Nº11 Richard Becker

Win

Section B.1.

Richard Becker (USA)

wKf1,Qd4,Nc4,h1,Pd6/bKd8,Qh7,Bg1,g6,Pf2,f3,f4,f7,h3

1.Ne5!
1.Qf6+? Kc8=
1.Qb6+? Ke8 2.Qb8+ Kd7 3.Qb5+ Ke6=

1…Bd3+ 2.Nxd3 Ke8
2…h2 3.Qb6+ Ke8 4.Qb8+ Kd7 5.Qc7+ Ke6 6.Nxf4+- (also 6.Qe7+ Kd5 7.Nxf4+-)

3.Qd5!
3.Qa4+? Kf8 4.Qa8+ Kg7 5.Qa1+ Kg8=

3…h2
3…Kf8 4.d7+-

4.Qa8+ Kd7 5.Nc5+ Kxd6 6.Ne4+ Ke7 7.Qa3+ Kd8 8.Qa5+ Kc8
8…Ke7 9.Qb4+! Kd8 10.Qb8+ Ke7 11.Qd6+ Ke8 12.Nf6#

9.Qa8+ Kc7 10.Qa7+ Kc8
10…Kc6 11.Qc5+-

11.Nd6+ Kd8 12.Nxf7+ Ke8 13.Nd6+ Kd8 14.Qb8+ (or Qa8+)
14.Qxh7? stalemate

14…Kd7 15.Qb7+ Kd8 16.Qc8+ Ke7 17.Qc7+ Kf8 18.Qd8+
18.Qxh7? stalemate

18…Kg7 19.Ne8+!
19.Qe7+? Kh6 20.Nf7+ Kg6 21.Ne5+ Kh6 22.Qe6+ Kg5 23.Nxf3+ Kh5=

19…Kf7 20.Qc7+!
20.Qd7+? Kg6 21.Qd6+ Kf7 22.Qc7+ loss of time

20…Kg6 21.Qb6+! Kg5
21…Kf7 22.Qb7+ Kg6 23.Qe4+- etc.

22.Qd8+ Kh6 23.Qh4+ Kg6 24.Qf6+ Kh5 25.Qe5+ Kg6 26.Qe4+ Kh6 27.Qxf4+ Kg6 28.Qf6+ Kh5 29.Qxf3+!
29.Ng7+? Kg4 30.Qd4+ Kh3! (30…Kg5? 31.Ne6+ Kf5 32.Qd3+ Kg4 33.Nxf2+! Bxf2 34.Qxh7+-) 31.Qd7+ Kh4 32.Nf5+ Qxf5! 33.Qxf5 model stalemate

29…Kg5 30.Qg3+ Kh6 31.Qh4+ (or Qf4+) 31…Kg6 32.Qf6+ Kh5 33.Ng7+ Kg4 34.Qd4+ Kf3
34…Kg5 35.Ne6+-

35.Qc3+ Kg4
35…Kf4 36.Ne6+-

36.Qg3# model mate