[Event "1st Prize. FRME 6th 2020"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2020"]
[Round ""]
[White "Steffen Nielsen"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Afek"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7k/8/8/3P4/8/5N1K/4pP2/r6B w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2020"]

{The deepest and most original crystal clear concept in the entire field! To
gain a draw White must predict a black rook sacrifice on g3 on move 10 and
find a way to defend against it. The crucial decision must be taken already on
the first move. A superb logical gem!} 1. Kg2 $1 {Locking in the bishop. Black
was threatening both 1...Rxh1 and 1...Ra3. Ideally White would like to play
Kh2, Bg2 and Bh3 slowly freeing his forces, but the following line shows why
Kh2 fails.} ({Thematic try:} 1. Kh2 $2 Rf1 2. Bg2 (2. Kg2 Kg7 $19) 2... Rxf2 3.
Ne1 Rf1 4. Nd3 Rd1 5. Kg3 Rxd3+ 6. Kf2 Rg3 $3 7. Be4 Re3 $19 (7... e1=Q+ $19))
1... Rd1 2. d6 $3 ({Thematic Try:} 2. Kh2 $2 Rf1 $1 3. Bg2 (3. Kg2 Kg7 $19)
3... Rxf2 4. Ne1 Rf1 5. Nd3 Rd1 6. Kg3 Rxd3+ 7. Kf2 Rg3 $3 $19) 2... Rxd6 {
White has lost the pawn on d5 for no obvious compensation.} 3. Kh2 $1 (3. Ne1
$2 Rd1 4. Nf3 Rf1 $19) (3. Kg1 $2 Rd3 4. Ne1 Rd1 $19) 3... Rd3 4. Ne1 Rd1 5.
Nf3 Rf1 6. Bg2 $1 Rxf2 7. Ne1 Rf1 8. Nd3 Rd1 9. Kg3 $1 Rxd3+ 10. Kf2 Re3 11.
Ke1 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "2nd Prize. FRME 6th 2020"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2020"]
[Round ""]
[White "Pavel Arestov and Daniel Keith"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Afek"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5n1K/7P/6PP/2bn4/p1N3k1/P7/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2020"]

{Same piece same square: Along the main line a white knight moves 3 times to
e5 and twice it is sacrificed there:First luring the enemy Bishop to allow a
future promoted knight a tempo to attack the Bishop.The newborn knight is then
given away on the very same square to shut off the diagonal and secure a final
desicive promotion. An original and neat presentation of the Phoenix theme
with the thematic moves being the only captures along the main line. The
counter play by the black knights and the appearance of an even third white
knight after 7...Ne7+ turns this study to a fascinating cavalry celebration.} 
1. Ne5+ $1 {No.1} (1. g7 $2 Bd4 2. Kg8 Nxh7 3. Kxh7 Kh5 $1 4. g8=Q Nf6+ $11)
1... Kf5 2. g7 Ng6+ $1 3. Nxg6 Bd4 $1 4. Ne5 $1 {No.2} (4. Kg8 $2 Kxg6 5. h8=N+
Kxh6 6. Nf7+ Kg6 7. Nh8+ Kf5 8. Kf7 Bxg7 9. Kxg7 Nb6 $19) 4... Bxe5 5. Kg8 Kg6
6. h8=N+ $1 (6. h8=Q $2 Nf6+ 7. Kf8 Bd6#) 6... Kf6 (6... Kxh6 7. Nf7+ $18) 7.
Nf7 Bb2 (7... Ne7+ 8. Kf8 Bf4 9. g8=N+ $1 (9. g8=Q $2 Bxh6+ $1 10. Nxh6 Nxg8
11. Nxg8+ Ke5 $11) 9... Nxg8 10. h7 $1 $18) 8. Kh7 Ke6 $1 (8... Ne7 9. g8=Q $18
) 9. Ne5 $3 {No.3} Kxe5 (9... Bxe5 10. g8=Q+ $18) 10. Kg6 Ne7+ 11. Kf7 Nf5 12.
h7 1-0

[Event "3rd Prize. FRME 6th 2020"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2020"]
[Round ""]
[White "A.Avni and Vladislav Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Afek"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/2Nn3P/6q1/6k1/6P1/5P1B/2b1R2K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2020"]

