Nº12 Pavel Arestov

Draw

Pavel Arestov (Russia)

wKa1,Na8,e3,Bh3,Pe6/bKf8,Qc6

1.e7+! Kf7!
1…Kxe7 2.Nc7(Nb6)! QxN 3.Nd5+ =
1…Ke8 2.Bg2! Qc1+ (2…Qf6+ 3.Kb1 Qxe7 4.Nd5! =) 3.Ka2 Qxe3 4.Nc7+ =.

2.Nc7!
2.Bg2? Qc1+ 3.Ka2 Qxe3 -+.

2…Qxc7 3.Be6+! Ke8!
3…Kxe6 4.e8Q+ =
3…Kxe7 4.Nd5+ =.

4.Nd5!
Thematic try: 4.Nf5? Qc2! (4…Qb6,Qb8? 5.Bc8 Qb3 6.Be6 Qc2 – loss of time) 5.Bc8 Qa4+! (but not 5…Qd2? 6.Kb1! Qc3 7.Be6! Qd2 8.Bc8 =) 6.Kb2 Kf7!7.Be6+! Kf6! 8.Bb3 Qb5! (but not 8…Qd7(c6) 9.Bc2! =) 9.Nd6 Qe2(e5) -+.

4…Qc2!
4…Qc6 5.Kb2 Qxe6 6.Nc7+ =.

5.Bg8! Qg6 6.Be6!
6.Kb2? Kd7! 7.Kc3 Kd6(c6) -+.

6…Qc2
6…Qxe6 7.Nc7+ =;
6…Qg2 7.Kb1! (but not 7.Bg8? Qg7+! 8.Kb1 Qg6+! 9.Kb2 Kd7! 10.Be6+! Kd6(c6)! -+) 7…Qxg8 8.Nf6+ =

7.Bg8 Qg2(Kd7) 8.Be6! draw.
8.Kb1? Qg6+! 9.Kc1 Kd7! 10.Be6+ Kd6! -+.