Nº19 Pavel Arestov & Alexander Zhukov

Draw

Pavel Arestov & Alexander Zhukov (Russia)

wKh1,Qa6,Ra2,a3/bKe1,Qc5,Bc2,Rg7,Pb6,d7

1.Ra1+ Kd2 2.Rd1+!! sacrifice wR 2…Bxd1
2…Kxd1 3.Qf1+ Kd2 4.Qf4+ Kd1 5.Qf1+ = .

3.Qd3+ Ke1 4.Qe4+ Be2 5.Qh4+!
5.Ra1+? Kf2 6.Qh4+ Ke3 -+.

5…Kd2 6.Qf4+!
6.Ra2+? Ke3! -+.

6…Kc2 7.Qa4+ Kc1 8.Ra1+ Kd2 9.Qf4+ Kd3 10.Ra3+!! sacrifice wR 10…Qxa3
10…Kc2 11.Qa4+ = positional draw.

11.Qd6+! Ke3!! sacrifice bQ
11…Qxd6 – stalemate №1.

12.Qxa3+ Kf2! 13.Qh3! Bf3+
13…Rg1+ 14.Kh2 =.

14.Kh2 with 2 lines:

A) 14…Rg2+ 15.Qxg2+! sacrifice wQ
15.Kh1? Rg1+ 16.Kh2 Rh1#.

15…Bxg2 – stalemate №2.

B) 14…Rg4 15.Qg3+! sacrifice wQ
15.Qg2+? Rxg2+! -+.

15…Rxg3 – stalemate №3.