Iuri Akobia (with R.Becker)
3rd prize, Pat a Mat, 2006-2007

Draw

1.Kh3 [1.Rd7? Ne3+ (Kg6) 2.Kh3 Kg6 3.Re7 g2 4.Kh2 Rf1 5.f8N+ Kf5 -+; 1.Nd6? Rf2+ 2.Kg1 Ne1 3.f8Q Rxf8 4.Re3 Nc2 5.Re2 Nd4 6.Re4 Nf3+ -+] 1...Rxf7 2.Rd6 Rf3 [2...Ne1 3.Nf6+ Kg6 4.Ne4+ =; Main 2...Ne3 3.Nf6+ Kg7 4.Nh5+ Kf8 5.Rf6 (5.Nxg3? hxg3 6.Rd8+ Ke7 -+) 5...g2 (5...Rxf6 6.Nxf6 g2 7.Kh2 Kf7 8.Nh5 (Ne4) =) 6.Rxf7+ Kxf7 7.Kh2 h3 8.Nf4 =; 2...Rf5 3.Nf6+ (3.Rf6? Rg5 -+) 3...Kg7 4.Ne4 =] 3.Nf6+ Kg7 [3...Kg6 4.Ng4+ Kg5 5.Rg6+ Kxg6 6.Ne5+ =]
4.Nh5+ Kf7 5.Nxg3 hxg3 6.Rd7+ Kf6 7.Rd8 Kg7 8.Rd7+ [Thematic try 8.Rd5? Kh6 zz 9.Re5 Nd4 10.Re4 Nf5-+ ] 8...Kg6 9.Rd8 Kh7 10.Rd7+ Kh6 11.Rd5 zz 11...Ne1 (Ne3) [11...Ra3 12.Kh4 Ne3 13.Rd6+ Kg7 14.Rd7+ Kf6 15.Kxg3 =] 12.Rh5+ Kg6 13.Rg5+ Kxg5 stalemate.