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 16

G.Kasparian
Shakhmaty v SSSR
1959
1st Prize
- correction Rusz (2008) -

Draw

1.c7 Rc4 2.Bc5! Rc2+! [2...Rxc5 3.e7=] 3.Kd1! Rxc5 4.e7 Bc2+ 5.Kd2! [5.Ke2? Ba4 6.Rc6! Bb5+! 7.Kd2 Rd5+–+] 5...Ba4 6.Rc6!

Nowotny

6...Rd5+ 7.Ke2 [7.Ke3? Bxf2+!–+] 7...Bd1+ 8.Ke3 [minor dual 8.Ke1 ] 8...Re5+ 9.Kd2 Bg4 10.Re6!

Nowotny

10...Rd5+ 11.Kc2! [11.Ke3? Bxf2+ 12.Kf4 Rd4+–+] 11...Bd1+ 12.Kc1 Rc5+ 13.Kd2 Ba4 14.Rc6!

Nowotny

14...Rd5+ 15.Ke2 positional draw - perpetual Nowotny

Nowotny 16a

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Nowotny 15

L.Zoltán
Magyar Sakkélet
1958
1st Prize

White wins

1.c7 [1.e7? Re5=] 1...Rc5 2.e7 Bb5 3.Rc6!

Nowotny

3...Re5+ [3...Nd3+ 4.Kf1 Nc1+ 5.d3! g2+! 6.Kf2! Nxd3+ 7.Kg1+-] 4.Kd1 Be2+ [4...Ba4+ 5.b3!+-] 5.Kxc1 [5.Kc2? Bg4! (5...Bd3+? 6.Kc3 Bf5 7.Re6! Rc5+ 8.Kb4 Nd3+ 9.Ka4 Nxb2+ 10.Ka3 Nc4+ 11.Kb4+-) 6.c8Q+ Bxc8 7.Rxc8+ Kg7 8.Rc7 Kg8 (8...Kh8) 9.Rc8+ Kg7 positional draw] 5...Bg4 6.Re6!

Nowotny

6...Rc5+ 7.Kb1 Bf5+ 8.d3! Bxd3+ 9.Ka2 Bb5 10.Rc6!

Nowotny

10...Bxc6 [10...Rxc6 11.e8Q++-] 11.c8Q+ +-

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Nowotny 14

A.Kazantsev
Tschigorin MT
1949
1st Prize

Draw

1.Nc2 Bg7 2.c7 Rc6 3.a7 Rxc2 4.Bd2 a2 5.a8Q a1Q+ 6.Qxa1 Bxa1 7.c8Q+ Rxc8 8.Bc3!

Nowotny

8...Rb8 [8...Bxc3 9.g7 Bxg7 10.h8Q+ Bxh8 stalemate] 9.Bb2!

Nowotny

[9.h8Q+? Rxh8 10.Bxh8 f3! 11.Bd4 Bxd4 12.g7 f2–+] 9...Re8 10.Be5!

Nowotny

10...Rd8 11.Bd4!

Nowotny

11...Rc8 12.Bc3 positional draw - perpetual Nowotny

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Nowotny 13

M.Gohn
Revista de Romana de Sah
1947
1st Prize

White wins

1.f3+

First main line: 1...Kg5 2.c7! Rc5 3.e7 Ba4 4.Nd4 Rc1 [4...Rxc7 5.Ne6+ Kf5 6.Nxc7+-] 5.Nc6!

Nowotny

5...Bxc6 [5...Rxc6 6.e8Q+-] 6.c8Q +-

Second main line: 1...Kh4 2.e7 Re5 3.c7 Bf5 4.Nxf4 Re1 [4...Rxe7 5.Nxg6++-] 5.Ne6!

Nowotny

[5.g4? Rxe7 6.Nxg6+ Bxg6 7.c8Q Re2+=] 5...Rxe6 [5...Bxe6 6.e8Q+-] 6.c8Q+-

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Nowotny 12

K.Arnstam
Schackvärlden
1941
3rd Commendation

White wins

1.e7 Re3 [1...Ba4 2.dxc7 Rc3 3.Nc6!

Nowotny

3...Bxc6 (3...Rxc6 4.e8Q++-) 4.c8Q+-] 2.dxc7 Bg4 3.Ne6!

Nowotny

3...Rxe6 [3...Bxe6 4.e8Q++-] 4.c8Q Rxe7 5.Qc5+ +-

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Nowotny 11

G. Van Altena
De Schaakwereld
1940

White wins

1.Rb8 d2 2.Ba4 Bb3!

