www.arves.org - Magyar Sakkvilag 2020

Studies awarded for the Magyar Sakkvilag magazine tournament 2020.

[Event "1.p MSV-2020"] [Site ""] [Date "2020"] [Round ""] [White "Nielsen,Steffen and Minski,Martin"] [Black "2020/1-CCI-2."] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/5rP1/8/n6k/8/K7/4R2N w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1. g7 Nc3+ (1... Rg6 2. Ng3 $1 Nc3+ 3. Kb3 $1 {see main line}) 2. Kb3 $1 ({ logical try} 2. Kb2 $2 Rg6 3. Ng3 $1 Ne2 $1 4. Nf5+ (4. Rxe2 Kxg3 $11) (4. Nxe2 Rxg7 $11) 4... Kg5 5. Rf1 Kf6 $1 6. g8=Q Rxg8 7. Nh6+ Kg7 8. Nxg8 Kxg8 { position X with wKb2} 9. Rf2 Nd4 $11) 2... Rg6 (2... Rb6+ 3. Kc2 $1 (3. Kxc3 $2 Rg6 4. Ng3 Rxg3+ $1 {with check} 5. Kd4 Rxg7 $11) (3. Kc4 $2 Rc6+ 4. Kb3 Rb6+) 3... Rg6 4. Ng3 $1 Ne2 $1 5. Nf5+ $1 Kg5 6. Rf1 Ng3 7. Rf2 $1 Nxf5 8. Rg2+ $18) 3. Ng3 $1 Ne2 $1 (3... Rxg7 4. Nf5+ $18) (3... Kxg3 4. Rg1+ $18) (3... Rxg3 4. Rh1+ $18) (3... Kg5 4. Nh5 $1 Kxh5 5. Rh1+ Kg5 6. Rg1+ $18) 4. Nf5+ $1 (4. Nxe2 $2 Rxg7 $11) 4... Kg5 5. Rf1 Kf6 $1 (5... Ng3 6. Rf2 $1 Nxf5 7. Rg2+ $18) 6. g8=Q $1 ({logical try} 6. Nh4+ $2 Kxg7 7. Nxg6 Kxg6 {position X with bKg6} 8. Kc4 Kg5 {/Kh5/Kh6= The black king is not far enough.}) 6... Rxg8 7. Nh6+ Kg7 ( 7... Nf4 8. Nxg8+ $18 (8. Rxf4+ $2 Ke5 $11)) 8. Nxg8 Kxg8 {position X} 9. Kc4 $1 {domination} Ng3 (9... Kh7 10. Rf2 {/Rf3} Ng3 11. Rh2+ Kg6 12. Rg2 $18) 10. Rg1 $18 1-0

