Nº8 Valery Kalashnikov

Win

Valery Kalashnikov (Russia)

wKb8,Nc1,Pc7,e2,f6,h6/bKb2,Ne4,Bc6,h4,Rh3

1.Nd3+!
1.c8Q? Bg3+ 2.Ka7 Bf2+ 3.Kb8 Bg3+= positional draw

1…Rxd3! 2.exd3 Nd6
Main B 2…Bxf6 3.c8Q Be5+ 4.Ka7 Bd4+ 5.Ka6 Bb5+! 6.Ka5! (Try 6.Kxb5? Nd6+ 7.Kc6 Nxc8 8.Kd7 Nb6+–+ (or 8…Na7–+ ) ) 6…Bc3+ 7.Qxc3+! Nxc3 8.h7 Bxd3 9.h8Q+

3.f7! Nxf7 4.c8Q Bg3+ 5.Ka7 Bf2+ 6.Ka6 Bb5+! 7.Ka5!
Try 7.Kxb5? Nd6+ 8.Kb4 Nxc8 9.h7 Bd4–+

7…Be1+ 8.Kxb5 Nd6+ 9.Kc5 Nxc8 10.h7 Bc3 11.d4 Ne7 12.h8Q+-