Iuri Akobia (with R.Becker)
HM, Zadachy i Etiudy, 2007
Draw
1.Kb8!
[1.Rxd4? Bxd4
2.Ne6 Bxe6+
-+; 1.Ng6!? Bxf7
2.Ne7+ Kb6
-+; 1.Rd7!? Bxf8
2.Rxd4 Bxf7
3.Rf4 Be6+
-+] 1...Be5+ [1...Bxf7
2.Rc8+ Kd6
3.Rc7 =; 1...b5
2.Rxd4 Bxd4
3.Ne6 Bg7
4.Nd4+ =] 2.Ka8!
[2.Ka7!? Nb5+
3.Ka8 Bxf7-+
] 2...Bxf7 3.Nd7
[3.Rd7!? Bc4
4.Rxb7 Nb5
5.Ng6 Bd6
6.Ne7+ Kc5
7.Nc8 Bd5-+
] 3...Bd6 4.Nb8+
Bxb8 5.Kxb8
Nb5 [main A 5...Ne6
6.Rc8+ Kb6
7.Rc2 (Rc1) 7...Nd4
8.Rc7 Nc6+
(8...Bd5 9.Rxb7+
Bxb7 stalemate) 9.Ka8
Kxc7 stalemate] 6.Rc8+
Kb6 7.Rd8
Be6 [main B 7...Bg6
8.Rd7 Be4
9.Rxb7+ Bxb7
stalemate] 8.Rd1 zz
BTM 8...Kc6 9.Rc1+
Kb6 10.Rd1
Ka6 11.Ra1+
Kb6 12.Rd1
positional draw, or 12...Bh3
13.Rd3 [13.Rd5?
Na7 14.Rd2
Nc6+ 15.Ka8
Na5 16.Rb2+
Ka6 -+; Thematic try 13.Rd2?
Bg4 zz 14.Rf2
(14.Rd5 Na7-+
) 14...Be6 15.Rd2
Ka6 -+] 13...Bg4
14.Rd2 zz BTM 14...Bh3
15.Rd3 (Rh2) 15...Bg4
16.Rd2 positional draw,
or 16...Bf5 17.Rd5
Be4 18.Rd7
Ka6 19.Rxb7
Bxb7 stalemate.
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