Nº8 Valery Kalashnikov

Win

Section A.1

Valery Kalashnikov (Russia)

wKe1,Nh6,Rh1,Pb6/bKe8,Ra8,Pf3

1.0–0!
1.b7? Rb8 2.Nf5 Kd7 3.Rh7+ Kc6 4.Nd4+ Kb6=
1.Kf2? Ra2+ 2.Ke3 Rb2=

1…0–0–0!
1…Rb8 2.Rb1 Kd7 3.Nf7 Kc6 4.Ne5+-

2.Nf7
2.Rb1? f2+! 3.Kf1 Rh8 4.Nf5 Rh1+= linear attack

2…Rg8+ 3.Kf2
3.Kh1? Kb7 4.Rb1 f2 5.Nd6+ Kc6=

3…Rg2+!
3…Kb7 4.Rb1 Rg2+ 5.Kxf3 Rg6 6.Nd8+-

4.Ke3!
4.Kxf3? Rg6 5.Rb1 Rf6+= double attack

4…Rg6
4…Kb7 5.Rb1 Rg6 6.Nd8+ Ka6 7.b7+-

5.Rb1 f2! 6.b7+ Kb8 7.Ne5 Re6 pin
7…f1N+!? 8.Kd4+- (8.Kf2+-)

8.Kd4 Rd6+
8…f1Q 9.Nd7+ Kc7 10.b8Q+-

9.Kc5! +-
[9.Kc4? f1Q+ 10.Rxf1 Kxb7=]