Our
ninth problem was very complex and
would likely stump the strongest of grandmasters.
So don't feel bad if you couldn't come close
to solving it!
WHITE TO MOVE AND WIN
ENDGAME: White to move and win.
Sakkelet 1990.
Special prize.
1.Nf3 gxh5! 1...bxc6
2.Nxh2 Kxh2 3.hxg6 Bd4 4.b4 g1=Q 5.Rxg1 Kxg1
6.Kd6 or 1...Qh3+ 2.Ke7 Qxf3 3.Bxf3 gxh5 4.Bxh5
Kh2 5.Rxg1 Kxg1 6.Bf3. 2.Kd5!! Other moves
don't do the trick: 2.Bxb7? Qh3+ 3.Kf6 Qxf3+!
4.Bxf3 h4 5.Kg5 h3 6.Kg4 h2 7.Bd1 Bf2! (7...Bc5?
8.Kh3 g1=N+ 9.Kg3) 8.Kf4 (8.Kh3 g1=N+ =) 8...Bg3+!
9.Kg4 Bf2 10.Kf5 Bb6 11.Ke4 Kg1 =; 2.Be4? Qh3+
3.Kf6 Qxf3+ 4.Bxf3 Kh2! 5.Bxg2 Kxg2 6.Kg5 Be3+
7.Kxh5 Kf3 8.Kg6 Ke4 9.Rd1 Bd4 10.b3 Kd5 11.Rc1
b5 12.Kf7 Kd6! 13.Ke8 Bf6 =. 2...bxc6+ 3.Ke4!!
c5 3...h4 4.b4!. 4.Kd5!! c4 5.Kc6 h4 6.Kb7
h3 7.Ka8! c3 8.bxc3 Qb8+ 9.Rxb8 h2 10.Rh8,
1-0.
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