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[Event "CB 25 AT 021 -1st Prize"] [Site ""] [Date "2011"] [Round ""] [White "Amann, Günter"] [Black "="] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3R4/2N1Qnpk/3p4/q2p4/3P1P1P/3P2P1/5K2/3r4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "28"] [EventDate "2011"] 1. Kf3 $1 (1. Qxf7 $2 Qe1+ 2. Kf3 Rxd3+ 3. Kg4 Rxg3+ 4. Kf5 Qe4#) (1. Ra8 $2 Qc3 $1 2. Ra2 Ne5 $1 $19) 1... Rxd3+ (1... Nxd8 2. Ne8 $11) 2. Kg4 Nh6+ 3. Kh5 Rxg3 (3... Qd2 4. g4 $1 (4. Qg5 Rxg3 $1 5. Qxg3 Qe2+ $19) 4... Qxf4 5. Qxg7+ $1 (5. Qe6 $2 Qf7+ 6. Qxf7 Nxf7 7. Rd7 g6#) 5... Kxg7 6. Ne6+) 4. Ne6 (4. Rxd6 $2 Ng8 $19) (4. Ne8 $2 Ng8 $19) 4... Qxd8 $1 5. Ng5+ $3 (5. Nxd8 $2 Ng8 $1 6. Qf7 Nf6+ 7. Qxf6 gxf6 $19) (5. Qxd8 $2 g6#) 5... Rxg5+ 6. fxg5 Qf8 $1 (6... Qxe7 7. g6+ Kg8 {stalemate}) (6... Qc8 7. g6+ Kh8 8. Qd8+ Qxd8 {stalemate}) 7. g6+ Kg8 8. Qe6+ (8. Qd8 $2 Nf5 $1 $19) 8... Kh8 9. Qf6 $3 Qe8 (9... gxf6 10. g7+ Qxg7 { stalemate}) 10. Qd8 (10. Qe7 $2 Qa4 11. Qf8+ Ng8 $19) 10... Qg8 11. Qg5 $1 (11. Qxd6 $2 Nf5 12. Qe5 Qc8 $1 13. Qxd5 Nxd4 $1 14. Qxd4 Qf5#) (11. Qf6 $2 Ng4 $1 $19) 11... Qe6 (11... Nf7 12. gxf7 $11) 12. Qxh6+ $1 gxh6 13. g7+ Kh7 14. g8=Q+ (14. g8=B+ $11) 14... Kxg8 {Stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "CB 25 AT 030 - 2nd Prize"] [Site ""] [Date "2011"] [Round ""] [White "Becker, Richard"] [Black "+"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5q2/p6Q/4k3/6K1/p7/3N4/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "2011"] 1. Nf4+ $1 (1. Qe4+ $2 Kf7 2. Ne5+ Kg8 3. Qd5+ Kh7 4. Qd3+ {(Qh1+)} Kg8 {=}) 1... Kd6 2. Qd3+ Kc6 3. Qa6+ Kd7 4. Qxa7+ $1 ({Thematic try} 4. Qb7+ $2 Ke8 5. Qc6+ {(Qb5+)} Kf7 6. Qc4+ Ke8 7. Qxa4+ Kf7 8. Qc4+ Ke8 9. Qc6+ Kf7 10. Qe6+ Kg7 11. Nh5+ Kh7 ({Or} 11... Kh8 12. Qe5+ Kg8 13. Nf6+ Kf7 14. Qd5+ Kg7 15. Nh5+ Kh7 16. Qd7+ Kh8 17. Qd4+ {transposing}) 12. Qd7+ Kh8 13. Qd4+ Kg8 14. Nf6+ Kf7 15. Qc4+ Kg7 16. Nh5+ Kh8 17. Qc3+ Kg8 18. Nf6+ Kf7 19. Kf5 Qd8 $1 20. Qb3+ Kg7 21. Qg3+ Kf7 22. Qb3+ Kg7 23. Qb7+ Kf8 24. Ke6 (24. Kg6 $2 Qd3+ 25. Ne4 Ke8 {=} ) 24... Qb6+ $1 {=}) 4... Ke8 5. Qa8+ $1 ({Thematic try} 5. Qxa4+ $2 Kf7 6. Qc4+ Ke8 7. Qc6+ Kf7 8. Qe6+ Kg7 9. Nh5+ Kh7 10. Qd7+ Kh8 11. Qd4+ Kg8 12. Nf6+ Kf7 13. Qc4+ Kg7 14. Nh5+ Kh8 15. Qc3+ Kg8 16. Nf6+ Kf7 17. Kf5 Qd8 $1 18. Qb3+ Kg7 19. Qg3+ Kf7 20. Qb3+ Kg7 21. Qb7+ Kf8 22. Ke6 Qd6+ $1 23. Kxd6 {stalemate} ) 5... Kf7 6. Qd5+ Ke8 7. Qc6+ Kf7 8. Qe6+ Kg7 9. Nh5+ Kh8 10. Qe5+ Kg8 11. Nf6+ Kf7 12. Qd5+ Kg7 13. Nh5+ Kh8 14. Qd4+ Kg8 15. Nf6+ Kf7 16. Qc4+ Kg7 17. Nh5+ Kh8 18. Qc3+ Kg8 19. Nf6+ Kf7 20. Kf5 $1 Qd8 21. Qc4+ $1 Kg7 22. Qg4+ Kf7 23. Qh5+ Kf8 (23... Ke7 24. Qe2+ Kd6 (24... Kf8 25. Qe4 $1 Qa5+ 26. Kg6 Qb5 27. Nh7+ {+-}) (24... Kf7 25. Qa2+ Kg7 26. Qg2+ Kf8 27. Qg8+ Ke7 28. Qe6+ {(Nd5+) +-}) 25. Qd2+ $1 Kc7 (25... Ke7 26. Qb4+ Qd6 27. Qe4+ {(Qb7+)} Kd8 28. Qa8+ {+- }) 26. Qa5+ Kc8 27. Qa8+ Kc7 28. Ne8+ Kd7 29. Qb7+ Kxe8 30. Ke6 {+-}) 24. Qh6+ Ke7 (24... Kf7 25. Qh7+ {+-}) 25. Qe3+ Kf7 26. Qc3 $1 {Repeating the position, but with BTM. 26...} Ke7 (26... Kg7 27. Nh5+ {(Nd7+) +-}) (26... Qd6 27. Qc4+ Ke7 28. Qe4+ {+-}) (26... Qd1 27. Qc7+ Kf8 28. Qc8+ {(Qb8+)} Ke7 29. Qe8+ {+-}) (26... Qb8 {(Qa8)} 27. Qc4+ Kg7 28. Qg4+ Kf7 29. Qg6+ {+-}) (26... a3 27. Qb3+ Kg7 28. Qb7+ Kf8 29. Ke6 {+-}) 27. Qb4+ Kf7 28. Qb7+ Kf8 (28... Qe7 29. Qd5+ { +-}) 29. Ke6 $1 {+-} 1-0
