Nº22 Pavel Arestov

Draw

Section B.2.

Pavel Arestov (Russia)

wKe4,Qg3/bKa4,Nc4,Ra1,Pa5,c3,f3

1.Kd3!
1.Qc7? Kb3 2.Qb7+ Kc2 -+.

1…c2!
1…Rd1+(Rb1) 2.Kxc3 =;
1…Kb3 2.Qb8+ =.

2.Kxc2 Ra2+ 3.Kd3!!
Try: 3.Kc3? f2 4.Qf4 Rc2+!! 5.Kd3 Ka3! 6.Kxc2 f1Q! 7.Qxf1 Ne3+ 8.Kd3 Nxf1 -+.

3…f2 4.Qf4!
4.Qg2? Rc2! 5.Kxc2 (5.Qh1 Na3 -+) 5…Ne3= -+.

4…Rc2! 5.Qf8!
5.Kxc2? f1Q! 6.Qxf1 Ne3 -+.

5…Na3 6.Qf7!
6.Qf4+? Kb3 7.Qf7+ Kb2 8Qb7+ Ka2 9.Qf7+ Nc4! 10.Kxc2 f1Q 11.Qxf1 Ne3+-+.

6…Kb4 7.Qb7+!
7.Qf8(Qe7,Qf4)+? Kb3 -+.

7… Ka4
7…Nb5 8.Qe4+! Kb3 9.Qd5+ Kb4 10.Qe4+= positional draw №1.

8.Qf7! Nc4!
8…Kb4 9.Qb7+= positional draw №2.

9.Qf8! Kb3
9…Na3 10.Qf7!= positional draw №3.

10.Qb8+ Ka2!
10…Ka3 11.Qb1 =.

11.Kxc2! only now! 11…Na3+!
11…f1Q?? 12.Qb3+ Ka1 13.Qa4 +-
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12.Kc3!
12.Kd2? f1Q -+.

12…Nb1+!
12…f1Q?? 13.Qb2#.

13.Kc2 Na3+ 14.Kc3! = positional draw №4.