Study of the year 1989 
Nikolai Ryabinin 64 
1st Prize 

Draw 

White: Kb6,Re4; pawns - d2, f2 Black: Kf5, Ra7, Na1, Ba4

1.f3!! Ra8 2.Kb7 Ra5 3.Kb6 Nb3 4.Rb4 Ra8 5.Kb7 Rh8! 

Now for the Crescendo! 

6.d4!! Rh4 7.f4!! Rxf4 8.Rxa4 Nc5+ 9.dxc5 Rxa4 10.c6 Rb4+
11.Kc8 Kf6 12.c7 and if 12...Ke7 it is stalemate or if 12...Kd6
13.Kd8 Rh4 14.c8N+ draws, the pawn having marched all the way
from its starting square - an 'excelsior'! 