Nº11 Luboš Kekely & Michal Hlinka

BTM Draw

Luboš Kekely & Michal Hlinka (Slovakia)

wKd5,Nd6,Bf8,Ra2,Pb5,f5,f6/bKd3,Ng8,Bc5,Rb4,Pa7,c4,d7,g6

1…Be3!
1…Bb6 2.Rd2+! (try 2.Ra3+ c3! 3.Rxc3+ Kxc3 4.Ne4+ Rxe4 5.Kxe4 Nxf6+–+) 2…Kxd2 3.Ne4+ Kd3 4.Bxb4 Nxf6+ 5.Nxf6=

2.Ra3+
try 2.Rd2+? Bxd2!
2.f7? Nf6+ 3.Ke5 Bd4+ 4.Kf4 g5+ 5.Kg3 c3 6.Ne4 Rxb5–+

2…c3
2…Rb3 3.Ne4 Nxf6+ 4.Nxf6 gxf5 5.Nxd7 Rxa3 6.Bxa3=

3.Rxc3+!
3.fxg6? Nxf6+ 4.Ke5 Ng4+ 5.Kf5 Rf4+–+

3…Kxc3 4.Ne4+ Rxe4!
4…Kb3 5.Bxb4 Kxb4 6.fxg6=

5.Kxe4 Bh6!
5…Nxf6+ 6.Kxe3=
5…gxf5+ 6.Kxe3 Nxf6 7.Bg7= pin
5…Bd4 6.Bb4+! Kc4 7.f7 Nf6+ 8.Kf3 Nh7 9.fxg6=

6.Bxh6 gxf5+! 7.Kd5! Nxh6
7…Nxf6+ 8.Kd6 Kd3 9.Bf4! Kc4 10.Be3! Kxb5 11.Bxa7=

8.b6!
thematic try 8.f7? Nxf7 9.b6 Nd6!–+ e.g. 10.bxa7 Nc8 11.a8N (11.a8Q Nb6+–+ fork) 11…Ne7+–+

8…axb6 9.f7 Nxf7 ideal central stalemate.

11th WCCT theme.