Nº14 János Mikitovics

Draw

Section B.2.

János Mikitovics (Hungary)

wKh1,Rc6,Pd4/bKe2,Nd2,d5,Pg3

1.Kg2!
1.Rc2? Ne3 2.Ra2 Ke1! (2…Kd3? 3.Kg1 Nf3+ 4.Kh1 Nd2 5.Kg1 positional draw) 3.d5 g2+ 4.Kg1 Nf3#
1.Kg1? Ne3 2.Rf6 Nf3+–+ (2…Ne4? 3.Rg6!=)

1…Ne4 2.Rc2+!
2.Kg1? Kf3!–+ (2…Ne3? 3.Rg6=)

2…Ke3 3.Ra2!
3.Rc8? Nf4+! 4.Kg1 Kf3 5.Rf8 Ng5! 6.d5 Ngh3–+

3…Nf4+ 4.Kf1!!
Thematic try 4.Kg1? Kf3 5.Ra3+ Kg4 6.Rxg3+ Kxg3!–+ (6…Nxg3? 7.d5 Ne4 8.d6=)

4…Kf3
4…Nc3 5.Ra3 pin 5…g2+ 6.Kg1 Kd2 7.Ra1!! (7.Kh2? Nce2 8.Ra1 Ke3! 9.d5 Kf2!–+) 7…Nce2+ 8.Kf2!= (8.Kh2? Ke3–+)

5.Ra3+ Kg4 6.Ra2!!
6.Ra8? Nd2+–+ (6…g2+? 7.Kg1 Ng5 8.Rg8=)

6…Nc3
6…Kh3 7.d5 Nc3 8.Rf2!!= Sacrifice

7.Ra8!!
7.Ra7? g2+! (7…Kf3? 8.Rg7 Ncd5 9.Rf7! pin 9…Ne7!! 10.Ke1!! Neg6 11.Ra7!! Nh4 12.Ra3+= main line) 8.Kf2 Ne4+ 9.Kg1 Ng5 10.Rg7 pin 10…Kf3! 11.Rxg5 Nh3+ fork

7…Kf3 8.Rg8 Ncd5
8…Ne4 9.d5!!=
8…g2+ 9.Rxg2 Nxg2 10.d5=

9.Rf8! pin
9.Rxg3+? Kxg3–+

9…Ne7
9…Nc3 10.Rg8 positional draw

10.Ke1!
10.Kg1? Neg6–+
10.d5? Neg6 11.Rf5 g2+–+ (11…Nh4? 12.Rg5=)

10…Neg6 11.Ra8!!
11.Rc8? Nd5!–+

11…Nh4 12.Ra3+ Kg4 13.Rxg3+ Kxg3 14.d5!! Nf5 15.d6=

Keywords: Defense against the Troitsky line; rundlauf is by wR with switchbacks; pins; sacrifices; positional draws.