Nº7 Pavel Arestov & Vasilij Lebedev

Draw

Pavel Arestov & Vasilij Lebedev (Russia)

wKf7,Ph5/bKg2,Nc6,Bd7,Pb7

1.Kf6! with 2 lines:
1.h6? Bf5 -+.

A) 1…Nd8 2.h6 Nf7!
2…Bf5 3.Kxf5 Nf7 4.h7 b5 5.Kf6=.

3.Kxf7 Bf5 4.Ke7!!
Try: 4.Kf6? Be4! 5.Ke5 Kf3 6.Kd4 Kf4! 7.Kc5 Kg5(Ke5) 8.h7 Bxh7 9.Kb6 Be4-+.

4…b5
4…Kf3 5.Kd6! Kf4 6.Kc5! Kg57.Kb6 Be4 8.h7!=.

5.Kf6! only now!5…Bh7 6.Ke5! b4 7.Kd4 b3 8.Kc3= draw.

B) 1…Nd4 2.h6 Bf5 3.Ke5! Kf3 4.Kxd4 Kf4 5.Kc5! Kg5 6.Kb6 Be4 7.h7! Bxh7 8.Kxb7= draw.