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Matouš, Mario 1947 - 2013
[Event "Matous60JT_1Pr"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Amann, Guenter "] [Black "MM15"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Emil Vlasak"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2K5/2p5/k7/Bp4R1/1P3P2/3P4/1p3r2/3r4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2008"] 1. Kb8 (1. Bxc7 $2 Rc2) 1... Rxd3 (1... Rc1 {EV} 2. Rg6+ c6 3. Rg7) 2. Bxc7 Rd6 $1 (2... Rfd2 3. Rg6+ Rd6 4. Bxd6 b1=Q 5. Rf6 $1 (5. Rh6 $2 Rg2 $1 6. f5 Qg1 $1 (6... Qxf5 $2 7. Bg3+ $1 Qg6 8. Rxg6#) 7. Bc5+ Rg6 8. Rxg6+ Qxg6 9. fxg6 { stalemate}) 5... Qf5 6. Rxf5 Rxd6 7. Rf8 Kb6 8. f5 Kc6 9. Rc8+ Kd7 (9... Kb6 { EV} 10. Re8 Kc6 11. Re6) 10. Rc5 $18) 3. Rg3 (3. Bxd6 {EV} b1=Q 4. Rg7 Rh2) 3... Rb6+ (3... b1=N 4. Bxd6 $18 Kb6 (4... Rh2 {EV} 5. Bf8) 5. Bc5+) 4. Bxb6 ( 4. Ka8 $2 b1=N $1 5. Bxb6 Kxb6 6. Kb8 Kc6) (4. Kc8 {EV} Ka7 5. Ra3+ Ra6 6. Bb8+ Kb6 7. Bc7+ Kc6 (7... Ka7) 8. Rxa6+ Kd5) 4... Rf3 $1 (4... Rg2 $5 5. Rxg2 b1=Q 6. Bd8 $1 (6. Bc5 $2 Qc2 {stalemate} 7. Rg1 Qb1 8. Rg7 Qh7 $11 {In Matous style }) 6... Qc2 7. Rg1 $1 (7. Rg7 $2 Qc8+ $1 8. Kxc8 {stalemate}) 7... Qb1 8. Rg7 { Mainline} Qh7 (8... Qg1 9. Rb7 Qd4 10. Rb6+) 9. Re7 $1 {In Matous style} Qf7 10. f5) (4... b1=Q 5. Bc5 (5. Bd8) 5... Rf3 6. Rg7 $1) (4... Kxb6 {EV} 5. Rg6#) 5. Rg7 $1 (5. Rg6 $2 b1=Q 6. Rd6 (6. Rf6 Rxf4) 6... Qxb4) (5. Rxf3 $2 b1=Q 6. Bc5 Qb2 7. Rh3 Qe5+) 5... Rg3 $1 6. Rd7 $1 (6. Rxg3 $2 b1=Q 7. Bd8 Qd3 $1 $11) 6... Rg7 $1 (6... Rg8+ 7. Bd8 Rxd8+ 8. Rxd8 b1=Q 9. Rd6#) (6... b1=Q 7. Bd8 Qg1 8. Rd6+ Qb6+ 9. Rxb6#) 7. Rxg7 b1=Q 8. Bd8 $1 (8. Bc5 $2 Qh7 $11) 8... Qh7 ( 8... Qg1 9. Rf7 $18) 9. Re7 $1 (9. Rc7 $2 Qd7 10. Be7 Qe8+ $11) 9... Qf7 10. f5 Qxf5 11. Ra7# 1-0
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[Event "Matous60JT_2Pr"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Keith, Daniel"] [Black "MM49"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Emil Vlasak"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3n4/1Pk5/8/2B5/8/1p1K1p2/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] 1. b8=Q+ (1. Bd4 Kxb7 2. Ke3 (2. Kc3 Nc6 3. Bf2 Na5) 2... Ne6 3. Bf6 Ng5) (1. Kc3 Nxb7 2. Bd4 Na5 3. Kd2 Nc4+ 4. Ke1 Kc6 $1 {tempo} 5. Kf2 Kd5) 1... Kxb8 2. Kc3 (2. Ba3 Ne6 (2... Nf7) 3. Ke3 (3. Kc3 f2) 3... Ng5 4. Bb2 Kb7) 2... Nb7 3. Bd4 $1 (3. Bf2 Na5) 3... Na5 4. Kd2 $1 (4. Kd3 Nc4) 4... Nc6 (4... Nc4+ 5. Ke1 Ne3 $5 6. Kf2 Nf5 7. Be5+ $1 (7. Bf6 Nh4)) 5. Bh8 $3 (5. Bg7 Ne7 {tempo} 6. Bh8 Nf5 {nejjednodussi}) (5. Ba1 Nb4 $1 6. Ke1 