www.arves.org - Garcia 70 JT 2018 B

Studies awarded for the Mario G. Garcia 70 years Jubilee Torunament 2018.

Section B - Draws.

[Event "1st.Prize JT70 M. Garcia Sec.Draw"] [Site ""] [Date "2018.03.20"] [Round ""] [White "Peter S.Krug"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1q2r1k1/p3bppb/Q7/7R/3PP2N/P1p2p2/6P1/5BK1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "2018"] 
 1. Qg6 $3 (1. Nf5 $2 c2 $18) 1... f2+ (1... Bxg6 $4 2. Nxg6 fxg6 3. Bc4+ Kf8 4. Rh8#) (1... Qh2+ 2. Kxh2 Bxg6 3. Nxg6 Bd6+ 4. Kg1 $11) (1... Bxh4 2. Qxh7+ Kf8 3. Re5 $11) 2. Kh1 Qh2+ $1 3. Kxh2 Bxg6 4. Nxg6 Bd6+ 5. e5 $1 (5. Kh1 $2 fxg6 6. Bc4+ Kf8 $19) 5... fxg6 6. Bc4+ Kf8 7. Rh8+ Ke7 8. exd6+ Kxd6 $1 (8... Kd8 9. Rh3 $1 c2 10. Rc3 $1 $11) 9. Rxe8 $1 c2 10. Re6+ $1 (10. Rd8+ $2 Ke7 11. Rg8 c1=Q $19) 10... Kd7 11. Rxg6 (11. d5 $2 c1=Q 12. Bb5+ Kd8 13. Rd6+ Ke7 $19) 11... Kd8 12. Rxg7 $1 ({Try :} 12. Rd6+ $2 Ke7 $1 (12... Kc7 $2 13. Rg6 $1 $11) 13. Re6+ (13. Ra6 c1=Q 14. Rxa7+ Kf6 15. Rf7+ Kg6 16. Rxf2 Qxc4 17. Rf3 Qxd4 $19) (13. Rg6 Kf8 $1 14. Rg3 c1=Q 15. Rf3+ Ke7 16. Be2 Qe1 $19) 13... Kf8 14. Re2 (14. Re3 c1=Q 15. Rf3+ Ke7 16. Be2 Qe1 $19) 14... f1=N+ 15. Kh3 c1=Q 16. Rf2+ Ke7 17. Bxf1 Qxa3+ 18. g3 Qc1 $19) 12... c1=Q 13. Rg8+ $1 ({Try :} 13. Rf7 $2 Qxc4 14. Rxf2 (14. Rf8+ Ke7 15. Rxf2 Qc7+ 16. Kh3 Qd7+ $19) 14... Qc7+ 15. Kh3 Qd7+ 16. Kh2 Qd6+ 17. Kh3 Qxa3+ $19) 13... Ke7 (13... Kc7 14. Rg7+ $1 Kb6 15. Rg6+ Kb7 16. Rg7+ Kb8 17. Rg8+ $11) 14. Rg7+ Kf6 (14... Ke8 15. Rg8+ $11) 15. Rf7+ Kg6 16. Rxf2 Qxc4 17. Rf3 $1 $11 {positional draw} (17. Rf4 $2 Qc7 $19 ) 1/2-1/2

[Event "2nd.Prize JT70 M. Garcia Sec.Draw"] [Site ""] [Date "2018"] [Round ""] [White "Luis Miguel González"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "R6K/2N5/P4r2/1pn1N3/3R4/k5n1/1p3p2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "2018"] 
 1. Nxb5+ $1 ({Thematic try} 1. Rd1 $2 f1=Q 2. Rxf1 Nxf1 3. Nxb5+ Kb4 4. Rb8 (4. Na3 Nxa6 5. Nec4 b1=Q 6. Nxb1 Kxc4 $19 {TB7}) 4... Nxa6 5. Rb7 Nc5 6. Rb8 Nd2 $1 7. Nd4+ Kc3 8. Nb5+ Kb3 9. Nd6+ Ka2 10. Ra8+ Na4 $1 11. Rxa4+ Kb3 12. Ndc4 ( 12. Ra6 Rf8+ $1 13. Kg7 Rb8 14. Nc6 Rb4 $1 15. Nxb4 b1=Q 16. Nc6 Qg1+ 17. Kh7 Qf1 $19) 12... Nxc4 13. Nxc4 b1=Q 14. Nd2+ Kxa4 15. Nxb1 Kb4 $1 16. Nd2 Rf4 $1 $19) 1... Kb3 2. Rd1 $1 (2. Nc4 $2 Rh6+ $1 3. Kg8 $1 Nge4 $1 4. Rd1 Rg6+ $1 5. Kh8 Rg1 6. Rad8 b1=Q 7. Rxb1+ Rxb1 8. Ne3 Nxa6 9. Nd4+ Kb4 10. Nc6+ Kb5 11. Ne5 f1=Q 12. Nxf1 Rxf1 $19 {TB7}) 2... Rh6+ ({main} 2... f1=Q 3. Rxf1 Nxf1 $1 (3... Rxf1 4. Na3 $1 Kxa3 5. Rb8 b1=Q 6. Rxb1 Rf8+ 7. Kg7 Ra8 8. Nc4+ Ka2 9. Rb2+ Ka1 10. Rb5 Ra7+ 11. Kf6 Rxa6+ 12. Ke5 $1 $11) 4. Rb8 $1 (4. Na3 $2 Nxa6 $1 5. Nec4 b1=Q 6. Nxb1 Kxc4 $19 {TB7}) 4... Nxa6 (4... b1=Q 5. Nc7+ Ka2 6. Rxb1 Kxb1 7. a7 $11) 5. Nd4+ $1 (5. Rb7 $2 Rh6+ $1 6. Kg8 Nd2 7. Nd4+ Ka2 $19) 5... Ka2 ( 5... Kc3 6. Ne2+ $1 ({but not} 6. Rxb2 $2 Kxd4 $1 $19 {TB7}) 6... Kc2 