www.arves.org - Garcia 75 JT 2023B

Studies awarded for the

Jubilee tournament for the 75th birthday of Mario Garcia

Garcia, Mario 1948

For Section A Theme more then 7 pieces. See: Garcia 75 JT 2023A

Here you may find Sections B1, B2 and Special prizes:

Section B1 Wins: Theme Miniatures

[Event "1st.p. JT75 M.Garcia (tt) Miniature"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Valery Kalashnikov"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4R3/8/8/5p2/8/4KN1q/B7/7k w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2023"] [TimeControl "300"] 
 1. Bd5 $1 (1. Re6 $2 f4+ $1 $11) 1... f4+ $1 2. Kd4 $1 (2. Kxf4 $2 Qh6+ ({or}  2... Qg3+ $1 $11) 3. Kg3 Qh3+ $1 $11) (2. Kd2 $2 Qd7 $1 $11) 2... Qh5 $1 { (line A)} ({line B:} 2... Qh6 $1 3. Re1+ Kg2 4. Ne5+ f3 $1 (4... Kh3 5. Rh1+ $18 {linear attack}) (4... Kg3 5. Rg1+ Kf2 6. Ng4+ $18 {double attack}) 5. Bxf3+ Kg3 6. Rg1+ Kf4 7. Rg4+ Kf5 8. Be4+ Kf6 9. Rg6+ {double attack, win}) ( 2... Kg2 3. Ng5+ $18 {battery attack}) (2... Qd7 3. Ne5+ $18 {battery attack} ( 3. Rh8+ Kg2)) (2... Qh7 3. Ng5+ $18 {battery attack}) 3. Re1+ (3. Ne5+ $2 Kh2 4. Rg8 Qd1+ $11) 3... Kg2 4. Nd2+ $1 (4. Ne5+ $2 Kg3 5. Rg1+ Kf2 $1 $11) 4... Kf2 (4... f3 5. Bxf3+ $18 {double attack}) 5. Rf1+ Kg3 (5... Ke2 6. Bf3+ $18 { double attack}) 6. Bf3 $1 (6. Ne4+ $2 Kg2 7. Rf2+ Kg1 $1 $11) (6. Rg1+ $2 Kf2 7. Rg2+ Ke1 8. Nf3+ Kf1 9. Nh2+ Ke1 10. Nf3+ Kf1 {positional draw}) 6... Qh8+ ( 6... Qh3 7. Ne4+ Kh4 8. Rh1 $18 {pin}) 7. Kd3 $1 Qd8+ (7... Qb2 8. Ne4+ Kh3 9. Rh1+ $18 {echo}) 8. Ke2 Kh4 9. Ne4 Qc8 10. Rh1+ {echo, win} 1-0

[Event "2nd.p. JT75 M.Garcia (tt) Miniature"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Oleg Pervakov"] [Black "Twin -b) K-> f6"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "kB6/p7/5K2/8/6B1/8/6p1/5n2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 1. Bd6 $1 ({Try} 1. Bf4 $2 g1=N $1 2. Be6 Kb7 3. Bd5+ Kb6 $1 4. Bc4 Nh3 5. Bc1 Ng3 $1 $11) ({Try} 1. Be5 $2 g1=N $1 2. Be6 Kb7 3. Bd5+ Kc8 4. Ke7 Nd2 $1 $11 (4... Ne2 $2 5. Bc4 Nfg3 6. Ba6#)) 1... g1=N $1 2. Bc5 Nh2 3. Bc8 $1 Ne2 (3... Kb8 4. Ba6 Ngf3 5. Bd6+ $18) 4. Ke7 $1 (4. Ba6 $2 Nc3 (4... Ng3) 5. Ke7 Ne4 6. Be3 Ng4 $1 $11) 4... Nf3 (4... a5 5. Kd8 Nc3 6. Ba6 Ne4 (6... Na4 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bd4 $18) 7. Bb6 $1 Kb8 (7... Ng4 8. Kc7 Ngf6 9. Bb7#) 8. Bd3 $1 Kb7 9. Bg1 $18) 5. Ba6 $1 ({Try} 5. Kd7 $2 Nc3 $1 6. Ba6 Ne4 $1 7. Be3 Nfg5 $1 8. Bxg5 Nc5+ $11) 5... Nc3 (5... Nfd4 6. Kd7 $18) (5... Nf4 6. Kd7 $18) 6. Kd8 $1 (6. Kd7 $2 Ne4 $1 7. Be3 Nfg5 $1 8. Bxg5 Nc5+ $11) 6... Ne4 (6... Na4 7. Be3 $1 (7. Bf2 $2 Ng5 $1 $11) 7... Nb6 8. Bd3 $18 (8. Bf1 $18)) 7. Be3 Nfg5 (7... Ne5 8. Kc7 $18) (7... Kb8 8. Bf4+ $18) 8. Bxg5 $1 Nxg5 9. Kc8 Ne6 10. Bb7# { White king came to black king} 1-0

[Event "4th.p. JT75 M.Garcia (tt) Miniature"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Petr Kiryakov& Peter Gyarmati"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2k1n3/3b4/8/PP6/8/8/1K2R3/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2021"] 
 1. b6 Nd6 2. Rc2+ Kb8 3. Kc3 $1 {allows Bb5! ( Bc8) and no a5-a6. Instead of a5-a6 white allows Ba6+Nb7 fortress and ruins it} ({Try} 3. a6 $2 Nc8 4. Rc7 Nxb6 5. Rb7+ Ka8 6. Rxb6 Bg4 $1 $11) 3... Bb5 { interesting fortress Ba6+Nb7 vs pp. a5 b6 and R} (3... Bc8 4. Rg2 Kb7 5. Rg6 Nf5 6. Rg8 $1 Nd6 7. Kb4 Kc6 8. Rg7 Ba6 9. Rc7+ Kd5 10. Ra7 $18) 4. Rg2 $1 { the only way to ruin Bb5+Nb7 is Rg2! Ba6 Rg6 Nb7? Rg8+ idea} (4. Kb4 $2 Ba6 5. Rh2 Kc8 $1 6. Rh7 Nb7 $1 7. Rh8+ Kd7 8. Ra8 Be2 9. a6 Bxa6 10. Rxa6 Kc6 $11) ( 4. Rh2 $2 {instead of Rg2! black has 2 refutations Ne4+ and Nf7} Ba6 $1 5. Rh6 (5. Kd4 Kc8 6. Kd5 Nb7 7. Rh8+ Kd7 8. Ra8 Be2 $11 (8... Bf1)) 5... Ne4+ (5... Nf7) 6. Kd4 Nf2 $11) 4... Ba6 5. Rg6 Nc4 (5... Ne4+ 6. Kd4 Nf2 7. Rg3 $18 (7. Rg8+ Kb7 8. Rg3 {loss of time})) 6. Rg8+ Kb7 7. Rg7+ $1 Kb8 8. Ra7 Nxa5 9. Rxa6 Nc6 10. Kc4 $1 Kb7 11. Kc5 $1 $18 (11. Kb5 Nd4+) 1-0

