Nº 1 Pavel Arestov & Alexander Zhukov

Win

Section B.1.

Pavel Arestov & Alexander Zhukov (Russia)

wKh4,Rd5,d7,Pf6,f7/bKf8,Qa6

1.Rd8+!
1.Kg5? Qxf6+!! 2.Kxf6 – stalemate.

1…Kxf7 2.R8d7+!
2.R5d7+? Kg6! 3.f7 Qf6(Qc4)+ =.

2…Kg6!
2…Kxf6 3.R7d6(R5d6+) +-;
2…Kf8 initial position without w.p..f7! 3.Kg5! Qa3 (3…Qf6+ 4.Kxf6 – not stalemate, +-) 4.Rd8+ Kf7 5.R5d7+ Ke6 6.Re7 +-.

3.f7 Qf1!
3…Qf6(Qc4)+ 4.Kg3 Qc3+5.Kg2 Qc2+ 6.Kf3 Qb1 7.f8N+! Kf6 8.R7d6+ Kf7 9.Ne6 +-

4.f8N+!
4.f8Q? Qh3(Qf4)+ QxQ – stalemate;
4.f8R(f8B)? Qh1+ 4.Kg4 Qg1+ 5.Kf4 Qf1+ 5.Ke4 Qxf8 =.

4…Qxf8
4…Kf6 5.Nh7+ Kg6 6.R5d6+ Kf5 7.Rf6 +-.

5.Kg4!
5.R7d6+? Kg7! 6.Rd7+ Kf6! =.

5…Qb4+
5…Kf6 6.Rf5 +-;
5…~ 6.R5d6 +-.

6.Rd4 Qb1 7.R4d6#! – model mate .