7. Nd4+ Kc1 8. Rxb2 $11 {as the main line} ({also} 8. Nd3+ $11)) 6. Rxb2+ $1 Kxb2 7. Kg7 $1 Rb6 {(d6)} ({or} 7... Rf2 {(f4)} 8. Nd3+ $11) 8. Nc4+ $11) 3. Kg7 $1 (3. Kg8 $2 f1=Q 4. Rxf1 Nxf1 5. Na3 Nxa6 6. Nec4 (6. Nb1 Re6 7. Nd3 Rd6 8. Nxb2 Kxb2 $19 {TB7}) 6... b1=Q 7. Nxb1 Kxc4 $19 {TB7}) 3... Rh1 $1 (3... Nf5+ 4. Kg8 Ne3 5. Nd4+ $1 Kc3 6. Rb1 f1=Q 7. Rxf1 Nxf1 8. Ne2+ Kd2 9. Rb8 Na4 10. a7 Ra6 11. Nc4+ Kxe2 12. Nxb2 Rxa7 13. Nxa4 $11) 4. Nd4+ $1 (4. Rad8 $2 b1=Q 5. Rxb1+ Rxb1 6. a7 f1=Q 7. a8=Q Nh5+ $1 8. Kh7 Qf5+ 9. Ng6 Qf7+ 10. Kh6 Qg7+ 11. Kxh5 Qh7+ 12. Kg5 Rg1+ 13. Kf4 Qf7+ 14. Ke5 Rg5+ 15. Kd6 Rxg6+ 16. Kxc5 Qc4#) 4... Kc3 (4... Ka2 5. a7 Nf5+ 6. Nxf5 Rxd1 7. Re8 f1=Q 8. a8=Q+ $11) 5. Nb5+ Kb4 $1 (5... Kc2 6. Rxh1 Nxh1 7. a7 Ne6+ 8. Kg8 b1=Q 9. Na3+ Kd1 10. Nxb1 f1=Q 11. Rd8+ Nxd8 12. a8=Q $11) 6. Nc6+ $1 (6. Rxh1 $2 Nxh1 7. Rb8 f1=Q 8. a7 Ne6+ $1 9. Kg8 b1=Q 10. Na3+ Kc5 11. Nxb1 Qg2+ 12. Kf7 Nc7 $19) 6... Kxb5 7. a7 $1 (7. Rb8+ $2 Kxa6 $1 ({but not} 7... Kxc6 $2 8. a7 Ne6+ 9. Kg8 Nc7 10. Rc8 Rxd1 11. a8=Q+ Kd7 12. Qb7 Rc1 13. Rxc7+ Rxc7 14. Qd5+ $11) 8. Rxb2 Rxd1 9. Rxf2 Rd6 $19 ) 7... Ne6+ $1 (7... Nf5+ 8. Kg8 $1 Rg1+ 9. Kh8 Rxd1 10. Rb8+ Kxc6 11. a8=Q+ Kd6 12. Rd8+ Nd7 13. Rxd7+ Kxd7 14. Qa4+ Ke7 15. Qxd1 $11) 8. Kg8 $1 (8. Kg6 $2 Nc7 $1 9. Rb8+ Kxc6 10. Rc8 Kb6 $1 11. Rxc7 Rxd1 12. a8=Q b1=Q+ $19) 8... Nc7 ( 8... Rxd1 9. Rb8+ Kc5 10. a8=Q f1=Q 11. Qa7+ $1 Kd6 12. Qe7+ $1 Kxc6 13. Qxe6+ Rd6 14. Qc8+ Kd5 15. Qb7+ $11) 9. Rb8+ Kc5 $1 (9... Kxc6 10. Rc8 $1 Kb7 11. Rxc7+ Kxc7 12. a8=Q Rxd1 13. Qa5+ $11) 10. Rd7 $1 (10. Rxb2 $2 Rxd1 11. Rxf2 Kxc6 12. Rc2+ Kb6 $1 13. Rxc7 Rd8+ 14. Kf7 Kxc7 $19) 10... f1=Q (10... Nh5 11. Rxc7 $1 Nf6+ 12. Kf8 $1 f1=Q 13. Nd8+ Kd4 14. Rb4+ Ke3 15. Rb3+ Ke4 16. a8=Q+ Nd5+ 17. Rf7 Qc4 18. Re7+ $11) 11. Ne5 $3 (11. Rxc7 $2 Qc4+ $19 {mates}) 11... Ne4 $1 (11... b1=Q 12. Rxb1 Qxb1 13. Rxc7+ Kd6 14. a8=Q Kxc7 (14... Ne4 15. Rd7+ Kxe5 16. Qa5+ Kf4 17. Rf7+ Ke3 18. Qa3+ Kd2 19. Rd7+ Ke2 20. Qa6+ $1 Ke3 21. Qa3+ Ke2 22. Qa6+ $11) 15. Qc6+ Kb8 16. Nd7+ Ka7 17. Qc7+ Ka6 18. Qc8+ Ka5 19. Qc5+ Ka4 20. Nb6+ Kb3 21. Qc4+ Kb2 22. Qd4+ Kc2 23. Qf2+ $1 Kd1 24. Qf3+ $1 Kc1 25. Qe3+ Kc2 26. Qf2+ $11) (11... Rg1 12. Rxc7+ Kd6 13. a8=Q Nh5+ 14. Ng6 $1 Nf6+ 15. Kg7 Ne8+ 16. Kg8 $1 Rxg6+ 17. Kh7 Nxc7 18. Qa3+ Kd7 19. Kxg6 $11) ( 11... Na8 12. Nd3+ $1 Qxd3 13. Rxd3 b1=Q 14. Rxb1 Rxb1 15. Rxg3 $11) (11... Nf5 12. Nd3+ $1 Qxd3 13. Rxd3 b1=Q 14. Rxb1 Rxb1 15. Rc3+ Kd6 16. Rxc7 $1 $11) 12. Rxc7+ $1 (12. Nd3+ $2 Qxd3 $1 13. Rxd3 b1=Q 14. Rxb1 Rxb1 15. Ra3 Na8 $19) 12... Kd6 13. Rd7+ $1 (13. Rc6+ $2 Kxe5 14. Re8+ Kd4 $1 15. Rd8+ Ke3 $19) (13. a8=Q $2 Qg2+ 14. Rg7 Nf6+ 15. Kf8 Qxa8 16. Rxa8 b1=Q $19) 13... Kxe5 (13... Ke6 14. Re8+ Kf5 15. Rf8+ $1 Nf6+ 16. Rxf6+ Kxf6 17. Ng4+ $1 Kg5 (17... Kf5 18. a8=Q Qc4+ 19. Rf7+ Qxf7+ 20. Kxf7 b1=Q 21. Nf6 $11) 18. Rg7+ Kh4 19. a8=Q b1=Q 20. Nf2 Qc4+ 21. Kh8 Qd4 