Nº9 Peter S. Krug & Pavel Arestov

Win

Section B.1.

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

wKg1,Qa3,Ba2,Ph7/bKg7,Qa8,Na1,c7

1.Qe7+!
1.Qxa8? Nxa8 =.

1…Kh8 2.Bb1
2.Qf7? Nb3! =.

2…Nc2! Play for stalemate.
2…Ne6!? 3.Qxe6 Qf8 4.Bg6(Bf5,Bd3) Qc5+ 5.Kg2 Qg5+ 6.Kf3(Kh3) +-.

3.Bxc2 Ne6!
3…Ne8? 4.Qf8#;
3…Qa7+ 4.Kg2(Kh1) Qa8+ 5.Kh2 Ne6 6.Qxe6 +-;
3…Qa1+ 4.Kh2! Qg7 6.Qd8+ Qf8 7.Qxf8#.

4.Qxe6
4.Qf6+? Ng7 =.

4…Qf8!
4…Qa7+ 5.Kh1! Qb7+ 6.Be4! +-.

5.Qb6!!
Try: 5.Qc6? Qg7+ 6.Kf1 Qf7+ 7.Ke1 Qe7+ 8.Kd1 Qd7+! 9.Qxd7 – stalemate
or 6.Kf2 Qf7+ 7.Ke3 Qe7+ 8.Be4 Qg5+ 9.Kd3 Qg3+ 10.Kc4 Qc7! 11.Qxc7 – stalemate;
Try: 5.Bg6? Qc5+! 6.Kg2 Qg5+ 7.Kf3 Qxg6! 8.Qxg6 – stalemate.

5…Qg7+ 6.Kf1!
6.Kf2? Qa7! 7.Qxa7 – stalemate.

6…Qf7+
6…Qa1+ 7.Bb1! +-.

7.Ke1!
7.Ke2? Qc4(Qh5)+ =.

7…Qe7+
7…Qe8+ 8.Kd2! +-
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8.Kd1!
8.Kd2? Qg5+ =.

8…Qd7+ 9.Kc1, win.