Y. Hoch
2nd Honorable Mention
Olympic Tourney 1976

White: Kd8, Bc1; pawns - b6, f4
Black: Kh8, Bd2, Nf8; pawn - e3

Win

1 b7 Ba5+ 2 Ke8 e2/i 3 Bd2/ii Bxd2/iii 4 b8Q e1Q+ 5 Kxf8/iv
Bxf4 6 Qxf4 Kh7 7 Kf7 and mate is unavoidable.

i) 2...Bc7 3 Kxf8 e2 (3...Bxf4 4 Bxe3) 4 Bd2 Bxf4 (Otherwise 5 f5
wins) 5 Bxf4 e1Q 6 b8Q and Black cannot avoid mate.
ii) 3 b8Q e1Q+ 4 Kxf8 Qb4+ 5 Qxb4 Bxb4+ draws.
iii) 3...Bc7 4 Kxf8 and White wins as before.
iiv) Threatening 6 Kf7+ and mate: 5...Qg3(g1) 6 Qe5+ and 7 Qh5
mate or 5...Kh7 6 Qc7+ Kg6 7 Qf7+ Kh6 8 Qg7+ Qh5 9 Qg5 mate.
