[Event "1.p Valois MT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2015.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pallier=A"]
[Black "[=0040.12b2a4]"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/7B/8/8/k1p4P/5p2/1K6/4b3 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]

1. Bc2+ $1 ({Thematic try:} 1. Be4 $2 f2 2. Bg2 Kb4 (2... Kb5 $2 3. h5 $1 Bd2
4. Kc2 Bf4 5. Kc3 Kc5 6. Bh3 Be5+ 7. Kd2 Kd5 8. Ke2 c3 9. Bf5 $11) 3. Bf1 (3.
h5 Bc3+ 4. Kc2 Be5 5. h6 {Composer now gives 5...Kd4, but this is impossible,
but} Kc5 {appears to win for Black - BDS.}) (3. Kc2 Kc5 4. h5 Ba5 5. h6 Bd8 6.
h7 Bf6 7. Kd2 Kd4 $19) 3... Kc5 (3... Bc3+ 4. Kc2 Bf6 5. h5 Kc5 6. Kd2 c3+ 7.
Kd3 Kd6 8. h6 Ke6 9. Ke2 Bd4 10. h7 Kf7 11. Bg2 Kg7 12. Be4 $11) 4. h5 Bd2 5.
Kc2 Bf4 $1 (5... Bg5 $2 6. Kc3 Bf6+ 7. Kd2 c3+ 8. Kd3 Kd6 9. h6 Ke6 10. Ke2 {
and Black's problem is that f6 square is not available.} (10. h7 $2 Kf5 $19)
10... Kf7 (10... Kf5 11. Kxf2 c2 12. Bd3+ $11) 11. Bg2 Kg6 12. Be4+ $11) (5...
Be3 $2 6. Kc3 Bd4+ 7. Kd2 c3+ 8. Kd3 Kd5 9. h6 Ke6 10. h7 Bh8 {and, eg.} 11.
Ke2 Kf7 12. Ke3 Kf6 13. Bd3 $11) (5... Bh6 $2 6. Kc3 Bg7+ 7. Kd2 c3+ 8. Kd3 Kd6
9. h6 Be5 10. h7 $11) 6. Kc3 Be5+ 7. Kd2 c3+ 8. Kd3 Kd6 (8... Kd5 $2 9. Bh3 $1
$11) 9. h6 (9. Ke2 $2 Ke6 {and} 10. -- Kd6) 9... Ke6 10. h7 (10. Ke2 Kf6 $1 11.
Bg2 Kf5 $19 ({and not} 11... Kg5 $2 12. Be4 $11)) (10. Be2 Kf6 11. Ke3 Bd4+ 12.
Kd3 Kg6 $19) (10. Bh3+ Kf6 $19) 10... Kf5 $1 ({and not} 10... Kf7 $2 11. Ke3
Kg7 12. Bd3 $18) 11. Ke3 Kg4 $1 {and the 'small difference' can now be
understood: with Bf1 instead of Be2 as in solution after 1.Bc2+ Kb4 2.Bd1 f2 3.
Be2, g4-square is not guarded.}) 1... Kb4 2. Bd1 f2 3. Be2 Kc5 4. h5 $1 (4. Kc2
$2 Kd4 $1 (4... Kd5 $2 5. h5 Bb4 6. h6 Bd6 7. h7 Be5 8. Kd2 c3+ (8... Kd4 9.
Bxc4 $11) 9. Ke3 $11 (9. Kd3 $11)) 5. h5 Bb4 $19 (5... Ba5 $19)) 4... Bd2 5.
Kc2 (5. Bf1 $2 Kd4 $19) 5... Bf4 6. Kc3 $1 (6. Bf1 $2 Kd4 7. Be2 c3 8. Bf1 Be5
9. h6 Ke3 $19 (9... Ke4 $19)) (6. Kd1 $2 c3 7. Kc2 Kd4 $19) 6... Be5+ 7. Kd2 $1
(7. Kc2 $2 Kd4 $19) 7... c3+ ({Now} 7... Kd4 8. Bxc4 $1 Kxc4 9. Ke2 Bd4 10. h6
$11) 8. Kd3 $1 (8. Ke3 $2 Kb4 $19) (8. Kc2 $2 Kd4 $19) (8. Kd1 $2 Kd4 $19) 8...
Kb4 9. Kc2 Kc5 (9... Bg7 10. Bf1 (10. Bd3 $2 Kc5 11. h6 Bh8 12. h7 Kd4 $19) (
10. Ba6 $2 Kc5 11. Bf1 Kd4 $19) 10... Kc5 {and, eg.} 11. h6 Bh8 12. Kd3 Kd5 13.
Ke3 Bd4+ 14. Kd3 $11) 10. Kd3 (10. h6 $2 Kd4 {and} 11. -- Ke3 $19) 10... Kd5
11. h6 $1 (11. Ke3 $2 Bd4+ 12. Kd3 Ke5 13. h6 Kf6 $19 (13... Kf5 $19)) (11. Bf1
$2 Ke6 12. Bh3+ ({or} 12. h6 Kf6 13. h7 Kg7 $19) 12... Kf6 $19) 11... Ke6 12.
h7 $1 (12. Bf1 $2 Kf6 13. Ke2 Bd4 14. Bg2 Kg6 15. Be4+ Kxh6 $19) (12. Ke3 $2
Bd4+ $1 13. Kd3 Kf6 $19 (13... Kf7 $19)) (12. Kc2 $2 Kf5 13. Bd3+ Kf4 14. h7
Kg3 $19) 12... Kf5 13. Ke3 (13. Kc2 $2 Ke4 $19 (13... Kf4 $19) (13... Kg6 $2
14. Bd3+ $11)) 13... Kg5 {With White pawn on h7, the defence of f2-pawn by ...
Bd4+ is no longer possible.} 14. Bd3 c2 15. Kd2 {Miniature, no capture.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "2.p Valois MT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2015.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Afek=Y"]
[Black "[+4413.10h8g5]"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5B1K/8/2RP4/6k1/5n2/4q3/r7/5Q2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]