{In a seemingly hopeless initial position, both materially and positionally,
heroic battle of quiet tactical blows and stunning neat sacrifices out of
nowhere eventually rescues White by a hair from the mighty royal couple. High
tension is maintained all the way through.} 1. f3+ (1. Ne5+ Kh3 2. h7 Qh5 $19)
1... Kh3 (1... Kxf3 2. Ne5+ Kf2 3. Nd3+ Kf3 4. Ne5+ $11) 2. Re5 Nf5 (2... Qxh6
3. Nd4 $1 Be3 4. Ne2 Nc4 5. Rxe3 Qxe3 6. Ng1+ $11) 3. h7 Nxg3+ 4. Bxg3 Qf6 5.
Bf4 $3 (5. Rf5 $2 Qh6 6. Be1 Qxh7 $19) (5. Rh5+ Kxg3 6. h8=Q Qxf3+ $19) 5...
Qh4 $1 6. Ne7 $1 Qxh7 7. Ng6 $3 Bxf4 (7... Qxg6 8. Rg5 Qf7 9. Rg3+ Kh4 10. Rg4+
Kh5 11. Rg5+ Kh4 12. Rg4+ Kh3 13. Rg3+ Kh4 14. Rg4+ {Perpetual check}) 8. Rh5+
$1 Qxh5 9. Nxf4+ $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "4th Prize. FRME 6th 2020"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2020"]
[Round ""]
[White "Lubos Kekely and Michal Hlinka"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Afek"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/2N5/1N5r/pK3R2/5p2/4p3/3k4 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2020"]

{A rook and a knight pair encounter an advanced pawn pair by letting them both
to promote.This unusual scenario ends up in a positional draw where the
knights hold their own against a queen, maintaining the fortress by only King
moves, comprehensive to the human mind too for a change.} 1. Nc3+ Kc1 $1 2. Re4
Rh4 $1 3. Rxh4 e1=Q 4. Rh2 $1 (4. Rf4 $2 a3 $1 5. Rxf3 a2 $19) 4... f2 (4...
Qg1 5. Na2+ Kd1 6. Nc3+ Ke1 7. Ne5 Qd4+ 8. Nc4 f2 9. Rh1+ f1=Q 10. Rxf1+ Kxf1
11. Nxa4 $11) 5. Nd4 $1 (5. Rxf2 $2 Qxf2 6. Nxa4 Qd2+ 7. Kb5 Qd3+ 8. Kb4 Qb1+
9. Kc4 Qc2+ 10. Kb5 Qb3+ 11. Nb4 Kd2) 5... Qe3 (5... a3 6. Kb3 Qxc3+ 7. Kxc3
f1=Q 8. Nb3+ Kd1 9. Ra2 $11) 6. Rh1+ Qe1 7. Rh2 $1 {Switchback} (7. Rxe1+
fxe1=Q 8. Kxa4 Qe8+ $19) 7... Qe7+ 8. Kxa4 (8. Ka5 $2 Qa7+ $19) 8... Qa7+ 9.
Kb3 Qb8+ 10. Ka3 Qb2+ (10... Qxh2 11. Nce2+ Kd2 12. Nf3+ Kxe2 13. Nxh2 $11) 11.
Ka4 f1=Q 12. Rxb2 Kxb2 13. Nce2 $1 (13. Ncb5 $2 Qe1 14. Nf5 Qd1+ 15. Ka5 Qd2+
16. Ka6 Kb3 $19) 13... Qf7 (13... Qg2) 14. Kb5 $1 (14. Kb4 $2 Qd5 {ZZ} 15. Nb5
Kc2 16. Nec3 Qb3+ $19) 14... Qd5+ (14... Qg8 15. Kc5 $1 $11) 15. Kb4 $1 {ZZ}
Qe5 16. Kc4 Qa5 17. Kd3 (17. Nb5 $2 Qa4+ 18. Kc5 Qc2+ 19. Nbc3 Qh7 $19) 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Prize FRME 6th 2020"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2020"]
[Round ""]
[White "Serguy Didukh"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Afek"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/8/3r4/n4k2/5p2/p1Np1P2/3Q2K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "16"]
[EventDate "2020"]