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[Event "CB 25 AT 022 - 3rd Prize"] [Site ""] [Date "2011"] [Round ""] [White "Amann, Günter"] [Black "+"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4K1nk/2B4p/6pq/3p1p2/3p4/p2P2PP/P4N2/5R2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2011"] 1. Ng4 $1 (1. Be5+ $2 Nf6+ 2. Bxf6+ Kg8 3. Bxd4 Qf8+ 4. Kd7 Qb4) 1... fxg4 ( 1... Qxh3 2. Be5+ Nf6+ 3. Kf7 $18) 2. Be5+ Nf6+ 3. Rxf6 Kg8 4. hxg4 $1 (4. h4 $2 Qg7 $11) 4... g5 $1 5. Bxd4 (5. Ke7 $2 Qg7+ 6. Ke8 h5 7. gxh5 g4 $1 $11) 5... Qg7 6. Be5 $1 (6. Bc3 $2 d4 7. Bxd4 h5 8. gxh5 g4 $11) 6... h6 $1 (6... d4 7. Rf5 $1 Qh6 8. Ke7) 7. Bd4 (7. Rf5 $2 Qg6+ 8. Ke7 Qh7+ $1) (7. d4 $2 h5 8. gxh5 g4 9. Rg6 (9. h6 Qxh6 10. Rxh6 {stalemate}) 9... Qxg6+ 10. hxg6 {stalemate }) 7... h5 8. gxh5 g4 9. Ba1 $3 (9. Bc3 $2 d4 10. Bxd4 Qf7+ 11. Rxf7 {stalemate }) (9. Be5 $2 d4) 9... d4 (9... Kh7 10. Rf7) 10. Rg6 Qxg6+ 11. hxg6 1-0
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[Event "CB 25 AT 075 revised - 4th Prize"] [Site ""] [Date "2011"] [Round ""] [White "Polasek, Jaroslav"] [Black "+"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/p5P1/8/P6R/kP6/5K2/8/6r1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2010.10.06"] 1. Rh7 a6 $1 (1... Kb5 $2 2. Kf4 Kxb4 3. a6 Ka4 4. Kf5 Kb5 5. Kf6 Rf1+ (5... Kxa6 6. Rh5) 6. Ke7 Rg1 7. Kf7 Rf1+ 8. Kg8 Kxa6 9. Kh8 Rg1 10. g8=Q Rxg8+ 11. Kxg8 Kb6 12. Rh5 $18) 2. Ke3 $1 (2. Kf2 {loss of time} Rg6 3. Ke3 Rg4 {see 2... Rg4}) (2. b5 $2 Kxb5 3. Kf4 Kb4 $1 4. Kf5 Kxa5 5. Kf6 Kb4 6. Rh4+ Kb3 7. Rh5 Rxg7 8. Kxg7 Kb4) (2. Kf4 $2 Kxb4) 2... Rg4 $1 (2... Kxb4 3. Kf2 $1 Rg6 4. Kf3 Kxa5 5. Kf4 Kb4 (5... Kb6 6. Rh6) 6. Kf5 Rg1 (6... Rxg7 7. Rxg7 a5 8. Ke4 a4 9. Kd3) 7. Rh4+ Kb3 8. Rg4) 3. Kd3 $1 (3. b5 $2 Kxb5 4. Kf3 Rg1 5. Kf4 Kb4 $1 $11) 3... Kb5 $1 ({main} 3... Rg1 $5 4. Kc4 $1 (4. Kd4 $2 Kxb4 5. Ke3 Kxa5) 4... Rg5 5. Kd4 $1 Kxb4 6. Ke3 $1 (6. Ke4 $2 Rg1 $1 $11) 6... Rg1 (6... Rg3+ 7. Kf2 $1 Rg6 8. Kf3) (6... Rg6 7. Kf3 $1) 7. Kf2 $3 (7. Kf4 Ka4 $1 $11) 7... Rg6 8. Kf3 $1 Kxa5 (8... Rg1 {see 1...Ka4} 9. Rh4+ {and 10.Rg4}) 9. Rh5+ $18 ({or} 9. Kf4) ) 4. Ke2 $1 {threat Rh5+} (4. Rh5+ $2 Ka4 $1 5. b5 Rg3+ $1 (5... Rxg7 6. b6 Rg4 7. b7 Rb4 8. Rh4) (5... axb5 6. Rh4) (5... Kxa5 6. bxa6+ Kxa6 7. Rh7 Kb6 8. Ke3 Kc6 9. Kf3 Rg1 10. Kf4 Kd6 11. Kf5 $18) 6. Ke4 axb5 7. Rh7 Kxa5 $11) (4. Kc3 $2 Ka4) 4... Ka4 $1 (4... Rg6 5. Kf2) (4... Rg3 5. Kf2 Rg6 6. Kf3 Rg1 7. Rh5+ Ka4 8. b5 Rxg7 9. b6 {see main line 9.b6}) 5. Ke3 $1 {zugzwang - see position after 2...Rg4} Rg1 6. Kf3 $1 {zugzwang - see position after 1...Ka4.} Kb5 7. Rh5+ Ka4 8. b5 $1 Rxg7 9. b6 Kb4 10. Ke4 $1 Rg8 (10... Kc4 11. Ke5 Kc5 12. Kf6+ ) 11. Kd5 1-0
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[Event "CB 25 AT 074 - 5th Prize"] [Site "Windows uE"] [Date "2011"] [Round ""] [White "Gasparyan, Alexey"] [Black "="] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3q1k2/7K/3PnP1P/8/4N2R/3B1n2/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2011"] 1. Rg4 $1 Neg5+ $1 (1... Qd7+ 2. Kh8 Kf7 3. Rg8 $11) 2. Nxg5 Qd7+ 3. Kh8 (3. Kg6 $2 Ne5+ 4. Kh5 Qxg4#) 3... Qxg4 4. d7 $1 Qxd7 5. Nh7+ Ke8 $1 (5... Kf7 $2 6. Bg6+ Kxg6 7. Nf8+ $11) 6. Bg6+ Qf7 $1 (6... Kd8 7. f7 Qd4+ 8. Kg8 Qc4 9. Kg7 Qc7 10. Kg8 $11) 7. Nf8 $1 (7. Bxf7+ $2 Kxf7 8. Nf8 Kxf8 9. Kh7 Kf7 10. Kh8 Ng5 11. h7 Kf8 12. f7 Nxf7#) 7... Kxf8 8. Bxf7 Kxf7 9. h7 Kf8 10. f7 $11 1/2-1/2
