<span class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;display:block;"><b><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;" lang="EN-US">1.Rd8+ </span></b><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;" lang="EN-US">[thematic try 1.Qd8+ Bd3 2.Qg5+ Kc2 3.Qc1+ Kxc1 4.c8Q Rc2–+]</span></span> <span class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;display:block;"><b><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;" lang="EN-US">1...Kc1 2.Rd1+ Bxd1 </span></b><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;" lang="EN-US">[2...Kxd1 3.Qd7+ <i>(3.Qg4+) </i>3...Kc1 4.Qd4 g1Q 5.Qe3+ Kd1 6.c8Q cxb2+ 7.Kxb2 Be4+ 8.Qxf2 Qxf2+ 9.Kxb3=]</span></span> <span class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;display:block;"><b><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;" lang="EN-US">3.Qh8 </span></b><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;" lang="EN-US">[square h8 is evacuated]</span></span> <span class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;display:block;"><b><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;" lang="EN-US">3...cxb2+ </span></b><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;" lang="EN-US">[3...g1Q 4.c8Q=]</span></span> <span class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;display:block;"><b><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;" lang="EN-US">4.Qxb2+ Rxb2 5.c8Q+ Rc2 </span></b><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;" lang="EN-US">[5...Bc2 6.Qxc2+=]</span></span> <span class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;display:block;"><b><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;" lang="EN-US">6.Qc3! </span></b><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;" lang="EN-US">[the preliminary sacrifice of the rook enables white now to head for stalemate]</span></span> <span class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;display:block;"><b><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;" lang="EN-US">6...g1Q </span></b><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;" lang="EN-US">[6...Rxc3=; 6...b2+ 7.Qxb2+ Rxb2=]</span></span> <span class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;display:block;"><b><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;" lang="EN-US">7.Qe3+! Rd2 8.Qc5+! </span></b><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;" lang="EN-US">[thematic try 8.Qc3+ Bc2 9.Qb2+ Kd1 10.Qc1+ Ke2! 11.Qxg1 Rd1+–+]</span></span> <span class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;display:block;"><b><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;" lang="EN-US">8...Qxc5= </span></b><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;" lang="EN-US">[8...Bc2 9.Qxg1+ Bd1 10.Qc5+=] </span></span>