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[Event "1.p Chess Star"] [Site ""] [Date "2022"] [Round ""] [White "Nielsen=S"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5r2/BRQ3p1/3p2pq/2p4P/K5P1/5p2/1P6/1k6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2022"] 1. g5 $1 ({Thematic try} 1. Qxd6 $2 Qf4+ 2. b4 Qxd6 3. bxc5+ Qb6 $1 4. Rxb6+ Kc1 5. h6 gxh6 6. Rxg6 f2 $19) 1... Qxg5 2. Qxd6 Qf4+ 3. b4 Qxd6 4. bxc5+ Qb6 $1 5. Rxb6+ Kc1 6. h6 $1 (6. Rxg6 $2 f2 7. c6 Ra8 $1 $19) 6... gxh6 7. Rxg6 f2 8. c6 f1=Q 9. Rg1 $11 {A clever logical study (the best kind!) in which White sacifices a pawn on the first move to clear a file for the Rook on move 9. In between these events we see many interesting motifs, including Black's Queen sacrifice to keep the a7-g1 diagonal closed.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "2.p Chess Star"] [Site ""] [Date "2022"] [Round ""] [White "Nielsen=S"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3b2k1/1Rp3n1/7K/NPp2P1P/2P2B2/1pP2p1P/5P2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2022"] 1. f6 b2 2. b6 $1 (2. f7+ $2 Kxf7 3. b6 Kg8 $1 4. bxc7 Nf5+ 5. Kg6 Nh4+ $11) 2... b1=Q 3. f7+ Kxf7 4. bxc7 Bg5+ 5. Bxg5 Nf5+ 6. Kh7 Qe4 (6... Qc2 7. c8=R+ $1 $18 (7. c8=Q+ $2 Ne7+ 8. Kh6 Qh7+ $1 9. Kxh7 {stalemate}) (7. c8=N+ $2 Kf8 $1 $11) (7. c8=B+ $2 Kf8 8. Rb8 Kf7 $1 $11)) (6... Qd3 7. c8=N+ $1 (7. c8=R+ $2 Ne7+ 8. Kh6 Qd6+ $11) 7... Kf8 8. Bh6+ Nxh6+ 9. Kxh6 $18) 7. c8=B+ $1 Kf8 8. Rb8 Kf7 9. Bb7 $1 $18 {An unusual study in pawn promotion effects. Each of three black Queen moves along the b1-h7 diagonal forces a different under-promotion. Very nifty composing.} 1-0
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[Event "3.p Chess Star"] [Site ""] [Date "2022"] [Round ""] [White "Pasman=M"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/5p2/8/1b5k/2r5/8/1R3KPp/N7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "26"] [EventDate "2022"] 1. g4+ $1 Kxg4 (1... Kh4 2. Rxb5 $1 $11) 2. Kg2 h1=Q+ 3. Kxh1 Bc6+ (3... Rc1+ 4. Kh2 Bc6 5. Rb4+ Kg5 6. Nb3 Rc2+ 7. Kh3 Rc3+ 8. Kh2 $11) 4. Kh2 Rc5 5. Rb4+ $1 (5. Rc2 $2 Rh5+ 6. Kg1 Be4 $1 $19) (5. Nc2 $2 Rh5+ 6. Kg1 Kg3 7. Kf1 Ba4 8. Kg1 Rh2 $19) 5... Kf3 6. Rb3+ Kf4 7. Kg1 (7. Rb4+ $2 Be4 $19) 7... Bd5 (7... Rc1+ 8. Kf2 Rxa1 9. Rf3+ $1 Bxf3 {stalemate}) (7... Be4 8. Ra3 $11) 8. Rd3 $1 ( 8. Ra3 $2 Rb5 $1 9. Nc2 Rb1+ 10. Kf2 Rb2 $19) 8... Rb5 (8... Ke4 9. Nb3 $1 Rb5 10. Nc1 Rb1 11. Rc3 $1 Kd4 12. Rd3+ Kc4 13. Rd1 $11) 9. Nc2 Be4 10. Rc3 (10. Rd7 $2 Rg5+ 11. Kf1 Bxc2 12. Rxf7+ Ke3 $19) 10... Rb1+ 11. Ne1 $1 Rxe1+ 12. Kf2 Ra1 13. Rf3+ $1 Bxf3 {stalemate. A pleasant and economical setting of a familiar stalemate scheme. The model stalemate can appear as early as move 9 (after 7... Rc1+) but Black seeks complications and suffers the same stalemate after the white Knight hops to e1.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "1.hm Chess Star"] [Site ""] [Date "2022"] [Round ""] [White "Avni=A"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5q2/8/1b2P3/8/6k1/4R3/2B3K1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "37"] [EventDate "2022"] 1. e7 Qf6 2. Bd1+ Kg5 3. Rg3+ Kh6 4. Rh3+ Kg5 (4... Kg7 5. e8=N+ $1 $18) 5. Rh5+ Kf4 6. e8=Q Qg7+ 7. Kf1 Qg1+ 8. Ke2 Qf2+ 9. Kd3 Qd4+ 10. Kc2 Qc4+ 11. Kb1 Qb4+ 12. Ka2 Qd2+ 13. Ka3 Qd6+ 14. Ka4 Qxd1+ 15. Kb5 Qb1+ 16. Ka6 $1 (16. Kc6 $2 Be3 $1 $11) 16... Be3 (16... Bd4 17. Rh4+ $18) (16... Bd8 17. Qe5+ Kg4 18. Qe2+ $18) 17. Qa4+ $1 Kf3 18. Rh3+ Kf2 19. Qh4+ $18 {The play is elegant with short, clear supporting variations, including the nice 4...Kg7 5.e8N+! The climax is 16.Ka6!, instead of 16.Kc6?, so that 17.Qa4+ isn't blocked. Only a clean final mate is missing.} 1-0
