www.arves.org - Garcia 75 JT 2023A

Studies awarded for the

Jubilee tournament for the 75th birthday of Mario Garcia

Garcia, Mario 1948

For Section-B theme Miniatures and Special Prizes see: Garcia 75 JT 2023B

Section A1 Wins: Theme more then 7 pieces.

[Event "1/4 p. JT75 M. Garcia sec A1 Win"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.05.13"] [Round ""] [White "Michael Roxlau"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1k1rr3/bN3Q2/1p4P1/1p1PP3/1P1q1p2/1pp1p3/7R/6RK w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "43"] [EventDate "2021"] 
 1. Nd6 $1 (1. Rh7 $2 e2 $1 (1... Qxd5+ $2 2. Qxd5 Rxd5 3. g7 Rdxe5 4. g8=Q Rh5+ 5. Rxh5 Rxg8 6. Rxg8+ Kxb7 7. Rh7+ Kc6 8. Rc8+ Kd5 9. Rxc3 $18) 2. Nxd8 Qxg1+ 3. Kxg1 e1=Q+ 4. Kg2 Qg3+ $11) (1. Nxd8 $2 Qe4+ 2. Rgg2 Qb1+ 3. Rg1 Qe4+ $11) 1... Re7 2. Qxe7 Qxd5+ 3. Rhg2 $1 (3. Rgg2 $2 Qd1+ 4. Rg1 Qf3+ 5. Rhg2 Qh3+ $11 ) 3... Rh8+ 4. Qh7 Qg8 5. Qxh8 $1 (5. Rh2 $2 Qd5+ 6. Rhg2 Qg8 { is a loss of time}) 5... Qxh8+ 6. Rh2 Qxe5 (6... Qg8 7. g7 Qd5+ 8. Rhg2 $1 (8. Rgg2 $2 Qd1+ 9. Rg1 Qf3+ $11) 8... Qg8 9. e6 $1 Kc7 (9... f3 10. Rh2 f2 11. Rh8 fxg1=Q+ 12. Kxg1 b2 13. Rxg8+ Kc7 14. Nxb5+ Kb7 15. Nxc3 $18) 10. Ne8+ Qxe8 ( 10... Kb7 11. Nf6 Qxe6 12. g8=Q Qxg8 13. Nxg8 c2 14. Rxc2 bxc2 15. Kg2 $18) 11. g8=Q Qxg8 12. Rxg8 $18) 7. Rh7 $1 (7. g7 $2 Qd5+ 8. Rgg2 Qd1+ $11) 7... Qd5+ ( 7... Qxd6 8. g7 Qd5+ 9. Kh2 Ka8 10. g8=Q+ Qxg8 11. Rxg8+ Bb8 12. Rhh8 $18) 8. Kh2 Qd2+ 9. Rg2 Qxd6 10. g7 f3+ 11. Kh3 Qe6+ 12. Rg4 Ka8 13. g8=Q+ Qxg8 14. Rxg8+ Bb8 15. Rhh8 {A)} b2 ({B)} 15... e2 16. Rxb8+ Ka7 17. Rbf8 $1 ({TT} 17. Rbg8 $2 Kb7 18. Rg7+ Kc6 19. Rg6+ Kd5 20. Rd8+ Ke4 $1 21. Kg4 Ke3 $1 22. Rf6 b2 $1 {X2} (22... c2 $2 23. Rxf3+ Ke4 24. Rf6 Ke3 25. Re6+ $18) 23. Rxf3+ Ke4 24. Rf6 Ke3 25. Re6+ Kf2 26. Rf8+ Ke1 27. Kf3 b1=Q 28. Rxe2+ Kd1 29. Rd8+ Kc1 30. Re1+ Kb2 31. Rxb1+ Kxb1 32. Ke4 c2 33. Rc8 c1=Q $11) ({TT} 17. Rbe8 $2 Kb7 18. Re7+ Kc6 19. Rh6+ Kd5 20. Rd7+ Ke4 21. Kg4 Ke3 22. Rf6 b2 $1 {X2} 23. Rxf3+ Ke4 24. Rf8 Ke3 25. Re8+ Kf2 26. Rf7+ Ke1 27. Kf3 b1=Q $11) 17... Kb7 18. Rf7+ ({ Minor-Dual} 18. Rh7+ Kc6 19. Rf6+ Kd5 20. Rd7+ Ke5 21. Rdd6) 18... Kc6 19. Rf6+ Kd5 20. Rd8+ Ke5 (20... Ke4 21. Kg4 Ke3 {X1} 22. Rxf3+ $18) 21. Rdd6 $1 f2 22. Kg4 $1 f1=Q 23. Rfe6# {mate}) ({C)} 15... f2 16. Rxb8+ Ka7 17. Rbf8 Kb7 18. Kg3 e2 (18... c2 19. Rf6 c1=Q 20. Rf7+ Qc7+ 21. Rxc7+ Kxc7 22. Rh1 $18) 19. Rf7+ ({ TT} 19. Rh7+ $2 Kc6 20. Rf6+ Kd5 21. Rd7+ Ke5 22. Rxf2 $4 {X2} Ke6 $1 $19) 19... Kc6 20. Rf6+ Kd5 21. Rd8+ Kc4 (21... Ke5 22. Rxf2 {X1} e1=Q 23. Re8+ $18) 22. Rf4# {mate}) 16. Rxb8+ Ka7 17. Rbd8 $1 ({TT} 17. Rbg8 Kb7 18. Rh7+ Kc6 19. Rh6+ $4 {X2} Kd5 $19) 17... Kb7 18. Rh7+ $1 (18. Rd7+ $2 Kc6 19. Rd1 f2 20. Re8 f1=Q+ 21. Rxf1 Kd5 22. Rc8 e2 23. Rb1 Kd4 24. Kg2 Kd3 25. Kf2 Kd2 26. Re8 Kc2 $11) 18... Kc6 (18... Ka6 19. Ra8#) 19. Rh6+ {X1 (Kd5 not possible)} Kc7 20. Rg8 ({Minor-Dual} 20. Rf8 b1=Q 21. Rf7+ Kd8 22. Rh8#) 20... b1=Q 21. Rg7+ Kd8 22. Rh8# 1-0

[Event "1/4 p. JT75 M. Garcia sec A1 Win"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.06.19"] [Round ""] [White "Yuri Bazlov & Vladimir, Neistadt"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "K7/8/k7/2B5/8/2P2r2/2R5/1r1N4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 1. c4 $1 Ra1 (1... Rxd1 2. Ra2+ Ra3 3. Rxa3#) 2. Nc3 $1 (2. Kb8 $2 Rf5 $1 3. Be3 Rxd1 $11) (2. Rb2 $5 Rf5 $11) 2... Ra5 $1 (2... Rg3 3. Kb8 Rg8+ 4. Kc7 Rg7+ 5. Kc6 Rg6+ 6. Bd6 $18) 3. Bb4 $1 (3. Ne4 $2 Rf5 $11) 3... Rf7 $1 (3... Rf6 4. Nd5 Rc6 5. Kb8 Rxd5 6. Ra2+ Kb6 7. cxd5 $18) 4. Rb2 $1 (4. Nd5 $2 Rd7 5. Bxa5 ( 5. Kb8 Raxd5 6. cxd5 Rxd5 7. Kc7 Kb5 $1 $11) 5... Rd8+ 6. Bxd8 $11 {stalemate}) 4... Rc7 (4... Ra7+ 5. Kb8 Rb7+ 6. Kc8 Rh5 7. Ra2+ $18) 5. Bxa5 { With two lines A)} Rxc4 ({B)} 5... Rc8+ 6. Rb8 Rxc4 7. Bd8 $1 (7. Bc7 $2 Rxc7) 7... Rc7 $1 (7... Rxc3 8. Rb6+ {with a win as in the first option.}) 8. Rb6+ ( 8. Bxc7 $5 {stalemate}) 8... Kxb6 9. Kb8 $18 (9. Nd5+ $2 Kc6 10. Nxc7 { with a rook win as in the first option, since after} Kd7 $1 $11 { White will have to give one of the figures.}) 9... Ka6 10. Kxc7 $1 $18 { Pat, as in the false trail of the first option. Win}) 6. Bc7 $3 Rxc3 (6... Rxc7 7. Ra2+ Kb6 8. Nd5+ $18) 7. Rb6+ Ka5 8. Rc6+ Kb4 9. Ba5+ $1 Kxa5 10. Rxc3 $18 { White builds the game, and Black counterplays on the unfortunate location of both kings, essentially entangled in matte nets. With mutual sacrifices and counter-sacrifices of all the pieces on the board, the opponents try to solve each of their problems,butWhitesucceeds} 1-0

[Event "1/4 p. JT75 M. Garcia sec A1 Win"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.03.18"] [Round ""] [White "Sergey Osintsev"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6b1/3N3q/6rk/1Q2N1b1/1R6/B7/6p1/4K3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 1. Rg4 $1 (1. Ng4+ $2 Kg7 2. Bb2+ Bf6 3. Bxf6+ Rxf6 4. Qg5+ Qg6 $11) 1... g1=Q+ $1 (1... Be6 2. Bf8+ Kh5 3. Rxg5+ $1 (3. Qe2 $2 Bh4+ 4. Rg3+ Rg4 5. Nf6+ Bxf6 6. Nxg4 Qb1+ 7. Kf2 Qf1+ 8. Qxf1 gxf1=Q+ 9. Kxf1 Bxg4 $11) 3... Kxg5 4. Nf3+ Kg4 5. Nde5+ Kg3 6. Nxg6 Qxg6 7. Bd6+ Kh3 (7... Kxf3 8. Qe2# {mate}) (7... Kg4 8. Qb4+ Kxf3 (8... Kh5 9. Qh4#) 9. Qf4# {mate}) 8. Ng1+ Kg4 9. Qe2+ Kg5 10. Qxg2+ Kh6 11. Bf4+ $18) 2. Rxg1 Bh4+ 3. Kf1 (3. Ke2 $2 Rxg1 4. Bf8+ Kh5 $1 5. Nd3+ (5. Nf3+ Kg4 6. Qa4+ Kh3 7. Nxg1+ Kg2 8. Qg4+ Bg3 $11) 5... Rg5 $1 6. Nf6+ (6. Nf4+ Kg4 7. Nf6+ Kg3 $1 $11) 6... Kg6 7. Qc6 Rc5 {/g2=}) 3... Rxg1+ 4. Kxg1 Qe4 ({Main line} 4... Qf5 5. Bf8+ $1 (5. Bc1+ $2 Kh7 6. Qe2 Be6 7. Qh2 Qh3 8. Nf8+ Kg8 9. Nxe6 Qxe6 10. Qxh4 Qxe5 $11) 5... Kh7 6. Nf6+ $1 Bxf6 7. Qb7+ Kh8 { Position A1.} 8. Qh1+ $1 Qh7 ({Thematic line} 8... Bh7 9. Nf7+ Kg8 10. Nh6+ $18 {fork}) 9. Ng6# $1 {model mate with Queen pin}) (4... Qg7+ 5. Kh1 (5. Kf1) 5... Qg3 6. Bf8+ $1 (6. Bc1+ $2 Kg7 $11) 6... Kh7 7. Qb1+ $1 Kh8 8. Ng6+ Kh7 9. Nxh4+ $18) 5. Bf8+ $1 (5. Bc1+ $2 Kg7 $11) 5... Kh7 6. Nf6+ $1 Bxf6 7. Qd7+ Kh8 {Position A.} 8. Bg7+ $1 (8. Qh3+ $2 Bh7 $11 (8... Bh4 $2 9. Nf7+ Kh7 (9... Bxf7 10. Qc3+ Kh7 11. Qg7# {Mate}) 10. Ng5+ $18 {fork})) 8... Bxg7 9. Qh3+ { Main line} Qh7 ({Main line} 9... Bh6 10. Qxh6+ Qh7 11. Ng6# $1 { model mate with Queen pin}) ({Thematic line} 9... Bh7 10. Qc8+ Bg8 11. Nf7+ Kh7 12. Ng5+ $18 {fork}) 10. Ng6# $1 {smothered model mate with Queen pin} 1-0