22. Qxh1+ Qxh1 23. Nxh1 $11) 14. Rd5+ $3 (14. Re8+ $2 Kf5 $1 15. Rf8+ Nf6+ 16. Rxf6+ Kxf6 17. Rf7+ Ke5 18. Rxf1 Rxf1 19. a8=Q b1=Q $19) 14... Kf4 $1 15. Rf8+ Ke3 $1 16. Rxf1 Rxf1 17. Rb5 $1 $11 (17. a8=Q $2 Nf6+ $1 18. Kg7 b1=Q 19. Qa7+ Kf3 $1 20. Kxf6 Ke2+ $1 21. Kg7 Qb2+ 22. Qd4 Qb7+ 23. Rd7 (23. Kg6 Qf7+ 24. Kg5 Rg1+ 25. Qxg1 Qg7+ $19) 23... Qg2+ $1 24. Kh8 Rh1+ 25. Rh7 Qa8+ 26. Kg7 Qb7+ 27. Kf6 Qc6+ 28. Kg7 Qc7+ 29. Kf6 Rxh7 $19) 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd.Prize JT70 M. Garcia Sec.Draw"] [Site ""] [Date "2018.05.23"] [Round ""] [White "Marco Campioli"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6K1/3rPPPP/3bbkn1/6n1/5pp1/8/8/N6Q w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "2018"] 
 1. e8=N+ $1 (1. e8=Q $2 Bxf7+ 2. Qxf7+ Rxf7 3. h8=Q Ne7#) (1. h8=Q $2 Bxf7#) 1... Ke7 $1 (1... Ke5 $2 2. Qe1+ $18) 2. h8=N $1 Ne5 (2... Nxh8 3. gxh8=Q Bxf7+ 4. Kg7 Be5+ 5. Kh6 Bxh8 6. Kxg5 $11) 3. Qh4 $1 (3. Qa8 $2 Ngxf7 4. Nxf7 Nxf7 5. Nc2 Be5 6. Nb4 (6. Qa3+ Nd6+ 7. Kh7 Kxe8 8. Qa8+ Rd8 $19) 6... Nd8+ 7. Kh7 Kxe8 ) 3... Bxf7+ (3... Nexf7 $2 4. Nxf7 Kxe8 5. Qxg5 Rxf7 6. Kh8 $18) 4. Nxf7 Nexf7 5. Qe1+ Be5 (5... Ne5 6. Kh8 Rd8 7. g8=Q $11) (5... Ne6 $2 6. Kh7 $18) 6. Qb4+ Bd6 $1 7. Qe1+ Be5 8. Qb4+ Nd6 9. Qa5 $1 (9. Nxd6 $2 Bxd6 10. Qe1+ Kf6 11. Qc3+ Be5 12. Qc6+ Rd6 $19) 9... Nxe8 10. Qxe5+ Ne6 11. Kh7 $1 N8xg7 12. Kg6 $1 (12. Kh6 $2 g3 13. Qe4 Kf6 14. Qg6+ Ke5 15. Nc2 Nf5+ 16. Kh5 Rg7 $19) 12... g3 $1 ( 12... f3 13. Nc2 Rd5 14. Qf6+ Kd6 15. Ne3 $11) 13. Qe4 $1 (13. Qf6+ $2 Ke8 14. Qb2 Nf8+ 15. Kg5 Nge6+ 16. Kg4 g2 17. Qxg2 Rg7+ $19) 13... Kf8 $1 (13... Ne8 14. Nc2 Nf6 15. Qb4+ Rd6 16. Ne1 Nd5 17. Qa3 Ne3 18. Nf3 g2 19. Qa7+ Kd8 20. Qb8+ Kd7 21. Qb7+ Nc7+ 22. Kg5 Rd1 23. Kxf4 Ned5+ 24. Kg3 g1=Q+ 25. Nxg1 Rxg1+ $11) 14. Nc2 $1 (14. Nb3 $2 Kg8 15. Nc1 Rf7 16. Qf3 g2 17. Qxg2 f3 18. Qf2 Rf5) 14... Kg8 15. Ne1 $1 (15. Qa8+ $2 Nf8+ 16. Kf6 Rf7+ 17. Ke5 f3 18. Ne3 f2 $19) 15... Nf8+ (15... Rf7 16. Qa8+ Nf8+ 17. Kg5 $11) (15... Rd1 16. Ng2 Nf8+ 17. Kg5 $11) 16. Kg5 $1 $11 {positional draw} (16. Kf6 $2 Rf7+ 17. Kg5 Nh7+ 18. Kh4 Nf5+ 19. Kh3 Ng5+ $19) (16. Kh6 $2 Rf7 17. Nf3 g2 18. Kg5 Nge6+ 19. Kh4 Rh7+ 20. Kg4 g1=Q+ 21. Nxg1 Rg7+) 1/2-1/2

[Event "4th. Prize JT70 M. Garcia Sec.Draw"] [Site ""] [Date "2018.07.12"] [Round ""] [White "Sergey Osintsev"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2r3Q1/p7/4K3/1k5B/N5R1/p1p5/1b1q4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "29"] [EventDate "2018"] 
