1.Re2 b3 2.Rd2 Ke3 [2...Ke4 3.Nf1 Kd4 (3...Rh1 4.Rd1 Kd4 5.Ne3 as main b) 4.Rd1 as main] 3.Nf1+ Kd4 4.Rd1 [4.Rh2? Re8–+]

a) 4...Rh1 5.Ne3 Rh3! 6.Nc2+! (6.Nf5+? Kd5 7.Rg1 Rf3 8.Rd1 Ke5 9.Nh4 Rg3 10.Rh1 Re3 11.Ng2 Re2 12.Ne1 Nc5 13.Nf3+ Ke4 14.Rc1 Nd3 15.Rc3 b2–+) 6...Kc3 7.Na3! (7.Ne1? Nf2! 8.Rd8 Ne4 9.Rc8+ Kd2–+) 7...Kb4 (7...Rh2 8.Nb5+ Kc4 9.Nd6+ Kd4 10.Nb5+ Ke3 11.Rg1=) 8.Nc2+ Kc3 9.Na3 Rh5 (9...Re3 10.Nb5+ Kb4 11.Nd4=) 10.Rxd3+! Kxd3 11.Kb2 draw,

b) 4...Kc3 5.Ne3! [5.Nd2? Nf2! 6.Rf1 Re8! 7.Nc4 Ne4! 8.Rc1+ Kb4–+] 5...Rh3 6.Nd5+ Kc4 7.Nb6+ Kb5 [7...Kb4 8.Nd5+=] 8.Nd5 [8.Nc8? Kc5 9.Ne7 Kc4 10.Nf5 Kd5 11.Rg1 Rf3 12.Rd1 Ke5 13.Nh4 Rg3 14.Rf1 Ke4–+] 8...Nc5! 9.Re1! [9.Nf4? Rh2 10.Rd8 Na4! 11.Rc8 (11.Rb8+ Kc4 12.Rc8+ Kd4! 13.Rd8+ Ke4!) 11...Rd2! 12.Rb8+ Kc4 13.Rc8+ Kb4–+] 9...Na4 [9...Rd3 10.Ne3=] 10.Ne3 Nc3+ [10...Rh2 11.Nd1 pos. draw; 10...Kb4 11.Nd1 Ka3 12.Rg1=] 11.Kb2 Kb4 12.Nc2+ Kc4 13.Na3+! [13.Ne3+? Rxe3 14.Rxe3 Nd1+–+] 13...Kb4 14.Nc2+ pos. draw.