Adjudication against Andrew Stone

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Hi all

I have the following position which I think I should claim a draw on, despite Black being better. It is black to play and move:



I have done quite a lot of analysis on it, and here is some of it:

I think Black's best move is Bg5

1... Bg5 2. Rf3 Kf8 3. Kh1 (3. Rxf5 gxf5) 3... Rxf3
4. Qxf3 Bf4 5. Bc3 (5. Kg1 Qc5+ (5... Qf6 6. Ba3+ Kg7 7. Qd3) 6. Kh1 b5) (5.
Rg4 Qb4 6. Bc3 (6. Rg2 Qe1+ 7. Rg1 Qh4) 6... Qa3 7. Qd3 (7. Rxf4 Qc1+ 8. Qf1
Qxf4 9. Qxf4 exf4 10. Kh2 Ke7 11. Bd4 b5) 7... Qc1+ (7... f5 8. Rxf4 exf4 9.
Qd2 Rxh3+ 10. Kg2 Rg3+ 11. Kh1 Rxc3 12. Qxc3 Kf7 13. Qe5) 8. Rg1 Qc2 9. Qxc2
Rxh3+ 10. Kg2 Rh2+ 11. Kf3 (11. Kf1) 11... Rxc2) (5. Rg1 Ke8 6. Bc3 (6. Qg4 Kd8
7. Bc1 Bxc1 8. Rxc1 e4 9. Qg2 f5 10. Rc3 {0} g5 (10... Kc7 {0}) (10... Qf6 {0}
11. Re3 {0} g5 12. Kg1 {0} Kc7 {0} (12... g4) (12... g4)) 11. Kg1 Qe5 12. Re3
g4) 6... Qa3 7. Ra1 Kf8 8. Qg4 f5 9. Qg2 g5 10. Be1 Kf7 11. Rd1 Qd6) 5... Qa3
6. Rc2 Qc5 {0} 7. Bd2 (7. Be1 {1}) (7. Be1 Qd4 8. Bf2 Qa1+ 9. Bg1 Qb1 10. Rg2
Rh6) 7... Rf5 8. Bxf4 (8. Qg2 Qd4 9. Bxf4 exf4 10. Qf3 Re5 11. Rf2 g5 12. Rg2
f6 13. Kh2 Re3 14. Qg4) 8... Rxf4 9. Qg2 (9. Qg3 Qd4 10. Kh2 Rf1 (10... b5) 11.
Re2 e4 12. Qe3 Qe5+ 13. Kg2 Rf3 14. Qh6+ Ke8 15. Qh4 f5 16. Qg5 (16. Rf2 Qd4 (
16... Rxf2+ 17. Kxf2 f4 18. Qg4 Qb2+ (18... Kf8 19. Qxg6 Qd4+ 20. Kg2 f3+ 21.
Kh2 Qb2+ 22. Kh1 Qa1+ 23. Kh2 Qxa2+ 24. Kg1 Qa1+ 25. Kh2 Qb2+ 26. Kh1 Qc1+ 27.
Qg1 Qd2 28. Qg3 Qd1+ 29. Kh2 Qc2+ 30. Kg1 Qb1+ {0} 31. Kf2 {0} Qb2+ 32. Kg1
Qd4+ 33. Kh2 Qf6) 19. Ke1 Qc1+ 20. Kf2 Qe3+ 21. Kf1 Kf8 22. Qh4 Qd3+ 23. Ke1
Qb1+ 24. Kd2 Qb2+ 25. Kd1) 17. Kf1 (17. Rf1 Qd2+ 18. Kg1 Rxf1+ 19. Kxf1 e3)
17... b5 18. Rxf3 Qd1+ 19. Kf2 Qxf3+ 20. Kg1 Qd1+ (20... e3 21. d6 Qd1+ 22. Kg2
Qxd6) 21. Kh2) 16... Kf7 17. Qh4 Kg7 (17... Rd3 18. Qh7+ Qg7 19. Qxg7+ (19. Qh4
g5 20. Qf2 Qe5) 19... Kxg7 20. h4 Kf6 21. Kg1 Ke5) 18. Qg5 b5 19. Rf2 bxc4 20.
bxc4 Rxf2+ 21. Kxf2 Qb2+ 22. Ke1 Qb1+ 23. Kf2 Qc2+ 24. Kg3 Qc3+) 9... b5 10.
Qg1 Rd4 11. Qc1 Kg7 12. Kg2 (12. Rd2 Rh4 13. Qe1 Rxh3+ 14. Rh2 Qe3 15. Qxe3
Rxe3 16. Rd2 Kf8 17. d6 Ke8 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Rd5 Kd7 20. Rxb5 f5 21. Kg2 e4
22. Kf2 f4 23. Rg5 Rc3 24. Rg4 Rc2+ 25. Ke1 g5 26. Rxg5 Rxa2 27. Re5 Ra1+ 28.
Ke2 f3+ 29. Kf2 Ra2+ 30. Kf1 Re2 31. Rd5 Rh2 32. Re5 Rh4 33. Kf2 Kxd6 34. Rf5
Ke6 35. Rf8 Rh2+ 36. Kg3 Rg2+ 37. Kh3 Kd5) 12... f5 13. Rd2 Rxd2+ 14. Qxd2 bxc4
15. bxc4 Qxc4 16. d6 Qc6+ 17. Kf2 Qd7 18. h4 (18. a4 Kf6 19. h4 f4) 18... f4 (
18... Kf7 19. Qd5+ (19. h5 gxh5 20. Qh6 Ke8 (20... Qd8 21. Qxh5+ Ke6 22. Kg2 e4
23. Qg6+ Qf6 24. Qg3)) 19... Kf6 20. a4 (20. Qd2 Qa7+ 21. Ke2 Qg1 22. Qd3 Qg2+
23. Ke1 Qxa2 24. d7 Qa5+ 25. Ke2 Ke7 26. h5 gxh5 27. Qxf5 Qb5+ 28. Kf2 Qb2+ 29.
Kg3 Qd4 30. d8=Q+ Qxd8 (30... Kxd8 31. Qf6+ Kd7 32. Qxa6 Qg4+ 33. Kf2 Ke7 34.
Qc6 Qf5+ 35. Kg3 Kf7)) 20... Qa7+ 21. Ke2 Qd4 22. Qc6 Qe4+ 23. Qxe4 fxe4 24. a5
Ke6 25. d7 Kxd7 26. Ke3 Kd6 27. Kxe4 Ke6 28. Ke3) (18... Kf7) 19. Qd3 a5 20. a4

In the main line of the above, I think it is a little too much if White can play for an endgame. I don't think Black is justified trying to claim a win via adjudication instead of offering to play on.

Anyway, Mike Jones may have to send this position off now to claim a draw.

Feedback welcome from all

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