Nº4 Pavel Arestov

Draw

Section A.2.

Pavel Arestov (Russia)

wKc6,Pa5,b2,f5/bKf7,Bh5,Ph7

1.b4!
Try: 1.a6? Be2!! (but not 1…Bf3+? 2.Kd6! h5 3.Ke5 h4 4.Kf4=) 2.a7 Bf3+
3.Kd6 Kf6! 4.b4 h5 5.b5 h4 6.b6 h3 7.Kc7 h2 8.b7 Bxb7 9.Kxb7 h1Q+ -+.

1…Be2!

1…Bf3+ 2.Kc5(Kd6) =.

2.b5
2.Kd5? Kf6! -+;
2.Kc5? h5 3.b5 h4 4.b6 Ba6! -+.

2…h5 3.b6!
3.a6? h4 4.a7 h3(Bf3) 5.a8Q Bf3+ -+.

3…h4
3…Ba6 4.b7 =.

4.Kb7!!
4.b7? Bf3+ 5.Kc7 Bxb7 6.Kxb7 h3 7.a6 h2 8.a7 h1Q+ -+;
4.Kc7? Ba6! 5.Kb8 h3 6.Ka7 h2 7.Kxa6 h1Q 8.b7 Qc6+ 9.Ka7 Qc5+!
10.Ka6 Qc7 -+.

4…h3
4…Bf3+ 4.Ka7 – main line.

5.Ka7!
5.a6? h2 -+.

5…Bf3!
5…h2 6.b7 h1Q 7.b8Q =.

6.a6!
6.b7? Bxb7 7.Kxb7 h2 -+.

6…h2 7.b7 Bxb7 8.axb7 h1Q 9.b8Q draw.