Iuri Akobia
3rd HM, Benko 80 JT, 2008
Draw
1.Kf4
[1.Kf3!?
Be5
2.Ke4
Bg6+
3.Kd5
Bc3-+
; 1.Ke4!?
Nf8
2.Kf4
Bd7-+
; 1.g5!?
Bg6
2.Kf4
Nf8-+
] 1...Nf6
[1...Bg6
2.Re7
Bh6+
3.g5=
] 2.Kf5!
[2.Kg5!?
Bb5
3.Ra2+
(3.Re7
Ne8
4.Kg6
Bd4
5.g5
Kb8
6.Re1
Bd3+-+
) 3...Kb7
4.Kg6
Ne8
5.Ra3
Bd4
6.g5
Kc6
7.Kh7
Kd6
8.g6
Ke7-+
; 2.g5!?
Nd5+!
3.Kf5
(3.Ke4
Nc3+-+
; 3.Kg4
Bh5+
4.Kxh5
Nf4+-+
; 3.Kf3
Bh5+-+
) 3...Bd7+
4.Kg6
Nf4+-+
] 2...Bb5!
leaves with attack on the rook [A weak move 2...Bc6
and White draws immediately 3.Kg6
Bh8
4.Re6=
] 3.Ra2+!!
At first sight, White assist black king to come nearer to the center. However, all other tries White have no chance of a drawn game. [3.Re7!?
Ne8
4.Kg6
Bd4
5.g5
Bd3+
6.Kh6
(6.Kf7
Nd6+
7.Ke6
Nf5
8.Re8+
Kb7
9.Rf8
Ng7+-+
) 6...Nd6
7.Kh5
Kb8
8.g6
Kc8-+
; 3.Re5!?
Bd3+
4.Kf4
Kb8-+
] 3...Kb7
4.Rb2!
[4.Kg6!?
Ne8
(4...Bh8!?
5.Rh2=
) 5.Ra3
(5.Rf2
Bc3
6.g5
Bd3+-+
) 5...Be5
6.g5
Kc6
7.Kh7
Kd6
8.g6
Ke7-+
] 4...Kb6
5.Kg6
[5.Rb3!?
Nd5
6.g5
Kc6
7.Kg6
Be5
8.Kh6
Bf4-+
] 5...Bh8
6.Rh2
And play branches: [6.g5!?
Ne4
7.Rb3
Kc6
8.Kh6
Be5
9.g6
Nd6
10.Rf3
(10.Ra3
Nf5+-+
) 10...Ne8
11.Rf7
Bc4
12.Re7
Nf6-+
] 6...Be8+
main B [main A 6...Bd3+
7.Kf7
Bc4+
8.Kg6
Bd3+
9.Kf7
positional draw] 7.Kf5
Bd7+
8.Kg6
Be8+
9.Kf5
positional draw, or 9...Bg7
10.Re2
Bc6!
[10...Bb5
11.Re6+=
; 10...Kc5
(Kc7) 11.g5=
] 11.Kg6
Bh8
12.Rh2
Be8+
13.Kf5
positional draw.