Nº9 Pavel Arestov

Draw

Pavel Arestov (Russia)

wKh3,Pa6,c5,f2,g3/bKa2,Rg5

1. c6!
1.a7? Rg8 2.c6 Kb3 -+;
1.g4? Kb3! 2.c6 Rg7! 3.f4 Kc4 4.g5 Kd5 5.Kg4 Ra7(Rc7) 6.Kf5 Rf7+ 7.Kg6 Ke6 -+.

1…Rg7!
1…Kb3 2/c7! Rg8 3.g4(Kh4) Kc4 4.Kh4 Kd5 5.g5 Ke6 6.f4 =.

2.a7!
2.c7? Rxc7 3.Kg4 Kb3 4.Kf5 Kc4 5.g4 Kd5 6.g5 Rf7+ -+.

2… Rxa7 3.Kg4! theme move
Try: 3.g4? Kb3 4.g5 Kc4 5.Kg4 Kd5 6.Kf5 Rf7+! -+.

3…Kb3 4.Kf5 Kc4 5.Ke6 Kc5 6.g4 Kxc6 7.g5 Kc7 8.Ke7!
8.g6? Kd8 9.Kf6 Ke8 10.g7 Ra6+ -+.

8…Kc8+
8…Ra6 9.f4! Rd6 10.f5 =.

9.Ke8!
9.Kf6? Kd8 10.g6 Ke8 -+.

9…Kc7
9…Rg7 10.f4 Kc7 11.Kf8 =.

10.Ke7!
10.g6? Kd6 11.Kf8 Ke6 12.g7 Ra8#.

10…Kc6+ 11.Ke6!
11.Kf6? Kd7 12.Kf7 Ra4 -+.

11…Kc7 12.Ke7 – positional draw.