Nº 9 Pavel Arestov

Win

Section A

Pavel Arestov (Russia)

wKb4,Ne8,Re7,Pc3,e2/bKd5,Qa7,Pb7,d4,e4

1.c4+ Kc6 2.Rc7+ Kb6 3.c5+ Ka6 4.Re7!! switchback
4.Nd6? Qb8(Qa8)! (4…d3? 5.Rh7! dxe2 6.Rh1 Qb8 7.Ra1#)5.Rc8 Qxc8! (5…Qa7? 6.Nb5! +-) 6.Nxc8 d3 7.exd3 exd3 8.Kc3 Kb5 =.

4…Qb8 5.Nc7+ Ka7 6.Nb5+ Ka8!
6…Ka6 7.Re6+ b6 8.Nxd4 Qh8 9.Rxb6+ Ka7 10.Nc6 +-.

7.Rxe4!
7.Re8? Qxe8 8.Nc7+ Kb8 9.Nxe8 d3 10.exd3 exd3 11.Kc3 Kc8 11.Kxd3 Kd712.Nf6+ Kc6 13.Kc4 b6 =.

7…d3
7…Qh2 8.Re8 +-.

8.exd3 Qh8 9.Re8+!
9.Nc7+? Ka7 10.Nb5+ Kb8! =.

9…Qxe8 10.Nc7+ Kb7 11.Nxe8+- win.