Nº9 Pavel Arestov

Win

Pavel Arestov (Russia)

wKh5,Bc1,Ra4,h4,Pb6,d5,d7,f3/bKf6,Qb3,Ne1,e6,Pc7,f4

1.d8Q+!
1.Raxf4(Rhxf4)+? Nxf4+ 2.Rxf4+ Ke7 3.Rf7+ Kxf7 4.d8Q Qxf3+ =.

1…Nxd8 2.Raxf4+!
Thematic try: 2.Rhxf4+? Ke7 3.bxc7 Qxd5+ 4.Rf5! Qxf5+ 5.Bg5+ Qxg5+!6.Kxg5 Nxf3+ 7.Kg4 Nd5+ 8.Ke5 Nef7! pos. X with White Ra4 9.c8Q Nd6+ =.

2…Ke7 3.bxc7 Qxd5+ 4.Rf5!!
4.Kg4? Qg8+ =.

4…Qxf5+ 5.Bg5+ Qxg5+!
5…Kd7? 6.cxd8Q+ +-.

6.Kxg5 Nxf3+
6…Ne6+ 7.Kf5 Nxc7 8.Re4+ +-.

7.Kg4!
7.Kh5? Kd7 =;
7.Kf4? Ne6+ 8.Kxf3 Nxc7 =.

7…Ne5+
7…Nxh4 8.c8Q +-.

8.Kf5
8.Kf4? Ne6(Ng6)+ =.

8…Ndf7!
8…Nef7! Pos. X1 with White Rh4 9.Rh7! Nb7 10.Rxf7+! Kxf7 11.Ke5! +-.

9.Rh8!!
9.c8Q? Nd6+ 10.Kxe5 Nxc8 =;
9.Rh7? Kd7(Nc4) =;
9.Rd4? Nc6! 10.c8Q Nxd4+ =.

9…Nd7!
9…Nc4 10.Re8+! Kxe8 11.c8Q+ +-;
9…Nxh8 10.c8Q +-;
9…Nc6 10.Re8+! Kd6 11.c8Q Ne7+ 12.Rxe7 +-.

10.c8N#! – ideal mate.
10.Re8+? Kxe8 11.c8Q+ Ke7 =.