Nº28 Pavel Arestov

Draw

Pavel Arestov (Russia)

wKg7,Bd1,Pd6,e2/bKa3,Ba8,Re8

1.e4!
1.Kf7(Kf6)? Bc6! 2.e3 (2.e4 Rxe4 -+) 2..Kb4! 3.Bg4 Kc5 4.d7 Rh8! 5.Ke7 Rh7 -+.

1…Bc6!
1…Bxe4 2.Kf6(Bg4) =
1…Rxe4 2.Bf3! Ra4 3.d7 =

2.Bg4!!
Try: 2.Bh5? Re6!! (2…Rxe4? 3.Bf3!–main line; 2…Re5? 3.Bf7! Rxe4 4.Bd5! – main line) 3.Bf7 Rxd6 -+
2.Kf7? Rxe4! 3.Bf3 Rf4(Bd5) -+

2…Rxe4
2…Bxe4 3.Kf6(d7) =;
2…Kb4 3.e5 Kc5 4.Bg4 Rxe5 5.d7 =

3.Bf3! Rc4! 4.Bd5!!
4.Bxc6? Rxc6 5.d7 Rd6(Rc7) -+

4…Bxd5
4…Rc3 5.Kf8! Bxd5 6.d7 =
4…Rc5 5.Be6! Re5 6.Kf7 =.

5.d7 Rc7 6.Kh8! Rxd7 – stalemate.