Iuri Akobia (with R.Becker)
Prize, Best Problems, 2008
Draw

1.Re4+ Kxf3 [Or 1...Kf5 2.Rd4 Bxf3 3.Rxd7 g5+ 4.Kh3 g4+ 5.Kh4 g3 6.Rg7 (6.Rf7+ Ke4 7.Rg7 Kf4 loss of time dual) 6...Kf4 7.Rg4+ Bxg4 stalemate] 2.Rd4 Bc2 [Or 2...Nf2 3.Rxd7 Bc2 4.Rg7 Kf4 5.Rxg6 Bxg6 stalemate] 3.Rxd7 Bf5 4.Rd1 main B) 4...Ng3 [main C) 4...Nf2 5.Rf1 (5.Rg1!? Ne4-+ ) 5...Ke2 6.Ra1! (6.Rc1!? Ne4-+ ) 6...Ke3 (6...Ne4 7.Ra3! g5+ 8.Kh5 g4 9.Kh4= ) 7.Re1+ (7.Ra3+!? Kf4-+ ) 7...Kf3 8.Rf1 Kg2 9.Re1 zz BTM (9.Ra1!? Ne4 10.Ra3 g5+ 11.Kh5 g4 12.Kh4 g3-+ ) 9...Ne4 10.Re3 zz BTM 10...Kf2 11.Rf3+ (11.Re2+!? Kf3 12.Re3+ Kf4-+ ) 11...Kxf3 stalemate] 5.Kg5 [5.Rg1!? Ne4 6.Rf1+ Ke3 7.Rf3+ Kd4-+ ] 5...Ne4+ 6.Kh6 g5 7.Rf1+ Kg4 8.Rh1 Kg3 9.Rf1 [9.Rg1+!? Kh4 10.Rh1+ Bh3-+ ] 9...Kg4 10.Rh1 Kf4 11.Rf1+ Ke5 12.Rg1 g4 13.Kh5 g3 14.Kh4 Kf4 15.Rxg3! Nxg3 stalemate.

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