Iuri Akobia (with R.Becker)

3rd prize, Bilek - 75 JT, 2007
Draw


1.Rd2 [1.Rh2? (Rg4?) 1...a2 -+; 1.Rg8? Nxc2 -+ (1...a2? 2.Rf8+ Ke1 3.Nc5 Bxc5 4.Ra8 Bd4 5.Rxa2 e3 6.Ra8 e2 7.Rf8 =) ] 1...a2 [1...Be3 2.Nc3 a2 3.Kb2 Bxd2 4.Nxe4 =] 2.Nc5! [Thematic. Not 2.Rxd4? Nb3+ -+; 2.Rd1+? Ke2-+ ] 2...Nxc2 [Thematic. 2...Bxc5 3.Kb2 Ke1 4.Rh2! (4.Rg2? Bd4+ 5.Kxa2 e3 -+) 4...Bd4+ 5.c3 Bxc3+ 6.Kxc3 =] 3.Nb3 [Thematic. Not 3.Kxc2? a1Q 4.Rd1+ Qxd1+ 5.Kxd1 Bxc5-+ ; 3.Rd1+ Ne1 4.Nb3 Bc3-+ ] 3...a1Q+ [Main 3...Be3 4.Kxc2 Bxd2 5.Nxd2+ Kg2 (5...Ke1 6.Nb3 e3 7.Kb2 =; 5...Kg1 6.Kb2 e3 7.Nf3+ =) 6.Kb2 e3 7.Nc4 e2 8.Ne3+ Kf2 9.Nc2 =] 4.Nxa1 Nxa1 5.Kd1 [Thematic. Not 5.Rxd4? Nb3+ -+] 5...e3 [Main 5...Nb3 6.Rd3 e3 (6...exd3 stalemate) 7.Rxb3 e2+ 8.Kc2 e1Q 9.Rb1 =] 6.Rb2 zz [Thematic. Not 6.Rxd4? e2+ 7.Kc1 Nb3+ -+] 6...Bc5 [Thematic. Not 6...Bxb2 stalemate; 6...Nb3 7.Rxb3 e2+ 8.Kc2 e1Q 9.Rb1 =] 7.Rb1 Bd4 8.Rb2 Be5 9.Re2 Bf4 10.Rxe3 [10.Rb2? Bg5 (Bh6) -+] 10...Bxe3 stalemate.