 12.Rc5 Bb6 (12...Bd2 13.Rd5 Be3 14.Rd6+ Be6 Selfpin 15.Kd8= ) 13.Rd5 Be6 (13...Ke6 14.Kf8! Kxd5 15.e8Q= ) 14.Rd6 Pin 14...Bc5 15.Kd8! Bxd6 16.e8Q= (16.e8S+? Ke5-+ ) ] 7.Rf1! Pin [try 7.Rd6? Pin 7...Bc2 8.Ra6 Pin (8.Rc6 Pin 8...Ba4-+ Pin) 8...Bd3 9.Rb6 Pin (9.Rc6 Pin 9...Bb5-+ Pin) 9...Be3 10.Rc6 Pin 10...Bb5-+ Pin; 7.Rd5? Bg4! (7...Sc7+? 8.Kd8 Sxd5 9.e8Q Bg5 10.Qh5! (10.Qg8? Be6 11.Qh7 Ke5+ 12.Ke8 Sf6+-+ ) 10...Be6 11.Ke8!= ) 8.Rd6 Pin 8...Ke5 9.Kd7 Sd4+! 10.Kc7 Sb5+-+ ] 7...Bf4! Selfunpin/Halfpin [7...Sf4 Selfunpin/Halfpin 8.Kd8!= (8.Rf3!? Bg5! (8...Ke6? 9.Kd8 Kd6 10.e8S+= ) 9.Rxf4 Pin 9...Bxf4 10.Kd8 Be3 11.e8Q Bb6# ) ] 8.Rf2!! Halfpin 8...Bd3 Selfpin 9.Rb2! Unpin 9...Bc1 10.Rf2+ Bf4 Selfpin 11.Rb2 npin/Positional draw, or 11...Be5 12.Rf2+ Bf4 Selfpin 13.Rb2 Unpin/Positional draw, or 13...Sg7+ [13...Sg5 14.Rb4= e.g. 14...Bd6 15.Rb6!= Pin] 14.Kd8 [14.Kf8? Bd6!-+ Pin] 14...Bg6 15.Rb6+ [15.Rf2? Pin 15...Kf5-+ Selfpin] 15...Kf5 16.Rxg6 draws. . All Black & White men get a pin in the play at least one times with the exception of the f4wP.

"All Black & White men get a pin in the play at least one times with the exception of the f4wP. . Task (Matous & Polasek also show a lot of pinned pieces); the author correctly claims that almost all pieces (n=6) that are present in the initial position (except wPf4 and the kings of course) are pinned. The first main line (1/\Sc7+) is not very interesting. Two correct pawn sacs, but the author forgets to explain (4...Sd4 5.Rd1!), BTM. Points awarded for the task, the study lacks artistic value." HvH

Note::You can compare this study with the study Matous & Polasek - No.11 (IA)


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