Nº20 Pavel Arestov & Michal Hlinka

Draw

Section A

Pavel Arestov & Michal Hlinka (Russia-Slovakia)

wKf2,Nd2,Rb2/bKh7,Nf1,Bd8,Rh1,Pe2

1.Nf3!
1.Kxe2? Ng3+ 2.Kf3 Nh5 (2…Nf5–+)
1.Rb7+? Kg6 2.Kxe2 Ng3+–+

1…e1Q+!
1…Rh3? 2.Rxe2!=
1…Nh2 2.Kxe2!=

2.Nxe1
2.Kxe1? Ng3+ (2…Ne3+–+)

2…Bh4+ 3.Kf3!
3.Kg2? Rh2–+

3…Bxe1 4.Rb7+!
4.Kg2? Rh2–+

4…Kg6 5.Kg2 Ng3 6.Re7 Bb4 7.Rd7!
7.Re6+? Kf7! (7…Kf5? 8.Re3!=) 8.Re3 Nf5! 9.Rf3 Rh5–+

7…Be1 8.Re7 Kf5! 9.Re8!
9.Re3? Rh2+! 10.Kxh2 a) 10.Kg1 Kg4! 11.Rxe1 Kh3 12.Re2 Nxe2++- (12…Rxe2? stalemate) ; b) 10.Kf3 Bf2–+; 10…Nf1–+

9…Kf6 10.Re3! Nf5 11.Re8 Kf7
11…Ng3 12.Re3 Rh2+ 13.Kg1 Rh1+ 14.Kg2=

12.Re5! 12.Re4? Bc3 (12…Bh4? 13.Rf4!=) 13.Kxh1 (13.Rf4 Rh5–+) 13…Ng3+ 14.Kg2 Nxe4–+

12…Rh2+
12…Ng3 13.Re3=

13.Kf1!
13.Kg1? Bf2+ 14.Kxh2 Bg3+ 15.Kg2 Bxe5–+

13…Rh1+ 14.Kg2 Ng3 15.Re3= Fortress