www.arves.org - The Problemist 2025

Studies awarded for the BCPS magazine The Problemist 2025 tournament,

judged by Peter Gyamarti.

[Event "The Problemist 1.prize"] [Site ""] [Date "2025"] [Round ""] [White "E1465 Steffen Nielsen, (Denmark)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator ",Afek"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/kB6/Pr2PR1P/5p2/1p5N/1P1p1Pb1/pr4P1/5QK1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "35"] [EventDate "2025"] 
 1. Rf7 $1 (1. Rf8 {eg} Rxe6) 1... Rb1 2. Be4+ Rb7 (2... Kxa6 3. Bxd3+ $18) ( 2... Kb8 3. a7+ $18) 3. Rxb7+ Ka8 $1 (3... Kxa6 4. Bxd3+) 4. Rc7+ fxe4 5. Rc8+ $1 ({Logical try} 5. Rc1 $2 a1=Q 6. Rxb1 {(?)} (6. e7 $11) 6... Qd4+ 7. Kh1 Qf6 $19 {and no check is available on g1.}) 5... Ka7 6. Rc1 a1=Q $1 7. Rxb1 Qd4+ 8. Kh1 Qf6 9. Qg1+ (9. Ng6 $2 Qg5 10. Qg1+ e3 $19) (9. Nf5 $2 Qxf5) 9... Ka8 10. Ng6 $1 {So that Black may not check on h4.} (10. Qc5 $2 Qxh4+ $19) 10... Qxg6 11. Qc5 $3 {After 10 years in captivity the Queen of Tricks is finally on the loose. Foreseeing that she will soon be locked up again, she lures the police into building a tunnel leading out from the prison.} (11. Qb6 $2 Qh5+ $1) ({ Logical try, wrongly covering h6:} 11. Qe3 $2 Qh5+ 12. Kg1 Qh2+ 13. Kf1 Qh1+ 14. Qg1 e3 15. Qxh1 e2+ 16. Kg1 d2 {with a life sentence.}) 11... Qxh6+ { Forced tunnel construction.} (11... Qh5+ $4 12. Qxh5) 12. Kg1 Qh2+ 13. Kf1 Qh1+ 14. Qg1 {Back behind bars as foreseen.} e3 15. Qxh1 e2+ 16. Kg1 d2 17. Qh8+ { Freedom!} Bb8 18. Qa1 $18 1-0

[Event "The Problemist 4.prize"] [Site ""] [Date "2025"] [Round ""] [White "E1473 Yochanan Afek, (Israel)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator ",Afek"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1b1Nnk2/8/4R1p1/4P2b/8/8/1BK5/1B2q3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "39"] [EventDate "2025"] 
 1. Ba3+ Bd6 $1 (1... Nd6 {Is met by} 2. exd6 Bd1+ 3. Kc1 $1 Qc3+ (3... Be2+ 4. Kb2 Qd2+ 5. Kb3 Qd5+ 6. Kc3 Qa5+ 7. Bb4 Qxd8 8. d7+ Kg7 9. Rxe2 $11) 4. Kxd1 Qxa3 5. d7 Qa4+ 6. Ke2 $1 Qxd7 7. Rf6+ $1 Ke8 8. Bxg6+ Kxd8 9. Rf8+ Kc7 10. Rf7 {Draws.}) 2. exd6 Bd1+ $1 3. Kd3 $1 (3. Kc1 $2 {loses to} Qc3+ 4. Kxd1 Qxa3 { Wins.}) 3... Qa5 $1 4. Bc5 $3 Qxc5 5. Rf6+ $1 Kg8 ({Whereas} 5... Nxf6 { is met by} 6. Ne6+ {Draws.}) 6. Rxg6+ Ng7 $1 ({After} 6... Kh7 7. d7 Nc7 8. Nf7 {Black can't win.}) 7. Rxg7+ Kh8 8. Rh7+ $3 Kxh7 9. d7 $1 Qd5+ 10. Kc3+ $1 Kg8 11. Bh7+ $3 Kxh7 12. Ne6 $1 {Sacrificing the last 2 pieces.