www.arves.org - Akobia 70 JT 2007

Studies awarded for the 70th birthday Jubilee tournament for Iuri Akobia 2007.

Akobia (left), Gurgenidze (right)

Akobia, Iuri 1937-2014

[Event "1/3 prize"] [Site ""] [Date "2006.06.24"] [Round ""] [White "R.Becker"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4Bk2/2p5/b1P1KPR1/r1r5/2P5/8/1P6/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "22"] [EventDate "2006"] 
 1. Kd7 Bxc4 2. b4 (2. f7 $2 Bxf7 3. Bxf7 Kxf7 $19) 2... Rd5+ 3. Kxc7 Ra7+ 4. Kb8 $1 (4. Kb6 $2 Ra8 5. f7 Rb5+ 6. Kc7 Bxf7 7. Bxf7 Kxf7 8. Rg4 Ke6 9. Rg6+ Kf5 $19) 4... Ra4 5. f7 Rb5+ (5... Rxb4+ 6. Kc7 Rf5 7. Rg4 $11) (5... Rf5 6. Rg8+ Ke7 7. Kc7 Bxf7 8. Bxf7 Kxf7 9. Rg4 $11) 6. Kc8 $1 (6. Kc7 $2 Bxf7 7. Bxf7 Kxf7 $19) 6... Ke7 ({main} 6... Bxf7 7. Bxf7 Kxf7 8. Rg4 $1 (8. Rd6 $2 Ke7 9. Rd7+ Ke6 10. Rb7 Rh5 11. Rb6 Ra8+ $19) 8... Ke7 9. Rg7+ Kd6 10. Rg6+ Ke7 11. Rg7+ Ke6 12. Rg6+ Kf7 13. Rg4 Raxb4 14. Rxb4 Rxb4 15. c7 Ke7 {model stalemate}) 7. Rf6 Bxf7 (7... Ra8+ 8. Kc7 Ra7+ 9. Kc8 Ra8+ 10. Kc7 Bxf7 11. Rxf7+ Kxe8 12. Re7+ $11) 8. Rxf7+ Kxe8 9. Rb7 Rbxb4 (9... Raxb4 10. c7 Rxb7 {stalemate}) 10. Kb8 $1 {zz} (10. c7 $2 Rxb7 11. Kxb7 Rb4+ $19) 10... Rxb7+ 11. cxb7 Kd7 { model stalemate. Two equivalent variants with sharp play. Original pair of echo model stalemates!Theverycomplicatedideaforrealization!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "1/3 prize"] [Site ""] [Date "2007"] [Round ""] [White "A.Sochnev"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1n2N3/8/2P3k1/1P4p1/1pK5/5p2/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "2007"] 
 1. c7 (1. Kxb4 $5 Nxc6+ 2. bxc6 f2 $11) 1... Nd7 (1... f2 2. cxb8=Q f1=Q+ 3. Kxb4 Qb1+ 4. Ka5 Qa2+ 5. Kb6 Qf2+ 6. Kb7 Qf3+ 7. Kc8 Qh3+ 8. Kd8 $18) 2. Kd4 $3 {white is looking ahead} ({Thematic try} 2. Kxb4 $5 Nb6 3. Kc5 Nc8 4. b6 (4. Nd6 f2 5. Nxc8 f1=Q 6. Ne7+ Kf7 7. c8=Q Qf2+ $11) 4... Nxb6 (4... f2 5. b7 Ne7 6. c8=Q Nxc8 7. bxc8=Q f1=Q {same play, but loss of time}) 5. Kxb6 f2 6. c8=Q f1=Q 7. Qe6+ Kh7 8. Qe7+ Kg6 {(Kh6)} 9. Qg7+ Kh5 10. Nf6+ Kh4 11. Qh6+ Kg3 12. Ne4+ Kg2 13. Qxg5+ Kh2 14. Qg3+ Kh1 15. Nf2+ Qxf2+ 16. Qxf2 { stalemate (Idea of Lazar, 1962)}) 2... Nb6 (2... f2 3. c8=Q f1=Q 4. Qc6+ Kh5 5. Qxd7 Qf4+ (5... Qd1+ 6. Kc4 Qxd7 7. Nf6+) 6. Kc5 b3 7. Qh3+ Kg6 8. Qe6+ Kh5 9. Nf6+ Kh4 10. Qe1+ Kh3 11. Qh1+ Qh2 12. Qf3+ Qg3 13. Qxg3+ Kxg3 14. b6 b2 15. Ne4+ $18) 3. Kc5 Nc8 (3... f2 4. Kxb6 f1=Q 5. c8=Q Qg1+ 6. Kb7 Qg2+ 7. Ka7 Qa2+ 8. Kb8 Qh2+ 9. Nc7 $18) (3... Nd7+ 4. Kc6 f2 5. c8=Q f1=Q 6. Qxd7 Qf3+ 7. Kc7 Qc3+ 8. Kd8 $18) 4. b6 $1 (4. Nd6 $5 Ne7 5. b6 f2 6. b7 f1=Q 7. b8=Q Qf2+ 8. Kb5 Qf1+ 9. Nc4 Qf5+ 10. Ka4 Qd7+ $11) 4... Nxb6 (4... f2 5. b7 f1=Q (5... Ne7 6. c8=Q $18) 6. bxc8=Q $18) 5. Kxb6 f2 6. c8=Q f1=Q 7. Qe6+ Kh7 (7... Kh5 8. Ng7+ Kh4 9. Nf5+ $18) 8. Qe7+ {(Qd7)} Kg6 9. Qg7+ Kh5 10. Nf6+ Kh4 11. Qh6+ Kg3 12. Ne4+ Kg2 13. Qxg5+ Kh2 14. Qg3+ (14. Qh6+ $5 Kg1 15. Qe3+ Kg2 16. Qg3+ Kh1 17. Nf2+ {loss of time}) 14... Kh1 15. Nf2+ Qxf2+ 16. Qxf2 $18 {is no stalemate . A familiar final, but very cleverly constructed try! One more beautiful work of the author!} 1-0