Nc2+) (5. Bb2 Nb4 6. Ke3 f2 7. Ke2 Nd3) (5. Bf6 Nb4) 5... Nd8 {switchback} (5... Ne7 6. Ke3 Ng6 7. Bd4 Nh4 8. Kd2) 6. Ke3 (6. Kc3 f2) (6. Be5+ Kb7 7. Ke3 Nf7) (6. Bd4 Kb7 7. Ke3 Ne6) 6... Nf7 7. Bd4 Ng5 8. Kd2 {switchback} Ne6 (8... Ne4+ 9. Kc1 Kb7 10. Kb2 Nd2 11. Kc3) 9. Be3 (9. Bf2 Nf4 10. Kc3 b2) 9... Nf4 (9... Nc7 10. Kc1 (10. Bd4 { tohle je jediny dualek a jeste ve vedlejsi variante}) (10. Bf2) (10. Bg1) 10... Nd5 11. Bg1 $1) 10. Bxf4+ 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Matous60JT_3Pr"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Polášek, Jaroslav"] [Black "MM45a"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Jaroslav Polasek"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k7/8/6B1/p7/p1r5/Kp4R1/2b5/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "16"] 1. Be8 Rb4 (1... Kb7 2. Rg1 {s dalsim Sxa4, napr.} ({Ale ne} 2. Bxa4 $6 Rxa4+ 3. Kxa4 b2+ 4. Rb3+ Bxb3+ 5. Ka3 b1=N+ $1) 2... Be4 3. Bxa4 b2 4. Bb3 Rb4 5. Kxb2 Bd5 6. Rg3 a4 7. Rg7+ Kc6 8. Ka3 Rxb3+ 9. Kxa4 $11) 2. Rg8 (2. Bc6+ $5 { svudnost} Kb8 $1 (2... Ka7 $2 3. Bxa4 Rxa4+ 4. Kxa4 b2+ 5. Kxa5 b1=Q 6. Rg7+ Ka8 7. Ra7+ Kb8 8. Rb7+ Qxb7 {pat}) 3. Bxa4 Rxa4+ 4. Kxa4 b2+ 5. Rb3+ Bxb3+ 6. Ka3 b1=N+ $1 (6... b1=R $2 {pat})) (2. Bxa4 $5 {svudnost} Rxa4+ 3. Kxa4 b2+ 4. Ka3 b1=R $1 (4... b1=Q 5. Rg8+ Kb7 6. Rb8+) 5. Rg8+ Ka7 6. Rg7+ Ka6 $1 { a cerny vyhraje, protoze bily nema sach na g6}) 2... Ka7 $1 (2... Kb7 $5 { Druha hlavni varianta} 3. Bxa4 Rxa4+ 4. Kxa4 b2+ 5. Ka3 b1=Q (5... b1=R 6. Rg2 Be4 7. Rb2+ $11) 6. Rb8+ Kxb8 {pat}) 3. Bxa4 $1 (3. Rg7+ $2 Ka6 $1 4. Bxa4 Rxa4+ 5. Kxa4 b2+ 6. Ka3 b1=R $1) 3... Rxa4+ (3... Bd1 { technicka varianta, ve ktere bily udrzi remizu na vice zpusobu} 4. Rg7+ $1 { ale nejprve musi prilakat krale na sloubec b} (4. Rg2 $4 b2 5. Rxb2 Rxa4#) 4... Kb6 (4... Ka6 5. Rg6+ (5. Bd7 {nebo} b2 6. Bc8+ Kb5 7. Rb7+ Kc4 8. Rxb4+ axb4+ 9. Kxb2)) 5. Rg2 $1 {a dale napr.} (5. Rg6+ {nebo} Kc5 6. Rc6+ (6. Rg5+ Kc4 7. Be8 b2 8. Bg6 a4 9. Ka2) 6... Kd5 7. Rc1 Bc2 8. Rh1 Kc4 9. Rh2 $1 { obdobne jako ve variante vyse}) 5... Kc5 (5... Rxa4+ 6. Kxa4 b2+ 7. Ka3 b1=Q 8. Rb2+ $11) 6. Rd2 {nebo} (6. Be8 {nebo coz je asi jednodussi cesta k remize} Bc2 7. Rg5+ (7. Bg6 {take staci} Bxg6 8. Rg5+ Kc4 9. Rxg6 $11) 7... Kb6 (7... Kc4 8. Bf7+ Kc3 9. Rg3+) 8. Bg6) 6... Bc2 (6... b2 7. Bc2 $1 Rb3+ 8. Ka2 $11 (8. Bxb3 b1=Q 9. Rxd1 $11)) 7. Rg2 (7. Rh2 Kc4 8. Rg2 Bd1 9. Be8 (9. Rd2 b2) 9... Kc3 10. Rg3+ Kc2 11. Bf7 $1 b2 12. Bg6+ Kc1 13. Rc3+ Kd2 14. Rd3+ Ke1 15. Re3+ Kf2 16. Re5 $11) 7... Kc4 (7... Kd4 8. Bxb3 Rxb3+ 9. Ka4 $11) 8. Rh2 $1 (8. Bxb3+ $2 Rxb3+ 9. Ka4 Be4 10. Rg4 Re3 $1 $19) 8... Bd3 (8... Kc3 9. Bxb3 $1 Rxb3+ 10. Ka4 $11) 9. Rh5 $1 b2 (9... Kc3 10. Bxb3 Rxb3+ 11. Ka4 $11) 10. Bb5+ Kc3 11. Bxd3 Kxd3 12. Rh3+ Kc2 13. Rh2+ Kc3 14. Rh3+ Kc4 15. Rh4+ Kc5 16. Rxb4 axb4+ 17. Kxb2 $11) 4. Kxa4 b2+ 5. Kxa5 $1 (5. Ka3 $5 {svudnost} b1=R $1 (5... b1=Q $2 6. Ra8+ Kb7 7. Rb8+ Kxb8 {pat}) 6. Rg7+ Ka6 $1 {a cerny vyhraje}) 5... b1=Q 6. Rg7+ Ka8 7. Ra7+ Kb8 8. Rb7+ Qxb7 {pat} (8... Kxb7 {pat}) 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Matous60JT_3Pr"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Polášek, Jaroslav"] [Black "MM45b"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Jaroslav Polasek"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k7/8/6B1/p7/p1r1b3/Kp6/8/3R4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] 1. Be8 (1. Bxe4+ Rxe4 2. Rd5 Kb7 3. Rxa5 Kc6 {a cerny vyhraje}) (1. Bf7 Rb4 2. Rd2 Kb7 3. Be8 Bc6 4. Bg6 Kb6) 1... Rb4 $1 (1... Kb7 2. Bxa4 b2 3. Bb3 Rb4 4. Kxb2 a4 5. Ka3 Rxb3+ 6. Kxa4 $11) (1... Ka7 2. Bxa4 b2 3. Bb3) (1... Bc2 2. Rd5 $11) 2. Rd2 $1 (2. Rd8+ $2 Kb7 3. Rd7+ Kb6 4. Rd2 Bc6 {a cerny vyhraje}) 2... Bc2 $1 3. Rd8+ $1 (3. Bxa4 $5 Rxa4+ 4. Kxa4 b2+ 5. Ka3 b1=N+ (5... b1=Q $2 6. Rd8+ Ka7 7. Ra8+ Kb7 8. Rb8+ Kxb8 {pat})) (3. Bc6+ $5 Ka7 $2 (3... Kb8 $1 4. Bxa4 Rxa4+ 5. Kxa4 b2+ 6. Ka3 b1=N+) 4. Bxa4 Rxa4+ 5. Kxa4 b2+ 6. Kxa5 $1 b1=Q 7. Rd7+ Ka8 8. Ra7+ Kb8 9. Rb7+ Qxb7 {pat}) 3... Ka7 (3... Kb7 4. Bxa4 Rxa4+ 5. Kxa4 b2+ 6. Ka3 b1=Q (6... b1=R 7. Rd2 Rc1 8. Kb2) 7. Rb8+ Kxb8 {pat}) 4. Bxa4 Rxa4+ (4... Kb7 5. Rh8 Rxa4+ (5... Rg4 6. Bxb3 Rg3 7. Ka4 Rxb3 8. Kxa5) 6. Kxa4 b2+ 7. Ka3 b1=R 8. Rh2) 5. Kxa4 b2+ 6. Ka3 $1 (6. Kxa5 $2 Ba4 $1 $19 (6... b1=Q $2 7. Rd7+ Ka8 8. Ra7+ Kb8 9. Rb7+ Qxb7 {pat}) (6... Bb3 $1 7. Rd7+ Kb8 8. Kb6 Kc8 9. Rc7+ Kd8 $19) (6... Bb3)) 6... b1=R $1 (6... b1=Q 7. Ra8+ Kb7 8. Rb8+ Kxb8 {pat}) 7. Rd7+ Ka8 8. Rd8+ Ka7 9. Rd7+ Ka6 10. Rd6+ { cerny kral, aby se vyhnul vecnemu sachu, musi vstoupit na sloupec b} Kb5 11. Rd2 {Nyni cerny nezabrani vymene vezi nebo ztrate figury} Rb3+ 12. Ka2 Rc3 13. Kb2 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Matous60JT_4Pr"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Didukh, Sergei"] [Black "MM16"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Emil Vlasak"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "bK4R1/8/4ppP1/8/2k5/8/r7/6N1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] 1. Rc8+ (1. g7 $2 Bc6 2. Rh8 (2. Rc8 {EV} Ra8+ 3. Kc7 Ra7+) 2... Ra8+ 3. Kc7 Ra7+ 4. Kxc6 Rxg7 $11) 1... Bc6 $1 (1... Kd4 2. g7 Rg2 3. g8=Q Rxg8 4. Rxg8 Bd5 5. Kc7 {wins.