Nº4 Pavel Arestov

Win

Section A.

Pavel Arestov (Russia)

wKe5,Nf8,Rb5,e6/bKc7,Bc6,Rc8,d8,Ph4

1.Re7+ Bd7 pin
1…Rd7 2.Ne6#.

2.Ne6+ Kc6 3.Nd4+ Kc6 4.Kd5!
4.Ne6+? Kc6 – positional draw.

4…Ra8!
4…h3 5.Ne6#;
4…Rb8 5.Ne6+ Kc8 6.Rxb8+ Kxb8 7.Nxd8 +-.

5.Ne6+ Kc8 6.Rc5+!
6.Nxd8? Kxd8 =.

6…Kb7 7.Rc6!
6.Nxd8? Rxd8 =.

7…Ra5+
7…h3 8.Nxd8+ Rxd8 9.Kd6 h2 10.Rc1 +-.

8,Kd6 Rh8
8…Rb8 9.Rxd7+ Ka8 10.Rh7 h3 11.Rxh3 +-.

9.Rxd7+ Ka8
9…Kb8 10.Rb6+ Kc8 11.Rc7#.

10.Nd8!
10.Rb6? Ra1 11.Nc7+ Ka7 12.Nd5+ Ka8 – positional draw.

10…Rh6+
10…h3 11.Rc8#.

11.Ke7!
11.Kc7?? Ra7+ -+.

11…Rh7+
11…Re5+ 12.Kf8! Rf5+ 13.Kg7 Rxc6 14.Nxc6 +-
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12.Nf7 Rb5 13.Kd6!
13.Rc8+? Rb8 14.Rxb8+ Kxb8 =
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13…Rhh5
13…h3 14.Ra6+ Kb8 15.Kc6 +-.

14.Rc8+!
14.Rd8+? Ka7 15.Rd7+ Rb7 =.

14…Rb8 15.Rxb8+ Kxb8 16.Kc6 h3
16…Rf5 17.Kb6(Nd6) +-.

17.Kb6!+- win.
17…Kc8 18.Rd8#.