Nº4 Pavel Arestov

Draw

Section A.1

Pavel Arestov (Russia)

wKe1,Ne8,Ra1,Pe3/bKd3,Ne4,Pg2,h5

1.0-0-0+!
1.Ra3+? Kc4!-+.

1…Kxe3
1…Ke2 2.Ng7 h4 3.Nf5 h3 4.Nh4! Nf2 5.Nxg2! Nxd1 6.Nf4+ fork, 6..Kxe3 7.Nxh3 =.

2.Ng7! with 2 lines:

A) 2…Nc3!
2…h4 3.Nf5+, fork, =.

3.Re1+
3.Rg1? Ne2+, fork, -+.

3…Kf2
3…Ne2+ 4.Kd1 =.

4.Kd2 h4 5.Ne6!
5.Nf5? h3 -+
5.Nh5? Nd5(Kf3) 6.Re2+ Kf3 -+.

5…Ne4+!
5…h3 6.Nf4 h2 7.Nxg2! =.

6.Rxe4!!
6.Kd1? g1Q 7.Rxg1 Kxg1 -+.

6…g1Q 7.Rf4+ Kg3 8.Nd4!! Kxf4
8…h3(Qa1) 9.Ne2+ =.

9.Ne2+, fork. 9…Kf3 10.Nxg1+ Kg2
10…Kf2 11.Nh3+ =.

11.Ne2! h3 12.Nf4+, fork, 12…Kg3 13.Nxh3, draw.

B) 2…Ng3! 3.Nxh5!
3.Rg1? Ne2+, fork,-+.

3…Nf1!
3…Nxh5 4.Rg1 =.

4.Rd3+!
4.Re1+? Kf3! -+
4.Ng3? Nxg3! 5.Rg1 Ne2+, fork, -+.

4…Ke4!
4…Kxd3 5.Nf4+, fork, =
4…Kf2 5.Nf4! g1Q 6.Nh3+, fork, =.

5.Rd4+!
5.Ng3+? Kxd3 -+.

5…Kxd4
5…Kf3 6.Rf4+ Ke3 7.Rg4 =.

6.Nf4! g1Q 7.Ne2+, fork, 7…Ke3 8.Nxg1, draw.