Nº9 Michal Hlinka & Ľuboš Kekely

Draw

Section B.2.

Michal Hlinka & Ľuboš Kekely (Slovakia)

wKe3,Bb7,Rf2,f7/bKb4,Nb6,Bb3,Pa4,e2,f3

1.Kd2 a3!
1…Bxf7 2.Bxf3=
1…Nc4+ 2.Ke1 a3 3.Be4 a2 4.Rb7+ Ka3 5.Ra7+ Ba4 6.Rxf3+ Kb4 7.Rb7+=

2.R2xf3!
Them. try 2.R7xf3? a2 3.Rf1 Bd1 4.Rf4+ pos. B 4…Nc4+ 5.Rxc4+ Kxc4 6.Ba6+ Kd4 7.Bxe2 a1Q 8.Bxd1 (8.Rxd1 Qc3#) 8…Qc3+ 9.Ke2 Qe3#
2.Bxf3? a2 3.Ra7 Ba4 4.Bxe2 a1Q 5.Rf4+ Kc5 6.Rg4 Qb2+ 7.Ke1 Bd7 8.Ra5+ Kd6–+
2.Rc7? Nc4+ 3.Rxc4+ Bxc4 4.Bxf3 a2–+

2…a2
2…Bxf7 3.Rxa3=

3.Rf1 Bd1 4.R1f4+! pos. A
Them. try 4.R7f4+? pos. B 4…Nc4+–+ as after 2.R7xf3?

4…Ka3
4…Nc4+ 5.Rxc4+! Kxc4 6.Rc7+ Kb4 7.Rc1=
4…Kb3 5.Bd5+! Nxd5 6.Rb7+ Ka3 7.Rf3+ Ka4 8.Ra7+=

5.Bc6!
5.Ba6? a1Q 6.Bxe2 Bb3–+

5…e1Q+!
5…a1Q 6.Ra7+ Na4 7.Rfxa4+ Bxa4 8.Rxa4+=

6.Kxe1 a1Q 7.Ra7+
7.Kf2? Qb2+ 8.Kg3 Qe5 9.Be4 Nd5 10.Bxd5 Qxd5–+

7…Ba4+
7…Na4 8.Kd2 Kb2 9.Rb7+ Bb3 10.Rxb3+! Kxb3 11.Bxa4+=

8.Kf2!
8.Ke2? Qb2+ 9.Kf3 Qc3+ 10.Kg4 Qxc6–+

8…Qe5
8…Qb2+ 9.Kg3!=
8…Qc1 9.Rf3+ Kb4 10.Bxa4 Nxa4 11.Raf7=
8…Qa2+ 9.Kg3 Qg8+ 10.Kh4=

9.Rf3+!
9.Kg3? Qg5+ 10.Rg4 Qe3+ 11.Bf3 Kb3 12.Kh2 Qh6+ 13.Kg2 Bc6 14.Bxc6 Qxc6–+

9…Kb4
9…Kb2 or Ka2 10.Bxa4 Qd4+ 11.Kg2 Nxa4 12.Rf2+=

10.Bxa4 Nxa4
10…Qh2+ 11.Kf1 Nxa4 12.Rg7=

11.Rb7+ draw.

Meredith. Two thematic tries. Mates.