Richard Becker & Mario García (USA-Argentina)

Draw

Richard Becker & Mario G. García (USA-Argentina)
2nd Premio Schach

1.Rc1! Rc8
1…Kxh7 2.Ke3 Rc8 (or 2…Re8 3.Kxf2 Rxe6 4.Kg3=) 3.Rh1!=

2.Ra1!
Tries :
a) 2.Rb1? Kxh7 3.Ke3 Kxh6 4.Kxf2 Rc2+ 5.Kg3 Rg2+ 6.Kf4 Kg7! 7.Kf5 f2 8.e7 Kf7 9.e8Q+ Kxe8 10.Ke6 Kd8 11.Kd6 Kc8!–+
b) 2.h8Q? Rxc1! 3.Qg7+ Kf5 4.Qf8+ Kg5 5.Qe7+ (5.Ke3 f1Q–+) 5…Kh5 6.Qf7+ Kh4 7.Qf6+ Kh3 8.Ke3 f1Q–+

2…Kxh7
2…Ra8 3.h8Q Rxh8 4.Ke3=

3.Ke3 Kxh6 4.Kxf2
4.e7? Re8 5.Kxf2 Rxe7 6.Kg3 Re4!–+

4…Rc2+ 5.Kg3 Rg2+ 6.Kf4 Kg6
main 6…Kg7 7.Kf5 f2 8.e7 Kf7 9.e8Q+ Kxe8 10.Ke6 Kf8 11.Kf6 Kg8 12.Kg6 Kf8 13.Kf6 Ke8 14.Ke6 Kd8 15.Kd6 Kc8 16.Kc6 Kb8 17.Rb1+ Ka7 18.Ra1+ Kb8 19.Rb1+= positional draw.

7.Re1 f2 8.e7 fxe1Q 9.e8Q+ Qxe8= Stalemate