} Qc6+ (12... Qxd7 { Allows} 13. Nf8+) 13. Kb4 (13. Kb2 {Fails to} Qc2+ 14. Ka1 Qc3+ 15. Ka2 Bb3+ { Mating.}) 13... Qb6+ 14. Kc3 Qe3+ 15. Kb4 Qb3+ 16. Kc5 Qa3+ 17. Kd4 $1 Qd6+ 18. Kc3 Qc6+ 19. Kb4 Qb6+ 20. Kc3 {Positional draw! EG 60 anniversary tourney: John Roycroft published the first issue of EG in July 1965. ARVES announces an endgame study tourney to commemorate this anniversary. The theme is free with a limit of 3 studies per composer, including joint studies.Judge:Harold van der Heijden Submission date: July 1st 2026. Entries in PGN format to tourney director Steffen Slumstrup Nielsen: stjeffen?gmail. com} 1/2-1/2

[Event "The Problemist 5.prize"] [Site ""] [Date "2025"] [Round ""] [White "E1462 Jan Timman, (Netherlands)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator ",Afek"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/7p/1b3p2/5P1k/P4P1p/K1P5/1PP4P/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2025"] 
 1. Kb4 $1 ({Try:} 1. h3 $2 {is met by} Bd4 $1 {for stalemate} 2. b4 Bc5 $1 { and White cannot win} ({But not} 2... Bxc3 $2 3. b5 { and the white pawns are too far ahead for the bishop.})) ({Simlilarly} 1. b4 $2 Bg1 $1 2. h3 Bc5 $1 {Draws.}) 1... Bg1 (1... h3 {Loses to} 2. a5 Bg1 3. a6 { Winning.}) 2. h3 Bd4 3. Kc4 $1 {White sacs 2 pawns to reach square f7, preventing the Black king from reentering the game!} ({Not} 3. b3 $2 Bxc3+ 4. Kc4 Be1 5. Kd5 Kh6 $1 6. Ke6 Kg7 7. c4 Bb4 $1 {Draws.}) ({Nor} 3. c4 $2 Bxb2 4. Kc5 Ba3+ 5. Kd5 Kh6 6. Ke6 Kg7 $1 {And black is back to the stalemate net.}) 3... Bxc3 4. Kd5 $1 Kh6 5. Ke6 Bxb2 ({Or} 5... Kg7 6. bxc3 Kh6 7. Kxf6 Kh5 8. Ke6 h6 9. f6 {Wins as stalemate has just been prevented.}) 6. Kf7 Bc3 7. Kg8 Bd2 8. c4 Bb4 9. Kf7 { Winning. The passed pawns are just too much for the Bishop.} 1-0

[Event "The Problemist 6.prize"] [Site ""] [Date "2025"] [Round ""] [White "E1472 Jan Sprenger, (Germany)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator ",Afek"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2K5/4kpp1/2p3P1/3PP2p/8/2P1P1P1/5q2/2B5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2025"] 
