WCCI 2016-18: Valery Kalashnikov (RUS)

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Valery Kalashnikov
4th Composing Tourney of FRME
2018
(Section C)
1st/3rd Prize

White wins (BTM)

1... Rh7+ 2. Kg3 Ne2+ 3. Kg4 Ne3+ 4. Kg5 Rh5+! (4... a1=Q 5. Qc6+ Kd4 6. Qf6+ +-) 5. Nxh5 (5. Kxh5? Nxf4+ 6. Nxf4 a1=Q =) 5... a1=Q 6. Nf6+ Kd3 (6... Kf3 7. Nh4+ Kf2 8. Ng4+ +-) 7. Ne5+ Kd2 8. Ne4+

a) 8... Ke1 9. Qb4+! Kf1 10. Qf8+ Ke1 11. Qh8! Domination

11... Qa3 11... Kd1 12. Qh1+ +- 12. Qh1+ Nf1 13. Nf3+ Kd1 14. Qxf1+ +-

b) 8... Kd1 9. Nf2+ Kd2 9... Ke1 10. Qxe3 Qc3 11. Ned3+ Kf1 12. Qh3+ Kg1 13. Qh1# 10. Nf3#

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Valery Kalashnikov
Zadachi i Etyudy
2016
2nd Prize

White wins

1. Nf4+ Kh6 2. Rg6+ Kh7

3. Nf3! Thematic try: 3. Ngxh3? b1=Q 4. Ng5+ Kh8 5. Nf7+ Kh7 6. Rh6+ Kg8 7. Rh8+ Kg7 8. Nxe6+ Kg6 9. Rg8+ Kh5 10. Rg5+ Kh4 = 3... b1=Q 4. Ng5+ Kh8 5. Nf7+ Kh7 6. Rh6+ Kg8 7. Rh8+ Kg7 8. Nxe6+ Kg6 9. Rg8+ Kh5 9... Kh7 10. Rg7#; 9... Kf5 10. Nd6+ Ke5 11. Rg5+ +- 10. Rg5+ Kh4 11. Ne5! Qb4+ 11... h2 12. Nf3+ Kh3 13. Nf4# 12. Kf6 Qe4 13. Ng6+ compelling exchange No1 13... Qxg6+ 14. Rxg6 Nf2

15. Nd4! Thematic try: 15. Ng7? Ng4+! 16. Kf5 h2 17. Rxg4+ Kh3 18. Kf4 h1=Q 19. Rg3+ Kh2! = 15... Ng4+! 16. Kf5 h2 17. Rxg4+ Kh3 18. Kf4! h1=Q 19. Rg3+ Kh4 19... Kh2 20. Nf3+ +- compelling exchange No2 20. Nf5+ Kh5 21. Rg5#

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Valery Kalashnikov
7th UAPA Ty (Section A)
2018
2nd Commendation

White wins

1. Rg4+! 1. Rc8+? Kf7 2. Rf8+ Ke6 3. Re4+ Kd5 4. Rxf5+ Kxe4 = 1... Kf7 2. Rc7+ Ke6 3. Rg6+! 3. Re4+? Kd5 4. Rd4+ Ke5! 5. Bd6+ Kxd4 6. Rxc3 Kxc3 = 3... Kd5 3... Ke5 4. Bd6+ +- 4. Rd6+ 4. Rd7+? Kc4! = 4... Ke4 5. Re7+ Re5 5... Kf4 6. Rd4+ Kg3 7. Rg7+ Kh2 8. Rh4+ +- 6. Rxe5+ Qxe5 6... Kxe5 7. Bd4+ +-

7. Rd4+ Kf5 7... Ke3 8. Rd5+ +- 8. g4+ Kf6 9. Rd6+ Kf7 9... Ke7 10. Rd5+ +- 10. Rd7+ Kg8 10... Ke8 11. Re7+ +-; 10... Kf6 11. Bd4 +- 11. Rd8+ Kf7 12. Rf8+ Ke6 13. Re8+ +-

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Valery Kalashnikov
Akobia-80 MT (Section A)
2017
4th Prize