[Event "1.hm MSV-2020"] [Site ""] [Date "2020"] [Round ""] [White "Avni,Amatzia"] [Black "2020/10-CCX."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1Kprkp2/1PP5/5P2/1P6/B6q/1p6/5R2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "18"] [EventDate "2020"] 
 1. b5+ ({thematic try} 1. Re1+ Kd8 2. Rd1 Rxd1 3. bxc7+ Ke7 4. Bxb2 Qb3 $1 (4... Qg4 5. Ba3) 5. f6+ Kd6 6. c8=Q Qxb4+ 7. Ka8 Qa5+ 8. Kb8 Qb5+ 9. Qb7 Qxb7+ 10. cxb7 Rb1 $19) 1... Qxa3 (1... Kd8 $2 2. Rd1 $1) 2. f6+ Kd8 (2... Ke6 3. Re1+ Kd6 4. cxd7 Qf3+ 5. Kb8 Kxd7 6. bxc7 $11) 3. Rd1 $1 Qa8+ $1 (3... Rxd1 $4 4. bxc7+ Ke8 5. c8=Q+ Rd8 6. Qxd8+ Kxd8 7. c7+ $18) (3... Qd6 4. Rxd6 cxd6+ 5. c7+ Ke8 6. Ka6 (6. Kc6) 6... b1=Q 7. c8=Q+ Rd8 8. b7 $11) 4. Kxa8 Rxd1 5. b7 {split} (5. Kb7 $2 Rd7 $1 $19 {Umnov}) {A)} 5... Ra1+ ({B)} 5... Ke8 $1 6. b6 $1 (6. b8=Q+ $2 Rd8 $19) 6... Rd8+ (6... b1=Q 7. b8=Q+ Rd8 8. bxc7 $11) 7. Ka7 $1 (7. b8=Q $2 Rxb8+ 8. Kxb8 b1=Q $19) 7... b1=Q 8. bxc7 {[#] pawns draw against queen and rook} Qa2+ 9. Kb6 Qb3+ 10. Ka6 Qa4+ 11. Kb6 Qd4+ 12. Ka6 Qxf6 13. c8=Q $11 (13. cxd8=Q+ $4 Qxd8 $19) (13. b8=Q $4 Qxc6+ $19)) 6. Kb8 Rc1 7. Ka8 (7. Ka7) 7... Ra1+ 8. Kb8 b1=Q 9. b6 {[#] pawns draw against queen and rook } Qxb6 {stalemate} (9... cxb6 10. c7+ Kd7 11. c8=Q+ $11 {e.g.} Kd6 12. Qd7+ Ke5 13. Kc8) 1/2-1/2

