Nº23 János Mikitovics

Draw

János Mikitovics (Hungary)

wKh5,Ng8,Pd7/bKh3,Nf5,Rf2,h2

1.d8Q Rhg2! 2.Qd3+!
2.Qd1? Rf1!! 3.Qxf1 (3.Qd3+ Kh2 4.Ne7 Ng7+ 5.Kh6 Rf6+ 6.Ng6 (6.Kh7 Ne6–+) 6…Nf5+ 7.Kh5 Rf7!!–+) 3…Ng3–+ fork
2.Nf6? Rf4! (2…Ng7+? 3.Kh6 Rf4 4.Qd3+! Kh2 (4…Rg3 5.Qxg3+=) 5.Nh5!! Rd4 6.Qb5!! (6.Qxd4? Nf5–+ fork) 6…Rd6+ 7.Kh7=) 3.Qd3+ Rg3 4.Qd7 Rh4#

2…Rg3 3.Qb1! Rg7 4.Qb3+!
4.Nf6? Rh2–+ (4…Ng3+? 5.Kh6 Nf5+ 6.Qxf5+ Rxf5 7.Kxg7=)
4.Qh1+? Rh2! (4…Kg3? 5.Nh6!! Rh2+ 6.Qxh2+ Kxh2 7.Nxf5=) 5.Qf3+ Ng3+ 6.Kh6 Rxg8–+

4…Rg3
4…Kg2 5.Nf6! Ng3+ 6.Kh6 Nf5+ 7.Kh5 Ng3+ 8.Kh6 positional draw

5.Qb1! positional draw or 5…Kh2 6.Qb8! Rf1
6…Kh3 7.Qb1 positional draw
6…Ne3 7.Nh6!!= (7.Ne7? Rf7!–+)

7.Nf6!!
7.Qb2+? Kh3–+ (7…Rg2? 8.Qe5+ Kh3 9.Nf6! Nh4 10.Nd5! Rf5+ 11.Qxf5+ Nxf5 12.Nf4+= fork)

7…Ne7 8.Ng4+! Kh3 9.Qd8!!
9.Qe8? Nf5! 10.Qe2 Rg2 11.Qd3+ Ng3+ 12.Kg5 Rf5+ 13.Kg6 Kxg4–+
9.Qd6? Rf5+ 10.Kh6 Nd5! 11.Kg6 Rf6–+ fork

9…Rf5+ 10.Kh6 Rf7!
10…Nd5 11.Nf2+ Kg2 12.Ne4= (12.Qd7? Rh5+ 13.Kxh5 Nf6–+ fork)

11.Qd1!
11.Kh5? Rxg4 (11…Rh7+? 12.Nh6 Nf5 13.Qh4+ Nxh4 stalemate) 12.Qd3+ Rg3 13.Qf5+ Rxf5–+ (13…Nxf5? stalemate)

11…Rxg4 12.Qxg4+
12.Qb3+/Qh1+ loss of time

12…Kxg4= ideal stalemate.