Nº2 Pavel Arestov, Michal Hlinka & Lubos Kekely

Draw

Pavel Arestov, Michal Hlinka & Lubos Kekely (Russia-Slovakia)

wKa8,Nb3,Bd7,Rf5/bKg3,Nb5,Rd1,Pb2

1.Rg5+
1.Nd2? Nc7+! 2.Kb7 Rxd2 3.Rg5+ Kf4 4.Rg4+ Ke5 5.Rb4 Nd5 6.Rb5 Kf4–+

1…Kf4 2.Rf5+!
2.Rg4+? Ke3 3.Nd2 (3.Bf5 Rd8+ 4.Kb7 Nd6+–+ fork) 3…Rxd2 4.Rb4 Nd6 5.Be6 Kd3 6.Ba2 Kc2–+

2…Ke3
2…Ke4 3.Rxb5 b1Q 4.Nd2+= battery to new queen
2…Kg4? 3.Rd5++- battery check

3.Re5+ Kf4
3…Kf2 4.Bf5=

4.Rf5+ Kg3 5.Rg5+ Kh4 6.Rg4+ till now 6…Kh5
6…Kh3? 7.Rd4++- battery check

7.Nd2! Rxd2 8.Rb4 Nc7+! 9.Ka7!
9.Kb7? Nd5 10.Rb3 Kg5 11.Bb5 Nc3 12.Bd3 Na4 13.Rb5+ Kf6 14.Bb1 Nc3 15.Rb6+ Ke5 16.Bg6 Rg2 17.Rb4 Nd5 18.Rb3 Kd4 19.Bf5 Rd2 20.Ka7 Kc4–+

9…Nd5 10.Rb3
10.Rb5? Kg6 11.Be6 Nc3 12.Bf5+ Kf6 13.Rc5 Nd5 14.Bb1 Ke5 15.Rb5 Kd4 16.Rb8 Kc3–+

10…Kg5 11.Bb5 Nc3 12.Bd3! Kf6 13.Rb4!
13.Bh7? Na4 14.Bb1 Rd1 15.Bc2 Rc1 16.Be4 Re1 17.Bc2 Re7+ 18.Kb8 Re2 19.Bb1 Ke5–+
13.Rb8? Ke5 14.Ka6 Kd4 15.Bh7 Rh2 16.Bg6 Nd5 17.Bb1 Kc3–+

13…Ke5 14.Ka6
14.Bh7? Rh2 15.Bd3 Nd5 16.Re4+ Kd6–+

14…Nd5 15.Rb3
15.Rb8? Kd4 16.Bb1 Kc3 17.Kb5 Ne3 18.Rh8 Rd1 19.Bg6 Rd5+–+

15…Kd4 16.Ka5 Rxd3 17.Rxb2=