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[Event "2.hm Chess Star"] [Site ""] [Date "2022"] [Round ""] [White "Pasman=M"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1R6/3k1Pr1/8/n6K/1N2n3/8/1R3p1p/3B4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "36"] [EventDate "2022"] 1. Rd8+ $1 Ke6 2. f8=N+ $1 Kf6 (2... Kf5 3. Rd5+ Kf6 4. Rxf2+ Nxf2 5. Bf3 Rg3 6. Rd6+ {transposes to main line}) 3. Rxf2+ Nxf2 4. Bf3 Rg5+ 5. Kh4 Rg4+ 6. Kh5 Rg3 7. Rd6+ Ke5 8. Rd5+ Kf4 9. Bh1 Nxh1 10. Ne6+ Ke4 (10... Kf3 11. Rd3+ Ke4 12. Kh4 $11) 11. Kh4 Rg8 (11... Nf2 12. Kxg3 h1=Q 13. Ng5+ Ke3 14. Rxa5 $11) 12. Ng5+ (12. Kh3 $2 Rh8+ 13. Kg2 Nf2 $19) (12. Nc5+ $2 Kf3 13. Rf5+ Ke2 $19) 12... Rxg5 13. Kh3 Rg8 14. Kxh2 Rh8+ 15. Kg1 $1 Nc4 16. Rg5 Ne3 (16... Ne5 17. Kg2 Nf3 18. Rg4+ $11) 17. Nd3 $1 Kxd3 (17... Nf5 18. Nc5+ Ke5 (18... Kf4 19. Ne6+ $11) 19. Kg2 Kf6 20. Ne4+ $11) 18. Rh5 $1 Rxh5 {stalemate. The final model stalemate position is well known. Here it receives a new, long and intense introduction.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "3.hm Chess Star"] [Site ""] [Date "2022"] [Round ""] [White "Nielsen=S"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/6N1/5ppP/3rk3/6KP/3P1R2/3b1P2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2022"] 1. h7 Rd8 2. d4+ $1 (2. h8=Q $2 Rxh8 3. d4+ Kxd4 $11) 2... Rxd4+ 3. Rf4 $1 Rd8 4. Rd4 $1 Rxd4+ 5. f4+ $1 Rxf4+ 6. Kh3 Be1 7. h5 $1 Rh4+ 8. Kg2 $18 { A humorous and original chess fantasy!} 1-0
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[Event "4.hm Chess Star"] [Site ""] [Date "2022"] [Round ""] [White "Arestov=P"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2p5/8/3N4/8/3k4/PPp2K2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2022"] 1. Nf4+ $1 (1. Nb4+ $2 Kd2 2. Nxc2 Kxc2 3. a4 Kxb2 4. a5 c5 5. a6 c4 6. a7 c3 7. a8=Q c2 $11) 1... Kd2 2. Ne2 c5 3. b3 $1 (3. a4 $2 c4 $1 4. a5 c1=Q 5. Nxc1 Kxc1 6. a6 Kxb2 $11) 3... c1=Q 4. Nxc1 Kxc1 5. a4 Kc2 6. a5 Kxb3 7. a6 c4 8. a7 c3 9. a8=Q c2 10. Qa1 $18 {A small scale logical study, but perfectly formed.} 1-0
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[Event ".c Chess Star"] [Site ""] [Date "2022"] [Round ""] [White "Hlinka=M Kekely=L"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/p5n1/8/8/7p/4B2K/2P5/2Nk4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2022"] 1. c4 Nf5 2. Bf4 Nd4 3. Kxh4 (3. Be3 $2 Nf5 4. Bf4 Nd4 {loss of time}) 3... Kc2 (3... a5 4. Kg4 a4 5. c5 a3 6. Be3 Nc2 7. Bg5 Nd4 8. Bf6 Nc6 9. Nb3 Nb4 10. Na1 Kd2 11. Kf5 $18) 4. Kg4 Kc3 5. c5 Kc4 6. Ne2 $1 (6. Bd6 $2 Kd5 $11) 6... Nc6 7. Bd6 (7. Be3 $2 Nb4 8. Nf4 a5 $11) 7... Nd8 (7... Na5 8. Bf8 Kd3 9. Kf3 Nc6 10. Nf4+ Kd4 11. Ne6+ Kc4 12. Ke4 $18) 8. Bf8 $1 (8. Be7 $2 Ne6 9. c6 Kd5 10. Nf4+ Kxc6 $1 11. Nxe6 Kd7 $11) 8... Ne6 9. c6 Kd5 {(or Kb5)} (9... Nc7 10. Bd6 Na8 11. c7 Nb6 12. Kf5 $18) 10. Nf4+ $1 Nxf4 11. c7 $18 { The pawn excelsior is adorned with two near-echo Knight sacrifices.} 1-0
