Nowotny 18

E.Dobrescu
Shakhmaty v SSSR
1982
1st/2nd Prize
- correction -

Draw (BTM)

1...Nc5+ 2.Kd2 Rb2+ 3.Kc1 [3.Kd1? Be3 4.Rh7+ Kg6 5.Rg7+ Kh6–+] 3...Rc2+ 4.Kb1 Ne4 5.Rh7+ [5.c8Q? Nd2+–+] 5...Kg6 6.Rg7+! [6.Rd7? Bd4!–+ Nowotny] 6...Kh5 7.Rh7+ Kg6 8.Rg7+ Kh6 9.Rd7 Bd4!

Nowotny

10.Bf4+ Kh5 [10...Kg6 11.Rd6+ Kf7 12.Rd7+ Ke6 13.Rd6+ Nxd6 14.Bxd6 Kd7 15.cxd4=] 11.Rh7+ Kg6 12.Rh6+! [12.Rh3? Be3! Nowotny 13.Rg3+ Kf7!–+] 12...Kf7 13.Rh7+ Kg6 14.Rh6+ Kg7 15.Rh3 Be3!

Nowotny

16.Be5+ Kf7 17.Rh7+ Kg6 18.Rg7+ Kh5 19.Rh7+ Kg6 20.Rg7+ Kh6 21.Rd7 Bd4! 22.Bf4+ positional draw - perpetual Nowotny

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Nowotny 17

P.Benkő
Magyar Sakkélet
1977
1st Prize

White wins

1.e7! [1.g7? Rg3! (1...Rd8? 2.Rd6! Rg8 3.Rxd1 Rxg7 4.Rd7+ Rxd7 5.exd7+-) 2.e7 Bh5 3.Rg6! Nowotny 3...Rxg6! (3...Bxg6? 4.Kf2+-) 4.e8Q Rf6+ 5.Ke1 (5.Kg1 Bxe8 6.g8Q Rg6+=) 5...Bxe8 6.g8Q echo 6...Bd7! 7.Qd5 (7.Qd8 Re6+ 8.Kf2 Bc6 9.Qc7+ Bb7=) 7...Re6+ 8.Kd2 Bc8=; 1.Rc7+? Kb6=] 1...Re3 2.g7 Bb3 3.Rc7+! [3.Re6? Nowotny 3...Rxe6! (3...Bxe6? 4.Kf2+-; or 3...Bc4+ 4.Kf2 Rxe6) 4.g8Q Bc4+! 5.Kf2 Re2+ 6.Kf3 Bxg8=] 3...Ka6 [3...Kb6 4.Rc3!+-] 4.Kf2! Re4 5.Rc6+ [5.Kf3?! Re1 6.Kf4? Kb6 7.Rc3 Bf7=] 5...Ka5 [5...Kb5 6.Re6! Nowotny (6.Rc3? Bf7! 7.Re3 Rg4 8.Rg3 Re4 9.Re3 Rg4) 6...Rxe6 (6...Bxe6 7.e8Q++-) 7.g8Q+-] 6.Re6! Nowotny 6...Rxe6 [6...Bxe6 7.e8Q+-] 7.g8Q Rf6+ 8.Kg1! [8.Ke3? Bxg8 9.e8Q Re6+=; 8.Kg3? Bxg8 9.e8Q Rf1! 10.Kg2 Bc4=; 8.Kg2? Bxg8 9.e8Q Bd5+=] 8...Bxg8 9.e8Q +- echo

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Nowotny 16a

G.Kasparian
Shakhmaty v SSSR
1959
1st Prize

Draw (cooked!)

1.c7 Re4+! [1...Rc4 2.Bc5 Rxc5 3.e7 Re5+ 4.Kd2=] 2.Kd2! [dual 2.Kf3! Rc4 3.Nd2! a1Q 4.Nxc4! Qd1+ 5.Kxg2 Qg4+ 6.Kh1 Be4+ 7.f3 Bxf3+ 8.Nxf3 Qxf3+ 9.Kxg1=] 2...Rc4 3.Bc5! Rc2+! [3...Rxc5 4.e7=] 4.Kd1! Rxc5 5.e7 Bc2+ 6.Kd2!! [6.Ke2? Ba4 7.Rc6! Bb5+! 8.Kd2 Rd5+–+] 6...Ba4 7.Rc6! Nowotny 7...Rd5+ 8.Ke2 [8.Ke3? Bxf2+!–+] 8...Bd1+ 9.Ke3 [minor dual 9.Ke1 ] 9...Re5+ 10.Kd2 Bg4 11.Re6! Nowotny 11...Rd5+ 12.Kc2! [12.Ke3? Bxf2+ 13.Kf4 Rd4+–+] 12...Bd1+ 13.Kc1 Rc5+ 14.Kd2 Ba4 15.Rc6! Nowotny 15...Rd5+ 16.Ke2 positional draw - perpetual Nowotny

Nowotny 16