Nº1 Pavel Arestov & Peter S. Krug

Draw

Pavel Arestov & Peter S. Krug (Russia-Austria)

wKg2,Nd4,Ba2,Pb6,f6/bKh7,Qa3

1.Bb1+
1.b7(f7)? Qxa2+ -+.

1…Kg8
1…Kh8(Kh6) 2.f7 Qb2+ 3.Kg3 Kg7 4.b7! – main line.

2.b7 Qb2+ 3.Kg3!
3.Kh3(Kh3)? Qxb1(b7) -+.

3…Qxb1
3…Qxb7 4.Ba2+! Kf8 5.Ne6+ Ke8 6.Ng7+(Ng5) =.

4.f7+! Kg7!
4…Kxf7 5.Nc6! Qxb7 6.Nd8+ =.

5.Kf2!!
5.Kf4? Qb6! -+.

5…Qb6!
5…Qb2+ 6.Ke3! Qxb7 7.Ne6+ Kxf7 8.Nd8+ =.

6.Ke2!
6.Ke3? Kxf7 -+.

6…Kf8! 7.Kd3! Kg7!
7…Kxf7 8.Nc6! Qxb7 9.Nd8+, fork, =;
7…Qxb7 8.Ne6+ Kxf7 9.Nd8+, fork,, =;
7…Qb4(b2) 8.Ke3 =.

8.Ke2!
8.Kc4? Kxf7 -+.

8…Kf8 9.Kd3! – positional draw.