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(1) Costeff,Gady - White to play and draw
The Problemist Hastings, 2009
[Afek,Yochanan]
1.g5!
The only way to meet the promoting threat as [1.Rxd2
1.Rxd2? loses to 1...Qe8
or (1...f6
) ] 1...d1Q+!
2.Rxd1
g6+!
Since [2...Rxd1
3.Qa4+
Ke7
4.Qxd1
g6+
5.Kh4
is just draw] 3.Kh6
Rxd1
4.Qa4+
Ke7
5.Qxd1
Kf8!
Preparing a mate net by Kg8 and Qf8 6.Qd4!
The threat is of course 7.Qh8+ 6...Qb2!
7.Qh8+!!
The stunning point of the whole study: a neat sacrifice of the queen!
7...Qxh8
8.f6!
Ke8
9.g4
Qf8+
10.Kxh7
A tremendous finale: Black , a queen up and a move at hand cannot avoid stalemate! Another outstanding and breathtaking masterpiece from the workshop of the prominent Israeli composer who lives in San-Francisco. 1/2-1/2
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