[Event "5. p. JT75 M. Garcia sec A1 Win"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.04.12"] [Round ""] [White "Harold van der Heijden"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1b6/8/4p3/8/2Q2pK1/8/N5n1/4n2k w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 {[#]} 1. Qb5 $1 (1. Qd4 $2 f3 2. Nc1 Bf4 $1 (2... e5 $2 3. Qb6 $18) 3. Nd3 Be3 $1 (3... e5 $2 4. Qa1 f2 5. Nxf2+ Kh2 6. Nd1) 4. Nf2+ Bxf2 5. Qxf2 Kh2 6. Qc5 e5 $1 (6... Nf4 $2 7. Qd6 {/c7} e5 8. Qxe5 Ned3 9. Qh8+ Kg2 10. Qa8 $18) 7. Qxe5+ Kg1 8. Qd4+ f2 9. Kg3 Nd3 $1 10. Qxd3 f1=N+ $1 (10... f1=Q $2 11. Qd4+ Kh1 12. Qh8+ Kg1 13. Qh2#) 11. Kg4 Nfe3+ 12. Kg5 (12. Kf3 Ne1+ $11) 12... Kf2 $11 13. Kf6) (1. Qb3 $2 Ba7 $1 (1... Bc7 $2 2. Nc3 f3 3. Nd1 Kg1 4. Qb4 f2 5. Qd4 Nd3 6. Nxf2 Nxf2+ 7. Kf3 Ne1+ 8. Ke2 Bg3 9. Kxe1 $18) 2. Nc1 f3 $11) (1. Nc1 $4 Ne3+ $19) 1... Ba7 (1... f3 2. Qxb8 f2 3. Kg3 f1=Q (3... f1=N+ 4. Kf2 $18) 4. Qh8+ Kg1 5. Qh2#) (1... Ne3+ 2. Kh3 $18) 2. Nc1 $1 (2. Nc3 $2 f3 $1 3. Qh5+ Kg1 $11) 2... f3 (2... Kg1 3. Ne2+) (2... e5 3. Nd3 Nxd3 (3... Kg1 4. Nxe5 Bf2 5. Qb1 Bg3 6. Nf3+ $18) 4. Qxd3 Bd4 5. Kh3 $18) 3. Nd3 $1 (3. Kg3 $2 Kg1 $11) 3... f2 (3... Nxd3 4. Qxd3 f2 5. Qh7+ Nh4 $1 (5... Kg1 6. Qxa7 $18) 6. Kg3 $1 (6. Qxh4+ $2 Kg2 (6... Kg1) 7. Qg3+ Kh1 $1 8. Qh3+ Kg1 $11) 6... f1=N+ (6... f1=Q 7. Qxh4+ Kg1 8. Qh2#) 7. Kxh4 $18) ({main} 3... Kg1 4. Nxe1 Nxe1 5. Qa5 $1 f2 (5... Bf2 6. Kh3 $18) 6. Qxa7 Kg2 7. Qb7+ Kg1 8. Kg3 f1=N+ (8... f1=Q 9. Qa7+ Kh1 10. Qh7+ Kg1 11. Qh2#) 9. Kf4 $1 e5+ 10. Ke4 $1 (10. Kxe5 $2 Kf2 11. Qf7+ Ke2 $11) 10... Nd2+ 11. Ke3 $1 (11. Kxe5 $2 Kf2 $1 12. Kd4 Nf1 $1 13. Qf7+ (13. Qb2+ Kf3 $11) 13... Ke2 14. Qa2+ Kf3 15. Qf7+ Ke2 16. Qc4+ Kf2 17. Qf7+ Ke2 $11 {positional draw}) 11... Nf1+ 12. Ke2 $1 Ng3+ 13. Kxe1 $18 { wK arrived at e1}) 4. Nxf2+ (4. Qh5+ $2 Kg1 $11) 4... Bxf2 5. Qf1+ Bg1 6. Kh3 $1 {zz} ({Thematic try:} 6. Kg3 $2 e5 $1 $11 {z}) 6... e5 7. Kg3 $1 {zz} e4 8. Kh3 $1 {zz} e3 9. Kg3 $1 {zz (ful-point)} e2 10. Qxe2 Bh2+ 11. Kf2 Bg1+ 12. Kf1 {wK arrived at f1} (12. Kg3 $2 Bh2+ 13. Kf2 Bg1+ {is a loos of time}) 12... Bh2 (12... Kh2 {e.g.} 13. Qe5+ Kh3 14. Qh8+ Kg4 15. Kxg1 $19) 13. Qf2 (13. Kf2 $2 Bg1+ 14. Kf1 Bh2 {is a loos of time}) 13... Bf4 14. Qg1# 1-0

[Event "6. p.. JT75 M. Garcia sec A1 Win"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.05.10"] [Round ""] [White "Peter Krug & Pavel Arestov"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7r/1kp5/5Q1n/1N2K3/2r5/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 1. Kd5 $1 (1. Qxh8 $2 Nf7+ $19) 1... Rc1 $1 (1... Rc2 2. Nd4 $1 (2. Qxh8 $2 c6+ 3. Kd4 cxb5 4. Qh7+ Rc7 $11) 2... c6+ 3. Ke6 $1 Re8+ 4. Kd7 Ng8 5. Qg6 Re7+ 6. Kd8 Rc5 7. Qxg8 $18) 2. Nd6+ $1 (2. Qxh8 $2 c6+ 3. Ke4 cxb5 $11) 2... cxd6 3. Qb2+ $1 (3. Qxh8 $2 Rc5+ $1 $11) 3... Kc7 $1 (3... Ka7 4. Qxc1 $18) 4. Qxc1+ Kd8 (4... Kd7 5. Qe3 $1 (5. Qc6+ $2 Ke7 6. Qc7+ Kf8 7. Ke6 Kg8 $11) 5... Kd8 6. Qa7 $1 Ng8 7. Qg7 Ne7+ 8. Ke6 $1 Re8 9. Qg5 $18) 5. Qa1 $1 ({TRY:} 5. Qb2 $2 Nf7 6. Ke6 Ke8 7. Kf6 Rh6+ 8. Kg7 Rh5 $1 9. Qe2+ {(no 9.Rb5+?? Rxb5 -+)} Re5 $11) 5... Nf7 6. Ke6 Ke8 7. Kf6 $1 {with 2 lines: B)} (7. Qa8+ $2 Nd8+ $11) (7. Qa4+ $2 Kf8 8. Qa8+ Kg7 $11) 7... Nd8 ({A)} 7... Rh6+ 8. Kg7 Rh5 (8... Rh4 9. Qe1+ $18) 9. Qa4+ Ke7 10. Qa7+ Ke6 11. Qxf7+ {win.}) 8. Qa4+ $1 (8. Qe1+ $2 Kd7 9. Qe7+ Kc8 $11) 8... Kf8 9. Qa8 $1 (9. Qd7 $2 Rh6+ 10. Kg5 Nf7+ $11) 9... Ke8 (9... Rh6+ 10. Kg5 $18) 10. Qe4+ Kd7 11. Qg4+ $1 (11. Qe7+ $2 Kc8 $11) 11... Kc6 (11... Kc7 12. Qg7+ $18) 12. Kg7 $1 Re8 (12... Rh2 13. Qc8+ $18) 13. Qa4+ Kc5 14. Qxe8 $18 {win.} 1-0

