Nº5 Pavel Arestov

Draw

Pavel Arestov (Russia)

wKh2,Ng3,Bd5,h6,Pd7,e2/bKf2,Qa6,Pc4,e5,f3,f4

1.Ne4+!
1.d8Q? Qxh6+ 2.Nh5 !xh5+ -+;
1.Nh1+? Ke3 2.Bf8 Qf6 3.Bc5+ Kxe2 4/Bxc4+ Kd2 -+.

1…Ke3!
1…Kxe2? 2.Bg5 f2 3.Nxf2 =.

2.Bxf4+!
2.d8Q? Qxh6+ 3.Kg1 fxe2 -+, pos. X1 with b.p.e5;
2.Bg5? fxe2 3.d8Q e!Q 4.Bh4 Qh6 -+.

2…exf4 3.d8Q Qh6+ 4.Kg1 fxe2 pos. X without b.p.e5 5.Ng3! e1Q+
5…fxg3 6.Qe7+ Kd2 7.Qb4+ c3 8.Qd4+ =.

6.Nf1+ Kd3
6…Kd4 7.Be6+ Ke5 8.Qd5+ Kf6 9.Qf5+ Ke7 10.Qf7+ Kd6 11.Qd7+ =

7.Be4+! with 2 lines:
7.Bg2(Bf3)+? Kc2 -+.

A) 7…Kxe4 8.Qe8+!
8.Qe7+? Kf3! 9.Qxe1 Qg5+ 10.Ng3 Qxg3+ -+.

8…Kf3!
8…Kd3(Kd4) 9.Qxe1 =.

9.Qh5+!
9.Qxe1? Qg5+ -+.

9…Qxh5 – stalemate with pin Nf1.

B) 7…Ke2!
7…Kc3?? 8.Qa5+ +-.

8.Qd3+!! cxd3 9.Bf3+! Kxf3 – stalemate with pin Nf1.