V. & M.

Platov
Sbornik etyudov, 1914
Win
White: Kh4, Ba3; pawns - b5, c3, d5
Black: Kh6, Nd3; pawns - c5, c7, g7, h5
1 Bc1+/i Kg6/ii 2 d6/iii cxd6 3 Bf4/iv c4 4 Bxd6 and wins.
i) White improves the position of his bishop and at the same time
forestalls the move 1...g5+. If he begins with 1 d6?, Black counters
with 1...g5+ and 2...cxd6.
ii) 1...Kh7 2 Bg5/v Kg8 3 Bd8 Kf7/vi 4 Bxc7 Ke7 5 b6 Kd7 6 Bh2
Kc8 7 d6 wins. 1...Nxc1 2 d6/vii cxd6 3 b6 wins.
iii) 2 Bf4? Nxf4 3 d6 Nc6 wins.
iv) 3 b6? Is no good in view of the continuation 3...Ne5 4 Bf4 Nd7
5 b7 d5 etc.
v) 2 d6? cxd6 3 Bf4 Nxf4 4 b6 Ng6+ wins.
vi) 3...Nf4 4 d6 cxd6 5 b6 Ng6+ 6 Kxh5 Ne5 7 b7 Nc6 8 Be7 d5 9
Bxc5 wins.
vii) 2 b6? cxb6 3 d6 Ne2 4 d7 g5+ 5 Kh3 Nf4+ wins.