Nº 1 Valery Kalashnikov

Draw

Section A.2.

Valery Kalashnikov (Russia)

wKc3,Pc4,f7/bKd7,Nf5,Bb8,Rf2

1.f8Q Be5+ 2.Kd3!
Try I: 2.Kb3? Nd4–+

2…Rf3+ 3.Ke4!
Try II: 3.Kd2? Bc3+ 4.Ke2 Nd4–+

3…Re3+! 4.Kd5! Ne7+ 5.Kc5 Bd6+ 6.Kb5
Try III: 6.Kd4? Nc6–+

6…Rb3+ 7.Ka6 Ra3+ 8.Kb7
Try IV: 8.Kb5? Ra5+! 9.Kb6! Bc5+! 10.Kxa5 Nc6–+

8…Ra7+!
8…Rb3+ 9.Ka6 Ra3+ 10.Kb7 positional draw

9.Kb6!
Try V: 9.Kxa7? Nc6–+

9…Nc8+ 10.Qxc8+! Kxc8 11.Kxa7=