Nº 23 Valery Kalashnikov

Draw

Valery Kalashnikov (Russia)

wKa1,Ne4,Rb3,e7,Pa2,b2,c2,g4/bKf8,Qh6,Pa5,b5,c4,g5,g6

1.Rf7+!
1.Rh7?! Qxh7 2.Rf3+ Ke7!–+
1.Rh3?! Qxh3 2.Rf7+! Kg8!–+

1…Kxf7 2.Rh3! Qg7!
2…Qxh3? 3.Nxg5+–
2…Qf8? 3.Rf3++–

3.Rh7! Qxh7 4.Nxg5+ Kg7 5.Nxh7 Kxh7 6.a4!!
Try 6.g5? loses after 6…a4! 7.Kb1(or 7.b3 c3 8.Kb1 Kg7 9.Kc1 Kf7 10.Kd1 Ke611.bxa4 bxa4 12.Ke2 Kf513.Kd3 Kxg5 14.Kxc3 Kf4–+;or 7.b4 a3 8.Kb1 Kg7 9.Kc1 Kf710.Kd2 Ke611.Ke3 Kd5 12.c3 Ke5 13.Kf3 Kf5 14.Kg3 Kxg5–+)7…Kg7 8.Kc1 Kf7 9.Kd2 Ke6 10.Kc3 Kf5 11.Kb4 Kxg5 12.Kxb5 Kf4–+

6…b4 7.g5 Kg7 8.Ka2 Kf7 9.c3 b3+
9…bxc3 10.b4! cxb3+ 11.Kxb3 Ke6 12.Kxc3 Kf513.Kc4 Kxg5 14.Kb5 Kf4 15.Kxa5=

10.Ka3 Ke6 stalemate with selfimprisonmen