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[Event "CB 25 AT 068 - Special Prize"] [Site "Windows uE"] [Date "2011"] [Round ""] [White "Martin, Luis Miguel"] [Black "+"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7k/4r2p/2n4N/4pP2/8/8/8/R5K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2011"] 1. f6 (1. Ra6 Nb8 2. Rb6 Nd7 3. f6 Nxf6 $11) (1. Rc1 Nd4 2. f6 Re8 3. Ra1 Rf8 4. Ra6 Nb3 5. Nf7+ Kg8 6. Nxe5 Nc5 7. Ra5 Nb7 8. Ra7 Nd6 9. Nd7 Re8 10. Kg2 Kf7 $11) 1... Re8 2. Kh1 (2. Ra6 Nd4 3. Kh2 e4 4. Rd6 Rf8 5. Rxd4 Rxf6 $11) (2. Kh2 Rf8 3. Rg1 Nd8 4. Kh3 e4 5. Kh4 e3 6. Kh5 e2 7. Kh4 (7. Kg5 Nf7+ 8. Nxf7+ Rxf7 $11) 7... e1=Q+ 8. Rxe1 Rxf6 $11) 2... Rf8 (2... Nd8 $2 3. Ra8) 3. Rg1 {Threat 4.Rg8+ Rxg8 5.Nf7#} Nd8 4. Kh2 {Mutual Zugzwang} e4 5. Kh3 {Mutual Zugzwang} e3 6. Kh4 {Mutual Zugzwang} e2 7. Kh5 {Mutual Zugzwang} e1=Q 8. Rxe1 Rxf6 (8... Nc6 $2 {e.g.} 9. Re6 Rc8 10. f7 $18) 9. Re8+ Kg7 10. Rg8# 1-0
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[Event "CB 25 AT 029 - 1st HM"] [Site ""] [Date "2011"] [Round ""] [White "Afek, Yochanan"] [Black "+"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "n2K4/5p2/7p/4p2P/5RP1/2pk4/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2011"] 1. Rf3+ (1. Rf1 $2 f6 $1 2. Rxf6 (2. Ke7 Nb6 (2... c2 3. Kxf6 e4 4. g5 e3 5. gxh6 e2 6. Ra1 Kd2 $11) 3. Kxf6 Nd5+ 4. Kxe5 Ne3 $11) 2... c2 3. Rd6+ Ke4 4. Rc6 Kf4 5. Rxc2 Kxg4 6. Re2 Kxh5 7. Rxe5+ Kg4 $11) 1... Ke4 $1 (1... Kd2 2. g5 hxg5 3. h6 c2 4. Rf2+ Kd3 5. Rxc2 Kxc2 6. h7 $18) 2. Rxc3 (2. Rf1 f6 3. Rxf6 c2 4. Rc6 Kf4 5. Rxc2 Kxg4 6. Re2 Kxh5 $11) 2... Kf4 3. Rc4+ $1 e4 (3... Kg5 4. Rb4 e4 5. Rxe4 Nb6 6. Rb4 Nd5 7. Rb5 $18) 4. Rxe4+ $1 (4. Ke7 Kxg4 5. Rxe4+ Kxh5 6. Kxf7 Kg5 $1 $11) 4... Kxe4 5. g5 Kf5 6. gxh6 Kf6 7. Kd7 $1 (7. Ke8 $2 Nb6 $1 {Zugzwang} (7... Nc7+ $2 8. Kf8 Ne6+ 9. Kg8 $18) 8. Kf8 Nd7+ 9. Kg8 Kg5 $11) 7... Nb6+ 8. Ke8 $1 {Zugzwang} Nd5 9. Kf8 Ne7 10. h7 $18 1-0
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[Event "CB 25 AT 023 - 2nd HM"] [Site ""] [Date "2011"] [Round ""] [White "Amann, Günter"] [Black "="] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/5Nbp/4R3/2Pk3P/5P1r/7P/p1P3K1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2011"] 1. Ra6 (1. Re1 $2 Rxf4 $19) 1... a1=Q (1... Rxf4 2. c4+ $1 Kxc4 (2... Kxc5 3. Ng5 $1) 3. Nd6+ Kb3 4. Rxa2 Kxa2 5. c6 $11) 2. c4+ $1 Kxc5 (2... Kxc4 3. Rxa1 Bxa1 4. c6 Rxh5 5. c7) 3. Rxa1 Bxa1 4. Kg3 Bf6 5. Nh6 $1 Rxh5 6. Nf5 $3 Rxf5 7. Kg4 Rxf4+ 8. Kxf4 1/2-1/2
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[Event "CB 25 AT 065 - 3rd HM"] [Site ""] [Date "2011"] [Round ""] [White "Didukh, Sergiy"] [Black "="] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/4p1r1/kr2P3/2R1P1p1/1b2KR2/3N4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "9"] [EventDate "2011"] 1. Rc2 $1 ({Try} 1. Rc4 $2 Rxc4 $1 2. Nxb2+ Kb3 3. Nxc4 gxf2 4. Nd2+ Kc2 5. Nf3 Rh5 6. Kxf2 Kd3 $18) 1... g2 $1 (1... gxf2 2. Rxb2 $1 Rxb2+ 3. Nxb2+ Kb3 4. Nd3 Kc3 5. Nxf2 $11) 2. Nxb2+ Ka3 (2... Rxb2 3. Rxb2 g1=Q 4. Kd3 $1 Rg8 (4... Qc1 5. Rfc2 Qf1+ 6. Kc3 $11) (4... Qd1+ 5. Kc4 $11) 5. Ra2+ Kb5 6. Rfb2+ Kc6 7. Ra6+ Kd7 8. Ra7+ Kd6 9. Ra6+ {perpetual} Ke7 $4 10. Rb7+ Kd8 11. Ra8#) (2... Kb3 3. Rc1 g1=Q 4. Rxg1 Rxg1 5. Nd3 $11) 3. Nc4+ $1 (3. Kd3 $2 g1=Q 4. Nc4+ Rxc4 $1 (4... Ka4 $2 5. Ra2+ Kb5 6. Ra5+ Kc6 7. Rf6+ Kb7 (7... Kd7 $4 8. Ra7+ Ke8 9. Nd6+) 8. Rf7+ Kb8 9. Rf8+ {perpetual}) 5. Kxc4 Qb1 $1 {win.