WCCI 2016-18: Daniele Gatti (ITA)

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Daniele Gatti
4th Royal Moroccan Ty
2018
2nd Special Prize

White wins

1. f8=N+! Kf6 2. e8=N+! Ke7 3. Ng6+ Kd8 4. Nb7+

a) 4... Kc8 5. Ned6+ Kb8 6. h8=Q+ Ka7 7. Nb5+ Kxb7 8. Nd6+ Ka7 9. Qxg7+ Ka6 10. Qb7+ +-

b) 4... Kxe8 5. h8=Q+ Kf7 6. Nd6+ (dual 6. Qf8+! Kxg6 7. Qf1 +-) 6... Kxg6 7. Qe8+ Kh6 8. Nf5+ Kh7 9. Qh5+ Kg8 10. Nh6+ gxh6 11. Qg6+ +-

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Daniele Gatti
StrateGems
2018

White wins (cooked!)

1. Rxg4! Rf1+ 1... Ba7 2. c5+ +- 2. Rg1 Bxd5+! 3. cxd5 Rxg1+ 4. Kxg1 Ba7

5. d8=B!! 5. d8=Q? Bxb6+ 6. Qxb6 stalemate 5... Ka5 6. Kf2! Bxb6+ 7. Bxb6+ Kxb6 8. Kf3! 8. Ke3? Kc5 9. Kxd3 Kxd5 = 8... Kc5 9. Kg4! 9. Ke4? Kc4 = 9... Kxd5 10. Kxh4! Ke4 11. Kg4/Kg3 d5 12. Kg3 d4 13. Kg4 Ke5 14. Kxh3 Kf4 15. Kg2 +-

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Daniele Gatti
Sinfonie Scacchistiche
2017

Draw

1. Kh1! 1. Ne2? dxe2 2. Kf2 Kxh2 3. Bxd4 h3 4. Be5 e1=Q+ 5. Kxe1 Kg3 -+ 1... d2 2. Ne2 d1=Q+ 3. Ng1+ Qxg1+ 4. Kxg1 d3

5. Kh1!! 5. Kf2? d2 6. Ke2 Kxh2 -+ 5... d2 6. Bg1 d1=Q stalemate 6... d1=N 7. Bd4 =; 6... d1=B 7. Bd4 Bxf3+ 8. Kg1 =

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Daniele Gatti
Schach
2017

Draw

1. Bc5! 1. Bd4? Bf8! 2. Bxf6+ Rg7! 3. Bxg7+ Kh7 4. Bxf8 f4 5. Bxh6 f3 6. Be3 h4 -+ 1... Bf8 1... h4 2. Bf8 h3 3. Bxg7+ Rxg7 stalemate 2. Bxf8 Rg7 3. Bxg7+ Kh7 4. Bxh6 =

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Daniele Gatti
Variantim
2018

Draw

1. Qg6! 1. Qa7+? Kc6 2. Qa6+ Kd5 3. Qd3+ Nd4 4. h8=Q Bf6+ -+ 1... Bf8+! 2. Kh8! Kd7 2... Qxg6 stalemate 3. Qf7+! Be7 3... Qxf7 stalemate 4. Kg7! 4. Kg8? f3 5. h8=Q f2 6. Qhg7 f1=Q 7. h7 Qfxf7+ 8. Qxf7 Qg4+ 9. Kh8 Nb4! -+ 4... Ne3 5. h8=Q Nf5+ 6. Kg8 Nxh6+ 7. Qxh6 Qxh6

8. Qxe7+! Kc6 8... Kxe7 stalemate 9. Qxe5 Qg6+ 10. Kh8! 10. Kf8? Qd6+ -+ 10... Qh6+ 11. Kg8 Qg6+ 12. Kh8 positional draw

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Daniele Gatti
Springaren
2018

Draw

1. a8=Q+ Rxa8 2. c6+ Kb6 2... Kc7 3. d8=Q+ Rxd8 4. b6+! Kxc6 5. exd8=Q = 3. d8=Q+ Kxb5 4. Qxa8 Rh5 5. Qb8+ Ka4 6. Qf4+ 6. Qa7+? Kb3 7. Qb6+ Kc2 8. Qc5+ Rxc5 -+ 6... Ka3 7. Qd6+ Ka2

8. Qd5+! Rxd5 9. e8=Q Rg5 10. Qxf7+ Kb1 11. Qb3+ =

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