Nº6 Valery Kalashnikov

Draw

Valery Kalashnikov (Russia)

wKc5,Rh2/bKd1,Bb1,Pa4,d5,f3

1.Rf2
1.Rh1+? Ke2! 2.Kxd5! a3! 3.Rxb1 f2 4.Kd4 a2 5.Rb2+ Kf3!–+

1…Be4 2.Kd4!
Thematic try 2.Ra2? Bc2 3.Ra1+ Kd2 4.Kxd5 f2 5.Rf1 Ke2 6.Rxf2+ Kxf2 7.Kc4 a3 8.Kc3 and white king not in a theoretical fortress 8…Ba4–+ (or 8…Bd1–+ )

2…Ke1 3.Ra2 f2
3…Bb1 4.Rxa4 f2 5.Ra1=

4.Ke3! f1N+! 5.Kd4 Nd2 6.Rxa4 Ke2 7.Ra2! another white fortress