Nº10 Pavel Arestov

Draw

Pavel Arestov (Russia)

wKd2,Ng7,Pc6,f2/bKh3,Rf4,Pa6

1.Kc3!
Try: 1.c7? Rc4 2.Ne6 a5 3.Kd3 Rc6 4.Kd4 a4 5,Kd5 Rxc7! 6.Nxc7 a3 7.Nb5 a2 8.Nc3 a1Q -+

1…Rf6
1… Rf7 3.Ne6(Ne8)=.

2.c7 Rc6+ 3.Kb4 Rxc7 4.Ne6 Rd7!
4…Rc6 5.Nd4 Rd6 6.Nc2 Rc6 7.Nd4 =
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5.f3!! zz
5.f4? Kg4 6.Ka5 Rd1(Rd5) 7.Kxa6 Rd6+ -+;
5.Nc5? Rd4+ 6.Kb3 (6.Ka5 Rd5 7.Kb6 a5! 8.Kxa5 Rxc5+ -+) 6…Kg2!! 7.f4 Kf3 -+.

5…Kh4
5…Kg3 6.Nc5 Rd6 7.Ne4+, fork, =.

6.Nc5!
6.Ka5? Rd5+ 7.Kxa6 Rd6+ -+.

6…Rd6
6…Rd4+ 7.Kb3! Rd6 8.Ka4! – main line.

7.Ka4!
7.Ka5? Rd5! 8.Kb6 a5! 9.Kxa5 Rxc5+ -+.

7..Rd4+
7…Kg5(Kg3) 8.Ne4+, fork, =;
7…Kh5 8.Ne4 Rd5 9.Nf6+, fork, =.

8.Kb3!
8.Ka3? Rd5(Rd1) 9.Nxa6 Ra5+ -+.

8…Rd6 9.Ka4! Kh3 10.Kb4! Kg2
10…Kh4 11.Ka4! – positional draw;
10…Rb6+ 11.Ka4 Rd6 12.Kb4 – positional draw.

11.f4 Kf3 12.f5 Ke3
12…Kf4 13.Ka5 Rd5 14.Kb6! a5 15.f6 =.

13.Ka5 Rd5 14.Kb6 a5 15.f6 Rf5 16.f7! Rxf7 17.Kxa5, draw.