Nº 2 Valery Kalashnikov

Win

Section A

Valery Kalashnikov (Russia)

wKc2,Bg6,Pa5,h5/bKa2,Rd5

1.h6!
1.Bf7? Ka1! 2.h6 (2.Bxd5 stalemate) 2…Rc5+ 3.Kb3 Rc6 4.h7 Rh6 5.Bg8 Rxh7 6.Bxh7 stalemate
1.a6? Ra5! 2.h6 Rxa6 3.h7 Rc6+ 4.Kd3 Rc8 5.Bf7+ Kb2! 6.Bg8 Rc3+ 7.Ke4 Rh3=

1…Rxa5
1…Rc5+ 2.Kd2! Rd5+ 3.Ke2!=

2.Bf7+ Ka1! 3.h7 Ra8 4.Bg8 Rxg8 5.hxg8R!
[5.hxg8Q? stalemate]

Processing 2 studies: R.Fontana (1948g.) –wKc2,Bh5,Ph6/bKa2,Ra5
V.Kalashnikov (1990g.) –wKe2,Ba5,Be8,Pg5/bKa2,Rc5,Ph6