Nº 10 Pavel Arestov (Russia)

Win

Section B.1.

Pavel Arestov (Russia)

wKa8,Nc2,Rf7/bKd1,Nd2,Pa7,b3

1.Na3 Kc1
1…b2 2.Rh7(Rg7) a5 3.Rh2 a4 4.Ka7 b1Q 5.Rh1 +-.

2.Rc7+!!
Try: 2.Rxa7? Kb2! zz 3.Nb5 Kb1! zz 4.Ra6 Nc4! 5.Rc6 Ne5 pos.X1 white R on c6 6.Re6 (6/Rc5 Nd3 7.Rc3 Nc1 8.Ka7 b2 =) 6…Nc4 7.Rc6 Ne5 – positional draw.

2…Kb2 3.Rxa7 zz 3…Kc3
3…Nb1 4.Nb5 Nc3 5.Nd4 Ne4 6.Re7 Nd2 7.Nb5! Kb1 8.Ra7! Nc4 9.Rc7 Ne5 10.Nc3+ – main line.

4.Rb7!
4.Rc7+? Kb4! 5.Ra7 b2 =.

4…Kb2!
4…b2 5.Kb8 Ne4 6.Kc7 +-.

5.Nb5!
5.Ra7? Kc3 – loss of time.

5…Kb1 6.Ra7!
6.Na3(Nc3)+? Kb2(Kc2) – loss of time.

6…Nc4
6…b2 7.Na3+! Ka2 (7…Kc1 8.Rc7+ Kd1 9.Rh7 +-) 7.Nc4 +-.

7.Rc7 Ne5 pos. X with white R on c7! 8.Nc3+!
8.Rc5(Re7)? Nd3! 9.Rc3 Nc1 10.La7 b2 =.

8…Kc2 9.Na4+
9.Nb5(Ne4)+? Kb1(Kd1) – loss of time.

9…Kb1 10.Rc3
10.Rb7? Kc2 – loss of time.

10…b2
10…Ka2 11.Rc5 Nd3 12.Rb5 b2 13.Nc3 +-.

11. Rb3 Nc4 12.Rb4 Ka1 13.Nc3 Nd2
13…Na3 14.Ra4 b1N 15.Nxb1 +-.

14.Ra4#.