Nº 3 Pavel Arestov (Russia)

Win
Sección A.2.

Pavel Arestov (Russia)

wKa5,Ne4,h8,Bc3,Rg2/bKa7,Ra8,h3,Pd2

1.Rg7+!
1.Rxd2? Rh5+ 2.Kb4 Raxh8 =

1…Kb8+ 2.Kb6
2.Kb5? Rh5+ 3.Kb6 Ra6+! 4.Kxa6 d1Q =.
2…Rh6+!
2…d1Q? 3.Rg8+ +-; 2…Rxh8? 3.Rb7+ Kc8 4.Nd6+ Kd8 5.Bf6#;
2…Ra6+ 3.Kxa6 Rh6+ 4.Ng6 – main line

3.Ng6!
3.Nf6? Rxh8 =

3…Rxg6+! 4.Rxg6 Ra6+! 5.Kxa6 d1Q 6.Be5+!
5.Rg8+? Kc7 6.Ba5+ Kd7(Kc6) 7.Rd8+ Kc6! 8.Rxd1 – stalemate N1
or 8.Rc8+ Kd7! (8…Kd5? 9.Nc3+! +-) 9.Rd8+ Kc6 – positional draw.
6…Kc8 7.Rc6+ Kd7 8.Rd6+ Kc8! 9.Nc3!
9.Rxd1? – stalemate N2.

9…Qf3
9…Qe1 10.Bf6(Be4) +-;
9…Qa1+ 10.Kb6 Qb2+ 11.Nb5! Qxe5 12.Na7 +-

10.Nb5! Qb7+
9…Qa8+ 10.Na7+ +-

11.Ka6 Qf3 12.Kb6!
12.Na7+? Kb7! 13.Rd7+ Ka8 14.Nb5 Qa3+! 15.Nxa3 – stalemate N3.

12…Qb7+

12…Qe3+ 13.Bd4(Rd4) +-

13.Kc5! Qf3!
13…Qg2 14.Bf6 Kb7 15.Rd7+! Kb8 16.Be5+ Kc8 17.Rc7+ Kd8 18.Bf6+ +-

14.Bf6! Kb7 15.Rb6+!
15.Rd7+? Kb8 16.Rd8+ Kb7 17.Rd7+ Kb8 18.Be5+ (18.Rd6 Kb7 – loss of time) 18…Kc8 19.Rc7+ Kd8 20.Bf6+?! Qxf6 =

15…Kc8
15…Ka8 16.Rc6! Kb7 17.Nd6+ Ka7 18.Bd4 Qh3 19.Rc8 +-

16.Rc6+!
16.Nd6+? Kc7! 17.Nb5+ Kc8 – loss of time

16…Kd7 17.Rc7+ Ke6
17…Ke8 18.Nd6+ Kf8 19.Rc8#

18.Nd4+ Kxf6 19.Nxf3, win.