Nº 21 R. Becker & I. Akobia (USA-Georgia)

Draw

Richard Becker & Iuri Akobia (+)(USA-Georgia)

wKa5,Nh8,Rc4,Pb4/bKg8,Bh5,Rd3,Pa7,c6

1.b5!
1.Rxc6? Ra3+ (Be8) –+
1.Ka6? Be2 (Kxh8) –+

1…cxb5 2.Kxb5 Rd7!
2…Be2 3.Kc5! Kxh8 4.Re4 Bh5 5.Rh4 =
2…Be8+ 3.Kb4! Kxh8 4.Rc7 Rd4+ (4…a6 5.Rc8 =) 5.Kc5 Ra4 6.Rc8 =

3.Re4!
3.Rc2? Bd1! 4.Rh2 (Rc8+) 4…Kg7 –+
3.Rc5? Be2+ 4.Kc6 Rg7 –+
3.Rc8+? Kg7 4.Kc6 Re7 5.Kd6 Rb7 –+
3.Rh4? Be2+ 4.Kc6 Rg7 5.Kc5 Rg5+! 6.Kd6 a6 7.Rh6 Bd3 8.Ke7 Rg7+ 9.Kf6 Bh7 10.Ke5 a5 11.Ra6 Rg5+ 12.Kf4 Rf5+ 13.Kg4 Kxh8 14.Ra8+ Kg7 15.Ra7+ Kh6 16.Ra6+ Bg6 –+

3…Kxh8
3…Kg7 4.Kc6! =
3…Rc7 4.Re5 Rh7 5.Rd5 (Rc5) =

4.Rh4 Rh7 5.Ka6 Kg8
MAIN 5…Be2+ 6.Ka5 Rxh4 model stalemate

6.Rh2 Kf8 7.Rf2+ Ke8 8.Rh2 zz 8…Kd8 9.Rd2+ Kc8 10.Rh2! zz
10.Rc2+? Kb8 11.Rb2+ Ka8 12.Rh2 Rh6+ 13.Ka5 Kb7 14.Rb2+ Rb6 –+

10…Kb8 11.Rxh5! Rxh5 model stalemate