[Event "5th.p. JT75 M.Garcia (tt) Miniature"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Pavel Arestov & MIchal Hlinka, Lubos Kekely"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k7/8/8/1r2P3/8/8/K1B5/3R3n w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "35"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 1. Re1 (1. Rxh1 $2 Rxe5 $11) (1. e6 $2 Re5 2. Bb3 Ng3 $11) 1... Ng3 (1... Nf2 2. e6 Ng4 3. e7 Nf6 4. Re6 {as main}) 2. e6 Nh5 3. e7 Nf6 (3... Ng7 4. Ba4 Ra5 5. Kb3 $18) 4. Re6 (4. Rf1 $2 Re5 $11) (4. Be4+ $2 Kb8 5. Bc6 Rh5 6. Re6 Rh7 $11) 4... Ne8 5. Ba4 Rb8 6. Bc6+ (6. Rh6 $2 Kb7 7. Bc6+ Kc7 $11) 6... Ka7 7. Rh6 $1 (7. Rg6 $2 Nc7 8. Rg3 Rh8 $11) 7... Rb6 (7... Nc7 8. Rh3 $1 Rc8 (8... Rg8 9. Rb3 Ka6 10. Rb7 $18) 9. Kb3 Kb6 10. Bd7 Rg8 11. Kc4 Rg7 12. Re3 $18) 8. Rg6 $1 (8. Bxe8 $2 Rxh6 $11) (8. Ka3 $2 Nc7 9. Ka4 Rb1 $11) 8... Nc7 (8... Kb8 9. Bxe8 $18) 9. Rd6 $1 Ra6+ 10. Kb2 $1 (10. Kb3 $2 Ra1 $11) 10... Ra5 (10... Ne8 11. Rg6 $1 Nc7 12. Kc3 $18) 11. Bd5 $1 (11. Rd7 $2 Kb6 $11) 11... Rb5+ 12. Kc2 $1 (12. Kc3 $2 Rxd5 13. Rxd5 Nxd5+ $11) 12... Ne8 (12... Rc5+ 13. Kd3 Ne8 14. Kd4 Rc7 15. Re6 $18) 13. Rd8 Rc5+ (13... Nc7 14. Rd7 $18) 14. Kd3 (14. Kb3 $2 Nf6 15. Rd6 Ne8 $11) (14. Kd2 $2 Ng7 $11) 14... Nf6 15. Rd6 Ne8 (15... Rc7 16. Re6 Ne8 17. Kd4 $18) 16. Kd4 $1 Rc7 (16... Nxd6 17. Kxc5 $18) 17. Re6 Kb8 18. Bc6 $18 1-0

[Event "1/2 sp.p. T75 M.Garcia (tt) Miniature"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.06"] [Round ""] [White "MIchael Pasman"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k7/B7/8/K1P4n/8/8/R7/6r1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 1. Ka6 $1 ({Thematic try :} 1. Kb5 $2 Nf4 2. c6 (2. Bb6+ Kb8 3. Rh2 Rg5 4. Rh8+ Kb7 5. Rh7+ Kc8 6. Ka6 Nd5) 2... Rb1+ $1 (2... Rg5+ $2 3. Kc4 Rg2 4. Ra5 $1 $18 {as soluiton}) 3. Kc5 Nd3+ 4. Kd6 Nb4 5. Ra4 Nxc6 6. Kxc6 Ra1 $3 7. Rxa1 { Stalemate}) 1... Rg6+ (1... Rg7 2. Bb6 Nf6 3. Kb5+ Kb8 4. Re2 Kc8 5. c6 Rg5+ 6. Ka6 Rg8 7. Rd2 $18) 2. Kb5 $1 (2. Bb6 $2 Ng7 $1 (2... Nf4 $2 3. Rh2 $18) 3. c6 (3. Rh2 Ne8 4. Rh7 Rc6 5. Kb5 Re6 6. Rd7 Nf6 7. Ra7+ Kb8 8. c6 Nd5 9. Rd7 Ne7 10. Bc7+ Kc8 11. Bd6 Nf5 $1 12. Bc5 Re5 $1 $11) 3... Ne6 4. Kb5+ Kb8 5. Rh2 Rg5+ 6. Ka6 Nc7+ $11) 2... Nf4 3. c6 Rg5+ 4. Kc4 $1 (4. Kb4 $2 Rg2 $1 (4... Nd5+ $2 5. Kc4 Rh5 6. Bc5+ $18) 5. Bf2+ (5. Ra5 Nd3+ $11) 5... Kb8 $11) 4... Rg2 $1 (4... Ne6 5. Be3+ $18) 5. Ra5 $1 (5. Ra4 $2 {/a1} Ne6 $1 6. Bd4+ Kb8 7. Be5+ Nc7 $11) 5... Ne6 (5... Rc2+ 6. Kb5 Ne6 7. Bd4+ Kb8 8. Be5+ Nc7+ 9. Kb6 Kc8 10. Ra7 $1 Nd5+ 11. Kb5 Nc3+ 12. Kc5 Ne4+ (12... Na4+ 13. Kd6 Nb6 14. Rc7+ Kd8 15. Bf6+ Ke8) 13. Kb6 $18) 6. Bd4+ $1 Kb8 7. Be5+ Nc7 8. Kc5 $1 Rg4 (8... Rg5 9. Kb6 Kc8 10. Ra7 Rxe5 11. Rxc7+ $18) (8... Rg1 9. Rb5+ Kc8 10. Rb7 Rc1+ 11. Kd6 Rd1+ 12. Ke7 $18) (8... Rc2+ 9. Kb6 Kc8 10. Ra7 Nd5+ 11. Kb5 Nc3+ 12. Kc5 Na4+ 13. Kd6 Nb6 14. Rc7+ Kd8 15. Bf6+ Ke8 16. Re7+ Kf8 17. Rb7 Nc4+ 18. Ke6 Re2+ 19. Kd5 Ne3+ 20. Ke4 Nc4+ 21. Kd3 Re6 22. Rb8+ Kf7 23. c7 Nd6 24. Bg5 Re8 25. Rd8 Nc8 26. Kd4 $18) 9. Rb5+ Kc8 10. Rb7 Ne6+ 11. Kd6 $1 (11. Kd5 Nf4+ $1 12. Kd6 Rg6+ 13. Kc5 Nd3+ $11) 11... Nd8 (11... Nd4 12. Rc7+ Kb8 13. Rf7 Ka8 14. Rf8+ Ka7 15. Bxd4+ $18) 12. Rb8+ $3 {Phenix} Kxb8 13. Kd7+ Ka8 14. c7 Rd4+ $1 15. Bxd4 Nc6 16. c8=R+ $1 {Kubbel rook promotion, Phenix} 1-0