[Event "sp.p. JT75 M. Garcia sec A1 Win"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Janos Mikitovics"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1q5B/8/Q7/4P3/3k1b2/2p5/1P3K2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 {[#]} 1. bxc3+ $3 (1. Qa4+ $2 Kd3 $3 (1... Kd5 $2 2. Qa2+ Ke4 3. Qb1+ Kd5 4. Qd3+ Ke6 5. Qh3+ Kf7 (5... Kd5 6. Qxc3 Qxh8 7. Qf3+ Kxe5 8. Qc3+ $18)) 2. Qd7+ Kc2 $1 $11 (2... Ke4 $2 3. Qh7+ Kd5 (3... Kd4 4. e6+ $3 (4. bxc3+ $2 Kxc3 5. e6+ Kd2 $1 6. Qe4 (6. Qd7+ Qd6 $11) 6... Bg3+ 7. Kg2 (7. Kf3 Qb3+ 8. Kg4 Bd6 $11) 7... Bd6 $11) 4... Kd5 5. Qf5+ $18) 4. Qd3+ Ke6 5. Qh3+) (2... Kc4 $2 3. Qc6+ $18)) 1... Kxc3 2. e6+ $1 (2. Qa5+ $2 Kc4 $1 $11 (2... Kd4 $2 3. e6+ Ke4 ( 3... Qxh8 4. Qa1+ $18) 4. Qa4+ Kf5 5. e7 Be3+ 6. Kf1 Qb1+ 7. Ke2 $18) (2... Kb2 $2 3. e6+ $3 (3. Bg7 $2 Kb1 $3 4. Qe1+ Bc1 $1 5. Qe4+ Ka2 6. e6 (6. Qc4+ Kb1 7. Qd3+ Ka2 $11) 6... Qh2+ $11 7. Kf1 Qh3+ 8. Ke1 Qg3+ $11) 3... Qxh8 4. Qb4+ $18) ) 2... Kb4 $1 (2... Qxh8 3. Qa1+ $18) 3. Bb2 $3 (3. Bf6 $2 Bd6 $11 (3... Bg3+ $2 4. Ke2 Bd6 5. e7 $3 Bc5 6. Bc3+ $3 $18)) (3. e7 $2 Be3+ $3 4. Kxe3 (4. Ke2 Qh2+ $11) 4... Qg3+ $11) 3... Kc5 (3... Bg5 4. Ba3+ $1 (4. Qa3+ $2 Kc4 5. Qc3+ Kd5 $11) 4... Kb3 (4... Kc3 5. Qa5+ $18) 5. Bd6 $1 (5. Qd3+ $2 Ka2 $11) 5... Bh4+ 6. Kf3 $1 (6. Ke3 $2 Qh8 $3 7. Qb5+ Kc2 8. Qa4+ Kb2 (8... Kc3 $2 9. Qa1+ $18) 9. Qb5+ Kc2 {positional drfaw})) (3... Bg3+ 4. Ke2 $1 (4. Kg2 $2 Bh4 $1 5. Qa3+ Kc4 6. Qc3+ Kd5 $11) 4... Bh4 5. Qa3+ $1 (5. Ba3+ $2 Kb3 6. Bd6 Qh8 $1 7. Qb5+ Kc2 8. Qd3+ Kb2 9. Qb5+ Kc2 {positional draw or} 10. Be5 Qh5+ $11)) 4. Qa3+ $1 (4. Ba3+ $2 Kd4 $1 (4... Kd5 $2 5. e7 $1 $18) 5. Kf3 Bg5 $1 (5... Ke5 $2 6. Qe2+ Kf6 7. e7 $1 Be5 8. Qa6+ Kf7 9. Qc4+ $18) 6. Qa4+ Ke5 7. Qe4+ Kf6 8. Kg4 Kg7 (8... Qe5 $2 9. Bb2 $3 {pin} Qxb2 10. e7 $18) 9. Qd4+ Bf6 10. Qd7+ Kh8 $1 (10... Kg6 $2 11. Qf7+ $18) 11. Qf7 Qe5 $3 12. Qf8+ Kh7 13. Qf7+ Kh8 $1 ( 13... Bg7 $2 14. Qf5+ $1 Kg8 15. Qxe5 Bxe5 16. Kf5 Bg3 17. Kf6 Bh4+ 18. Ke5 Kg7 19. Kd6 Kf6 20. Kd7 Ke5 21. Be7 $18) 14. Qf8+ Kh7 {positional draw}) 4... Kd5 5. Qa2+ Kd6 (5... Ke4 6. Qb1+ (6. Qc4+ $2 Kf5 $11) 6... Kd5 7. Qf5+ Kc6 8. Qe4+ $18) 6. Ba3+ Ke5 7. e7 $1 (7. Bb2+ $2 Kf5 $11 (7... Kd6 $2 8. Ba3+ {main})) (7. Qe2+ $2 Kf6 $1 (7... Kf5 $2 8. e7 $18) 8. e7 Bg3+ $1 (8... Qa7+ $2 9. Kf1 $18) 9. Kg2 Be5 $1 10. Qf3+ Kg6 11. Qc6+ Kf7 12. Qd5+ Kf6 $1 (12... Kg7 $2 13. Qd7 $1 $18) 13. Qc6+ Kf7 {positional draw}) 7... Qb6+ (7... Kf6 8. Qd5 $1 (8. Qe2 $2 Bg3+ 9. Kf1 Be5 10. Qf3+ Kg6 11. Qg4+ Kf6 12. Qh4+ Kg6 $11) 8... Bg3+ 9. Ke2 $1 $11 (9. Kg2 $2 Be5 $1 10. Qf3+ Kg6 11. Qd3+ Kf6 $1 (11... Kg7 $2 12. Qd7 $18 ) 12. Qd8 Qb7+ $1 13. Kf2 Qa7+ 14. Ke2 Qa6+ $11) (9. Kf3 $2 Qf4+ 10. Kg2 Qf2+ 11. Kh3 Qh2+ 12. Kg4 Qh4+ $11)) 8. Kf1 $1 ({Thematic try} 8. Ke1 $2 Qg1+ $3 $11 (8... Kf6 $2 9. e8=N+ $3 (9. e8=Q $2 Qg1+ $11) 9... Kf5 (9... Kg6 10. Qg2+ Kf5 11. Ng7+ Ke5 12. Bb2+ Kd6 13. Qg6+ $1 Kc7 14. Ne6+ $1 $18) 10. Qf7+ Kg4 11. Nf6+ Kg5 12. Ne4+ $1 Kg4 13. Nf2+ $18)) 8... Qa6+ 9. Qe2+ $18 (9. Kf2 $2 Qb6+ 10. Kf1 $18 {loss of time}) ({Thematic try} 9. Ke1 $2 Bg3+ $1 10. Kd2 Qh6+ $1 ( 10... Bf4+ $2 11. Kc3 $3 Qa5+ 12. Kd3 $1 Qa6+ 13. Qc4 Qxa3+ (13... Qg6+ 14. Kc3 $1 $18) 14. Qc3+ $18) 11. Kc2 (11. Kd1 Qh1+ $11) 11... Qc6+ 12. Kb1 Kf6 $3 $11 (12... Qe4+ {/Qg6+} 13. Qc2 $18)) 1-0

[Event "sp.p. JT75 M. Garcia sec A1 Win"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.06"] [Round ""] [White "Michael Pasman"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5n2/6p1/2P1P3/8/n2P3K/8/N2k2P1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2022"] 
 1. d5 $1 (1. c7 $2 Nb6 2. d5 Nc8 3. Nb4 (3. Kg4 Kd3 4. Nb4+ Kc4 5. d6 Nxd6 6. e7 Nh7 7. e8=N Nc8 $11) (3. Kg5 Kd3 $11) 3... Ng6+ 4. Kg4 Nge7 5. Kf4 Kc3 6. Ke5 Ng6+ 7. Kf5 Nge7+ $11) (1. Kg4 $2 Nxe6 $11) 1... Nb6 2. Nb4 (2. c7 $2 Nc8 3. Kh5 Nh7 4. Kg6 Nf6 $11) (2. d6 $2 Nxe6 $11) 2... Nc8 3. Kg4 $1 (3. Kg5 $2 Kc3 $11) 3... Kc3 (3... Nh7 4. e7 Nf6+ 5. Kf4 Kc3 6. Ke5 Ne8 7. Na2+ Kc4 8. Ke6 Ncd6) 4. e7 $1 {Main A Line:} Nh7 ({Main B line:} 4... Nxe7 5. d6 Nfg6 6. Kh3 $3 Kxb4 7. c7 Nf4+ 8. Kh2 $3 (8. Kg3 Nf5+) (8. Kg4 Nfd5 9. d7 $4 Nf6+) 8... Ne6 9. d7 $18) 5. Kf4 $1 (5. e8=N $2 Kxb4 $11) 5... Nf6 (5... Nxe7 6. d6 $18) 6. Ke5 Kxb4 (6... Ne8 7. Na2+) 7. d6 Kc5 8. e8=Q $1 Nxe8 9. d7 Ncd6 $1 10. Ke6 $1 (10. d8=Q $4 Nf7+) 10... Nc7+ 11. Ke7 Nf5+ (11... Nd5+ 12. Kf8 $1 Nc7 13. Kg8 $1 Ne6 14. c7 Nxc7 15. d8=Q $18) 12. Kf7 $1 (12. Kf8 Ne6+ 13. Kf7 Kd6) 12... Nd6+ (12... Ne6 13. c7 $1 (13. Kxe6 $2 Nd4+ $11) 13... Nxc7 14. d8=Q) (12... Nh6+ 13. Kg6 $1 $18) 13. Kg8 $1 (13. Kg6 $2 Ne6 14. c7 Nf8+ 15. Kxg7 Nxd7 $11) 13... Ne6 14. c7 $18 {Compare to final position of main B linein which white king moved to h2, while in main line - to g8} 1-0

[Event "sp.p. JT75 M. Garcia sec A1 Win"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Luis Miguel González"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2BRN3/3P3K/2k5/8/8/1p4p1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "39"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 1. Bb6+ $1 (1. Bb8 $2 b1=Q $1 2. Ba7+ Kc4 3. Rc7+ Kd3 4. d7 Qh1+ 5. Kg7 g1=Q+ 6. Bxg1 Qxg1+ 7. Kf7 Qd4 8. Ng6 Qd6 $1 9. Ne5+ Ke4 $1 10. Rc6 Qd5+ 11. Ke7 Kxe5 12. d8=Q Qxc6 $11) 1... Kxb6 2. Nc8+ Kc6 3. Rc7+ Kb5 (3... Kd5 4. d7 $18) 4. Rg7 $1 (4. Rb7+ $2 Kc4 $1 (4... Kc5 $2 5. Rc7+ Kb5 6. Rg7 Kc5 7. Rg5+ Kc6 8. Na7+ {see solution}) 5. d7 g1=Q 6. Nd6+ Kc5 $1 7. d8=Q Qh1+ $1 8. Kg5 b1=Q 9. Qc7+ Kd5 10. Qc4+ Kxd6 11. Qc7+ Kd5 12. Qd7+ Ke5 13. Qe7+ Kd5 14. Qd8+ Kc5 $11) (4. d7 $2 g1=Q 5. d8=Q Qh2+ $1 6. Kg7 Qe5+ 7. Kg8 Qe6+ 8. Kf8 Qh6+ $11) 4... Kc5 $1 5. Rg5+ $1 Kc6 $1 6. Na7+ $1 (6. d7 $2 b1=Q 7. d8=Q Qh1+ $1 8. Kg6 g1=Q $11) 6... Kb7 (6... Kd7 7. Rg7+ Ke6 8. Re7+ Kxd6 9. Re1 $18) 7. Rg7+ Ka6 8. Nc8 $1 Kb5 $1 (8... b1=Q 9. Ra7+ Kb5 10. Rb7+ Kc6 11. Rxb1 $18) 9. Kh5 $1 Kc5 $1 ( 9... Kc4 10. Nb6+ $1 Kb5 11. Nd5 Kc4 12. Rg4+ $1 Kxd5 13. d7 b1=Q 14. d8=Q+ $18 ) 10. Rg5+ $1 Kc6 $1 11. Na7+ $1 Kb7 12. Rg7+ Ka6 13. Nc8 $1 Kb5 $1 14. Kh4 $1 Kc5 $1 15. Rg5+ $1 (15. Rc7+ $2 Kb4 $1 16. Rg7 Kc3 $1 17. Rg3+ Kb4 $1 18. d7 b1=Q 19. d8=Q Qh1+ 20. Kg4 g1=Q $11) 15... Kc6 $1 16. Na7+ $1 Kb7 17. Rg7+ Ka6 18. Nc8 $1 Kb5 $1 19. Kh3 $1 b1=Q 20. Rb7+ 1-0

[Event "hm. JT75 M. Garcia sec A1 Win"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Michal Hlinka & Luboš Kekely"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r7/P3PB2/8/7K/3B4/5pk1/1p4r1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2022"] 
 1. Be5+ Kf2 (1... Kh3 2. Be6+ $18) 2. Bxb2 Kg1 (2... Rgg8 3. Bxg8 Rxg8 4. Bg7 $1 (4. Be5 $2 Ke3 5. Bb8 f2 6. a8=Q f1=Q 7. Ba7+ Kd3 8. Qd5+ Ke2 9. Qe6+ Kd1 10. Qb3+ Ke1 $11) 4... Ra8 5. Bd4+ $1 Kg3 6. Kg5 $1 f2 7. Bxf2+ Kxf2 8. Kf4 $18 {see line main}) (2... Rh2+ 3. Kg5 Rg2+ 4. Kf4 $18) 3. Bd4+ $1 ({try} 3. e8=Q $2 Rxe8 4. Bxe8 Rh2+ 5. Kg5 Rxb2 6. a8=Q f2 7. Qa7 Rb7 $1 8. Qd4 Rb4 9. Qa7 Rb7 10. Qc5 Rc7 11. Qd4 Rc4 12. Qe3 Rc3 $1 13. Qb6 Rb3 14. Qc5 Rc3 {pos. draw}) 3... Kf1 4. Bd5 $1 (4. e8=Q $2 Rxe8 5. Bxe8 Ra2 6. Bc6 f2 $11) 4... Rag8 (4... Re8 5. a8=Q Rxa8 6. Bxa8 Re2 7. Bc5 f2 8. Kg4 Ke1 (8... Kg1 9. Kg3 Rxe7 10. Bxe7 f1=Q (10... f1=N+ 11. Kf3 $18) 11. Bc5+ $18) 9. Bb4+ Kd1 10. Bg2 $18) 5. Bxg8 Rxg8 6. Bg7 $1 Ra8 (6... f2 7. Bf8 Kg1 8. e8=Q f1=Q 9. Bc5+ {/Qe3+-}) 7. Kg4 $1 (7. Bd4 $2 Rg8 8. Bg7 Ra8 9. Kg4 {waste of time}) 7... Ke2 8. Bd4 f2 9. Bxf2 Kxf2 10. Kf4 $1 Re8 11. Kf5 Kf3 12. Ke6 $1 $18 1-0