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[Event ".c Chess Star"] [Site ""] [Date "2022"] [Round ""] [White "Arestov=P"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/6n1/7R/8/8/5p2/2P5/3K1k2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2022"] 1. Kd2 (1. Rg6 $2 f2 2. Rxg7 {stalemate}) 1... f2 2. c3 $1 (2. c4 $2 Kg1 3. Rg6+ Kf1 4. c5 Nh5 $1 5. c6 Ng3 6. Rxg3 {stalemate}) 2... Kg1 (2... Nf5 3. Rf6 Ng3 4. Ke3 $18) 3. Rg6+ Kf1 4. Rg5 Ne8 (4... Ne6 5. Rf5 $18) 5. Rf5 (5. Rg6 $2 Ng7 $1 {loss of time}) 5... Nd6 6. Rf4 Kg2 7. Ke2 Ne4 8. Ke3 Nxc3 9. Rxf2+ Kg3 10. Rd2 $18 {A logical study with "pawn one or two" based on zugzwang.} 1-0
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[Event ".c Chess Star"] [Site ""] [Date "2022"] [Round ""] [White "Arestov=P Krug=P"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6k1/4p3/N7/2P5/8/3p4/8/2K4n w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "35"] [EventDate "2022"] 1. c6 d2+ $1 2. Kxd2 Ng3 3. c7 Ne4+ 4. Ke3 Nd6 5. Kf4 Kf7 6. Ke5 Nc8 7. Nb4 Na7 8. Kd5 Kf6 9. Na2 $1 ({Thematic try} 9. Kc5 $2 e5 10. Kb6 Nc8+ 11. Kb7 Nd6+ 12. Kb8 e4 13. Nc2 Ke5 14. Ne3 Kf4 15. Nc4 e3 16. Nxd6 e2 $11) 9... e5 10. Nc3 Ke7 11. Kc5 Kd7 12. Kb6 e4 $1 13. Nd5 (13. Nxe4 $2 Nb5 $1 $11) 13... Nc8+ 14. Kb7 Nd6+ 15. Kb8 Ke6 16. Ne3 (16. Nc3 $2 e3 17. Nb5 Kd5 $11) 16... Ke5 17. Nc4+ Nxc4 18. c8=Q $18 {An atypical thematic try (not in parallel to the main line) leads to a loss of one tempo.} 1-0
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[Event ".c Chess Star"] [Site ""] [Date "2022"] [Round ""] [White "Minski=M"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5n2/5P2/3P4/r2pP3/4N3/4K3/2P3P1/2n1k3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2022"] 1. d7 $1 d4+ (1... Nxd7 2. e6 d4+ 3. Kxd4 Ne2+ 4. Ke3 $11) 2. Kxd4 Ne2+ 3. Ke3 (3. Kc4 $2 Nxd7 4. e6 Ne5+ 5. Kb4 Ra8 $19) 3... Rd5 4. e6 Nxe6 5. Nc5 $1 Re5+ ( 5... Nf8 6. c4 Rd6 7. Nd3+ Kf1 8. Ne5 Nc3 9. c5 $11) 6. Ne4 Rf5 7. Ng5 Re5+ 8. Ne4 Rd5 9. Nc5 Re5+ 10. Ne4 $11 {Play ends in a curious symmetrical positional draw. The final position is nearly set in the starting diagram.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event ".c Chess Star"] [Site ""] [Date "2022"] [Round ""] [White "Pasman=M"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6K1/1P1P2P1/5qbk/1NR2P2/6P1/8/7P/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2022"] 1. g5+ $1 Kxg5 2. Nd6 Qd8+ (2... Kh6 3. Ne8 Bf7+ 4. Kh8 $18) 3. Ne8 Bxe8 4. h4+ $1 (4. Rc8 $2 Bf7+ $1 5. Kxf7 Qxd7+ 6. Kg8 Qxb7 $11) 4... Kh6 (4... Kxh4 5. Rc8 Bf7+ 6. Kxf7 Qxd7+ 7. Kg6 $1 $18) 5. b8=Q Qxb8 (5... Bf7+ 6. Kxf7 Qxd7+ 7. Kf6 Qxg7+ 8. Ke6 $18) 6. Rc8 Qb3+ 7. Kh8 Bxd7 8. Rc7 $1 Qb2 (8... Qb8+ 9. g8=N+ Kh5 10. Rxd7 $18) ({Main} 8... Qf7 9. Rxd7 Qxd7 10. g8=N+ Kh5 11. Nf6+ Kxh4 12. Nxd7 $18) 9. Rxd7 Qf6 10. Re7 Qxe7 11. g8=N+ Kh5 12. Nxe7 $18 {Complicated play leads to Knight promotions and two grabs of the black Queen. I do not think this improves upon Skuja 1949.} 1-0
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