Section A2 – Draw
Black is threatening mate
1.Rd3! Ne2+ 2.Nd1+ Kc4 3.Nxb4!
( 3.Ka2? Qe6 4.Rd4+
( 4.Nb2+ axb2 )
4…Nxd4 5.N1e3+ Kd3 )
( 3.Qc7+? Kxd3 4.Qc2+ Kd4 )
( 3.Kc2? b3+ )
3…Qe6!
( 3…Rxd1+ 4.Ka2 Rxd2+
( 4…Qe6 5.Kxa3 )
5.Rxd2 )
4.Kc2!
( 4.Qc7+? Kxb4 5.Qb7+
( 5.Qb8+ Kc5 )
5…Kc5 6.Qxh1 Bxg6 7.Nb2 axb2 8.Kxb2 Bxd3 -+ )
( 4.Rxa3? Rxd1+ 5.Kc2 Nd4+ )
( 4.Rc3+? Nxc3+ 5.Qxc3+ Kb5 )
4…Bxg6
( 4…Rxd1 5.Qc7+ )
5.Ne3+! Kxb4
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( 5…Kb5 6.Qb7+ )
6.Nd5+! Qxd5
( 6…Kb5 7.Qb7+ )
( 6…Kc4 7.Qc7+ )
( 6…Kc5 7.Qa7+ )
7.Qb7+!
( Logical Try 1: 7.Qf8+? Qc5+ 8.Qxc5+ Position T1.2, White Queen on c5 instead of c4 8…Kxc5 no stalemate )
( 7.Qe7+? Qc5+ 8.Qxc5+ Kxc5 no stalemate )
7…Qb5 8.Qe4+!
( 8.Qe7+? Qc5+ )
( 8.Qxb5+? Kxb5 no stalemate )
8…Nd4+
( 8…Ka5 9.Rxa3+ Kb6 10.Qxg6+ =, quiet )
( 8…Qc4+ 9.Qxc4+ Kxc4 =, quiet T1.1 stalemate )
9.Qxd4+ Ka5
( 9…Qc4+ 10.Qxc4+ Kxc4 T1.3 stalemate )
10.Qa7+ Qa6 11.Qc5+ Ka4
( 11…Qb5 12.Qa7+ )
12.Qb4+! Kxb4
stalemate
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