1997 World Championship for Endgame Study Composers
Third Place
Gennadi Polin

Draw

White: Kf4, Bf1; pawns - d5, e5
Black: Kd4, Bh7, Nb3, Nh8


     
White to play and draw

1.e6 Kxd5/i 2.Kg5 Nd4/ii 3.Kf6 Nxe6 4.Bg2+ Kd6 5.Be4! Bg8/iii
6.Bh7! Bf7/iv 7.Bg6! Bg8/v 8.Bh7 positional draw.

i) 1...Nc5 2.Kg5 Bc2 3.Kf6. 
ii) 2...Nd2 3.Kh6. 
iii) 5...Bxe4 stalemate. 
iv) 6...Bxh7 stalemate. 
v) 7...Nxg6 8.Kxf7.

'White's and Black's first moves are pretty obvious and their
presence leaves us bereft of an attractive miniature.'