Nº17 Pavel Arestov

Draw

Pavel Arestov (Russia)

wKd1,Nf3,Bh3,Pa2,g2/bKg8,Qg7

1.Be6+!
1.Nd2? Kf7(Qg6) -+.

1…Kh7!
1…Kf8 2.Nd2 – main line.

2.Nd2! Qxg2 3.Bc4!
Try: 3.Bb3? Qc6! 4.Bc2+ Kg8!! (4…Kh6? 5.Kc1! Qh1+ 6.Kb2 Qg2 7.Nb1 =) 5.Kc1 Qh1+! 6.Kb2 Qh8+! 7.Kc1 Qa1+! 8.Nb1 Qxa2 -+
3.Kc1? Qg1+! 4/Kc2 Qg6+! -+.

3…Kg6
3…Qg7 4.Kc2! Kh6 5.Bb3 Qg2 6.Kc1! Kg5 7.Nb1 – main line.

4.Kc1!
4.Kc2? Kf5 5.Bb3 Kf4(Ke5) -+, no move 6.Nb1??

4…Kf5 5.Bb3!
5.Nb1? Qc6 -+.

5…Kf4 6.Nb1!
6.Bc2? Qg1+ 7.Bd1 Ke3 -+.

6…Ke3 7.Bc2 Qc6 8.Kb2 Qb5+ 9.Kc1!
9.Bb3? Kd3! -+.

9…Kd4 10.Bb3 Kd3 11.Bc2+ Ke3 12.Bb3 Qf1+ 13.Kb2!
13.Kc2? Qg2 -+

13…Qg2+ 14.Bc2 , draw.