[Event "4/5 prize"] [Site ""] [Date "2007"] [Round ""] [White "M.Hlinka"] [Black ""] [Result ""] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "b5k1/8/8/1K6/3P2N1/1P4R1/1p1r4/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2007"] 
 1. Ne5+ $1 ({Thematic try} 1. Ne3+ $2 Kh7 2. Rh3+ Kg6 3. Rg3+ Kh5 4. Rg1 (4. Rh3+ Kg5 5. Rg3+ Kf4 6. Rg1 Kxe3 $19) 4... Be4 5. Nc4 Rg2 6. Rh1+ Kg6 $1 7. Nxb2 Rg5+ $19 {see the move 11.Nxb2(Na3)}) (1. Rg1 $2 Rg2 2. Rb1 Kg7 3. Ne3 Be4 4. Rd1 Rg3) 1... Kh7 2. Rh3+ Kg7 3. Rg3+ Kh6 (3... Kf6 4. Rg1 Be4 5. Nc4 Rg2 6. Rf1+ Kg5 7. Nxb2 $11) 4. Rh3+ ({Thematic try} 4. Ng4+ $2 Kh5 5. Nf6+ Kh4 6. Rg4+ Kh3 7. Rg1 Bf3 $1 8. Rb1 Be2+ 9. Kc6 Bd3 10. Rxb2 Rxb2 11. d5 Rf2 $1 ( 11... Rc2+ $2 12. Kb6 $1 Rf2 13. Nd7 Rd2 14. d6 Bf5 15. Kc6 $11) 12. Nd7 Be4 $19) 4... Kg5 5. Rg3+ Kh5 6. Rh3+ $1 (6. Rg1 $2 Be4 $1 7. Nc4 Rg2 8. Rh1+ Kg6 $1 9. Nxb2 Rg5+ $19) 6... Kg5 7. Rg3+ Kh4 (7... Kf4 8. Rg1 Be4 9. Nc4 Rg2 10. Rf1+ $11) 8. Rg1 (8. Rg4+ $5 Kh5 9. Rg1 Be4 10. Nc4 Rg2 $19) 8... Be4 (8... Rg2 9. Rh1+ Kg5 10. Nc4 Rg3 11. Rb1 $11) 9. Nc4 Rg2 10. Rh1+ Kg5 11. Nxb2 { (Na3)= (impossible 11...Rg5+). The light, economical position. Correctness of a choice of the first move it is visible only in the end of the solution! Thematic tries are organic with the main line.}

