Nº27 Michal Hlinka & Luboš Kekely

Win

Michal Hlinka & Luboš Kekely (Slovakia)

wKh8,Ne6,Ra8,Pc2,d4,h4/bKg6,Re4,Pc3,d6,h5,h6

1.Rg8+!
1.d5? Rxh4 2.Rc8 Rh2 3.Rxc3 h4 4.Kg8 Kf5 5.Kg7 Ke4 6.Kxh6 Kxd5 7.Nc7+ Ke4=

1…Kf6
1…Kf7 2.Ng5+ hxg5 3.hxg5 Rg4 4.Kh7+-
1…Kf5 2.Ng7+ Kg4 3.Kh7 Re2 4.Ne8+ Kxh4 5.Nxd6 Rxc2 6.Nf5+ Kh3 7.Rc8 Rf2 8.Kg6 Kg4 9.Ne3+ Kf4 10.Rxc3 h4 11.Nf5+-

2.Nf4! Rxf4
2…Rxd4 3.Rf8+ Ke5 4.Ng6+ Kd5 5.Rc8 Rg4 6.Kh7 Kd4 7.Ne7 d5 8.Kxh6 Rg2 9.Nf5+ Ke4 10.Nd6+-
2…Kf5 3.Ng2 Rxd4 4.Kh7+-

3.Rf8+ Kg6! 4.Rxf4 d5! 5.Rf7!
5.Rf3? stalemate
5.Rf6+? Kxf6 6.Kh7 Kf5 7.Kxh6 Kg4–+

5…Kxf7 6.Kh7 Kf6 7.Kxh6 Kf5 8.Kxh5 Kf4 9.Kg6 Ke3 10.h5 Kd2 11.h6 Kxc2 12.h7 Kb3 13.h8Q +-

Meredith. Sacrifice. Anti-stalemate play. [13.h8R? Kc4=]