Nº1 Valery Kalashnikov

Win

Valery Kalashnikov (Russia)

1.b7!
1.e7? Rxe5 2.d7 Rxe7–+
1.d7? Rd3 2.e7 Rxd7–+

1…Rxe5+
1…Rc3+ 2.b6 Bxe6 3.b8Q+ Rc8 4.Qb7+-
1…Rf3+ 2.b6 Bxb6+ 3.Kxb6 Rb3+ 4.Ka7 Bxe6 5.b8Q+ Rxb8 6.Kxb8+-
1…axb5 2.e7 Re2+ 3.Ka8 Ra2+ 4.Kb8 Ba7+ 5.Kc7 Rc2+ 6.Kd7+-

2.b6 Bxb6+!
2…Rxe6 3.b8Q Bh2 4.Qd8 Rxg6 5.d7 Rf6 6.b7+-

3.Kxb6 Rb5+
3…Rxe6 4.b8Q Rxg6 5.Ka7 Rxd6 6.Qxd6+-

4.Kxa6 Rxb7 5.d7!
5.e7? Rd7 6.e8Q Rxd6+ 7.Kb7 Re6 8.Qb8 Rxg6=

5…Rb8
5…Rb1 6.e7 Ra1+ 7.Kb7 Rb1+ 8.Kc8 Rc1+ 9.Kd8+-

6.e7 Re8!
6…Rd8! 7.exd8N!+-
6…Ra8+ 7.Kb7 Bd5+ 8.Kc7 Bg8 9.d8Q Rc8+ 10.Kd7 Rxd8+ 11.Kxd8+-

7.dxe8B!
7.dxe8Q? stalemate
7.dxe8N? Bc4+ 8.Kb6 Bd3 9.Nxg7 Bxg6=
7.Kb5? Rxe7 8.d8Q Re5+ 9.Kc6 Re6+ 10.Kd7 Rxg6=

7…Bf7!? 8.gxf7 +-

[8.Bxf7? stalemate]