Knight switch 1

G. Kasparyan
Petrov MT
1975
1st Prize

Draw

1. Kb5+! (1. Kb4+? Kh7 2. Bb1+ Kh8 3. Bc5 Rf7 4. Bg6 Rb7+ -+) 1... Kh7! (1... Kh8 2. Bc5 Rxf6 3. Bd4 =) 2. Bb1+ (2. Bc5? Rxf6 3. Bb1+ Kh6 -+) 2... Kh8 3. Bc5 Rf7 4. Bg6 (4. Ba2? Rb7+ 5. Ka6 Rb2 6. f7 Nc7+ 7. Ka5 Rxa2+ 8. Kb6 Ne6 -+) 4... Nd6+! (4... Rb7+ 5. Ka6 =) 5. Ka4! (5. Bxd6? Rxf6 6. Bh5 Rf5+ -+) 5... Rd7 6. f7! Nxf7 7. Bd4+! (7. Bf5? Rc7 8. Bd4+ Nge5 -+) 7... Nfe5! (7... Kg8 8. Bf5 =) 8. Bf5 Rg7 9. Ka3! (9. Kb5? Kg8 10. Bxg4 Rxg4 11. Bxe5 Rg5 -+) 9... Ne3! 10. Ka4! (10. Bxe5? Nc4+ -+) 10... N3c4 11. Be6 Nb2+ 12. Ka3!

Position 1

12... Nbd3 13. Bf5 Nc4+ 14. Ka4! (14. Kb3? Nde5 -+) 14... Nde5 15. Be6 Nb2+ 16. Ka3 positional draw

Position 2

Positions 1 and 2 are not exactly the same: the two knights have interchanged places!

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