[Event "1/2 sp.p. JT75 M.Garcia (tt) Miniature"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.01.05"] [Round ""] [White "Sergey Osintsev"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2k2B2/8/5K2/2N5/1n6/p4B2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 {Of course, the Bishop will have to be given up for a passed pawn, but the black Knight in the corner will be in danger} 1. Bg3+ Kd8 $3 { Black's "foresight Effect"} (1... Kd7 2. Be6+ $1 Kc6 {under check} 3. Na5+ $1 Nxa5 4. Bxa2 $18) 2. Bh4+ $1 {White's "foresight effect"} ({Logical try} 2. Be5 $2 a1=Q 3. Bxa1 Nxa1 4. Ne3 Ke7 $1 5. Bg8 Kd6 6. Ke4 Kc5 7. Kd3 Kb4 8. Nd5+ Ka3 ({loss of time} 8... Kb3 9. Nc3+ Kb2 10. Nd1+ Ka3 11. Kc3 Nb3 12. Ne3 Nc5 $1 13. Nc4+ Ka4 $11) 9. Kc3 Nb3 10. Ne3 Nc5 $1 11. Nc4+ Ka4 $11 { Position A1 with Bg8}) 2... Kc7 (2... Kd7 3. Be6+ $1 ({Logical try} 3. Bf6 $2 a1=Q 4. Bxa1 Nxa1 5. Ne3 Ke7 $3 6. Bg8 Kd6 $11) 3... Kc7 4. Bg3+ $1 ({ Logical try} 4. Bf6 $2 a1=Q 5. Bxa1 Nxa1 6. Ne3 Kc6 $11) 4... Kb7 {under check} 5. Na5+ $1 ({Logical try} 5. Be5 $2 a1=Q 6. Bxa1 Nxa1 7. Ne3 Kc6 8. Ke4 Kc5 9. Kd3 Kb4 10. Nd5+ Ka3 11. Kc3 Nb3 12. Ne3 $1 Nc5 13. Nc4+ Ka4 $11 { Position A2 with Be6}) 5... Nxa5 6. Bxa2 $18) 3. Bf6 a1=Q 4. Bxa1 Nxa1 5. Ne3 $1 Kd6 6. Ke4 Kc5 7. Kd3 Kb4 8. Nd5+ $1 Kb3 9. Nc3+ Kb2 (9... Kb4 10. Na2+ Ka3 11. Nc1 (11. Kc3 $2 Nb3 12. Bxb3 $11 {stalemate}) 11... Kb2 12. Kd2 Nc2 13. Nd3+ Ka1 14. Kc3 $18 (14. Kxc2 $2 $11 {stalemate})) 10. Nd1+ ({loss of time}  10. Na4+ Ka3 11. Nb6 Kb4 12. Nd5+) 10... Ka3 11. Kc3 Nb3 $1 { The Black Knight left the dangerous corner} 12. Ne3 (12. Bxb3 $11 {stalemate}) 12... Nc5 (12... Nc1 13. Nc2+ Ka4 14. Bc4 $18) (12... Na5 13. Nc2+ Ka4 14. Be8+ $18) 13. Nc4+ Ka4 {Position A with Bf7} 14. Be8+ $18 {The logical study. "Effect of foresight" in the game of White and Black, domination.} 1-0