[Event "4/5 prize"] [Site ""] [Date "2007"] [Round ""] [White "M.Roxlau"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1N6/1n6/6B1/8/p1PP4/8/1k1K4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2006"] 
 1. Na5 $1 (1. Nc5 $5 Na4 $1 (1... a2 $2 2. Nb3 {see solution}) 2. Nb3 Kb2 3. Na1 Nxc3+ 4. Kd2 Nb1+ 5. Ke1 Kxa1 6. Bf6+ Ka2 $11) (1. c4 $5 a2 2. Bf6 Na4 $11) 1... a2 2. Nb3 Kb2 3. Na1 $1 {first white piece is cornered} Kxa1 4. Kc1 $1 (4. Kc2 $5 Nd5 $1 5. c4 Nb4+ 6. Kc1 Nxd3+ 7. Kc2 Nb4+ $11) 4... Nc4 5. Bf6 (5. dxc4 $5 {stalemate}) 5... Ne5 6. Kc2 Nc4 7. Bh8 $1 {secound white piece is cornered} ({Thematic try} 7. Bg7 $5 Ne3+ 8. Kc1 Nf5 9. Bh8 Nd4 $1 10. Bf6 (10. Bxd4 { stalemate}) 10... Nb3+ {(Ne2)} 11. Kc2 Nd4+ 12. cxd4 {stalemate}) 7... Ne5 ( 7... Ne3+ 8. Kc1 $18) 8. Bg7 $1 (8. Bf6 $5 Nc4 {(Ng4)=}) 8... Nc4 9. Bf6 $1 Ne5 10. Bh8 $1 {once again the white Bishop have to go to the corner} Nc4 11. d4 Na3+ 12. Kc1 Nb5 13. c4 $1 {wins} (13. d5 $5 Nd4 14. d6 Nb3+ $1 15. Kd1 $11 { . The Interesting play in minor pieces setting. Stalemate avoidance, two white cornered pieces. Non-standard maneuvers of white bishop.}) 1-0

