Nº16 Richard Becker

Draw

Richard Becker (USA)

wKh1,Nh7,Rg2,Pg3/bKe5,Ne2,h5,Bc8,f8,Pf4

1.gxf4+!
1.Rxe2+? Kf5 2.Rc2 (2.gxf4 Ng3+ 3.Kh2 Nxe2 4.Nxf8 Nxf4–+) 2…Bb7+ 3.Kg1 Bd6 4.gxf4 Nxf4–+

A) 1…Kf5 2.Nxf8
2.Rxe2? Ng3+ 3.Kh2 Nxe2 etc.
2.Kh2? Bd6 3.Rg5+ Kxf4–+

2…Nhg3+ 3.Kh2 Nf1+ 4.Kh1 Bb7 5.Ng6! zz 5…Ne3 6.Nh4+ Kxf4 7.Kh2!
7.Ng6+? Kf5 8.Nh4+ Ke5! 9.Kh2 Nf1+ 10.Kh1 Kf4! zz 11.Nf5 Nd2 12.Nh4 (12.Kh2 Nf3+ 13.Kh3 Neg1+–+; 12.Nd4 Nxd4 13.Kg1 N4f3+ 14.Kf2 Ne4+ 15.Ke2 Nc3+–+) 12…Ke3 13.Nf5+ Kd3 14.Nh4 Be4! zz 15.Kh2 Nf1+ 16.Kh1 Ke3 etc.

7…Nxg2 8.Nxg2+ Kf3 9.Ne1+!
9.Nh4+? Kf2 10.Ng6 (10.Nf5 Bd5–+) 10…Bc8 11.Ne5 Bf5–+

9…Ke3 10.Ng2+ Kf2 11.Nf4! Nxf4 stalemate.

B) 1…Kxf4 2.Nxf8
2.Rf2+? Kg3 3.Rxe2 Bb7+ 4.Kg1 Bc5+ 5.Kf1 Ba6–+

2…Nhg3+ 3.Kh2 Nf1+ 4.Kh1 Bb7 5.Ne6+!
5.Ng6+? Ke3 6.Nh4 Be4 zz 7.Ng6 Nd2 8.Kh2 Nf3+ 9.Kh3 Bf5+ 10.Rg4 Kf2–+

5…Ke3 6.Nc5…..

B.1.) 6… Bd5 7.Ne4 Bc6 8.Rxe2+!
8.Rg4? Kf3 9.Rh4 Bd5! zz 10.Rh3+ Kxe4 11.Kg2 Nf4+–+

8…Kxe2 9.Kg1 Bxe4 stalemate

B.2.) 6…Bf3 7.Nd3! zz 7…Bd5
7…Kd2 8.Nf4=

8.Nb4 Be4 9.Nd5+ Kd4 10.Nc3 Kxc3 stalemate

Three stalemates with wK on different squares.