Nº6 Pavel Arestov

Win

Pavel Arestov (Russia)

wKe3,Ne8,f5,Pg6/bKc6,Ng7,h7,Bb8

1.Nd4+!
Prematurely 1.gxh7? Nxf5+ 2.Ke4 Ng3+ 3.Kd4 Nf5(Ne2)+ 4.Ke4 Ng3+ – perpetual check;
Logical try: 1.Ne7+? Kd7 2.gxh7 Be5! 3.Ke4! Ne6! 4.Kxe5 Ng5! 5.h8Q Nf7+ 6.Kf6 Nxh8 =

1…Kd7 2.gxh7 Be5!
2…Nf5+ 3.Nxf5 Be5 4.Ng7 +-.

3.Ke4!
4.h8Q? Nf5+! 5.Nxf5 Bxh8 =.

3…Ne6! 4.Kxe5
4.Nxe6? Kxe6 =.

4…Nf8!
4…Ng5 5.Nf6+! Ke7 6.Nc6(Nf5)+ +-.

5.Nf6+!
5.h8Q? Ng6+ 6.Kf6 Nxh8 =.

5…Ke7
5…Kc7 6.Ne6+ +-;
5…Kc8 6.h8Q, pin, +-.

6.Nf5+!
6.Nc6+? Kf7 8.h8N+ Kg7 =

6…Kf7 7.h8N#! – model mate.