Nº 14 Pavel Arestov (Russia)

Draw

Section B.2.

Pavel Arestov ( Russia)

wKe8,f3,Pe4,h5/bKc5,Bd8,Pe5,f6

1.Kg4!
1.h6? f5! 2.h7 Bf6 3.ef Kd4 -+.

1…Be7!
1…f5+? 2.Kxf5 Be7 3.Kxe5 =

2.h6!
2.Kf5?.Bf8! 3.Kxf6 Kd4 4.Kf7 Bh6 5.Kg6 Bc1 -+

2…Bf8 3.h7 Bg7 4.Kf5 with: –

A) 4…Kd6 5.Kg6! Bh8 6.Kf7 f5 7.Kg8!
7. ef? e4 8.Kg8 Bf6 9.h8Q+ Bxh8 10.Kxh8 Ke5 -+.

7…Bf6
7…fe 8.Kxh8 e3 9.Kg7! e2 10.h8Q e1Q 11.Qf8(Qd8)+ =.

8.Kf7! Bh8 8.Kg8 Ke7
8…Bf6 9.Kf7 – positional draw.

9.Kxh8
9.ef? Bf6! 10.h8Q+ Bxh8 11.Kxh8 Kf6 -+.

9…Kf8 10.ef e4 11.f6 e3 12.f7 e2 – stalemate. –

B) – 4…Kd4 5.Ke6!!
5.Kg6? Bh8! 6.Kf7 f5! 7.Kg8 (7.ef e4 8.Kg8 Bf6 -+) 7…fe! 8.Kxh8 e3 9.Kg7 e2 10.h8Q e1Q 11.Qd8+ Ke4 -+.

5…Bh8!
5… Kxe4?? 6.Kf7 Bh8 7.Kg8 +-.

6.Ke7!!
6.Kf7? f5! 7.Kg8 fe 8.Kxh8 e3 9.Kg7 e2 10.h8Q e1Q 11.Qd8+ Ke4 -+.

6…f5!?
6…Kxe4 7.Kf7(Kf8) Kf5 8.Kg8 Kg6 9.Kxh8 Kf7 – stalemate
or 7…f5 8.Kg8 Bf6 9.Kf6 Bh8 10.Kg8 – positional draw.

7.ef e4 8.f6 e3 9.f7 e2 10.f8Q, draw.