Nº7 Pavel Arestov

Draw

Section A.

Pavel Arestov (Russia)

wKg1,Ne8,Be1,Rf7,Pa4,d5,f4,f5/bKe2,Na1,Bh5,Rd4,Pf6,g7

1.Re7+ Kf3 2.Nxg7 Bg4
2,,.Bf7 3.Rxf7 +-.

3.Re3+!!
3.Bf2? Rxd5 =.

3…Kxe3
3…Kxf4 4.Ne6+ Kxe3 5.Bf2+ +-.

4.Bf2+ Kxf4!
4…Ke4 5.Bxd4 Kxd4 6.d6 +-.

5.Bxd4 Nb3
5…Nc2 6.Bc3 Bxf5 7.Nxf5 Kxf5 8.a5 +-.

6.Ba1!! Theme
Try: 6.Bxf6? Bxf5 7.Nxf5 Kxf5 8.Bc3 (8.Bb2 Na5 =) 8…Nc1! 9.Kf2 Na2!10.Bb2 (10.Bd2 Ke5 =) 10…Nb4 =;
Try: 6.Bc3? Bxf5 7.Nxf5 Kxf5 8.Kf1 (or 8.Kf2 Nc5 9.a5 Ne4+ fork, =) 8…Nc5 9.a5 Na6! 10.Ke2 Nc7 11.d6 Ke6! 12.dxc7 Kd7 13.a6 Kxc7 =;
Try: 6.Bb2? Bxf5 7.Nxf5 Kxf5 8.Kf2 Nc5 9.a5 Nd3+ fork 10.Ke3 Nxb2 11.Kd4 Na4! 12.a6 Nb6 13.Kc5 Nc8! =.

6…Bxf5
6…Nxa1 7.d6 +-.

7.Nxf5 Kxf5 8.Kf2!
8.Bc3? Nc1(Nc5) =.

8…Nc5
8…Nxa1 9.a5 Nb3 10.a6 +-;
8…Na5 9.Ke3 Nc4+ 10.Kd4 Nb6 11.a5 +-;
8…Kg6 9.Bc3 Nc5 10.a5 Ne4+ 11.Ke3 Nxc3 12.Kd4! Nb5+ 13.Kc5 +-.

9.a5 Na6
9…Ke4 10.d6 Kd5 11.a6! Nxa6 12.d7 +-.

10.Ke3!
10.Bc3? Nc7! 11.d6 Ke6! 12.dxc7 Kd7 =;
10.Bd4? Nb4! 11.d6 Ke6 =.

10…Nc7
10…Nb4 11.Kd4 +-.

11.Kd4! win.
11.d6? Ke6! =.