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Studies awarded for the Kalandadze, Velimir 1935-2017 Memorial Tournament 2019

This is a thematic tournament with only Rook studies.

[Event"4th prize Kalandadze MT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date "2019"] [Round ""] [White "Slumstrup Nielsen=S"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/1P5R/p7/5p2/k1K5/6P1/6r1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2018"] 
 {[#] White's only plan is to promote his advanced pawn, possibly with the support of his king.} 1. Rh5 $1 ({The logical alternative} 1. b7 $2 { fails because of} Rb1 2. Rh7 Rb4 {and White's king is not in time to support the pawn. The point of 1. Rh5 seems to be the old trick 2. Rb5 after 1...Ka4, but in fact the purpose is more subtle.}) 1... Ka4 (1... a4 2. Rb5 $18) (1... Rc1+ 2. Kd4 (2. Kd2 $18)) 2. b7 (2. Rb5 $2 f3 $1 3. b7 (3. gxf3 $2 Kxb5) 3... fxg2 $11 (3... f2 $11)) 2... Rb1 3. Rh7 {White has managed to lure the black king to a4, but why? Can Black not stop the progress of Whites's king like before?} Rb4 {[#] Otherwise White plays 4. Kc4 or 4. Kd4 winning.} 4. g4 $1 { After} (4. g3 $2 Rb3+ $11) 4... fxg3 ({After} 4... f3 { White's king turns to defensive duties:} 5. Kd2 f2 6. Ke2 $18) 5. Rh4 Ka3 (5... Rxh4 6. b8=Q) (5... g2 6. b8=Q g1=Q 7. Rxb4+ axb4+ 8. Qxb4#) 6. Rxb4 axb4+ 7. Kc2 (7. Kc4 $2 g2 8. b8=Q g1=Q $11) 7... b3+ (7... g2 8. b8=Q (8. b8=R) 8... g1=Q 9. Qa8+ Qa7 10. Qxa7#) 8. Kc3 g2 9. b8=Q $18 1-0

[Event"1st hm Kalandadze MT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date "2019"] [Round ""] [White "Rewitz=P"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6K1/p7/1k1p1r1r/3P3P/P2P4/8/8/7R w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1. Rb1+ (1. Kg7 $2 Rfg6+ $1 2. hxg6 Rxh1 3. Kf7 Rf1+ $19 ({or} 3... Ka5 4. g7 Rf1+ $1 5. Ke7 Rg1 $19)) 1... Ka5 (1... Ka6 $6 2. Kg7 $11 {fx} Ka5 3. Rb7 a6 4. Rb1 Kxa4 5. Rb6 $1 {a (+) main line.}) (1... Kc7 2. Kg7 $11) 2. Kg7 Kxa4 (2... a6 $6 3. Rb3 ({or} 3. Rb2) 3... Kxa4 4. Rb6 ({or} 4. Rb1) 4... a5 5. Rb2 $1 { a (+) main line.}) 3. Rb7 $1 (3. Rb8 $2 Rxh5 4. Kxf6 Rxd5 $19) (3. Rb2 $2 a5 $1 $19 {for instance} 4. Rb1 Ka3 {zz} 5. Rb6 (5. Rb5 a4 6. Rb1 Rxh5 7. Kxf6 Rxd5) 5... Rxh5 $1 6. Kxf6 Rxd5) 3... a5 (3... a6 4. Rb6 ({or} 4. Rb1 $11) 4... a5 5. Rb2 $1 {a (+) main line.}) 4. Rb2 $1 (4. Rb1 $2 Ka3 $19 { zz a (+) 3.Rb2 a5 4.Rb1 Ka3 a (+) line.}) 4... Ka3 (4... Rxh5 5. Kxf6 Rxd5 6. Rd2 $1 $11) 5. Rb1 $1 {zz} a4 (5... Rxh5 6. Kxf6 Rxd5 7. Rd1 Kb2 8. Ke6 Kc2 9. Ra1 $11) (5... Ka2 6. Rb5 $1 a4 {a (+) main line.