Nº10 János Mikitovics

Draw

Section B.2.

János Mikitovics (Hungary)

wKa3,Nf3,g3,Re3,Pd4/bKf7,Nc3,Rf4,Pb2,c5,e7

1.Nd2!
1.Kxb2? Nd1–+ fork

1…cxd4
1…b1Q 2.Nxb1 Nxb1+ 3.Kb3 cxd4 4.Ne2!! Nd2+ 5.Kc2 Rh4 6.Rd3=

2.Rd3!
2.Re1? b1Q 3.Nxb1 Rf3!! (3…Nxb1+ 4.Rxb1 Rf3 5.Rb3=) 4.Nf1 Nxb1+ 5.Kb4 Na3–+

2…b1Q 3.Nxb1 Nxb1+ 4.Kb4! Nc3 5.Kc5!! with two lines :

A) 5…e5 6.Kd6! Kf6 7.Nh5+ Kg5 8.Nxf4!
8.Ng7? Re4! (8…e4? 9.Ne6+! Kg4 10.Rxd4! Nb5+ 11.Ke5 Nxd4 12.Nxf4=8…Kg6? 9.Ne6 Kf5 10.Nxf4 Kxf4 11.Kc5 main) 9.Rg3+ Rg4! (9…Kf6? 10.Nh5+ Kf5 11.Ng7+=) 10.Rh3 Kf6 11.Ne6 Ne4+ 12.Kd5 Ng5! 13.Rh6+ Kf5 14.Ng7+ Kf4 15.Rf6+ Ke3–+

8…Kxf4 9.Kc5! Ke4 10.Kc4!
10.Rh3? d3–+ (10…Nd5? 11.Kc4 Nf4 12.Rh1 main)

10…Nd5
10…Nb1 11.Rd1= (11.Rg3? Nd2+–+)

11.Rh3!
11.Rg3? Ne3+ 12.Kb3 d3 13.Kc3 d2 14.Kxd2 Nf1+–+ fork

11…Nf4 12.Rh1!
12.Rh8? Ke3 13.Re8 e4–+ (13…Nd3 14.Kd5=)
12.Rb3? d3–+ (12…Ng2? 13.Rb1! d3 14.Rh1!! d2 15.Kc3 Ke3 16.Rd1=)

12…Ke3
12…d3 13.Re1+ (13.Kc3? Ke3 14.Re1+ Ne2–+) 13…Kf3 14.Kc3 e4 15.Kd2=

13.Re1+! Ne2 14.Rh1!!
14.Rd1? e4 15.Rh1 d3! (15…Kd2? 16.Rh4 e3 17.Rh1! d3 18.Rd1+!!=) 16.Rh3+ Kd2–+ (16…Kf2? 17.Rxd3=)

14…Nf4
14…d3 /e4 15.Rh3+=

15.Re1+= perpetual check

B) 5…Ne4+ 6.Nxe4 Rxe4 7.Kd5! Re6! 8.Rf3+!
8.Kc4? Rd6–+ (8…Rc6+? 9.Kd5 Re6 10.Rf3+ Rf6 11.Rd3 main

8…Rf6 9.Rd3! Kg7! 10.Ke5!
10.Rg3+? Rg6 11.Rd3 Rd6+ 12.Ke5 Kf7! ZZ 13.Rf3+ Ke8! 14.Rd3 Kd7 15.Rxd4 Rxd4 16.Kxd4 Kd6–+ ZZ
10.Kxd4 Rd6+ 11.Ke4 Rxd3 12.Kxd3 Kf6–+
10.Ke4? Re6+ 11.Kf5 Rd6 ZZ 12.Ke5 Kf7–+ ZZ

10…Rd6 11.Kf5! ZZ
11.Rg3+? Kf8! 12.Rd3 Kf7!–+ ZZ

11…Kf7
11…Kf8 12.Ke4!= (12.Ke5? Kf7–+ ZZ

12.Ke5! ZZ 12…Kg6 13.Rg3+ Kf7 14.Rd3! ZZ Rd8 15.Rf3+ Kg6 16.Rg3+
16.Rd3? Kg5 17.Rg3+ Kh4 18.Rd3 Kg4! 19.Ke6 Kf4–+

16…Kh5 17.Kf5!
17.Ke4? Kh4 18.Rd3 Kg4–+

17…Kh4
17…e6+ 18.Ke4!=

18.Rd3 Rd6 19.Kf4 Kh5 20.Kf5 Kh6 21.Rh3+!
21.Rd2? d3–+

21…Kg7 22.Rd3! ZZ 22…Kf7 23.Ke5 ZZ, positional draw,
or 23…Ke8 24.Rxd4= (24.Ke4? Kd7 25.Rxd4 Rxd4+ 26.Kxd4 Kd6–+ ZZ)
If 5…Rg4 6.Nf5 Rg5 7.Kxd4!= (7.Rxd4? Rxf5–+) or 5…Ke6 6.Rxd4 Na4+! 7.Kc4 Nb6+ 8.Kc5! Nd7+ 9.Kc4 Ne5+ 10.Kc5= positional draw