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.