[Event "2/5 HM"] [Site ""] [Date "2007"] [Round ""] [White "J.Mikitovics"] [Black ""] [Result ""] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2B1K3/4P3/5p2/p2pn1k1/8/1p6/6N1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2007"] 
 1. Bd7 $1 (1. Kd8 $2 Nc6+ $19) (1. Kf8 $2 Ng6+ $19) 1... b2 2. Kd8 b1=Q (2... Nxd7 3. e8=Q $1 $11 (3. Kxd7 $2 b1=Q 4. e8=Q Qb5+ $1 $19)) 3. e8=Q Qb8+ (3... Qh7 4. Be6 d4 5. Qb5 Qh8+ 6. Ke7 Qg7+ 7. Kd6 Qf8+ 8. Kd5 Qa8+ 9. Kxd4 Qxg2 10. Qxa5 $11) 4. Ke7 Qc7 (4... Qb3 5. Qg8+ Ng6+ 6. Kd6 Qg3+ 7. Kc5 Qc3+ 8. Kd6 Qa3+ 9. Kc6 $11) 5. Qg8+ Ng6+ 6. Ke8 {A)} Qb8+ ({B)} 6... d4 7. Qe6 $1 (7. Qd5+ $2 Qe5+ 8. Qxe5+ fxe5 9. Bc6 Nf4 10. Ne1 Kf5 $19) 7... Qe5 8. Ne1 $1 Qxe6+ 9. Bxe6 Ne5 10. Bb3 $1 (10. Nc2 $5 d3 11. Ne3 a4 12. Ke7 d2 $19) 10... d3 11. Ng2 f5 12. Ke7 $1 (12. Ne3 $5 Kf4 13. Nd1 Ng4 14. Kd7 Ne3 15. Nc3 Ke5 $1 16. Kc6 f4 17. Kb5 Kd4 18. Nb1 f3 $19) 12... f4 13. Ke6 $3 ({Thematic try} 13. Kd6 $5 a4 $1 14. Bxa4 Nc4+ 15. Kc5 f3 16. Ne1 f2 17. Nf3+ Kf4 18. Nh2 Nb2 $1 $19 (18... Kg3 $2 19. Nf1+ Kg2 20. Bb5 $1 $11)) 13... f3 14. Ne3 Kf4 15. Nd1 $1 (15. Nf1 $5 Ke4 $1 16. Ng3+ Kd4 $1 $19) 15... Ng4 16. Kd6 $1 d2 17. Kc5 $1 $11) 7. Kf7 Qxg8+ 8. Kxg8 Ne5 9. Bb5 $1 (9. Ba4 $5 d4 10. Kf8 f5 11. Ke7 f4 12. Ne1 d3 $1 $19) 9... d4 10. Kf8 $1 (10. Ne1 f5 $19) 10... f5 11. Ke7 $1 f4 12. Ke6 $1 ({ Thematic try} 12. Kd6 $5 f3 $1 13. Ne1 (13. Nh4 Nf7+ $1 $19) 13... f2 14. Nc2 Kf4 $1 15. Nxd4 Nd3 $1 16. Ne2+ (16. Bxd3 Ke3 $19) 16... Kg4 $1 $19 (16... Ke3 17. Ng3 $11)) (12. Ne1 $2 d3 $1 $19) 12... f3 13. Nh4 $11 {. Two equivalent variants. In both of them are fine thematic tries. Some attenuation in the ending...}

[Event "Comm"] [Site ""] [Date "2007"] [Round ""] [White "S.Hornecker"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4n3/3P2p1/pp2pkP1/2p2pqP/2K1P2p/1p3P1P/2b5/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2006"] 
 1. d8=Q+ Ke5 2. Qxg5 Nd6+ (2... b5+ 3. Kc3 b4+ 4. Kd2 $1 Nd6 5. f4+ Kxe4 6. Qg2+ Kxf4 7. Qh2+ Kg5 8. Qxd6 Be4 9. Kc1 Kxh5 10. Qxe6 $18) (2... b2 3. f4+ Kxe4 4. Qg2+ Kxf4 5. Qxc2 Nd6+ 6. Kb3 $18) 3. Kc3 Nb5+ (3... b5 4. f4+ Kxe4 5. Qg2+ Kxf4 6. h6 $18) 4. Kd2 (4. Kb2 $5 c4 $19) 4... c4 (4... Nd4 5. Qd8 $1 Kf4 6. Kc1 ({also} 6. h6 Kxf3 (6... b2 7. Qxb6 b1=Q 8. Qxb1 Bxb1 9. hxg7 Nxf3+ 10. Kc3 Bxe4 11. g8=Q Bd5 12. g7 Ke4 13. Qd8 e5 14. Qd6 Nd4 15. Qxc5 $18) 7. h7 b2 8. Qxd4 $1 cxd4 (8... b1=Q 9. Qe3+ Kg2 10. Qe2+ $18) 9. Kxc2 d3+ 10. Kxb2 d2 11. h8=Q d1=Q 12. Qh5+ Kxe4 13. Qxd1 $18) 6... Kxf3 (6... e5 7. h6 $18 c4 8. Kb2 b5 9. Qxh4+ $18) 7. h6 Ne2+ 8. Kd2 c4 9. Qxb6 c3+ 10. Ke1 Nf4 11. hxg7 Nd3+ 12. Kf1 b2 13. g8=Q b1=Q+ 14. Qxb1 Bxb1 15. Qd8 fxe4 16. g7 c2 17. Qf6+ Ke3 18. Qg5+ Kd4 19. g8=Q c1=Q+ 20. Qxc1 Nxc1 21. Qg7+ $18) 5. h6 c3+ 6. Ke3 b2 7. Qf4+ $1 Kf6 8. Qxh4+ (8. h7 $5 b1=Q 9. Qxh4+ Ke5 $11) 8... Kxg6 (8... Ke5 9. Qg3+ ({ also} 9. hxg7 b1=Q 10. Qg3+ Kf6 11. g8=Q $18) 9... Kf6 10. e5+ Ke7 11. hxg7 b1=Q 12. g8=Q $18) 9. h7 b1=Q 10. h8=N# (10. Kf2 $2 Bd3 11. h8=N# {Loss of time }) 1-0

