Nº 26 János Mikitovics

Win

Section B.1.

János Mikitovics (Hungary)

wKg1,Na8,Rh8,Ph4/bKd3,Rf3,Pc4

Keywords: a logic study with Zugzwang, ideal stalemate, 10th WCCT/D, pins, sacrifices, positional draws

1.Nb6!!
Thematic try: 1.Nc7? Rf5!! (1…c3? 2.Nd5 main line) 2.Ne6 c3 3.Rc8 Rf7!! 4.Nc5+ Ke2!! (4…Ke3? 5.Kh2! c2 6.Nb3 Kd3 7.Na1!!+-) 5.Kh2! c2! 6.Nb3 Kd1 7.Rd8+ Ke1 8.Re8+ Kd1 9.Rd8+ Ke1 positional draw;
1.Kg2? Rf4! (1…Rf6? 2.Nc7!+-) 2.Kg3 Rd4! 10th WCCT/D=wRh8 (2…Re4? 3.Rd8+ Rd4 10th WCCT/D=wRd8 4.Rxd4+ Kxd4 5.Nc7!!+-) 3.Nc7! c3 4.Nb5! c2 5.Rc8 Ra4!!=

1…c3 2.Nd5! Ke4!
2…Kd4 3.Nb4 Rf4 4.Kg2+-
2…Kd2 3.Nxc3!+-

3.Nb4 Rf5!
3…Rf6 4.Kg2 (4.Rc8? Kf3! 5.Nd5 Rg6+ 6.Kf1 Kg3=) 4…Rb6 5.Re8+ (5.Nc2? Rb2= pin) 5…Kd4 6.Nc2+-

4.Kg2!!
4.Nc2? Rd5! (4…Kd3? 5.Ne1+ Kd2 6.Re8! Rf4 7.h5+-) 5.Rc8 Rd1+ 6.Kf2 Rd2+=
4.Rc8? Kf3 (4…Rf4? 5.Kg2 Rxh4 6.Rc4+-) 5.Kh2 Rf4 6.Rxc3+ Kg4 7.Nd3 Ra4!=

4…Rb5! 5.Re8+!
5.Nc2? Rb2= pin

5…Kf5!
5…Kd4 6.Nc2+ (6.Nc6+? Kd5=)
5…Kf4 6.Nd3++- (6.Nc2? Rb2= pin)

6.Nd3
6.Nc2? Rb2 pin 7.Re2 Kg4=

6…c2
6…Rd5 7.Ne1 Rc5 8.Nc2 Kg4 9.Re4+-

7.Rc8 Kg4 8.Rc4+ Kh5 9.Nc1!
9.Kg3? Rb3= pin

9…Rd5
9…Re5 10.Kf2! (10.Kf3? Re1 11.Ne2 c1Q 12.Nxc1 Rh1 13.Kg3 Rg1+ 14.Kf3 Rh1 positional draw) 10…Rf5+ 11.Kg3 (11.Kg2? Re5 12.Kf2 loss of time) 11…Re5 12.Rc3! (12.Kf2? loss of time; 12.Rxc2? Re3+ 13.Kf4 Ra3 14.Rh2 Ra4+=) 12…Re4 13.Rc5+ Re5 14.Rxe5+!+- (14.Rc3? Re4 15.Rc5+ loss of time)

10.Kg3!
10.Kh3? Rd2! 11.Rc5+ Kh6! (11…Kg6? 12.Rg5+ Kh6 13.Rg2+-)
10.Ne2? Rd2 pin 11.Kf3 Rd3+ 12.Kg2 Rd2 positional draw

10…Rd2
10…Rd1 11.Rc5++- (11.Rxc2? Rg1+ 12.Kh3 Rh1+ 13.Kg3 Rg1+ perpetual check)

11.Rc6!! ZZ
11.Rc3? Kh6! (11…Kg6? 12.Kg4+-) 12.Rc7 Kg6= (12…Kh5? 13.Rc6!+- ZZ main)

11…Rd6 12.Rc5+!+-
[12.Rxd6 ideal stalemate]