{A daring sacrificial encounter for and against stalemate highlighted by the
capture refusal on the fifth move owing to reciprocal Zugzwang.} 1. Ne3 Rg5+ 2.
Ng2+ $3 (2. Kh2 $2 Nc3 3. Qxd2 Rh5+ 4. Kg1 Ne2+ $1 $19 (4... a1=Q+ $2 5. Nf1+
Ke5 6. Qd5+ Kxd5 {Stalemate!})) 2... Rxg2+ 3. Kf1 $1 (3. Kh1 $2 Rxf2 $1 $19 (
3... a1=Q $2 4. Qxa1 Nc3 5. Qa4+ $1 Nxa4 {Stalemate!})) 3... a1=Q $1 4. Qxa1
Rxf2+ $1 (4... Nc3 5. Qa4+ $1 Nxa4 {Stalemate!}) 5. Kg1 $3 (5. Kxf2 $2 Nc3 {ZZ}
6. Qxc3 (6. Qh1 Ne4+) 6... d1=N+ $19) 5... Nc3 6. Kxf2 {ZZ} d1=Q 7. Qc1+ $1 Kg4
8. Qf4+ $1 Kxf4 {Stalemate!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Special Prize. FRME 6th 2020"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2020"]
[Round ""]
[White "Vladislav Tarasiuk"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Afek"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/3B3n/8/3K4/8/4k3/1P6/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2020"]

{A well constructed Malyutka in classical style displaying a subtle struggle
to secure promotion eventually decided by reciprocal Zugzwang.The only real
conservative study among the prizewinnwers is special.} 1. b4 (1. Bc6 $2 Ng5 $1
2. b4 Ne4 3. Kc4 Nd2+ 4. Kc3 Nb1+ 5. Kc2 Nd2 $1 6. Kc3 Nb1+ $11) 1... Nf6+ 2.
Kc6 Kd4 3. Bh3 $3 (3. Be6 $2 Ne4 4. b5 Nc5 5. Bg8 Na4 6. Bb3 Nc5 7. Bd1 Kc4 8.
Be2+ Kb4 $11) 3... Nd5 (3... Ke5 4. b5 Nd5 5. Bg2) 4. b5 Ne7+ 5. Kd6 Nd5 6. Bf5
$3 ({Tematic try:} 6. Bg4 $2 Kc4 7. Be2+ Kd4 {ZZ WTM} 8. Bf1 Nb6 9. Kc6 Na4 10.
Be2 Kc3 11. Bd1 Nb2 $1 {positional draw.}) 6... Kc4 7. Bd3+ $1 Kd4 8. Be2 $1 {
zz btm} ({Thematic try:} 8. Bf1 $2 Nb6 9. Kc6 Na4 {
see the afore -mentioned thematic try.}) 8... Nb6 9. Kc6 Na4 $1 (9... Nd5 10.
Bf3 Ne7+ 11. Kc7 $18) 10. Bd1 Nb2 {Position x with bk on d4} 11. Bb3 $1 (11. b6
$2 Nc4 12. b7 Na5+ $11) 11... Kc3 12. b6 $1 $18 1-0

[Event "1st HM. FRME 6th 2020"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2020"]
[Round ""]
[White "Alexey Popov"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Afek"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "K7/2k5/4P3/5PPP/b7/4r3/N7/7B w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2020"]

{The white galloping quartet on the Kingside is ready to march on however the
immediate dangerous counter assault on the other side of the board should not
be ignored. The Phoenix theme is employed here once again to decide a sharp
and bloody battle} 1. Nb4 Bc6+ $1 2. Nxc6 Ra3+ 3. Na7 Rb3 4. Bb7 $1 Rxb7 5. Nc6
$1 Kxc6 6. f6 Kc7 7. e7 Rb5 $1 8. e8=N+ $1 Kd7 9. g6 $1 Kxe8 10. h6 Kd7 11. Ka7
Kc7 12. Ka6 $18 1-0

[Event "2nd  HM. FRME 6th 2020"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2020"]
[Round ""]
[White "Richard Becker"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Afek"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "k1K5/8/5N2/1P6/pr6/8/r7/7R w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[EventDate "2020"]

