Nº 3 Pavel Arestov

Win

Section A.

Pavel Arestov (Russia)

wKd2,Nh4,Ba2,Ra8,Pg4,h5/bKg3,Qh7,Ph6

1.Nf5+ Kxg4 2.Rg8+!
2.Ne3+? Kxh5 3.Ra5+ Kh4=; 2.Bb1? Qb7 3.Ra4+ Kxh5 =.

2…Kxh5! Play for stalemate. 2…Kxf5 3.Bb1 +-.

3.Ng3+!
3.Be6? Qd7+! 4.Qxd7 – stalemate.

3…Kh4 4.Rg7!! Domination.

4…Qh8!
4…Qxg7 5.Nf5+, fork, +-.

5.Bg8! h5
5…Kh3 6.Be6+ Kg2 7.Nh5+! Kh2 8.Bg8! Kh3 9.Ke2(e3) Kh4 10.Ng3! h5 11.Kf3 +-.

6.Ke2!
6.Ke3? Qh6+! =; 6.Ke1? Kh3! 7.Be6+ Kg2 8.Nf5+ Kf3! =.

6…Kh3
6…Qh6(g7) 7.Nf5+, fork, +-.

7.Be6+ Kg2
7…Kh4 8.Nf5+ Kh3 9.Ne3+ Kh2 (9…Kh4 10.Ng2#) 10.Nf1+ Kh1 11.Bd5#.

8.Nf5+! White battery R+N. 8.Nxh5+? Kh2! =.

8…Kh2 9.Kf2! Qf8
9…h4 10.Ne3 Qf8+ 11.Bf5! Qxg7 12.Nf1+ Kh1 13.Be4+ Qg2+ 14.Bxg2#.

10.Rh7!
10.Rf7? Qa3(d8,c8) black Kh2.

10…Kh3
10…Qc5+ 11.Ne3 +-
10…Qf6 11.Rxh5 +-.

11.Rf7! black Kh3!
11.Rxh5+? Kg4 12.Rh4+ Kg5 =.

11…Qb8
11…Qc5 12.Ne3+ Kh4 13.Rf5(f4+) Qd4 14.Kf3 Qd3 15.Bc4 Qc3 16.Bf7 +-.

12.Nd4+! white battery B+N
12.Ne3+? Kh4 13.Ng2+ Kg5 =.

12…Kh4
12…Kh2 13.Nf3+ Kh1 14.Rd7! Qb6+ 15.Rd4 Qxe6 16.Rd1(h4) +-.

13.Nf3#!