Nº2 Michal Hlinka & Luboš Kekely

Draw

Michal Hlinka & Luboš Kekely (Slovakia)

wKd1,Rg1,Pb2,b3,e2,f3,f5/bKh4,Nd4,Pb4,f2,f4

1.Rf1 Nxf5
1…Kg3 2.f6 Kg2 3.f7 Ne6 4.Rxf2+ Kxf2 5.Kd2=

2.Rxf2 Ne3+
2…Kg3 3.e4! fxe3 4.Rc2 Nd4 5.Rc8 Kxf3 6.Rb8 e2+ 7.Kd2 Kf2 8.Rf8+ Nf3+ 9.Rxf3+ Kxf3 10.Ke1 Ke3÷ stalemate

3.Kd2!
3.Ke1? Kg3 zz 4.Rf1 Kg2 5.Rf2+ Kg1–+

3…Kh3!
3…Kg3 4.Ke1 Kh3 5.Kd2=

4.Kd3!
4.Ke1? Kg3!–+ zz

4…Kg3 5.Ke4 Kxf2 6.Kxf4 Kxe2 7.Ke4 Kd2 8.Kd4 Nc2+ 9.Kc4 Kc1
9…Ke3 10.f4! Kxf4 11.Kd3 Ne3 12.Kd4 zz 12…Kf3 13.Kd3 zz 13…Kf2 14.Kd2 zz, positional draw

10.f4 Kxb2 11.f5 Ka3 12.f6 Ne3+ 13.Kc5!
13.Kd4? Nf5–+
13.Kb5? Nd5 14.f7 Nc7+ 15.Kc6 Ne6–+
13.Kd3? Ng4 14.f7 Ne5–+

13…Ng4
13…Ng2 14.f7 Nf4 15.f8N! Kxb3 16.Nd7=

14.f7 Ne5 or Nf6 15.f8N! draw, for example 15…Kxb3 16.Ne6 =.
[15.f8Q? Nd7+–+]

Meredith.Zugzwangs.Rook in trap. Stalemate. Positional draw. Minor promotions.