Nº21 János Mikitovics

BTM Win

Section A.1.

János Mikitovics (Hungary)

wKe1,Bf1,Rf2,f3/bKa1,Rb2,Pc3

1…Rb1+!
1…Rxf2 2.Rxf2+- (2.Kxf2? c2 3.Rc3 Kb2= (3…Kb1? 4.Bd3+- pin) )

2.Ke2 c2 3.Rc3!
3.Rf8? c1Q! (3…Rb2? 4.Kd2 c1Q+ 5.Kxc1 Rxf2 6.Ra8+ Ra2 (6.Rxf2?stalemate) 7.Rh8 Rb2 8.Bh3 Rh2 9.Rh7+-) 4.Ra8+ Kb2 5.Kd3+ Kb3 6.Rb8+ Ka3!= (6…Ka4? 7.Ra2+-)

3…c1Q 4.Rxc1 Rxc1 5.Kd3! with two lines :

A) 5…Rc5 6.Kd4! Ra5 7.Kc3!
7.Bc4? Ra3! 8.Re2 Kb1 9.Bd3+ Kc1 10.Rc2+ Kb1!! moves into the battery for a draw! (10…Kd1? 11.Ke3+-) 11.Bf5 Rb3! (11…Ka1? 12.Rc1+ Kb2 13.Rb1+ Ka2 14.Rb7!! (Study in study 14.Rb8? Ra7!! 15.Bd3 Ka3 16.Kc3 Ka4 17.Bc4 Ka5 18.Rb5+ Ka6!! moves into the battery for a draw! (18…Ka4? 19.Rc5!+-) 19.Rb8+ Ka5 20.Rb5+ Ka6 positional draw) 14…Ra4+ 15.Kc3+-) 12.Rc8+ Kb2!= (12…Ka2? 13.Be6+- pin)

7…Ra3+ 8.Kb4! Rd3!! 9.Rc2!!
9.Bxd3 stalemate
9.Kc4? Ra3 10.Kb4 loss of time

9…Rf3 10.Be2!!
10.Bc4? Kb1= (10…Re3? 11.Rd2 Kb1 12.Bd3+- main A)

10…Kb1 11.Rd2! Re3
11…Kc1 12.Rd1+-

12.Bd3+! Kc1 13.Kc3 Re7 14.Ra2!
14.Bc4? Re3+ 15.Bd3 loss of time
14.Rh2? Kd1! 15.Ra2 Ke1!= (15…Rc7+? 16.Bc4 Ke1 17.Re2+ Kf1 moves into the battery, so white captures the Rook 18.Re7+-)

14…Rc7+ 15.Bc4+- Philidor position 15…Kb1 16.Rh2+-

B) 5…Rb1 6.Kc3! Rc1+ 7.Kd4!
7.Kb3? Rb1+ 8.Kc3 Rc1+ 9.Kd4 loss of time)

7…Rb1 8.Bc4! Rb2 9.Rf1+! Rb1 10.Rf3!!
10.Rf8? Rb2 11.Rf1+ loss of time)

10…Rb2 11.Bb3!! Rb1 12.Kc3 Rc1+ 13.Bc2!+- Philidor position
(13.Kb4? Kb1! 14.Rf2 Re1! 15.Bc2+ Kc1 16.Kc3 Re3+ 17.Bd3 Kd1 18.Rf1+ Re1 19.Bc2+ Ke2 20.Bd3+ Kd1= positional draw)