Nº4 Iuri Akobia & Beka Akhaladze (Georgia)

Draw
Section B

Nº4 Iuri Akobia & Beka Akhaladze
wKf1,Na1,g3,Rc4,Ph2/bKd2,Nf3,Ra4,Pc2,h3,h4

1.Ne4+!
1.Rxc2+? Kd3 2.Ne2 Nxh2+ 3.Kf2 Ng4+ 4.Kf3 Rxa1 5.Rc3+ Kd2 6.Kxg4 h2 7.Rh3 Rg1+ 8.Kf4 h1Q–+
1…Kd3 2.Rc3+! Kxe4 3.Nxc2 Nxh2+ 4.Ke2!
4.Kg1? Nf3+ 5.Kf2 Ng5 6.Kg1 (6.Rc5 Kf4–+) 6…Ra6 7.Kh2 Rd6–+
4…Ra2
4…Kf4 5.Rxh3+–
5.Re3+!
Logical try 5.Rxh3? Nf3! 6.Rxf3 (no check as in the main line after 6…Nf3) 6…Rxc2+–+ 5…Kf4 6.Rxh3 Kg4
6…Nf3 7.Rxf3+ (no check and draw) 7…Kg4=
7.Rc3

A) – 7…Nf3 8.Kf1! h3 9.Rc8!
9.Rc7? Rb2! 10.Ne3+ Kf4 11.Nd1 h2–+
9…Ne5
9…Ng5 10.Kf2 Ne4+ 11.Kg1=
9…h2 10.Kg2=
10.Rc5!
10.Kf2? Rb2! 11.Rc3 Kh4 12.Rc8 Ng4+ 13.Kf3 Rb3+–+
10…Nf3 11.Rc8 positional draw;

B) – 7…h3 8.Kf2
8.Kd3? Nf3 9.Ne3+ Kg3 10.Rc8 Ne1+ 11.Ke4 Ra4+–+
8…Kh4 9.Rc8!
9.Rc7? Ng4+! 10.Kf3 h2 11.Kg2 Rb2 12.Rc8 Rb1 13.Rh8+ Kg5–+
9…Ng4+ 10.Kf3 and branching of the play:
10…h2 11.Rh8+ Kg5 12.Rg8+ Kh5 13.Rh8+ Nh6 14.Kg2=. or also
10…Ne5+ 11.Kf4 Ng6+ positional draw, or 12.Kf3 Ra4 13.Kf2 Rf4+ 14.Kg1=.