Nº 3 Pavel Arestov

Win

Section A

Pavel Arestov (Russia)

wKa8,Bg8,Rd5,Pc6/bKa4,Nf8,Rh4,Pa2,a3

1.c7
1.Rd1? Rh8 2.c7 Nd7 3.Rb4+ Kb5 4.Rb5+ Ka4 =.

1…Rc4
1…Nd7 2.Rxd7 +-;
1…a1Q 2.c8Q +-.

2.Rd4!
2.Ra5+? Kxa5 3.Bxc4 a1Q =.

2…Rxd4
2…a1Q 3.Rxc4+!Kb6 4.c8Q +-
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3.Bxa2!
3.c8Q? a1Q 4.Qa6+ Kb4 =.

3…Nd7!
3…Rc4 4.Bxc4 +-
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4.Ka7!
4.c8Q?? Nb6 -+;
4.Kb7?? Rb4+ 5.Kc6 Nb6 -+.

4…Nb6!
4…Kb5 5.c8Q Ra4+ 6.Kb7 Nc5+ 7.Kc7 Ra7+ 8.Kd6 +-.

5.Kxb6 Rd6+
5…Rb4+ 6.Ka7 +-.

6.Kc5 Rd7!
6…Rd2 7.c8Q Rc2+ 8.Bc4 +-.

7.c8R!
7.c8Q?Rc7+! 8.Qxc7 – stalemate;
7,Bb3+? Kxb3 8.c8Q a2! 9.Qxd7 a1Q =.

7…Ra7
7…Rd2 8.Ra8#.

8.Kb6! Rh7
8…Kb4 9.Kxa7 +-.

9.Rc4# – model mate.