[Event "5/6 s. prize"] [Site ""] [Date "2007.03.21"] [Round ""] [White "J.Vandiest"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5k2/8/7p/4pK2/8/2Q5/q7/2B4n w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "41"] [EventDate "2007"] 
 1. Ba3+ $1 (1. Bxh6+ $5 Kg8 2. Qc8+ Kh7 $11) (1. Qc8+ $5 Kg7 $11) 1... Kg8 2. Qc8+ Kh7 (2... Kg7 3. Qf8+ Kh7 4. Qe7+ {etc main line}) 3. Qc7+ $1 (3. Qd7+ $5 Kh8 $11) 3... Kg8 ({Min A} 3... Kh8 4. Qxe5+ Kh7 5. Qe7+ Kh8 6. Qf6+ Kh7 7. Qg6+ Kh8 8. Qxh6+ Kg8 9. Qf8+ {(Qg5)} Kh7 10. Qe7+ Kh8 11. Qd8+ {(Qe5)} Kh7 12. Qc7+ Kh8 13. Qb8+ Kg7 14. Bb2+ Kf7 15. Qb7+ Ke8 16. Kf6 $1 Kd8 17. Bd4 $1 Qc4 18. Bb6+ Ke8 19. Qe7#) 4. Qd8+ $1 { the h-file has to be opened, and therefore Ph6 to be eliminated.} Kh7 (4... Kg7 5. Bf8+ $18) 5. Qe7+ Kg8 6. Qe8+ Kh7 7. Qg6+ Kh8 8. Qxh6+ Kg8 9. Qf8+ { would be loss of time:} (9. Qg6+ $5 Kh8 10. Qf6+ Kh7 11. Qe7+ {etc}) 9... Kh7 10. Qe7+ Kg8 (10... Kh6 11. Bc1+ $18) 11. Qd8+ Kh7 12. Qc7+ Kg8 13. Qb8+ Kh7 14. Qb7+ $1 Kg8 15. Qa8+ $1 Kh7 16. Qxh1+ Kg7 17. Qg1+ Kh8 18. Kf6 $1 Qg8 19. Qh1+ Qh7 20. Qa8+ Qg8 21. Bf8 $1 {wins (21...e4 22.Bg7+ Kh7 23.Qxe4#; 21...Kh7 22.Qh1#; 21...Qh7 22.Bg7#). Some forced play (only three moves without check) comes to an end with the original final position.} 1-0