{White, an exchange down, believes that best defence is attacking the cornered
enemy king. The highlight of the battle is a knight sacrifice after which
Black, by now a rook ahead, is faced with a choice between either perpetual
check or stalemate.} 1. Nd5 (1. Ne8 $2 Ka7 $11) 1... Rg4 (1... Rc4+ 2. Nc7+ Ka7
3. Rh6 $11) 2. Rh6 (2. Rc1 $2 Rd2 $19) (2. Kc7 $2 Rc2+ 3. Kb6 Rg6+ 4. Ka5 a3
$19) 2... Rg8+ 3. Kd7 $1 (3. Kc7 $2 Rc2+ 4. Kb6 a3 5. Rh7 Rg6+ $19) 3... Rg7+ (
3... Rd2 4. Ra6+ Kb7 5. Rb6+ $11) 4. Kc6 Rc2+ 5. Kb6 Rb7+ 6. Ka6 $1 (6. Ka5 $2
a3 7. Rh8+ Rb8 8. Rh7 a2 9. Nb6+ Rxb6 10. Kxb6 a1=Q $19) 6... Ra7+ 7. Kb6 Rc8
8. Rh3 $1 a3 9. Nc7+ $1 Raxc7 (9... Kb8 10. Na6+ $11) 10. Rxa3+ Kb8 11. Ra7 $1
Rxa7 {Stalemate!} (11... Rc1 12. Rb7+ Ka8 13. Ra7+ $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd HM. FRME 6th 2020"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2020"]
[Round ""]
[White "Daniele Gatti"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Afek"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5b2/5P2/4P2p/8/8/Pk6/3P3P/2K5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2020"]

{A fine manifestation of a Festina Lente motivated by reciprocal Zugzwang
which makes the difference between a long try and a move longer solution.} 1.
a4 $1 (1. Kd1 $2 Bxa3 $1 2. Ke2 Kc4 $1 3. Ke3 Kd5 $1 4. Kf4 Kxe6 $11) 1... Kxa4
2. Kc2 h5 $1 3. h4 $1 (3. Kd3 $2 h4 $1 4. Ke4 Kb4 $1 5. d4 Kb5 6. Ke5 Kc6 $1 7.
d5+ Kc5 $1 8. d6 Bg7+ $1 (8... Bxd6+ $2 9. Kf6 $1 Bf8 10. e7 $18) 9. Kf5 Kxd6
10. Kg6 Bf8 $11) 3... Kb4 4. Kd3 Kc5 5. Ke4 Kd6 6. Kf5 Ke7 7. d3 $3 {ZZ} (7. d4
$2 Bg7 8. Kg6 Bf8 9. Kxh5 Kf6 10. d5 Kf5 $1 {ZZ}) 7... Bg7 (7... Kd6 8. Kf6
Be7+ 9. Kg7 Kxe6 10. f8=Q Bxf8+ 11. Kxf8 Kd5 12. Kf7 Kd4 13. Kg6 Kxd3 14. Kxh5
Ke4 15. Kg6 Kf4 16. h5 $18) 8. Kg6 Bf8 9. Kxh5 Kf6 10. d4 $1 Kf5 11. d5 $1 {ZZ}
Be7 (11... Kf6 12. Kg4 $18) 12. Kh6 Bf8+ 13. Kh7 $18 1-0

[Event "4th HM. FRME 6th 2020"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2020"]
[Round ""]
[White "Luis Miguel Gonzalez"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Afek"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1q6/5Pn1/1p5k/3Qp2P/4P3/8/P4K2/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2020"]

