Nº13 Janos Mikitovics

Win

Section B.1.

Janos Mikitovics (Hungary)

wKd8,Nc6,Bf3,Re7,Pf2/bKe1,Bc1,Pc3,d3,d4,e3

1.fxe3!
1.Nxd4? c2–+ (1…Kxf2? 2.Rf7 Ke1 3.Be4+-; 1…Bd2? 2.Be4 exf2 3.Bxd3+-) ; 1.Ne5? c2! (1…Ba3? 2.Ra7 Kxf2 3.Bh5! e2 4.Nxd3+ Ke3 5.Bg6!+-) 2.Nxd3+ Kd2 3.fxe3 Ba3=

1…Ba3! (1…c2 2.exd4+ Kf2 (2…Be3 3.Rxe3+ Kf2 4.Rxd3+-) 3.Nb4+-)

2.Ra7! (2.Rg7? Kf2 3.Ne5 Kxe3 4.Bh5 c2 5.Rc7 c1Q= or; 2.Rh7 Kf2=)

With two lines :

A) 2…Kf2´3.Ne5! [3.Nxd4? Bc5? (3…c2!) 4.Rf7! Kxe3 5.Nb3+-]

3…Bd6! 4.Nxd3+! [4.Ra2+? Kxe3!= (4…d2? 5.exd4 Bxe5 6.Bd1! Bxd4 7.Bc2! Ke1 8.Ra1+ d1Q 9.Rxd1++-)

4…Kxe3 [4…Kxf3 5.exd4+- (5.Rd7? Kxe3=)

5.Ne1! d3! [5…Kd2 6.Ra1+-]

6.Bd1!! [6.Bh5? c2 7.Ra1 Ba3!! (7…Be5? 8.Rc1 Kd2 9.Nxd3! Kxd3 10.Bg6+ Kd2 11.Rxc2++-) 8.Nxd3 Kxd3 9.Bg6+ Kc3= (9…Kd2? 10.Ra2+- pin) ; 6.Nxd3? Kxd3 7.Bh5 c2 8.Bg6+ Kc3= (8…Kd2? 9.Ra2+- pin)

6…Kd2 7.Nxd3!! [7.Rd7? Kxe1= (7…Kxd1? 8.Nxd3 main line) ]

7…Kxd1! 8.Rd7!! [8.Ra6? Bf8!! (8…Bg3? 9.Rg6 Bh4+ 10.Kd7 c2 11.Rg2 c1Q 12.Rg1+ Kd2 13.Nxc1+-) 9.Ra2 c2=; 8.Ra2? c2= (8…Bf8? 9.Ke8!! Bd6 10.Ra6!+-)

8…Ba3! 9.Nf4+! [9.Nb4+? Kc1 10.Nd3+ Kd2! 11.Nf4+ Ke3! 12.Nd5+ Kd2! 13.Nf4+ (13.Nb4+ Kc1 14.Na2+ Kb2= (14…Kc2? 15.Rb7!+-) ) 13…Ke3 =

9…Ke1 (9…Kc1 10.Ne2+! Kb2 11.Rb7+-)

10.Ra7! Bc1 (10…Bd6 11.Ng2+! Kd2 12.Rd7+- pin 12…c2 13.Rxd6+ Kc3 14.Nf4!! c1Q 15.Ne2++- fork; or 10…Bc5 11.Nd3+-)

11.Nd3+ Kd1!12.Kd7!! [12.Nb4? Bg5+! (12…c2? 13.Ra1 pin 13…Kd2 14.Ra2! pin) 13.Ke8 c2 14.Rd7+ Bd2=; 12.Ra1? pin 12…Kc2 13.Nxc1 Kb2= fork

12…Bd2 [12…Kc2 13.Nb4+! Kb3 14.Rb7! (14.Nd3? Bd2! 15.Rc7 Kc2 16.Nb4+ Kb3 17.Nc6 B1(wRc7) 17…Kb2 18.Nb4 Kb3 19.Nd3 Kc2=) 14…Bd2 15.Nc6+! A1 (wRb7) (15.Nd3+? Kc2! 16.Nb4+ Kb2 17.Nc6+ Kc1! 18.Nd4 B2(bKc1) 18…Be3=) 15…Kc2 16.Nd4+ A2(bKc2) 16…Kd3 17.Nb3 c2 18.Rc7+-

