Nº3 Pavel Arestov

Win

Section A.

Pavel Arestov (Russia)

wKb1,Ba5,Ra7/bKc8,Nh6,Bg5,Ph7

1.Rc7+!
1.Rxh7? Be3! 2.Kc2 Bf4! 4.Kd3 Ng4 5.Ke4 Nf6+ 6.Kxf4 Nxh7 =.

1…Kb8
1…Kd8 2.Rc5+ +-.

2.Rxh7 Kc8
2…Bf4 3.Bb4! Kc8 4.Bf8 Nf5/Ng4 5.Rf7/Rg4 +-.

3.Rc7+! Kb8 4.Rg7! Bf4
4…Be3 4.Kc2 Nf5 5.Rf7 Nd6 6.Bc7+ +-.

5.Rh7! Kc8!
5…Bg5(Be3) 6.Kc2 Kc8 7.Kd3 Nf5 8.Rh5 +-.

6.Ka2!!
6.Kc2? Nf5(Ng4) 7.Rh4(7.Rf7 Nd4+ =) 7…Ne3+ 8.Kd3 Nd5 =.

6…Bg5
6…Be3 7.Kb3 Nf5 8.Kc4 Nd6+ 9.Kd5 +-.

7.Kb3
7.Rc7(Ra7)? Kb8 – loss of time.

7…Nf5 8,Rc7+!
8.Rh5? Nd4+ 9.Kc4 Ne6 10.Kd5 Nf4+, fork, =.

8…Kb8 9.Rf7!
9.Rc5? Nd4+ 10.Kc4 Ne6(Be7) =.

9…Nd4+
9…Nd6 10.Bc7+ +-.

10.Kc4 Nc6
10…Be3 11.Bb6 +-;
10..Ne6 11.Kd5 +-.

11.Bc7+!
11.Bc3? Be7(Kc8) =.

11…Kb7!
11…Kc8 12.Bd6(Kd5) +-
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12.Rg7!
12.Bf4+? Kb6 13.Bxg5 Ne5+, fork, =;
12.Kd5? Ne7+! 13.Kd6 Nc8+ ;
12.Kc5? Be3+! 13.Kd6 Na7! 14.Bd8+ Ka6 =.

12…Bf6 13.Rh7!
13.Rf7? Be7! 14.Bd6 Kb6 15.Bxe7 Ne5+, fork, =.

13…Be7 14.Bd6! pin 14…Kb6 15.Bxe7, win.