1. Bh6+ $1 (1. Qb5+ $2 Kg4 2. d7 Rh2+ 3. Rh6 (3. Kg8 Qe4 4. Bh6 (4. Bg7 Rh5 5.
Qb3 Qd5+ 6. Qxd5 Rxd5 $11) 4... Rh5 $1 5. Qxh5+ (5. Qc4 Qd5+ 6. Qxd5 Rxd5 7.
Rc4 Rxd7 $11) 5... Nxh5 6. d8=Q Qxc6) 3... Rxh6+ 4. Bxh6 Qe7 5. Qg5+ Qxg5 6.
Bxg5 Ne6 7. Be7 Kf5 $11) 1... Kxh6 (1... Kg4 2. Qxf4+ Qxf4 3. Bxf4 Kxf4 4. Kg7
Ke5 5. Kf7 Kd5 6. d7 $18) 2. d7+ Ng6+ 3. Rxg6+ $1 (3. Kg8 $4 Ra8+ 4. Rc8 Qe6+
5. Qf7 Rxc8+ 6. dxc8=Q Qxc8+ 7. Qe8 Qxe8#) 3... Kxg6 4. Qb1+ $1 Rc2 $3 (4...
Kf7 5. Qh7+ Ke6 6. d8=Q Qe5+ 7. Qg7 $1 (7. Kg8 Rg2+ 8. Kf8 Rf2+ 9. Ke8 Qh5+ $1
10. Qxh5 Rf8+ $1 11. Kxf8 $11) 7... Rh2+ 8. Kg8 $18) 5. Qxc2+ Kf7 6. Qh7+ Ke6
7. d8=R $3 (7. d8=Q Qd4+ $1 8. Qxd4 $11) 7... Qe5+ 8. Qg7 (8. Kg8 $2 Qg5+ $11)
8... Qh5+ 9. Kg8 $18 {Phoenix Theme} 1-0

[Event "3.p Valois MT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2015.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pallier=A"]
[Black "[+4134.34f1g3]"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/1P2p1q1/Pb2p3/8/5N2/4P1kp/1R4np/Q4K2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]

1. Ne2+ (1. Nh5+ $2 Kh4 $19) (1. b8=Q $2 h1=Q+ $19) 1... Kf3 $1 2. Ng1+ $1 (2.
Nd4+ Qxd4 $19) 2... hxg1=Q+ 3. Kxg1 {h-pawn has been annihilated but now white
King is threatened by a battery.} Nxe3+ 4. Kh1 $1 Qg2+ $1 5. Rxg2 hxg2+ 6. Kh2
Ba7 (6... Nf1+ 7. Kh3 g1=Q 8. Qd1+ Ke3 9. b8=Q Qh1+ 10. Kg4 Nh2+ 11. Kg3 $1
Nf1+ (11... Qxd1 12. Qxb6+ {and 13.Qd8+ +-}) 12. Qxf1 Qxf1 13. Qxb6+ Ke4 14.
Qxe6+ {and 15.a7+-}) 7. b8=Q $3 (7. Qa3 $2 {(Kc3)} Kf2 $1 8. Qb2+ Kf1 9. Qa1+
Kf2 10. Qg1+ Kf3 11. Kh3 e5 $11) (7. Qg1 $2 Ng4+ 8. Kh3 Bxg1 9. b8=Q Nf2+ 10.
Kh4 Ne4 11. Qf8+ Nf6 12. Kh3 Be3 13. a7 {and eg.,} g1=Q 14. a8=Q+ Kf2 15. Qa2+
Kf3 $11) 7... Bxb8+ (7... Ng4+ 8. Kh3 Nf2+ (8... Bxb8 9. Qd1+ $18) 9. Kh4 Bxb8
10. Qc3+ {(Qa3+) and, eg.,} Ke2 11. Qb2+ Kf3 12. Qb7+ Ne4 13. Qb3+ Ke2 14. Qc4+
Kf3 15. Qd3+ Kf2 16. Qd4+ Kf1 17. Qa1+ {and 18.a7 +-}) 8. Kg1 $1 (8. Kh3 $2 e5
$11) 8... Ba7 9. Qa3 $1 (9. Qc3 $2 e5 $11) 9... Kg3 (9... e5 10. Qxe7 $18) 10.
Qxe7 (10. Qc3 {(?)} Kf3 11. Qa3 $11 {loss of time.} ({or} 11. Qd3 Kg3 12. Qc3
Kf3 13. Qa3)) 10... Bd4 11. Qa3 $1 {and White wins, eg.,} ({Bu not} 11. Qd6+ $2
e5 12. Qa3 Ba7 13. Qc3 Bd4 14. Qxd4 exd4 15. a7 d3 16. a8=Q d2 $11) 11... Ba7
12. Qd6+ Kf3 13. Qd3 Bc5 14. Qb3 Bd4 15. a7 Bxa7 16. Qb7+ $18 1-0