{The white King must avoid the 3rd rank to stop the black Queen from coming
back into action with perpetual check. The key to success is the prophylactic
king retreat followed by a deadly zugzwang rounded up by a surprising model
mate net.} 1. Qc6+ Kxh5 2. Qf6 Qf8 3. Kf1 $3 {
White must retreat his King to win!} (3. Ke2 $2 Kg4 4. Qg6+ Kh4 5. Kf1 b5 6.
Qh7+ Nh5 $1 7. Qg8 Qd6 8. f8=Q Qd1+ 9. Kf2 Qd4+ 10. Kf3 Qd1+ $1 11. Kg2 Nf4+
$11) 3... b5 $1 (3... Kg4 4. a4 $1 Nh5 5. Qg6+ Kh4 6. Qg8 Qd6 7. f8=Q Qd1+ 8.
Kf2 Qd4+ 9. Ke1 Qa1+ 10. Kd2 Qb2+ 11. Kd3 Nf4+ 12. Kc4 b5+ 13. Kc5 $1 Ne6+ 14.
Qxe6 Qa3+ 15. Kd5 Qxf8 16. axb5 $18) (3... Ne8 4. Qxe5+ Kg6 5. Qxe8 Qxf7+ 6.
Qxf7+ Kxf7 7. Ke2) 4. a3 $1 {Controlling the critical square b4} Kg4 5. Ke1 $3
{ZZ with two main lines: a)} (5. Ke2 $2 Nh5 $1 6. Qg6+ Kh4 $11) (5. Qg6+ Kf3 $1
$11) 5... b4 ({b)} 5... Kh5 6. Ke2 $1 (6. Kd1 $2 b4 $1 7. axb4 Kg4 8. Kc2 Qc8+
9. Kb2 Ne6 10. Qf5+ Kg3 11. Qxe5+ Kg4 12. Qxe6+ Qxe6 13. f8=Q Qxe4 $11) 6...
Kg4 7. Qg6+ Kh4 8. Ke1 $1 {Another retreat of the white king!} Nh5 9. Qg8 Qxa3
10. Qd8+ $1 $18 (10. f8=Q $2 Qa1+ 11. Kf2 Qd4+ 12. Kg2 Nf4+ $11)) 6. Ke2 $1
bxa3 7. Qg6+ Kf4 (7... Kh4 8. Kf3 $1 Qc8 9. Qh6+ Nh5 10. f8=Q $18) 8. Qh7 $1
Qxf7 (8... Kg3 9. Qg8 Qc5 10. Qxg7+ Kh2 11. Qh6+ Kg2 12. Qg5+ Kh1 13. Kf3 $1
Qc3+ 14. Kg4 Qc8+ 15. Qf5 $18) 9. Qh4# $1 1-0

[Event "Special HM. FRME 6th 2020"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2020"]
[Round ""]
[White "Daniele Gatti"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Afek"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "R4KBB/5PPP/8/8/8/8/4r3/4r1bk w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2020"]

{I find this (semi) grotesque entry deserving a distinction thanks to the
precise key and 3 neat sacrifices: 2 in the main lines and an additional one
after 1...Bh2.} 1. Ra5 $1 Rb1 (1... Rd1 2. Rh5+ Kg2 3. Rh2+ Kxh2 $11) (1... Bh2
2. Ra6 $1 Ra2 3. Re6 $1 Rxe6 $11) 2. Re5 Bc5+ 3. Ke8 $1 Rxe5+ 4. Kd7 Rd1+ 5.
Kc7 $1 (5. Kc8 $2 Rc1 $1 6. f8=Q Bxf8+ 7. Kb7 Re7+ 8. Kb6 Rxg7 9. Bxg7 Bxg7 $19
) (5. Kc6 $2 Rd6+ $1 6. Kc7 Re7+ 7. Kc8 Rc6+ 8. Kd8 Ra6 9. f8=Q Ra8#) 5... Bd6+
6. Kb6 (6. Kb7 $2 Rb5+ 7. Kc6 Rc5+ 8. Kd7 Bf8+ 9. Ke8 Rc8#) 6... Rc5 7. f8=Q
Rb1+ 8. Bb3 $3 (8. Ka6 $2 Rc6+ $1 9. Ka7 Bc5+ 10. Qxc5 Rxc5 11. Ka6 Rc3 12.
Bd5+ Kh2 13. Bb3 Rcxb3 14. g8=Q Ra3#) 8... Rxb3+ 9. Ka6 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st Comm. FRME 6th 2020"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2020"]
[Round ""]
[White "Michael Pasman"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Afek"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3N4/Kp4P1/1P1P4/2k5/B1Pn4/4n1q1/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2020"]

