Nº15 Richard Becker

Draw

Richard Becker (USA)

wKa8,Ne5,Rb2,Pe2/bKa4,Nc6,Be3,e4,Pb7

1.Nc4 Bd4
1…Bc5 2.Nd2! (2.Nb6+? Ka5 3.Nc4+ Ka6 4.Ra2+ Kb5–+) 2…Bg2 3.Kxb7=

2.Nb6+ Ka5 3.Nc4+ Ka4
[3…Ka6 4.Ra2+ Kb5 5.Nd6+=

4.Nb6+ Bxb6 5.Rxb6 Ka5 6.e3!
6.Rxb7? Nd8–+; 6.Kxb7? Ne7+–+

6…Nb4
MAIN 6…Kxb6 stalemate
MAIN 6…Bf3 7.Kxb7 Ne7+ 8.e4! Bxe4+ 9.Kb8 Kxb6 stalemate
6…Bd5 7.Kxb7 Ne7+ 8.Kc7=

7.Ka7
7.Rxb7? Ka6–+

7…Bd5 8.e4!
8.Rxb7? Nc6+ 9.Ka8 Nd8–+

8…Bxe4 9.Re6 Bd5
9…Bc6 10.Re1 Nc2 11.Re2 Nb4 12.Re1 Nc2 13.Re2 Na3 14.Ra2 Ka4 15.Kb6 Kb4 16.Rb2+ Kc3 17.Rh2!=

10.Rf6! zz
10.Rd6? Bc6 11.Rd1 Ba4!–+
10.Rb6? Bg2! 11.Rg6 Bc6 12.Rg1 Nc2 13.Rc1 Na3 14.Ra1 Kb4 15.Rc1 (15.Kb6 Nc4+ 16.Kc7 Kc5=) 15…Nb5+ 16.Kb6 Nc3 17.Rc2 Na4+ 18.Kc7 Kb5 19.Rc1 Nc5 20.Rb1+ Ka5–+

10…Bg2
10…Bc6 11.Rf1 Nc2 12.Rf2 Nb4 13.Rf1=

11.Rf2 Be4 12.Rf4
12.Rf1? b6 13.Ra1+ Kb5 14.Re1 Nc6+ 15.Kb7 Bd3 (Bc2)–+

12…Bd5 13.Rf6 b5 14.Ra6+! Nxa6 stalemate.

Three stalemates with wK on different squares.