Nº23 Valery Kalashnikov

Draw

Valery Kalashnikov (Russia)

wKe3,Qg8,Nf5,Rc4,Ph3/bKh5,Qg2,Nb2,e6,Bg6,Rb4

1.Ng7+
1.Qh8+? Kg5 2.Qh4+ Kxf5 3.Qg4+ Kf6 4.Rxb4 Qh2 5.Qh4+ Kf7 6.Rb7+ Kg8–+

1…Kh6
1…Nxg7 2.Qh8+ Kg5 3.h4+ Kf6 4.Qd8+ Kf5 5.Qf8+ Ke6 6.Qc8+ Ke7 7.Rc7+ Kf6 8.Qf8+ Ke6 9.Qc8+=

2.Rh4+!
2.Qh8+? Bh7 3.Nf5+ Kg5 4.h4+ Kxf5 5.Qxh7+ Ke5 6.Qh5+ Kd6 7.Rxb4 Qg3+ 8.Ke2 Qd3+ 9.Kf2 Qd2+–+

2…Kg5!
Black-try 2…Rxh4 3.Nf5+ Kh5 4.Ng7+ Kh6 5.Nf5+ Kg5 6.Qxg6+ Kxg6 7.Nxh4+=

3.Rh5+! Bxh5
3…Kf6 4.Qxe6+ Kxg7 5.Qe7+ Kg8 6.Qe6+=

4.Nxh5+
Try 4.Nxe6+? Kf6! 5.Qxg2 Nd1+ 6.Kd3 Bg6+ 7.Ke2 Rb2+–+

4…Kxh5 5.Qxg2 Nd1+! 6.Kf3 Nd4+! 7.Kf4!!
7.Kg3? Nf5+ 8.Kh2 Rb2 9.Qxb2 Nxb2–+
7.Ke4? Nc6+! 8.Kf3 Ne5+ 9.Kg3 Rb3+ 10.Kf4 Ng6+ 11.Ke4 Rb4+–+ with Knight-forks

7…Nc6+! 8.Kg3!
8.Qe4? Rxe4+ 9.Kxe4–+

8…Rb3+ 9.Kf4
9.Qf3+? Rxf3+ 10.Kxf3–+

9…Rb4+ 10.Kg3! positional draw