Nº11 Pavel Arestov

Draw

Section B.2.

Pavel Arestov (Russia)

wKg5,Pc6,h7/bKc5,Qd1,Pe6,f3

1.h8Q Qd2+!
1…f2 2.Qf8(Qc3)+ Kxc6 3.Qxf2 =;
1…Qg1+ 2.Kf4 f2 3.Qe5+! Kb6 4.Qe3+! Kc7 5.Qe5+! Kxc6 6.Qxe6+ =.

2.Kg4 f2
2…Qg2+ 3.Kf4 f2 4.Qc3+! Kd6 (4…Kb6 5.Qb3(Qe3)+ Kxc6 6.Qxe6+ =) 5.Qa3+! =,
no move 5…Kxc6? 6.Qa8+ +-;

3.Qf8+
3.Qf6? Qd1(Qe2)+ -+;
3.c7? Qd1+! 4.Kg3 Qg1+ -+

3…Kxc6 4.Qf3+!
4.Qc8+? Kb5! 5.Qb7+ Kc4 -+;
4.Kg3? Qd6+! 5.Qxd6+ Kxd6 -+.

4…Kd6!
4…Kc5 5Kg3 Kd4 6.Qf6(Qg4)+ =;
4…Qd5 5.Qxf2 =.

5.Kg3 Qe3!! Pin
5…Ke5 6.Qh5+! Kd4 7.Qg4+ Kc3 (7…Kd3 8.Kg2 =) 8.Qg7+ Qd4 9.Qc7+ Kd2 10.Kg2 e5 11.Qa5+ Ke3 12.Qa3+ =.

6.Kh2!! Unpin
6.Qxe3? f1N+! 7.Kf4 Nxe3 8.Kxe3 Ke5! -+.

A) 6…Qe5+!7.Kg2 Qd5! Pin 8.Kf1!! Unpin
8.Kxf2? Qxf3+ 9.Kxf3 Kd5! 10.Ke3 Ke5! -+.

8…Qxf3 – model stalemate № 1.

B) 6…Ke7! 7.Qb7+!
7.Qxe3? f1N+! -+.

7…Kf6 8.Qf3+!
8.Qb2+? Qe5+! -+;
8.Kg2? Qe2 -+.

8…Qxf3 – model stalemate № 2.
8…Ke7 9.Qb7+ – positional draw.