Nº2 Luboš Kekely & Michal Hlinka

Win
Section B.1.

Luboš Kekely & Michal Hlinka (Slovakia)

wKc1,Nc6,h3,Pb7,f3/bKa1,Rg2,Pa2,f4,f5

1.Nf2!
1.Nb4? Rg1+! 2.Kc2 Rg8 3.Nxf4 Rc8+! 4.Kb3 Rb8 5.Nxa2 Rxb7+=
1.b8Q? Rc2+! 2.Kd1 Rd2+ 3.Ke1 Re2+ 4.Kf1 Rf2+ 5.Kg1 Rg2+ 6.Kh1 Rh2+ perpetual check or 7.Kxh2 stalemate

1…Rxf2 with threat Rc2+ and perpetual check
1…Rg6 2.b8Q Rxc6+ 3.Kd2 Rc2+ 4.Kd3 Rc3+ 5.Kd4 Rc4+ 6.Ke5 Rc5+ 7.Kxf4+-; 1…Rg1+ 2.Nd1!+-

2.Nb4
2.Nd4? Rb2 3.Nc2+ Rxc2+ 4.Kxc2 stalemate

2…Rf1+ 3.Kd2
3.Kc2 Rf2+ 4.Kc1 is only waste of time

3…Rf2+
3…Kb1 4.b8Q Rf2+ (4…a1Q 5.Nd3+ Ka2 6.Qa7+ Kb3 7.Qb6+ Kc4 8.Qc5+ Kb3 9.Qb4+ Ka2 10.Qa4+ Kb1 11.Qc2#) 5.Ke1 a1Q 6.Kxf2+-
3…Kb2 4.Nxa2+-

4.Ke1 Rb2 5.b8Q Rxb4! 6.Qd6!
6.Qxb4 stalemate
6.Qe5+? Kb1 7.Qxf5+ Kb2 8.Qe5+ Kb1=
6.Qf8? Rb5! 7.Kd2 (7.Qe8 Rb1+! 8.Kd2 Kb2 9.Qb5+ Ka3 10.Qa5+ Kb3!=) 7…Kb1=

6…Rb3 7.Kd1
7.Kd2? Kb1=

7…Kb1
7…Kb2 8.Qe5+ Kb1 9.Qxf5+ Kb2 10.Qe5+ Kb1 11.Qe4+ Kb2 12.Qd4+ Kb1 13.Qc4 a1N 14.Qxf4+-

8.Qd2
8.Qc5? Rd3+ 9.Ke2 Rb3=

8…a1Q
8…a1N 9.Qxf4+-

9.Qc2#

Meredith. Sacrifice key. Anti-perpetual check and anti-stalemate play. Mates with active blocking.