Nº 26 János Mikitovics

Win

Section B.1.

János Mikitovics (Hungary)

wKg8,Na5,f2,Rg6,h3/bKa1,Qe7,Pc3,e4

1.Nb3+!
1.Rg1+? (h1) 1…Ka2!=

1…Kb2!
1…Ka2 2.Nc1+! (2.Rxc3? Qe8+ 3.Kh7 Qf7+ 4.Kh6 Qf4+ 5.Kh5 Qe5+ fork 6.Kg4 Qxc3=) 2…Kb2 3.Ng4! Kxc1 (3…Qe8+ 4.Kh7 c2 5.Ne2+-) 4.Rxc3+ Kd2 5.Rh3 switchback 5…e3 6.Rxe3+-

2.Nd1+!! Kxb3 selfpin 3.Rxc3+
3.Rb6+? Kc2!=

3…Kb4
a) 3…Kc4? 4.Ne3+ Kc5 5.Rh5+!! Kxb6 (5…Kd4 6.Nf5+- fork) 6.Nd5+- fork
b) 3…Ka3 4.Rxc3+-

4.Rc8!!
4.Rb6+? Ka5=

4…Qd7 5.Rb8+! Kc4
5…Kc5 6.Ne3! (Thematic try 6.Nc3? Kc4! (6…Qf5? 7.Rb5++- fork; 6…e3? 7.Rf8! Kc4 8.Ne2 Qd5+ 9.Rf7 Kd3 10.Nf4+- fork/chameleon echo) 7.Nxe4 Qd5+=) 6…Kd4 7.Rd6+!! Qxd6 8.Nf5+- fork/chameleon echo

6.Ne3+ Kd3 7.Rb3+!
Thematic try 7.Ng4? Qd5+! 8.Kg7 e3! (8…Qd4+? 9.Kh6 e3 10.Rb3++-) 9.Rbb6 Qd4+ 10.Kh7 e2!= (10…Qd7+? 11.Kh6+-)

7…Ke2 8.Kf8!!
Thematic try 8.Rg2+? Kf3 9.Rg6 switchback 9…Qe8+ (9…Ke2? 10.Kf8 main line) 10.Kg7 Qe7+ 11.Kh6 Qh4+ 12.Kg7 Qe7+=
or 8.Rh6? Qe8+ 9.Kg7 Qe7+=

8…Qa7 9.Nc4 (f5) 9…Qc5+ 10.Nd6 selfpin 10…e3 11.Re6!
11.Rb5? Qd4! 12.Re6 Kd1! (12…Kf1? 13.Rf5+ Ke1 14.Rfe5+-) 13.Nf5 Qd8+=

11…Kf2 12.Rc3!! Rundlauf (c3-c8-b8-b3-c3)
12.Rf6+? Ke1! (12…Ke2? 13.Re6 main line) 13.Re6 e2! (13…Kf2? 14.Rc3 main line) 14.Rb1+ Kf2! (14…Kd2? 15.Rb2+ Kd3 16.Rbxe2) 15.Rb2 Qh5=

12…Qxc3
12…Qd4 13.Rc2+ Kf1 14.Rc1+ Kf2 15.Ne4+ Kg2 16.Rc2+- e.g. 16…Kf3 17.Ng5+ Kf4 18.Nf7 Kf3 19.Ne5+ Ke4 20.Nc6+- fork

13.Ne4+- fork