Nº1 Michal Hlinka & Luboš Kekely

Draw

Michal Hlinka & Luboš Kekely (Slovakia)

wKh6,Nc8,Rc1,f1,Pb6,h5/bKf7,Ne6,Be8,h4,Rg5,Pc7,e5,f6

1.b7 Ng7!
1…Rg8 2.Rxc7+! Kf8 (2…Nxc7 3.Nd6+ Kf8 4.Nxe8 Kf7 5.Nd6+=) 3.Rg1! Rh8+ 4.Rh7 Bg5+ 5.Rxg5 Rxh7+ 6.Kxh7 Nxg5+ 7.Kh6 and for example 7…Nf7+ 8.Kh7 Bc6 9.Nd6! Bxb7 10.Nxb7 e4 11.Nc5 e3 12.Ne6+=

2.Rxc7+
2.b8Q Rxh5#

2…Kg8 3.Rxg7+! Rxg7 4.Rg1!!
4.b8Q? Bg5# (4…Rh7#)

4…Rxg1 5.Ne7+ Kh8
5…Kf7 6.b8Q Kxe7 7.Qa7+ Ke6 8.Qxg1=

6.Ng6+ Bxg6
6…Rxg6+ 7.hxg6 Bg5+ 8.Kh5 Kg7 9.b8Q Bxg6+ 10.Kg4=

7.b8Q+ Be8 switchback 8.Qxe5!
8.Qxe8+? Rg8 9.Qxe5 Rg6+!–+

8…Rg6+!
8…fxe5 stalemate; 8…Bg5+ 9.Qxg5 fxg5 stalemate (9…Rxg5 stalemate)
8…Re1 9.Qxf6+ Bxf6 stalemate
8…Rg7 9.Qxe8+ Rg8 10.Qe3=

9.hxg6 fxe5
9…Bg5+ 10.Qxg5=

10.g7+ Kg8 stalemate. Synthesis of similar stalemates.