}) 6. Rb5 $1 (6. Rb6 $2 Rxh5 7. Kxf6 Rxd5 $19) 6... Ka2 7. Rb4 $1 (7. Rb6 $2 Rxh5 $19) (7. Rb7 $2 Rxh5 $19) (7. Rb8 $2 Rxh5 $19) 7... a3 8. Rb6 $3 (8. Rb8 $2 Rf8 $3 (8... Rxh5 $2 9. Kxf6 Rxd5 10. Rb4 $11) (8... Rf3 $2 9. Kxh6 Rb3 10. Rf8 (10. Re8) ({or} 10. Rg8) 10... Kb2 11. Rf2+ $11 {for ijnstance} Kc3 12. Ra2 Kxd4 13. Kg6 Kxd5 14. h6) 9. Rxf8 Rxh5 10. Rb8 Rxd5 11. Rb4 Rf5 $1 $19 {for instance} 12. Kg6 Rf1 13. Rb6 d5 14. Rb5 Rd1 15. Rxd5 Kb3) (8. Rb7 $2 Rf7+ $3 (8... Rxh5 $2 9. Kxf6 Rxd5 10. Rb4 $11) (8... Rf3 $2 9. Kxh6 Rb3 10. Rf7 (10. Re7) ({or} 10. Rg7) 10... Kb2 11. Rf2+ $11 {for instance} Kc3 12. Ra2 Kxd4 13. Kg6 Kxd5 14. h6) 9. Rxf7 Rxh5 10. Rb7 Rxd5 11. Rb4 Rf5 $1 $19 {for instance} 12. Kg6 Rf1 13. Rb6 d5 14. Rb5 Rd1 15. Rxd5 Kb3) (8. Rb5 Rf3 $1 (8... Rf2 $2 9. Kxh6 Rb2 10. Ra5 $1 $11) 9. Kxh6 Rb3 10. Ra5 Kb2 11. Kg7 a2 12. h6 a1=Q 13. Rxa1 Kxa1 14. h7 Rh3 15. h8=Q Rxh8 16. Kxh8 Kb2 17. Kg7 Kc3 18. Kf6 Kxd4 19. Ke6 Kc5 $19) 8... Rxh5 (8... Ka1 9. Rb5 ({or} 9. Rb3 a2 10. Rb6 $1 $11) 9... a2 10. Rb6 $1 $11 (10. Rb8 $2 $19 { for instance} Rf2 11. Kxh6 Rb2 12. Ra8 Kb1 13. Kg7 a1=Q 14. Rxa1+ Kxa1 15. Kf7 Re2 16. h6 Kb2 17. h7 Rh2 18. Ke7 Kc3 19. Kxd6 Kxd4 20. Kc6 Ke5 21. d6 Rh6 $1)) 9. Kxf6 Rxd5 10. Rb4 $1 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event"5th hm Kalandadze MT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date "2019"] [Round ""] [White "Djurasevic=B"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6k1/8/8/8/8/2p1p3/2r1P3/5R1K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "41"] [EventDate "2019.06.04"] 
 1. Rg1+ $1 (1. Re1 $2 Kf7 2. Kg2 Ke6 3. Kf3 Kd5 4. Kxe3 Rd2 $1 5. Kf4 c2 ({or}  5... Kd4 6. e4 c2 {moves inversion}) 6. e4+ Kd4 $1 7. Rc1 Rf2+ $1 $19) 1... Kf7 2. Kg2 $1 Ke6 3. Kf3 Kd5 $1 4. Rg7 $3 ({Thematic try:} 4. Rg8 $2 Rd2 $1 5. Rc8 Kd4 6. Rc7 Rb2 7. Rd7+ Kc4 8. Kxe3 Rb8 $3 9. Rc7+ Kb3 $1 $19) (4. Kxe3 $2 Rd2 $1 5. Rg8 Kc4 $19) 4... Rd2 $1 5. Rc7 $1 Kd4 6. Rc8 $3 Rb2 7. Rd8+ Kc4 8. Kxe3 Rb7 $1 9. Rc8+ Kb3 10. Kd4 $1 c2 ({Main variation B:} 10... Rd7+ 11. Ke5 $1 Re7+ 12. Kd4 $1 Rd7+ 13. Ke5 c2 {threat Rd1} 14. Rb8+ $1 Kc3 15. Rc8+ Kb2 16. Rb8+ $1 Kc1 17. e4 $1 {Now it works.} Kd2 (17... Kd1 18. Rh8 $11) (17... Rc7 18. Rh8 $11) 18. Rb2 $1 Kd1 19. Rxc2 $11) 11. Rc3+ $1 (11. Rxc2 $19 Rd7+ $1 12. Kc5 Rc7+ $1 13. Kd6 Rxc2 14. e4 Rd2+ $1 15. Kc5 Re2 $1 $19) 11... Kb2 12. Rxc2+ $1 Kxc2 13. e4 Rb4+ (13... Rd7+ 14. Kc5 Kd3 15. e5 Ke4 16. e6 $1 Ra7 17. Kd6 $11) (13... Rb1 14. e5 $1 Re1 15. Kd5 Kd3 16. e6 $1 $11) 14. Kd5 Kd3 15. e5 Rb5+ 16. Kd6 Kd4 17. e6 Rb6+ 18. Kd7 Kd5 19. e7 Rb7+ 20. Kd8 Kd6 21. e8=N+ $1 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event"commendation Kalandadze MT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date "2019"] [Round ""] [White "Afek=Y Minski=M"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/1rp5/1p3K2/2P5/8/2k5/R7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2018"] 
