Nº4 Michal Hlinka & Ľuboš Kekely

Win

Section A

Michal Hlinka & Ľuboš Kekely (Slovakia)

wKd1,Bd2,Pc2,h2/bKe7,Nb1,Pc4,d4,g7

1.Bb4+ Ke6! 2.Kc1 Nc3 3.Bxc3 dxc3 4.Kd1 Kd5 5.Ke2!
5.Ke1? Kc5! 6.Ke2 Kb4 7.Ke3 Ka3 8.Kd4 Kb2–+

5…Ke4
5…Kc5 6.Ke3=

6.Kf2 Kf4 7.Ke2
7.Kg2? Ke3–+

7…Kg4
7…g6 8.Kf2 Kg4 9.Kg2=
7…g5 8.Kf2 g4 9.Ke2= 1st fortress

8.Kf2 Kh3
8…g5 9.Kg2 Kf4 10.Kf2 Ke4 11.Ke2 g4 12.Kf2 Kd4 13.Ke2 Ke4 14.Kf2 Kf4 15.Ke2= 1st fortress]

9.Kg1
a) 9…g6 10.Kh1 g5 11.Kg1 g4 12.Kh1 g3 13.hxg3 Kxg3 14.Kg1 zz 14…Kf3 15.Kf1 zz 15…Ke3 16.Ke1 zz, 2nd fortress, draw,

b) 9…g5! 10.Kh1 g4 11.Kg1 g3 12.Kh1!
12.hxg3? Kxg3 zz 13.Kf1 Kf3 zz 14.Ke1 Ke3 zz – the fortress is broken, for example 15.Kd1 Kf2 16.Kc1 Ke1 17.Kb1 Kd1–+

12…Kg4
12…gxh2 stalemate

13.hxg3 Kh3!
13…Kxg3 14.Kg1 etc. – 2nd fortress

14.g4!
14.Kg1? Kxg3–+ zz – the fortress is broken

14…Kxg4 15.Kg2
15.Kg1? Kg3!–+ zz – the fortress is broken

15…Kf4 16.Kf2
16.Kf1? Kf3!–+ zz – the fortress is broken

16…Ke4 17.Ke2 – 3rd fortress draw
17.Ke1? Ke3!–+ zz – the fortress is broken] draw.