[Event "4.p Valois MT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gonzalez=L"]
[Black "[+0354.25f2e5]"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/1npPkpN1/p7/5B2/4P1pr/p1B5/b3P3/3K4 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]

1. d8=Q+ $1 ({or} 1. d8=B+ {a minor dual}) 1... Nxd8 (1... Kxd8 2. Bf6#) 2.
Bb4+ Kf6 (2... c5 3. Bxc5+ Kf6 4. Ne8+ Ke5 5. e3 Bb3+ 6. Ke1 Rh1+ 7. Kf2 Rh2+
8. Kg1 Rd2 9. Be7 {mates}) 3. Ne8+ $1 Ke5 (3... Kg5 4. Bd2+ Kh5 5. Ng7# {(f6#)}
) 4. e3 $1 {[threating 5.Bc3#]} Bb3+ ({main} 4... Rh1+ 5. Kd2 $1 (5. Ke2 $2
Bc4+ 6. Kd2 Rh2+ 7. Kc1 Rh1+ $11) 5... Rh2+ 6. Ke1 Rh1+ 7. Kf2 g3+ $1 8. Kxg3
$1 (8. Kg2 $2 Rc1 $1 9. Be7 Rc2+ 10. Kh3 Rc6 11. Bg5 Rh6+ $1 12. Bxh6 Ne6 $11)
8... Rc1 9. Bxa3 $1 (9. Be7 $2 Rc6 10. Bxa3 Rb6 $11) 9... Rc2 10. Be7 Rc6 11.
Bxd8 $1 (11. Bg5 $2 Rg6 $1 12. Bxg6 fxg6 13. Bxd8 Kxe4 14. Kf2 a5 15. Nxc7 a4
16. Nb5 Bb3 $1 17. Be7 Kd3 18. Kf3 Bd5+ 19. Kf4 Bb7 20. Na3 Bc6 $11 {
positional draw}) 11... Bb3 (11... f6 12. Kf3 Bb3 13. Bxc7+ Rxc7 14. Nxc7 a5
15. Nb5 Bd1+ 16. Kf2 Bc2 17. Nd6 $1 $18) (11... Be6 12. Bf6#) 12. Bg5 $1 (12.
Bxc7+ $2 Rxc7 13. Nxc7 Bc4 $1 14. Na8 a5 15. Nb6 Bb3 16. Bd7 Kxe4 17. Kf2 Kd3
18. Kf3 Kc3 19. Ke4 Bc2+ 20. Kd5 Kb4 21. Kd4 a4 22. Be8 Bb3 23. Bc6 a3 24. Nd5+
Ka5 25. Kc3 Bc4 26. Bb7 a2 27. Kb2 Kb5 $11 {positional draw}) 12... Rg6 13.
Bxg6 fxg6 14. Nxc7 a5 15. Na6 $1 Bc2 (15... Kxe4 16. Nc5+) 16. Nc5 Kd6 17. Nb7+
$18) 5. Ke1 (5. Kd2 $2 Rh2+ 6. Ke1 {loss of time}) 5... Rh1+ 6. Kf2 $1 (6. Ke2
$2 Bc4+ $1 7. Kd2 Rh2+ 8. Kc1 Rh1+ $11) 6... g3+ $1 7. Kg2 $1 (7. Kxg3 $2 Rc1
$1 8. Bxa3 Rc2 9. Be7 Rc6 10. Bxd8 a5 $1 11. Bg5 Rg6 12. Bxg6 fxg6 13. Nxc7 a4
14. Nb5 Kxe4 15. Kf2 Kd3 16. Kf3 Bd5+ 17. Kf4 Bb7 18. Na3 Bc6 19. Ke5 Bb7 $11 {
positional draw}) 7... Rh2+ 8. Kg1 $1 Rc2 9. Be7 $1 Rc1+ 10. Kg2 Rc2+ 11. Kh3
$1 Rc6 (11... Rh2+ 12. Kxg3 Rh6 13. Bxa3 {mates}) 12. Bxa3 Rc2 13. Be7 Rc6 14.
Bg5 $1 (14. Bxd8 $2 Bc2 15. Bxc7+ Rxc7 16. Nxc7 Bxe4 $11) 14... Ne6 (14... Rh6+
15. Bxh6 Ne6 16. Nxc7 Nxc7 17. Bf4+ $18) 15. Bf6# 1-0

