Nº8 Vladimir Kuzmichev

Win

Vladimir Kuzmichev (Russia)

wKf8,Rb1,Ph6/bKf5,Qg3

1.h7! Qh2
1…Kg6 2.h8N+!!= (2.h8Q? Qa3+! 3.Ke8 Qa8+!–+; 2.Rg1!? Qxg1 3.h8Q Qc5+ 4.Ke8 Qc8+–+)

2.Kg7!
2.Kg8? Qa2+! 3.Kf8 Qxb1 4.h8Q Qb8+ 5.Kg7 Qc7+ 6.Kf8 Qd8+ 7.Kg7 Qe7+ 8.Kg8 Kg6–+

2…Qg2+ 3.Kh8!!
3.Kf8? Kg6! 4.h8Q (4.h8N+ Kh7 5.Nf7 Qa8+! 6.Ke7 Qe4–+) 4…Qa8–+

3…Kf6
3…Qa8+ 4.Kg7 Qa7+ 5.Kh6!! (5.Kg8!? Qa2+–+) 5…Qe3+ (5…Qa6+ 6.Kg7! Qg6+ 7.Kh8=) 6.Kg7! Qd4+ 7.Kg8! (7.Kf7? Qa7+! 8.Kg8 Qa2+!–+) 7…Kg6 8.h8N+!! Kf6 9.Rf1+!=

4.Rb6+! Ke7
4…Kg5 5.Rb5+! Kg6 6.Rb6+!=

5.Re6+!! Kxe6 stalemate