Pál Faragó (Hun-Rom)

Draw
Diag 3) Pál Faragó (Hun-Rom)
München Olympiad 1st Prize, 1936 – Tablas
wKe6,Rb4,Pe2,h2/bKg5,Pa4,b3,b6,c4

Solucion:

1.h4+! Rh5
1…Rg6 2.h5+ Rh7 3.Rf6 diagonal a1–h8 -> 3…c3 (3…a3 diagonal b1–h7 -> 4.e4!! c3 5.Tc4 c2 6.Tc7+ Rh6 7.Tc8=) 4.e3!! diagonal c1–h6 -> 4…c2 5.Tc4 b2 6.Tc7+ Rh6 7.Tc8=]
2.Rf5!
[2.e3? a3!–+ (2…Rg6? 3.h5+=)
2…c3
[main B 2…a3 diagonal b1–h7 -> 3.e4!! (3.e3? a2–+) 3…c3 (3…a2 4.Ta4 b2 5.Ta8=; 3…b2 4.Txb6 a2 5.Tb8=) 4.Tc4!! Fascinating move! (4.Txb6? c2!–+; 4.Txb3? a2!–+) 4…c2 5.Tc8 c1D 6.Txc1 a2 7.Td1! b5 8.Tc1! b4 9.Td1! zz (Because on diagonal a1–h8 = bPb2) (9.Tc8? a1D!–+) 9…b2 10.Td8! draws.]

3.e3!!
[3.e4? c2–+]
3…c2
[3…b2 4.Txb6 c2 5.Tb8=]
4.Tc4 b2
[4…c1D 5.Txc1 b2 6.Td1! a3 7.e4! a2 8.Td8 Rh6 9.Rf6=]
5.Tc8! on diagonal c1–h6 = wPe3! and on b1–h7 = bPc2!
5…Rh6 6.Rf6 Rh7 7.Tc7+ Rh6 8.Tc8 Rh5 9.Rf5 Rxh4 10.Rf4 Rh3 11.Rf3 Rh4! 12.Rf4! Rh5 13.Rf5 Rh6 14.Rf6 Rh7 15.Tc7 =