 1. Ba3+ $1 ({Not} 1. d6+ $2 {e.g.} Ke6 2. d7 Qa2 3. d8=Q Qa8+ 4. Kc7 Qa5+ { With perpetual check.}) 1... Ke8 2. e6 $1 ({Whereas} 2. d6 $2 {Is refuted by} Qf5+ $1) 2... fxe6 3. d6 Qd2 4. Bc5 Qd3 5. Bd4 ({Thematic try} 5. e4 $2 h4 $1 { ( 5...Qa6+ transposes to the solution)} 6. Bd4 ({Not} 6. gxh4 $4 e5 { followed by the deadly Qh3.}) 6... Qa6+ 7. Kc7 Qa5+ 8. Bb6 Qe5 9. gxh4 c5 { And Black is O.k.}) 5... Qa6+ 6. Kc7 Qa5+ 7. Bb6 Qd5 $1 ({As after} 7... Qe5 $6 8. Bc5 Qxg3 9. Kc8 $18 {there is no Qd3}) 8. e4 Qe5 9. Bc5 $1 ({As} 9. Bd4 $6 Qa5+ 10. Bb6 Qe5 {Is a loss of time}) 9... Qxg3 10. Bd4 $1 {Threatening e4-e5.} ({Not} 10. Kc8 $2 Qd3 11. Bd4 Qa6+ 12. Kc7 Qa5+ 13. Bb6 Qxb6+ 14. Kxb6 Kd7 { Winning.}) 10... c5 11. e5 Qxg6 12. d7+ Kf7 13. d8=Q $1 { The point! White gives up the bishop for weaving a mating net} ({After} 13. Bxc5 $2 {White promotes with a piece up, but it is still a draw:} Qe4 14. Bd4 Qa8 {/Qd5} 15. d8=Q Qa5+ 16. Bb6 Qxc3+ $10) 13... cxd4 14. Kd7 {Mating next.} 1-0

[Event "The Problemist 2.Honory mention"] [Site ""] [Date "2025"] [Round ""] [White "E1457 Peter Boll & Camiel Maseland"] [Black "(Netherlands) & Martin, Minski (Germany)"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator ",Afek"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2b3Bk/3r2p1/6P1/R7/7p/7K/5PpP/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "22"] [EventDate "2024.12.08"] 
 1. Be6 $1 {however, creates a counter double threat of his own.} Rd3+ 2. Kxg2 h3+ ({As} 2... Bxe6 3. Ra8+ Bg8 4. f4 $1 Rd6 5. f5 { draws similarly to the main line.}) 3. Kf1 Bxe6 4. Ra8+ Bg8 5. f4 $1 (5. Ra4 $2 {allows} Bd5 {winning.}) 5... Rd4 ({After} 5... Rd6 6. f5 Rf6 ({Or} 6... Rd5 7. Rf8 $11) 7. Ra5 Rf8 ({Or} 7... Bc4+ 8. Kf2 $1 Be6 9. Ra8+ Bg8 10. Ra5 $11) 8. Ke2 $1 {positional draw.} ({Not} 8. Kf2 $2 Be6 $19 {wins})) 6. Kg1 $1 {main A:} (6. Rf8 $2 Rd6 7. f5 Rf6 8. Ra8 Rxf5+ 9. Kg1 Rf6 $19 (9... Rg5+ 10. Kh1 Rxg6 $2 11. Rxg8+ $1 Kxg8 {White is stalemate})) 6... Rd6 ({main B:} 6... Rc4 7. Re8 $1 (7. Ra5 $2 Be6 $1 $19) (7. Rb8 $2 Rxf4 8. Rb5 Rf1+ $1 9. Kxf1 Bc4+ $19) 7... Rxf4 8. Re5 Bc4 (8... Rg4+ 9. Kh1 Rxg6 10. Rh5+ {see main C}) 9. Re8+ Bg8 10. Re5 Rg4+ 11. Kh1 $1 Rxg6 12. Rh5+ Bh7 (12... Rh6 13. Rxh6+ gxh6 14. Kg1 $11) 13. Rxh7+ $1 Kxh7 {White is stalemated}) (6... Rxf4 7. Ra5 Rg4+ 8. Kh1 Rxg6 9. Rh5+ {see main B}) ({main C:} 6... Rd8 $5 7. Rxd8 {Black is stalemated}) 7. f5 Rf6 8. Ra4 $1 ({logical try:} 8. Ra3 $2 Bd5 $1 9. Rd3 Rxf5 { position X with wRd3} 10. Rxh3+ Kg8 11. Rh8+ Kxh8 { Wins: position X without the bPh3 - no stalemate}) ({Not} 8. Ra5 $2 Rf8 $1 9. Kf2 Be6 {winning.}) 8... Bd5 9. Rd4 $1 Rxf5 {position X with wRd4} 10. Rh4+ Kg8 11. Rh8+ $1 Kxh8 {position X without the wRd4 - White is stalemated. Theme of the 13th ARVES Jenever Tourney 2021: reciprocal stalemates.