Nowotny

3.Bxb3! b1Q 4.Bd5+ Kh2! 5.Rh8+! [5.Rxb1? d1Q+ 6.Rxd1 stalemate] 5...Kg1 6.Rh1+ Kf2 7.Rxb1 +-

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Nowotny 10

A.Shapovalov

WLKSM-20 JT

(1938)

2nd Pr.

Win

Nowotny 9

T.Kok
Avondpost
1935

White wins

1.Nc3!

Nowotny

1...Rxc3 [1...Bxc3 2.Nc5+! +-] 2.Ne5+! Ke2 3.h7 Rxc7 4.h8Q +-

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Nowotny 8

M.Liburkin
64
1935

Draw

1.h8Q Bb2+ 2.Kc5 Rg5+ 3.Be5!

Nowotny

3...Rxe5+ 4.Kb4 Re4+ 5.d4!

Nowotny

5...Rxd4+ 6.Qxd4 Bxd4 stalemate

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Nowotny 7

A.Troitzky
64
1934
3rd Prize

White wins

1.a7 Bc4+ 2.Ka1! Bd5 3.Nf6 Ra4+ critical move 4.Kb2 Bxg2 critical move 5.Ne4!

Nowotny

5...Bxe4 [5...Rxe4 6.a8Q++-] 6.h7 Bxh7 7.a8Q+ +-

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Nowotny 6

Z.Birnov
64
1929

Draw

1.f7 Rf4 2.d7 Bh4 3.Nf6!

Nowotny

[3.Kxa6? Kd5 4.Kb7 Rxf7 5.Kc8 Rf8 6.d8Q+ Bxd8 7.Kxd8 Ke6–+] 3...Rxf6 4.d8Q Rxf7+ 5.Kxa6 Bxd8 stalemate

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Nowotny 5

A.Guljajev
Magyar Sakkvilág
1926

White wins

1.f7 Ba3 2.h6 Ra6 [2...Ra5 3.Bc5!

Nowotny

3...Bxc5 (3...Rxc5 4.f8Q++-) 4.h7+-; 2...Rc4 3.Bc5!

Nowotny

3...Bxc5 (3...Rxc5 4.f8Q++-) 4.h7+-] 3.Bg3+ Ke4 4.Bd6!

Nowotny

4...Bxd6 [4...Rxd6 5.f8Q+-] 5.h7+-

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Nowotny 4

F.Sackmann
Deutsche Schachblätter
1910

White wins

1.d7 Rd3 2.Nd4!

Nowotny

2...Rxd4 [2...Bxd4 3.d8Q++-] 3.a7 Bg2! 4.Nd5!

Nowotny

4...Rxd5 [4...Bxd5 5.d8Q++-] 5.a8Q+ +-

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Nowotny 3

F.Sackmann
Deutsche Nachrichten
1910

White wins

1.a7 Bf3 2.Ne4! Nowotny [2.dxc7? Re8=]

2...Bxe4 [2...Rxe4 3.a8Q++-] 3.dxc7 Rc1 4.Nc6! Nowotny

4...Bxc6 [4...Rxc6 5.a8Q++-] 5.c8Q+ +-

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Nowotny 2

C.Behting
Deutsches Wochenschach
1908

White wins

1.Rh3!! Rxh3 critical move [1...Ra4 2.Nb3#] 2.f3! [2.Bd3? Rh1+–+] 2...Rxf3 3.Bd3!

Nowotny

3...Rxd3 [3...Bxd3 4.Nb3#] 4.Nc2#

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Nowotny 1

H.Rinck
Deutsche Schachzeitung
1906

White wins

1.a7 Bg2 2.d7 Rd2 3.Bd5!

Nowotny

3...Rxd5 [3...Bxd5 4.d8Q+-] 4.a8Q +-

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Study 36

Árpád Rusz
Internet (RCS blog)
2008
- after I. Monastirsky -

White wins

1.Ne5! Nowotny [1.h8Q? Bxh8 2.Nxh8 Rxe7 3.f6 Rh7=] 1...Bxe5 2.e8N! Phoenix [2.e8Q? Bd6+–+] 2...Rh3 [2...Bh8 3.Nc7+ Ka5 4.b4+ Kb6 5.Nd5++-] 3.f6 Rxh5 4.f7 Rf5 5.Nf6! Nowotny 5...Bxf6 [5...Rxf6 6.h8Q+-] 6.f8Q +-

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Related study: Study 36a