[Event "3/4 sp.p. JT75 M.Garcia (tt) Miniature"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.04.10"] [Round ""] [White "Janos Mikitovics"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/6r1/QK6/8/5P2/5n2/5k2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 1. Kc5 $1 (1. Qa2+ $2 Kg3 $1 $11 (1... Ke3 $2 2. Qe6+ Kxf4 3. Qf6+ $18 {fork})) (1. f5 $2 Kg3 $1 (1... Rf7 $2 2. Qa2+ $18 {fork}) 2. f6 Rf7 $1 $11) 1... Rg4 ({ Main} 1... Rf7 2. Qa2+ $18 {fork} (2. Qh6 $2 Rf5+ $11)) 2. f5 Rf4 ({Main} 2... Rg5 {pin} 3. Qd3 $1 (3. Qc8 $2 Nh4 $11) 3... Nh4 4. Qd2+ $18 {fork}) 3. Qe6 $1 (3. Qf6 $2 Nh4 $1 (3... Kg3 $2 4. Qg6+ {main}) 4. Qb2+ Kf3 $1 (4... Kg3 $2 5. Qg7+ $18) 5. f6 Kg4 $1 6. Kd6 Nf3 7. Qg2+ Kh4 $1 (7... Kh5 $2 8. Qh3+ Kg6 9. Qg3+ $18 {fork}) 8. Qg6 Ng5 $11) (3. Qa2+ $2 Kg3 $1 $11) 3... Kg3 ({Main} 3... Nd4 4. Qh6 $1 (4. Qd6 $2 Nb3+ 5. Kd5 Rd4+ $11 (5... Rxf5+ $2 6. Ke4 $18)) 4... Kf3 5. f6 $18) (3... Nh4 4. f6 $18) 4. Qg6+ $1 (4. Kd6 $2 Ng5 $1 $11 (4... Kg4 $2 5. f6+ $18)) 4... Rg4 $1 {selfpin} 5. Kd5 $3 (5. Qd6+ $2 {/Qe6?/ Qh7?} Rf4 $1 6. Qg6+ {loss of time}) 5... Rg5 $1 {pin} (5... Rxg6 6. fxg6 $18) 6. Ke6 $1 {selfunpin} (6. Ke4 $2 Rg4+ 7. Kd5 {loss of time}) (6. Qe6 $2 Nh4 7. Qe3+ Kg4 $11) 6... Kf4 (6... Nd4+ 7. Kf6 $3 (7. Ke5 $2 Nf3+ 8. Ke6 {loss of time} (8. Ke4 {loss of time})) (7. Kd5 $2 Rxg6 $1 8. fxg6 Nf5 $11) 7... Rxg6+ 8. fxg6 $18 ) 7. Qh6 $1 {pin} Kg4 $1 (7... Nd4+ 8. Kf6 $18) 8. f6 $1 (8. Qf6 $2 Kf4 9. Qh6 {loss of time}) (8. Qf8 $2 {/Qh7?} Nd4+ $11) 8... Ra5 $1 (8... Re5+ 9. Kf7 $3 $18 (9. Kd7 $2 Rf5 $1 10. Ke7 Ng5 $11)) 9. Kf7 $3 (9. f7 $2 Ra6+ $11) 9... Ra7+ ({Main} 9... Ne5+ 10. Kg8 $1 (10. Ke6 $2 Nf3 11. Kf7 {loss of time}) 10... Ra8+ 11. Kh7 $3 (11. Kg7 $2 Ra7+ 12. f7 Rxf7+ $1 $11) 11... Ra7+ 12. Qg7+ {selfpin} Rxg7+ 13. fxg7 $18) 10. Kg8 $3 (10. Kf8 $2 Ng5 $1 (10... Ra8+ $2 11. Kg7 Ra7+ 12. f7 $1 {selfpin} Ne5 13. Kf6 $1 {selfunpin} Nd7+ 14. Ke6 Ra6+ 15. Kxd7 Rxh6 16. f8=Q $18)) 10... Ng5 $1 11. Qh1 $3 {Main} (11. Qh2 $2 Ra8+ (11... Rd7 $2 12. Qe2+ $18) 12. Kg7 Ne6+ 13. Kh7 Ng5+ $1 (13... Ra7+ $2 14. Kh6 $1 $18) 14. Kg7 Ne6+ 15. Kf7 (15. Kg6 Nf4+ 16. Kh7 Ra7+ $11) 15... Ng5+ 16. Ke7 Ra7+ $11) 11... Rd7 ({Main} 11... Rc7 12. Qh2 $1 (12. Qb1 $2 Kh5 13. Qh1+ Kg6 14. f7 Rxf7 $11) 12... Rd7 13. Qe2+ Kf5 14. Qb5+ $18 {fork}) 12. Qc6 $1 (12. Qa8 $2 Rh7 $1 (12... Kf5 $2 13. Qc8 $1 $18 {pin}) 13. Qd5 Kh5 $1 14. Qh1+ Kg6 $11) 12... Ra7 13. Qb6 $1 (13. Qh1 {loss of time}) 13... Rh7 14. Qb1 $3 {thr. 15. Qxh7+!} Rc7 $1 ({Main} 14... Rf7 15. Qg1+ Kh5 16. Qxg5+ $1 Kxg5 17. Kxf7 $18) 15. Qa2 $1 ( 15. Qb5 $2 Kh5 $1 {selfpin} 16. Qe2+ Kg6 17. Qa6 Rf7 $1 $11) 15... Kf5 ({Main}  15... Rh7 16. Qc2 $1 Kh5 17. Qxh7+ $18) 16. Qa5+ $18 {fork} 1-0

