Nº2 Pavel Arestov & Petr Kiryakov

Win

Section A.2.

Pavel Arestov & Petr Kiryakov (Russia)

wKb3,Qd3/bKe8,Re5,h8,Pb5,h7

1.Qc3!
Thematic try: 1.Qd4? 0-0! 2.Qxe5 h6! 3.Qg3+ (3.Kb4 Rf7! 4.Qe8+ Kg7 =) 3…Kh7 4.Qd3+ Kg7 5.Qg3+ Kh7 =.

1…0-0!
1…Kf7(Rg8) 2.Qxe5 +-
1…Re7 2.Qxh8 +-.

2.Qg3+!!
2.Qxe5? h6! 3.Qg3+ Kh7 =.

2…Kf7 3.Qxe5 h6! 4.Qg3!
4.Kb4? Kg6! 5.Qg3+ Kh7! =.

4…Rg8 5.Qc7+!
5.Qf3+? Kg7 =
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5…Kg6 6.Kb4 Rf8
6…Rg7 7.Qc2+! Kf7 8.Qc8 Kg6 9.Qh8! Rh7 10.Qe8+ Rf7 11.Kc5!! (but not 11.Kxb5? Kg7! 12.Kc6 Rf6+ 13.Kd7 Rf7+ 14.Ke6 Rf6+ 15.Ke7 Rf3!16.Qh5 Re3+ 17.Kd7 Rd3+ 18.Kc7 Rc3+ 19.Kb7 Rb3+ 20.Ka7 Ra3+ =) 11…Kg7 12.Kd6 Rf6+ 13.Ke7 Rf3! 14.Qh5! Re3+ 15.Kd7 Rd3+ 16.Kc6 Rc3+ 17.Kb6 +-.

7.Kxb5
7.Ka5(Kc5)? Rf7! 8.Qg3+ Kh7 =.

7…Rf6!
7…Rf7 8.Qc4! – main line.

8.Ka5!!
8.Kc5? Rf7! 9.Qg3+ (no 9.Qc4??) 9…Kh7 10.Kd6 Rg7! 11.Qh4 Rg6+ 12.Ke7 Rg7+ 13.Kf8 Rg8+ 14.Kg7 Rg7+ =
8.Qe7(Qb7,Qd7)? Rf7! 9.Qe6+ Kg7 =
8.Qa7? Rf5+! 9.Kc6 Rf6+ 10.Kd5 Rf5+ 11.Ke4 Rf7! 12.Qg1+ Kh7 13.Ke5 Rg7 =

8…Rf7
8…Rf5+ 9.Kb6 Rf6+ 10.Kb5 Rf5+ 11.Kc6 Rf6+ 12.Kd5 Rf5+ 13.Ke4 +-

9.Qc4!
9.Qc2+? Kg7! =
9.Qc3(Qg3)? Kh7! =

9…Rf6
9…Kg7 10.Kb6 Rf6+ 11.Kc7 Rc7+ 12.Kd8 +-
9…Rg7 10.Qe4(Qd3) +-
9…Rf5+ 10.Kb6 Rf6+ 11.Kc7 +-

10.Qg8+!, win.
10.Qe4(Qg4)+? Kg7! =; 10.Qc7? Rf7 – loss of time.