}) 2. Rxc6+ Kd5 (2... Kb5 3. Rxe6 Rg2 (3... Kc5 {EV} 4. Rxf6 Kd5 5. Nf3 Rg2 6. Kc7) 4. Rxf6 {wins.}) 3. Rc7 $1 (3. Rc1 $2 Rg2 4. Nh3 e5 5. Rg1 Rxg1 6. Nxg1 Ke6 $11) (3. g7 $2 {EV} Rg2 4. Rc7 Rxg1) 3... Rg2 4. Nh3 e5 (4... Rxg6 $2 5. Nf4+) 5. g7 f5 (5... Ke6 {EV} 6. Kc8 f5) 6. Kc8 Ke6 7. Kd8 Kf6 8. Ke8 Rxg7 9. Rc6# {Ideal mate with 3 active self-blocks.} 1-0
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[Event "Matous60JT_1hm"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "VlasákHlinka, EmilMichal"] [Black "MM42"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Emil Vlasak"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/5R2/2N5/3N2K1/7p/6p1/2k3br w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2008"] 1. Nd3+ Kd2 (1... Kd1 $2 2. Rf2 {the simplest way to a draw} Bxf2 (2... Bh2 3. Nf3) 3. Nxf2+ Ke1 (3... Kc1 4. Nxh3) 4. Nxh3) (1... Kb1 $2 2. Rb6+ {with mate} Ka2 3. Rb2+ Ka3 4. Rb3+ Ka4 5. Nc5+ Ka5 6. Rb5#) 2. Nf3+ (2. Ne2 Be3) 2... Kxd3 3. Ne1+ Kd2 $1 (3... Ke2 $1 {main} 4. Nxg2 hxg2 (4... Bd4 5. Nf4+ Kf1 6. Rc6 h2 $2 7. Rc1+) 5. Kg3 Rh2 6. Rg6 $1 (6. Rf8 $2 Be3) 6... Kf1 $5 7. Rg4 $3 {mutual zugzwang, but not} (7. Rg8 $2 Rh8 $1)) (3... Kc3 4. Nxg2 Bd4 5. Rf3+) (3... Kc4 4. Nxg2 Bd4 5. Ne3+ Bxe3 6. Rf3 h2 7. Kg3) 4. Nxg2 $1 (4. Nf3+ $2 {After this try we are facing to the study in study - black moves and wins with interesting only moves..} Kd1 $1 (4... Ke2 $2 5. Nxg1+ Rxg1 (5... Ke3 6. Rf3+ Ke4 7. Rxh3) (5... Ke1 6. Kg3 h2 7. Nf3+) 6. Re6+ $1 (6. Kxh3 $2 Rf1) 6... Kf2 7. Rf6+ Ke2 8. Re6+ Kd3 9. Kxh3) (4... Kc1 $2 5. Rh6 $1 {It is the reason black King has to stay close. Compare with 4...Kd1 5.Rh6?} Bf2 (5... Be3 6. Rxh3) (5... h2 6. Kg3) 6. Rxh3 Kd1 7. Rh5 $1 {This tempo saves white.} Rxh5 ( 7... Ke2 8. Re5+ Kd3 9. Rd5+ Kc3 (9... Kc4 10. Rd2) 10. Rg5) 8. Kxh5 Ke2 9. Kg4 Be1 10. Ng1+ {EGTB draw}) (4... Kd3 $2 5. Ne1+ $1 (5. Rd6+ $2 Ke2 $1 {see 1... Kd1}) 5... Ke2 (5... Kd2 6. Nxg2 {see main line}) 6. Nxg2 {se main line}) (4... Ke3 5. Re6+ Kf2 (5... Kd3 6. Ne1+ Kc4 7. Nxg2 hxg2 8. Kf3 Rh2 9. Rg6) 6. Ra6 $1 h2 (6... Bh2 7. Ra2+ Kf1 8. Ra1+ Ke2 9. Ra2+) (6... Ke2 7. Nxg1+ Ke3 8. Ra3+ Kd4 9. Rxh3) 7. Re6 Kf1 8. Re1+ Kf2 9. Re6) 5. Rd6+ {The best try here.} (5. Kg3 $2 Bf2+ 6. Kxf2 Rf1+ 7. Kg3 Rxf3+) (5. Nxg1 h2 $1 6. Rd6+ Kc2) (5. Rh6 { Here it is not good, compare 4...Kc1 5.Rh6!.