Nº9 Valery Kalashnikov

Win

Valery Kalashnikov (Russia)

wKg1,Rh6,Pb6,c5,d2,f2,f4/bKa4,Nc8,e4,Rg7,Pc7,f3,g4

1.b7 g3!
1…Ncd6 2.Rxd6! cxd6 3.b8Q Nxf2! 4.Qe8+ Kb4 5.Kxf2 g3+ 6.Kg1! f2+ 7.Kg2 f1Q+ 8.Kxf1 g2+ 9.Kg1+-

2.bxc8Q
2.Ra6+? Kb3! 3.fxg3 f2+ 4.Kf1 Rxg3 5.b8Q+ Nb6 6.Rxb6+ cxb6 7.Qxb6+ Kc2 8.Ke2 Rg1–+
2.fxg3? Rxg3+ 3.Kh2 Rg2+ 4.Kh3 Nf2+ 5.Kh4 Ne7 6.Ra6+ Kb5 7.b8Q+ Kxa6=

2…gxf2+ 3.Kh2 f1N+!
3…Rg2+ 4.Kh3 f1Q 5.Ra6+ Qxa6 6.Qxa6+ Kb4 7.Qb7+-

4.Kh3
4.Kh1? Nf2#

4…Nf2+ 5.Kh4 Rg4+ 6.Qxg4
6.Kh5? Ng3#

6…Nxg4 7.Kxg4 f2 8.Rh1
8.Kf3? Nh2+ 9.Kxf2 Ng4+=

8…Nh2+! and practical endgame with promoted Knight
8…Nxd2 9.f5 f1Q 10.Rxf1 Nxf1 11.f6 Ne3+ 12.Kg5+-

9.Kh5! on edge of board No1 9…f1Q 10.Rxf1 Nxf1 11.f5 Nxd2
11…Ng3+ 12.Kg6 Ne4 13.d4 Kb5 14.f6 Nxf6 15.Kxf6 Kc4 16.Ke5+-

12.f6 Ne4 13.f7 Nf6+ 14.Kh6! Nd7 15.c6 Nf8 16.Kg7 Ne6+ 17.Kf6 Nf8 18.Ke7 Ng6+ 19.Kd8! on edge of board No2
19.Kd7? Ne5+ 20.Kxc7 Nxf7 21.Kd7 Ne5+=

19…Kb5 20.Kxc7 Kc5 21.Kb7 Nf8 22.c7+-