Richard Becker & Mario G. García (USA- Argentina)

Draw

Richard Becker & Mario Guido (USA- Argentina)

1st Premio Variantim

1.Rf7+!
1.Rf1? Rxd7 2.g7 c1Q! 3.g8N+ (3.Rxc1 Rd2–+) 3…Kd6 4.Rxc1 Kc5 5.Kb3 (5.Nf6 Rd2+ 6.Kb1 Rb2+ 7.Ka1 Re2 etc.) 5…Ra7 6.Nf6 Ra3+ 7.Kc2 Ra2+ 8.Kb1 Rb2+ 9.Ka1 Re2 10.Nd7+ Kb5 11.Kb1 Re3 12.Kc2 Re7 13.Nf6 (13.Rd1 Re2+ 14.Kd3 Re6 15.Kc2 Kc4 16.Rh1 b3+–+) 13…Kc4 14.Kb1 Re2 (Re3) 15.Nd7 Re6 16.Rg1 b3 17.Rg4+ Kb5 18.Rg5+ Kb4 19.Rg4+ (19.Ne5 Rd6 20.Rg4+ Kb5 21.Rg1 Kc5 (Re2)–+) 19…Ka3 20.Ra4+ Kxa4 21.Nc5+ Ka3 22.Nxe6 c2+ 23.Kc1 b2+ 24.Kxc2 Ka2–+

1…Kd6
1…Ke6 2.Rf1 Rxd7 3.Kb3 Rd1 4.g7!=

2.Rf1 Rxd7 3.Kb3 Kc5 4.Rf5+!
4.Kxc2? Rd2+ 5.Kb3 Rb2+ 6.Ka4 Ra2+ 7.Kb3 Ra3+ 8.Kc2 Kb5 9.Rg1 Ra2+ 10.Kd3 Rd2+ 11.Ke3 Rd8 12.g7 c2–+

4…Kb6
4…Rd5 5.Rxd5+ Kxd5 6.g7 c1Q 7.g8Q+=

5.Rf6+!
5.Kxc2? Rd2+ 6.Kb3 Rb2+ 7.Ka4 c2 8.Rf6+ (8.Rf1 Rb1 9.g7 Rxf1 10.g8Q c1Q–+; 8.Rb5+ Kc6 9.Rb8 Ra2+ 10.Kxb4 Rb2+–+) 8…Kc5 9.Rf8 Ra2+ 10.Kb3 c1N#]

5…Kb5
5…Kb7 6.Kxc2 Rd2+ 7.Kb3 Rb2+ 8.Ka4 c2 9.g7 c1Q 10.g8Q Qc2+ 11.Kb5 Qe2+ 12.Qc4 Qe8+ (12…Qe5+ 13.Ka4 Qxf6 14.Qb5+ Kc8 15.Qf5+ Qxf5= stalemate) 13.Qc6+!=]

6.Rf5+ Kc6 7.Kxc2
7.Rf6+? Rd6–+

7…Rd2+ 8.Kb3 Rb2+ 9.Ka4!
9.Kc4? c2 10.Rc5+ Kd6 11.Kd4 Ke7 12.Ke5 Ra2 13.Rc7+ Kf8 14.Kf6 Ra6+ 15.Kf5 b3 16.Rc8+ Ke7–+

9…c2 10.Rf8!
10.Rf1? Rb1 11.g7 Rxf1 12.g8Q c1Q–+; 10.Rf6+? Kc5–+

10…Kb7 11.Rc8
11.Rf7+? Kb6! 12.Rf6+ Kc5!–+
11.Rb8+? Kxb8 12.g7 c1Q 13.g8Q+ Qc8! 14.Qg3+ Qc7–+

11…Kxc8
11…Ra2+ 12.Kxb4 Kxc8 13.g7 Rb2+ 14.Ka3 c1Q 15.g8Q+=

12.g7 c1Q 13.g8Q Kb7 14.Qg7+! Qc7
14…Kb6 e.g. 15.Qxb2 Qxb2 stalemate

15.Qxb2= draws