13.Ra1+! Kc2 14.Nb4+ Kb2! 15.Rd1! .Be3 16.Rh1! [16.Re1? Bd2 17.Rd1 loss of time; 16.Rf1? c2= (16…Bd2? 17.Rd1 main line)

16…Bd2 [16…Kb3 17.Rb1+

17.Nd3+! [17.Rh2? pin 17…Kb3 18.Nc6 c2 19.Nd4+ Kc3=; 17.Rd1? loss of time; 17.Ke6? c2 18.Nd3+ Kc3=

17…Kc2 18.Rh3! [18.Nb4+? Kb2 19.Nd3+ loss of time; 18.Nc5? Be3! (18…Kb2? 19.Nd3+ main line) 19.Rh2+ Kb1 20.Nd3 c2=

18…Kd1 19.Nc5!! [19.Rh1+? Kc2 20.Rh3 loss of time; 19.Nb4? Kc1 20.Nd3+ Kd1 21.Nc5 loss of time

19…c2 – 19…Kc1 20.Na4! c2 21.Rh1+ Be1 22.Nc5! Kd1 (22…Kd2 23.Ke6/e7 c1Q (if 23…c1N 24.Kd5+- domination) 24.Nb3+- fork) 23.Nb3+-

20.Rh1+! Ke2 21.Nb3 Be3 [21…Bf4 22.Ke6! (22.Kc6? Kd3 23.Kb5 Kc3 24.Rh3+ (24.Ka4 Kb2=) 24…Kb2=) 22…Kd3 23.Kf5 Be3 (23…Bd2 24.Rh3++-) 24.Rh3+- pin; 21…Bg5 22.Ke6! (22.Kc6? Kd3 23.Kb5 Kc3 24.Rh3+ Kb2= B3(wKb5)) 22…Kd3 23.Kf5 Kc3 24.Rh3+ Kb2 A3(wKf5) 25.Kxg5+-

22.Kc6!! [22.Ke6 /d6? 22…Kd3! 23.Ke5 Kc3! (23…Kc4? 24.Ke4! Bg5 25.Nc1 Kc3 26.Nd3+-) 24.Rh3 pin 24…Kxb3=; 22.Rh2+? Kd3= (22…Kd1? 23.Rh1+ Ke2 24.Kc6 main line)

22…Kd3 23.Kb5!! [23.Rh3? Ke4 24.Rh1 Kd3 25.Kb5 loss of time; 23.Kd5? Kc3! (23…Bf4? 24.Rh3+ Ke2 25.Rc3+-) 24.Rh3 Kxb3=

23…Kc3 24.Ka4 Kb2 25.Rh2 pin 25…Kb1 26.Kb4! Bf4 27.Rf2! [27.Rh4? Bd6+ 28.Kc3 Be5+ 29.Kd2 Kb2 30.Nc1 Bc3+ 31.Kd3 B4(wRh4) 31…Be5 32.Rh1 (32.Kd2 Bc3+ positional draw) 32…Bf4=

27…Bd6+ 28.Kc3 Be5+ 29.Kd2 Kb2 30.Nc1 Bc3+ 31.Kd3+-wins A4(wRf2)

B) 2…c2 3.Ne5 Bd6 4.Ra1+! (4.Nxd3+? Kd2 5.Be4 dxe3 6.Ra2 e2=)

4…Kd2 (4…Kf2 5.Be4! (5.Nxd3+? Kxe3 6.Ne1 d3 7.Bh5 Ba3!! 8.Nxd3 Kxd3 9.Bg6+ (9.Rxa3+ Kd2 10.Ra2 Kc3=) 9…Kc3=) 5…Bxe5 6.Bxd3 Kxe3 7.Bxc2 d3 8.Ra3!!+- pin)

5.exd4 Ke3 6.Nxd3!! (6.Bd1? Kxd4! 7.Nxd3 Kxd3 8.Rc1 Kd2=)

6…Kxd3 7.Bd1!! cxd1Q 8.Rxd1+ Kc4 9.d5+-
(9.Kd7? Kd5!=)

Keywords: the theme of 10.WCCT/D/pins, forks, sacrifices, king-wanderings, positional draw