Nº24 Richard Becker

Win

Section B.1.

Richard Becker (USA)

wKg4,Qa8,Bd1,Pb6/bKh2,Qh7,Pc7,h6

1.Qa2+!
1.Qe8? Qg7+=

1…Kg1 2.Qd5!
2.Qd2? h5+!

2…cxb6
2…Qg7+ 3.Kh3 Qc3+ 4.Bf3+-

3.Kh3 Qg6
3…Qg7 4.Qd2–+

4.Qd4+!
4.Bg4? Qc2–+
4.Be2? Kf2 5.Qf3+ Ke1 6.Qe3 Qg5=
4.Ba4? Qg5 5.Qf3 h5! 6.Bd7 h4! 7.Bg4 Qd2=

4…Kf1 5.Qc4+
5.Bf3? Qc2 6.Kg3 Qc7+=

5…Kg1 6.Qd5!
6.Bg4? Qf6=

6…b5
6…h5 7.Be2! (7.Qd4+? Kf1 8.Qc4+ Kg1 9.Qd5 h4 10.Bg4 Qc2=) 7…Qg7 8.Qc6! Kf2 9.Qf3+ Ke1 10.Qe3+-
6…Qg5 7.Qd4+ (7.Qe4? Qd2=) 7…Kf1 8.Bg4! (8.Bf3? Qe7 (or Qc1)=) 8…Qe7 9.Qd1+ Kf2 10.Qd2+ Kf1 11.Bf5+-

7.Qc5+ Kf1 8.Qxb5+ Kg1 9.Qd5 Qg5 10.Qd4+ Kf1 11.Bf3!
11.Bg4? Qb5! 12.Qe4 (12.Kh2 Qb8+ =; 12.Bf3 Qb3 13.Kg3 Qb8+ 14.Kh3 Qb3=) 12…Kf2 13.Qf3+ (13.Kh2 Qb8+ 14.Kh1 Kg3 15.Qf3+ Kh4 16.Qh3+ Kg5 17.Qh5+ Kf6=) 13…Ke1 14.Qe3+ (14.Qd1+ Kf2 15.Qd2+ Kf1 16.Qe3 Qb2! 17.Bf3 Qf2=) 14…Kf1 15.Bf3 Qh5+ 16.Bxh5 stalemate
11.Qd3+? Kg1 12.Bf3 Qe5=

11…Qc1
11…Qb5 (or Qe7) 12.Kh2+-
11…Qf5+ 12.Kg3+-

12.Kh2 Qc2+ 13.Kh1 Qg6 14.Qd1+ (or Qc4+)
14.Qe3? Qh5+ 15.Bxh5 stalemate

14…Kf2 15.Qe2+ Kg3 16.Qg2+- wins