Nº10 Valery Kalashnikov

Win

Valery Kalashnikov (Russia)

wKh1,Bd7,Pb4,e2,f2,h2/bKd1,Pa7,b6,f3,g3,h3

1.e4! refusal of capture
1.exf3? gxf2 2.Bb5 a5 3.bxa5 bxa5 4.f4 Kd2 5.f5 a4–+

1…gxf2 2.Bb5! refusal of capture
2.Bxh3? a5 3.bxa5 bxa5 4.e5 a4 5.e6 a3 6.e7 a2 7.e8Q a1Q 8.Qb5 Kd2+ 9.Bf1 Qg7=

line A 2…a6! 3.Bxa6 Ke1 4.e5 f1Q+ 5.Bxf1 Kxf1 6.e6 f2 7.e7 b5! 8.e8B! (Excelsior & Phoenix)
8.e8Q? stalemate]

8…Ke2 9.Bxb5+ Kd2 10.Bf1! win

line B: 2…a5 3.bxa5
3.e5? axb4 4.e6 b3 5.e7 b2 6.e8Q b1Q=

3…bxa5 4.e5 a4! 5.Bxa4+ Kd2! 6.Bb5 Ke1 7.Ba6!
7.e6? f1Q+ 8.Bxf1 Kxf1 9.e7 f2= White to move!

7…f1Q+ 8.Bxf1 Kxf1 9.e6 f2 10.e7 Black to move! 10…Ke2 11.e8Q+ win

after R. Becker