Nº9 M. Hlinka & L. Kekely (Slovakia)

Draw
Section A
Nº9 Michal Hlinka & Lúbos Kekely (Slovakia)
wKh3,Qc8,Nh2,Bb8,Ra2,b7,Pd6/bKe1,Qe3,Nc2,Be8,Rc3,Pe2,g3

1.Ng4!
1.Rb1+? Kd2! selfpin 2.Ng4 e1Q 3.Nxe3 Qxe3 4.Rxc2+ Rxc2 5.d7 Qe6+ 6.Kxg3 Rxc8 7.dxc8Q Qxc8–+
1…Qf3
1…Rxc8 2.Nxe3 Nxe3 3.Ba7 Kf1 4.Rxe2 Kxe2 5.Re7 pin 5…Kf1 6.Bxe3 g2 7.d7 Bxd7+ 8.Rxd7=
1…Qd4 2.d7 g2+ 3.Qxc3+! Qxc3+ 4.Kxg2 Bxd7 5.Bg3+! Qxg3+ 6.Kxg3 Bxg4 7.Kxg4=
2.Qxc3+!
2.Rb1+? Kd2 3.Qxe8 g2+ 4.Kh4 Qg3+ 5.Kg5 Rc5+ 6.Kf6 Qxg4 7.Qg6 Qxg6+ 8.Kxg6 e1Q 9.Rxc2+ Rxc2 10.Rxe1 Kxe1–+

2…Qxc3 3.d7
3.Rc7? Bc6–+
3…Bxd7 pin
3…g2+ 4.Kxg2 Bxd7 5.Bg3+= as after 1…Qd4
4.Bxg3+ selfpin
4.Rxd7? g2+ 5.Kh2 Qf3! 6.Rxc2 g1Q+ 7.Kxg1 Qxg4+ 8.Kh2 Qxd7–+

4…Kf1
4…Kd2 5.Rxd7+ Kc1 6.Kh2=

5.Rb1+ e1Q selfpin 6.Rxe1+ Nxe1 7.Rf2+ Kg1 8.Rg2+! Kh1 9.Rh2+ Kg1 10.Rg2+ Nxg2 = ideal double-pin stalemate.[10…Kf1 11.Rf2+= perpetual check]