Nº9 Pavel Arestov (Russia)

Draw

Pavel Arestov (Russia)

wKh6,Nd7,h7,Pd6/bKe6,Bc3,c8,Pc4

1.Nc5+!
1.Nb6? Bd2+ 2.Kg6 c2 3.Nxc8 c2 -+

1…Kd5!
1…Kxd6 2.Ne4+, fork, =.

2.d7
2.Na4? Bd4 3.Ng5 Bd7 -+

2…Bd2+
2…Bxd7 3.Nxd7 Bd2+ 4.Kg6 – main line.

3.Kg6!
3.Kh5? Bxd7 4.Nxd7 c3 5.Nhf6+ Kd4! -+ (no 6.Nh5??)

3…Bxd7 4.Nxd7 c3 5.Nhf6+!
5.Nb6(Ndf6)+? Kd4 -+.

5…Kd4! 6.Nh5! c2 7.Ng3! Ke3
7…c1Q 8.Ne2+, fork, =
7…Bg5 8.Nf5+! Kc3 9.Kxg5 c1Q+ 10.Kg6(Kf6) =
7…Kd3 8.Ne5+! Ke3 9.Nc4(Nf1)+ =.

8.Nf5+!
8.Nf1+? Ke2 -+.

8…Kd3
8…Ke2 9.Nd4+, fork, =;
8…Kf2 9.Nc5(Ne5) c1Q 10.Nd3+, fork, =.

9.Nc5+!
9.Ne5+? Ke4! -+.

9…Kc4 10.Nb3! Kxb3 11.Nd4+, fork, =