{Another Phoenix though not as ambitious as the topper. The white knight on d8
is sacrificed to give room to a second knight to be promoted on that same
square and consequently to be sacrificed as well. Pity are the capturing key
and the idle left Black knight.} 1. Nxb7+ (1. d7 $2 Kb4 2. Nc6+ Nxc6+ 3. Bxc6
Qg5 $1 4. Be4 Ng4 $1 5. Bd5 Nh6 $19) 1... Kb4 $1 (1... Kxc4 2. d7 Ne6 3. Nd6+
Qxd6 4. g8=Q Nd5 5. Qxe6 Qxe6 6. d8=Q $11) 2. Nc5 $3 {
Knight starting on d8 is clearing the way fo rthe white pawns.} (2. d7 $2 Kxa4
$19) 2... Kxc5 3. b7 $1 (3. d7 Qg5 $1 4. b7 Nc6+ $1 5. Bxc6 Kxc6 6. b8=Q (6.
g8=Q Qa5+ 7. Kb8 Qc7+ 8. Ka8 Qxb7#) 6... Qa5#) 3... Qxg7 4. d7 $1 Nc6+ 5. Bxc6
Kxc6 6. d8=N+ $1 {
Phoenix: The knight startingon d8is reborn on the same square.} Kd6 7. Nf7+ $3
{Sacrificed again.} Kc6 8. Nd8+ $1 Kd6 9. Nf7+ $1 Qxf7 10. Ka8 $1 Qf3 $5 {
Withan extra queen and knight no win for Black!} 11. Ka7 Qf7 12. Ka8 $1 Qf3 13.
Ka7 Kc6 14. b8=Q Qf7+ 15. Ka8 Nxc4 16. Qc8+ Kb6 17. Qb8+ Ka6 18. Qc8+ $11
1/2-1/2

[Event "2nd Comm. FRME 6th 2020"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2020"]
[Round ""]
[White "Pavel Arestov and Daniel Keith"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Afek"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/5KP1/3r4/1p1N4/4k3/P7/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2020"]

{The main motif of a Knight defending a pawn from behind has naturally been
shown more than once . Here it is nicely displayed at the end of the main line
and also in an echo variation two ranks higher after 2...Kd2.} 1. g7 (1. Nc2+
Kd2 (1... Kf4 2. g7 Rd6+ 3. Kf7 Rd7+ $11)) 1... Rd8 2. Nc2+ (2. Nc6 $2 Ra8 3.
Kf7 b3 $1 4. axb3 Kd3 5. Nb4+ Kc3 6. Nd5+ Kxb3 7. Nc7 Rb8 8. Ne8 Rb7+ $11) 2...
Kd3 ({Echo variation} 2... Kd2 3. Nxb4 Kc3 4. Nc6 Ra8 5. Kf7 Kb2 6. a4 Kb3 7.
a5 Ka4 8. a6 $1 Kb5 9. Nb4 $1 Kxb4 10. g8=Q $18) 3. Nxb4+ Kc4 4. Nc6 $1 (4. Nc2
$2 Kc3 5. Ne3 Kb4 $11) 4... Ra8 5. Kf7 Kc5 (5... Kc3 6. g8=Q Rxg8 7. Kxg8 Kb2
8. a4 $18) 6. Ne5 $1 (6. Ne7 $2 Kb4 7. Nd5+ Ka3 $11) 6... Ra7+ 7. Kf6 $1 Ra6+
8. Ke7 Ra8 9. Nd3+ Kb5 (9... Kc4 10. Nc1 $1 Kb4 11. Kf7 Ra7+ 12. Kg6 Ra8 13.
Kh7 Ka3 14. g8=Q Rxg8 15. Kxg8 $18) 10. Nb2 $1 (10. Kf7 $2 Ra7+ 11. Kg6 Rxa2
12. g8=Q Rg2+ $11) 10... Kb4 11. a4 $1 Kb3 12. Kf7 Ra7+ 13. Kg6 Ra6+ 14. Kh7
Ra7 15. Kh8 $18 1-0

[Event "3rd Comm. FRME 6th 2020"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2020"]
[Round ""]
[White "Michal Hlinka and Lubos Kekely"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Afek"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/B1b5/1N1pP3/7b/2B5/pK5R/P1rp4/k7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "18"]
[EventDate "2020"]