[Event "7 s. prize"] [Site ""] [Date "2007"] [Round ""] [White "S.Hornecker"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "B1RK4/2P5/1k2q3/1p6/1p6/1P6/PP6/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "2006"] 
 1. Rb8+ Ka7 (1... Ka5 {main} 2. Rxb5+ $1 Kxb5 3. c8=Q Qg8+ 4. Kc7 $1 (4. Kd7 $6 Qf7+ 5. Kd6 Qf4+ 6. Kd5 Qd2+ 7. Ke4 Qe2+ 8. Kf4 Qd2+ 9. Kf5 Qd3+ 10. Kf6 Qd4+ 11. Ke7 Qh4+ 12. Kd7 Qh7+ 13. Kd8 Qg8+ 14. Kc7 $18 {Loss of time.}) 4... Qg3+ 5. Kb7 Qf3+ 6. Kb8 Qg3+ 7. Qc7 Qg8+ 8. Kb7 Qg2+ 9. Kc8 Qxa8+ 10. Qb8+ $18) 2. Rb7+ ({Thematic try} 2. c8=Q $5 Qe7+ 3. Kxe7 {stalemate}) ({Thematic try} 2. c8=R $2 Qd6+ 3. Ke8 Qe6+ {etc draw}) 2... Kxa8 (2... Ka6 {main} 3. c8=N $3 (3. c8=Q $2 Qg8+ $1 4. Kc7 Qg3+ $11) (3. Ra7+ $2 Kxa7 4. c8=Q Qf6+ $11) 3... Qg8+ 4. Kc7 Qg3+ 5. Nd6 Qg7+ 6. Kb8 Qf8+ 7. Nc8 Qf4+ 8. Rc7 $18) 3. Rb8+ ({ Thematic try} 3. c8=Q+ $5 Qxc8+ 4. Kxc8 {stalemate}) 3... Ka7 4. Ra8+ (4. c8=Q $5 Qe7+ 5. Kxe7 {stalemate}) 4... Kb6 (4... Kxa8 {main} 5. c8=Q+ Qxc8+ 6. Kxc8 $18) 5. Ra6+ Kxa6 6. c8=B+ $3 ({Thematic try} 6. c8=Q+ $5 Ka5 7. Qxe6 { stalemate}) 6... Ka5 7. Bxe6 $18 {. The author obviously had technical difficulties - many pawns which did not "work"... It would be desirable to see model stalemates.} 1-0

[Event "s. comm"] [Site ""] [Date "2007.03.14"] [Round ""] [White "J.Pospisil"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3K4/3P4/1N2k3/2q5/6b1/8/8/6NQ w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "9"] [EventDate "2007"] 
 1. Nf3 (1. Ne2 $5 Kf7 $1 (1... Bxe2 $5 2. Qe4+ Kf7 3. Qe8+ $18) 2. Qh7+ Kf8 3. Qh8+ Kf7 4. Qe8+ Kg7 $11) (1. Qh6+ $5 Kf7 2. Qf4+ Bf5 3. Nc4 Qe7+ 4. Kc7 Qxd7+ 5. Kb6 Ke7 $11) (1. Qe4+ $5 Kf7 2. Qf4+ (2. Nd5 Qd6 $11) 2... Bf5 $11) 1... Qxb6+ (1... Bxf3 2. Qxf3 ({Also} 2. Qh3+ Ke5 3. Nc4+ Kf4 4. Qh2+ $18) 2... Qxb6+ 3. Ke8 Qb8+ 4. d8=N+ $1 (4. d8=Q $5 Qb5+ 5. Kf8 Qc5+ 6. Kg8 (6. Kg7 Qc7+ 7. Qxc7 {stalemate}) 6... Qg1+ 7. Kh7 Qh2+ 8. Kg6 Qg3+ 9. Qxg3 {stalemate}) 4... Ke5 5. Qg3+ $18) (1... Qf8+ 2. Kc7 Qf4+ 3. Ne5 ({also} 3. Kc8 Kd6 4. Qd1+ Kc5 5. Qg1+ Kb5 6. Nd4+ Ka6 7. Nc6 $18) 3... Qxe5+ 4. Kb7 Qg5 5. Kc6 Qf6 6. Nd5 Bf3 7. Qe1+ Kf7+ 8. Kc7 Bxd5 9. Qe8+ $18) (1... Kf7 2. Qh7+ Kf8 3. Qh8+ ({also } 3. Nc4 Bf5 4. Qh8+ Kf7 5. Nce5+ $18) 3... Kf7 4. Ne5+ Ke6 5. Nxg4 $18 ({also } 5. Nc6 $18) (5. Nbc4 $18)) 2. Ke8 Qb8+ 3. d8=N+ $1 (3. d8=Q $5 Bh5+ $1 4. Qxh5 Qb5+ 5. Qxb5 {stalemate}) 3... Kf5 4. Qh7+ Kf4 5. Qh2+ $18 { . Some variation of own study (Magyar Sakkvilag, 2006).} 1-0

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