Nº2 Pavel Arestov & Peter Krug

Draw

Pavel Arestov & Peter Krug (Russia -Austria)

wKa6,Nf2,Ra3,Pc2,d4/bKb8,Qf7,Ne3

1.Rb3+!
1.Rxe3? Qxf2! 2.Rb3+ Kc7 3.Rc3+ Kd6 4.Kb5 Kd5! (but not 4…Qxd4? 5.Rd3 =) 5.Rc5+ Kxd4-+;

1…Kc8
1…Ka8 2.Rxe3 Qc4+ 3.Ka5! Qxd4 (3…Qxc2 4.Re8+! Ka7 5.Re7+! Kb8 6.Ne4! =)
4.Ra3! Qxf2 5.Kb4+! =.

2.Rxe3
2.Rc3+? Kd7 3.Rxe3 Qxf2 -+.

2…Qc4+!
2…Qxf2 3.Rc3+ Kd7 4.Kb5! Qxd4 5.Rd3 =.

3.Ka5!
3.Kb6? Qxd4+ -+.

3…Qd5+!
3…Qxd4 4.Rb3(Nd1) =.

4.Ka6!
4.Kb4? Qxd4+ -+.

4…Qxd4
4…Qc4+ 5.Ka5 – positional draw.

5.Nd1! Qxd1 6.Rc3+ Kb8
6…Kd7 8.Rd3 + =.

7.Kb5!
8.Rb3+? Ka8! -+.

7…Qd4 8.Rc4 Qb2+ 9.Ka4!
9.Rb4? Qxc2 -+;
9.Ka5? Qa3+! 11.Kb5 Kb7! -+.

9…Ka7 10.Rc7+ Ka6 11.Rc6+!
11.Rc3? Qa2+! 12.Kb4 Kb6! -+
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11…Kb7 12.Rc4 Ka7! 13.Rc7+ Kb6 14.Rc3! Qxc3 – stalemate.
14…Qa2+ 15.Kb4 =.