Nº23 Alain Pallier & Pavel Arestov

Win

Alain Pallier & Pavel Arestov (France-Russia)

wKf4,Bg6,Pb4,d2/bKg7,Nb2,Ph5

1.Kg5
1.Bxh5? Nd3+ =

1…h4! 2.Bf5
2.Be4? h3 3.b5 Sc4(a4)=

2…Kf7! 3.Kxh4 Kf6 4.b5! Nc4 5.Bd3! Na5 6.Kg3 Ke5
7.Kf2!
7.Kf3? Kd5! (7…Kd4 8.Ke2 +- zz) 8.Ke2 Kd4! zz = (9.Bc6 Nc4 or Nb7=)

7…Kd5! 8.Ke1!
8.Ke3? Kc5 9.Ke4 Nb3=

8…Nb7
8…Kd4 9.Ke2 zz Kc5 10.Kd1! Nb7 11.Kc2 Nd6 12.Kc3 +-

9.Ke2! Kc5 10.Be4!
10.Ke3? Na5! 11.Ke4 Nb3=

10…Na5 11.Bc6 Kd4 12.Kd1! Kc5 13.Be8!
13.Bd7? Nc4 14.Kc2 Nb6! 15.Be8(c6) Kc4! =
13.Kc2? Nxc6 14.bxc6 Kxc6 =

13…Nc4 14.Kc2 Kd4 15.Bc6!
15.Bd7? Nb6 16.Bc6 Kc4=

15…Nb6 16.Kb3!
16.Be8? Kc4=

16…Kd3 17.Kb4 Kxd2 18.Kc5 Na4 19.Kd4!+-

and, with Black king now cut off, White wins the B + p vs N ending : eg 19…Kc2 20.Kc4 Nb6+ 21.Kc5 Na4+ 22.Kb4 Nb6 23.Be4+ Kd2 24.Kc5 Na4+ 25.Kd4 Kc1 26.Kc4 Kb2 27.Kb4 Nb6 28.Bg6 Nd5+ 29.Ka5 etc.