Nº3 Valery Kalashnikov

Win

Section B.1.

Valery Kalashnikov (Russia)

wKg7,Ne7,g2,Bc5,g8/bKg4,Pa4,e2,f2,h3

1.Ne3+!
1.Be6+? Kg3 2.Bxf2+ Kxf2 3.Bxh3 a3–+

1…Kg5!
1…Kf3 2.Bd5+ Kf4 3.Ng6++-
1…Kf4 2.Ng6+ Ke4 3.Bd5+ Kd3 4.Nf4++-
1…Kg3 2.N7f5++-
1…Kh5 2.Bf7++-

2.N7d5!
2.Ng6? f1Q 3.Be7+ Kh5 4.Bf7 Qg1 5.Kh7 Qb1 6.Kg7 Qg1 positional draw

2…f1Q 3.Be7+ Kh5 4.Bf7+
4.Nf6+? Kg5! 5.Nfg4+ Kf4–+

4…Qxf7+ 5.Kxf7 e1Q 6.Nf4+ Kh6 7.Ng4+
7.Nf5+? Kh7 8.Nxh3 Qxe7+! 9.Nxe7 Kh6! 10.Nf5+ Kh5=

7…Kh7 8.Nf6+ Kh6 9.Ne6!
9.Ng4+? Kh7 10.Ne6 Qf1+ 11.Nf6+ Kh8!–+

9…Qxe6+!
9…h2 10.Bf8#

10.Kxe6 Kg5 11.Bd6 a3! 12.Ne4+!
12.Be5? a2 13.Ne4+ Kh4! 14.Bf6+ Kg4 15.Nf2+ Kg3=

12…Kg4 13.Nf2+
13.Nd2? a2 14.Nb3 Kf3=

13…Kh4
13…Kf3 14.Nxh3 a2 15.Be5+-

14.Kf5 [or 14.Be5 a2 15.Kf5] 14…a2 15.Be5 a1Q! 16.Bxa1 Kg3 17.Ng4 h2 18.Be5++-