Nº30 Pavel Arestov & Petr Kiryakov

Draw

Pavel Arestov & Petr Kiryakov (Russia)

wKg5,Rg8,Pg7,h4/bKe7,Ba3,c6,Rh3,Ph7

1.Re8+!
1.Rc8? Rg3+ 2.Kh6 (2.Kf4 Bd6#) 2…Bc1+ 3.Kxh7 Be4+ 4.Kh8 Bb2 -+.

1…Be7+!
1…Bxe8 2.g8Q+ Bf7 3.Qc8+ =.

2.Kg4!
Try: 2.Kf4? Rf3+! black Bc6 (2…Rxh4+ 3.Kg3 – main line) 3.Kg4 h5+! 4.Kxh5 Bxe8+ -+
2.Rxe7+? Kxe7 3.g8Q Rg3 -+.

2…Bd7!!
2…Rxh4+ 3.Kg3 =.

3.Kf4!
Try: 3.Kxh3? white Kh3 3…Kf7+! 4.K~ Bxe8 -+;
3.g8Q+? Ke5+! 4.Kh5 Rxh4#.

3…Rxh4+
3…Rf3+? 4.Kxf3, black Bd7! =.

4.Kg3!
4.Kf3? Bxe8! (4…Rg4? 5.Kxg4 – main line) 5.g8Q+ Bf7 -+
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4…Rg4+!
4…Bxe8 5.g8Q+ Bf7 6.Qc8+ =, no 6…Kf6 7.Kxh4)

5.Kxg4 white Kg4! 5…Kf7+! 6.Kh5 Bxe8 7.Kh6 Bc6
7…Kg8 – stalemate №1.

8.Kxh7 Be4+ 9.Kh8 Bf6 – stalemate №2.