Nº1 Valery Kalashnikov

Draw

Valery Kalashnikov (Russia)

wKd3,Pa5,b2,c2/bKa4,Be8,Pb7

1.a6! Bb5+
1…b6 2.Kd4 Ka5 3.c4 Kxa6 4.b4=

2.c4 Bxa6 3.Kc3 Ka5! 4.b3!
Thematic try for line A: 4.Kb3? b6! 5.Kc3 Bc8 6.b4+ Ka4 7.b5 Ka5 8.c5?! bxc5 9.Kc4 Kb6–+
try for line B: 4.b4+? Ka4 5.b5 Bxb5 6.cxb5 Kxb5 7.Kb3 b6–+ ZZ

4…b6 5.b4+
5.Kd4? Bb7! 6.Ke5 Bf3! 7.Kd6 Bd1 8.c5 b5–+

5…Ka4 6.b5…..

A) …Bc8 7.c5! bxc5 8.Kc4 Ka5 9.Kxc5 draw

B) 6…Bxb5 7.cxb5 Kxb5 8.Kb3! ZZ draw