Nº18 Michal Hlinka & Ľuboš Kekely

Draw

Michal Hlinka & Ľuboš Kekely

wKc1,Nd4,Rg1,Pe2,h4/bKa2,Nh1,Ba7,Rf4,Pe7 (Version Nº2)

1.e3! [1.Rxh1? Bxd4 2.h5 Rf6–+ technical win] 1…Bxd4! 2.exd4

a) 2…Rxh4 3.Ke2! Rh3 [3…Kb3 4.Rg7 e6 (4…Re4+ 5.Kf3=) 5.Rg6 Re4+ 6.Kf3=] 4.Rc1! [4.Rg7? Ng3+ 5.Kf2 Nf5–+] 4…Kb3 5.Rc7 e6 [5…Rh7 6.Kf3 Rg7 (6…Rf7+ 7.Ke4 Ng3+ 8.Ke5=) 7.d5=] 6.Rc6 Ng3+ 7.Kf2! [7.Kf3? Nf5+–+] 7…Ne4+ 8.Kg2 Rg3+ 9.Kh2 Rg6 10.d5 draw

b) 2…Rxd4+ 3.Kc1! (3.Kc2? Rxh4 4.Re1 Rh7 zz 5.Kc3 Ng3–+) 3…Rc4+ (3…Rxh4 4.Re1 Rh7 5.Kc2! zz, as main b) 4.Kd2! Rxh4 5.Re1 Rh7 6.Kc2! zz

b1) 6…Nf2 7.Kc3 Ng4 (7…Nh3 8.Re2+ Ka3 9.Re1 Ka4 10.Kc4 Ka5 11.Kc5 Ka6 12.Kc6=) 8.Re2+ Ka3 9.Re6 Rh3+ 10.Kd2 Rh7 11.Kc3 Ka4 12.Re4+ Kb5 13.Rxg4 draw,

b2) 6…Ka3 7.Kc3 Ka4 8.Kc4 Ka5 9.Kc5 Ka6 10.Kc6 draw,

b3) 6…Ng3 7.Re5! (7.Re6? Rh2+ 8.Kd3 Nf5 9.Re5 Rh3+–+) 7…Ka3 (7…Rh2+ 8.Kd3 Rh3 9.Kc2=) 8.Re3+ Ka4 9.Rxg3 draw, echo with main b1

Meredith. Reciprocal zugzwang. Echo