}) 3... Rxc4 4. Rxg2 $1 Rxg2+ (4... Rxc2+ 5. Kf3) 5. Kd3 {stalemate.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "CB 25 AT 041 - 4th HM"] [Site ""] [Date "2011"] [Round ""] [White "Prusikin, Michael"] [Black "="] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4pk2/R7/p4r2/P1K2P2/4P1p1/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2009"] 1. Rb6 e5 (1... g2 2. Rb1) 2. fxe5 $1 (2. Kd3 exf4 3. exf4 Rxf4 $19) (2. Rb1 exf4 3. exf4 Rxf4+ $19) 2... g2 (2... Rg5 3. Rb1 Ke6 4. Rg1 g2 (4... Kxe5 5. Kd3 Rg4 6. Ke2 Ke4 7. Rd1 Kf5 8. Kf3 $11) 5. Kb5 Rxe5+ 6. Kb6 Rg5 7. e4 $11) 3. e6+ Kg7 (3... Ke7 4. Rb7+ Kf6 (4... Kxe6 5. Rg7 Rf2 6. e4 Kf6 7. Rg3 Ke5 8. Rg4 Ra2 9. Kb5 Kd4 10. Kxa5 Ke3 11. Kb6 Rb2+ 12. Kc6 $11) 5. e7) 4. Rb7+ Kf6 (4... Kh6 5. Rb1 $1 (5. e7 g1=Q 6. e8=Q Qf1+ $19) 5... Rf1 6. e7 Rxb1 (6... g1=Q 7. Rb6+ $1 Kh7 8. e8=Q Rc1+ 9. Kb5 $1 $18) 7. e8=Q g1=Q (7... Rc1+ 8. Kd3 g1=Q 9. Qh8+ Kg5 (9... Kg6 10. Qg8+ Kf6 11. Qf8+ Ke6 12. Qe8+ Kf5 13. Qf7+ Kg4 14. Qg6+ Kf3 15. Qf5+ Kg2 16. Qd5+ Kf1 17. Qf3+ $11) 10. Qg7+ Kf5 11. Qf7+ Ke5 12. Qe7+ Kd5 13. Qd7+) 8. Qh8+ Kg6 9. Qg8+ Kf6 10. Qf8+ Ke6 11. Qe8+ Kf5 12. Qf7+ Kg4 ( 12... Kg5 13. Qg7+ Kh4) 13. Qg6+ Kf3 14. Qf5+ Kg3 (14... Kg2 15. Qg4+ Kf1 16. Qf5+ Ke2 17. Qd3+) 15. Qf4+ Kg2 16. Qg4+ Kf2 17. Qf5+ $1 Ke2 18. Qd3+ $1 $11) 5. e7 (5. Rb1 Rf1 $19) (5. Rf7+ Kg6 6. Rxf5 g1=Q $19 7. e4 Qc1+ 8. Kb5 Qe1 9. e7 Qxe4 10. Rc5 Qxe7 $19) 5... g1=Q (5... Re5 6. Rb1 Rxe7 7. Rg1 Rg7 8. Kb5 Rb7+ (8... Rg5+ 9. Kb6 Ke6 10. e4 Kd6 11. e5+ Kxe5 12. Kxa5 Kd4+ 13. Kb6 Kc4 14. a5 Rg6+ 15. Kc7 Kb5 16. Kd7 Kxa5 17. Ke7 $11) 9. Kxa5 Rb2 10. Ka6 $11) ( 5... Kf7 6. e8=Q+ Kxe8 7. Rg7 $11) 6. e8=N+ $3 (6. e8=Q $2 Qf1+ $19) 6... Ke6 ( 6... Ke5 $4 7. Re7#) (6... Kg6 7. Rg7+) 7. Ng7+ Ke5 (7... Kf6 8. Ne8+) (7... Kd6 8. Nxf5+ Kc6 9. Rb5 $11) 8. Rb5+ Ke4 (8... Kf6 9. Nxf5 Qd1 10. Nd4 Qxa4+ 11. Kc3 $11) 9. Nxf5 $11 (9. Nxf5 Qd1 10. Kc3 Qxa4 11. Nd4 $11) 1/2-1/2
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[Event "CB 25 AT 066 revised - 5th HM"] [Site ""] [Date "2011"] [Round ""] [White "Krug, Peter"] [Black "+"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2r2bk1/r1R3p1/2n3K1/8/6BP/8/8/2R5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2011"] 1. Be6+ Kh8 2. Rc5 (2. Rxc8 Ne7+ 3. Kg5 Nxc8 4. Rxc8 Kh7 5. Rxf8 Ra5+) 2... Ne7+ 3. Rxe7 Rxc5 4. Re8 Rf5 (4... Rg5+ 5. hxg5 Ra8 6. Bc8 Kg8 7. Rd8 Rb8 8. Be6+) 5. Bxf5 (5. Kxf5 Kh7 6. Rxf8 Ra5+ 7. Kg4 Ra4+ 8. Kg3 Ra3+ 9. Kg2 Ra4 10. Kg3 Ra3+ 11. Kg4 Ra4+ 12. Kg5 Ra5+ 13. Bf5+ g6 14. Rf7+ Kg8 15. Kxg6 Ra6+ 16. Rf6 Rxf6+ 17. Kxf6 Kh8) 5... Ra6+ 6. Be6 Ra8 7. Bc8 Kg8 8. Rd8 (8. h5 Rb8 9. h6 Rxc8 10. h7+ Kh8 11. Rxc8) 8... Rb8 9. Be6+ Kh8 10. Rd5 1-0
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[Event "CB 25 AT 017 - 6th HM"] [Site ""] [Date "2011"] [Round ""] [White "Kalashnikov=V Skripnik=A"] [Black "+"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5r2/7k/7B/8/5R2/3p1ppK/P3P3/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2011"] 1. exd3 $1 (1. exf3 $2 d2 2. Rd4 Rxf3 3. Bxd2 Ra3 $11) 1... g2 2. Rh4 $1 (2. Kh2 $2 Rg8 3. Kg1 Kxh6 4. Rxf3 Kh5 5. Rf2 Kh4 6. Rxg2 Rd8 $11) 2... Kg6 3. Be3 g1=Q 4. Bxg1 f2 5. Rg4+ $1 (5. Bxf2 $2 Rxf2 6. Rg4+ Kf5 $11) 5... Kh5 6. Bxf2 Rxf2 7. a3 $1 (7. a4 $2 {Thematic try} Rf3+ 8. Rg3 Rf2 $1 {Zugzwang} 9. Rg2 Rf3+ 10. Rg3 Rf2 $11 11. Re3 Rf4) 7... Rf3+ 8. Rg3 Rf2 9. a4 $1 {Zugzwang} Re2 10. Rf3 Kg5 11. Kg3 Rd2 12. Re3 Kf5 13. Kf3 Ra2 14. Re4 $18 1-0
