Draw
Section B.2.
Pavel Arestov, Mario García & Vladislav Tarasiuk ( Russia-Argentina -Ukraine)
wKc2,Ba2,Pa5,f2/bKe2,Nh3,Rg1
1.a6!
1.Bc4+? Kxf2 2.a6 Ke3 /Nf4–+
1…Rg7 2.Bc4+!
2.Kc3/Bd5? Nxf2 3.Bd5 Rc7+! 4.Kd4 (4.Kb4 Nd3+ 5.Kb5 Rc5+ 6.Kb6 Rxd5 7.a7 Rd8–+) 4…Nd1! 5.Bb7 Nc3! 6.a7 Nb5–+
2…Kxf2
2…Kf3 3.Bd5+ Kf4 4.Bb7=
3.Kc3!
Try: 3.Bd5!? Rc7+ 4.Kb3 Nf4 5.Bb7 Nd3! 6.Ka4 Nb2+ 7.Kb5 Nc4 8.Bd5 Nd6+ 9.Kb6 Re7! 10.Kc5 Nc8 11.Bb7 Rc7+ 12.Kb5 Nd6+ 13.Ka5 Nc4+ 14.Kb5 Ke3–+
or 3.Kb3? Ke3! 4.Bd5 Kd4 5.Bb7 Kc5 6.a7 Rxb7–+
or 3.Kd3? Nf4+ /Rc7 4.Kd4 Rc7–+
3…Nf4!
3…Ke3 4.Bd5! Nf4 5.Bb7 Ne6 6.Kc4!=
4.Kb4!
4.Kd4? Rc7/g5–+
4…Ke3 5.Kc5!
5.Kb5? Kd4–+
5…Rc7+ 6.Kb5!
6.Kb6? Rxc4 7.a7 Nd5–+
6…Kd4 7.Bb3!
Thematic Try: 7.Ba2? Rh7!! a) no 7…Nd3? 8.Kb6 Rh7 9.a7=; b) no 7…Rd7? 8.Kb6! Rd6+ 9.Kb5 Ne2 10.a7 Nc3+ 11.Ka5 Rd8 12.Kb6!=; c) no 7…Rg7? 8.Kb6! Rg6+ 9.Ka5! (no 9.Kb5 Ne2 10.a7 Nc3+ 11.Ka5 Rg5+ 12.Kb6 Na4+ 13.Kb7 Rg7+ 14.Kb8 Nb6 15.a8Q Nxa8 16.Kxa8 Kc5 17.Kb8 Kc6–+) 9…Rg2 10.Bf7! Nd5 (10…Nd3 11.a7 Rg1 12.Kb6=) 11.Bxd5 Kxd5 12.Kb6 Kd6 (12…Rb2+ 13.Kc7÷) 13.Kb7 Kd7 (13…Rb2+ 14.Kc8 Ra2 15.Kb7 Kd7 16.a7 Rb2+ 17.Ka8=) 14.a7 Rb2+ 15.Ka8=; 8.Kb6 Rh6+! 9.Kb5 Ne2! 10.a7 Nc3+ 11.Ka5 Rh5+! 12.Ka6 Nb5 13.Bf7 Rc5 14.a8Q Nc7+ 15.Kb7 Nxa8 16.Kxa8 Rc7 17.Bb3 Kc5 18.Kb8 Kb6–+
7…Rh7 8.Kb6 Rh6+
8…Nd3 9.a7=
9.Kb5!
9.Kb7? Nd3 10.a7 Nc5–+
9.Ka5? Rh3 10.a7 Rxb3 11.Ka4 Rb1–+
9…Rh3
9…Nd5 10.Bxd5 Kxd5 11.a7 Rh8 12.Kb6 Kd6 13.Kb7=
10.a7!
10.Bf7? Ra3 11.Kb6 Nd3 12.a7 Nc5 13.Be8 Ra6–+
10…Rxb3+ 11.Kc6 Rc3+ 12.Kb7=