Iuri Akobia (with J.Mikitovics)
HM, The Ural Problemist, 2009
Win
1.Be5!
[Thematic try 1.Bc5!?
Nc3!
(1...Kf3?
2.Bd4!
Na3
3.Bxa7 main thematic line) 2.Bd4
Ne2
(2...Nd1?
3.Nc5
Kf3
4.Nd3+-
) 3.Be3
Kf3
4.Nc5
Nc3
5.Nd3
Ke2
6.Nf4+
Kf3
7.Nh3
Kg2
8.Nf4+
Kf3
9.Nd3
Ke2
10.Nc1+
Kf3
positional draw; Thematic try 1.Bb8!?
Nc3
(Kf3) 2.Nc5
Kf3
(Nc3) 3.Bxa7
Nd1
4.Nd3
Ke2
5.Nf4+
(5.f4
Kxd3
6.f5
Nc3
7.f6
Nd5
8.f7
Nc7+
9.Kb7
Ne6=
) 5...Kf3
6.Nh3
Kg2
7.f4
Kxh3
8.f5
Nc3
9.f6
Nd5
10.f7
Nc7+
11.Kb7
Ne6=
; 1.f4?
Nc3!=
; Thematic try 1.Nc5!?
Kf3!
(1...Nc3?
2.Be5+-
) 2.Bg3
Nc3
3.Bh4
Nd1
4.Nd3
Ke2
5.Nc1+
(5.f4
Kxd3=
; 5.Nf4+
Kf3
6.Nd3
Ke2 positional draw.) 5...Kf3
6.Nd3
Ke2
positional draw.; 1.Bb4!?
Kf3
2.Be1
Na3!!
(2...Ke2?
3.f4+-
) 3.Nd6
Nc2!=
(3...Ke2?
4.f4
Kxe1
5.f5
Nc2
6.f6!+-
) ] 1...Kf3
2.Bd4
[2.Bg3!?
Nc3=
] 2...Na3
3.Bxa7
Nc4
[3...Nc2
4.Kb5
Ne1
5.Kc4+-
] 4.Kb5
[4.Bd4
gives a loss of time] 4...Nb2
[4...Nd2
5.Nd6!+-
(5.Nc5!?
Kxf2
6.Nb3+
Ke2=
) ; main 4...Ne5
5.Nc5!
Ng4
6.Nd3+-
]
5.Nc5!
Nd1
6.Nd3
Ke2
7.Kc4+-
[7.Nf4+
Kf3
8.Nd3
loss of time.
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