Nº1 Michal Hlinka & Luboš Kekely

Draw

Section A

Michal Hlinka & Luboš Kekely (Slovakia)

wKe8,Rg7,h1,Pa6,h5/bKb8,Bb1,Rb3,f6,Pd7,e4

Free pawns forwards … 1.h6 e3 2.h7 Bxh7 3.Rhxh7!
3.Rgxh7? d5 4.Re7 Rxa6 5.Rd1 Rd6–+

3…e2
3…Re6+ 4.Kxd7=

4.Re7
4.Rh1? or Rg1? 4…Rf1–+

4…Re6 5.Rxe6 dxe6 but now e-column is closed therefore … 6.Rh1 switchback 6…Ka7 7.Re1!
7.Kd7? Rd3+ 8.Kxe6 Rd1–+

7…Re3 8.Kd7 Kb6!
8…Kxa6 9.Kc6 as main

9.a7!
try 9.Kd6? Re4! 10.a7 Kxa7 11.Kc7 Ka6 12.Kc6 Ka5 13.Kc5 Ka4–+

9…Kxa7 10.Kc7 with mate threat 10…Ka6 11.Kc6 Ka5
11…Re5 12.Ra1+=

12.Kc5 Re4 13.Ra1+ for example 13…Ra4 14.Re1 draw.