Section B2 Min Draw
1.Ke7!
( 1.Kd7? try 1…Rc2 2.d5 Kf7! 3.d6 Rxf2 4.g6+ Kf6! 5.Ke8 Re2+! 6.Kf8 Ra2 or 6…Rb2 7.d7 Ra8+ resp. 7…Rb8+ 8.d8=Q+ Rxd8# )
1…Rc2 2.d5 Re2+ 3.Kd6!
White must temporarily block the passed pawn to keep e5 under control.
( 3.Kd7? Re5
( 3…Kf7 4.d6
( 4.f4 Rxf2 -+ no Ke5 )
4…Rxf2 5.g6+ Kf6 6.Kd8 Rd2 7.d7 Ke6 -+ )
4.d6 Rxg5 5.f4 Rg1 6.Ke7 Re1+ -+ )
3…Kg6
( 3…Kf7 4.f4 Rxf2 5.Ke5 Re2+ 6.Kd6 Rf2 7.Ke5 Re2+ 8.Kd6 =, quiet )
4.f4 Re4 5.f3!
Chases the rook away from the e-file and prevents its return to it.
( 5.Kc7? Rc4+ 6.Kd7 Rxf4 7.d6 Kf7 8.g6+ Kf6! 9.Ke8 Re4+ -+ )
( 5.Kd7? Rxf4 same position as after 5.Kc7? )
5…Rxf4 6.Ke7
( 6.Ke6? Rxf3 7.d6 Re3+ -+ no Kf8 )
6…Rf7+
( 6…Rxf3 7.d6 Re3+ 8.Kf8 see main line )
7.Ke8!
( 7.Ke6? Rxf3 8.d6 Re3+ -+ no Kf8 )
7…Rxf3 8.d6 Re3+ 9.Kf8!
Prevents Kf7.
9…Rd3 10.Ke7 Re3+ 11.Kf8 =, quiet 1/2-1/2