Nº17 Richard Becker (USA)

Draw

Richard Becker (USA)

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1.Bf2!
Thematic try
a)1.Bxc2+? Kxc2 2.Qh7+ Bg6! 3.e8Q Bxh7 4.Bf2 Bg8+ 5.Ka1 Bb4 6.Qa4+ Bb3 –+
b)1.Bg5? Bf7+ 2.Bc4 (2.Kb2 Rb4+ 3.Ka3 Rf4+! –+) 2…Bxc4+ 3.Kb2 Bd4+ 4.Ka3 Rxg5 5.Qxg5 Bf7! –+

1…Bxf2
1…Bf7+ 2.Bc4! Bxc4+ 3.Kb2= (not 3…Bd4+?)

2.Qh1+!
Thematic try: 2.Bxc2+? Kxc2 3.Qh7+ Rg6! (Not 3…Bg6? 4.e8Q Bxh7 5.Qc8+ +-) 4.e3 Bg3! 5.Ka3 Bd6+ 6.Ka2 Be5! 7.Ka3 Kc3 –+
With two lines

A) 2…Bg1 3.Bxc2+ Kxc2 4.Qh7+ Rg6 5.e3! Bf2 (5…Bxe3 transposes to Main B) 6.Ka3 Be1 7.Qh2+ Bd2 8.Qh7 Bc3 9.Qh2+ Kd3 10.Qh7 Kc4 11.Qh4+ Kd3 12.Qh7 Kc2 13.Qh2+ Bd2 14.Qh7 positional draw

B) 2…Be1 3.Bxc2+ Kxc2 4.Qh7+ Rg6 5.Ka3 Bc3 [5…Bd2 6.e3 transposes to Main A] 6.e3 Bd2 7.Ka2! Bc1 8.Qh2+ Bd2 9.Qh7 Bxe3 10.Qh2+ Bd2 11.Qh7 Bh6 12.Ka3 Bd2 13.Ka2 Bf4 14.Ka3 Bd6+ 15.Ka2 Bb4
15…Be5 16.Ka3 Kc3 17.Qh3+ =

16.Qh2+ Bd2 17.Qh7 positional draw