(1) Matous,Mario - Polasek&Vlasak50JT_1st Prize
2007
[Polasek, Vlasak]



1.Nf3+ Kh1!
[1...Kh3 2.Ng5+ Kg2 3.Bxc5+ ]

2.Bd4!!
with a mate threat [2.Bxc5? Qa4+ 3.Nd4 Qxd4+ 4.Bxd4 stalemate]

2...Qf7+!
[2...Qc7+? 3.Ne5 Qc8 (3...Qb8 4.Rb2! Qf8+ 5.Kg3 Qg7+ 6.Ng4 Qc7+ 7.Be5 Qh7 8.Rd2 ) 4.Kg3 Qg8+ 5.Ng4 Qb8+ 6.Kh3 Qb3+ 7.Rc3 Qb1 8.Nf2+ Kg1 9.Ne4+ cxd4 10.Rg3+ Kf1 11.Nd2+ ; 2...Qb8+? 3.Be5 Qf8+ 4.Ke3 Qh6+ 5.Kf2 c4 6.Ra2 Qb6+ 7.Bd4 Qb1 8.Ra1 ]

3.Ke3!!
[3.Kg3? Qg6+ 4.Kf4 Qxc2 ; 3.Ke5? Qe8+ 4.Kf6 Qh8+ 5.Kg5 cxd4 ]

3...cxd4+ 4.Kf2! Qf4 5.Rc6!!
Mutual zugzwang. Black has no good move with his queen. [5.Re2? Qe3+ ; 5.Ra2? Qc1 6.Kg3!? (6.Ra8 Qc2+ 7.Kg3 Qg6+ 8.Kf2 Qc2+ (8...Qg2+ 9.Ke1 Qxf3 ) ) 6...Qc7+ 7.Kf2 Qc1 ; 5.Rc8? Qe3+ 6.Kg3 Qh6 7.Kf2 Qe3+ 8.Kg3 Qh6 9.Rg8 d3 ]

5...Qe3+
[5...d3 the second thematic echo-like line 6.Rc8!! Qh6 7.Rb8! (7.Ra8? Qg7 ) ]

6.Kg3
Mutual zugzwang again. Black has to move with a pawn blocking important line.

6...d3 7.Ra6! Qc1 8.Ra7!
[8.Ra8? Qc7+ 9.Kf2 Qb6+ ] 1-0