Nº5 Pavel Arestov (Rusia)

Draw
Section A
Nº5 Pavel Arestov – Russia
wKh5,Qe3,Pf5/bKh7,Bh4,Rd6,g7
1.f6!
1.Kxh4? Rh6+ -+.
1…Rxf6
1…Bxf6 2.Qd3+! Rxd3 – stalemate.
2.Qe4+!
Thematic try: 2.Qd3+? Kh8! 3.Qd8+ Rg8 selfpin 4.Qd4 pin 4…Bg5! zz, wtm 5.Qe5 Rg7! unpin 6.Qe8+ Kh7 7.Qe4+ Kg8 8.Qd5+ Rff7! selfpin 9.Qa8+ unpin 9…Rf8 selfpin 10.Qd5+ unpin 10…Kh8(Kh7) , -+.
2…Kh8
2…Rfg6 selfpin 3.Kxh4 =.
3.Qa8+!
Try: 3.Qe8+? Rg8 selfpin 4.Qe5 pin 4…Rg5+ -+ .
3…Rg8 selfpin 4.Qa1! pin 4…Bg5 5.Qd4! zz, btm 5…Rgg6.
5…Kxg5 6.Kxg5 +-;
5…Rg7 unpin 6.Qd8+! Rg8 selfpin 7.Qd4 pin – pos. draw.
6.Qd8+ Kh7 7.Qe7+! with:
7.Qd7+? Rg7 selfpin 8.Qd3+ unpin 8…Kg8 9.Qd5+ Rff7 selfpin 10.Qa8+ unpin 10…Rf8 11.Qd5+ Kh8 -+.

A) 7…Kh8 8.Qd8+!
8.Qe8+? Rg8 selfpin 9.Qe5 pin 9…Rg7 unpin 10.Qe8+ Kh7 11.Qe4+ Kg8 12.Qe8+ Rf8 selfpin 13.Qe6+ unpin 13…Kh8 -+;
8.Kh3? Qe3(Qd3) =.
8…Rg8 selfpin
8…Kh7 9.Qe7+ Kh8 10.Qd8+ – pos. draw.
9.Qd4! pin zz, btm 9…Rg7 unpin 10. Qd8+ – positional draw.

B) 7…Rg7 selfpin 8.Qxf6! unpin 8…Bxf6 – stalemate.