Iuri Akobia (with R,Becker)
3rd prize, Olimpiya Duniasi, 2007
Draw
1.Ke3
[1.Ne4!? Kh4
2.f5 Kh5
3.f6 Kg6-+
] 1...Bh7 [1...Bf5
2.Kd4 Nc2+
3.Kc4 Bd7
4.Ne4 Kh4
(4...Bc6 5.Nd6
Kg4 6.Kc3
Ne3 7.f5
Kg5 8.Nc8
b5 9.Kb4
Nd5+ 10.Kc5=
) 5.Kc3 Ne3
6.Kd4 Nf5+
7.Ke5 Ng7
8.Nc3 Ne8
9.Nd5 b5
10.Kd4 Be6
11.Nb4 =] 2.Kd4
[2.Nc4!? b5
3.Nd6 b4-+
]
2...Kg4 3.f5!
[Thematic try 3.Kc4!?
Kxf4 4.Kb4
Bf5 zz (4...Bd3!?
5.Kc3 Bg6
6.Nc4= ) 5.Nc4
(5.Kb5 Bd3+
6.Kxb6 Ke3-+
) 5...Nc2+ 6.Kb5
(6.Ka4 Bd7+
7.Kb3 b5-+
) 6...Bd3 7.Ka4
b5+!-+ (7...Bxc4!?
stalemate) ] 3...Bxf5
[3...Kxf5 4.Nc4
(Kc3)=] 4.Kc4 Kf4
5.Kb4 zz [5.Kb5!?
Bd3+ 6.Kxb6
Ke3-+ ]
5...Bg6 6.Nc4
Nc2+ 7.Ka4
[7.Kb5!? Bd3-+
; 7.Kb3!? b5
8.Nd6 b4-+
] 7...Be8+ 8.Kb3
Bf7 [8...b5
9.Nd6= ] 9.Ka4
Bxc4 stalemate.