 1. Rg4+ $1 (1. Be7+ $2 Ka5 $1 2. Nc4+ Rxc4 3. Ra3+ Kb5 $1 4. Rb3+ Rb4 $1 5. Rxb4+ (5. Bxb4 a1=Q+ 6. Bc3+ Ka4 $1 7. Rb4+ Ka3 8. Bxa1 Qe1+ 9. Re4 Qa5+ 10. Kd6 c1=Q $19) 5... Ka5 $1 6. Qg5 c1=Q $19) (1. Qf8+ $2 Rc5+ $19) 1... Kb3 $1 ( 1... Qxg4 2. Nxc2+ $1 (2. Qxg4+ $2 Kxa3 3. Qf3+ Kb2 4. Bf6 c1=Q 5. Kd6+ Rc3 $19 ) 2... Rxc2 3. Qxg4+ $11) (1... Kxa3 2. Be7+ $1 Rxe7+ 3. Qxe7+ Kb2 4. Rb4+ (4. Qb4+ Kc1 5. Qa3+ $11) 4... Kc1 5. Qg5+ $11) 2. Qg8+ (2. Rg3+ $2 Ka4 3. Rg4+ Qxg4 4. Qxg4+ Kxa3 $19) 2... Kb2 (2... Kxa3 3. Rg3+ $1 Kb2 4. Qb3+ $1 Ka1 5. Bf6 $1 Qd8 $1 $11) 3. Nc4+ $1 (3. Qb8+ $2 Ka1 4. Qxc7 c1=Q 5. Qxc1 Qxc1 $19) 3... Rxc4 (3... Ka1 $2 4. Qh8 $1 (4. Bf6 $2 Rc6 $1 5. Bh8 c1=Q $19) 4... c1=Q 5. Ke6+ $18) 4. Qb8+ $1 Ka1 (4... Kc3 5. Rxc4+ $1 Kxc4 6. Qc7+ $11) 5. Rxc4 Qe2+ 6. Kf6 $3 (6. Kd5 $2 Qxc4+ $1 7. Kxc4 c1=Q+ $19) (6. Re4 $2 Qh2+ 7. Rf4 c1=Q $19) 6... c1=Q $1 7. Rxc1 Qb2+ 8. Ke7 $3 (8. Qe5 $2 Qxe5+ 9. Kxe5 Kb2 10. Bf6 Kxc1 11. Kd5 Bd3 $19) (8. Kf7 $2 Qxb8 9. Bf6+ Qb2 10. Rc3 Bg6+ $1 $19) (8. Ke6 $2 Qxb8 9. Bf6+ Qb2 10. Rc3 Bf5+ $1 $19) 8... Qxb8 9. Bf6+ Qb2 10. Rc3 $3 ( 10. Bxb2+ $2 Kxb2 $19) (10. Rc6 $2 Qxf6+ 11. Kxf6 Bd3 12. Rb6 Bb5 $19) (10. Bc3 $2 Qxc3 11. Rxc3 Kb2 $19) 10... Qb4+ 11. Rc5+ Qb2 12. Rc3 $1 Bc2 13. Ra3 $1 ( 13. Rxc2 $2 Qxf6+ 14. Kxf6 Kb1 $19) 13... Qxf6+ 14. Kxf6 Kb2 15. Rxa6 $1 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st.Sp.Prize JT70 M. Garcia Sec.Draw"] [Site ""] [Date "2018"] [Round ""] [White "Sergiy Didukh"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3b4/qpNRB1p1/3p3Q/4r2p/6p1/N4P2/3nknB1/6KR w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2018"] 
 1. Ncb5 $1 (1. Qxd6 $2 Nxf3+ $1 2. Bxf3+ Kxf3 3. Qxe5 Nh3+ 4. Kh2 Qf2#) 1... Rxb5 (1... gxh6 2. Nxa7 Nxf3+ 3. Bxf3+ Kxf3 4. Nc2 Bxe7 5. Rxe7 $11) 2. Qxd6 ( 2. Nxb5 $2 Qa1+) 2... Nfe4+ (2... Nxf3+ 3. Bxf3+ Kxf3 4. Kh2 $18) 3. Qd4 Rb1+ $1 (3... Bb6 4. Nxb5) 4. Nxb1 Bb6 5. Nc3+ $1 Nxc3 6. Bf1+ $1 Nxf1 (6... Kd1 7. Bd3 Bxd4+ 8. Kg2+ Nf1 9. Rxf1+ Kd2 10. Bf5 $11) 7. Bc5 Bxc5 8. Re7+ (8. Rh2+ $2 Nxh2 9. Re7+ Bxe7 10. Qxa7 Nxf3+ $19) 8... Ne4 $1 (8... Kxf3 9. Rh3+ gxh3 10. Rf7+ Kg3 11. Rxg7+) 9. Rxe4+ Kxf3 10. Rh3+ $1 (10. Rf4+ $2 Kg3 11. Rh3+ Kxh3 $19) 10... gxh3 11. Rf4+ Kg3 12. Rg4+ $1 (12. Kh1 $2 Bxd4 13. Rf3+ Kg4 14. Rf4+ Kg5 15. Rf5+ Kg6 16. Rf6+ Kh7 17. Rh6+ Kg8 {and king goes to d3.}) 12... hxg4 13. Qf2+ $1 (13. Kh1 $2 Nd2 14. Qe3+ Kh4 $19) 13... Bxf2+ 14. Kh1 {with stalema te next move. Pure sacrifices of all 7 white chessmen (NN BB RR Q) and two black bonus sacrifices (N R).} 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st. HM JT70 M. Garcia Sec.Draw"] [Site ""] [Date "2018.02"] [Round ""] [White "Emil Vlasak & Jaroslav, Polasek"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2K5/1PP3B1/B7/2k5/4q3/1pP4p/7b/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2018.01.26"] 
