Nº12 Pavel Arestov & Alexander Zukhov

Win

Pavel Arestov & Alexander Zhukov (Russia)

wKa3,Qb2,Ne7,Rc2,Pb3,b7/bKe6,Qe4,Rd8,h8

1.Rc6+!
1.Re2?? Ra8+! 2.baQ Ra8#’
1.Rc4? Ra8+! 2.baQ Rxa8+ 3.Ra4 Kxe7 =

1…Kd7!
1…Kf7(Kxe6) 2.Qf6+ +-.

2.Nc8!
2.Qd2+? Kxe7 3.b8Q Rxd2! 4.Rc7+ Rd7 =.

2…Rxc8
2…Kxc6 3.b8Q +-
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3.Rxc8 Qe7+!
3…Qxb7 4.Qxh8! Qa6+ 5.Kb4 +-.

4.b4!
Try:4.Ka4? Rxc8 5.Qd4+ Kc7 6.Qb6+! Kd7!! 7.Qb5+ (7.Qb7 Qe4+ =)7…Kc7! 8.Qb6+ Kd7 – positional draw.

4…Rxc8
4…Qe3+ 5.Rc3 Qa7+ 6.Kb3 Qxb7 7.Rd3 +-.

5.Qd4+ Kc7 6.Qb6+!! Kb8!
6…Kxb6 7.bcN+! fork, +-‘
6…Kd7 7.Qa7! Rc3+ 8.Ka4 ! +-.

7.Qa7+!!
7.bcQ+? Kxb8 =.

7…Kxa7 8.bxc8N+! fork
8.bcQ? Qb7 =.

8…Kb7 9.Nxe7+- win.