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "The Problemist 4.Honory mention"] [Site ""] [Date "2025"] [Round ""] [White "E1471 David Gurgenidze, (Georgia)"] [Black "& Vladislav Tarasiuk, (Ukraine)"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator ",Afek"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1r6/1P6/1P1K4/8/n7/7P/1pP3R1/1kr3R1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2025.08.02"] 
 1. Kc7 Rxb7+ $1 ({Following} 1... Rh8 2. b8=Q Rxb8 3. Kxb8 Ka1 4. Rg3 Ka2 5. b7 b1=Q 6. Rxc1 Qxc1 7. Ka7 {i.e.} Qe1 8. b8=Q Qa5+ 9. Kb7 Qb5+ { Black obtains perpetual check.}) 2. Kxb7 Ka1 $1 3. Rg4 $1 ({Not} 3. Rg3 $2 Ka2 4. Rg4 Nxb6 5. R1g3 b1=Q $19 {Wins.}) 3... Nxb6 $1 ({Or} 3... Nc5+ 4. Kc6 b1=Q 5. Rxc1 Qxc1 6. Kxc5 {Draw.}) 4. R1g3 Nc4 $1 ({Whereas} 4... b1=Q 5. Ra3+ Kb2 6. Rb3+ {Draws right away.}) 5. Rxc4 b1=Q+ 6. Rb3 Qa2 7. Rcc3 Rxc2 $1 (7... Rb1 8. Rxb1+ Qxb1+ 9. Kc7 $11 {EGTB}) 8. Rd3 $1 (8. Re3 $2 Re2 $1 9. Rec3 Re7+ $19) 8... Rd2 9. Rdc3 $1 Rd7+ (9... Rc2 10. Rd3 {positional draw.}) 10. Kc8 $1 (10. Kc6 $2 Qa4+ $19) 10... Qd2 11. Ra3+ Kb1 12. Rab3+ $1 { positional draw thanks to a well-coordinated play of a rook pair!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "The Problemist 5.Honory mention"] [Site ""] [Date "2025"] [Round ""] [White "E1450 Michael Pasman, (Israel)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator ",Afek"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "R4B2/r1q2P2/4k3/8/2nPP3/8/4K3/6R1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2024"] 
 1. d5+ $1 ({The direct} 1. Re8+ $2 Kxf7 2. Re7+ Qxe7 3. Bxe7 Rxe7 { Just equalizes.}) ({Logical try :} 1. Rg6+ $2 Kd7 2. Bd6 Nxd6 3. f8=N+ ({Or} 3. Rxa7 Qxa7 4. f8=Q Qa6+ $1 5. Ke1 ({Or} 5. Ke3 Nc4+ $11) 5... Qa1+ 6. Ke2 Qa6+ $1 7. Ke3 Nc4+ 8. Kf4 Qxg6 {Draws.}) 3... Ke7 4. Rg7+ Nf7 { Position X1 - The white pawn still stands on d4.}) 1... Kd7 (1... Ke5 {Loses to } 2. Re8+) (1... Kf6 {Is met by} 2. Bd6 Qxf7 3. Rf1+ Kg5 4. Rxf7 {Wins.}) 2. Bd6 $3 {A first sacrifice to block a critical flight} Nxd6 ({ The alternatives are defeated with no delay:} 2... Qxd6 3. Rxa7+) (2... Kxd6 3. f8=Q+) 3. f8=N+ $1 (3. f8=Q $2 {allows an immediate perpetual check e.g.} Qc2+ 4. Kf3 Qd3+) 3... Ke7 4. Rg7+ Nf7 {Position X2 - white pawn on d5 Ã^- î x} 5. d6+ $1 {A second sacrifice to block the just vacated square! (Umnov theme).} Kxd6 ({Or} 5... Qxd6 6. Rxa7+ Kxf8 7. Rgxf7+ Kg8 8. Rfd7 {Wins.}) 6. Rg6+ Ke5 ( 6... Kc5 7. Ne6+ {Fork}) (6... Ke7 7. Re6#) 7. Re8+ Qe7 ({With 2 more forks :}  7... Kd4 8. Ne6+) ({Or} 7... Kf4 8. Ne6+) 8. Rxe7+ Rxe7 9. Ke3 $1 Nd6 (9... Nd8 10. Ra6 {/b6} Ne6 11. Ng6+ {fork}) 10. Re6+ $1 Rxe6 11. Nd7# {Ideal mate with promoted knight and 2 selfblocks, whereas the alternative lines are decided by forks with the promoted knight!} 1-0

