Nº5 Pavel Arestov

Draw

Section A

Pavel Arestov (Austria)

wKd6,Qa6,Pc6/bKh7,Rb1,h3,Ph6

1.с4+!
1.g8Q? Re2+ 2.K~ Rxc2 =.

1…Kxc4
1…Kb4 2.g8Q c5 3.Qxf7+-.

2.g8Q Re2+!
2…Kc5 3.Qg5 +-.

3.Kh1!!
Try: 3.Kg1? Kc5(Kb5) 4.Qxf7 Kb6! zz 5.Kh1 (5.Kf1 Rh2!=) 5…a5! 6.Qf6+ Ka7! 7.Qc6 Re1+! 9.Kg2 Kb8! 10.Qb5+ Kc8 11.Qxa5 Re2+! 12.Kf3 Rb2! =.

3…Kb5(Kc5)
3…Re1+ 4.Kg2 – main line.

4.Qxf7 Kb6! 5.Kg1! zz
5.Qb3+? Ka7! =.

5…Re1+ 6.Kf2
6.Kg2? Re2+ 7.Kg1 Re1+ – loss of time.

6…Rc1 7.Qb3+ Kc6 8.Qa3!
8.Qf3+? Kb6 9.Qb3+ Kc6 – loss of time.

8…Rb1! 9.Qf3+!
9.Qxa6+? Rb6 =.

9…Kb6 10.Qe3+ c5 11.Qe7! , win.