[Event "sp.p Valois MT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Costeff=G"]
[Black "[+0200.02c8g5]"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2K5/8/5k2/3pp3/3RR3/8/8/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]

1... -- {Two variations:} (1... exd4 2. Rxd4 Ke5 3. Rd1 d4 4. Kc7 ({1st
thematic try:} 4. Kd7 Kd5 $1) ({2nd thematic try:} 4. Kb7 Kd5 $1 5. Kc7 Kc5 $1
6. Kd7 Kd5 $1) 4... Kd5 5. Kd7 $1 {wins}) (1... dxe4 2. Rxe4 Kf5 3. Re1 e4 4.
Kd7 ({thematic try:} 4. Kc7 Ke5 $1 5. Kd7 Kd5 $1 6. Ke7 Ke5 $1) 4... Ke5 5. Ke7
$1 {wins. Note to the judge: Chameleon echo of a Reti study. The minor dual of
the original (1.Rd2/Rd3) is replaced in each variation with a precise king
move and a thematic try. The author has chosen to retain the minimalist
starting position rather than add a major piece capture with 0.Kxc8 which
would add nothing. This way the study's spirit is in line with Reti's
forerunner and is also in keeping with Paul Valois' modesty.}) 1-0

[Event "1.hm Valois MT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2015.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Didukh=S"]
[Black "[+0401.01d3a4]"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2B2b2/6qP/1r2p1P1/2P1P2k/3K1P2/3p4/3n4/2R5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]

1. h8=Q+ $1 (1. Rh1+ $2 Kg4 $1 2. cxb6 Qe7 3. Bxe6+ Qxe6 4. h8=Q Qc4+) (1. cxb6
$2 Nb3+) 1... Qxh8 2. Rh1+ Kxg6 3. Rxh8 Nb3+ ({main line 2:} 3... Nf3+ 4. Kxd3
Bxc5 5. Bxe6 $1 (5. Ke4 $2 Nd4 6. Bxe6 Nxe6 7. f5+ Kg7 8. Rc8 Ng5+ 9. Kf4 Nh3+
10. Kg4 Nf2+ {win.}) (5. Re8 $2 Kf7 $1 6. Rh8 Bg1 7. f5 Nxe5+ 8. Ke2 exf5 9.
Bxf5 {win.}) 5... Rxe6 6. Ke4 Nd4 7. f5+ $1 Nxf5 8. Rg8+ $1 (8. Kd5 $2 Rxe5+ $1
9. Kxe5 Bd4+) 8... Ng7 (8... Kf7 9. Kxf5) 9. Kd5 Bb4 10. Rxg7+ $1 $11) 4. Kxd3
Bxc5 (4... Nxc5+ 5. Kc4 Be7 6. Re8 Rc6 (6... Rb8 7. f5+ Kf7 8. Rh8 exf5 9. Rh7+
Kg6 10. Bxf5+) 7. Kb5 Rc7 8. Kb6 $1 $11) 5. Re8 $1 (5. Bxe6 $2 Rxe6 6. Kc4 Rb6)
(5. Kc4 $2 Rb4+ 6. Kc3 Nd4) 5... Ba3 $1 (5... Nd4 6. Kc4 Rc6 7. Bd7 Rc7 8. Bxe6
$11) (5... Bg1 6. Rg8+) (5... Kf7 6. Rxe6 Rxe6 7. Bxe6+ Kxe6 8. Kc4 $11) 6.
Rxe6+ $1 Rxe6 7. f5+ $1 (7. Bxe6 $2 Nc5+) 7... Kxf5 8. Kc4 Nc5 9. Kd5 Bb4 10.
Kc4 Ba3 11. Kd5 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "2.hm Valois MT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2015.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Becker=R"]
[Black "[+0401.01d3a4]"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/7R/3r4/8/k2N3p/3K4/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]