} Bf2 6. Rxh3 Ke2) (5. Ra6 Bf2 $1 { white has only several checks} 6. Ra1+ Ke2 7. Ra2+ Ke3 8. Ra3+ Ke4 9. Ng5+ (9. Ra4+ Kd3 10. Ra3+ Kc4 11. Ra4+ Kb5 12. Re4 h2) 9... Kd5 10. Nxh3 Rxh3) 5... Ke2 6. Nxg1+ (6. Re6+ $2 Be3 7. Kg3 Rf1 8. Kxh3 Kxf3 9. Rf6+ Bf4) 6... Ke3 $3 { Compare to 4...Ke2?, white has not Rf3+ here. It is the fatal difference in the try.} 7. Kg3 (7. Nxh3 Rxh3 8. Re6+ Kd4 9. Re1 Rh1) 7... h2 {wins}) 4... Bd4 $1 (4... hxg2 $2 5. Kf3 Rh2 6. Rg6) 5. Ra6 $1 h2 $1 6. Kh3 $1 (6. Ra2+ $2 Kc3 7. Kh3 Be5 8. Ne3 Re1 9. Nd5+ Kd4 10. Rd2+ Kc5 11. Rxh2 Bxh2 12. Kxh2 Kxd5) 6... Ra1 $1 (6... Be5 7. Nh4 $1 Rf1 8. Ra2+ Ke3 9. Rxh2) 7. Rxa1 Bg1 $1 8. Rd1+ $1 (8. Ra2+ Kc3 9. Rc2+ Kb3) 8... Kc3 9. Rd3+ $1 Kb4 10. Rd4+ $1 Kc5 (10... Kb5 11. Rh4 (11. Kg3 h1=Q 12. Rh4) 11... h1=Q+ 12. Kg3 Bf2+ 13. Kxf2) 11. Rh4 (11. Rc4+ Kb5 {is time loss}) 11... h1=Q+ 12. Kg3 Bf2+ 13. Kxf2 {draw} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Matous60JT_2hm"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Van der Heijden, Afek"] [Black "MM38"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Emil Vlasak"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k1B5/2PN3P/7q/P7/K7/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "9"] [EventDate "2008"] 1. Nb6+ (1. Ba6 Qf4+ 2. Kb5 Qf1+ 3. Kc5 Qg1+ 4. Kd5 Qg2+) 1... Qxb6 (1... Ka7 2. Be6 Qf4+ 3. Bc4 Qd4 4. Nc8+ Kb7 5. Nd6+ Qxd6 6. c8=Q+ Kxc8 7. h8=Q+) 2. Bb7+ (2. axb6) (2. h8=Q Qd4+ (2... Qc6+ $2 3. Kb4 Qb6+ 4. Kc4 Qc6+ (4... Qxc7+ 5. Kb5 {EGTB} Ka7 6. Qd4+ Ka8 7. Be6) 5. Kd4 Qd6+ 6. Ke4) 3. Qxd4) 2... Qxb7 { EGTB tested} 3. h8=R+ (3. h8=Q+ Ka7 4. c8=N+ (4. Qd4+ Ka8 5. Qd8+ Ka7 6. c8=Q Qxc8 7. Qb6+ Ka8) 4... Qxc8) 3... Ka7 4. c8=N+ (4. c8=Q Qb4+) (4. c8=R Qe4+ 5. Ka3 Qd3+ 6. Kb2 Qd2+) 4... Ka6 (4... Ka8 5. Nd6+) 5. Rh6+ 1-0
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[Event "Matous60JT_3hm"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "R. Becker & Iu. Akobia"] [Black "MM34"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Emil Vlasak"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2K5/8/4Q3/1k6/r7/3Rp3/q3r3/6B1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2008"] 1. Rb3+ ({Good try} 1. Qe5+ $2 Kb4 2. Qc3+ (2. Rd4+ {EV} Ka3 (2... Kb3 3. Qb5+ Kc3 4. Qd3+ Kb2 5. Qxe2+) 3. Qc5+ Kb2 (3... Kb3 4. Rd3+ Kb2 5. Qc3+ Kb1 6. Rd1# ) 4. Qb5+ Qb3 5. Qxe2+ {see next line}) 2... Kb5 3. Qe5+ Kb4 4. Rd4+ Ka3 5. Rd3+ Kb4 6. Rd4+ Ka3 7. Qc5+ Kb2 8. Qb5+ Qb3 9. Qxe2+ Ka3 10. Rd3 Rc4+ $1 11. Kd7 Rc3 {=}) 1... Rb4 (1... Kc5 2. Bxe3+ Rxe3 3. Qxe3+ {+-}) (1... Qxb3 2. Qxb3+ Rb4 3. Qd5+ {+-}) 2. Qd7+ (2. Qd5+ $2 Ka4 {=}) 2... Kc5 (2... Ka5 3. Qa7+ Kb5 4. Qb7+ {+-}) (2... Ka6 3. Qd3+ Ka5 4. Ra3+ Qxa3 5. Qxa3+ Kb5 6. Bxe3 {+-}) 3. Qe7+ (3. Qf5+ $2 Kc6 4. Qf3+ Kd6 5. Qf6+ Kc5 6. Qe5+ Kc6 7. Qe8+ { transposes with loss of time}) 3... Kc6 4. Qe8+ Kc5 (4... Kd5 5. Rd3+ Kc4 6. Qe4+ Kb5 7. Qb7+ Kc5 8. Qc7+ Kb5 9. Qd7+ Kc5 10. Qd6+ Kb5 11. Rd5+ Ka4 12. Qa6+ Kb3 13. Rd3+ Kc2 (13... Kb2 14. Qf6+ Kb1 15. Qf1+ Kb2 16. Qxe2+) 14. Qxa2+ Kxd3 15. Qa3+ {+-}) 5. Bxe3+ Rxe3 6. Qxe3+ Kb5 7. Qe8+ ({Thematic try} 7. Qd3+ $2 Ka4 {zz} 8. Kd7 Rd4+ {=}) 7... Ka5 8. Qd8+ Ka4 9. Qd3 {zz} Qxb3 10. Qa6# 1-0
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[Event "Matous60JT_4hm"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Afek, Y."] [Black "MM11"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Emil Vlasak"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2N4N/8/8/7n/5bkp/8/8/5K2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "22"] [EventDate "2008"] 1. Ng6 $1 (1. Ne7 $2 Ng3+ 2. Kg1 (2. Kg2 {EV} h3+ 3. Kg1 h2+ 4. Kxh2 Nf5+ 5. Kg2 Nxe7 6. Nf7 Bc7) 2... Ne2+ $1 3. Kf2 (3. Kh1 {EV} Kh3 4. Nf5 Ng3+) 3... h3 4. Nd5 Bg3+ 5. Kf1 Kf3 6. Nf7 Bh4 7. Ne5+ Kg3 $19) (1. Kg1 {EV} Kg3 2. Ne7 Be3+ 3. Kf1 (3. Kh1 Kh3 4. Nf5 Ng3+) 3... h3 4. Nf7 h2 5. Nf5+ Kh3) 1... Ng3+ (1... h3 {EV} 2. Nxf4 Nxf4 (2... Kxf4 3. Kg1) 3. Kg1 $1) 2. Kg1 (2. Kg2 $2 h3+ 3. Kh2 (3. Kg1 {EV} Bb8 4. Nce7 Ne4) 3... Bc7 $19 {EV} 4. Nce7 Ne4+ 5. Kg1 h2+ 6. Kg2 Nf2) 2... Be3+ 3. Kh2 $1 (3. Kg2 $2 h3+ 4. Kh2 Nf1+ 5. Kh1 h2 (5... Ng3+ {EV} 6. Kh2 Nf1+ 7. Kh1) 6. Kg2 Bg1 7. Ne5+ (7. Nd6 {EV} Ng3 8. Ne5+ Kh5 (8... Kh4 9. Nf5+ Nxf5 10. Nf3+ Kg4 11. Nxh2+) 9. Kxg3 h1=Q) 7... Kf4 8. Ng6+ (8. Nd3+ { EV} Ke4 9. Nb4 Ng3 10. Nd6+ Ke5 11. Nd3+ Kxd6 12. Nf2 Bxf2 13. Kxh2 Nf5) 8... Kg5 9. Ne5 Ne3+ {EV intersting moment} 10. Kh1 Kf4 11. Nd3+ (11. Ng6+ {EV} Kf5 12. Nce7+ (12. Nh4+ Kg4 13. Ng6 Nf5) 12... Ke4 13. Nc8 Ng4 14. Nd6+ Kd5 15. Ne7+ Ke5 16. Kg2 Nf2) 11... Kf3 12. Nd6 (12. Ne5+ Ke4 $19) 12... Nf1 13. Nf5 Ke4 14. Nc1 Kxf5 $19) 3... Nf1+ (3... Bc5 {EV} 4. Ne5+ Kh5 5. Nd3) 4. Kg2 (4. Kh1 $2 Kh3 $1) 4... h3+ $1 5. Kxf1 Kg3 $1 6. Nd6 $1 h2 7. Ne4+ Kh3 8. Nf4+ $1 ( 8. Nf2+ $2 Bxf2 9. Nf4+ Kg3 10. Ne2+ Kf3 $19) 8... Bxf4 9. Nf2+ Kg3 10. Ne4+ Kf3 11. Nd2+ $1 (11. Nf2 $2 Bg3 12. Nh1 Bh4 13. Nf2 Kg3 14. Nh1+ Kh3 15. Ke2 Kg2 $19) 11... Bxd2 {Stalemate!} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Matous60JT_5hm"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Hlinka, Michal"] [Black "MM21"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Michal Hlinka"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/4N2N/7r/b2p4/1pp1R3/1P1pK2k/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "16"] [EventDate "2008"] 1. Ng4+ Kg1 $1 (1... Kg2 2. Nf4+ Kh1 3. Nf2+ Kh2 4. Ng4+ $11) (1... Kh1 2. Nf2+ Kg1 3. Nxd4 cxb2 (3... c2 {EV} 4. Kxd2 Kxf2 5. Re2+ Kg1 6. Re1+ Kh2 7. Re2+ Kh3 8. Nxb3) 4. Nf3+ Kg2 5. Nxd2 Rd5 6. Nb1 Bb5+ 7. Ke1 Bc4 8. Nd1) 2. Nxd4 $1 (2. Rg3+ $2 Kh1 3. Rf3 Bb5+ 4. Kd1 Kg2 $19) 2... cxb2 (2... Bb5+ 3. Kd1 cxb2 4. Rg3+ Kh1 5. Nf2+ Kh2 6. Rxb3 Ba4 7. Kc2 $11) 3. Nf3+ Kg2 $1 (3... Kh1 4. Nf2+ Kg2 5. Nxd2 Bb5+ 6. Ke1) 4. Nxd2 Bb5+ $1 (4... Rh1 5. Rd3 (5. Re5 {EV} b1=Q 6. Ne3+ Kh3 7. Nxb1 Rxb1 8. Rh5+ Kg3 9. Rg5+ Kh4 10. Rg4+ Kh5 11. Rxa4) 5... Bb5 6. Ne3+ Kg3 (6... Kh2 7. Nef1+ Kg1 (7... Rxf1 8. Nxf1+ Kh1 9. Nd2 $11) 8. Nf3+ Kg2 9. Ne1+ $11) 7. Nec4+ Kg4 8. Rxb3) 5. Kd1 (5. Ke1 $2 Rh1+ 6. Nf1 Rxf1+ 7. Kd2 b1=N#) 5... Rd5 $1 (5... Rh1+ 6. Re1 Rh4 7. Nb1 Rxg4 8. Kd2 $11 Kf2 9. Re5 Ba4 10. Kc3) (5... Rc5 6. Nb1 $1 Rc1+ 7. Kd2 Rc2+ 8. Kd1 $11) 6. Rxb3 $1 Ba4 7. Ne3+ Kf2 $1 (7... Kg1 8. Nxd5 $1 Bxb3+ 9. Ke2 Bxd5 10. Kd3 $11) 8. Nc2 $1 (8. Nxd5 $2 Bxb3+ 9. Nxb3 b1=Q+ $19) 8... Bxb3 {pat} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Matous60JT_1comm"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Aliev, Ilham "] [Black "MM22"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Emil Vlasak"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4R3/8/6n1/8/2b4b/3k4/4R2K/r7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "22"] [EventDate "2008"] {Visilaju originalnij etud dlja jubulejnogo turnira Matoush 60 JT (PGN & WORD), tvorchestvo kotorogo ochen lublu. Pozdravlau jubiljara i zhelaju emu vsego nailuchshego i novikh tvorcheskikh uspekhov.} 1. R8e3+ (1. R2e3+ $2 Kd2) 1... Kd4 2. Re4+ Kd3 3. R4e3+ $1 ({Thematic try} 3. Rxc4 $2 Kxc4 $2 { and further as in the decision of an study} ({But} 3... Kxe2 $1 { destroys plans white})) 3... Kd4 4. Re4+ Kd5 (4... Kd3 5. R4e3+) 5. Rxc4 $1 Kxc4 6. Re6 Ra2+ (6... Ne7 7. Re4+ $11) 7. Kh1 $1 (7. Kg1 $2 Rg2+) (7. Kh3 $2 Nf4+) 7... Ra1+ 8. Kh2 (8. Kg2 $2 Nf4+ $19) 8... Ra2+ 9. Kh1 Rg2 $1 10. Re4+ ( 10. Kxg2 $2 Nf4+ $19) 10... Kd3 11. Rxh4 $1 Nxh4 {stalemate.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Matous60JT_2comm"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "GruberMinski, Lutz-DieterMartin "] [Black "MM24"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Emil Vlasak"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1Bqp4/5k2/8/4P3/2P5/2K3P1/5nBR w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "9"] 1. Ba6 $1 (1. Bd4+ $2 Kg6 2. Ba6 Ng3 $11) (1. Bd5 $2 Qf4 $11) (1. Rh6+ $2 Kg5 $11) 1... Ng3 (1... Qf4 2. Bd4+ Ke7 3. Bxf1 Qxe4+ 4. Kb2 $18) 2. Bb6 $3 (2. Bd4+ $2 Kg5 $11) 2... Qf4 (2... Qe5 3. Bd4 Nxh1 $18 {e.g.