Nº 11 Ľuboš Kekely & Michal Hlinka (Slovakia)

Draw
Sección A.1.

Ľuboš Kekely & Michal Hlinka (Slovakia)

wKd5,Ra3,b6,Pf6/bKe8,Nf5,Rg6,Pa6,d2,f3

1.f7+!
1.Rb1? f2 2.f7+ Kf8! 3.Rf3 Rd6+ 4.Ke5 d1Q 5.Rxd1 Rxd1 6.Rxf2 Nd6 7.Ke6 a5–+
1.Rd3? f2 2.Rb1 Rg1 3.Rxd2 Rxb1 4.Rxf2 Rb5–+

1…Kf8! 2.Rb8+! Kxf7 3.Rb1 d1Q+
3…f2 4.Rf3 Rd6+ 5.Ke5 d1Q 6.Rxd1 Rxd1 7.Rxf5+ Ke7 8.Rxf2=

4.Rxd1 Rd6+ 5.Ke5
5.Ke4? or 5.Kc4? or 5.Kc5? 5…Rxd1 6.Rxf3 Ke6–+

5…Rxd1 6.Rxf3 Kg6 (6…a5 7.Rxf5+=)

7.Ra3!
7.Rxf5? Re1+ 8.Kf4 Rf1+ 9.Ke4 Rxf5–+

7…Re1+ 8.Kd5 Ne3+ 9.Kc6
9.Kc5? Rc1+!–+

9…Nc2 10.Ra4!
10.Rxa6? Nb4–+

10…Rb1 11.Kc7!
11.Kc5? Rb5+ 12.Kc4 Rb6–+

11…Nb4 12.Kb6 Nd3+ 13.Ka5!
13.Kxa6? Nc5–+

13…Kf5 14.Ra3 Nc5 15.Rf3+ switchback 15…Ke6 16.Rf6+! Ke7 [16…Kxf6 stalemate] 17.Rf7+ Ke8 [17…Kxf7 stalemate] 18.Rf8+ Kd7 [18…Kxf8 stalemate] 19.Rf7+ Kc6 20.Rf6+ Kd5 21.Rf5+
21.Rd6+? Ke4! 22.Rd4+ Ke3!–+

21…Kc4 22.Rf4+ Kd3 23.Rf3+ Ke2 24.Rf2+
24.Re3+? Kd2! 25.Re2+ Kd3 26.Rd2+ Ke4 27.Re2+ Kd5 28.Rd2+ Ke6 29.Rd6+ Ke7!–+

24…Ke3 [24…Kxf2 stalemate; 24…Ke1 25.Rf1+ Kxf1 stalemate] 25.Rf3+ Ke4 [25…Kxf3 stalemate] 26.Rf4+ Ke5 [26…Kxf4 stalemate] 27.Rf5+ Kxf5 stalemate.

Meredith. Sacrifice key. Swithbacks. Long precise defence. Similar stalemates on f-column.[27…Ke6 28.Rf6+ perpetual check]