[Event "The Problemist 6.Honory mention"] [Site ""] [Date "2025"] [Round ""] [White "E1463 Jaroslav Polasek, & Stanislav Nosek"] [Black "(Czechia)"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator ",Afek"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/5RN1/8/1kP5/p3Q3/5b2/pKPq1Pp1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2024"] 
 1. Qe8+ $1 ({A tempting try is:} 1. Rb7+ $6 Ka6 $1 2. Rb6+ Ka5 3. Qc4 $1 a1=Q+ $1 4. Kxa1 g1=Q+ 5. Ka2 Qxc2+ $1 6. Qxc2 Bd5+ 7. Kb2 (7. Ka3 $4 Qa1+) 7... a3+ $1 $11 {e. g.} 8. Kc3 Qxg7+ 9. Kd2 (9. Kd3 $2 Be4+) 9... Qd4+ 10. Kc1 $1 a2 11. Rb1 {Draws.}) ({Wrong is also} 1. Rxf3 $2 a1=Q+ 2. Kxa1 g1=Q+ 3. Ka2 Qxg7 { And Black takes over.}) 1... Kc4 $1 {[#]} (1... Bc6 {Loses to} 2. Qb8+) ({While } 1... Kb4 $2 {allows} 2. Qb8+ Kc4 3. Rf4+ {Wins.}) 2. Rf4+ $1 (2. Qe6+ $2 Bd5 3. Qa6+ Kb4 4. Qb6+ Kc4 {Is not more than perpetual check.}) 2... Qxf4 3. Qxa4+ Kd5 (3... Kxc5 {Is met by} 4. Ne6+ $1 $18 {e.g.} Kb6 5. Qxf4 a1=Q+ 6. Kxa1 g1=Q+ 7. Kb2 $18 Qxf2 8. Nd4 {Pinning and winning.}) 4. Qxf4 a1=Q+ 5. Kxa1 g1=Q+ 6. Ka2 $1 ({Not} 6. Kb2 $2 Qxg7+ $11) 6... Qxf2 7. Kb3 (7. Qd6+ $2 Kc4 { Draws.}) 7... Kxc5 (7... Qf1 {Is met by} 8. Qd6+ Ke4 {e.g.} 9. Qe6+ Kd4 (9... Kf4 10. Qc4+ {Is a winning ending.}) 10. Nf5+ Kxc5 11. Qd6+ Kb5 12. Nd4+ Ka5 13. Qd8+ Ka6 14. Qf6+ {Game over.}) 8. Ne6+ Kd5 {[#]} 9. Nd4 $3 ({To avoid} 9. Ng5 $2 Qb6+ {Draw.}) 9... Qxd4 10. c4+ Kc5 11. Qc7+ Bc6 12. Qa7+ { Finally Trapping the queen by a deadly skewer.} 1-0

[Event "The Problemist .commendation"] [Site ""] [Date "2025"] [Round ""] [White "E1435 Lubos Kekely, & Michal Hlinka"] [Black "(Slovakia)"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator ",Afek"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2q5/6p1/2PP4/6Pk/8/6K1/8/4N3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "29"] [EventDate "2024"] 