 1. Bd4+ $1 {Retreating from a danger - see 1.b8Q?} (1. b8=Q $2 Qe6+ 2. Kd8 (2. Kb7 Qb6+ 3. Ka8 (3. Kc8 Qxa6+ $19) 3... Qxa6+ 4. Qa7+ Qxa7+ 5. Kxa7 Bxc7 $19) 2... Qg8+ 3. Kd7 Qxg7+ $19) 1... Kd5 $1 (1... Kc6 2. Bb5+ $1 Kd6 (2... Kxb5 $2 3. b8=Q+ $18) (2... Kd5 $2 3. b8=Q $18) 3. b8=Q $11 {and e8 is guarded}) 2. b8=Q Qe8+ 3. Kb7 Qxb8+ $1 {the best chance to win} (3... Qc6+ $2 4. Ka7 Qxc7+ 5. Bb7+ $18 {and White even wins}) 4. Kxb8 $1 { After the future Bxc7+ Kxc7 the king will be better placed compare to 4.cxb8D?} (4. cxb8=Q $2 Bxb8 5. Kxb8 (5. Bg1 Ke4 6. Bc4 b2 7. Ba2 Bg3 {or e5/f4} 8. c4 ( 8. Kc6 Kf3 9. Bd5+ Ke2 10. Bc4+ (10. Be4 Kf1 11. Bd4 h2) 10... Kd2 11. Ba2 Ke1 $19) 8... Kf3 9. c5 Ke2 $1 (9... Kg2 $2 10. Bd4 $11) 10. Bc4+ Kd2 11. Ba2 Ke1 12. c6 Kf1 $19) 5... b2 6. Bb7+ (6. Bd3 h2 $19) 6... Kd6 $1 (6... Ke6 $2 7. Be4 h2 8. Kc7 $1 $11 {thematic mutual zuzwang}) 7. Be4 h2 $19 {wins}) 4... b2 (4... Bxc7+ 5. Kxc7 b2 6. Bb7+ Ke6 7. Bc8+ $1 (7. Be4 $2 h2 $19 { thematic mutual zugzwang}) 7... Ke7 8. Bxh3 $11) 5. Bb7+ $1 {pointing to e4} Ke6 6. Be4 $1 (6. Bc8+ $2 Ke7 $1 (6... Kf7 $2 7. Bf5 Bxc7+ 8. Kxc7 h2 9. Be4 Ke6 {thematic mutual zugzwang}) 7. Bf5 $5 (7. Bxh3 b1=Q+) 7... Bxc7+ 8. Kxc7 ( 8. Kb7 h2 9. Be4 b1=Q+ 10. Bxb1 h1=Q+ $19) 8... h2 9. Be4 Ke6 $1 $19 { thematic mutual zugzwang}) 6... Bxc7+ 7. Kb7 $3 (7. Kxc7 $2 h2 { thematic mutual zugzwang, for example} 8. Bg7 (8. Bc5 Ke5) (8. Kd8 h1=Q 9. Bxh1 b1=Q 10. Bc6 Qb8#) (8. Kc8 b1=Q 9. Bxb1 h1=Q 10. Bc2 Kd6) (8. c4 b1=Q 9. Bxb1 h1=Q 10. Bg6 Qh4) 8... h1=Q 9. Bxh1 b1=Q 10. Bc6 Qh7 11. Bd7+ Kd5 12. Bf8 Qg6 $19 {EGTB}) (7. Kc8 $6 {is not sufficient here for} Bb6 $3 $19) 7... h2 8. Kxc7 $1 $11 {Draw _thematic mutual zugzwang, for example} b1=Q (8... h1=Q 9. Bxh1 b1=Q 10. Bc6 $11) (8... Ke7 9. Bc5+ Kf7 10. Bd6 b1=Q 11. Bxb1 h1=Q 12. Ba2+ Kf6 13. Bb3 $1 $11) 9. Bxb1 h1=Q 10. Ba2+ Ke7 11. Bc4 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "4th.HM JT70 M. Garcia Sec.Draw"] [Site ""] [Date "2018.08.01"] [Round ""] [White "János Mikitovics"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6R1/8/2Pb2P1/1k1b4/4n1K1/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2015"] 
 {Keywords: - horisontal and vertical halfpins; - pins of all three black pieces - pins of two white pieces} 1. Rd8 $1 ({Thematic try I.} 1. Ra8 $2 Bxc6 $1 (1... Be5 $2 2. c7 $3 Bxc7 3. Rf8 $1 Be5 4. Rf5 $1 {halfpin} Be6 $1 { selfpin & pin!} 5. g7 Nd6 6. g8=Q $1 $11) 2. Rd8 Be5 $19 (2... Bc7 $2 3. Rf8 $1 Be5 4. Rf5 $1 {pin} Bd7 {pin} 5. g7 Nf6+ 6. Kg5 $11)) ({Thematic try II.} 1. c7 $2 Be6+ $1 (1... Bxc7 $2 2. Rf8 $1 $11 {as them. try I.}) (1... Nf6+ $2 2. Kg5 Bxc7 3. Rf8 $1 Ng8 4. g7 $1 Be5 5. Rf5 $1 $11 {halfpin}) 2. Kf3 Bxc7 3. Re8 Ng5+ 4. Ke3 Be5 5. Re7 Bf6 $19) 1... Kxc6 2. g7 $1 Nf6+ (2... Be6+ 3. Kh5 $11 ( 3. Kf3 $2 Nf6 $19)) 3. Kf5 $1 (3. Kg5 $2 Kc7 $1 $19 (3... Ng8 $2 4. Kg6 {main}) ) 3... Ng8 4. Kg6 Ne7+ (4... Be4+ 5. Kf7 (5. Kh5 $2 Bh7 $1 $17) 5... Bd5+ 6. Kg6 {positional draw}) 5. Kh7 $1 (5. Kh6 $2 Kc7 $1 (5... Bf4+ $2 6. Kh7 Be4+ 7. Kh8 Be5 8. Rd1 {main}) 6. Re8 Kd7 $19) 5... Be4+ 6. Kh8 $1 (6. Kh6 $2 Bf4+ $19) 6... Be5 {pin} 7. Rd1 $3 (7. Rd2 $2 Nf5 $19) (7. Ra8 $2 Nf5 $1 8. Ra6+ Kd7 $1 $19 (8... Kc7 $2 9. Rg6 $1 Kd8 10. Rg4 $1 Bd3 11. Rg1 $1 Bd4 12. Rd1 $1 $11 { halfpin})) 7... Nf5 8. Rg1 Kd7 9. Rg4 $1 ({Thematic try III.