Nº 24 Pavel Arestov & Daniel Keith

Draw

Section B.2.

Pavel Arestov & Daniel Keith (Russia-France)

wKg8,Nc1,c2,Pd6,f5/bKe5,Bh2,Rh1,Pe6

1.d7 Rd1 2.Nb3!
2.Ne3? Rxd7 3.Ng4+ Kxf5 4.Nxh2 e5! 5.Ne2 (5.Kf8 Rd2! 6.Nf3 Rf2 -+) 5…Kg6! 6.Ng4 Rd8#;
2.fe? Kxe6 -+.

2…Rxd7 3.fxe6 with 2 lines:

A) 3…Rc7
3…Kxe6 4.Nc5+, fork, =.

4.Nbd4!
4.Ncd4? Kf6! 5.Nd2 Bg1 -+.

4…Kf6!
4…Bg1 5.Nf3+, fork,=
4…Kd6 5.Nc5+, fork, =.

5.Ne3! Rc8+!
5…Bd6 6.Nd5+. fork, =
5…Rc5 6.Ng4+, fork, =.

6.Kh7 Bg1
6…Bd5 7.e7! Bxe7(Kxe7) 8.Nd5(Nf5)+, fork, =.

7.Nd5+ Ke5 8.Nb6! Rc7+
8…Re8 9.Nf3+, fork, =,

9.Nd7+ Kd6
9…Kxd4 10.Kg8(Kg6) Kd5 11.e7 Rc8+ 12.Kf7=.

10.Nb5+, fork, draw.

B) 3…Re7 4.Ne3!
4.Nbd4? Kf6! 5.Ne3 Re8+ 6.Kh7 Bd6! -+.

4…Kxe6
4…Bg1(Bf4) 5.Nd4!! Bxe3(Kxd4) 6.Nc6(Nf5)+, fork, =;
4…Rxe6 5.Ng4+, fork, =.

5.Nc5+!
5.Nd4+? Kd7! -+.

5…Kf6!
5…Kd6 6.Nf5+, fork, =
5…Ke5 5.Ng4+, fork, =.

6.Nd5+, fork, draw.
But not 6.Ng4+? fork 6…Kg6! 7.Nxh2 Re8#.