Nº 14 – Iuri Akobia & Pavel Arestov

Draw
Sección B
Iuri Akobia & Pavel Arestov (Georgia-Russia)
wKh4,Be2,Rf7,Pa4,b5,c4,e3/bKb6,Be4,Rc1,Pa5,b4,f3

1.c5+!
1.Bxf3? Rf1! 2.Bh5 Rxf7 3.Bxf7 Kc5 -+.
1…Rxc5
1…Kxc5 2.Rc7+ =.
2.Bxf3
2.Rf6+? Rc6 3.Rxc6+ Bxc6 4.Bd3 Bd5 5.e4 Bb3 -+.
2…Bxf3 3.Rxf3 Rc4+ 4.e4!
4.Kg5? b3 -+.
4…Rxe4+
4…b3 5.Rxb3 Rxe4+ 6.Kg3 – main line.
5.Kg3!
5.Kh3? b3 6.Rxb3 Rxa4 7.Kg3 Ra1(Ra2) -+.
5…b3! 6.Rxb3 Rxa4 7.Rb2! with:
7.Rb1? Re4! 8.Kf3 Re6(Re5,Re7,Re8) -+.

A) 7…Ra1 8.Kg2!!
Thematic try: 8.Kf2? a4! 9.Rb4 a3 10.Rb3 a2 11.Ra3 Rh1! possible, because 8.Kf2? 12.Rxa2 Rh2+ -+.
8…a4 9.Rb4! a3
9…Kc5 10.b6 Kxb4 11.b7 =.
10.Rb3 a2 11.Ra3! draw, not Rh1 owning to the move 8.Kg2!

B) 7…Rb4 8.Ra2! Kxb5 9.Kf3!
9.Kf2? Rb3! 10.Ke2 a4 11.Kd2 a3 12.Kc2 Kc4(Kb4) -+.
9…a4
9…Rb3+ 10.Ke4! Kb4 11.Kd4 a4 (11…Rb1 12.Kd3 a4 13.Kc2=) 12.Rc2! Rb1 13.Rc4+ Kb3 14.Rc3+ Kb2 14.Kc4! a3 15.Rb3+ =.
10.Ke3! Rb3+ 12.Kd4! Kb4 13.Rc2! Rh3
13…Rb1 14.Rc4+ Kb3 15.Rc3+ Kb4 16.Rc4+ – positional draw.
14.Rb2+! Rb3 15.Rc2! – positional draw.

C) 7…Re4 8.Kf3 Re6 9.Re2! Rxe2 10.Kxe2, draw.