Michal Hlinka & Mario G. García

Draw

2º Honorable Mención Ceskoslovensky Schach – 2018

wKd6,Nc8,Ra5,Pb2,b6/bKf1,Be1,f7,Rh7,Pb4,c4

1.Rf5+!
1.Ra1? Bg6 2.Ne7 Be4–+

1…Kg2!
main 1…Ke2 2.Re5+! (2.b7? Bg3+ 3.Re5+ Bxe5+ 4.Kxe5 Rh5+!–+) 2…Kd1 3.b7! (3.Rxe1+? Kxe1 4.b7 Bd5 5.b8Q Rb7 6.Qa8 Rd7+ 7.Kxd7 Bxa8–+) 3…Bg3 4.b8Q=

2.Rg5+
2.b7? Bg3–+

2…Bg3+ 3.Rxg3+!
3.Kc5? Be6 4.Nd6 c3 5.bxc3 b3 6.Nc4 Kf3–+

3…Kxg3 4.b7 Bd5 5.b8Q Rb7 6.Qa7!
Try : 6.Qa8? Rd7+ 7.Kxd7 Bxa8 8.Nd6 c3 9.bxc3 bxc3 10.Nb5 (10.Nf5+ Kf2 11.Nd4 Be4–+) 10…Bc6+! 11.Kxc6 c2 12.Nd4 c1Q–+
or 6.Qxb7? Bxb7 7.Na7 Ba6! 8.Nc6 c3 9.Nxb4 cxb2–+

6…Rxa7 7.Nxa7

with two lines :

A) 7…Bc6 8.Nxc6 c3 9.b3!
9.bxc3? b3!–+

9…c2 10.Nd4 c1N=

B) 7…c3 8.bxc3 bxc3
8…b3 9.Nb5 b2 10.Na3!=

9.Nb5 c2 10.Nd4 c1Q 11.Ne2+ Fork 11…Kf3 12.Nxc1=