Nº2 Pavel Arestov

Win

Pavel Arestov (Russia)

wKb2,Na6,h7,Bc1,Ra8,b1/bKg1,Nf2,Rg2,h2,Pc2,h3

1.Kxc2
1.Ra1? Nd1+! 2.Kb3 Rg3+ =.

1…Nd1+! Battery N+R
1…Ne4+ 2.Kd3 Nf2+ 3.Kd4 +-.

2.Kxd1 Rh1! Play for mate. 3.Re8!
3.Be3+? Kh2+ Battery N+R 4.Bg1 Rhxg1#;
3.Bf4? Kf2+ Battery N+R 4.Kc2 Kf3+ 5.Bd2 Rxd2+ 6.Kxd2 Rxb1 =.

3…Kh2+! Play for stalemate.
3…Kf2+ 4.Kd2 Kg3+ 5.Kd3(Kc3) +-.

4.Re1 Rxe1+ 5/Kxe1 Rg1+ 6.Kf2
6.Ke2(Kd2)? Kg2 7.Rb7 Rxc1 =.

6…Rxc1! Play for stalemate.7.Rb3!
Try: 7.Rb2? Kh1! (but not 7…Rb1? 8.Rc2! Rc1 9.Rc5! Rxc5 10.Nxc5 Kh111.Ne4! h2 12.Ng3#) 8.Kg3 Rc3+ 9.Kf2 Rc1! 10.Nf6 h2 11.Ne4 Rc2+! (but not 11…Rf1+? 12.Kg3! Rg1+ 13.Kh3 +-) 12.Kf1! Rc1+! (12…Rxb2? ` 13.Ng3#) 13.Kf2 Rc2+ – pos. draw;
7.Rxc1? – stalemate;
7.Rb8? Rc2+ 8.Kf3 Rc3+! 9.Kf2 Rc2+ – pos. draw.

7…Rb1! 8.Rc3!
Try: 8.Rd3? Rg1! 9.Rd8 (9.Nf6(Nc5) Rg2+ 10.Kf1 Rg2+ 11.Kf2 Rg2+ – pos. draw) 9…Rd1! 10.Rg8! (10.Rc8 Rd2+ 11.Kf3 Rd3+ – pos. draw)10…Kh1! 11.Nc5 h2 12.Ng5 Rd8! 13.Rg7 Rd7! 14.Rg6 Rd6! 15.Nce4! Rf6+!16.R(N)xf6 – stalemate;8.Nc5? Rxb3 9.Nxb3 Kh1 10.Ng5 h2 11.Ne4 – stalemate.

8…Rc1! 9.Rc5!
9.Rxc1? – stalemate;
9.Rd3? Rg1! =.

9…Rxc5
9…Ra1!? 10.Nb4! Rc1 11.Nc2 +-.

10.Nxc5 Kh1 11.Ne4! h2!? Play for stalemate.12.Ng3# .