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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