[Event "3/4 sp.p. JT75 M.Garcia (tt) Miniature"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.06.26"] [Round ""] [White "Rainer Staudte & Michael, Schlosser"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7B/8/6Pp/8/8/1p1k4/p4K2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventDate "2023"] [TimeControl "300+20"] 
 1. Be5 $1 (1. g7 $2 a1=Q $1 $11 { The bishop has to cross the critical square g7.;}) (1. Bf6 $2 Kc2 2. g7 b2 3. g8=Q b1=Q $1 (3... a1=Q $2 4. Qc4+ Kd2 (4... Kd1 5. Qd3+ Kc1 6. Ke1 Qa5+ 7. Bc3 $18) (4... Kb1 5. Qb3 $18 {as main line}) 5. Qc3+ Kd1 6. Qd3+ Kc1 7. Ke2 Qa4 ( 7... Qa6 8. Qxa6 b1=Q 9. Qa3+ Kc2 10. Qc3#) 8. Qd2+ Kb1 9. Qxb2#) 4. Qc4+ Kd2 5. Bc3+ (5. Bg5+ hxg5 $11) 5... Kc1 $1 6. Bg7+ Qc2+ $1 $11) 1... Kc2 2. g7 b2 3. g8=Q a1=Q $1 {Reciprocal change of the promotion square in try and solution. } 4. Qc4+ Kb1 5. Qb3 {Other moves waste time. Last but not least the queen only via b3 makes progress. In the following black finally gets into zugzwang. Not all white moves are unique, the solution shows a simple and short way to realise the winning method: The white king catches the black free pawn on the h-file and returns avoiding black counter play.} Kc1 6. Ke1 Kb1 7. Bc3 { Other Bishop moves waste time.} h5 (7... Kc1 {/Qa2} 8. Qd1#) 8. Bd4 {(2)} h4 ( 8... Qa5+ 9. Ke2 $1 Qa6+ 10. Kf2 $1 Qa1 11. Ke3 Kc1 12. Qd3 Qa5 13. Ke2 Qd2+ 14. Qxd2+ Kb1 15. Qxb2#) 9. Kf2 {(3)} h3 (9... Kc1 10. Qd3 b1=Q 11. Qf1+ $1 Kc2 12. Qc4+ Kd2 (12... Kd1 13. Qe2+ Kc1 14. Be3#) (12... Qc3 13. Qxc3+ Kd1 14. Qe1+ Kc2 15. Qe2+ Kb3 16. Qb5+ Kc2 17. Qc4+ Kd1 18. Qe2+ Kc1 19. Be3#) 13. Qe2+ Kc1 14. Be3#) 10. Kg3 {(4)} Kc1 (10... h2 11. Kxh2 Kc1 12. Qc3+ Kb1 (12... Kd1 13. Qd3+ Ke1 14. Kg3 b1=Q 15. Bf2#) 13. Kg3 $18 {see solution}) 11. Qc3+ Kb1 ( 11... Kd1 12. Qd3+ Ke1 (12... Kc1 13. Be3#) 13. Bf2#) 12. Kxh3 Ka2 13. Qc4+ $1 Kb1 14. Qb3 Kc1 15. Qc3+ Kb1 (15... Kd1 16. Qd3+ Ke1 17. Kg3 b1=Q 18. Bf2#) 16. Kg3 Ka2 (16... Qa2 17. Qe1+ Kc2 18. Qe2+ Kb3 {(5)} (18... Kc1 19. Be3+ Kb1 20. Qd1#) 19. Qe6+ Ka3 20. Bc5+ Ka4 21. Qxa2+ $18) 17. Qc4+ Kb1 18. Qb3 Kc1 19. Kf2 Kb1 (19... Kd2 20. Be3#) 20. Qd1+ {/d3} Ka2 21. Qa4+ Kb1 22. Qb3 Kc1 23. Ke1 Kb1 (23... Qa5+ 24. Bc3 b1=Q 25. Qd1#) 24. Bc3 $1 Qa2 (24... Kc1 25. Qd1#) ( 24... Qa8 25. Qxb2#) 25. Qd1# 1-0

[Event "sp.hm. JT75 M.Garcia (tt) Miniature"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.06.23"] [Round ""] [White "Ludëk Sedläk"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4p3/4K3/8/4k3/4p3/1p5p/4Q3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 1. Qe2 $1 (1. Qb4+ $2 Kf3 $1 $11 (1... Kd3 $2 2. Qb3+ Ke4 3. Qxb2 h1=Q 4. Qb7+ $18)) (1. Qb1+ $2 Kf3 2. Qxb2 e2 $1 $11) (1. Qh1+ $2 Kd3 2. Qxh2 e2 $1 $11) (1. Qd1 $2 Kf4 $1 2. Qd4+ Kf3 3. Qxb2 e2 $1 $11) (1. Qf1 $2 Kd4 $1 2. Qf4+ Kd3 3. Qxh2 e2 $11) (1. Qh4+ $2 Kd3 $1 (1... Kf3 $2 2. Qh3+ Ke4 3. Qxh2 b1=Q 4. Qh7+ $18) 2. Qxh2 e2 $11) 1... h1=Q (1... b1=Q 2. Qg4+ Kd3 3. Qf5+ {/g6} Kd2 4. Qxb1 e2 $1 5. Qb4+ $1 (5. Qb2+ $2 Ke1 $11) 5... Kd1 6. Qb3+ $1 (6. Qb1+ $2 Kd2 7. Qb4+ {is a loss of time}) (6. Qd4+ $2 Ke1 $1 $11) 6... Ke1 (6... Kd2 7. Qd5+ $1 {as the solution}) 7. Qf3 Kd2 8. Qd5+ $1 Ke3 (8... Ke1 9. Qh1+ $18) 9. Qh1 Kd2 10. Qxh2 $18) 2. Qc4+ Kf3 3. Qd5+ {/c6} Kf2 4. Qxh1 e2 $1 5. Qh4+ $1 (5. Qh2+ $2 Ke1 6. Qh1+ Kd2 $11) 5... Kf1 6. Qh3+ $1 (6. Qh1+ $2 Kf2 7. Qh4+ { is a loss of time} Kf1) (6. Qf4+ $2 Ke1 $1 7. Qe4 Kd2 $1 $11) 6... Ke1 (6... Kf2 7. Qf5+ $18 {as the solution}) 7. Qd3 $1 (7. Qb3 $2 Kf1 8. Qh3+ Ke1 { is a loss of time}) 7... Kf2 8. Qf5+ $1 Ke3 (8... Ke1 9. Qb1+ Kf2 10. Qxb2 $18) 9. Qb1 Kf2 10. Qxb2 Kf1 11. Qb5 $18 1-0