[Event "hm. JT75 M. Garcia sec A1 Win"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Itay Richardson"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/5r1B/1p5Q/8/7K/q3N2n/4R3/2k5 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "20"] [EventDate "2023"] [Source "Analyze This"] 
 1... Qe7+ 2. Kg4 (2. Kxh3 $4 Rxh7 $19) (2. Kg3 $2 Qe5+ 3. Kxh3 Rf3+ 4. Kg2 Qg3+ 5. Kh1 Qh3+ 6. Qxh3 Rxh3+ 7. Kg2 Rxh7 $10) 2... Rg7+ 3. Bg6 $1 (3. Kf3 $2 Ng1+ 4. Kf2 Nxe2 5. Nf5+ (5. Nd5+ Qg5 6. Qc6+ Kb2 7. Qb5+ Ka3 8. Qb4+ Ka2 9. Qc4+ Ka3 $11) 5... Qg5 $10) 3... Qe4+ 4. Kxh3 Rxg6 (4... Qxg6 5. Re1+ Kb2 6. Nc4+ Kb3 7. Qe3+ $18 {mating}) 5. Re1+ Kb2 (5... Kd2 6. Nc4+ Kxe1 7. Qd2+ Kf1 8. Ne3+ $18 Kg1 9. Qe1#) 6. Nc4+ Kb3 (6... Ka2 7. Qd2+ $18) (6... Qxc4 7. Qxg6 Qc3+ 8. Qg3 $18) 7. Re3+ Kc2 (7... Kxc4 8. Rxe4+ $18) (7... Qxe3+ 8. Qxe3+ $18) (7... Ka2 8. Ra3+ Kb1 9. Rb3+ {/a1+-}) (7... Kb4 8. Qf8+ $18) 8. Na3+ Kd2 (8... Kd1 9. Qh5+ $18) (8... Kb2 9. Qh8+ $18) (8... Kc1 9. Re1+ Kb2 10. Qc1+ $18) 9. Nb1+ $1 Qxb1 (9... Kc2 10. Rc3+ $18 {mating}) 10. Rd3+ $3 Kxd3 11. Qxg6+ $18 1-0

[Event "hm. JT75 M. Garcia sec A1 Win"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.04.21"] [Round ""] [White "Amatzia Avni & Pavel Arestov"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1r1bk3/2pR1p1p/q7/2P2N2/p7/P2p4/7K/2Q5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 1. c6 d2 $1 2. Rxd2 (2. Ng7+ $2 Kf8 3. Ne6+ Ke8 $1 (3... fxe6 $4 4. Qc5+ $18) 4. Rxd2 (4. Qxd2 fxe6 5. Rxh7 Qxc6 $11) 4... fxe6 5. Qc5 Qf1 (5... Qb6 6. Qh5+ Kf8 7. Qh6+ Kf7 8. Rd7+ Be7 9. Qxh7+ Kf6 10. Qxe7+ Ke5 11. Qg5+ $18) 6. Rf2 Qxf2+ 7. Qxf2 Be7 $11) (2. Qxd2 $2 Qxc6 3. Rxd8+ Rxd8 4. Qe3+ Kd7 $11) (2. Qg1 $4 Qe2+ $19) 2... Bf6 3. Qc5 $1 (3. Rg2 {wins material but not the battle:} Be5+ 4. Kh1 f6 5. Rg8+ Kf7 6. Rxb8 Qe2 $1 $11 7. Nh6+ Ke6 8. Re8+ Kd5 9. Rd8+ Ke6 $11) 3... Qf1 (3... Qb5 {loses to the spectacular} 4. Rd8+ $3 Kxd8 (4... Bxd8 5. Ng7#) (4... Rxd8 5. Qxb5 $18) 5. Qf8#) 4. Ng3 $1 (4. Qe3+ Kf8 5. Qh6+ Ke8 6. Qe3+ $11 ({or the amusing, irrelevant variation} 6. Ng3 Be5 7. Rd8+ Rxd8 8. Qf8+ $11)) 4... Be7 $1 (4... Rb5 5. Rd8+ $1 Bxd8 6. Qe3+ Kf8 7. Nxf1 $18) ( 4... Qf3 5. Re2+ Qxe2+ (5... Kd8 6. Qf8#) 6. Nxe2 $18) 5. Qa7 $1 (5. Qxe7+ Kxe7 6. Nxf1 {is insufficient, e.g.} Rb3 7. Rd7+ (7. Ra2 Ke6 8. Nd2 Re3 9. Nc4 Rc3) 7... Ke6 8. Rxc7 Rxa3 $11) 5... Qb5 6. Qxc7 Kf8 (6... Ra8 7. Re2 Qg5 8. Qd7+ { /b7+-}) 7. Nf5 $1 (7. Re2 $2 Re8 $11) 7... Re8 (7... Qxf5 8. Qxb8+ $18) 8. Qxe7+ $1 Rxe7 9. Rd8+ Re8 10. Rxe8+ Kxe8 11. Nd6+ Kd8 12. Nxb5 $18 1-0

[Event "hm. JT75 M. Garcia sec A1 Win"] [Site "DANIELE"] [Date "2023.12.19"] [Round ""] [White "Daniele Gatti"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7n/3P4/2p5/2P2pP1/1p1p1PbK/1P1P1pB1/5PkP/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "41"] [EventDate "2022"] 
 1. g6 Nxg6+ 2. Kg5 Nf8 3. d8=N Bh3 (3... Kf1 4. Nxc6 Ne6+ 5. Kg6 (5. Kh4 Kg2 6. Nxb4 Nxc5 7. Kg5 Nxb3 (7... Bh3 8. Nc2 Nxb3 9. Ne1+ Kf1 10. Nxf3 Bg4 11. Ne5 Bh3 12. Kf6 Ke2 13. Ke6 Nc1 14. Kd5 Nxd3 15. Kxd4 Nxf2 16. Bxf2 Kxf2) 8. h4 Nc1 9. h5 Bxh5 10. Kxh5 Ne2 11. Bh4 Nxf4+) 5... Ke2 6. Nxb4 Nxc5 7. h4 Nxd3 8. Nc6 Nxf4+ 9. Bxf4 Kxf2 10. Nxd4 Kg2 11. Nc2 f2) 4. Nxc6 (4. Kh4 Ng6+ 5. Kg5 Nf8 { loss of time}) (4. Kh5 Kf1 5. Nxc6 Ne6) 4... Ne6+ 5. Kf6 (5. Kh4 Bg4 6. Nxb4 Nxc5 7. Kg5 Nxb3 8. h4 Nc1 9. h5 Bxh5 10. Kxf5 Ne2 11. Bh4 Ng1 12. Ke5 Kh3 13. Bg5 Ne2 14. Nd5) 5... Nxc5 6. Nxb4 Nxb3 7. Ke5 (7. Nc2 Kf1 (7... Bg4 8. Ke5 Kf1 9. Kd5 Bh5 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Kxd4) 8. Ke5 Bg4 9. Kd5 Bh5 10. Nxd4 Nc1 11. Nxf5 Nxd3 12. Kd4 Nxf2 13. Ng7 Bg4 14. f5 Nh3 15. f6 Ng5 16. Ke5 Bh3 17. Kf4 Nh7 18. f7 f2 19. Ke3 Bg2) 7... Bg4 (7... Kf1 8. Nc6 Bg4 9. Kd5 Nc1 10. Kxd4 Ne2+ 11. Ke3 Nc3 12. Ne5 Nd1+ 13. Kd2 Nxf2 14. Nxf3 Nxd3 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. fxe5 f4 17. Bxf4 Kf2 18. Kd3) 8. Nc6 (8. Nc2 Kf1 9. Kd5 (9. Bh4 Kg2 10. Kd5 Kxh2 11. Kc4 Nc1 12. Kxd4 Ne2+ 13. Ke3 Nc3) 9... Bh5 10. Nxd4 Nc1 11. Nxf5 Nxd3 12. Kd4 Nxf2 ) 8... Nc1 9. Kxd4 Ne2+ 10. Ke3 Nc3 11. Kd2 Ne2 12. Ke1 (12. Ke3 Nc3 13. Kd2 Ne2 {loss of time}) 12... Bh5 13. Ne7 Nd4 14. Nd5 Bf7 15. Ne3+ Kg1 16. Kd2 Ne2 17. Nxf5 Nxg3 18. Nxg3 Kxf2 19. Ne4+ Kg2 20. Ke3 Bd5 21. Nd2 1-0

[Event "hm. JT75 M. Garcia sec A1 Win"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.07"] [Round ""] [White "Petr Polak & Jaroslav Polasek"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/7p/np1BPqp1/p4kP1/1P6/P1p2P2/3K4/4Q3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 1. Kc2 $1 ({try} 1. Kc1 $6 Qxe6 2. Qe4+ Qxe4 3. fxe4+ Ke6 4. b5 Nb4 $1 5. Bxb4 (5. Bc7 Nd3+ 6. Kc2 Nc5 7. Bxb6 Nxe4 8. Bxa5 Kd7 $11) 5... axb4 6. a4 Kd6 (6... b3 $2 7. a5) 7. Kc2 Kc5 8. Kd3 Kd6 $1 $11 {ZZ zuzgwang}) (1. Kd1 $6 Qd4+ $1 ( 1... Qxe6 $2 2. Qe4+ Qxe4 3. fxe4+ Ke6 4. b5 Nb4 5. Bc7 $1 Nd3 6. Bxb6 $18) 2. Kc2 Qxd6 3. e7 Nc7 $19) ({try} 1. Kd3 Qxe6 2. Qe4+ Qxe4+ 3. fxe4+ Ke6 4. b5 Nb4+ $1 5. Bxb4 axb4 6. a4 Kd6 {[#]ZZ zugzwang} 7. Kc2 Kc5 8. Kd3 (8. e5 Kc4 ({ or} 8... Kd5 9. a5 Kc4 $1 10. axb6 b3+ {etc.}) 9. e6 b3+ 10. Kc1 Kd3 11. e7 b2+ 12. Kb1 c2+ 13. Kxb2 Kd2 $11) 8... Kd6 $1 $11) 1... Qxe6 2. Qe4+ $1 (2. Qxe6+ $2 Kxe6 3. b5 Nb4+ $19 (3... Kxd6 4. bxa6 Kc7 5. Kxc3 b5)) 2... Qxe4+ 3. fxe4+ Ke6 (3... Kxe4 4. b5) 4. b5 $1 (4. e5 $2 axb4 5. axb4 b5 $1 6. Kxc3 Kf5 $1 7. Kd4 Kxg5 $11 {e.g.} 8. Kd5 h5 ({or} 8... Kf5 9. e6 Kf6 10. e7 Kf7 11. Kc6 Ke8 $1 12. Kxb5 Nxb4 $11 13. Kxb4 h5 $1 14. Kc5 h4 15. Kd5 Kf7 $1 $11) 9. e6 Kf6 10. e7 Kf7 11. Kc6 Ke8 $1 12. Kxb5 Nxb4 $11) 4... Nb4+ 5. Bxb4 $1 (5. axb4 $2 Kxd6 6. bxa5 bxa5 7. Kxc3 Kc5 $19) 5... axb4 6. a4 Kd6 7. Kd3 $1 {[#]ZZ} (7. Kb3 $6 Kc5 8. e5 Kd4 $1 (8... Kd5 $2 9. a5) 9. e6 Kd3 10. e7 c2 11. e8=Q c1=Q $11) 7... Kc5 (7... Ke5 8. a5 bxa5 9. b6 Kd6 10. e5+ Kc6 11. e6) 8. e5 Kd5 9. a5 bxa5 10. b6 Kc6 11. e6 $18 1-0

