IuriI Akobia (with R.Becker)
1st prize, Nona 2007, 2007
Draw


1.c4!
[1.Rb4+!? Kc1 2.Ke3 Kxc2-+ ; 1.c3? Kb2 2.Rb4+ Ka3-+ ; 1.Kc3? Kc1 2.Kb3-+ ]
1...g3
[1...c5 2.Ke2 Kb2 3.Re6 Kb3 4.Rxa6 Kxa4 5.Rc6 Kb4 6.a6 =] 2.Re2! c5 [2...Rd1+ 3.Kc3 Rc1+ 4.Kb3 (Kd3) =] 3.Rd2! [3.Ke4? Rd1 4.Kf3 (4.Rg2 Rd4+ -+) 4...Rd4-+ ; 3.Ke3? Rc1-+ (3...Rd1? 4.Rg2 =) ] 3...Kc1 [3...Rf1 4.Rg2 Rf3+ 5.Ke4 Rc3 6.Kd5 Kc1 7.Kxc5 Kd1 8.Kc6= ]
4.Rc2+
(Ra2) 4...Kb1 5.Rd2! [5.Re2!? Rd1+ 6.Ke3 Rd4 7.Kf3 Rxc4-+ ] 5...g2 [5...Ka1 6.Ke4 Rh1 7.Rg2 Rd1 8.Rxg3 =; 5...c6 6.Ke3! Rc1 7.Kd3 Rf1 8.Rg2 Rf3+ 9.Ke4= ; 5...Rf1 6.Rg2 Rf3+ 7.Ke4 Rc3 8.Kd5= ] 6.Kc3 Ka1 main B [main A 6...Rc1+ 7.Kb3 Rc3+ (7...g1Q 8.Rb2+ Ka1 9.Ra2+ Kb1 10.Rb2+ =) 8.Kxc3 g1Q 9.Rd1+ Qxd1 echo stalemate (see the line B1)] 7.Rc2! [Thematic try 7.Kd3? c6! zz 8.Kc3 Rc1+ 9.Kb3 Rb1+ (9...Rc3+? 10.Kxc3 g1Q 11.Rd1+ Qxd1 stalemate) 10.Ka3 Rb3+! (10...g1Q? 11.Ra2# ) 11.Kxb3 g1Q -+ 12.Ra2+ Kb1 13.Rb2+ Kc1 14.Rc2+ Kd1-+ ] 7...c6 8.Kb3 [Thematic try 8.Rb2? Rc1+ 9.Kb3 Rc3+ (9...Rb1? 10.Ka3 Rxb2 stalemate) 10.Kxc3 g1Q -+]
8...Rb1+ 9.Ka3 Rd1
main B2 [main B1 9...Rb3+ 10.Kxb3 g1Q 11.Rc1+ Qxc1 echo stalemate (see te line A);9...g1Q?? 10/Ra2#] 10.Ra2+ Kb1 11.Rb2+ Kc1 12.Rxg2 Rd3+ 13.Ka2 Rd2+ 14.Ka1 Rxg2 stalemate.