Nº11 Valery Kalashnikov

Draw

Valery Kalashnikov (Russia)

wKh3,Pf2,f4,g7,h7/bKd3,Qa2,Nd5,Rc4

1.g8Q! Rc1!
1…Nxf4+ 2.Kg3 Nh5+ 3.Kg2! Nf4+ 4.Kg3 positional draw 4…Qa1 5.h8Q Qg1+ 6.Kf3 Qd1+ 7.Kg3 Qg1+ 8.Kf3 positional draw

2.Qg3+!
Prematurely 2.h8Q? Nxf4+ 3.Kg3 Rg1–+
logic try 2.Qg6+? Kd2! 3.Qe4 Qa8! 4.Qd4+ Kc2 5.Qe4+ Kb3–+

2…Ke2 3.h8Q Rh1+ 4.Qh2 Nxf4+ 5.Kg3 Rxh2 6.Kxh2!
6.Qxh2? Qg8+! 7.Kxf4 Qb8–+

6…Kxf2 and combination P. Rossi 1995 Year: 7.Qa1! Qc2! 8.Qb1!
8.Qc1?! Qh7#

8…Qe2 9.Qd1! Qb2 10.Qa1!= positional draw
[10.Qc1?! Qh8#]