Nº4 Valery Kalashnikov

Win

Valery Kalashnikov (Russia)

wKg5,Ne8,Pd6,e5,g6/bKh8,Bh7,Rc8,Pg7

1.d7
1.Nc7? Bg8 2.e6 Rxc7 3.d7 Rc5+ 4.Kf4 Rd5 5.e7 Rxd7 6.e8Q Rd4+ 7.Ke3 Rd3+=; 1.e6? Rc5+ 2.Kf4 Bxg6 3.d7 Rf5+ 4.Ke3 Re5+ 5.Kd4 Rxe6 6.d8Q Rxe8=
1.Nxg7? Kxg7 2.gxh7 Rd8 3.Kf5 Rf8+ 4.Ke6 Kxh7 5.Ke7 Ra8 6.d7 Kg6 7.e6 Kf5=

1…Rd8 2.e6 Bg8 3.Kf5 Rxe8!
3…Bxe6+ 4.Kxe6 Kg8 5.Ke7+-

4.dxe8N!
4.dxe8Q? stalemate

4…Bxe6+! 5.Kxe6 Kg8 6.Ke7 Kh8 7.Nf6!+-

Destruction of a fortress by the Knight-Phoenix