Nº 16 A. Skripnik & Pavel Arestov (Russia)

(a) Win
b) All the pieces one row up

Sec. B.1.
Anatoly Skripnik & Pavel Arestov (Russia)

A) 1.Kd4 !
1.Kc4 ? 1…Qe4+ =

1…Nxg5 2.Bc2+ Kh5
2…Kg7 3.fxg5 +-

3.Bd1 Kh4
3…Kh6 4.fxg5 +-

4.Qe1+ !
4.Bxf3 ? 4…Nxf3+ =
4.Qh2+ ? 4…Nh3 5.Bxf3 stalemate with pin

4…Kh3 5.fxg5 Qf4+
5…Qf2+ !? 6.Qxf2 ? stalemate(6.Qe3+ !+-)

6.Qe4
6.Kc3 ? Qxg5 7.Qh1+ Kg3 8.Qg1+ Kf4 =

6…Qxg5
6…Qd6+ 7.Ke3 +-; 6…Qd2+ 7.Qd3+ Qxd3+ 8.Kxd3 Kh4 9.g6 +_

7.Qh1+ Kg3 8.Qg1+ Kf4
8…Kh4 9.Qh2#

9.Qf2#
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B) 1.Kd5 Nxg6 2.Bc3+ Kg8
2…Kh6 3.Bd2 Kh5 4.Qe2+ Qg4 5.Qxg4+ Kxg4 6.fxg6 Kf5 7.g7 +_

3.fxg6 Qf5+
3…Qf3+ 4.Kd4 (4.Qxf3 ?stalemate=) 4…Qf4+ 5.Qe4 Qf6+

6.Kc4 +_
6.Kd3 Qf3+ 7.Kd4 Qf6+ loss time)

4.Kc4 !
4.Qxf5 stalemate; 4.Kd4 ? 4…Qd7+ 5.Ke3 Qh3+ 6.Ke4 Qe6+ 7.Kf4 Qd6+ 8.Qxd6 stalemate

4…Qc8+ 5.Kb3 Qb7+
5…Qb8+ 6.Kc2 +_(6.Bb4 ? 6…Kg7 =)

6.Bb4
6.Kc2 Qg2+ 7.Kb3 Qb7+ loss time

6…Kg7 7.Qf5
7.Qd6 ? 7…Qb5 8.Qe6 Kh6 9.Kc3 Qf1 =

7…Qb6 8.Qf7 +_