1. Kc4 Ka5 (1... Ka3 2. Nb5+ {+-}) (1... Ra6 2. Rb7 Ka3 3. Nb5+ ({Also} 3. Nc2+
Ka4 4. Nb4 Ra8 5. Nc6 {transposing to main line}) 3... Ka2 {(Ka4)} (3... Kb2 4.
Nc7+ {+-}) 4. Nc3+ Ka3 5. Rb3#) 2. Kc5 Ra6 3. Rb7 $1 ({Thematic Try} 3. Rxh4 $2
Rg6 $1 (3... Rf6 $2 4. Nc6+ Ka6 5. Ra4+ Kb7 6. Ra7+ Kc8 7. Kb6 Rf7 8. Ra8+ Kd7
9. Ne5+ {+-}) (3... Ka4 $2 4. Rh1 Ra5+ 5. Kc4 {+-}) 4. Nc6+ Ka6 5. Ra4+ Kb7 6.
Ra7+ Kc8 7. Kb6 Rg7 $1 8. Ra8+ Kd7 9. Ra7+ Kc8 10. Ne7+ Kd8 11. Nc6+ Kc8 12.
Rxg7 {is stalemate}) (3. Rh8 $2 Ka4 4. Rb8 Ra5+ 5. Kc4 Rg5 6. Ra8+ Ra5 7. Rb8
Rg5 8. Rb4+ Ka5 {=}) 3... Ra8 4. Nc6+ Ka4 5. Kc4 Ka3 6. Rb3+ $1 (6. Kc3 $2 Ra6
7. Nb4 (7. Nd4 h3 8. Nc2+ Ka4 {=}) 7... Ra8 8. Rb6 Ka4 9. Nc6 Rg8 {(Re8) =})
6... Ka2 7. Kc3 Ka1 (7... Rc8 8. Rb6 Rg8 (8... h3 9. Kc2 Ra8 10. Rb2+ {+-}) 9.
Nb4+ Kb1 10. Nd3+ {+-}) 8. Kc2 Ra2+ 9. Kc1 Rh2 10. Ra3+ (10. Nb4 $2 Rh1+ 11.
Kc2 Rh2+ 12. Kc3 Rh3+ {=}) 10... Ra2 11. Rd3 $1 Rh2 12. Nb4 Rh3 13. Rd1 (13.
Rxh3 $2 {stalemate}) (13. Nc2+ $2 Ka2 14. Rxh3 {stalemate}) 13... Rh2 (13...
Rc3+ 14. Kd2+ Kb2 15. Nd3+ Kb3 16. Rb1+ Ka2 17. Rb2+ {+-}) 14. Re1 $1 (14. Rg1
$2 Rf2 15. Rh1 Rg2 16. Rf1 {loss of time}) (14. Rf1 $2 Rg2 15. Re1 Rh2 16. Re5
Rh1+ 17. Kc2 Rh2+ 18. Kc3 Rh3+ 19. Nd3 Ka2 20. Ra5+ Kb1 21. Rf5 Ka2 22. Kc2
Rh2+ 23. Nf2 {loss of time}) 14... Rg2 (14... Rb2 15. Re8 {(Re7)} Rb1+ 16. Kc2
Rb2+ 17. Kc3 {+-}) 15. Rf1 Rh2 (15... h3 16. Rf3 Rg1+ 17. Kc2 Rg2+ 18. Kb3 {+-}
) 16. Rf5 $1 (16. Rf3 $2 Rh3 17. Nc2+ Ka2 18. Nb4+ Ka1 19. Rf5 Rh1+ {loss of
time}) 16... Rh1+ 17. Kc2 Rh2+ 18. Kc3 (18. Kb3 $2 Rh3+ 19. Kc2 Rh2+ {loss of
time}) 18... Rh3+ 19. Nd3 Ka2 (19... Kb1 20. Rf2 Rg3 21. Rd2 h3 22. Kb3 Rg1 23.
Rh2 Rf1 24. Rxh3 {+-}) 20. Kc2 (20. Ra5+ $2 Kb1 21. Rb5+ {(Re5)} Ka2 22. Kc2
Rh2+ 23. Kc3 Rh3 24. Ra5+ Kb1 25. Rf5 Ka2 {loss of time}) 20... Rh2+ 21. Nf2
Ka3 22. Kc3 Ka4 23. Nd1 (23. Kc4 $2 Rg2 {=}) (23. Nd3 $2 Rh3 {=}) 23... Rh3+
24. Kc4 Rg3 25. Nc3+ Ka3 26. Ra5+ Kb2 27. Ra2+ Kc1 28. Kb3 (28. Ne2+ $2 Kb1 {=}
) 28... Rg2 29. Rxg2 {is not stalemate. Horizontally reflected chameleon echo
between try 3.Rxh4? and main line.} 1-0

[Event "3.hm Valois MT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2015.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bazlov=Y"]
[Black "[=0462.01d3h1]"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5b2/8/8/1R6/2N5/3K1p1r/bN6/7k w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "14"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]

