Iuri Akobia (with R.Becker)

2nd HM, Magyar Sakkvilag, 2007
Win


1.Ra7+! [1.f6? Ka2 2.f7 h2 =; 1.Rh7? Ka2 2.Rxh3 Kb3 3.Rh4 Kc3 4.Kd1 Kd3 =] 1...Ra2 2.Rh7 h2 3.f6 Rf2 4.f7 [4.b5? Ka2 5.b6 Kb3 6.b7 Kc3 7.Rc7+ Kd3 8.Rd7+ Kc3 =] 4...Rxf7 5.Rxh2 Rf2 [5...Rf1+ 6.Kc2 Rc1+ 7.Kb3 (7.Kxc1? stalemate) 7...Re1 8.Rh3 +-] 6.Rh4 [6.Rxf2? stalemate] 6...Ka2 7.Rf4! [Thematic try 7.Rxe4? Kb3 8.Kd1 Ka4 9.Rd4 Rg2! zz 10.Rc4 Rh2! zz 11.Rd4 Rg2 12.Ke1 Rh2 zz 13.Kf1 Rb2 14.e4 Rxb4! 15.Rxb4+ Kxb4 16.Ke2 Kc5 17.Ke3 Kd6= ] 7...Rh2 [7...Rb2 8.Rxe4 Kb3 9.Re8 (Re6) 9...Rh2 10.b5 Kc4 11.b6 +-; 7...Re2 8.Rxe4 Kb3 9.Kd1 Ra2 10.b5 (Rd4) +-; 7...Rg2 8.Rxe4 (Kd1) 8...Kb3 9.Kd1 (Rxe4) 9...Ka4 10.Rd4 transposes] 8.Rxe4 (Kd1) 8...Kb3 9.Kd1 (Rxe4) 9...Ka4 [9...Kc3 10.Rd4 +-] 10.Rc4! zz [10.Rf4? Rb2 (Ra2) =; 10.Rd4? Rg2 zz 11.Rc4 Rh2 zz 12.Rd4 Rg2 13.Ke1 Rh2 transposes] 10...Rg2 [10...Kb5 11.Rd4 Ka4 12.Ke1 Rg2 13.Rd2 Rg8 14.Kf2 (Rd5); 10...Kb3 11.Rd4 Kc3 12.b5 Rb2 13.Rd5 +-] 11.Rd4! zz [11.Rc2? Rg8 12.Rc4 Rg2 transposes] 11...Rh2 12.Ke1 zz 12...Rb2 13.Rd2 Rxb4 14.Ke2 (Kf2) 14...Kb5 15.Rc2 Rc4 16.Rxc4 Kxc4 17.Kf3 Kd5 18.Kf4 Ke6 19.Ke4 +-