[Event "sp.hm. JT75 M.Garcia (tt) Miniature"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.06.29"] [Round ""] [White "David Blundell"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5k2/2p5/8/6K1/p7/7P/4N3/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 1. Kf6 $1 {A)} (1. Kg6 $2 Kg8 2. h4 c5 {z} 3. h5 a3 4. Nc3 c4 5. h6 Kh8 6. h7 a2 7. Nxa2 c3 8. Nb4 c2 $11) (1. Nc3 $2 a3 2. Kf6 Kg8 $11 {or c6 first) and the knight blocks the king's path back to the square of the a pawn. If now 3. Kg6 then 3/\c6 and White is in the central zugzwang complex with the move.}) ( 1. Nc1 $2 {permits the black king off the back rank after which he will always be on the right side of zugzwang, e.g} Kg7 2. h4 a3 3. h5 c5 4. h6+ Kh7 5. Na2 c4 6. Nc3 Kg8 7. Kg6 Kh8 $11 {z}) 1... a3 ({B)} 1... Kg8 2. Ke5 c5 3. Nc3 a3 4. Kd5 Kg7 5. Kc4 Kg6 6. Kb3 Kg5 7. Ne2 Kh4 8. Ng1 $18) ({C)} 1... c6 2. Ke5 Kg7 3. Kd4 c5+ 4. Kc3 Kg6 5. Kb2 c4 6. Ka3 $18) 2. Nc1 (2. Nc3 $2 { blocks the path of the White king back to the square of the a pawn so thatafter } Kg8 3. Ke5 Kg7 $11 {White is stuck. If, in this, White plays instead 3.Kg6, then 3/\c6z is the central zugzwang complex with WTM.}) 2... c5 (2... Kg8 3. Ke5 Kg7 4. Kd4 Kg6 5. Kc3 Kg5 6. Ne2 Kh4 7. Ng1 c5 8. Kb3 $18) (2... c6 3. Ke5 c5 4. Kd5 Kg7 5. Kc4 Kg6 6. Kb3 Kg5 7. Ne2 Kh4 8. Ng1 $18) 3. Na2 (3. Ke5 $2 { with play that is analogous to the lines in B and C but with 1/\a3 2.Sc1 included :-}) (3. h4 $2 c4 4. Na2 c3 5. Nxc3 Kg8 6. Kg6 Kh8 {z} 7. h5 Kg8 {z} 8. h6 Kh8 $11) 3... c4 4. Nc3 {z} Kg8 5. Kg6 Kh8 6. h4 {z} Kg8 7. h5 {z} Kh8 8. h6 Kg8 9. h7+ Kh8 10. Ne4 a2 11. Ng5 a1=Q 12. Nf7# 1-0

[Event "sp.c. JT75 M.Garcia (tt) Miniature"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.06.21"] [Round ""] [White "Marcel Dore"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7Q/4rk2/1P6/8/5r2/3K4/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 1. Qh1 $1 (1. Qh5+ $2 Ke6 2. Qg6+ Kd7 $1 (2... Rf6 $5 3. Qe4+ $1 Kd7 4. Qa4+ Rc6 5. b7 $1 Re8 6. Qa7 $1 $18) 3. b7 Rf3+ 4. Kd4 Kc7 5. b8=Q+ Kxb8 6. Qd6+ Rc7 7. Qd8+ Rc8 8. Qb6+ Ka8 $11) (1. b7 $5 Rf3+ $1 2. Kd4 Rf4+ 3. Kc5 Rf5+ 4. Kb6 Re6+ 5. Ka7 Ra5+ $11) 1... Kg7 2. Qg2+ Kf8 3. Qa8+ (3. Qc6 $2) 3... Re8 4. Qd5 $3 ({Thematic try:} 4. b7 $2 Rf3+ 5. Kd4 Rf4+ 6. Kc5 Rf5+ 7. Kb6 Rf6+ 8. Ka7 Rf7 $1 $11) (4. Qc6 $2 Rf1 $1 5. b7 Rd1+ 6. Kc2 Rdd8 $1 $11) 4... Rf1 5. Kd2 $1 {A)} Rf2+ ({B)} 5... Ree1 6. Qa5 $1 (6. Qc5+ $2 Ke8 $3 7. Qc8+ Ke7 8. b7 Rd1+ $11) 6... Rb1 7. b7 Rf2+ 8. Kc3 $1 (8. Ke3 $2 Rfb2 $1 $11) 8... Rf3+ 9. Kc2 Rfb3 $1 (9... Rf7 10. Qa8+ {switchback}) 10. Qd8+ Kf7 11. Qd5+ $1 $18) 6. Kc3 Re3+ 7. Kc4 $1 ({Try:} 7. Kb4 $2 Re7 $1 8. Qc5 Rd2 9. Qf5+ Ke8 $1 10. Qc8+ Kf7 11. Qf5+ Ke8 $11) 7... Rc2+ 8. Kb4 $1 (8. Kb5 $2 Rc1 $1 9. Qd6+ Ke8 10. b7 Rb3+ $11) 8... Rb2+ 9. Ka4 $1 (9. Kc4 Reb3 $11) 9... Re7 10. Ka3 $1 (10. Ka5 $2 Ke8 $1 11. Ka6 Kf8 12. Qd8+ Kf7 13. Qd4 Ra2+ 14. Kb5 Rae2 $11) 10... Rxb6 11. Qd8+ $18 1-0

Section B2 Draws: Theme Miniatures.

