Daniele Gatti 1-0 – Chess Study Art

11. Daniele Gatti 1-0

Chess Study Art 2022 ℹ

[Event "Chess Study Art"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2022"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Daniele Gatti"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "k1b5/1pPp2p1/1K1P4/6P1/6P1/6p1/P4pPb/5B2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "25"]

1. g6 $1 {Preparatory move.} (1. a3 $2 {Thematic Try} g6 $1 2. a4 Bg1 3. a5 Bh2 4. a6 Bg1 5. axb7+ Bxb7 6. c8=Q+ Bxc8 7. Kc7 Bb7 8. Kxd7 Kb8 9. Ke7 Ka7 10. d7 Ba6 11. d8=Q Bxf1 12. Qd4+ Kb7 $1 {White Queen does not attack the enemy pawn, because it's in g6 and not in g7. This allows Black to draw:} 13. Qb2+ Ka7 $1 14. Qa1+ Ba6 $1) 1... Bg1 2. a3 $1 {Thematic: a tempo move, even if another tempo move has just been played.} (2. a4 $2 {Thematic Try} Bh2 3. a5 Bg1 4. g5 Bh2 5. a6 Bg1 (5... bxa6 $2 6. Bd3 f1=Q {Promotion is useless because there is no discovered check from a bBg1.} 7. Be4+ {And mate at next move.}) 6. axb7+ Bxb7 7. c8=Q+ Bxc8 8. Kc7 Ba6 $1 {Thematic Black move} 9. Bxa6 f1=Q 10. Bxf1 Be3 $1 {White pawn in g5 is attacked.} 11. Kxd7 Kb7 12. Ba6+ Kb8 $1 13. Ke8 Bxg5 14. Kf8 Bf6 $1 {Enemy Bishop cannot be deflected from d8-h4 diagonal, and d6 pawn cannot be pushed or Kc7 comes and stops it. Draw}) 2... Bh2 3. a4 Bg1 4. a5 Bh2 5. a6 $1 Bg1 (5... bxa6 6. Bd3 f1=Q {Again, promotion is useless because there is no discovered check from a bBg1. This time happens because of the Festina Lente tempo gain.} 7. Be4+ {And mate at next move.}) 6. axb7+ Bxb7 7. c8=Q+ Bxc8 8. Kc7 Bb7 (8... Ba6 $2 {Thematic Black try. Why doesn't this defense work in main line?} 9. Bxa6 f1=Q 10. Bxf1 Be3 {Bishop comes into play without attacking any pawn, because the White one is still in g4.} 11. Kxd7 Kb7 12. Ba6+ Kb8 13. Ke8 Bg5 14. Kf8 Bf6 15. g5 $1 {Same position of the thematic White try, but now wBf6 is deflected, and cannot guard d8 promotion square and g7 pawn at the same time. White wins.}) 9. Kxd7 Kb8 10. Ke7 Ka7 11. d7 Ba6 12. d8=Q Bxf1 13. Qd4+ $1 {Queen attacks the black pawn in g7, thanks to the preparatory move 1. g6, that kept it on his original square. White is winning.} 1-0

[Event "Chess Study Art"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2022"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Daniele Gatti"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "k1b5/1pPp2p1/1K1P4/6P1/6P1/6p1/P4pPb/5B2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "25"]