Nº 20 Juan Cruz Arias (Argentina)

Draw
Sección B.2.
Juan Cruz Arias (Argentina)

wKa3,Nb5,e7,Ra6,Pa4,b2,d5,h5/bKa1,Bf8,Pa2,a5,c4,d4,d7,h6

1.Rg6!
1.Rb6? Bxe7+! 2.d6 Bg5–+;
or 1.Nc3?/Nxd4 Bxe7+–+

1…Bxe7+ 2.d6 Bg5 3.Rxg5
Try : 3.Nxd4? Kb1 4.Nc2 Be3!–+ (No 4…Bc1? 5.Rg1 c3 6.Kb3! cxb2 (6…a1N+ 7.Kxc3 Nxc2 8.Rf1+-) 7.Na3+ Ka1 8.Kc3 b1Q 9.Nc2+ Qxc2+ 10.Kxc2 stalemate)

3…hxg5 4.Nxd4 Kb1
4…g4? 5.Ne2+-

5.Nc2 g4
5…Kxc2 6.Kxa2 g4 7.h6!=

6.h6 g3 7.h7 g2 8.h8Q g1Q 9.Qh7! a1Q+
9…Qd1 /g2/f1 10.Nb4+ Ka1 11.Nc2+=

10.Nxa1+ Kxa1 11.Qh8! Kb1
11…Qc5+? 12.b4+-
or 11…Qg3+ /e3? 12.b3+-
11…Qe1 12.Qc3 (or 12.b3+ c3 13.Qxc3+ Qxc3) 12…Qxc3+ 13.bxc3 stalemate

12.Qh7+ Ka1 13.Qh8!= positional draw