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Iuri Akobia (with R.Becker)
Birnov MT, 1/2 prize, 2005
Draw
1.Kh2! Nc2!
[1...Bf5 2.Rf2!
(Thematic try 2.Rb2?
Kb8 3.Kg3
Bg4 zz 4.Kf2
h2-+ ) 2...Bg4
3.Rb2! (3.Kg3?
Kxb7 -+) 3...Kb8
4.Kg3 zz 4...Bf5
5.Kxf3 (Kf4) =] 2.Kxh3
[2.Kg3? Ne3
(Ne1) -+]
2...Ne3! [2...Be4
3.Kg3 Ne1
4.b8Q+ Kxb8
5.Rh2= ] 3.Rb2
[3.Rf2? Be4
(Bf5+) -+] 3...Kb8 4.Kg3
Be4 5.Kf4!
Nc2 6.Kg3!
[6.Kxe4? f2
7.Rb1 Ne1
-+; 6.Rb1? Bxb7
(Bc6) -+] 6...Ne3
[6...h4+ 7.Kf2
h3 8.Rb6
Nb4 9.Kg3
Nd3 10.Rf6
=; 6...Ne1 (Nd4) 7.Rh2
=] 7.Kf4 Nd1!
[main7...Nc2 8.Kg3
Ne3 9.Kf4
positional draw] 8.Rd2!
[8.Kxe4? f2
9.Rxf2 Nxf2+
10.Kf5 Ng4
11.Kg5 Nf6
-+] 8...f2 [A) 8...Nc3
9.Rh2 Bxb7
10.Kg3 Ne2+
11.Kf2 Nf4
12.Kg3 Ne2+
13.Kf2 positional draw]
9.Rd8+!! [Thematic try
9.Rxd1? Bd3
10.Kg5 Kxb7
zz 11.Kh4 Kb6
zz 12.Kg5 Kb5
zz 13.Kh4 Kb4
14.Kg5 Kc3
-+] 9...Kxb7 10.Rxd1
Bd3 11.Kg5!
zz Kb6! 12.Kh4!
zz Kb5! 13.Kg5!
zz Kb6 14.Kh4
zz positional draw, or 14...Kb5
15.Kg5 Kb4
16.Rh1! Be2
17.Rh4+ Kc3
18.Rf4!=.
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