[Event "sp.hm. JT75 M. Garcia sec A1 Win"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.05.06"] [Round ""] [White "Vasily Murashov"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2N5/1p3b2/6p1/6P1/2P3p1/Pp2Rpkr/4p1r1/KBQ5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "29"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 1. Nd6 $1 (1. Qe1+ $2 Kh2 2. Nd6 Rhg3 $11) (1. Re4 $2 b2+ 2. Qxb2 Kh2 $11) 1... Kh2 2. Nxf7 $1 (2. Qd2 $2 Rhg3 3. Re4 Bg8 $11) 2... b2+ 3. Qxb2 e1=Q 4. Rxe1 ( 4. Qxg2+ $2 fxg2 5. Rxe1 Rf3 $11) 4... Rxb2 5. Kxb2 f2 (5... g3 6. Be4 g2 7. Ne5 f2 8. Ng4+ Kg3 9. Nxf2 Kxf2 10. Bxg2 $18) 6. Rd1 $1 (6. Rf1 {/c1} Kg2 7. Rxf2+ Kxf2 8. Bxg6 g3 {/Re3=}) 6... g3 ({main:} 6... Re3 7. Nh6 Kh3 8. Rh1+ Kg2 (8... Kg3 9. Rf1 $18) 9. Rh2+ $1 (9. Nxg4 $2 Re2+ 10. Kc3 Kxh1 11. Nxf2+ Rxf2 12. Bxg6 Rf4 13. Bd3 Rg4 14. Bf5 (14. g6 b6 15. Bf5 Rg5 $11) 14... Rxg5 15. Be4+ Kg1 $1 $11) 9... Kxh2 10. Nxg4+ Kg3 11. Nxe3 $18) 7. Ne5 g2 8. Ng4+ Kg3 9. Nxf2 Kxf2 10. Be4 $1 (10. Bxg6 $2 Re3 $11) 10... g1=Q (10... Rh5 11. Bxg2 Kxg2 12. Rd5 {/d7+-}) 11. Rxg1 Kxg1 12. Bxb7 $1 $18 {WIN} (12. Bxg6 $2 Rg3 $11) 12... Rh7 ({or} 12... Rg3 13. a4 {(ab)} Rxg5 14. Bd5 $18 {(ba)}) 13. Bd5 ({or}  13. Bc6 Kf2 14. a4 Ke3 15. Kc3 $18) 13... Kf2 14. a4 Ke3 15. Kc3 $18 1-0

[Event "c. JT75 M. Garcia sec A1 Win"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.06.21"] [Round ""] [White "Marcel Dore"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4N3/1p2K3/3P4/8/P7/1k3p2/7n/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 1. Nf6 $1 f2 $1 (1... Kxa4 2. Ne4 $1 Ng4 3. Ke6 $1 $18) 2. Ne4 f1=Q 3. Nd2+ Kxa4 4. Nxf1 Nf3 $1 {First refusal of capture} 5. Nh2 $1 { first sacrifice and detour.} (5. Ke6 $2 Nd4+ 6. Kd5 Nc6 7. d7 Nd8 $11) ({ Thematic try:} 5. Nd2 $2 Ne5 $1 6. Ke6 Nc6 7. d7 b5 $1 8. Kd6 Nd8 9. Ke7 Nc6+ $1 (9... Nb7 $2 10. Ne4 $1 b4 11. Nc5+ $1 $18) 10. Kd6 Nd8 $11) (5. Ne3 $2 b5 $1 6. Ng4 Nd4 7. d7 Nc6+ 8. Ke8 b4 9. Ne5 b3 10. Nxc6 b2 $1 $11) 5... Ne5 $1 { second refusal of capture} 6. Ng4 $1 {second refusal of capture.} ({ Thematic try:} 6. Nf3 $2 Nxf3 $1 7. d7 Ne5 8. d8=N Nc6+ 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Kd6 Kb5 $19) 6... Nc6+ {third refusal of capture} (6... Nxg4 7. Ke6 $1 $18) 7. Kd7 Kb5 8. Kc8 $1 (8. Kc7 $2 Nb8 $1 9. Ne5 Na6+ 10. Kxb7 Nc5+ $11) 8... Kc5 9. d7 Kd6 $1 (9... b5 10. Ne5 $1 $18) 10. Nf6 $1 {switchback} (10. Ne3 $2 b5 $1 11. Nf5+ Kc5 12. Kc7 b4 13. Ne7 Nd4 14. Kc8 Ne6 $1 $11) 10... b5 11. Ne4+ $1 $18 { Doubling of theme WCCT 11-2021. Three refusals of capture of the white Knight. e.g.} (11. Ne8+ $2 Kc5 12. Nf6 b4 $11) 11... Kd5 12. Kc7 b4 13. Nf2 b3 14. Nd3 $18 1-0

[Event "c. JT75 M. Garcia sec A1 Win"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.06.29"] [Round ""] [White "David Blundell"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2K5/8/2pP1P2/5n1p/5k1P/7n/3P4/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 1. d7 $1 (1. Kd7 $2 Nxh4 (1... Nh6 $2 2. Ke8 $18) 2. f7 Ng6 3. Ke8 Ng5 $19) (1. Kc7 $2 Nxh4 2. d7 Ng5 3. d8=N Nf5 $19) 1... Nd6+ 2. Kd8 (2. Kc7 $2 Nf7 $1 3. d8=Q Nxd8 4. Kxd8 Kg4 {/e5-+}) 2... Ke5 (2... Kf5 3. Ke7 (3. f7 $2 Nxf7+ 4. Ke7 {Black has 4/\Kg6 supporting the knight}) 3... Nb7 4. f7 $19 {and now White wins after 4/\Sf4 because with the Black king at f5 instead of e5, 5.f8Q is check.}) (2... Kg4 3. f7 Nxf7+ 4. Ke7 $18) 3. f7 (3. Ke7 $2 Nb7 (3... Nf5+ $2 4. Kf7 Nd6+ 5. Kg8 Nb7 6. f7 $18) 4. d4+ Kd5 (4... Kxd4 $2 5. f7 Nf4 6. Kf6 $18 ) 5. f7 Nf4 $19) 3... Nxf7+ (3... Nf4 4. f8=Q Ne6+ 5. Ke7 Nxf8 6. d8=Q Ng6+ 7. Kd7 $18) 4. Ke7 Nd8 (4... Nf4 5. d4+ (5. Kxf7 $2 Ne6 6. d4+ Kd6 $19) 5... Kd5 6. Kxf7 Ne6 7. Ke7 $1 {z reaching the main line zugzwang a move earlier.}) 5. d4+ (5. Kxd8 $2 Nf4 6. Ke7 Ne6 7. d8=Q Nxd8 8. Kxd8 $11) 5... Kd5 (5... Kf5 6. Kxd8 Nf4 7. Ke8 Ne6 8. Ke7 $18 {z}) 6. Kxd8 Nf4 7. Ke8 (7. Ke7 $2 Ne6 $19 {e.g. } 8. Kf7 Nd8+ 9. Ke7 Nb7 $19) 7... Ne6 8. Ke7 {z} c5 9. dxc5 Ke5 10. c6 Kd5 11. c7 $18 1-0

Section A2 Draws: Theme more then 7 pieces.

[Event "1/4 p. JT75 M. Garcia sec A.2. Draw"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Vladislav Tarasiuk"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2K3k1/8/7P/5p2/4p3/7B/p1PRr3/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2021"] 
 1. h7+ $1 (1. Rd8+ $2 Kf7 $1 2. Rd7+ Kg6 3. Ra7 (3. Rd6+ Kg5 $1 4. Ra6 Rxc2+ 5. Kd7 Rh2 6. Bf1 e3 7. Bd3 e2 8. Bxe2 Rxe2 $19) 3... Rxc2+ 4. Kd7 Rh2 5. Ke6 (5. Ra6+ Kg5 6. Bf1 f4 $19) 5... Rxh3 6. Rxa2 Kg5 7. Ke5 Kg4 8. Rg2+ Kf3 $19) (1. Rd1 $2 Rxc2+ 2. Kd7 Rd2+ $1 3. Rxd2 a1=Q $19) 1... Kxh7 (1... Kh8 2. Rd8+ $1 Kxh7 3. Bxf5+ Kg7 4. Rd1 {see main line}) 2. Bxf5+ Kh8 $1 (2... Kg7 3. Rd1 { see main line}) 3. Rd8+ $3 ({Thematic try:} 3. Rd1 $2 Rxc2+ 4. Kd8 (4. Kd7 Rd2+ $1 5. Rxd2 a1=Q 6. Bxe4 Qg7+ $1 7. Ke6 Qh6+ $19) 4... Rd2+ $1 5. Rxd2 a1=Q $19 {(no move 6.Rd7+ with check)}) 3... Kg7 4. Rd1 Rxc2+ (4... Kf6 5. Bxe4 {/Bh7=} Rxe4 6. Ra1 Ra4 7. Kd7 Ke5 8. Kc6 Kd4 9. Kb5 Ra8 10. c4 $11) 5. Kd8 $1 ({ Thematic try:} 5. Kd7 $2 Rd2+ $1 6. Rxd2 a1=Q 7. Bxe4 {(no move 7.Rd7+)} Qa7+ $1 8. Kc8 Qc5+ 9. Kd7 Qb5+ 10. Bc6 Qf5+ 11. Kc7 Qa5+ $19) 5... Rd2+ $1 (5... Kf6 6. Bxe4 Rd2+ $1 7. Rxd2 a1=Q 8. Rd7 Qa5+ 9. Kc8 Qc5+ 10. Kd8 $1 (10. Rc7 $2 Qf8+ 11. Kb7 Qb4+ $19) 10... Qb6+ 11. Kc8 Qc5+ 12. Kd8 {positional draw}) 6. Rxd2 a1=Q 7. Rd7+ Kg8 $1 (7... Kf8 8. Bxe4 {see main line}) 8. Bh7+ $3 ({ Thematic try:} 8. Bxe4 $2 Qa5+ $1 9. Kc8 Qc5+ 10. Rc7 Qf8+ { (there is no black king on f8)} 11. Kd7 Qf7+ 12. Kd8 Qf6+ 13. Ke8 Qe6+ $1 14. Re7 Qc8#) 8... Kf8 9. Bxe4 Qa5+ (9... Qf6+ 10. Kc8 Ke8 11. Bd5 $11) 10. Kc8 Qc5+ 11. Rc7 $1 $11 {(no move 11...Qf8+), draws.} (11. Kd8 $2 Qb6+ 12. Kc8 Ke8 13. Bd5 Qc5+ $19) 1/2-1/2