} 9. Kg8 $2 Bc3 $3 (9... Ke8 $2 10. Re1 $1 $11 {halfpin}) (9... Bd4 $2 10. Rd1 $1 $11 {pin}) (9... Bb2 $2 10. Rd1+ Ke8 11. Re1 $1 $11 {pin}) 10. Rg4 Nh6+ $19 {fork}) 9... Nd6 10. Kg8 $3 ({Thematic try IV.} 10. Rg1 $2 Ne8 $1 (10... Nf7+ 11. Kg8 Nh6+ 12. Kh8 Ke6 13. Re1 $1 {halfpin} Nf7+ 14. Kg8 Ng5 15. Kf8 $1 Nh7+ 16. Kg8 Ng5 17. Kf8 { positional draw}) (10... Ke7 11. Kg8 Ne8 12. Re1 $11 {halfpin, main})) 10... Ke7 $1 (10... Ke8 11. Rg1 Nf5 12. Re1 $1 {halfpin} Nh6+ 13. Kh8 Nf7+ 14. Kg8 Nh6+ 15. Kh8 {positional draw}) 11. Rg1 $1 ({Thematic try V.} 11. Rg5 $2 Bf5 $1 (11... Bd4 $2 12. Rg4 Be5 13. Rg1 {main}) (11... Nf5 $2 12. Kh7 $1 $11) 12. Rg1 Ne8 $1 13. Re1 $1 {pin} Be6+ $3 {selfunpin/halfpin} (13... Be4 $2 { selfunpin/ halfpin} 14. Re2 $3 {halfpin} Nf6+ 15. Kh8 Kf7 16. Rf2 $1 $11 {pin}) 14. Kh7 Bxg7 $19 {selfpin}) 11... Ne8 12. Re1 $1 {halpin} Nf6+ { preliminary unpin} 13. Kh8 Kf7 14. Rf1 $1 $11 {pin} (14. g8=Q+ $2 Nxg8#) 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th.HM JT70 M. Garcia Sec.Draw"] [Site ""] [Date "2018.06.19"] [Round ""] [White "Alain Pallier"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2k5/pp1N4/6K1/4B3/5p2/2PB3P/2P3p1/1b5n w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "29"] [EventDate "2018"] 
 1. Nb6+ $1 (1. Bd4 $2 f3 $1 2. Ne5 f2 3. Bf5+ Kd8 4. Bxf2 Nxf2 $18) 1... axb6 ( 1... Kd8 2. Bf6+ Kc7 3. Be5+ Kd8 4. Bf6+ $11) 2. Bf5+ $1 (2. Bd4 $2 f3 $19) 2... Kd8 3. Bd4 f3 $1 (3... Ng3 4. Bxb6+ Ke7 5. Bg4 $11) 4. Kf7 $1 Ba2+ (4... Kc7 5. Be4 $11) 5. Kf8 Kc7 6. Be4 g1=Q $1 (6... f2 7. Bxg2 Bd5 8. Bf1 $11) 7. Bxg1 f2 8. Bh2+ $1 (8. Bxf2 $2 Nxf2 9. Bf5 Kd6 10. h4 Ke5 11. Bc8 Bb1 12. h5 Bxc2 13. Bxb7 Kf6 14. h6 Nd1 15. Kg8 Bb3+ $19) 8... Kd7 9. Bd3 $1 (9. Bg2 $2 Bc4 10. h4 f1=Q+ 11. Bxf1 Bxf1 12. h5 Bh3 13. c4 Bf5 14. c3 Kc6 15. h6 Nf2 16. Kg7 Nd1 $19) 9... Kc6 10. h4 $1 (10. Bf1 $2 Kc5 $1 11. h4 Bc4 12. Bg2 f1=Q+ 13. Bxf1 Bxf1 14. h5 Bh3 15. Bg1+ Kc6 16. c4 Bf5 $19) 10... Kd5 (10... Kc5 11. Be5 Bc4 12. Bd4+ Kd5 13. Bxc4+ Kxc4 14. Bxf2 Nxf2 15. Kf7 Ng4 16. h5) 11. Bf1 $1 ( 11. Bc7 $2 Bc4 12. Bxb6 Bxd3 13. Bxf2 Be2 14. Be1 Ke4 15. c4 Kf4 16. c5 Ng3 $19 ) 11... Bc4 12. Bg2+ Ke6 13. Kg7 $1 (13. h5 $2 Kf6 $19) 13... f1=Q 14. Bxf1 Bxf1 15. h5 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sp.HM JT70 M. Garcia Sec.Draw"] [Site ""] [Date "2018"] [Round ""] [White "Zoran Gavrilovski & Branislav, Djurasevic"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "n7/2p5/p1P3P1/k1Kp4/3P4/5p1p/6PR/1b6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "18"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. g4 $1 (1. g3 $2 Nb6 2. g7 Bh7 $19) (1. gxf3 $2 Nb6 2. g7 Bh7 3. Ra2+ Na4+ 4. Rxa4+ Kxa4 5. Kxd5 h2 $19) (1. gxh3 $2 Nb6 2. g7 Bh7 3. Ra2+ (3. h4 Bg8 4. Ra2+ Na4+ 5. Rxa4+ Kxa4 6. h5 f2 $19) 3... Na4+ 4. Kxd5 Bg8+ 5. Ke4 Bxa2 