 1. c5 $1 (1. cxb5 $2 cxb5 $19) 1... Rb7 $1 (1... Rb8 2. Ke6 $1 Rh8 3. Kd7 $1 Rh6 4. Ra6 b4 5. Rxc6 Rxc6 6. Kxc6 b3 7. Kd7 {/Kd6} b2 8. c6 b1=Q 9. c7 $11) 2. Ra6 $1 (2. Ke6 $2 Rh7 $1 3. Ra6 (3. Kd6 Rh6+ $1 $19) 3... Kc3 {/Kb3/Kd3} 4. Rxc6 Kc4 {/Kd4} 5. Rc8 (5. Kd6 Rh5 6. Rc8 Rd5+ 7. Ke6 Rxc5 $19) 5... Rh6+ 6. Ke5 Rh5+ 7. Kd6 Rd5+ 8. Ke6 Rxc5 $19) 2... Kc3 (2... b4 3. Rb6 $1 Rxb6 4. cxb6 b3 5. b7 $11) (2... Rc7 3. Ke5 {/Ke6} Kc3 4. Kd6 $11) 3. Rxc6 Kc4 4. Rc8 $1 (4. Ke6 $2 Rh7 $1 5. Rc8 (5. Kd6 Rh5 6. Rc8 Rd5+ 7. Ke6 Rxc5 $19) 5... Rh6+ 6. Ke5 Rh5+ 7. Kd6 Rd5+ 8. Ke6 Rxc5 $19) 4... b4 5. c6 (5. Ke6 $2 b3 6. c6 (6. Kd6 b2 $19) 6... Rb6 7. Kd7 b2 $19) (5. Kf4 $2 {is too early} Rb5 {/b3-+}) 5... Rb6 $1 (5... Rb5+ 6. Ke6 {/Kf6=}) 6. Kf4 $3 {the point} ({logical try} 6. Ke5 $2 b3 $1 7. c7 Rc6 {zugzwang for White} 8. Ke4 Rc5 $1 9. Ke3 Kc3 10. Rb8 Rxc7 $19) ({ logical try} 6. c7 $2 Rc6 $1 {zugzwang for White} 7. Ke5 (7. Ke4 Rc5 $1 8. Ke3 Kc3 9. Ke2 b3 $19) 7... b3 $19 {zugzwang for White}) (6. Ke4 $2 b3 $1 7. c7 b2 8. Rd8 b1=Q+ $19) (6. Ke6 $2 b3 7. Kd7 b2 $19) 6... b3 (6... Rb5 7. Ke3 Kc3 ( 7... Rc5 8. Kd2 $1 $11) 8. Ra8 $1 b3 9. c7 $11) 7. c7 Rc6 8. Ke5 $1 { zugzwang for Black} Kc3 (8... b2 9. Rb8 $11) 9. Kd5 Rc4 10. Kd6 b2 11. Rb8 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event"special hm Kalandadze MT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date "2019"] [Round ""] [White "Minski=M"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2R1R3/4P3/P7/6pp/2p3P1/6K1/P2P3p/1rr4k w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2018"] 
 1. a7 h4+ (1... Kg1 2. a8=Q h4+ 3. Kh3 {see mainline}) (1... Rg1+ 2. Kf3 Rgf1+ 3. Ke3 Rfe1+ 4. Kd4 Kg1 5. a8=Q h1=Q 6. Qxh1+ Kxh1 7. gxh5 $18) 2. Kh3 (2. Kf2 $2 Rf1+ $11) 2... Kg1 3. a8=Q h1=R+ {"black humor"} 4. Qxh1+ Kxh1 5. Rb8 (5. Rh8 $4 Rb2 $1 6. Rxh4 Rxd2 7. Kg3+ Kg1 $1 $19) (5. Rg8 $4 {/Rc5??} Rc3+ $1 6. dxc3 Rb2 7. Rxg5 Rh2#) 5... Rc3+ $1 {play for stalemate} (5... Ra1 6. Rb5 Rxa2 7. Rxg5 Rxd2 8. Kxh4 Rh2+ 9. Kg3 Rg1+ 10. Kf4 Rf1+ 11. Ke5 Re2+ 12. Kd6 $18) ( 5... Rxb8 6. Rxb8 Rg1 7. Rb1 $1 Rxb1 8. e8=Q $18) (5... Rg1 6. Rxb1 $18 { no stalemate trap}) 6. dxc3 Rg1 {(7...Rg3#)} 7. Rb1 $1 Rxb1 8. Rf8 (8. Rg8 $2 Rb2 9. Rxg5 Rh2#) (8. Rd8 $2 Rg1 9. Rd1 Rxd1 10. e8=Q Rd3+ 11. Qe3 Rxe3#) 8... Re1 (8... Rg1 9. Rf3 $18) (8... Rb2 9. Rf1#) 9. e8=R $1 { the "serious" white answer} (9. e8=Q $2 Re3+ $1 10. Qxe3 {stalemate}) (9. Rf3 $4 Kg1 $1 $19) 9... Re3+ (9... Rg1 10. Rf3 {/Re3+-}) 10. Rxe3 $18 {no stalemate } 1-0

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