[Event "3.hm MSV-2020"] [Site ""] [Date "2020"] [Round ""] [White "Hlinka,Michal and Kekely,Luboš"] [Black "2020/2-CCII."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1N6/6n1/3k2B1/3r4/1p6/4P1K1/4N3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1. Bc1 Rd1 2. Nd3 (2. e4+ Kc4) 2... Rxc1 $1 3. Nxc1 Nf4+ (3... b2 4. Na2 Nf4+ 5. Kf2 $1 {as main}) 4. Kf2 $1 ({try} 4. Kf3 $2 b2 5. Na2 Nxe2 6. Kxe2 (6. Nb4+ Kc4 7. Nc2 Nd4+ $19) 6... Kd4 $1 7. Na5 b1=Q 8. Nc6+ Kc5 9. Ncb4 Kc4 $19) 4... b2 5. Na2 Nxe2 $1 (5... Kc4 6. Na5+ $11) (5... Kd4 6. e3+ $1 Kc4 7. Na5+ Kd3 8. Nb4+ Kc3 9. Na2+ Kc2 10. Nc4 b1=Q 11. Na3+ $11 {fork}) 6. Nb4+ (6. Kxe2 $2 Kd4 $1 $19) 6... Kc4 (6... Ke4 7. Nd6+ $1 Kd4 8. Nc2+ Kc3 9. Na3 $11) (6... Ke6 7. Nc5+ $1 Kf5 8. Kxe2 b1=Q 9. Nbd3 $1 {positional draw - compare with try}) 7. Nc2 Kb3 8. Na5+ Ka4 (8... Kxc2 9. Nc4 b1=Q 10. Na3+ $11 {fork}) 9. Na3 $1 Kxa3 10. Nc4+ {fork} Ka2 11. Nxb2 {draw. Meredith. Counterplay sacrifices. Forks. Funny final position - mirror on 2nd rank.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "4.c MSV-2020"] [Site ""] [Date "2020"] [Round ""] [White "Hlinka,Michal and Garcia,Mario"] [Black "2020/12-683."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4K3/8/2P5/5P2/8/8/1n3P2/r5k1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1. f6 $1 (1. Kd7 $2 Nc4 2. c7 Ra6 $19) 1... Ra8+ ({main 1 :} 1... Nd3 2. c7 $1 (2. f7 $2 Ra8+ 3. Ke7 (3. Kd7 Ne5+ $19) 3... Nf4 4. Kd7 Rf8 5. c7 Rxf7+ 6. Kd6 (6. Kc6 Ng6 7. c8=Q Ne7+ $19) 6... Rf8 7. Kd7 Nd5 8. c8=Q Nb6+ $19) 2... Ra8+ 3. Kd7 Nc5+ 4. Ke7 Rc8 5. Kd6 $1 Na6 6. f7 Nxc7 7. f4 $1 (7. Ke7 $2 Nd5+ $19) 7... Kf2 8. f5 $1 (8. Kd7 $2 Ra8 9. Kxc7 Ra7+ 10. Kd6 Rxf7 11. Ke5 Kg3 $19) 8... Ke3 9. Kd7 Ra8 10. Kxc7 Ke4 11. Kd6 {/d7} Kxf5 12. Ke7 Ra7+ 13. Ke8 Ke6 14. f8=N+ $11) (1... Nc4 2. f7 {main line} Ra8+ 3. Ke7 $11) 2. Kd7 $1 (2. Ke7 $2 Nd3 $1 3. f7 (3. c7 Nb4 4. f7 (4. Kd6 Na6 5. f7 Nxc7 6. Ke7 Nd5+ $19) 4... Nd5+ 5. Kd7 Nxc7 $19) 3... Nf4 4. Kd7 (4. f8=Q Ng6+ $19 {fork}) (4. f8=N Rc8 5. Kd7 Rxf8 6. c7 Nd5 7. c8=Q Nb6+ $19 {fork}) 4... Rf8 5. c7 Rxf7+ 6. Kc6 Ng6 7. c8=Q Ne7+ $19 {fork}) 2... Nc4 (2... Nd3 3. c7 $1 Nc5+ 4. Ke7 $11 {similar to main}) 3. f4 $1 (3. c7 $2 Kxf2 4. c8=N Ra6 5. f7 Ne5+ $19) (3. Ke6 $2 Rc8 4. Kd7 Nb6+ $19) 3... Nb6+ 4. Kd6 $1 (4. Ke6 $2 Kf2 $19) 4... Rh8 ({main 2 :} 4... Kf2 5. f7 Kf3 (5... Rh8 6. Ke6 $1 Rc8 7. Ke7 Nd5+ 8. Kd6 Nxf4 9. c7 $1 (9. Kd7 $2 Rf8 10. c7 Rxf7+ $19) 9... Rh8 10. Kd7 Nd5 11. c8=N $1 $11) 6. Kc5 Na4+ 7. Kd6 Nc3 8. c7 Kxf4 9. Kd7 $1 (9. Ke6 $2 Kg5 $1 10. Kd7 Nd5 11. c8=N Nf6+ $1 12. Ke7 Nh7 $1 $19) 9... Nd5 10. c8=N $1 Nf6+ 11. Ke7 Nh7 12. Nb6 $1 Ra7+ 13. Nd7 $1 $11) 5. f7 Kg2 6. Ke6 $1 (6. Kc5 $2 Nc8 7. Kd5 Ne7+ $1 (7... Na7 $2 8. c7 Nc8 9. Ke6 Nb6 10. Ke7 Nd5+ 11. Kd6 Nxc7 (11... Nxf4 12. Kd7 Nd5 13. c8=N $11) 12. f5 Kg3 13. Kxc7 $11) 8. Kd6 Nxc6 9. Kxc6 Rf8 $19) 6... Rc8 (6... Kf3 7. Kf6 $1 Rc8 8. Kg7 $11) 7. Ke7 Nd5+ 8. Kd6 $1 (8. Ke6 $2 Nxf4+ 9. Kd7 Rf8 10. c7 Rxf7+ 11. Kd6 Rf8 12. Kd7 Nd5 13. c8=Q Nb6+ $19) 8... Nxf4 (8... Rd8+ 9. Ke5 $1 $13) 9. c7 Rf8 10. Ke7 Rh8 (10... Ng6+ 11. Kf6 Nh8 12. Ke7 $11) 11. Kd7 $1 (11. f8=N $2 Nd5+ 12. Kd6 Nxc7 $19) 11... Nd5 12. c8=N $1 $11 1/2-1/2

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