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[Event "CB 25 AT 033 - 7th HM"] [Site ""] [Date "2011"] [Round ""] [White "van der Heijden, Harold"] [Black "+"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/p1B2pPk/2N5/3p4/8/pP1p4/3P2r1/2QK4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2011"] 1. g8=Q+ $1 (1. g8=R {{or}) (1. g8=B+ {{or}) (1. Qc5 $2 a2 2. g8=Q+ (2. Be5 d4 3. Bxd4 (3. g8=Q+ Rxg8) 3... Rg1+ 4. Bxg1 a1=Q+ 5. Qc1 Qxg7 6. Qc5 Qa1+ 7. Qc1 Qg7) 2... Rxg8 $1 (2... Kxg8 $2 3. Be5) 3. Be5 d4 $1 4. Bxd4 Rg1+ 5. Bxg1 a1=Q+ 6. Qc1 Qg7 7. Qc5 Qa1+ 8. Qc1 Qg7) 1... Kxg8 (1... Rxg8 2. Bh2 $1 Rg2 3. Qxa3 Rxh2 4. Kc1) 2. Qc5 (2. Ne7+ $2 Kh7 $1 3. Qc5 a2 4. Be5 d4 5. Bxd4 Rg1+ 6. Bxg1 a1=Q+ 7. Qc1 Qf6 $1 (7... Qg7 $2 8. Ng6 $1) 8. Ke1 (8. Nf5 Qxf5) 8... Qe5+ $1 9. Be3 (9. Kf2 Qf4+ 10. Kg2 Qg4+ 11. Kf2 (11. Kh2 Qf4+) 11... Qf4+) 9... Qg3+ 10. Kf1 Qf3+ 11. Bf2 Qh1+ 12. Bg1 Qf3+ 13. Bf2 Qh1+) 2... a2 3. Be5 (3. Ne7+ $2 Kh7) 3... d4 $1 4. Bxd4 (4. Ne7+ $2 Kh7) (4. Qxd4 $2 a1=Q+ 5. Qxa1 Rg1#) 4... Rg1+ $1 5. Bxg1 a1=Q+ 6. Qc1 Qg7 (6... Qf6 {{main} 7. Ke1 $1 Qh4+ 8. Kf1 Qh3+ 9. Kf2 Qf5+ 10. Ke3 $1 (10. Kg3 $2 Qg5+ 11. Kf3 Qf5+ 12. Ke3) 10... Qe6+ 11. Kxd3) 7. Ne7+ (7. Qc5 $2 Qa1+ 8. Qc1 Qg7) 7... Kh7 8. Ng6 $1 (8. Qc5 $2 Qa1+ 9. Qc1 Qf6 $1) 8... Qf6 $1 (8... Qxg6 9. Qc5) (8... Kxg6 9. Qc3) (8... fxg6 9. Qc3 ) 9. Ke1 $1 Qf3 10. Qd1 Qg3+ 11. Kf1 Qh3+ 12. Kf2 1-0
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[Event "CB 25 AT 045 - 8th HM"] [Site ""] [Date "2011"] [Round ""] [White "Becker, Richard"] [Black "+"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2k2q2/5p2/K2p4/8/8/8/2B1Q3/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "47"] [EventDate "2011"] 1. Ba4 $1 (1. Qe4 $2 d5 {(Qh6) =}) (1. Qb5 $2 Kd8 $1 2. Ba4 Ke7 {=}) 1... d5 ( 1... Kc7 2. Qc4+ {(Qc2+)} Kd8 3. Qe4 $1 f5 4. Qb7 {+-}) 2. Qe5 $1 (2. Qg4+ $2 f5 {=}) (2. Qc2+ $2 Kd8 3. Qc6 Qe7 {=}) 2... Qd8 (2... Qh6+ 3. Ka7 {+-}) 3. Qc3+ Qc7 4. Qh8+ Qd8 5. Qe5 $1 Qc7 (5... d4 6. Qf5+ {+-}) (5... f6 6. Qe6+ Kb8 7. Bd7 {+-}) 6. Qe8+ Qd8 7. Qc6+ Qc7 8. Qa8+ Qb8 9. Qxd5 $1 Qc7 10. Qa8+ Qb8 11. Qc6+ Qc7 12. Qe8+ Qd8 13. Qe5 $1 Qc7 (13... Qd3+ 14. Ka7 {+-}) (13... Qd2 14. Qc5+ Kb8 (14... Kd8 15. Kb7 {(Kb6) +-}) 15. Qb6+ Kc8 16. Ka7 {+-}) 14. Qh8+ Qd8 15. Qc3+ Qc7 16. Qb4 $1 f6 17. Qf8+ (17. Qg4+ $2 Kb8 18. Qb4+ Kc8 {loss of time}) 17... Qd8 18. Qc5+ Qc7 19. Qf5+ Kd8 (19... Kb8 20. Qb5+ Kc8 21. Qe8+ Qd8 22. Qe6+ {+-}) 20. Qd3+ Kc8 (20... Ke7 21. Qh7+ Kd8 22. Qh8+ {etc.}) 21. Qh3+ Kd8 (21... Kb8 22. Qb3+ Kc8 23. Qg8+ Qd8 24. Qe6+ {+-}) 22. Qh8+ Ke7 23. Qg7+ Kd6 24. Qg3+ {+-} 1-0
