Nº 2 Michal Hlinka & Luboš Kekely

Draw

Michal Hlinka & Luboš Kekely (Slovakia)

wKa5,Bg4,Rg7,Pb6,e6,f5/bKd8,Bb8,Rc4,g1,Pa7,f7

1.Rg8+ Ke7 2.f6+! Kxf6 3.exf7 axb6+
3…Kxf7 4.Be6+ Kxe6 5.Rxg1=
3…Ra1+ 4.Kb5 Kxf7 5.Be6+ Kxe6 6.Kxc4=

4.Kb5!
4.Kxb6? Rb1+ 5.Ka5 Bc7+ 6.Ka6 Ra4#

4…Rc5+
4…Kxf7 5.Be6+ Kxe6 6.Rxg1 Rc5+ 7.Kxb6=

5.Kxb6 Ba7+!
5…Bd6 6.f8Q+ Bxf8 7.Rxf8+=

6.Kxa7 Rc7+ 7.Ka6!
Try 7.Kb6? Rxf7–+ zz; 7.Kb8? Rxf7 8.Kc8 Rh7 9.Kd8 Rh4 10.Be6 Rxg8+ 11.Bxg8 Rh8–+

7…Rxf7 8.Kb6! zz
8.Kb5? Rh7 9.Bf5 Rb7+ 10.Kc6 Rxg8 11.Kxb7 Kxf5–+

8…Rg2
8…Rh7 9.Bf5!=

9.Kc6! Rh7
9…Ra7 10.Rf8+ Kg7 11.Rf4=

10.Bf5!
10.Kd6? Rg1 11.Kd5 Rh4–+
10.Kc5? Rh4 11.Be6 Rc2+ 12.Kd6 Rd2+ 13.Bd5 Rh5–+
10.Kd5? Rh4–+

10…Rxg8 11.Bxh7= draw.

Meredith. Mate. Sacrifices. Reciprocal zugzwangs.