Nº22 Michal Hlinka & Luboš Kekely

Win

Section B.1.

Michal Hlinka & Luboš Kekely (Slovakia)

wKg1,Nd3,Pc2,c7,f3,g2,h3/bKg3,Rc3,Ph4

1.Nc1! threat Ne2 mate 1…Rxc2
1…Kf4 2.Ne2+- fork
1…Re3 2.Kf1 Re8 3.Ne2+ Kh2 4.Nd4+-

2.c8R!
2.c8Q? Rxc1+! 3.Qxc1= stalemate

2…Rxg2+
2…Rxc8? 3.Ne2#

3.Kf1 Rf2+
3…Rd2 4.Ne2+ Kxf3 5.Rc3+ Ke4 6.Kf2+-

4.Ke1 Rxf3
4…Kxf3 5.Rf8+-

5.Ne2+
5.Ke2? Ra3 6.Rc4 Kxh3 7.Kf2 Ra8 8.Rf4 Rc8 9.Ne2 Rc2 10.Ra4 Rb2=

5…Kg2
5…Kxh3 6.Ng1+- fork

6.Rg8+
6.Rc4? Rf1+ 7.Kd2 Kxh3=

6…Kh2
6…Kh1 7.Rg4 Rxh3 8.Kf2 Rh2+ 9.Kf1 Rh3 10.Ng1 Rh2 11.Nf3 Rh3 12.Rg1#

7.Rh8!
7.Rg4? Kxh3=
7.Ng1? Rf7 8.Rg4 Rf8 9.Rxh4 Kxg1 10.Re4 Kg2 11.h4 Kg3 12.Ke2 Rh8=

7…Ra3
7…Rxh3 8.Kf2 Ra3 9.Rxh4+ Rh3 10.Rb4 Rd3 11.Rb8 Ra3 12.Rh8+ Rh3 13.Ra8+- as main after 14.Ra8

8.Rxh4 Rxh3 9.Rf4 Kg2 10.Rf2+- and wins, for example
10…Kh1 11.Rf8 Ra3 12.Kf2 Kh2 13. Rh8+ Rh3 14.Ra8 Rb3 15.Nd4 Rb2+ 16.Kf3 Kh1 17.Ra5 Rd2 18.Ne2 Rd3+ 19.Kf2 Kh2 20.Jf4 Rd2+ 21.Kf3 Rb2 22.Rh5+ Kg1 23.Ne2 +-.

Meredith. Mate. Antistalemate play by minor promotion. Stalemate. Forks.