Nº 8 V. Kalashnikov & A. Skripnik (Russia)

Win

Valery Kalashnikov & Anatoly Skripnik (Russia)

wKe5,Na7,d8,Bh3,Rd4/bKa8,Qa2

1.Nb5!
1.Be6? Qh2+ =
1…Qe2+
1…Qh2+ 2.Kd5 Qh1+ 3.Re4! (3.Kc5?.Qxh3 4.Ra4+ Kb8 5.Nc6+ Kc8 6.Nd6+ Kd7 (6…Kc7? 7.Ra7#) 7.Ra7+ Ke6 8.Re7+ Kf6 =) 3…Qxh3 4.Ra4+ Kb8 5.Nc6+ Kb7 6.Nd6+ Kb6 7.Nc4+ Kb7 8.Ra7+ –

2.Kd6 Qxb5 3.Bg2+ Ka7 4.Nc6+ Ka6
4…Kb6 5.Rb4 +-

5.Be4!
5.Bf3? Qb2 =

5…Qb2
5…Qb6 6.Ra4+ Kb7 7.Rb4 Kc8 8.Bf5 +-(but no 8.Rxb6 stalemate=)
5…Qb4+ 6.Nxb4 +-(but no 6.Rxb4 stalemate=)

6.Bd3+ Kb7 7.Rb4+ Ka8 8.Ra4+
8.Rxb2? stalemate=

8…Kb7 9.Ba6+
9.Na5?+ Kc8 10.Rc4+ Kd8 11.Nc6+ Ke8 12.Re4+ Kf8 =

9…Kb6
9…Ka8 10.Bc8#

10.Rb4 Kxa6
10…Qxb4+ 11.Nxb4 Ka5 12.Kc5 +-

11.Nb8+
11.Rxb2? stalemate

11…Ka5 12.Rxb2 +-