Iuri Akobia (with R.Becker)
Polasek&Vlasak50JT_2ndHM, 2007
Draw
1.Re7!
[1.Rxf3 Nd7+
2.Ke8 Nxf6+
]
1...Nd7+ 2.Rdxd7
[2.Rexd7 Rb8+
3.Rd8 Rxd8+
4.Rxd8 Bxf6-+
5.Rd6 the similar position
to the main, but white loses here easily 5...Ng5!
6.Rb6 Ne6+
7.Ke8 (7.Kg8
Bd4 8.Ra6
Kf6 9.Rd6
Ke7 ) 7...Bd4
8.Ra6 Kg7!
9.Ke7 Nf4
]
2...Rxd7 [2...Rb8+
the second thematic line 3.Re8
Rxe8+ 4.Kxe8
the same postion as in main line, but the King on e8 instead of f8 4...Ne5!
in this constellation better as Ng5 (4...Ng5
5.Rd4 (5.Rd1
) 5...Bxf6 (5...Kxf6
6.Rg4 Ne6
7.Rg1 Ng7+
(7...Nc7+ 8.Kf8
Bg7+ 9.Kg8
Ne6 10.Rf1+
) 8.Kf8 Nf5
(8...Ne6+ 9.Kg8
) 9.Kg8 Bg7
10.Rf1 ) 6.Rg4
Kg7 7.Rg1
) 5.Rd1 Bxf6
6.Re1! (6.Kf8
Bg5 ) 6...Bg7
7.Rg1+ Kf6
(7...Kh7 8.Rf1
(8.Ke7 enough to draw)
) 8.Rf1+ Ke6
9.Rxf7 Nxf7
stalemate]
3.Rxd7 Ng5!
[3...Ne5 4.Rd6
Bxf6 5.Ra6
positional draw, black cannot free the pin 5...Nf3
6.Rb6 Ng5
7.Kg8! Kf5
8.Rb7 Ke6
9.Rb6+ ]
4.Kg8! [4.Rd5!?
premature 4...Nh7+! 5.Kg8
Nxf6+ ; 4.Ra7
Bxf6 5.Ra6
Ne6+ wins]
4...Bxf6 5.Rd5!
mutual zugzwang [5.Rd1
Be5 6.Rd5
f6 wins; 5.Rd6
Kf5 6.Rd7
Ke6 7.Ra7
Be5 ]
5...Ne6 6.Rd7
Nd8 7.Rd6!
Ne6 8.Rd7
Ng5 9.Rd5!
we are back
9...Be7!? 10.Rd7
Kf6 [10...Bc5
11.Rxf7 Nxf7
stalemate]
11.Rd1! after this y-move
we have a very interesting RxB battle with geometric motives
11...Bc5 and also this
move has his minus, see 12...Ke7? [11...Ba3
12.Rg1! and there is not Bc1
(12.Rf1+? Ke7
13.Re1+ Ne6
14.Rf1 f6
) ; 11...Bb4 12.Rd5!
and there is not Bd2 12...Nf3
13.Rb5 Bd6
14.Rb6 ]
12.Rf1+ Ke6
[12...Ke7 13.Rf5
the problem of Bc5]
13.Re1+ Kd6
14.Rf1 Ke6
15.Re1+ Kf6
16.Rf1+ Kg6
17.Rxf7 Nxf7
stalemate.