Zimmer 1999
White to move. How can White hold this game?
1B6/8/2pp4/p1kp4/P2qr3/P4p1B/1nKR1p2/8 w – – 0 1
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Brilliant game saving tactic
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Nice study. As usual the first move(s) are simple and the key idea comes later..
So..
1. Ba7+ Kc4 2. Rxd4+
(2. Bf1+ Nd3 and black is still winning)
2. .. Rxd4 3. Bf1+ Nd3
(after 3. .. Rd3? 4. Bxf2 d4 [4 .. Nxa4? 5. Bxd3 mate] 5. Kxb2 white is even winning)
4. Bb6! Zugzwang!
4. .. c5 (otherwise Bxd3 mate)
5. Bxa5 Rg4 (what else?)
6. Bxd3+ Kd4 7. Bc3+ Ke3 8. Bd2+
and white has to give the perpetual check (Bc3/d2) to save the draw.
i just think i have got it right. 1. Ba6+ Kc4
2.Rxd4+! Rxd4
3.Bf1+ Rd3
(3…Nd3 leads to a beautiful line.
4.Bb6! c5 Forced.
5.Bxa5! R– Forced.
6.Bxd3+ Kd4
7.Bc3+ Ke3
8.Bd2+! Kd4
9.Bc3+ Draw)
4.Kxb2 followed by Kc2 – Bxd3 and both the bishops might be able to look after the black pawn mass.
Any mistake?
1.Ba7 Kc4 2.Rxd4 (2.Bf1 Nd3 3.Rxd3 Re2 4.Bxe2 Qe4 5.Bf1 c5 doesn’t look great for White) Rxd4 3.Bf1 Nd3 (3…Rd3 4.Bxf2 d4 5.Kxb2 c5 6.Kc2 is winning) 4.Bb6! c5 5.Bxa5 Rg4 6.Bxd3 Kd4 7.Bc3 Ke3 8.Bd2 Kd4 9.Bc3 with a draw by perpetual check.
Nice study.
1.Ba7+ Kc4 2.Rxd4+ Rxd4 3.Bf1+ Nd3 [3…Rd3 4.Bxf2 c5 5.Kxb2 d4 6.Kc2] 4.Bb6 c5 5.Bxa5 Rg4(h4) 6.Bxd3+ Kd4 7.Bc3+ Ke3 8.Bd2+ Kd4 9.Bc3+ draw