14 forced moves with a curious ZZ and a swallow c1-e1-a1-h1-a1. There is
a small dual on the 6th move (two ways to get to e6) but after all,
there is the same in the Barbier-Saavedra classic !1.Kd71.f7+?Kg7=1.g7?Rc6+!2.Ke7Rc7+3.Kd6Rc8!=1.Ke7?!Rc7+!2.Ke8Rc8+3.Kd7: waste of time1...Rc4!1...Rc32.Ra1!Rd3+3.Ke6Re3+4.Kf5Rf3+5.Ke5Re3+6.Kd41...Ra82.Rxc21...Rf82.Ke7Rc83.Rxc2!2.Re12.Ra1?Ra4!2...Rd4+!3.Ke6Ra43.Ke7Re4+4.Kd6Ra4!2...Rd4+Imagine that you have
this position in a tournament game. I am sure that -- like me -- you would
play Ke7. No ?3.Ke8‼
3.Ke7?Rf4‼(ZZ
: the White Rook
is in a position, having to monitor both e4 & c1)4.g74.f7+Kg75.Rc1Re4+!4.Rh1Re4+5.Kd6Rf4!6.Ke5Rh44.Ra1Re4+5.Kd6Ra4!4...Rf3!(with the square f7 available for the bK, the attack
to the 8th rank has no more strength)4...Rf5?5.Rh1Re5+6.Kd65.Ra1Re3+6.Kd6Re8!6...Kf7!7.Ra8?Kxf67.Rh1Kf7and there
only have to go back to c1 to... not lose3.Ke6??Rd1!-+3...Rf4It is important to check f8.3...Rd14.f7+!Kg75.f8Q+Kxg66.Re6+4.Ke7‼ZZ
: this time it is the Black Rook that is in the focal
position, having to monitor both a4 & f8.4...b44...Rf35.Ra1Re3+6.Kd6!as in the main line4...Re4+5.Rxe4c1Q6.f7+5.Ra1‼
The ...Ra4 defence has disappeared.5...Re4+6.Kd6!Or on d7.Rd4+7.Ke6Return.7.Ke5?Rd88.g7?Rc8-+7.Kc7?Rc4+8.Kb7c1Q9.Ra8+Rc810.Rxc8+Qxc8+11.Kxc8b312.Kd7b2=7...Rd87...Re4+8.Kf5!8.g7‼
Threatens Rh1.8.Rh1?Ra8!(or on b8)9.g7Ra6+10.Ke5Kf7!10...Ra5+!11.Rh8Ra5+12.Kd6Ra6+8.Ke7?Rb8!8...Rc88...Kh79.Rh1+!Kg610.Rg1+!Kh611.f7!c1Q12.Rxc1Kxg713.Ke7Rb814.Rg1+8...Rb89.Kf5‼
Back to top. The
chessboard dimensions are just right !11...Rc812.Ra7+Kg813.Kg6c1Q14.f7#It is a pity that the White Rook did not have the opportunity
to disappear so that the mate could be model !1–0
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