[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Xmas D 5"] [Black "?"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "peter"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "BK1k4/PPNP4/2Pb4/1R1P1P2/1P6/N7/2Q2RP1/6B1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "1861.??.??"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.03.01"] {[#]} {The key to this is to be able to safely play Re5 to free the b5 square for the knight on a3. To do that White must clear a path for the queen to h2. So…} 1. Bh2 Bxh2 2. g3 Bxg3 3. Rf4 Bxf4 4. d6 Bxd6 5. Qh2 {providing an X-ray defence of c7 and dragging the bishop back to the right side of e5 so the rook can block it} Bxh2 6. Re5 Bxe5 7. Nab5 {White has avoided being mated and now Black must find the draw} Bh2 (7... Bg3 $11) (7... Bf4 $11) (7... Bb2 $2 {Other bishop moves on this diagonal also lose} 8. Ne6+ Ke7 9. d8=Q+ Kf7 10. Nd6#) (7... Bxc7+ 8. Nxc7 Ke7 {etc}) 8. f6 Bxc7+ 9. Nxc7 {stalemate} *