Nº1 Valery Kalashnikov

Draw

Valery Kalashnikov (Russia)

wKc6,Nh3,Pa6/bKe6,Ba1,Rd1,Pg6

1.Nf4+!
Prematurely 1.a7? Rd6+ 2.Kb7 Rd7+ 3.Ka6 Rxa7+ 4.Kxa7–+
logic try 1.Ng5+? Kf5 2.a7 Rd8 3.Nf7 Rf8 4.Nd6+ Ke6 5.Nb5 g5–+

With the following lines

A) 1…Kf7 2.a7 Rd8 3.Nxg6!
3.Kc7? Ra8 4.Kb7 Rxa7+ 5.Kxa7 g5–+

3…Bd4 4.Ne5+! Ke6
4…Bxe5 5.Kb7=

5.Kc7 Ra8 6.Nc6 Bxa7 7.Kb7 draw

B) 1…Kf5 2.a7
2.Nxg6? Bd4 3.Ne7+ Ke6–+

2…Rd8 3.Nxg6! Bd4 4.Ne7+ Ke6 5.Nc8! Rxc8+ 6.Kb7 draw

C) 1…Kf6 2.Nd5+ Ke5 3.a7 Rxd5 4.a8Q draw