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[Event "CB 25 AT 040 - 9th HM"] [Site ""] [Date "2011"] [Round ""] [White "Rusz, Arpad"] [Black "+"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/2p3q1/QP6/2P2p2/1K1P3k/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2011"] [SourceDate "2004.06.13"] 1. b6 $1 (1. bxc6 $2 Qxc6 2. Qf5+ Kg3 3. Qg5+ Kf3 4. Qd5+ Qxd5 5. cxd5 Ke2 $1 ( 5... Ke3 $2 6. d6 f3 7. d7 f2 8. d8=Q f1=Q 9. Qb6+ $1 Ke2 10. Qe6+ Kd2 11. Qh6+ Ke2 12. Qh5+ Kd2 13. Qa5+ Ke2 14. Qe5+ Kd2 15. Qc3+ Ke3 16. Qc5+ $1 Kd2 17. d4 $18) (5... Kg4 $2 6. d6 f3 7. d7 f2 8. d8=Q f1=Q 9. Qd7+ $1 Kg5 10. Qd6 $1 $18) 6. d6 f3 7. d7 f2 8. d8=Q f1=Q 9. Qe8+ Kd2 $11) 1... f3 $1 (1... Qxd3+ 2. Qc3 $18) 2. b7 Qxd3+ (2... f2 3. b8=Q Qxd3+ 4. Qc3 (4. Kb2 $2 Qe2+ 5. Ka3 Qd3+ 6. Qb3 f1=Q 7. Qh5+ Kg2 $11) 4... f1=Q 5. Qc8+ $1 (5. Qbh8+ $2 Kg2 $1 6. Qhg7+ Kh1 $1 7. Qh6+ Kg1 8. Qg5+ Kh1 9. Qh4+ Kg2 $1 (9... Kg1 $2 10. Qg3+ Qxg3 11. Qxg3+ Kh1 12. Qh4+ $18) 10. Qg4+ Kh2 $1 (10... Kh1 $2 11. Qxd3 Qxd3+ 12. Ka4 Qc2+ 13. Ka5 Qa2+ 14. Kb6 $18) 11. Qh4+ Kg2 {positional draw}) 5... Kh4 (5... Kh2 $2 6. Qc7+ Kh1 7. Qxc6+ $18) 6. Q8h8+ Kg5 7. Qhg7+ (7. Qhe5+ $2 Qff5 8. Qxd3 Qxe5 $11 ) 7... Kh5 8. Qge5+ $18) 3. Qc3 Qb1+ $1 4. Qb2 Qxb2+ $1 (4... Qd3+ 5. Kb4 Qd6+ 6. Ka5 Qc5+ 7. Ka6 Qxc4+ 8. Kb6 $1 {Roman} (8. Ka7 $2 Qc5+ 9. Ka8 Qa5+ $11) 8... Qg8 9. Ka7 Qg1+ 10. Ka8 $18) 5. Kxb2 f2 6. b8=Q f1=Q 7. Qc8+ (7. Qh8+ $2 Kg4 8. Qg7+ Kh5 9. Qh7+ Kg5 10. Qg7+ Kh5 {positional draw}) 7... Kh4 $1 8. Qxc6 $1 Qd3 $1 9. Qb5 $1 {mutual zugzwang} (9. Qd5 $2 Qxd5 10. cxd5 Kg5 $11) (9. c5 $2 Kg5 10. Qd6 Qxd6 11. cxd6 Kf6 $11) 9... Kg4 10. Qc5 $1 {mutual zugzwang} ( 10. Qb3 $2 Qd2+ 11. Ka3 Qa5+ 12. Qa4 Qc3+ 13. Qb3 Qa5+ {perpetual check}) 10... Kf4 11. Qe7 $3 Qxc4 (11... Kf5 12. Qh7+ $18) 12. Qh4+ 1-0
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[Event "CB 25 AT 072 - 1st Comm"] [Site ""] [Date "2011"] [Round ""] [White "Ulrichsen, Jarl"] [Black "+"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "B7/7K/8/p7/3p2k1/8/P7/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2011"] 1. Be4 $1 (1. a4 $2 d3 2. Be4 d2 3. Bc2 Kf3 4. Kg6 Ke2 5. Kf5 d1=Q 6. Bxd1+ Kxd1 $11 7. Kg6 $2 {d3 Be4 d2 Bc2 Kf3 Kf5} Ke2 $2 $11 {Ke4 d1=Q Bxd1+ Kxd1 Kd3 Ke1 Bd5 d3 Kg6 d2 Bb3 Kf3} ({a4 Bc4 d2 Be2+ Kg3 a3 Kf2 Bd1} 7... Ke1 $18 {Bxa4} ) 8. Kf5 {Ke2 Ke4 d1=Q Bxd1+} Kd1 $11 {Kd3 Ke1}) 1... Kf4 (1... a4 2. a3 Kf4 3. Bc2 $18) 2. Bg6 $1 (2. Bc2 $2 Ke3 3. a4 Ke2 4. Kg6 d3 5. Bb3 d2 6. Kf5 d1=Q 7. Bxd1+ Kxd1 $11) 2... Ke3 3. a4 $1 (3. Bh5 $2 a4 $1 4. a3 Kd2 5. Be8 Kc3 6. Bxa4 Kb2 7. Bd1 Kxa3 $11) 3... Kd2 4. Bh5 $1 (4. Kh6 $2 d3 5. Kg5 Kc2 $1 (5... Ke2 $2 6. Kf4 d2 7. Ke4 d1=Q 8. Bh5+ Ke1 9. Bxd1 Kxd1 10. Kd3 $18)) 4... d3 5. Kg6 Kc2 6. Kf5 d2 7. Ke4 d1=Q 8. Bxd1+ Kxd1 9. Kd3 $1 (9. Kd4 $2 Ke2 10. Kc4 Ke3 11. Kb5 Kd4 12. Kxa5 Kc5 $11) (9. Kd5 $2 Ke2 10. Kc4 Ke3 11. Kb5 Kd4 12. Kxa5 Kc5 $11) 9... Ke1 10. Kc4 Ke2 11. Kb5 Kd3 12. Kxa5 Kc4 13. Kb6 1-0
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[Event "CB 25 AT 003 - 2nd Comm"] [Site ""] [Date "2011"] [Round ""] [White "Minski, Martin"] [Black "+"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6R1/8/6R1/6QP/3q4/pp1PpP2/3pP3/1k1K4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2011.06.11"] 1. Rc6 $1 ({thematic try} 1. Rc8 $2 a2 $1 2. Ra6 Qa1 $1 3. Qxe3 b2 $1 4. Rxa2 $5 Kxa2+ 5. Kxd2 b1=N+ $1 6. Ke1 (6. Kc2 Na3+ 7. Kd2 Nb1+) 6... Nc3+ 7. Kf2 $4 (7. Kd2 $11) 7... Nd1+ 8. Kg3 Qg7+ $1 $19 {9.Rg6?? impossible}) (1. Qf6 $4 Qc5 $1 $19) 1... a2 (1... Qa1 2. Qxe3 $18) (1... Ka2 2. Qf6 $18) 2. Ra8 Qa1 $1 ( 2... b2 3. Rc2 $1 a1=Q 4. Rxa1+ bxa1=Q (4... Kxa1 5. Qa5+ $18) 5. Qb5+ $18) ( 2... Qb2 3. Qc5 $18) (2... a1=Q 3. Rxa1+ Qxa1 4. Qxe3 $18) 3. Qxe3 (3. Qf6 $2 b2 $1 4. Qc3 {stalemate}) 3... b2 $1 4. Rxa2 $1 (4. Kxd2 $2 {stalemate}) 4... Kxa2+ 5. Kxd2 b1=N+ $1 6. Ke1 (6. Kc2 $2 Na3+ 7. Kd2 Nb1+) 6... Nc3+ 7. Kf2 $1 Nd1+ 8. Kg3 Qg7+ (8... Nxe3 9. Ra6+ $18) 9. Rg6 $1 {switchback} Qc7+ 10. Qf4 $18 1-0