6. Kxf3 Kb6 $19) (1. g7 $2 f2 $1 2. g8=Q f1=Q $19) (1. Rxh3 $2 Nb6 $1 2. Rxf3 Be4 $1 3. Ra3+ Na4+ 4. Rxa4+ Kxa4 5. g7 Bh7 6. Kxd5 Kb5 $1 $19 (6... Kb4 $2 7. Ke6 $1 $11 )) 1... Nb6 2. g7 Bh7 3. g5 $1 Bg8 (3... Ka4 4. g6 $1 (4. Rxh3 $2 f2 $1 5. Rf3 (5. Rh1 Bg8 6. g6 Be6 7. g8=Q Bxg8 8. g7 Nc4 $1 $19) 5... Be4 $1 6. Rxf2 (6. g8=Q $2 Bxf3 $19) 6... Kb3 (6... Ka3) 7. Ra2 Kxa2 8. g8=Q Ka3 $1 $19 (8... Kb3 $4 9. Qb8 $1 $18)) 4... Bg8 5. Ra2+ $1 (5. Rxh3 $2 Ka5 $1 $19) 5... Kb3 6. Ra3+ $1 Kxa3 $11 (6... Kb2 7. Rxf3 $11)) 4. Ra2+ Na4+ 5. Rxa4+ Kxa4 6. g6 Be6 7. g8=Q $1 (7. g8=R $4 f2 8. Rf8 h2 $19) 7... Bxg8 8. g7 Be6 9. g8=Q $1 $11 Bxg8 { stalemate Albino and Excelzior with two precise promotions into queen. Two typical ortodox problems themes. Black plays to mate, and white to stalemate.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sp.HM JT70 M. Garcia Sec.Draw"] [Site ""] [Date "2018"] [Round ""] [White "Michal Hlinka & Luboš Kekely"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/p2R3B/6pK/8/8/5np1/3B1k2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "39"] [EventDate "2017"] 
 1. Be2+ $1 (1. Bf3 $2 g1=Q 2. Rxa6 Qh2+ 3. Kg6 Qe5 $19) (1. Rf6 $2 g1=Q 2. Bxg5 Qh1+ 3. Bh4 Qd5+ 4. Kg6 Qxd1 5. Rxf2+ Kg1 $19) 1... Kxe2 2. Re6+ $1 Kf1 3. Rxa6 {till now} Nd3 (3... Nd1 4. Rf6+ Ke2 5. Re6+ Ne3 6. Bxg5 $11) 4. Rf6+ Ke1 { or Ke2} 5. Re6+ {switchback} (5. Ra6 $2 Nf4+ $19) 5... Kd1 (5... Kd2 6. Bxg5+ $11) 6. Rd6 {switchback} (6. Re3 $2 Nf4+ 7. Kxg5 Ne2 $19) 6... Kc2 7. Rc6+ Kb3 8. Rb6+ (8. Bg7 $2 Nf4+ 9. Kxg5 g1=Q+ 10. Kxf4 Qxg7 $19) 8... Kc2 (8... Ka2 9. Ra6+ $11) (8... Nb4 9. Bf8 g1=Q 10. Rxb4+ Kc3 11. Rg4 Qh2+ 12. Kg6 $1 $11) 9. Rc6+ {switchback} Kd1 10. Rd6 {switchback, positional draw or} g1=Q 11. Rxd3+ Ke2 12. Rd8 $1 (12. Rd7 $2 Qh2+ 13. Kxg5 Qe5+ 14. Kh4 Qe4+ 15. Kg5 Qe3+ $19) 12... g4 13. Re8+ Kd1 (13... Kd3 14. Re3+ Kd4 15. Bf4 $11) 14. Rd8+ {switchback } Kc2 15. Bf4 $1 (15. Rd2+ $2 Kc3 16. Bf4 g3 17. Kg4 Qf2 $19) (15. Rc8+ $2 Kd3 $19) 15... g3 16. Kg4 $1 (16. Kh4 $2 Qf2 17. Rd2+ Kc3 $1 $19) 16... g2 17. Rd2+ Kc3 18. Kg3 Qe1+ (18... Qf1 19. Rxg2 $11) 19. Kxg2 Qe4+ 20. Kg3 { draw. Meredith. Sacrifice key. Switchbacks. Positional draw.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sp. Mention JT70 M.Garcia "] [Site ""] [Date "2018.06.02"] [Round ""] [White "Leonard Katsnelson & Vladimir, Katsnelson"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "K3R1r1/8/P4P2/4pk2/5r2/p2p4/3P4/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2018"] 
