Blockade 1

C. Behting
Bohemia
1906
2nd/5th Prize

Draw

1. Kc6!! mutual zugzwang 1. Nf3? h3 2. Ke4 h2! 3. Ng3+ Kg4 4. Nxh2+ Kxg3 5. Nf3 Kf2! -+; 1. Ng7+? Kg5 2. Nf3+ (2. Ne6+ Kf6 -+) 2... Kg4 3. Nf5! (3. Nh2+ Kf4! -+) 3... h3! 4. Ke4 g1=Q! 5. Nxh6+ Kh5 6. Nxg1 h2 7. Nf3 h1=Q 8. Nf5 Kg4 -+; 1. Ng3+? hxg3 2. Nf3 Kg4 3. Ke4 h5 -+; 1. Nxh4? Kxh4! 2. Nf3+ Kg3 3. Ng1 h5 -+ 1... g1=Q 1... h3 2. Ng3+ Kh4 3. Ne2 h2 4. Nf3+ Kh3 5. Nxh2 = 2. Nxh4! Qh1+ 2... Kxh4 3. Nf3+ = 3. Nhf3 positional draw - blockade

blockade

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