Nº10 Pavel Arestov (Russia)

Draw

Pavel Arestov (Russia)

wKg8,Nf5,Bh7,Pc6/bKf4,Rf6,h5

1.c7 Rg5+!
1…Rc6 2.Nd4! Rc4 3.Bd3! Rxc7(Rc1) 4.Ne6(Ne2)+, fork =.

2.Ng7
2.Kh8? Rf8+ -+.

2…Rc6 3.Kf8! Ke5!
3…Rxc7 4.Ne6= fork =.

4.Ne8 Ke6 5.Bc2!!
5.Bg8+? Kd7 6.Be6+!? Rxe6! -+ (but not 6…Kxe6? 7.c8Q+ Rxc8 – stalemate)
5.Be4? Rc4 6.Bb7 Rf4 -+
5.Bd3? Kd7 6.Bb5 Rxb5 -+.

5…Rcc5
5…Rg4 6.Bf5+! Kxf5 7.Nd6+ Ke6 8.c8Q Rxc8 9.Nxc8 Kd7 10.Nb6+ Ke6 11.Nb6= positional draw
5…Ra5 6.Be4! Rc3 7.Bb7 =
5…Kd7 6.Ba4 =
5…Rxc2 6.c8Q+! Rxc8= stalemate
5…Re5 6.Ba4(Ng7+) Rcc5 7.Ng7+(Ba4) Kd6 8.Ne8+ Ke6 9.Ng7= positional draw

6.Bb3+! Kd7 7.Be6+!
7.Ba4+? Kc8 8.Nd6+ Kxc7 9.Ne4 Rf5 -+.

7…Kxe6 8.c8Q+!
8.c8R? Rf5+ -+.

8…Rxc8 = stalemate.