[Event "1/4t p. JT75 M.Garcia (tt) Miniature"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Yochanan Afek"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k1r5/p7/7N/Kp6/1P6/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 1. Nf5 $1 (1. Kxb5 $2 Rf8 $1 2. Ng4 Rf3 3. Ka4 Kb7 4. Ne5 Rc3 5. Nd7 Kc6 $19) 1... Rd8 $1 2. Ne3 $1 (2. Ne7 $2 Rd7 3. Nc6 Kb7 $19) (2. Ng3 $2 Rd5 3. Ka6 Re5 $19) 2... Rd3 (2... Re8 3. Nd1 $1 Re5 4. Ka6 $1 Re1 5. Nc3 Rc1 6. Nd5 Rd1 7. Nc3 $1 (7. Nc7+ $2 Kb8 8. Nxb5 Ra1+ $19) 7... Rc1 8. Nd5 $11 Rd1 9. Nc3 { Positional draw.}) 3. Nc2 Rd2 (3... Rc3 4. Ne1 $1 Re3 5. Nc2 Re2 6. Nd4 $11) 4. Ne3 $1 Rd3 ({Main} 4... Re2 5. Nd1 $1 Re5 6. Ka6 $1 Re1 (6... Kb8 7. Nc3 Re3 8. Nxb5 Rd3 9. Ka5 Kb7 10. Ka4 Kb6 11. Na3 $11) 7. Nc3 Rc1 8. Nd5 $1 Rd1 9. Nc3 $1 Rc1 10. Nd5 Rd1 11. Nc3 $11 {Positional draw.}) 5. Nc2 Rd5 6. Ka6 $1 Rd2 7. Ne1 $1 Rd5 ({Main} 7... Rd1 8. Nc2 $1 (8. Nf3 $2 Rd3 9. Ne1 Rc3 $19) 8... Rd2 9. Ne1 (9. Ne3 $2 Rd3 10. Nc2 Rc3 $1 11. Nd4 (11. Ne1 Kb8 $19) 11... Rc4 $19) 9... Rd5 10. Nc2 Rd2 11. Ne1 $11 {Edges Journey. Positional draw.}) 8. Nc2 Kb8 9. Na3 $11 {Draw. Coast to coast Knight journey!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "1/4t p. JT75 M.Garcia (tt) Miniature"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.06.11"] [Round ""] [White "Pavel Arestov"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k7/4p2r/2N4p/5K2/8/8/3P4/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 1. Kg6 Rh8 2. Kg7 $1 (2. Nxe7 $2 h5 3. Kg5 h4 4. Nf5 h3 $19) 2... Re8 3. Kf7 $1 (3. Kxh6 $2 Kb7 $19) 3... Rh8 (3... Rc8 4. Nxe7 Rc7 5. Kf6 {as solution}) 4. Kg7 Rc8 (4... Re8 5. Kf7 {pos. draw}) 5. Nxe7 Rc7 6. Kf6 $1 (6. Kxh6 $2 Rxe7 $19) 6... Kb8 $1 (6... Kb7 7. d4 $1 (7. d3 $5 Kb8 $1 8. d4 Rb7 9. Nc6+ Kc7 $19 {pos. x1} 10. Ne5 Rb6+ 11. Kf5 Rd6 12. Nf7 Rd5+ 13. Kg4 (13. Ke4 Rh5 $19) 13... h5+ 14. Kh4 Kd7 15. Ng5 Ke7 $1 $19) 7... h5 8. Nf5 Rd7 9. Kg5 $11) (6... h5 7. Nf5 $1 (7. Ng6 $2 Rc6+ 8. Kg5 Rxg6+ $1 9. Kxg6 h4 $19) 7... Rc6+ 8. Kg5 $11) 7. d3 $3 ({TRY:} 7. d4 $2 Rb7 $1 8. d5 (8. Nc6+ Kc7 $19 {similat to pos. x1}) 8... Rb6+ 9. Kf5 Kc7 10. Kg4 Kd7 $1 11. Nf5 Rg6+ $1 (11... Rf6 $2 12. Ne3 $1 Ke7 13. Kh5 $1 Rf3 14. Ng4 $1 Rh3+ 15. Kg6 h5 16. Nh6 $1 $11) 12. Kh5 Rg5+ 13. Kxh6 Rxf5 $19) 7... Rb7 (7... Kb7 8. d4 Rd7 9. Nf5 h5 10. Kg5 $11) (7... Ra7 8. Nc6+ $11) (7... Rd7 8. Nf5 $11) 8. d4 $1 (8. Kg6 $2 Rxe7 $19) (8. Nf5 $2 Rb6+ $19) 8... Rb6+ 9. Kf5 Kc7 (9... Kb7 10. Kg4 $1 Re6 11. Nf5 Rg6+ (11... Kc6 12. Kh5 $11) 12. Kh4 Kc7 13. Ne3 $1 $11) 10. Nd5+ Kc6 11. Nxb6 {draw} 1/2-1/2

