Iuri Akobia
4.hm Sachova Skladba, 2007-2008
Draw

wN should get on d3 and it can be made two ways - Nc5, or Nb4. One of them is thematic try only. 1.Nb4! [1.Nc5? Kb1! (1...Be5? 2.Nd3 and so on as in main line) 2.Kb5 Kc2 3.Kb4 Kxd2 4.Kb3 Kxe3-+ ; 1.Kc5? Be5 2.Kd5 Bxh2 3.Bc3+ Kb1 4.Nc5 Bg3-+ ] 1...Be5 [1...Kb1 2.Kc5 Be5 3.Kd5 Bxh2 4.Ke4 Bd6 5.Kf3 Bxb4 (5...Be5 6.e4= ) 6.Bxb4 a2 7.Bc3= ] 2.Nd3 [2.Nc2+? Kb2-+ ] 2...Bxh2 3.Bc3+ Ka2! [3...Kb1 4.Nf2 Bg1 5.Nxh3 Bxe3+ 6.Kb5= ]
4.Nf2 Bg1 5.Nxh3 Bxe3+ [5...Kb3 6.Bd4= ] 6.Kb5! [Thematic try 6.Ka5? Kb3 7.Ba1 Bd2+ (7...a2? 8.Kb5 zz 8...Bd2 9.Nf2 Bc3 10.Nd3= ) 8.Kb5 Bc3-+ ] 6...Kb3 7.Bh8!! zz Main B [Thematic try 7.Ba1? a2 zz 8.Ka5 Bd2+ 9.Kb5 Bc3-+ ; Thematic try 7.Be5 (f6,g7)? 7...Bc1! (7...a2? 8.Ba1 zz 8...Bc1 9.Nf2 draws as in main line; 7...Bd2? 8.Nf4! Bc3 9.Bxc3 Kxc3 10.Nd5+= ) 8.Nf2 Bb2 9.Nd3 Bxe5 (f6,g7) 10.Nc1+ Kc3 11.Ka4 Bd6 (e7,f8) and a win as the pawn a3 is protected!] 7...Bc1 [main A 7...a2 8.Ba1! zz 8...Bc1 9.Nf2 Bb2 10.Nd3= ]
8.Nf2 Bb2 9.Nd3 Bxh8 10.Nc1+ Kc3 [main 10...Kb2 11.Kb4 (a4) 11...Bf6 12.Nd3+= ]
11.Ka4 draws because bB cannot protect the pawn a3 as in thematic try 7.Be5.