Nº8 Pavel Arestov

Win

Section B.1.

Pavel Arestov (Russia)

wKc7,Bh7,Pg3,h5/bKe8,Nc6

1. Kc7!
1.Be4? Ne5! (but not 1…Ne7+? 2.Kc7 +-) 2.h6 Kf7(Kf8) 3.h7 Kg7 =;
1.Bg6+? Ke7! = (but not 1…Kf8? 2.Kd7 +-)

1…Nd4
1…Ne5 2.Kd6 +-.

2.Kd6 Kf7 3.Ke5 Ne2
3…Nf3+ 4.Kf4 +-.

4.g4
4.Bg6+? Kg7 5.g4 Ng1! 6.Kf4 Nh3 + 7.Kg3 Ng5 =.

4…Kg7 5.Bd3!
5.Bg6? Ng1! =;
5.Be4? Kh6! 6.Kf5 (6.Kf6 Nf4 =) 6…Ng3+ 7.Kf4 Nxh5+! =.

5…Ng3
5…Ng1 6.Kf5 Nh3 7.Bf1! Nf2 8.g5 +-.

6.Bg6!
6.Kf4? Nxh5+! =.

6…Kh6!
6…Nxh5+ 7.Bxh5! +-.

7.Ke6!!
7.Kf6? Ne4+! 8.Bxe4 – stalemate..

7…Kg5
7…Ne2 8.Kf6 – main line.

8.Kf7 Kh6
8…Kxg4 9.h6 +-.

9.Ke7!
9.Kf6? Ne4! 10.Bxe4 – stalemate;
9.Kg8(Kf8)? Ne2! 10.Kf7 Nf4(Nd4) =.

9…Kg5 10.Kf8!!
10.Kf7? Kh6 – loss of tome.

10…Kh6
10…Ne2 11.Kg7 Nf4 12.Bf7 +-.

11.Kf7! Ne2
11…Kg5 12.Kg7 +-.

12.Kf6! Nf4 13.g5#.
13.Bf7? Nh3! 14.Bg6 Ng5 =.