Nº 5 Pavel Arestov & Alexander Zhukov

Draw

Section B.2.

Pavel Arestov & Alexander Zhukov (Russia)

wKg8,Bd8,Rc6,Pb4/bKe8,Qb8

1.Bc7 with 2 lines:
1.Bf6(Ba5)? Kd7+ -+.

A) 1…Qc8
1…Qa3 2.b5(Rc5) =.

2.Rf6!!
2.b5(Rc5)? Qg4+ 3.Kh7 Kf7 -+

2…Qg4+!
2…Qxc7 3.Rf8+ Kd7 4.Rf7+ =.

3.Kh7!
3.Kh8? Qg5 4.Rf4 Qh6+ 5.Kg8 Qg6+ 6.Kh8 Kd7 -+.

3…Qd7+
3…Qh5+ 4.Kg7 Qg5+ 5.Rg6 Qe7+ 6.Kh6(Kh8) Qxc7 7.Rg8+ Ke7 8.Rg7+ =
.
4.Kg8!
4.Kg6? Qxc7 -+.

4…Qe7!
4…Qxc7 5.Rf8+ Ke7 6.Rf7+ =.

5.Bd8!! switchback
5.Rf4? Qg5+ 6.Kh7 Ke7 7.b5 Qxb5 -+.

5…Kxd8
5…Qxb4 6.Bb6 Qg4+ 7.Kh7 =.

6.Rf8+ Kc7 7.Rf7, echo-draw.

B) 1…Qb7
1…Qxb4 2.Rg6 – main line.

2.b5!
2.Rc5? Qxb4 3.Bd6 Qg4+ 4.Kh7 Qd7+ -+.

2…Qxb5 3.Rg6!
3.Rf6? Qg5+ -+.

3…Qc4+ 4.Kh8!
4.Kh7? Qxc7+ -+.

4…Qxc7
4…Qc3+ 5.Rg7 =.

5.Rg8+ Kd7 6.Rg7+, echo-draw.