Iuri Akobia (with R.Becker)
2nd prize, Gurgenidze 55 JT, 2008
Draw
1.e6
Rg7+
2.Kf6
Ra7
3.e3+!
[3.Ra1!?
Rae7
4.Rh1
Kd5
5.e4+
Kc6
6.Rc1+
Kb7
7.Rb1+
Kc8
8.Rc1+
Kd8
9.Rd1+
Ke8
10.Ra1
Ra7
11.Rb1
Rgb7
12.Rc1
Kd8
13.Rd1+
Kc8
14.Rc1+
Kb8
15.Rh1
Ra6
16.Rh5
(16.Rh8+
Ka7-+
) 16...Rd7
17.Rh6
Kc8-+
; 3.Rd1+!?
Ke4
4.Ra1
Rae7
5.Rh1
Kd5
6.e4+
Kc6
etc -+] 3...Ke4!
4.Ra1!
Rab7
5.Rb1
Rbc7
6.Rc1
Rce7
7.Rd1!
[7.Rc8!?
Rh7!
8.Rf8
Kd5
9.e4+!
Kd6!
10.e5+
Kd5
11.Rd8+
Kc6
12.Rd6+
Kb7-+
] 7...Rh7
8.Rd4+
Kf3
9.Rd8
Ke4
10.Rd4+
Kxe3
11.Rd1!
zz 11...Ke2
12.Rd5
zz 12...Ke1
13.Rd4
zz [13.Rd3!?
Re8!
14.Re3+
Kd2-+
] 13...Ke2
14.Rd5
Ke3
15.Rd1
positional draw, or 15...Ke4
16.Rd2
zz 16...Ra7
17.Re2+
Kf4
18.Kg6
[18.e7!?
Ra6+
(18...Rh6+!?
19.Kg7=
) 19.Re6
Rh6+-+
] 18...Rhg7+
19.Kf6
Rh7
20.Kg6
positional draw.