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Nº 2 Richard Becker
section A, 2014
1.Ne1!
1.Nc2+? Rxc2! 2.Kxc2 Bb3+ 3.Kb1 Bxd1 4.Ne3 Bb3 5.Nd1 Ba2+ –+(5…Bxd1? stalemate) ] 1…Bh7+
1…Kb3 2.Nbc2 Bh7 (pin) etc.]
2.Nbc2+! (self-pin)
2.Nbd3? (self-pin) 2…Kb3 –+; 2.Nec2+? (self-pin) 2…Kb3 –+; 2.Ned3? (self-pin) 2…Kb3 –+]

2…Kb3 3.Rd7!
Logical try 3.Rd2? Re3! 4.Ng2 Re8 (Re7, Re6) 5.Rf2 Be4! 6.Re2 Bd3! 7.Rd2 Rd8! –+; 3.Rd5? Rxc2 4.Rb5+ Ka4! –+(4…Kc4? 5.Rxb2 =)

3…Be4 4.Rd2 Re3 5.Ng2 Rh3 6.Nge1 Re3
MAIN 6…Rh1 (pin) 7.Rd3+! (unpin) 7…Bxd3 (pin) stalemate; 6…b5 (Bh7) 7.Re2 =

7.Ng2 Rd3 (unpin) 8.Rxd3+ Bxd3 (pin) 9.Nge1 Be4 10.Nd3 (unpin) 10…Kc3 11.Ndb4 (self-pin)
11.Ncb4? (self-pin) 11…Bxd3+ 12.Nxd3 Kxd3 –+
11…b6 12.Na2+
12.Nd5+? Bxd5 (unpin) –+
12…Kb3 13.Nab4 b5 14.Nd3 (unpin) 14…Bxd3 (pin) stalemate