Nº17 Pavel Arestov & Alexey Gasparyan

Draw

Section B.2.

Pavel Arestov & Alexey Gasparyan (Russia- Armenia)

wKd1,Nb6,h6,Bc5,Pc2,e2,h2/bKe5,Nh1,Ba6,Pb2,h3

1.Bd4+! Kxd4 2.c3+! Kxc3
2…Kc5 3.Na4+! =
2…Ke3 3.Kc2 =.

3.Na4+ Kb3 4.Nxb2 Kxb2 5.Nf7!!
5.Ke1? Kc3 6.Kf1 Kd2 -+
5.Ng4? Kc3 6.Ke1 Kd4 7.Kf1 Bc8 -+
5.Nf5? Nf2+ 6.Kd2 Ng4 -+.

5…Kc3!
5…Bb7 6.Ng5 Bg2 7.Kd2! =
5…Nf2+ 6.Kd2! Bb7 7.Ke3 Ne4 8.Kf4 Kc3 9.Ne5 Kd2 10.Nf3+ Kxe2 11.Ng1+ =.

6.Ng5!
6.Ke1? Bb7! 7.Ng5 Bg2! -+.

6…Bc8 7.Ke1Kd4 8.Kf1 Ke3 9.Nxh3!
9.Kg1? Nf2 -+.

9…Bxh3+ 10.Kg1 Nf2 – stalemate