Nº2 Richard Becker

Draw

Richard Becker (USA)

wKa3,Nh1,Rd8,Pd4,d5/bKg2,Bd1,Rg6,Pa6,c7

1.Rd7 Rg4
1…Rd6 2.Rxc7 Rxd5 3.Rc6 a5 4.Rc5=

2.Kb4!
2.d6? cxd6 3.Rxd6 Be2 4.Kb4 Kxh1–+

2…Rxd4+ 3.Kc5 Rd3
3…Rd2 4.d6 Rc2+ 5.Kd4 cxd6 6.Rxd6 a5 7.Ke3 Re2+ 8.Kf4 Bc2 9.Ng3 Rf2+ 10.Kg4 a4 11.Nh5 a3 12.Nf4+=

4.d6 cxd6+ 5.Rxd6 Rc3+ 6.Kb4 Rb3+ 7.Kc4 Rb1 8.Kc3 a5
8…Be2 9.Rd2 Re1 10.Rc2! Kf3 11.Ng3 Kxg3 12.Kd2 Kf2 13.Rc1=

9.Rd2+ Kxh1 10.Ra2 a4
10…Rb5 11.Ra1 Rd5 12.Kc4=

11.Ra1! Rxa1 12.Kb2 draws

Correction : hm, Problem Online 2004-2006