 1. f7 $1 (1. Rxg8 $2 Kxf6 2. a7 a2 3. Rg1 Ra4 4. Ra1 e4 5. Kb7 Ke5 6. a8=Q Rxa8 7. Kxa8 e3 $19) 1... Rf8 2. Rxf8 Ke6 $1 (2... a2 3. Rc8 $11) 3. Rc8 $1 ({Try 1: } 3. Re8+ $2 Kxf7 4. Rxe5 Ra4 5. Re1 a2 6. Ra1 Ke6 $19 (6... Rxa6+ $2 7. Kb7 Ra3 8. Kc6 Ke6 9. Kc5 Ke5 10. Kb4 Ra8 11. Kb3 Ke4 12. Rxa2 $11)) ({Try 2 :} 3. Rh8 $2 Rxf7 $1 4. Rh6+ Kd7 5. Kb7 a2 6. Rh1 Rf4 7. a7 Rb4+ 8. Ka8 Rh4) 3... a2 4. Rc1 Rxf7 5. Ra1 (5. Kb8 e4) 5... Kd5 6. Rxa2 (6. Kb8 Kc6 7. Rxa2 Kb6 8. Kc8 Ra7 9. Ra3 e4 10. Rb3+ Kxa6 11. Rb4 Re7 12. Kd8 Ka5 $19) 6... Kc6 7. Rb2 $1 e4 8. Kb8 $3 ({Thematic Try :} 8. Rb1 Rf2 $1 9. Rb4 Rxd2 10. Rxe4 Re2 11. Rd4 d2 12. Kb8 Re8+ 13. Ka7 Re7+ 14. Kb8 Rd7 15. a7 Rb7+ 16. Kc8 Rxa7 $19) (8. a7 $2 e3 $1 9. dxe3 Re7 10. Rb3 Re8+ 11. Rb8 d2 12. Rxe8 d1=Q $19) (8. Rb7 $2 Rd7 9. a7 e3 10. Rxd7 Kxd7 $19) 8... Rf8+ 9. Ka7 Rf2 10. Rb4 $1 (10. Rb6+ $2 Kc5 $1 $19) 10... Rxd2 (10... Kd5 11. Kb6 Rxd2 12. a7 Ra2 13. Rb5+ $11) 11. Rxe4 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sp. Mention JT70 M.Garcia "] [Site ""] [Date "2018"] [Round ""] [White "Emilian Dobrescu & Vladislav, Tarasiuk"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2K2k2/8/Pr1p4/b4p2/8/2R2P2/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2018"] 
 {To the memory of Virgil Nestorescu-Inspired in a co-production of E. Dobrescu and V. Nestorescu, changing the slogan} 1. Ra3 $1 (1. a7 $2 Ra6 2. Kb7 Rxa7+ $1 3. Kxa7 Bxc3 $19) 1... Rxa6 2. Kb7 Rb6+ 3. Kc7 $1 (3. Ka7 $2 Rb5 {(Bb4), -+}) 3... Rb5+ 4. Kc6 Rc5+ $1 (4... Re5 5. Kxd6 Rb5 6. Kc6 Rb6+ 7. Kc7 $1 Rb5+ 8. Kc6 Re5 9. Kd6 {positional draw - 1}) 5. Kxd6 Bb4 $1 (5... Rb5 6. Kc6 $11) 6. Ra4 $1 ({Thematic try-1:} 6. Rb3 $2 Rb5+ 7. Kc6 Rb8 $1 8. Kc7 Bd6+ $1 9. Kxd6 Rxb3 $19) 6... Rc4+ $1 (6... Rb5+ 7. Kc6 Rb8 8. Kc7 Rb5 9. Kc6 { positional draw - 2}) 7. Ke6 $3 ({Thematic try-2:} 7. Kd5 $2 Rf4 $1 8. Ke5 Bd6+ $1 {echo} 9. Kxd6 Rxa4 $19) 7... Rf4 (7... f4 8. Kd5 $11) 8. Ra7 Rxf3 9. Rf7+ ( 9. Rb7 $2 Be7 $1 10. Rb8+ (10. Rxe7 Re3+ $19) 10... Kg7 11. Kxe7 Re3+ $1 $19) 9... Kg8 10. Rxf5 {draw} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sp. Mention JT70 M.Garcia "] [Site ""] [Date "2018"] [Round ""] [White "Pietro Rossi & Vladislav, Tarasiuk"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7n/6K1/1P6/8/3R4/3B4/Pk6/q7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2018"] 
 {Recrection of the study P.Rossi, EG, 2004.} 1. b7 Qg1+ 2. Kf8 $1 { Refusal to take} (2. Kxh8 $2 Qxd4+ $19) (2. Kh7 $2 Qh1+ $1 (2... Qh2+ $2 3. Kg7 $1 Qg2+ 4. Kxh8 $11 {see main line}) 3. Kg8 Qxb7 $19) 2... Qf2+ 3. Kg8 Qg2+ 4. Kxh8 Qxb7 5. Bf5 $1 Qf7 $1 (5... Qe7 6. Rd2+ Kc1 7. Rc2+ $1 Kd1 8. Bg6 {(h7)=}) (5... Qf3 6. Rb4+ $1 Ka3 7. Rb3+ Qxb3 8. axb3 $11) 6. Rb4+ $1 (6. Rd2+ $2 Kc1 7. Rf2 Qf6+ 8. Kg8 Qd8+ 9. Kf7 Qc7+ 10. Kf6 Qb6+ $19) 6... Ka3 7. Rb3+ Kxa2 8. Bb1+ $1 (8. Bh7 $2 Qf6+ {(f8+)} 9. Kg8 Kxb3 $19) 8... Ka1 $1 (8... Kxb3 9. Ba2+ $1 Kxa2 {- stalemate}) 9. Ra3+ Kb2 $1 {Mutual refusal to take} (9... Kxb1 10. Ra1+ $1 Kb2 11. Rb1+ $1 Kc3 12. Rc1+ Kd4 13. Rd1+ Ke5 14. Re1+ {positional draw }) 10. Ra2+ Kc1 11. Rc2+ $1 (11. Rg2 $2 $19 {e.g.} Qf8+ 12. Rg8 Qf6+ 13. Kh7 Kxb1 $19) 11... Kd1 12. Rg2 {draw} 1/2-1/2

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