Nº8 Valery Kalashnikov

Draw

Valery Kalashnikov (Russia)

wKb6,Nh4,Rc2,Pe4,e6,f5,f6/bKh8,Qe8,Nf8,Pd3

1.Ng6+
1.Rd2? Qd8+ 2.Kc5 Qxf6 3.Nf3 Nxe6+ 4.fxe6 Qxf3–+

1…Qxg6!
1…Nxg6? 2.Rh2+ Kg8 3.f7+-

2.Rh2+! Qh7 3.e7!
3.Rxh7+? Nxh7–+

3…Nd7+ 4.Kc6!
Try 4.Kc7? Nxf6 5.Rxh7+ Kxh7 6.e5 Ne8+ with check! –+

4…Nxf6 5.Rxh7+ Kxh7 6.e5 Ne8 without check!
6…d2 7.exf6 d1Q 8.f7=

7.f6 Kg6
7…d2 8.f7 d1Q 9.f8Q!=

8.Kd7 Kf7 9.e6+ Kxf6 10.Kxe8 d2 11.Kf8 d1Q 12.e8Q Qd6+ 13.e7
13.Kg8? Qg3+ 14.Kf8 Qg7#

13…Qd5! with a pawn! 14.Qg6+! Kxg6 15.e8Q+ Kf6 without a pawn! 16.Qe7+=