1. Nd2 (1. Ke3 $2 Kg2 2. Rg5+ Rg3 3. Rxg3+ Kxg3 4. Kd3 Bxc4+ $19) 1... Bh6 2.
Nd1 f2+ (2... Kg2 3. Rf5 Be6 4. Rf6 f2+ 5. Ke4 Rh4+ 6. Ke5 Bg4 7. Rxf2+ Kh3 8.
Nf3 Rh5+ 9. Ke4 Bf5+ (9... Kg3 10. Ne3 $1 $11) 10. Kd4 $11) 3. Ke2 f1=Q+ 4.
Kxf1 Bxd2 5. Nf2+ Kh2 6. Re5 Bc4+ 7. Re2 Rf3 {stalemate.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "4.hm Valois MT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Arestov=P"]
[Black "[+0431.32a8e4]"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "K7/8/5P2/8/R1P1k2p/4r1P1/5p2/1N3b2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]

1. f7 (1. Nd2+ $2 Ke5 2. f7 Bg2+ 3. Kb8 (3. Ka7 f1=Q 4. Nxf1 Rf3 $11) 3... Rb3+
4. Kc8 Bh3+ 5. Kc7 f1=Q 6. Nxf1 Rf3 $11) 1... Bg2 $1 2. f8=Q (2. Nd2+ $2 Ke5+
3. Ka7 f1=Q 4. Nxf1 Rf3 $11) 2... f1=Q 3. Qxf1 Bxf1 4. Nd2+ Kd4 (4... Kd3 5.
Nxf1 $18) 5. Nxf1 Re8+ (5... hxg3 6. Nxe3 $18) (5... Re1 6. gxh4 Rxf1 7. Kb7
$18) 6. Ka7 $3 ({Try} 6. Kb7 $2 hxg3 7. Nxg3 Kc5 $1 8. Nf5 Re4 $1 9. Nd6 $5
Re7+ $1 10. Ka6 Kxd6 $11) 6... hxg3 7. Nxg3 Kc5 8. Nf5 $1 Re1 (8... Re4 9. Nd6
$1 Re7+ 10. Nb7+ $18) 9. Kb8 $1 (9. Kb7 $2 Re4 $1 10. Nd6 Re7+ $1 $11) (9. Ka8
$2 Kb6 $1 10. Rb4+ Kc5 11. Ra4 Kb6 {positional draw}) 9... Re4 (9... Re8+ 10.
Kc7 Re4 11. Nd6 $1 Re7+ 12. Kd8 Kxd6 13. Ra6+ $18) (9... Rc1 10. Ne3 Rc3 11.
Ra5+ Kd4 12. Kc7 $18) 10. Nd6 $1 Kxd6 (10... Rd4 11. Nb7+ $18) 11. c5+ $1 Kxc5
12. Rxe4 1-0

[Event "5.hm Valois MT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Keith=D"]
[Black "[=0102.04d1a3]"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6R1/2NpN3/8/8/7p/3k3p/6p1/3K4 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]

1. Ncd5 $1 (1. Ned5 $2 h2 2. Nf4+ Ke4 3. Nxg2 h1=Q+ 4. Ne1 (4. Ke2 h3 5. Rg4+
Ke5 $1 6. Nh4 h2 $19) 4... Kf5 $3 5. Rf8+ (5. Rg2 h3 6. Rf2+ Kg4 $19) 5... Kg5
$1 (5... Kg6 $2 6. Rf3 $1 h3 7. Nd5 h2 8. Nf4+ $1 Kh6 9. Rh3+ $11) 6. Rf3 (6.
Rg8+ Kh6 $19) 6... Kg4 $1 (6... h3 $2 7. Nd5 h2 8. Ke2 Qg1 9. Nf4 Qxe1+ 10.
Kxe1 h1=Q+ 11. Kf2 $1 $11) 7. Rd3 (7. Rc3 h3 $19) 7... h3 8. Nd5 h2 9. Ne3+ Kh5
10. Ke2 Qe4 $19) 1... h2 2. Nf4+ Ke4 $1 (2... Kc4 3. Nxg2 $1 $11) 3. Nxg2 h1=Q+
4. Ne1 (4. Ke2 $2 Qh3 $1 5. Kf2 Qf3+ 6. Kg1 Qd1+ 7. Kh2 Qd6+ $19) 4... Qh3 $1 (
4... h3 5. Rh8 Kf4 6. Ng6+ Kg3 7. Ne5 $1 Qd5+ 8. Kc1 Qxe5 9. Rg8+ $11) 5. Rg2
$1 (5. Ke2 $2 Qe3+ $19) 5... Qxg2 $1 6. Nxg2 h3 7. Nf5 $1 (7. Nd5 $2 h2 $1 $19)
7... h2 8. Ng3+ Kf3 9. Ne3 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "sp.hm Valois MT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tarasiuk=V"]
[Black "[+0300.60a1a5]"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/rP6/k2P4/P1P5/P7/P7/K7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]

