Nº 3 Michal Hlinka & Ľuboš Kekely

BTM Win

Section B.1.

Michal Hlinka & Ľuboš Kekely (Slovakia)

wKg8,Ne1,e4,Ra3,e7,Ph4/bKg4,Qa6,Ba4

1…Bb3+! 2.Rxb3 Qc4+ 3.Kh8!
try 3.Kh7? Qxb3 4.Rg7+ Kxh4! zz 5.Ng2+ Kh3 6.Nf4+ Kh4=
3.Rf7? Qxb3 4.Nf3 Qb8+ 5.Kg7 Qb2+ 6.Kg6 Qh8! 7.Nf6+ Kxf3 8.h5 Qd8 9.h6 Qd3+ 10.Kg7 Ke2 11.Re7+ Kf1! 12.h7 Qg3+=

3…Qxb3 4.Rg7+!
4.Kh7? Qb1 5.Ng2 Kh3–+

a) 4…Kh5
4…Kf4 5.Nf6 Qb8+ 6.Rg8 Qd6 7.Nh5+ Ke3 8.Ng2+-
4…Kf5 5.Nd6+ Ke6 6.Rg6+ Kd7 7.Ne4+

5.Ng3+ Kxh4 6.Ng2+ Kh3 7.Nf4+ Kh2 8.Rh7+ Kg1
8…Kxg3 9.Rh3+-

9.Rh1+ Kf2 10.Ne4+ Ke3 11.Rh3+ and wins

b) 4…Kxh45.Kh7! zz 5…Qa3
5…Kh3 6.Nf2+ Kh4 (6…Kh2 7.Rg2# model mate) 7.Ng2+ Kh5 8.Nf4+ Kh4 9.Rg4#

6.Ng2+ Kh3
6…Kh5 7.Rg5#

7.Nf2+Kh2 8.Ne3! Qa6
8…Qa8 9.Nf1#
8…Qxe3 9.Ng4+-

9.Rg2 model mate.

Meredith. Mates. Reciprocal zugzwangs.