Iuri Akobia (with R.Becker)
1.p Shakhmatnaya Poezia, 2009
Draw
1.Rb4+
[1.Rh4?
Rxd7
2.Rh6
a5
-+] 1...Kc6
2.Ra4
Kb6
3.Rb4+
Kc5
4.Ra4
[4.Rb7?
h6!
5.Ke4
Rd1
6.Ke5
Kc6
7.Ra7
Kb6-+
] 4...Kb6
5.Rb4+
Kc6
6.Ra4
Kb7
7.Rb4+
Kc7
8.d8Q+!
[Thematic try 8.Rh4!?
h5!
(8...Rxd7?
9.Rh6
and main thematic line) 9.Ra4
a5
10.Ke4
Rg5!
11.Rd4
Rg4+-+
] 8...Rxd8
9.Rh4
Rd7
10.Rh6
Kb7
11.Ke2!!
zz 11...Ka7
12.Ke3!
zz main 12...a5
[main 12...Rc7
13.Kd3!!
zz (try 13.Kd2!?
Kb7!
zz 14.Kd3
a5
15.Kd2
Kb8!
16.Rf6
Ra7
17.Kc3
Kc7
18.Kc4
Kd8!-+
; try 13.Ke2!?
a5
14.Kd3
Kb7
15.Kd2
Kb8!
16.Rb6+
Rb7
17.Ra6
Ra7-+
) 13...Kb7
14.Kd2!!
zz 14...Ka7
15.Kd3
Kb7
16.Kd2=
positional draw.] 13.Rf6!
[try 13.Re6!?
Kb8!
14.Rb6+
Rb7!
15.Ra6
Ra7-+
] 13...Kb7
[main 13...Kb8
14.Rf5
a4
(also 14...Ra7
15.Kd4
a4
16.Rf8+
Kc7
17.Kc5
Ra5+
18.Kb4=
) 15.Rf8+
Ka7
16.Rf4
a3
17.Ra4+=
] 14.Ke2!
Kb8
15.Rf8+
Kc7
16.Rf6
Kb7
17.Re6!
Kb8
18.Re8+
Kc7
19.Re6
Kb7
20.Rf6
positional draw, or 20...Rc7
21.Kd2!!
it is very important to not occupy 3rd rank. 21...Kb8
[21...a4
22.Rf4
a3
23.Ra4
Rg7
24.Rxa3
draws because was 21.Kd2!!] 22.Rf8+
Ka7
23.Rf6
Kb8
24.Rf8+
positional draw .
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