{White has an armada of pawns against a rook, but is this enough to win? 
(Google translate!!)} 1. c5 Rxb6 $1 (1... Ra8 2. b7 Rb8 3. c6 $16) 2. cxb6 Kxb6
3. a5+ $1 (3. Kb2 $2 Kc5 $11) 3... Kxa5 4. a4 $3 (4. Kb2 $2 Kb6 $1 5. Kb3 Kb5 {
ZZ} 6. Kc3 Kc5 $11) 4... Kb6 5. a5+ $1 (5. Kb2 $2 Kc5 $11) 5... Kxa5 6. Kb2 Kb5
7. Ka3 ({or} 7. Kb3) 7... Kc5 8. Ka4 Kxd5 9. Kb5 Kd6 10. Kb6 $1 (10. a4 $2 Kc7
$11 (10... Kd7 $11)) 10... Kd7 11. Kb7 Kd6 12. a4 Kc5 13. a5 Kb5 14. a6 1-0

[Event "sp.hm Valois MT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2015.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Neef=W"]
[Black "[=0040.76a8c8]"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "K1k5/P6b/1pP2p2/1P1p4/1P1PpPp1/4p3/4P3/6B1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]

1. f5 g3 2. Bh2 Bxf5 3. Bxg3 Bg4 4. Bb8 f5 5. c7 Bf3 6. exf3 f4 7. fxe4 f3 8.
e5 f2 9. e6 f1=Q 10. e7 Qxb5 11. e8=Q+ Qxe8 12. b5 Kd7 13. Kb7 e2 14. a8=Q {
Theme: from stalemate to fortress (after 14. a8=Q it is a fortress, i.e. 14...
e1=Q 15. Qa3! (but probably also 15.Qa2, so 14. a8=Q is the last move))}
1/2-1/2

[Event "1.c Valois MT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Slumstrup_Nielsen=S"]
[Black "[=0034.11c3a8]"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "k7/5n1N/8/8/p3P3/2K5/7b/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]

1. e5 $1 (1. Kb4 $2 {This move fails because the e4-pawn is in the way of the
king.} Bd6+ 2. Kxa4 Be7 3. Kb3 (3. Kb5 Ne5) 3... Kb7 4. Kc4 Kc6 5. Kd4 Kd6 6.
Ke3 (6. e5+ Nxe5 7. Ke4 Ke6 8. Kf4 Nf7 9. Kg4 Ke5 10. Kh5 Kf5) 6... Ke5 7. Kf3
Nd6 (7... Nh6 8. Ke3 Ng4+ 9. Kf3 Nh6 10. Ke3 Nf7 11. Kf3 Nd6 12. Kg4 {wastes
time for Black.}) 8. Kg4 Nxe4 9. Kh5 Kf5 10. Kh6 Nc5 11. Kg7 Ne6+ 12. Kf7 Ba3 (
12... Bb4) (12... Bc5) 13. Nf6 Ng5+ 14. Kg7 Bb2 $19) 1... Bxe5+ (1... Nxe5 2.
Kb4 {and the white knight escapes to safety.}) 2. Kb4 a3 (2... Bd6+ {Now this
move poses no problems for White, as he has e4 available for his king.} 3. Kxa4
Be7 4. Kb3 Kb7 5. Kc4 Kc6 6. Kd4 Kd6 7. Ke4 Ke6 8. Kf4 Kd5 9. Kf5) (2... Kb7 3.
Kxa4 Bg7 4. Kb5 {transfers to the main line, but without giving White the
difficult decision on move 4.}) 3. Kxa3 Kb7 4. Ka4 $1 {A paradoxical move away
from the centre, but the only way to avoid being pushed back.} ({(a)} 4. Kb4 $2
Kc6 5. Nf8 (5. Kc4 Bg7 6. Kd3 Kd5 7. Ke3 Ke5 $19 (7... Bh6+ $19)) 5... Bd6+) ({
(b)} 4. Kb3 $2 Bg7 5. Kc4 Kc6 6. Kd3 Kd5 7. Ke3 Ke5 ({or} 7... Bh6+ {and Black
wins as in variation (a).})) 4... Bg7 {Now Black has only this way to trap
White's knight.} (4... Kc6 5. Nf8 Kd6 6. Ng6) 5. Kb5 Kc7 6. Kc5 Kd7 7. Kd5 Ke7
8. Ke4 Ke6 9. Kf4 Bh6+ 10. Kg4 Ke5 (10... Ne5+ 11. Kh5 Bd2 (11... Be3) (11...
Bc1) 12. Ng5+ (12. Nf8+ {?} Kf6 {[%t Shrt] Black wins, EGTB}) 12... Kf5 13. Nf3
Nxf3 {[%t Shrt] stalemate}) 11. Kh5 Kf5 12. Ng5 Bxg5 {[%t Shrt] stalemate} (
12... Nxg5 13. Kxh6) 1/2-1/2