{Another version of an eye catching yet well trodden motif : Fluent play leads
to an ideal double pin mate. Starting the solution on move 3 might also be an
option.} 1. Rd3 d1=Q 2. Rxd1+ Bxd1 3. e7 (3. Kb4 $2 Rb2+ 4. Ka5 Bd8 $19) 3...
Re2+ 4. Kxa3 d5 $1 (4... Rxe7 5. Nd5 Re4 6. Bb3 $1 Bxb3 7. axb3 Bd8 8. b4 Rh4
9. Kb3 $11) 5. Nxd5 (5. Bb3 $2 Bd6+ 6. Ka4 Bxb3+ 7. axb3 Rxe7 8. Nc8 Re4+ 9.
Kb5 Bh2 10. Bf2 Kb1) 5... Bd6+ 6. Nb4 Rxe7 7. Bd4+ Kb1 8. Bd3+ Kc1 9. Be3+ Rxe3
{Ideal double pin mate} 1/2-1/2

[Event "4th Comm. FRME 6th 2020"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2020"]
[Round ""]
[White "Marcel Dore"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Afek"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/5n2/5P1k/3K4/1P6/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2020"]

{An accurate Malyutka displaying 2 straightforward luckwarm lines of a knight
coping with a pair of passers.} 1. Ke5 $1 {A)} (1. b4 $2 Kh6 $1 2. Ke5 Kg7 $11)
1... Nd7+ ({main B)} 1... Kg5 2. b4 Nd7+ 3. Kd6 Nb6 4. Ke6 Kh6 5. f6 (5. Kf7 $2
Nd5 $1 6. b5 Kg5 7. Ke6 Nc7+ $11) 5... Kh7 6. Kf7 Nd5 7. b5 Kh6 8. Ke6 $1 Nc7+
9. Kd7 Nxb5 10. f7 Kg7 11. Ke7 Nd6 12. f8=Q+ $18) (1... Ne8 2. b4 $1 Nc7 3. Kd6
Nb5+ 4. Ke7 Nd4 5. f6 Kg6 6. b5 $1 $18) 2. Kd6 (2. Ke6 $2 Nf8+ 3. Ke7 Kg5 $11)
2... Nf6 3. b4 Ne4+ 4. Ke5 Nc3 5. f6 $1 Kh6 6. Kd6 (6. Ke6 $2 Kg6 $1 {ZZ}) 6...
Kg6 7. Ke6 {ZZ} Kh7 8. Kf7 $1 Nd5 9. b5 Kh6 10. Ke6 Nb6 11. Ke7 Nd5+ 12. Kd6
Nxf6 13. b6 $18 1-0

[Event "Special comm. FRME 6th 2020"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2020"]
[Round ""]
[White "Jan Sprenger"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Afek"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/3p1p2/8/2P3P1/8/1K2P3/4k3 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2020"]

{This is an elaboration on a famous study by Harold van der Heijden ( Algemeen
Dagblad 2003). Adding another pawn pair where the same thematic breakthroughs
apply, one needs a double sacrifice, and one obtains a second main line where
white wins with a skewer instead of a direct mate.} 1. e4 $1 (1. Kc3 $2 Kxe2 2.
Kd4 Kf3 3. Kd5 Kxg4 4. Kxd6 f5 5. c5 f4 $11) 1... Kd2 2. Kb1 $3 {
The van der Heijden move.} (2. Kb3 $2 Kd3 $1 3. e5 dxe5 $1 4. c5 e4 5. c6 e3 6.
c7 e2 7. c8=Q e1=Q $11) 2... Kd1 {Now White wins with a double sacrifice:} 3.
g5 $1 (3. e5 $2 fxe5 $1 4. g5 e4 5. g6 e3 6. g7 e2 7. g8=Q e1=Q $11) 3... fxg5
4. e5 $1 dxe5 5. c5 g4 (5... e4 6. c6 e3 7. c7 e2 8. c8=Q e1=Q 9. Qc2#) 6. c6
g3 7. c7 g2 8. c8=Q g1=Q 9. Qc1+ Ke2 10. Qxg1 $18 1-0