 1. d7 Qc7+ 2. Kf2 Qh2+ (2... Qf4+ 3. Nf3 Qd6 4. Ne5 {Draws.}) ({Whereas} 2... Qd6 3. Ke2 $1 Qe7+ 4. Kf3 Qd6 5. Ke2 Qe5+ 6. Kd1 Qd5+ 7. Ke2 { Leads nowhere either.}) 3. Ke3 $1 (3. Kf3 $4 {Is defeated by} Qd2 {Wins.}) 3... Qe5+ ({Either} 3... Qd6 4. Nd3) ({Or} 3... Qg3+ 4. Ke2 Qg4+ 5. Ke3 Qxg5+ 6. Kd4 Qe7 7. Kd5 Kg4 8. Nd3 Kf5 9. Nc5 {Draws.}) 4. Kf3 $1 (4. Kf2 $2 { or Kd2? Lose to} Qxg5 $19) 4... Qd6 (4... Qd5+ 5. Ke2) (4... Qxg5 5. Nd3) (4... Qd4 5. Ke2 {Are all useless.}) 5. Ke2 (5. Ke3 $2 {Fails to} Kxg5 {As following} 6. Nd3 Kf6 7. Nc5 {The Knight falls with check.}) 5... Qe7+ 6. Kf3 (6. Kd1 $2 { Allows} Kg4 7. Nd3 Kf3 $1 8. Ne5+ Ke3 $1 9. Nc4+ Kd3 10. Ne5+ Kc3 11. Nf3 Qd6+ 12. Ke2 Kc4 13. Ke3 Kc5 {Wins.}) 6... Qd6 7. Ke2 Kg4 $1 (7... Kxg5 { Falls into White's main plan:} 8. Nd3 Kf6 9. Nc5 Ke7 10. Nb7 {Draws.}) 8. g6 $1 (8. Nd3 $2 {Is met by} Qe7+ $1 9. Kd2 ({Or} 9. Kd1 Kf3 10. Ne5+ Ke3 11. Nf7 Qe4 {Wins.}) 9... Qxg5+ 10. Kc2 Qd5 $1 $19 11. Kd2 Kf3 $1 {Game over.}) 8... Qe7+ 9. Kd2 Qd6+ 10. Ke2 $1 (10. Nd3 $2 Kf3 {Is ZZ again}) 10... Qe7+ 11. Kd2 Kf5 ( 11... Qg5+ 12. Ke2 Qe7+ 13. Kd2 {It's positional draw, or ...}) 12. Nd3 Qd6 13. Ke2 $1 ({Or} 13. Ke3 $2 Ke6 $1 {Wins owing to} 14. Nc5+ Qxc5+ $1) 13... Kf6 14. Nc5 Ke7 15. Nb7 {Mission accomplished! Draw!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "The Problemist .commendation"] [Site ""] [Date "2025"] [Round ""] [White "E1444 Beat Neuenschwander"] [Black "(Switzerland)"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator ",Afek"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7k/1pp5/3p2K1/1R6/pP3p1p/P7/1P1r2P1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2025"] 
 1. g3 $3 (1. Kf7 $2 {Is refuted by} d5 2. Rxb7 Rxg2 $19 {Wins.}) ({Whereas} 1. g4 $2 {Allows} Kg8 $1 2. Rxb7 Kf8 3. Kf6 Ke8 4. Ke6 Re2+ {Wins.}) (1. Rg5 $2 { Loses to} Kg8 $1 2. Kf6+ Kf8 {Winning.}) 1... Rg2 (1... Rd3 {Is met by} 2. g4 Kg8 3. Rxb7 Kf8 4. Kf6 Re3 5. Rb8+ Re8 6. Rb5 Re7 7. Rb8+ Re8 8. Rb5 {Draws.}) ({White is safe also after} 1... Kg8 2. Rxb7 Kf8 3. Kf6 Ke8 4. gxh4 $11) 2. Kf7 c5 3. bxc5 d5 ({Not much is achieved by} 3... fxg3 4. cxd6 Rf2+ 5. Ke7 g2 6. d7 Re2+ 7. Kf7 Rf2+ 8. Ke7 {Draw.}) 4. Rb4 $1 Rxg3 ({Or} 4... hxg3 5. c6 $1 Rh2 ( 5... bxc6 $4 6. Kg6 {Mating.}) 6. cxb7 Rh7+ 7. Kg6 Rg7+ 8. Kh6 Rh7+ 9. Kg6 { Draw.}) 5. Rxf4 Rg7+ 6. Kf8 h3 7. Rh4+ Rh7 8. Rg4 Rh5 9. Kf7 $1 Rf5+ (9... h2 { Is met by perpetual check,}) 10. Ke6 $1 ({Wrong is:} 10. Kg6 $2 Rf3 11. Rh4+ Kg8 12. Kg5 d4 13. Rxd4 h2 14. Rh4 Rf2 {Wins.}) 10... Rh5 ({Or} 10... Rf3 11. Rh4+ (11. Kxd5 $2 Rf7 $19) 11... Kg7 12. Kxd5 Kf6 13. Ke4 Kg5 14. Rh8 Rb3 15. Rg8+ {Draw.}) 11. Kf7 Rh7+ 12. Kf8 Rh5 13. Kf7 Rf5+ 14. Ke6 {Positional draw} 1/2-1/2