Nº3 Pavel Arestov

Win

Pavel Arestov (Russia)

wKh7,Ne2,Bb7,Pa6,f6/bKf8,Re6,g2,Pd4

1.a7
1.Bxg2? Rxe2 2.a7 Ra2 3.a8Q+ Rxa8 4.Bxa8 Kf7=

1…Rh2+ 2.Kg6 Re8 3.Nf4!
Prematurely 3.a8Q? Rxa8 4.Bxa8 Rxe2–+
Logic try: 3.Nxd4? Ra2 4.a8Q Raxa8 5.Bxa8 Rxa8 6.Ne6+ Kg8! 7.f7+ Kh8 8.Kh6 pos X without b.p. d4 8…Rf8 Rb8,Rc8 9.Nxf8 stalemate

3…Ra2 4.a8Q Raxa8 5.Bxa8 Rxa8
5…d3 6.Bd5 d2 7.Kh6 d1Q 8.Ng6#

6.Ne6+ Kg8
6…Ke8 7.Nc7+ fork 7…Kf8 8.Nxa8 d3 9.f7 d2 10.Nc7 d1Q 11.Ne6+ Ke7 12.f8Q+ Kxe6 13.Qe8+ Kd6 14.Qd8++-

7.f7+ Kh8 8.Kh6 pos. X1 with b.p.d4
8.Nf4? Ra6+=

8…d3 9.Nf4! Rg8!?
9…d2 10.Ng6#

10.Ng6+!
10.fxg8Q+ Kxg8=

10…Rxg6+ 11.Kxg6 win.