} 4. Bc8 d6 5. Kd2 Ng3 6. Bxe5+ Kxe5 7. Bb7 Nf1+ (7... Kf4 8. Bd5 Nh5 9. c4 Ng3 10. Kc3 Nh5 11. Kb4 Nf6 12. Kb5 Ke5 13. Kc6 Ng4 14. g3 Nf2 15. Kd7 Ng4 16. Ke7 Nh2 17. Kf7 Ng4 18. Kg6 Nh2 19. Kh5 Nf3 20. Kh6 Nh2 21. Kg6 Nf3 22. g4 Kf4 23. Kf6 Kxg4 (23... Ng5 24. e5 dxe5 25. c5 e4 26. c6 e3 27. c7 e2 28. c8=Q e1=Q 29. Qf5+ Kg3 30. Kxg5) 24. Ke6 $18) 8. Ke2 Ng3+ 9. Kf3 Nf1 10. g4 Nd2+ 11. Kg3 Kf6 12. Kf4 Nb1 13. c4 Nd2 14. g5+ Kg6 15. Bd5 Nb3 16. Bc6 Nd2 17. Bb5 Kg7 18. e5 dxe5+ 19. Kxe5 Nf3+ (19... Kg6 20. c5 $18) 20. Kf4 $18) (2... Qxb6 3. Rh6+) (2... Qb8 3. Rh8) (2... Qc6 3. Rh6+) 3. Rh4 $1 Qb8 (3... Qxh4 4. Bd8+) (3... Qg5 4. Bd8+) (3... Qd6 4. Rh6+) (3... Qe5 4. Bd4) 4. Rh8 $1 Qf4 (4... Qxh8 5. Bd4+) (4... Qxb6 5. Rh6+) ( 4... Qd6 5. Rh6+) (4... Qe5 5. Bd4) 5. Rf8+ 1-0
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[Event "Matous60JT_3comm"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Kalandadze, Velimir"] [Black "MM50"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Emil Vlasak"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3k3N/R6p/6p1/5N2/rr6/2K5/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] 1. Nf7+ Ke8 (1... Kc8 2. Ne7+ Kb8 3. Nc6+ Kc8 4. Nd6#) 2. Ng7+ Kf8 3. Ne6+ Kg8 (3... Ke8 4. Nd6#) 4. Nh6+ Kh8 5. Rg7 $1 Rc4+ 6. Kd3 (6. Kd2) 6... Rd4+ 7. Ke3 (7. Ke2) 7... Re4+ 8. Kf3 (8. Kf2) 8... Rf4+ 9. Kg3 $1 (9. Kg2 Ra8) 9... Rf8 ( 9... Rg4+ 10. Nxg4 Ra3+ 11. Kf2 Ra2+ 12. Ke3 Ra6 13. Re7) 10. Rg8+ Rxg8 11. Nf7# 1-0
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[Event "Matous60JT_4comm"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Kwiatkowski, Marek"] [Black "MM07"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Emil Vlasak"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6k1/8/5Kpp/1R5P/7B/7N/6R1/7q b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "16"] 1... Qf1+ (1... Qxg2 2. Rb8+ Kh7 3. Ng5+ hxg5 (3... Qxg5+ 4. Bxg5) 4. hxg6+ Kh6 5. Rh8#) (1... Qa1+ 2. Rgb2) 2. Nf4 $1 (2. Kxg6 Qxg2+ 3. Bg5 Qc6+) (2. Rf2 Qxb5 3. Kxg6 Qd7) 2... Qxf4+ (2... Qxb5 3. Rxg6+ Kh8 $1 (3... Kf8 4. Ne6+ Ke8 5. Nc7+) (3... Kh7 4. Rg7+ Kh8 5. Rg6) 4. Kf7) 3. Kxg6 Qe4+ (3... Qd6+ 4. Bf6 Qd3+ 5. Rf5) 4. Kxh6+ Qxg2 5. Rg5+ Kh8 $1 6. Rg6 {in Matous style} Qd2+ 7. Bg5 Qf4 $5 {guarding d6} (7... Qe3 8. Rd6 (8. Rg8+)) 8. Rg8+ $1 (8. Rf6 Qb8) 8... Kxg8 9. Bxf4 1-0
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Daily task - Stalemate
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