Nº4 Pavel Arestov

Win

Section A

Pavel Arestov (Russia)

wKe5,Ra5,Pd4,g4/bKe2,Ne3,Bh6

1.g5!!
1.Ke4? Nxg4 2.Ra2+ Bd2(Ke1) =.

1…Bxg5
1…Nc4+ 2.Ke6 Nxa5 3.gxh6 +-.

2.Ke4 Bh6
2…Nc2 3.Rxg5 +-.

3.Ra2+ Kf1
3…Ke1 4.Ra6! Ng4 5.Rg6 Nf2+ 6.Kf3 Bc1 7.Rg1 +-.

4.Kf3! Kg1
4…Nd1 4.Rh2! Be3 5.d5 +-
4…Nc4 4.Ra1 +-.

5.Ra1+!
5.Ra6? Nc2! 6.d5 Bf8 =.

5…Kh2 6.Ra5!
6.Ra6? Nf5! 7.d5 Bc1(Bg7) =.

6…Kg1
6…Nc2 7.Ra2! +-
6…Kh3 7.Rh5#.

7.Rc5! Nf1 8.Rc6! Nd2+
8…Bf8 9.Rc1(Rg6) +-
8…Nh2+ 9.Ke2! Bf4 10.Rg6+ Kh1 11.Kf2 +-.

9.Ke2 Bg5!
9…Bf4 10.Rg6+Kh1 11.Rg4 Bh6 12.Rh4 +-.

10.Rg6 Ne4 11.Kd3!
11.Kf3? Nd2+ 12.Ke2 Ne4 – loss of time.

11…Nf2+ 12.Kc4 Nh3
12…Ne4 13.Kd5 Nf6+ 14.Ke6 +-.

13.d5 Kf2 14.d6 Kf3 15.Rg8!
15.d7? Bd8(Be7) =

15…Kf4
15…Bf6 16.Rf8 +-
15…Bh4 16.Rh8 Kg4 17.Rxh4+! Kxh4 18.d7 +-.

16.d7 Be7
16…Ke5 17.Rxg5+! Nxg5 18.d8Q +-.

17.Kd5!
17.Re8? Bg5 18.Rg8 Be7 – loss of time
17.Rg7? Bd8 18.Rg8 Be7 – loss of time.

17…Kf5
17…Ng5 18.Re8 Bf6 19.Rf8 +-.

18.Rf8+! Kg6
18…Bxf8 19.d8Q +-.

19.Ke6 Bxf8
19…Bh4 20.Rg8+! +-.

20.d8Q win.