Nº5 Richard Becker

Draw

Section B.2.

Richard Becker (USA)

wKg2,Rb1,Pb2,g7/bKh6,Rf6,Pb3,d5,e4,f4,h2,h4

1.g8N+!
1.g8Q? Rg6+ 2.Qxg6+ Kxg6 3.Rh1 f3+ 4.Kf2 d4 5.Rxh2 Kh5! 6.Rh1 Kg5! zz 7.Rd1 h3 8.Kg3 d3–+

1…Kg5 2.Nxf6 Kxf6 3.Rh1! Kg5 4.Rxh2 Kg4
4…f3+ 5.Kf2 d4 6.Rh1 zz 6…Kg4 7.Rd1 e3+ 8.Ke1=

5.Kf2 e3+
5…h3 6.Rh1 d4 7.Rg1+ Kh4 8.Rg8 d3 9.Rh8+ Kg4 10.Rg8+ Kf5 11.Rf8+ Ke5 12.Re8+ Kd4 13.Rd8+=

6.Ke2 Kg3 7.Rh1 f3+ 8.Kxe3 d4+ 9.Kd2!
9.Kxd4? f2 10.Ke3 Kg2 11.Rh2+ Kxh2 12.Kxf2 h3 zz

9…f2 10.Rxh4!
10.Ke2? Kg2 11.Rf1 d3+–+

10…Kxh4
10…f1Q 11.Rg4+ Kh3 12.Rh4+ Kxh4 model stalemate

11.Ke2 Kg3 12.Kf1 Kf4
12…d3 model stalemate

13.Kxf2 d3 14.Ke1 Ke3 15.Kd1 d2 model stalemate.

Correction of 2p, Kalyagin-55 JT 2009