brilliant save/puzzle

W.Hajenius - R.Braspenning,1998
Black to play and draw!


In the actual game Braspenning (rated 2047) lost on time,but he had seen a way to save the game.As he showed during the post mortem.
It's rather brilliant.Too bad his hands weren't quick enough.

Originally posted by Wilfriedva
W.Hajenius - R.Braspenning,1998
Black to play and draw!
[fen]1r5k/5p1p/3qpNpQ/8/8/7P/r4P2/4R1K1 b - - 0 1[/fen]

In the actual game Braspenning (rated 2047) lost on time,but he had seen a way to save the game.As he showed during the post mortem.
It's rather brilliant.Too bad his hands weren't quick enough.

Originally posted by tomtom232
Well, 1...Qh2+ 2.Kxh2 Rxf2+ 3.Kg1 Rxf6 and you have a rook and three pawns for the queen.

Originally posted by michael liddle
By my reckoning, your analysis gives black 2 rooks and 4 pawns against queen, rook and pawn.

Yes,black builds a fortress.Apparently not that difficult for you guys.
Still,not that easy to hold it for a player of my level but an amazing find (in my book).

I'm also amazed greenpawn knows Willem!

I think it is easy to see simply because the desperation of the situation forces you to only consider checking sacrifices.

true,and that's the reason I tried it while attempting to solve it,but I didn't know I had a fortress.Nor could I hold the fortress!
So,like tom,I did solve it but only half really.