Nº 7 Ľuboš Kekely & Michal Hlinka (Slovakia)

Draw
Sección A.1.

Ľuboš Kekely & Michal Hlinka (Slovakia)

wKa4,Ra8,b8,Pc3,d6,e2/bKd7,Nc2,Bb2,Rf1,g3,Pd3

1.Rd8+!
1.exd3? Ba3! 2.Rd8+ Ke6 3.Re8+ Kxd6 4.Re2 Ra1 5.Kb3 Rb1+! 6.Kc4 Ne3+ 7.Rxe3 Rxe3 8.Rxa3 Rb7–+
1.Ra7+? Kxd6 2.Rb6+ Ke5 3.Re7+ Kf5 4.exd3 Ra1+! 5.Kb3 Ba3! 6.Rf7+ Ke5! 7.Rff6 Rg2 8.Rg6 Rxg6 9.Rxg6 Ne3 10.Ra6 Bb2 11.Rh6 Bc1 12.Rh1 Ra3+ 13.Kb4 Nd5+ 14.Kb5 Rxc3–+

1…Kc6
1…Ke6 2.Re8+! Kxd6 3.Rad8+ Kc5 4.Rc8+ Kb6 5.Rb8+ Ka7 6.Ra8+= perpetual check

2.Rac8+
2.exd3? Ba3 3.Ra6+ Kb7! 4.Rda8 Bc5 5.Kb3 Na3! 6.Rxa3 Bxa3 7.d7 Be7 8.d8Q Bxd8 9.Rxd8 Kc7–+

2…Kd5
2…Kb6 3.Rc7 and 4.Rb8+ Ka6 5.Ra8+ = perpetual check

3.e4+!
3.d7? Bxc3 4.Rxc3 Rg4+ 5.e4+ Rxe4+ 6.Ka5 Ra1+ 7.Kb6 Rb4+ 8.Kc7 Ra7+ 9.Kc8 Kd6 10.Rxd3+ Nd4 11.Rxd4+ Rxd4–+
3.Re8? Rg7 4.d7 Rxd7 5.exd3 Rc1 6.Red8 Rxd8 7.Rxd8+ Ke5–+

3…Kxe4
3…Ke6 4.Re8+ Kxd6 5.Rcd8+ Kc7 6.Rc8+= perpetual check

4.Re8+
4.d7? Ra1+ 5.Kb5 d2 6.Re8+ Kf3! 7.d8Q d1Q 8.Rf8+ Kg2! 9.Qxd1 Rxd1–+

4…Kf3
4…Kd5 or 4.- Kf5 5.d7 Rg4+ 6.Kb3 Na1+ 7.Kxb2 Rf2+ 8.Ka3! Nc2+ 9.Kb3=; 4…Kf4 5.d7 Ra1+ 6.Kb3 Nd4+ 7.Kxb2! d2 8.d8Q Rb1+ 9.Ka2! Ra1+ 10.Kb2!=

5.Rf8+
5.d7? Rg4+! 6.Kb3 Ba3 7.Rf8+ Bxf8 8.Rxf8+ Ke2! 9.Rxf1 Rg8–+

5…Ke2 or 5.- Kg2 6.Rxf1
6.d7? Rg4+! 7.Kb3 Rb1! 8.Ka2 Bxc3! 9.Rxc3 Rb7! 10.Rb3 Rxd7–+

6…Rg4+
6…Kxf1 7.d7 Rg4+ 8.Kb3= etc. as main line;
6…Rg7 7.Rh1 d2 8.Re8+ Ne3 9.Re7 Rg8 (9…Rg6 10.d7 Rd6 11.Kb3 Bc1 12.c4 Rd3+ 13.Ka4 Rd4 14.Kb5 Kf3 15.c5 Kg2 16.Reh7 Nf1 17.Rxf1 Kxf1 18.c6 Kg2 19.Rg7+ Kf2 20.Rf7+ Ke2 21.Re7+ Kd3 22.c7 d1Q 23.d8Q Qa4+ 24.Kb6! Qb4+ 25.Kc6! Qc4+ 26.Kb6 Be3 27.Rxe3+ Kxe3 28.c8Q= ; 9…Rg5 10.d7 Rd5 11.Kb3 Bc1 12.c4 Rd3+ 13.Ka4= as after 9.- Rg6) 10.d7 Rd8 11.Kb5 Ba3 12.Rg7 Bf8 13.Rf7 Ng4 14.Rf4! Nf2 15.Rg1 Bh6 16.Rd4 d1Q 17.Rdxd1 Nxd1 18.Kc6=

7.Kb3
7.Kb5? Rg5+ 8.Kc6 Kxf1 9.d7 Rg6+ 10.Kb5 Rd6 11.d8Q Rxd8 12.Rxd8 Ke2–+

7…Kxf1 8.d7
8.Kxb2? Rg7! 9.Rc7 Rg6 10.Re7 Rxd6–+

8…Nd4+! 9.cxd4
9.Kxb2? d2! 10.d8Q d1Q 11.cxd4 Rg2+! 12.Ka3 Qd3+ 13.Kb4 Rb2+ 14.Kc5 Rb5+ 15.Kc6 Qc4+ 16.Kd7 Qxd4–+

9…d2 10.Kc2
10.d8Q? d1Q+ 11.Kxb2 Rg2+!–+ as after 9.Kxb2?

10…Rxd4 11.Kd1 Rxd7 12.Rc2! Bc1 13.Rc7! Rd6
13…Rxc7 stalemate

14.Rc6! Rd5
14…Rxc6 stalemate

15.Rc5! Rd4
15…Rxc5 stalemate

16.Rc4! Rd3
16…Rxc4 stalemate

17.Rc3! Rd8
17…Rxc3 stalemate

18.Rc8! switchback 18…Rxc8 stalemate. Long march of black king to required square, sacrifice of black knight, systematic movement of magnetic rooks with 6 stalemates or positional draw and switchback. All stalemate net was created in play.[18…Rd7 19.Rc7 positional draw