[Event "1/4 p. JT75 M. Garcia sec A.2. Draw"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Eduard Eilazyan"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1R6/b7/b7/3n1pk1/P2p4/5p1p/1B6/3NNK2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "28"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 1. Rb5 $1 Bxb5+ (1... Kg4 2. Nf2+ Kg3 3. Nh1+ $11) 2. axb5 Kf4 $1 3. Nf2 $1 (3. Nd3+ $2 Kg3 4. Ba3 h2 5. Bd6+ f4 6. N1f2 Ne3+ 7. Ke1 Bb6 8. Ne4+ Kh4 9. Be7+ Kh5 10. Nef2 Ba5+ 11. Bb4 Nc2+ 12. Kd1 Nxb4 13. Nxb4 Bxb4 $19) 3... Ne3+ (3... h2 4. Ned3+ Kg3 5. Nh1+ $11) 4. Kg1 h2+ 5. Kxh2 Ng4+ 6. Kg1 $1 (6. Nxg4 $2 fxg4 7. Bc1+ Ke4 8. Kg1 d3+ 9. Kf1 g3 $19) 6... Nxf2 7. Kxf2 d3+ 8. b6 $1 (8. Kf1 $2 d2 9. Bc1 dxc1=Q 10. b6 Qc4+ $19) 8... Bxb6+ (8... d2 9. Nd3+ Ke4 (9... Kg5 10. Bc1 Bxb6+ 11. Kxf3) (9... Kg4 10. Ke3 d1=Q 11. Nf2+) 10. bxa7 d1=Q 11. a8=Q+ $11) 9. Kf1 d2 10. Bc1 dxc1=N (10... dxc1=Q {stalemate;}) (10... dxc1=R { stalemate;}) (10... dxc1=B 11. Nd3+) 11. Nd3+ Ke3 (11... Nxd3 { mirror stalemate.}) 12. Nxc1 Kd2 13. Nb3+ Kc3 14. Nd2 Kxd2 {mirror stalemate. Fight of pieces against passed pawns of black. There are 14 pieces in the initial position of the study, and the main solution contains 14 moves - a sonnet.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "1/4 p. JT75 M. Garcia sec A.2. Draw"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.05"] [Round ""] [White "Michael Pasman"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2P3Pb/qP1k4/6Np/5K2/5P2/5b1r/2R5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "26"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 1. c8=N+ $1 (1. c8=Q $2 Rh4+) 1... Kd5 2. Ne7+ Kd6 3. Nc8+ $1 (3. Nf5+ $2 Bxf5 4. g8=Q Be3+ $1 5. Kg3 $1 (5. Kxe3 Qe2+ $19) 5... Bxc1 6. Qf8+ { White can't capture on h2, because of mate} (6. Qd8+ Kc5 7. Qc7+ Kd5 8. Qd8+ Kc4 9. Qc7+ Kb3 10. b7 Rg2+ 11. Kxg2 Qe2+ 12. Kh1 (12. Kg3 h4+ 13. Kxh4 Qe1+ 14. Qg3 Bxg5+ $19) 12... Qf1+ 13. Kh2 Qf2+ 14. Kh1 Qh4+ 15. Kg2 Qxg5+ $18) 6... Kc6 7. Qxf5 Rb2 $19) 3... Qxc8 4. Nf7+ $1 (4. Rxc8 Rh4#) 4... Kd7 (4... Ke6 5. Rxc8 $11 {as main}) 5. Ne5+ $1 Kd8 (5... Ke6 6. Rxc8 $11) 6. Nf7+ Ke7 7. Rxc8 Kf6 8. g8=N+ $1 {second knight promotion} (8. Nh6 $2 Rh4+ 9. Ng4+ hxg4 10. g8=N+ Ke6 11. fxg4 Rh3 12. Re8+ Kf7 $19) (8. g8=Q $2 Rh4+ 9. Qg4 hxg4 10. fxg4 Rh3 $19) 8... Bxg8 9. Ne5 $1 (9. Nh6 $2 Bd5 $19) 9... Rh4+ 10. Ng4+ hxg4 11. fxg4 Bd5 12. b7 $1 Bxb7 13. Rc6+ $1 Bxc6 {Stalemate} 1/2-1/2

[Event "sp.p. JT75 M. Garcia sec A.2. Draw"] [Site "Êîìïîçèöèÿ"] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Valery Kalashnikov"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "K2k4/6P1/2n1P1rP/2BP3b/8/8/1rn5/4R3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "41"] [EventDate "2023"] [TimeControl "300"] 
 1. e7+ (1. dxc6 $2 Kc7 2. e7 Rg5 3. e8=N+ $1 {echo} Kxc6 $1 { refusal of capture the Knight (a sacrifice at promotion)} 4. h7 Bf3 $1 5. g8=Q Kxc5+ 6. Ka7 Rb7+ 7. Ka8 Rxh7+ $19) 1... Nxe7 2. h7 $1 (2. Rxe7 $2 Bf3 3. Re5 Nb4 4. h7 Nxd5 5. g8=Q+ Kc7 $19) 2... Ra6+ (2... Nxe1 3. h8=Q+ Kc7 4. d6+ Kd7 5. Qxh5 $11) 3. Ba7 Rxa7+ $1 (3... Nxe1 4. g8=Q+ Kd7 5. h8=Q $11) 4. Kxa7 Nc8+ 5. Ka8 (5. Ka6 $2 Kc7 6. d6+ $1 Kc6 $1 $19) 5... Nb6+ 6. Ka7 (6. Kb7 $2 Nd7+ 7. Ka6 Kc7 8. Re7 Be2+ $1 9. Rxe2 Nc5+ 10. Ka5 Nb7+ 11. Ka6 Ra2+ 12. Kb5 Nd6+ 13. Kc5 Ra5#) 6... Nc8+ 7. Ka8 Kc7 (7... Nb6+ 8. Ka7 {positional draw}) 8. d6+ $1 Kd7 $1 (8... Kxd6 9. Re6+ $1 Kd7 $1 10. Rf6 Ra2+ 11. Kb8 Rb2+ 12. Ka8 { positional draw} Kc7 13. Rc6+ Kxc6 14. g8=Q Nb6+ 15. Ka7 Nd4 16. h8=Q Nb5+ 17. Kb8 Nd7+ 18. Kc8 $11) 9. Re7+ $1 Nxe7 (9... Kxd6 10. Re6+ Kc7 11. Rc6+ Kxc6 12. g8=Q Nb6+ 13. Ka7 Nd4 14. h8=Q Nb5+ 15. Kb8 Nd7+ 16. Kc8 Nd6+ 17. Kd8 Rb8+ 18. Ke7 Nf5+ 19. Ke6 Rxg8 20. Qxg8) 10. dxe7 Kc7 {(line A)} ({line B:} 10... Bf3+ 11. Ka7 Rb7+ 12. Ka6 Nb4+ 13. Ka5 Nc6+ 14. Ka4 (14. Ka6 $2 Kc7 15. e8=N+ Kb8 16. Nd6 Be2+ 17. Nb5 Bxb5#) 14... Bd1+ 15. Ka3 Rb3+ 16. Ka4 $1 (16. Ka2 $2 Nb4+ 17. Ka1 Rb1+ $1 18. Kxb1 Bc2+ $19 {catching Pawn}) 16... Re3+ (16... Rb4+ 17. Ka3 Rb3+ 18. Ka4 $1 {positional draw}) (16... Rg3+ 17. Kb5 Be2+ 18. Ka4 $11) 17. Kb5 Be2+ 18. Ka4 (18. Kb6 $2 Rb3+ 19. Kc5 Rb5#) 18... Bd1+ 19. Kb5 Be2+ 20. Ka4 {positional draw}) 11. e8=N+ $1 {echo; moving Bishop an other diagonal} ( 11. g8=Q $2 Bf3+ 12. Ka7 Rb7+ 13. Ka6 Be2+ 14. Ka5 Ra7#) 11... Bxe8 { capture the Knight (a sacrifice at promotion)} 12. g8=Q Bc6+ 13. Ka7 Rb7+ 14. Ka6 Rb6+ 15. Ka7 Rb7+ 16. Ka6 Nb4+ (16... Rb6+ 17. Ka7 {positional draw}) 17. Ka5 Rb5+ 18. Ka4 Rb8+ 19. Ka5 $1 (19. Ka3 $2 Nc2+ 20. Ka2 Bd5+ $1 21. Qxd5 Nb4+ $19 {catching Queen}) (19. Kb3 $2 Bd5+ 20. Ka4 Bxg8 21. h8=Q Bb3+ $1 $19 { catching Queen}) 19... Rb5+ 20. Ka4 Rb8+ 21. Ka5 $1 {positional draw} 1/2-1/2