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[Event "CB 25 AT 024 revised - 3rd Comm"] [Site ""] [Date "2011"] [Round ""] [White "Robinson, Yechiel"] [Black "+"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/6r1/P7/4K3/1kN1R3/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "7"] [EventDate "2011"] 1. Kd4 Rd7+ (1... Kb5 2. Re6 Rd7+ (2... Rg4+ 3. Kd3 Rg3+ 4. Ne3 Rg7 5. Nf5 Ra7 6. Nd4+ Kc5 7. Rh6) 3. Kc3 Ra7 4. Rb6+ Kc5 5. Rh6 Kb5 6. Nd6+ Kc5 7. Nf5 Kb5 8. Nd4+ Kc5 9. Kd3) 2. Nd6 Ka5 (2... Rxd6+ 3. Ke5+ Kc5 4. Rc4+ Kxc4 5. Kxd6) 3. Kd5 Kxa6 4. Kc6 1-0
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[Event "CB 25 AT 011 revised - 4th Comm"] [Site ""] [Date "2011"] [Round ""] [White "Gomez, Luis"] [Black "+"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1BR5/5Bp1/8/1p4p1/p7/rp6/kp1K2P1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2012"] 1. Rc2 $1 Ka1 (1... Kb1 2. Rxb2+ {see main line}) 2. Rxb2 $1 Kxb2 (2... Ra2 3. Kc1 Rxb2 4. Be5 g4 5. g3 Ka2 (5... a3 6. Bxb3 g6 7. Bg7 g5 8. Bg8 b4 9. Bb3 a2 10. Bxb2#) 6. Bxb2 g6 7. Bxg6 a3 8. Bb1#) 3. Be5+ Kb1 (3... Ka2 4. Kc1 g4 5. Bb2 b4 6. Bg6 g3 7. Bb1#) 4. Bg6+ Ka2 5. Kc1 b2+ 6. Bxb2 Kb3 $1 7. Be8 $3 (7. Bxa3 $2 Kxa3 8. Kc2 b4 9. g4 b3+ 10. Kc3 Ka2 11. Bf7 Ka3 12. Bd5 Ka2 13. Kb4 Ka1 $1 14. Kxa4 b2 15. Be4 b1=Q 16. Bxb1 Kxb1 $11) (7. Bxg7 $2 Kc4 8. Bf7+ Kd3 9. Kb2 $2 (9. Bb2 Rc3+ 10. Bxc3 Kxc3 11. Be8 a3 12. Kb1 b4 $11 13. Ka2 g4 14. Bf7 g3 15. Bb3 Kd3 16. Be6 Kc2 17. Bd7 Kc3 18. Ba4 Kc4 19. Bc2 Kc3 20. Bb3 Kd2) 9... b4 10. Bf8 Ke4 11. Bxb4 Rg3 $11) 7... Kb4 (7... b4 8. Bf7#) 8. Bxa3+ Kxa3 9. Bxb5 Kb3 10. Kb1 1-0
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[Event "CB 25 AT 055 - 5th Comm"] [Site ""] [Date "2011"] [Round ""] [White "Pallier, Alain"] [Black "="] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "Nb6/1P6/8/ppP5/8/1P4P1/1p5P/1bk1K1B1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2011"] 1. Be3+ $1 (1. Bd4 $2 Be4 $1 (1... Ba2 $2 2. c6 $11) 2. Bxb2+ Kxb2 $19) 1... Kc2 2. Bd4 $1 (2. c6 $2 {e.g.} Kxb3 3. c7 (3. Bd4 Be4 4. Bxb2 Bxc6 5. Bf6 a4 6. Nb6 a3 7. Kd2 a2 8. Ba1 Bxb7 $19) 3... Bxc7 4. Nxc7 Bd3 5. b8=Q b1=Q+ 6. Kf2 Qf1#) 2... Kxb3 3. Bxb2 Kxb2 (3... Be4 {e.g.} 4. Bf6 Bxb7 5. Nb6 a4 6. Kf2 a3 7. h4 a2 8. h5 Be4 9. Ke3 Bf5 10. Kf3 b4 11. g4 Bc2 12. h6 Ka3 13. Nc4+ Ka4 14. c6 b3 15. Ba1 $11) 4. c6 (4. Nb6 $2 a4 $19) 4... Be4 5. c7 Bxc7 6. Nxc7 Bxb7 7. Nxb5 Ba6 (7... Bc6 8. Nd4 (8. Nd6 $2 Kc1 $19) 8... Bg2 9. Kd2 $11) (7... a4 8. Kd2 Ba6 9. Nc3 $11) 8. Nc7 $1 (8. Nd4 $2 a4 9. Kd2 a3 10. Nc2 a2 $19) (8. Nd6 $2 a4 $19) (8. Na7 $2 a4 (8... Bc4 $2 9. Nc8 a4 10. Nb6 $11) 9. Nc6 {e.g.} a3 10. Nb4 Kb3 $19) 8... Bc4 9. Na8 $1 a4 10. Nb6 $11 1/2-1/2
