Nº3 M.Hlinka & L. Kekely (Slovakia)

BTM Draw

Section B.2.

Michal Hlinka & Luboš Kekely (Slovakia)

wKf6,Bf1,Rc1,c8,Pb3/bKd2,Qb1,Ne7,Pd3

1…Nd5+ 2.Ke5
2.Ke6? Qxb3 3.Ke5 Nb6 4.R8c6 Qd5+ 5.Kf6 Nd7+ 6.Ke7 Ne5 7.R6c3 Qd7+ 8.Kf6 Ng4+ 9.Kg6 Qe6+ 10.Kg5 Qg8+ 11.Kf4 Nf6–+

2…Qxb3 3.Bxd3!
3.R1c4? Ne3 4.Bxd3 Qb5+! 5.R4c5 Qxd3–+
3.R8c5? Nb4 4.Kf6 Qg8 5.Bxd3 Nxd3–+
3.R1c5? Ne7 4.R8c7 Ng6+ 5.Kf5 Nh4+ 6.Ke5 Nf3+ 7.Ke4 Ne1 8.Kf5 Qb4 9.Bxd3 Nxd3–+

3…Qxd3
3…Kxd3 4.R1c5=

4.R1c2+!
them. try 4.R1c4? Ke3! zz 5.R8c5 Nb6! 6.Rc3 Nd7+ 7.Ke6 Nxc5–+

4…Ke3
4…Kd1 5.R2c4! Qf3 6.Rd4+=
4…Ke1 5.Rh8! Qxc2 (5…Ne3 6.Rh1+ Nf1 7.Rc1+=) 6.Rh1+ Ke2 7.Rh2+ Kd3 8.Rxc2=

5.R2c4! zz, switchback
5.R8c4? Kf3!–+

5…Ke2 (6…N~ 7.Rc3 =)
5…Qd2 6.Re4+ Kf3 7.Rf8+=
5…Kf3 6.Rf8+=

6.Re4+!
6.Rd4? Qh3! 7.Rc2+ Ke3 8.Rxd5 (8.Rcc4 Qh5–+) 8…Qh5+ 9.Kd6 Qg6–+

6…Ne3 selfpin
6…Kf3 7.Rf8+=

7.Re8! Qd5+
7…Qc3+ 8.Kd6!=

8.Kf6! switchback
8.Kf4? Qf5+ 9.Kg3 Qg5+ 10.Kh3 Kf2 11.Rxe3 (11.Rf8+ Nf5–+) 11…Qh5# model mate

8…Qf5+ 9.Kg7 Kd2 unpin. 10.Rxe3 draw.

Meredith. Sacrifice. Thematic try. Reciprocal zugzwangs. Switchbacks. Selfpin.