[Event "sp.p. JT75 M. Garcia sec A.2. Draw"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Serhy Didukh"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5kr1/3p1p2/P2p1Pp1/3Pp3/n3P1PK/1p5P/1P1B2P1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 1. a7 $1 (1. Kg5 $2 Nc5 $1 2. a7 Nxe4+ 3. Kh6 Rh8#) (1. Ba5 $2 Rh8+ 2. Kg3 Kg8 3. a7 Kh7 $19) 1... Nb6 2. Kg5 $1 (2. Ba5 $2 g5+ $1 3. Kh5 Na8 4. Bd8 Rg6 5. Be7+ Kg8 6. Bxd6 Rxf6 $19) 2... Rh8 (2... Ke8 3. Kh6 $11) 3. Ba5 Na8 4. Be1 $1 {zz} Kg8 5. Bh4 $1 { Black can't free his rook because the Kling incarceration threatens.} Kf8 (5... Kh7 6. g3 Nc7 7. a8=Q Rxa8 {stalemate.}) 6. Be1 (6. g3 $2 Rg8 7. Kh6 g5 $19) 6... Ke8 7. Ba5 $1 {The bishop keeps the king and the knight in prison.} Kf8 ({ The stalemate defence may be ruined at the cost of two tempi} 7... Rh7 8. h4 Rh8 9. g3 Kf8 10. Bb4 $1 {Now this move saves because the white pawns advanced. } Kg8 11. Bxd6 Kh7 12. Bxe5 Rc8 13. h5 gxh5 14. gxh5 Rc1 (14... Rc2 15. Kf4 d6 16. Bd4 $11) 15. g4 Kg8 16. Kf4 (16. Kf5 $2 Rf1+) 16... Rf1+ (16... Ra1 17. g5 $1 Rxa7 18. g6 Ra1 19. Bd4 Rd1 (19... Rf1+ 20. Kg5 Rf3 21. Kg4 $11) 20. h6 $1 fxg6 21. f7+ Kxf7 22. h7 $11) 17. Ke3 Ra1 18. Bd4 Nc7 19. g5 Nb5 20. Bc5 Nxa7 ( 20... d6 21. Ba3 Nxa7 22. Bxd6 $11) 21. g6 Nb5 22. h6 d6 23. h7+ Kh8 24. gxf7 Ra8 25. Bb4 Kxh7 26. Kd3 Kg6 27. Kc4 Rb8 28. f8=Q Rxf8 29. Kxb5 $11) 8. Be1 Nc7 9. Ba5 (9. Bf2 $2 Kg8 10. Bh4 Kh7 11. g3 Nxd5 12. exd5 e4 $19) (9. Bb4 $2 Kg8 10. Bxd6 Na8 11. Bxe5 Kh7 12. Kf4 Rc8 13. Bd4 g5+ $1 14. Ke5 (14. Ke3 Nc7) 14... Rc4 15. Bf2 Rc2 16. Bd4 Rd2 17. Bc3 Rd3 $19) 9... Na8 10. Be1 Kg8 11. Bh4 $1 $11 {Perpetual threat of incarceration.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "sp.p. JT75 M. Garcia sec A.2. Draw"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.06.22"] [Round ""] [White "Alain Pallier"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2R3N1/K2pp2R/1P6/8/8/7n/1P1p2kq/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 1. Rc2 $1 (1. Rg7+ $2 Kf1 2. Rc2 Qe5 3. Rxd2 Qa5+ 4. Kb8 Qxd2 5. Nxe7 Ng5 6. Nc8 Ne6 $19) 1... Qf4 2. Rh4 $1 (2. b3 $2 Nf2 $1 $19) (2. Rxd2+ Qxd2 3. b7 Qa5+ 4. Kb8 Nf4 5. Rxe7 d5 $19) 2... Qxh4 3. Rxd2+ Kg1 (3... Nf2 $5 4. b3 $1 Qh3 5. Ra2 Qxb3 6. Ra6 Qe3 7. Ka8 Qd3 8. Ka7 Qd4 9. Ka8 Nd3 10. b7 Nc5 11. Rg6+ Kf3 12. b8=Q Qe4+ 13. Ka7 Qxg6 14. Qc8 Qg1 (14... Qf5 15. Nxe7 $11) (14... e6 15. Qxc5 Qxg8 16. Qc3+ $1 $11) 15. Nxe7 $11) 4. b7 $1 (4. Rd1+ $2 Kf2 5. Ra1 (5. b3 Qb4 6. Ra1 Qc5 7. Ra2+ Ke1 8. Nxe7 Nf4 9. b4 Qd4 10. Nf5 Qxb4 11. b7 Qc5+ 12. Ka8 Ne6 $19) 5... Qd4 $1 6. Nxe7 Nf4 7. Nf5 Qc5 8. Ra2 Ke1 9. Ng3 d5 10. b4 Qc4 11. Ra1+ Kf2 12. Ra6 Ne6 13. b7 Qd4+ 14. Rb6 Nd8 $19) (4. b3 $2 Qe1 5. Ra2 Qe3 6. Nxe7 Ng5 7. Ra1+ Kf2 8. Nd5 Qd4 9. Ra2+ Ke1 10. Nc7 Nf7 11. Ra5 Nd8 $19) 4... Qa4+ 5. Kb8 $1 (5. Kb6 $2 Qb4+ 6. Kc7 Qf4+ 7. Kb6 Qxd2 8. b8=Q Qxb2+ 9. Ka7 Qxb8+ 10. Kxb8 e5 11. Nf6 Nf4 12. Kc7 d5 13. Kd6 e4 14. Ng4 Kg2 $19) 5... Qf4+ 6. Ka7 $1 (6. Ka8 $2 Qxd2 7. b8=Q Qd5+ 8. Ka7 Qa2+ 9. Kb6 Qxb2+ 10. Kc7 Qxb8+ 11. Kxb8 e5 $19) 6... Qe3+ (6... Qa4+ 7. Kb8 $11) 7. Ka6 $3 Qe6+ (7... Qxd2 8. b8=Q $11) 8. Ka7 Qa2+ 9. Kb6 $1 (9. Kb8 $2 Qxg8+ $19) 9... Qb3+ (9... Qxg8 10. Rd1+ $1 Kf2 11. Ra1 $1 Qe6+ 12. Ka7 $11) 10. Ka7 (10. Kc7 $2 Qc4+ $1 11. Kb6 Qb4+ 12. Kc7 Qf4+ 13. Kb6 Ng5 $19) 10... Qa4+ 11. Kb8 $1 {A)} Qf4+ ({B) } 11... Ng5 12. Nxe7 Ne6 13. Rd6 $1 $11 {e.g.} (13. Nc8 $5 Nc5 $1 14. Rd6 Qe4 15. Rb6 d5 {/Nxb7-+}) 13... Qb4 14. Kc8 Qxd6 15. b8=Q Qxe7 16. Qg3+ $11) 12. Ka7 Qe3+ 13. Ka6 Qe6+ 14. Ka7 $14 1/2-1/2

[Event "hm. JT75 M. Garcia sec A.2. Draw"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.10.07"] [Round ""] [White "Amatzia Avni & Vladislav, Tarasiuk"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2b5/8/8/5k2/4p1N1/1pr2N2/2P1P3/2K2B2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2022"] 
 {[#]} 1. Ne3+ $1 {clearance of the h3-c8 diagonal} ({After} 1. Nh6+ $5 Kg6 2. Nd4 Kxh6 {black will win}) (1. Nd4+ Kxg4 $19) (1. Kb2 bxc2 2. Ne3+ Rxe3 3. Nd4+ Ke5 4. Nxc2 Rg3 $19) 1... Rxe3 2. Bh3+ Kf4 (2... Kf6 3. Bxc8 exf3 4. exf3 $11) 3. Bxc8 Rc3 $1 ({switch back.} 3... exf3 4. exf3 $11) (3... Rxe2 4. Nd4 Re1+ 5. Kb2 $11) 4. Bb7 $1 (4. Be6 $2 Rxc2+ 5. Kb1 Rxe2 6. Nd4 Re1+ 7. Kb2 Ke5 $19 { fork}) 4... Rxc2+ (4... exf3 5. Bxf3 bxc2 6. Bd5 (6. Bh5)) 5. Kb1 exf3 {[#]} ( 5... Rxe2 6. Nd4 $11) 6. Bxf3 ({critical point:} 6. exf3 $2 Ke5 $1 $19) 6... Ke5 7. e3 $1 {creates a barricade: no pass for BK} Rh2 (7... Kd6 8. Bd1 Rc3 9. Kb2 $11) 8. Bc6 (8. Bd1 $2 Rh1 $19 { but black's last allows the WB to approach b3 from another direction}) 8... b2 9. Ba4 Ke4 10. Bc2+ Kxe3 11. Kxb2 $11 {Themes: clearance, switch-back, fork, barricade, zig-zag maneuver Bf1-h3-c8-b7-c6-a4-c2} 1/2-1/2

[Event "hm. JT75 M. Garcia sec A.2. Draw"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.04.28"] [Round ""] [White "Beat Neuenschwander"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1r3NQ1/k7/3P1PPP/3P1q2/p1n3p1/P1P5/KbP5/RB6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "28"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 1. Qf7+ Ka8 2. Ne6 $1 (2. Nd7 $2 Qf3 3. Nxb8 Qxc3 $19) (2. d7 $2 Bc1 3. d8=Q Rxd8 4. Nd7 Qxd7 5. Qxd7 Rxd7 6. g7 Rb7 7. g8=Q+ Ka7 8. Qg7 Nd6 9. h7 Ne4 $19) 2... Qxe6 3. dxe6 Bc1 ({or} 3... Bxc3 {<main line>} 4. Qg8 $1 ({Not} 4. Qe8 $2 Rxe8 5. d7 Rb8 6. d8=Q Rxd8 7. e7 Rb8 8. e8=Q Rxe8 9. f7 Rb8 10. f8=Q Rxf8 11. g7 Rb8 12. g8=Q Rxg8 13. h7 Rb8 14. h8=Q Bxh8 $19) 4... Rxg8 5. h7 Rb8 6. h8=Q Rxh8 7. g7 Rb8 8. g8=Q Rxg8 9. f7 Rb8 10. f8=Q Rxf8 11. e7 Rb8 12. e8=Q Rxe8 13. d7 Rb8 14. d8=Q Rxd8 $11 {stalemate}) 4. Qe8 $1 ({Not} 4. Qg8 $2 Rxg8 5. h7 Rb8 6. h8=Q Rxh8 7. g7 Rb8 8. g8=Q Rxg8 9. f7 Rb8 10. f8=Q Nxd6 $1 $19) 4... Rxe8 5. d7 $1 (5. h7 $2 Ka7 $1 $19) 5... Rb8 6. d8=Q Rxd8 7. e7 Rb8 8. e8=Q Rxe8 9. f7 Rb8 10. f8=Q Rxf8 11. g7 Rb8 (11... Bxh6 12. gxf8=Q+ Bxf8 $11 { stalemate}) 12. g8=Q (12. g8=R $2 Nd6 $19) 12... Rxg8 13. h7 Rb8 14. h8=Q Rxh8 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2

