Nº18 Luboš Kekely & Michal Hlinka

Draw

Luboš Kekely & Michal Hlinka (Slovakia)

wKa4,Bd8,g6,Rg7,g8,Pa2,b2/bKh1,Qb8,Nd3,g3,Pa5,c2

1.Be4+! Nxe4
1…Kh2 2.Rh7+ Kg1 3.Bb6+ Qxb6 4.Rxg3+ Kf1 5.Rh1+ Ke2 6.Bxd3+ Kf2 7.Rg4 Qc6+ 8.Kb3 Qxh1 9.Kxc2=

2.Rh7+!
Try 2.Rh8+? Qh2 3.Rxh2+ Kxh2 4.Bc7+ Kh1 5.Rh7+ Kg1 6.Bb6+ Nec5+ 7.Bxc5+ Nxc5+ 8.Ka3 Ne6+-

2…Qh2 3.Rxh2+ Kxh2 4.Bc7+ Kh1 5.Rh8+ Kg1 6.Bb6+
6.Rg8+? Kf2 7.Bg3+ Ke3! 8.Bf4+ Kxf4 9.Rg1 Ke3 10.Kxa5 Kd2 11.Rh1 Ng3 12.Ra1 Nxb2–+

6…Nec5+
6…Kg2 7.Be3=

7.Bxc5+ Nxc5+ 8.Ka3! c1Q
8…Kg2 9.Rg8+ Kf2 10.Rf8+ Ke2 11.Re8+ Kd2 12.Rd8+ Nd3 13.Rc8=

9.Rh1+! Kxh1 stalemate

. Key sacrifice. Try. Model pin stalemate.