Nº24 Pavel Arestov

Win

Section B.1.

Pavel Arestov (Russia)

wKg4,Ba8,Rb1,Pc6,f3,g6/bKf8,Qc3

1.Rb8+!
1.c7? Qxc7 2.Rb8+?? Qxb8 -+.

1…Kg7!
1…Ke7 2.c7! Qxc7 3.Rb7 +-.

2.c7! Qc4+! Play for stalemate.
2…Qd4+ 3.Be4! Qd7+ 4.Kh5! Qh3+ 5.Kg5 Qg3+ 6.Kf5 +-.

3.Be4!
3.f4? Qe6+! 4.Kf3 Qh3+ 5.Ke4 (5.Ke2 Qh2+! 6.Kв3 Qg3+! 7.Ke4 Qxg6+ =) 5…Qh1+! 6.Ke5 Qa1+! 7.Kf5 Qf6+ 8.Ke4 Qxg6+ =.

3…Qxc7 4.Rb7 Kh6!
4…Qxb7 5.cxb7 +-
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5.g7!
5.Rxc7? – stalemate.

5…Qd7+! 6.Kg3!
6.Rxd7? – stalemate
6.Kh4? Qg4+! 7.Kxg4 – stalemate.

6…Qd6+
6…Qd1 7.g8N+! Kh5 8.Rh7+ Kg5 9.f4#
6…Qg4+!? 7.fxg4! +-.

7.Kh3!
7.Kg2? Qd2(Qd8)+ =
7.Kg4? Qe6+! =.

7…Qd8
7…Qe6+ 8.Kg2! Qe8 9.Re7!! Qxe7 10.g8Q(g8N) +-.

8.Re7!!
8.Rc7? Qh4(Qg5)+ 9.Kg2 Qg5+ =.

8…Qxe7! Play for stalemate.
8…Qd1 9.g8N+! Kg5 10.Rg7(Re5)+ Kf4 11.Rf7+ Ke3 12.Nf6 +-.

9.g8N+!
Try: 9.g8Q? Qh4+! 10.Kg2 (10.Kxh4 – stalemate) 10…Qg4+! 11.Qxg4(fxg4) – stalemate.

9…Kg5 10.Nxe7, win.