[Event "sp.hm. JT75 M. Garcia sec A.2. Draw"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.03.20"] [Round ""] [White "Vidadi Zamanov & Janos, Mikitovics"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4k3/2Rb4/8/B1KPp3/8/6N1/2P5/2q5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "37"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 1. Ne4 $1 Qe3+ 2. Kd6 Qxe4 3. Rxd7 Qg6+ 4. Kc7 Qxc2+ 5. Kd6 Qg6+ 6. Kc7 Qd3 ( 6... Qg4 7. Rd8+ $1 (7. Rd6 $2 Qc4+ $19) 7... Ke7 8. d6+ $1 (8. Rd6 $2 Qc4+ 9. Rc6 Qxd5 $19) 8... Ke6 9. Re8+ $1 (9. d7 $2 Qc4+ $19) 9... Kd5 10. d7 $1 $11) 7. Rd8+ $1 (7. Bb6 $2 Qb5 $1 8. Rd6 (8. Rd8+ Ke7 9. d6+ Ke6 $19) 8... Qc4+ $19) 7... Kf7 $1 8. Bb6 $3 (8. Rd7+ $2 Kf6 $19) 8... Qb5 9. Bf2 $3 ({Thematic try}  9. Rd7+ $2 Ke8 $1 (9... Kf6 $2 10. Bf2 $3 Kf5 11. Rd8 $3 e4 12. Rf8+ Ke5 13. Bg3+ $3 {sacrifices the wP} Kxd5 (13... Kd4 14. d6 Qc5+ 15. Kd7 Qg5 16. Bf4 $1 $11) 14. Rf5+ $11 {fork}) 10. Rd6 (10. Rd8+ Ke7 11. d6+ Ke6 $19) 10... Qc4+ 11. Kb7 e4 12. Re6+ Kd7 $19) 9... Qc4+ 10. Kd6 $1 (10. Kb6 $2 Ke7 $19) 10... Qa6+ 11. Kc7 Qa5+ 12. Bb6 $1 Qb5 13. Bf2 $1 {positional draw or} (13. Rd7+ $2 Ke8 $1 14. Rd8+ Ke7 $1 (14... Kf7 $2 15. Bf2 $11 {main line}) 15. d6+ Ke6 $19) 13... e4 $1 14. Rd7+ $1 Kf6 $1 (14... Ke8 15. Rd6 $1 Kf7 16. Rd7+ {positional draw}) 15. Bd4+ $1 (15. Rd6+ $2 Ke5 $19) (15. d6 $2 Qc4+ $19) 15... Kf5 ({MAIN} 15... Kg5 16. Bb6 $1 Kf4 17. d6 Ke5 18. Re7+ $1 (18. Rh7 $2 Qc4+ $19) (18. Rg7 $2 Qc4+ 19. Kd8 Kxd6 $19) 18... Kd5 19. Re5+ $3 {active sacrifice} Kxe5 20. d7 Qc4+ 21. Kb8 $3 $11 (21. Kb7 $2 Qd5+ 22. Kc8 Qe6 $1 $19 {pin})) 16. Rf7+ $1 Kg6 ({MAIN} 16... Kg4 17. Kd6 $1 (17. Rg7+ $2 Kf3 18. Rf7+ Ke2 19. d6 Qc4+ $19) 17... Qd3 18. Rg7+ $1 (18. Ke5 $2 e3 $1 19. Rf4+ Kg3 20. d6 Qb5+ $19) 18... Kf3 19. Rf7+ Ke2 20. Rf2+ Kd1 21. Ke5 $1 (21. Bc5 $2 e3 $19) 21... e3 22. Rf3 $1 $11 {(captures the bP)}) 17. Rf6+ ({Thematic try} 17. Rg7+ $2 Kh6 $1 $19 (17... Kf5 $2 18. Rf7+ $11 {main line}) (17... Kh5 $2 18. Kd6 Qd3 19. Ke5 e3 20. Rg3 $1 $11 {(captures the bP)})) 17... Kg5 ({MAIN} 17... Kh7 18. Kd6 $1 (18. Rf7+ $2 Kg8 19. Rg7+ Kf8 $19) (18. d6 $2 Qc4+ $19) 18... Qb8+ 19. Kc6 $1 (19. Kc5 $2 Qa7+ $1 20. Rb6 Qa3+ 21. Kc4 Qd3+ $19) (19. Kd7 $2 Qb4 $1 20. Be3 Qb3 $1 $19) ( 19. Ke6 $2 e3 $3 {active sacrifice} 20. Bxe3 Qe8+ $19 {fork}) 19... e3 $3 { active sacrifice} 20. Re6 $3 (20. Bxe3 $2 Qe8+ $19 {fork}) ({Thematic try} 20. Rf7+ $2 Kg8 $1 (20... Kg6 $2 21. Rf6+ $1 Kg5 22. Re6 $11) 21. Rg7+ Kf8 22. d6 Qa8+ $3 (22... Qc8+ $2 23. Rc7 $11) 23. Kc7 Qa5+ $1 (23... e2 $2 24. Re7 $1 e1=Q 25. Rxe1 Qa5+ {fork} 26. Bb6 $1 Qxe1 27. d7 $11) 24. Bb6 Qc3+ $1 $19 {fork }) 20... Qa8+ 21. Kc5 $1 (21. Kd6 $2 e2 $1 22. Rxe2 Qa6+ $19 {fork}) 21... Qa3+ (21... Qa5+ 22. Kc4 $11 (22. Kc6 $2 e2 $1 23. Rxe2 Qa6+ $19 {fork})) 22. Kc4 e2 $1 {active sacrifice} 23. Bc3 $1 $11 (23. Rxe2 $2 Qa6+ $19 {fork})) 18. Rc6 $1 (18. d6 $2 Qc4+ $19) 18... Qxd5 19. Rc5 $1 $11 {pin (captures the bQ) Keywords: mutual forks, pins, and sacrifices; positional draws.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "sp.hm. JT75 M. Garcia sec A.2. Draw"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.06.25"] [Round ""] [White "Marc Gelly"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3k4/1p6/bP6/Kp2p1p1/1B1p1p2/1B2p3/1P6/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "22"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 1. Bd1 $1 { w-counterplay: threat of self-incarceration and threat of repetiition.} (1. Bd5 $2 g4 $19) 1... d3 (1... e4 2. Be7+ Kd7 (2... Kxe7 3. b4 {positional draw}) 3. b4 f3 4. Bxg5 e2 5. Bxe2 fxe2 6. Bd2) 2. Be7+ $1 (2. Bg4 $2 e4 $1 $19) ({ Thematic try:} 2. Bf3 $2 g4 $1 3. Bxg4 e4 $1 (3... d2 $2 4. Bxd2 $11) 4. Be7+ Ke8 $1 5. Bh5+ Kd7 (5... Kxe7 $2 6. b4 $11) 6. Bg4+ Kc6 $1 $19) (2. Bg4 $2 e4 $1 $19) 2... Kd7 (2... Kxe7 3. b4 $11 {Self-incarceration. Positional DRAW.}) 3. Bg4+ $1 (3. Bf3 $2 b4 $19) 3... Ke8 $1 4. Bh5+ (4. b4 $2 e2 $19) 4... Kd7 5. Bg4+ Kc6 6. Bf3+ e4 $1 (6... Kd7 7. Bg4+) 7. Bxe4+ Kd7 8. Bb4 $3 (8. Bxd3 $2 Kxe7 9. Be2 (9. b4 f3 $19) 9... g4 $19) 8... Ke6 $1 9. Bxd3 (9. Bg6 $2 d2 10. Bh5 Kf5 $1) (9. b3 $2 d2 10. Bf3 Kf5 $19) 9... g4 $1 (9... f3 10. Bc5 e2 11. Bf2 $11) (9... Kd5 10. Be2 Ke4 11. Bc5 f3 12. Bxf3+ Kxf3 13. b4 $11) 10. Be1 $1 (10. Be4 $2 Ke5 $1 11. Bc6 f3 12. Bc5 e2 13. Bf2 b4 $19) (10. Bc5 g3 11. Be4 ( 11. Bf1 b4 12. Bg2 Kf5 13. Bf3 g2 14. Bxg2 Kg4 15. Be4 Kg3 16. Bxb4 f3 $19) 11... e2 12. Bb4 Ke5 13. Bf3 Kd4 $19) 10... g3 $1 (10... f3 11. b4 $1 { Self-incarceration. Positional DRAW.}) 11. Be4 (11. Bf1 $2 b4 12. Bg2 Kf5 13. Bf3 g2 $1 14. Bxg2 Kg4 15. Kxb4 f3 16. Bxf3+ Kxf3 $19) 11... Ke5 (11... b4 12. Kxb4 Ke5 13. Bf3 $1 (13. Bg2 $2 Kd4 14. Bc3+ Kd3 15. Bd5 Ke2 16. Be5 Kf2 17. Bxf4 e2 18. Bd2 g2 $19) 13... Bf1 14. Bc3+ Kd6 15. Bxb7 g2 16. Bxg2 Bxg2 17. Bd4 Be4 18. Kc3 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "sp.hm. JT75 M. Garcia sec A.2. Draw"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Gennady Matjushin"] [Black "b) a) twin Kg6>g8, p.e2>c3"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6k1/6p1/3p4/8/5B2/p1p3P1/r7/4K2R w K - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] [EventDate "2023"] [SourceDate "2023.05.27"] 
 1. O-O Re2 $1 (1... Rb2 2. Bxd6 $11) (1... c2 2. Bxd6 Rb2 3. Bxa3 $11) (1... d5 2. Be5 $11) 2. Bxd6 a2 3. Bb4 $1 (3. Ba3 $2 Rb2 $19 (3... Rd2 $19)) ({try} 3. Bf4 $2 Kh7 $1 $19 (3... g6 $2 4. Bg5 $1 Re6 5. Ra1 $1 (5. Kg2 $2 Rb6 6. Ra1 Rb1 $1 7. Rxa2 Rb2+) 5... Rb6 6. Rxa2 $1 (6. Bc1 $2 Rb2 $1) 6... Rb1+ 7. Bc1 $1 Rxc1+ 8. Kg2 $1 $11 c2 (8... Kg7 9. Ra6 $1 $11) 9. Ra8+ $11) (3... Kh8 $2 4. Bd6 $1 Re6 (4... Rd2 $2 5. Bf4 $1 Rb2 6. Be5 $1 $11) (4... c2 $2 5. Bf4 g5 6. Bxg5 Re5 7. Bf6+) 5. Bc5 $1 $11) 4. Bd6 (4. Ra1 Rb2) (4. g4 Re4) (4. Kh1 Rb2) 4... c2 ({or} 4... Rd2 5. Bf4 Rd5 6. Ra1 Rb5 7. Rxa2 Rb1+ 8. Bc1 Rxc1+ 9. Kg2 c2 $19) 5. Bf4 g5 6. Bxg5 Re5 7. Bf4 Rb5 $19) 3... c2 4. Ra1 $1 Re3 $1 5. Bd2 $1 (5. Kf2 $2 Rd3 $19) 5... Rd3 6. Bc1 $1 $11 {Bishop 's rh ombus. (f4-d6-b4-d2) Return of the rook and bishop to the startposition.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "sp.hm. JT75 M. Garcia sec A.2. Draw"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.06"] [Round ""] [White "Michael .Pasman"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/k3PB2/8/8/8/2RK3R/2Np4/6qr w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "39"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 1. Ra3+ $1 (1. e8=Q $2 d1=Q+ 2. Kc4 Qgg4+ 3. Kb3 Qb1+ 4. Ka3 Rxh3 $19) (1. Rc7+ $2 Kb6 2. Rc6+ Kb7 $1 3. e8=Q d1=Q+ $19) 1... Kb6 2. Rb3+ Kc7 3. Rc3+ $1 ({ Logical try :} 3. e8=N+ $2 Kd8 4. Rb8+ Kd7 5. Be6+ (5. Rb7+ Kc8 6. Nd6+ Kd8 $19 ) 5... Ke7 $1 (5... Kxe6 6. Re3+) 6. Kxd2 {Position X1 with white rook on b8} Rxh3 7. Bxh3 Qh2+ $19) 3... Kd6 4. e8=N+ $1 (4. Rxh1 $2 d1=Q+ 5. Kc4 Qc5+ 6. Kb3 Qb5+ 7. Ka2 Qxh1 $19) (4. Rc6+ $5 Kxe7 5. Re3+ Kd8 6. Kxd2 Qg2+ 7. Re2 Qxc6 $19) (4. e8=Q $6 d1=Q+ 5. Kc4 Qc5+ $19) 4... Kd7 (4... Ke7 5. Re3+ Kxf7 6. Nd6+ $11) 5. Be6+ $1 {to defend h3 rook} (5. Nf6+ $2 Kd8 $19) (5. Kxd2 $2 Qf2+ 6. Kd3 Rxh3+ $19) 5... Kxe6 (5... Ke7 6. Kxd2 $11 { Position X2 - rook h3 is defended}) (5... Kxe8 6. Kxd2 $11) 6. Re3+ Kf7 (6... Kf5 $4 7. Nd4+ $18) (6... Kd7 7. Nf6+) 7. Nd6+ (7. Rc7+ $2 Kf8 8. Kxd2 Rh2+ 9. Re2 Qg5+ 10. Ne3 Qd8+ 11. Ke1 Qh4+ 12. Kd2 Qd4+ $19) 7... Kg6 8. Re6+ (8. Kxd2 $2 Qd1#) 8... Kg5 (8... Kh5 9. Re5+ $11) 9. Ne4+ (9. Re5+ Kf6) (9. Kxd2 Qd1+ 10. Ke3 Rh3+ 11. Ke4 Rxc3 $19) 9... Kf5 10. Rf6+ $1 (10. Nxd2 $2 Kxe6 $19) 10... Ke5 11. Rc5+ $1 (11. Nxd2 Kxf6 $19) 11... Qxc5 12. Re6+ $3 (12. Nxc5 $2 d1=Q+) 12... Kf5 13. Rf6+ $1 (13. Nxc5 $2 d1=Q+ $19) 13... Ke5 (13... Kg4 14. Ne3+ $1 Qxe3+ 15. Kxe3 d1=Q 16. Nf2+ $11 {Fork}) 14. Re6+ $1 Kd5 15. Ne3+ Qxe3+ $1 (15... Kxe6 16. Nxc5+ $11) 16. Kxe3 d1=N+ $1 (16... d1=Q 17. Rd6+ Ke5 18. Rxd1) 17. Kd2 Kxe6 18. Ng3 $1 Rh3 ({or} 18... Rg1 19. Ne2 Rf1 20. Ng3) 19. Ne2 $1 Rh1 20. Ng3 $11 {with known rook chasing} 1/2-1/2