Iuri Akobia (with J.Mikitovics)
1.hm Zadachy i Etiudi, 2009
draw

1.Ng4+ Kh1 2.Rh3+ [Thematic try 2.Nxe3!? b3! (2...g1Q? 3.Rh3+ Qh2+ 4.Rxh2+ Kxh2 5.Nc2 b3 6.Na3= ) 3.Rh3+ Kg1 4.Rg3 Bf1! (4...a3? 5.Rxg2+ Kh1 6.Nc2!! a2 7.Na1 Kxg2 8.Nxb3 Bc4 9.Na1 Kf3 10.Kc5= (10.Ke5? Ke3= ) ) 5.Rxg2+ Bxg2-+ ]
2...Kg1 3.Rxe3!
[Thematic try 3.Nxe3!? b3! and Black wins as in line 2.Nxe3 (3...a3? 4.Rg3 Bf1 5.Rxg2+ Bxg2 6.Nc2 a2 7.Na1 Kf2 8.Kc5= ) ] 3...b3 [3...a3 4.Ke5 etc same play]
4.Ke5!
[4.Kc5!? b2 5.Re1+ Bf1 6.Kb4 Kh1 7.Nf2+ Kh2© ] 4...Kf1 5.Nh2+ Kf2 [5...Kg1 6.Ng4 b2 7.Re1+ same final] 6.Ng4+ Kf1 7.Nh2+ Kg1 8.Ng4 positional draw, or
8...b2 9.Re1+ Bf1 10.Kf4 a3 11.Kg3 a2 12.Nf2
draws.

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