Nº2 Richard Becker

Win

Section A.1.

Richard Becker (USA)

wKa2,Qh2/bKd1,Bf1,Pc4,c5,f3,g4

1.Kb2!
1.Qg1? Ke1 2.Kb2 f2 3.Qh1 Kd2! 4.Qxf1 c3+ 5.Kb3 g3=

1…Ke1 2.Qg3+
2.Qh4+? f2 3.Qh1 Kd2 etc.

2…Kd2
2…f2 3.Qc3+ Kd1 4.Qc1+ Ke2 5.Qxc4+ Ke1 6.Qc3+ Ke2 7.Kc2+-

3.Qf4+
3.Qxg4? c3+ 4.Kb3 c4+=

3…Ke1 4.Qe3+ Be2 5.Qg1+ Bf1 6.Kc2
6.Kc3? f2 7.Qh1 g3 zz

6…f2 7.Qh1 zz 7…c3
7…g3 8.Kc3 zz

8.Kc1! zz 8…c2
8…g3 9.Qf3 Be2 10.Qxc3+ Kf1 11.Qxg3+-

9.Kxc2 c4
9…g3 10.Qf3+-

10.Kb2! g3
10…Kd2 11.Qxf1+-

11.Kc3 zz 11…g2 12.Qh6 Ke2 13.Qf4 g1Q 14.Qe4+ Kd1 15.Qc2+ Ke1 16.Qd2#

Correction : 2hm, ARVES – 20 AT 2009