Nº 5 Pavel Arestov

Win

Section A.1.

Pavel Arestov (Russia)

wKc1,Qb1,Bc5,g2/bKf2,Qh6,Pa3,a7,b3,d7,e3

1.Qe4!
1.Bd5?? e2#.

1…b2+ 2.Kc2!
2.Kb1? a2+! 3.Kxb2 a1Q+! 4.Kxa1 Qa6+ 5.Kb1 Qb5+ =.

2…b1Q+! 3.Kxb1 a2+! 4.Ka1!
4.Kxa2? Qa6+ =.

4…Qg7+ 5.Kxa2 Qg8+!
5…Qxg2 6.Qxe3+ Kf1+ 7.Ka3! – main line.

6.Kb2!!
Try: 6.Ka3? Qxg2 7.Qxe3+ Kf1 zz 8.Bd4 d6! zz 9.Bxa7 Qc2(h2) =.

6…Qg7+! 7.Kb3! Qg8+ 8.Kb4!
8.Ka3? Qxg2! 9.Qxe3+ Kf1 zz,=;
8.Ka4? Qa2+! 9.Kb5 Qe2+ 10.Kb4 Qb2+ =;
8.Kc2? Qxg2 9.Qxe3+ Kf1 10.Kd3 ! Qd5+ =.

8…Qxg2
8…a5+ 9.Ka3! Qxg2 10.Qxe3+ Kf1 11.Bb6(d4) +-.

9.Qxe3+ Kf1 10.Ka3! zz 10…d6!
10…a6(a5) 11.Bd4(b6) +-.

11.Bd4! zz 11…a6 12.Bb6! a5 13.Bd4! a5 14.Bb6! Qc2(h2)
14…d5 15.Bd4(c5) +-.

15.Qf3+ Ke1 16.Ba5+- win.