[Event "2.c Valois MT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Stavrietsky=A"]
[Black "[+4501.13a4c6]"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7R/3qp3/2k2P2/2r5/K7/1Q5p/p7/5RN1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]

1. Ka3 a1=Q+ 2. Rxa1 Ra5+ 3. Kb2 {Main a)} Qd2+ ({Main b)} 3... Qd4+ 4. Qc3+
Qxc3+ 5. Kxc3 Rxa1 6. fxe7 ({Thematic try} 6. f7 $2 Rf1 7. f8=Q (7. Nf3 Rxf3+
$1) 7... Rxf8 8. Rxf8 h2 $1) 6... Re1 7. Ne2 Rxe2 8. e8=Q+ Rxe8 9. Rxe8 $18) 4.
Qc2+ Qxc2+ 5. Kxc2 Rxa1 6. f7 ({Thematic try} 6. fxe7 $2 Re1 7. e8=Q+ (7. Ne2
Rxe2+ $1) 7... Rxe8 8. Rxe8 h2) 6... Rf1 7. Nf3 Rxf3 8. f8=Q Rxf8 9. Rxf8 $18
1-0

[Event "3.c Valois MT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2015.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bazlov=Y"]
[Black "[+0010.12d5b1]"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/B7/B7/3K4/3p4/2p5/8/1k6 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]

1. Kc4 c2 2. Kb3 Kc1 $1 (2... c1=Q 3. Bd3+ Ka1 4. Bxd4+ {with mate.}) 3. Bd3 $1
(3. Bxd4 Kd1 $11 ({But not} 3... Kd2 $2 4. Bc3+ Kd1 5. Bc8 c1=Q 6. Bg4#)) 3...
Kd2 4. Bxc2 d3 $1 5. Bb1 Ke2 6. Kc3 d2 7. Bd3+ $1 Ke1 8. Bb8 $1 d1=Q 9. Bg3#
1-0

[Event "sp.c Valois MT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2015.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blundell=D"]
[Black "[=0000.22f3h5]"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/3p4/8/7k/3P3p/3P1K2/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]

1. d5 (1. Kf4 $2 d5 {is zugzwang.}) 1... Kg5 (1... d6 2. Kf4 {and Black loses
the h-pawn.}) 2. d6 ({The immediate} 2. Kg2 $2 {is met with} d6 3. Kh3 Kh5 4.
Kg2 Kg4 5. Kh2 Kf4 6. Kh3 Ke3 {etc}) 2... Kf5 3. Kg2 {Main a)} Kg4 ({Main b)} 
3... Kf4 4. Kh3 Ke3 5. Kxh4 Kxd3 6. Kg3 (6. Kg5 $2 Ke4 ({not} 6... Kd4 $2 7.
Kf4 $11) 7. Kf6 Kd5 8. Ke7 Kc6 $19) 6... Ke3 7. Kg2 Ke4 8. Kf2 Kd5 9. Ke3 Kxd6
10. Kd4 $11) ({Main c)} 3... Ke5 {(e6)} 4. Kh3 Kxd6 5. Kxh4 Ke5 6. Kg4 (6. Kg5
$2 d5 ({and not} 6... Kd4 $2 7. Kf5) 7. Kg4 {(7.K~)} Kd4 $19) (6. Kg3 $2 Kd4 ({
and not} 6... d5 $2 7. Kf3) 7. Kf4 d5 $19) 6... Kd4 7. Kf5 (7. Kf4 $2 d5 $19)
7... Kxd3 8. Ke5 Kc4 9. Kd6 $11) 4. Kh2 (4. Kf2 $2 Kf4 5. Kg2 Ke3 6. Kh3 Kxd3 {
etc.}) 4... h3 5. Kg1 ({Thematic try} 5. Kh1 $2 Kg3 6. Kg1 h2+ 7. Kh1 Kh3 8. d4
Kg3 9. d5 Kf3 {(f4)} 10. Kxh2 Ke4 11. Kg3 Kxd5 12. Kf4 Kxd6 {and Black wins.
In order to draw the white pawn must arrive at d5 when the black king is at h3
and not g3.}) 5... Kg3 ({The attempted triangulation with} 5... Kf3 {fails to}
6. Kh2) 6. Kh1 h2 7. d4 Kh3 (7... Kf3 8. Kxh2 Ke4 9. Kg3 {(9.Kg~)} Kxd4 10. Kf4
{(10.Kf4~)} Kd5 11. Ke3 Kxd6 12. Kd4 $11) 8. d5 Kg4 9. Kxh2 Kf3 ({And,} 9...
Kf4 10. Kg2 Ke5 11. Kf3 {etc.}) 10. Kg1 Ke4 11. Kf2 Kxd5 12. Ke3 Kxd6 13. Kd4
$11 {The study has been tested for soundess by the Nalimov tablebases but
these were not used during composition.} 1/2-1/2