Draw

1. h7+! 1. Rg7+? Kf8 2. Rf7+ Ke8 3. h7 Rb4+ 4. Ka3 Ra4+ 5. Kb3 Reb4+ 6. Kc3 e1=Q+ 7. Rxe1 h1=Q -+ 1... Kh8 2. g7+! Kxh7 3. Rxh2+ Rh4 4. g8=Q+! Kxg8 5. Rxg2+ Kf8 6. Rxe3 a4+! 7. Ka3! 7. Kb2? a3+ 8. Ka2 Rc2+ 9. Kb3 e1=Q 10. Rxe1 Rxg2 -+ 7... Rc3+! 8. Rxc3 e1=Q 9. Rc8+

a) 9... Kf7 10. Rf2+! Qxf2 11. Rf8+! Kxf8 stalemate

b) 9... Ke7 10. Re2+! Qxe2 11. Re8+! Kxe8 stalemate

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Valery Kalashnikov
Garcia-70 JT (Section B2)
2018
5th Prize

Draw

1. Re5+!! 1. Rh4+? Kd3 2. d8=Q+ Qxd8 3. bxc8=Q Qxc8+ -+ 1... Kd3! 1... Kxe5 2. Bf4+ Kxf4 3. f8=Q+ Ke3 4. Qe8+ Ne7 5. Qxe7+ =; 1... Qxe5? 2. bxc8=Q Qe6+ 3. Kb7 Bxc4 4. Qe8 +- 2. d8=Q+! 2. Rd5+? Kc2 3. Rd2+ Kb1 -+ 2... Qxd8 3. Rd5+ Kxc4! 3... Qxd5 4. cxd5 Bc4+ 5. Ka5 Ra1+ 6. Kb4 Rb1+ 7. Kc5 Rb5+ 8. Kc6 Nxa7+ 9. Kc7 = 4. Rc5+! Kxc5 4... Kd3 5. bxc8=Q Ra1+ 6. Kb7 Bd5+ 7. Rxd5+ Qxd5+ 8. Qc6 Rb1+ 9. Kc7 = 5. f8=Q+ Qxf8 6. Bxf8+ Nd6 7. Bxd6+ Kc6!

8. Ba3 8. b8=N+? Kxd6 9. a8=Q Ra1+ 10. Kb7 Bd5+ -+ 8... Ra1 8... Rc4 9. b8=N+ Kc7 10. Kb5 Kb7 11. Nc6 = 9. b8=N+ Kc7 10. Kb5 Rxa3 11. Na6+ Kb7 12. Nc5+ Kxa7 13. Kb4 =

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Valery Kalashnikov
Zadachi i Etyudy
2017

Draw

1. Rg7+ Kf8 2. Ng6+ Ke8 3. f7+ Bxf7 4. Rb8+ Kd7 5. Rxf7+ Kd6 6. Rd8+ 6. Ra8? Ba5+ 7. Kc2 Rc1+ 8. Kxc1 a1=Q+ -+; 6. Rb6+? Kc5 7. Ra6 Ba5+ 8. Kc2 Rh2+ 9. Kb3 a1=N+ 10. Ka3 Bb4+ 11. Ka4 Ra2# 6... Ke6 7. Re7+ Kf5 8. Rd5+ 8. Kb2? Rh2+ 9. Rd2 Rxd2+ 10. Ka1 Bf2 11. Nh4+ Kf6 12. Nf5 Bg3! 13. Nxg3 Kxe7 -+; 8. Re5+? Kxg6 9. Kb2 Rh2+ 10. Rd2 Bxd2 11. Kxa2 Bc3+/Bf4+ -+ 8... Kxg6 9. Rd6+ Kg5 10. Rg7+! 10. Kb2? Rh2+ 11. Rd2 Bxd2 12. Kxa2 Bb4+ -+; 10. Rd5+? Kf6 -+; 10. Re5+? Kf4 -+ 10... Kf5 11. Rf7+! 11. Kb2? Rh2+ 12. Rd2 Bxd2 13. Kxa2 Bc3+/Bh6+ -+ 11... Ke5 12. Kb2 Rh2+

13. Rd2! 13. Ka1? Bc3# 13... Rxd2+ 13... Bxd2 14. Kxa2 = 14. Ka1 = and 14...Bc3# is impossible

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