Nº1 Pavel Arestov

Win

Section A.2.

Pavel Arestov (Russia)

wKe2,Qg6,Ng5,Pe5,h2/bKa1,Qh8,Nc2,Pb7

1.Nf3!
1.Qxc2? Qxe5(Qxh2)+ 2.Ne4 Qxh2+ =.

1…Nd4+!
1…Kb2 2.Qf6 +-.

2.Nxd4 Qxh2+!
2…Qxe5+ 3.Kd3 Qxh2 4.Nc2 +-.

3.Ke3!!
Try: 3.Kd3? Qxe5 zz 4.Qg1+ (4.Qb6 Qg3+ 5.Kc4 Qg8(Qf4) =) 4…Kb2! 5.Qf2+Ka3!! 6,Qf8+ Ka4! 7,Qa8+ Qa5! 8.Qe8+ Ka3! 9.Qe7+ Ka4 10.Qe8+ Ka3 – positional draw.

3…Qxe5+ 4.Kd3! zz 4…Qc7
4…b5 5.Qg1+ Ka2 6.Qg2+ Ka3 7.Qg8! Ka4 8.Qa8(Qa2)+ Kb4 9.Nc6+, fork, +-.

5.Qg1+ Ka2 6.Qf2+
6.Qg8+? Ka1 7.Qg1+ Ka2 – loss of time.

6…Kb1
6…Ka3 7,Nb5, fork, +-.

7.Qe1+ Qc1
7…Ka2 8.Qd2+ Ka1 9.Qd1+ Ka2 10.Qb3+ Ka1 11.Nc2 +-.

8.Qb4+ Qb2 9.Qa4!
9.Qd1+? Ka2 10.Qa5+ Qa3+! =.

9…Qc1
9…Qa2 10.Qd1+ Kb2 11.Qc2+ Ka1 12.Nb3 +-
9…b6(b5) 10.Nb5 +-
9…Qh2(Qg2) 10.Qd1+ Kb2(Ka2) 11.Qb3+ Ka1(Kc1) 12.Nc2(Ne2) +-.

10.Ne2!
10.Qb4(Qb5,Qb3)+ Qb2 11.Qa4 Qc1 – loss of time.

10…Qf1
10…Qc5 11.Nc3 +-.

11.Qb5+!
11Qb3(Qb4,Qc2)+ Ka1 12.Qa4+ Kb1 – loss of rime.

11…Ka2 12.Kc2! .win.