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[Event "CB 25 AT 067 - 6th Comm"] [Site "Windows uE"] [Date "2011"] [Round ""] [White "Garcia, Mario Guido"] [Black "="] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5K2/k7/4RP2/3q3p/5p1P/7P/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2011"] [TimeControl "120"] 1. Re1 (1. Re7+ $2 Kb6 2. Kg7 Qd4 3. Kg6 (3. Re6+ $2 Kc7 4. Kg6 Qd5 5. Re8 Qc6 6. Re5 f3 $19) 3... Qd6 4. Kg7 f3 5. Re3 Qd7+ 6. f7 (6. Re7 $2 Qd4 $19 7. Re1 f2 8. Rf1 Qxh4 $19) 6... Qd4+ 7. Kg8 {/g6} Qxe3 $19) 1... Qc5+ (1... f3 2. Kg7 $1 {Try: a)} (2. Rf1 $2 Qd3 3. Rh1 Qd6+ 4. Kg7 Qg3+ 5. Kh7 Qxh4 $19) ({Try: b) } 2. f7 $2 Qd6+ 3. Kg7 Qg3+ 4. Kh6 Qxe1 5. f8=Q Qe3+ $19) 2... f2 (2... Qd4 3. Rf1 Qb2 (3... Qxh4 4. Rxf3 $1 $11) 4. Rxf3 Qg2+ 5. Kh8 Qxf3 6. f7 Qxf7 $11) 3. Ra1+ Kb6 4. Rb1+ Kc7 5. f7 Qe5+ 6. Kg8 Qg3+ 7. Kh8 $11) 2. Kg7 $1 (2. Kg8 $2 Qc8+ 3. Kg7 {waste of time because} (3. Kh7 $2 Qf8 4. Kg6 Qg8+ 5. Kh6 Kb6 6. Rf1 (6. Re5 Kc6 7. Rf5 Qe6 $19) 6... Qc4 7. Rf3 Kc6 8. Kg5 (8. Kg7 Kd6 9. f7 Qd4+ 10. Kg8 Qg1+ 11. Kf8 Ke5 12. Ke8 Qg6 13. Kf8 Kf5 $19) 8... Qc5+ 9. Kxf4 Kd6 $19 {other defenses white loses}) 3... Qc3 {see solution}) 2... Qc3 3. Rg1 (3. Re7+ $2 Kb6 4. Kg6 Qd3+ 5. Kg7 Qd4 $19 {see 1.Te7?}) ({thematic try: a) queen vs. rooks and pawns ; b) queens and pawns:} 3. Rf1 $2 Qg3+ $1 {trys: (a)} 4. Kf8 $2 ({b)} 4. Kh8 $2 Qg6 5. Rxf4 Qf7 $1 $19) ({(c)} 4. Kh6 $2 Qxh4 5. Kg6 Qg3+ 6. Kh6 Qxh3 7. Rxf4 Qe3 8. Kg5 Qg3+ 9. Kf5 Qg8 $19) 4... Qxh4 5. f7 Qxh3 6. Kg7 (6. Rg1 f3 7. Kg7 Qd7 8. Rg6 Qe7 9. Re6 Qxe6 10. f8=Q Qe3 $19) 6... Qxf1 $1 7. f8=Q Qf3 8. Kg6 h4 9. Qe7+ Ka6 10. Qxh4 Qg3+ 11. Kh5 Kb5 12. Qg4 Kc4 $19 {(EGTB)}) 3... Kb7 (3... f3 4. Rf1 f2 5. Rxf2 Qg3+ 6. Kh8 Qxf2 7. f7 Qxf7 $11) 4. Kg6 (4. Rg5 $2 Kc7 5. Rf5 Kd7 $19) 4... f3 (4... Qd3+ 5. Kg7 f3 6. Rg3 $11) 5. f7 (5. Rb1+ $2 Kc6 6. f7 Qd3+ 7. Kg7 Qxb1 8. f8=Q Qg1+ $19) 5... Qd3+ 6. Kh6 {a)} f2 ({b)} 6... Qd6+ 7. Kh7 f2 8. Rb1+ Kc7 9. Kg7 Qe5+ 10. Kg8 Qg3+ 11. Kh8 Qc3+ 12. Kg8 $11) ({c)} 6... Qe3+ 7. Rg5 Qf4 8. Kg6 f2 9. Rf5 f1=Q (9... Qxf5+ 10. Kxf5 f1=Q+ 11. Kg6 $1 $11) 10. Rxf4 (10. f8=Q $2 Qg3+ $19) 10... Qxf4 11. Kg7 $11) 7. Rh1 Qf3 8. Rb1+ Kc7 9. Kg7 Qc3+ 10. Kg8 Qg3+ 11. Kh8 Qe5+ 12. Kg8 $11 1/2-1/2
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[Event "CB 25 AT 013 - 7th Comm"] [Site ""] [Date "2011"] [Round ""] [White "Akobia=I Mikitovics=J"] [Black "+"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/1B4P1/3n4/4b2P/6P1/P5P1/5k1K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2011"] 1. g7 $3 (1. Bd4 $2 Bxg6 $1 $11 {<eg>} 2. g4 Bb1 3. a3 ({or} 3. a4 Bc2 4. a5 Nb4 5. Bf6 Nc6 6. a6 Bd3 $11) 3... Nf4 4. h5 Nxg2 5. Kh2 Nf4 6. a4 Ke2 7. Kg3 Nxh5+ 8. gxh5 Kd3 9. a5 Kxd4 10. a6 Ke5 $3 (10... Be4 $2 11. Kf4 $18) 11. h6 Be4 12. a7 ({or} 12. Kg4) 12... Kf6 $11) 1... Nf6 2. Kh2 Bxg2 (2... Bd5 3. a4 Bxg2 4. g4 $18) 3. g4 $1 Nxg4+ (3... Bd5 4. a4 Nxg4+ 5. Kg3 Nf6 6. Bd4 $18) 4. Kg3 Nf6 5. Bd4 Nh5+ 6. Kg4 Nxg7 7. Bxg7 Ke2 8. Kf4 $1 ({Thematic try} 8. a4 $2 Kd3 $1 9. Kf4 Kc4 10. h5 Kd5 $3 (10... Bf1 $2 11. Ke3 $1 Bh3 12. Ke4 Bd7 (12... Bg4 13. h6 Bd1 14. Ke5 Bc2 15. Bf8 $18) 13. a5 Kb5 14. h6 Be8 15. Kf5 $18) 11. a5 Bf1 12. Ke3 Bh3 $1 13. a6 Kc6 14. h6 Bf5 $11) 8... Kd3 9. h5 $1 (9. a4 $2 Kc4 10. h5 Kd5 $11) 9... Bd5 10. a4 $1 ({Thematic try} 10. h6 $2 Bg8 11. Ke5 Kc4 $1 (11... Kc3 $2 12. Bf8 Kc4 13. a4 $18) 12. Bf8 Kb5 $1 (12... Bh7 $2 13. a4 $18) 13. Kf6 Bh7 $11) 10... Kc4 11. Bf8 $1 (11. Ke5 $2 Kc5 $11 (11... Bg8 $2 12. Bf8 $18)) (11. h6 $2 Bg8 12. Bf8 Kd5 $1 $11 (12... Bh7 $2 13. Ke5 $18)) 11... Bf7 12. h6 Bg6 13. Ke5 $18 1-0
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