Nº3 Richard Becker

Draw

Section A.2
.
Richard Becker (USA)

wKg2,Nb1,Ra2/bKg6,Bg5,Re3,Ph2,h4

1.Nd2!
1.Kxh2? Bf4+ 2.Kg2 h3+–+
1.Na3? Bf4 2.Ra1 Be5–+

1…Re2+
1…Bf4 2.Nf1 h3+ 3.Kh1 Re1 4.Ra1 (or Rf2)=

2.Kh1 Re1+
2…Kh5 3.Ra5! (3.Rb2 Re1+ 4.Kxh2 Kg4–+) 3…Re1+ (3…Rxd2 4.Rxg5+ Kxg5 stalemate) 4.Kxh2 Re2+ 5.Kh3 Rxd2 6.Rxg5+ Kxg5 stalemate
2…Bf6 3.Rc2 Be5 4.Rc6+ Kh5 5.Nf3=
2…Bf4 3.Ra6+ (3.Ra1? Rxd2 4.Ra6+ Bd6–+) 3…Kf5 4.Ra1 (or Nf3)=

3.Kxh2 Re2+ 4.Kh3 Bxd2 5.Rc2! zz
5.Rb2? Kf6! zz 6.Ra2 Ke6 7.Ra6+ Kf5 8.Kxh4 Re3!–+

5…Kf6
5…Kg5 6.Rxd2 Rxd2 stalemate
5…Kf5 6.Kxh4=

6.Rb2! zz 6…Rf2
6…Ke6 7.Rb6+ Kf5 8.Kxh4 Re3 9.Rb5+=
6…Ke5 7.Rb8 (or Rb7) 7…Kf5 8.Rf8+ Kg5 9.Rg8+ Kh5 10.Rg5+=

7.Rc2! zz
7.Ra2? Ke6 8.Ra6+ Kf5 9.Kxh4 Rf3!–+

7…Re2
7…Ke6 8.Rc6+ Kd5 9.Rg6 Be1 10.Kxh4!=
7…Ke5 8.Rc8 (or Rc7) 8…Rf4 (8…Bg5 9.Rc5+=) 9.Rh8 Be1 10.Re8+=

8.Rb2
8.Rc6+? Kg5 9.Rc5+ Kf4 10.Rc4+ Kf3–+

8…Kf5 9.Kxh4 Rh2+
9…Bg5+ 10.Kh5 Rxb2 stalemate
9…Be1+ 10.Kh3 Rxb2 stalemate

10.Kg3 Bf4+ 11.Kf3 Rxb2 stalemate

Correction : 2hm, Georgian Study Ty. NONA 2010