[Event "1/4t p. JT75 M.Garcia (tt) Miniature"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Eduard Eilazyan"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3B1qbK/2P5/3R4/8/8/8/1k6/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 1. Be7 $1 (1. Bf6+ $2 Kc2 2. Rd8 (2. Be7 Qc8 $1 $19) 2... Qxf6+ 3. Kxg8 Qg5+ 4. Kf7 Qf4+ 5. Ke7 Qxc7+ $19) (1. Rb6+ $2 Bb3+ 2. Kh7 Qf5+ 3. Kh6 Qh3+ 4. Kg6 Ka3 5. Ra6+ Ba4 6. Rb6 Bd7 7. Rb8 Qe6+ 8. Kg7 Qf5 $19) (1. c8=Q $2 Be6+ $1 (1... Bd5+ $2 2. Kh7 Be4+ 3. Rg6 $11) 2. Kh7 Bxc8 $19) 1... Qxe7 (1... Qf7 2. Bf6+ $1 (2. Rb6+ $2 Ka2 3. Ra6+ Kb3 4. Rh6 Qc4 5. Rh3+ Ka2 6. Rh2+ Kb1 7. Rh1+ Kc2 8. Bg5 Kd3 9. Rh3+ Ke2 $19) 2... Kb3 3. Rd3+ Kb4 4. Rd4+ Kb5 5. Bg7 $1 (5. Rd5+ $5 Kb6 6. c8=N+ Ka6 $1 $19) 5... Qxc7 6. Kxg8 $11) (1... Qe8 2. Rd8 (2. Bf6+ $2 Kb3 3. Rb6+ Ka4 4. Rb8 Qg6 5. Ra8+ Kb5 6. Rb8+ Ka5 7. Ra8+ Kb6 8. Bd4+ Kxc7 $19 ) 2... Qg6 3. Rb8+ Ka2 4. Ra8+ Kb3 5. Rb8+ Ka4 6. Ra8+ Kb5 7. Rb8+ Ka5 8. Ra8+ Kb6 9. Ra6+ Kxa6 10. c8=Q+ $11) 2. Rb6+ (2. Rd2+ $2 Kb3 3. Rd3+ Kb4 4. Rd4+ Kb5 $19) 2... Ka3 3. Ra6+ Kb4 4. Rb6+ Ka5 5. Ra6+ Kb5 6. Rb6+ Kxb6 7. c8=N+ $1 Kc7 8. Nxe7 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "sp.p. JT75 M.Garcia (tt) Miniature"] [Site ""] [Date "2016.08.23"] [Round ""] [White "Jan Timman"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2k3B1/8/2N5/8/8/P7/8/2rb2K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 {Partly based on a study by Asaba 1977} 1. Ne7+ (1. Be6+ Kc7 2. Nd4 Kd6 3. Kf2 Ke5 4. Ke3 Bh5 $1 $19) 1... Kd8 2. Nd5 Bb3+ 3. Kf2 (3. Kg2 Rc5 $19) 3... Rh1 ( 3... Rc5 4. Ke3 Bxd5 5. Kd4 $11) 4. Bf7 $1 (4. Be6 Rh6 5. Bf7 Rd6 $19) 4... Rh8 (4... Rh7 5. Bg6 $11) 5. Kg3 $1 Rf8 6. Be6 Re8 7. Bf7 Re1 8. Kf2 Rh1 9. a4 $1 Rh8 10. Kg3 Rf8 11. Be6 Re8 12. Bf7 Re1 13. Kf2 Re5 $1 (13... Rh1 14. a5 $11) 14. Ne7 $1 Bxa4 15. Bb3 $1 Be8 (15... Bd7 16. Ng6 $11) 16. Ng8 $1 (16. Nd5 $2 Bf7 $19) 16... Rb5 17. Bc4 (17. Be6 $2 Rb6 18. Bd5 Bh5 $1 19. Ke3 Ke8 20. Kd4 Bf7 21. Kc5 Rg6 $19) 17... Rc5 18. Be6 $1 (18. Bb3 $2 Bd7 $1 $19) 18... Rc6 19. Bd5 {Bishop and knight have changed places.} Rd6 20. Bc4 Bd7 21. Bf7 $1 (21. Ke3 $2 Be6 $19) 21... Be6 22. Nh6 $1 Bd7 23. Ng8 Be8 24. Bc4 Bh5 25. Ke3 $1 $11 (25. Kg3 $2 Rg6+ $1 26. Kh4 Bf3 $1 27. Bf7 Rg4+ 28. Kh3 Rg7 29. Bc4 Rg5 $19) 25... Ke8 26. Kf4 {/e4} Bf7 27. Ke5 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "sp.p. JT75 M.Garcia (tt) Miniature"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.05"] [Round ""] [White "Michael Pasman"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4K3/6P1/8/3N2k1/7p/5B2/1r6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 1. Ne2 $1 (1. g7 $2 Rb7+ 2. Kf6 Rxg7 $19) 1... h2 2. Ng3 Kf3 (2... Kg5 3. g7 Rb7+ 4. Kf8 $11) 3. Nh1 $3 ({Logical try :} 3. Bc5 $2 Rg1 $1 4. Bd6 Rxg3 5. Bxg3 h1=Q 6. g7 Qh7 $1 7. Kf8 Qf5+ 8. Ke7 Qg6 (8... Qg4 9. Kf8 {wasting time}) 9. Be5 (9. Kf8 Qf6+ $19) 9... Qh7 $1 {Position X1, white bishop on e5} 10. Kf7 Qh5+ $1 11. Kf8 Qf5+ $1 $19) ({The same is :} 3. Bd4 $2 Rg1 4. Be5 Rxg3 $19) 3... Rxh1 4. Bg3 $1 (4. g7 $2 Rg1 $19) 4... Re1+ $1 ({Also important line is : } 4... Kxg3 5. g7 Re1+ 6. Kf8 $1 h1=Q 7. g8=Q+ Kf2 8. Qa2+ $1 Re2 9. Qa7+ $1 Kf3 (9... Re3 10. Qa2+ Kg3 11. Qg8+ Kf3 12. Qf7+ Ke2 13. Qa2+ $11) 10. Qf7+ $1 {with perpetual check}) 5. Bxe1 h1=Q 6. g7 Qxe1+ (6... Qh7 { Position X2, white bishop on e1} 7. Kf8 {/f7} Qf5+ 8. Ke7 Qg6 9. Bc3 $1 $11) 7. Kf7 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "hm. JT75 M.Garcia (tt) Miniature"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.04.27"] [Round ""] [White "Beat Neuenschwander"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1K6/R7/2P5/8/8/8/5Pq1/6bk w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 1. c7 ({The hasty elimination of the bishop fails:} 1. Rh7+ $2 Bh2+ 2. Rxh2+ ( 2. c7 Qg8+) 2... Qxh2+ (2... Kxh2 $2 3. c7 $10) 3. c7 Qf4 $1 { wins the decisive tempo, for example} (3... Kg2 $2 4. f4 $10) (3... Qd6 $2 4. f4 $10) 4. Kb7 Qb4+ 5. Ka8 Qc5 6. Kb7 Qb5+ 7. Ka8 Qc6+ 8. Kb8 Qb6+ 9. Kc8 Kg2 10. f4 Kf3 11. f5 Ke4 12. f6 Kd5 13. f7 Kc6) 1... Qxf2 (1... Bh2 2. Ra1+) 2. Ra6 $1 Bh2 (2... Qb2+ 3. Ka8 (3. Kc8 $2 Be3) 3... Qh8+ (3... Qc3 4. Rh6+ $1 (4. Kb7 $2 Qb3+ 5. Ka8 Qd5+ 6. Kb8 Qb5+) 4... Kg2 5. Rg6+ Kf2 6. Rxg1 Qxc7 7. Rf1+ {with perpetual check on first rank or stalemate}) 4. Kb7 Qg7 5. Ra1 $1 Qb2+ 6. Kc6 $1 $10) 3. Rh6 $1 { Threatens Rxh2+. Despite having the move, Black cannot win.} Qf8+ 4. Kb7 Qb4+ 5. Kc8 $1 (5. Ka8 $2 Qa5+) 5... Qf8+ (5... Qg4+ 6. Kb7 ({or} 6. Kb8 Qb4+ $10)) 6. Kb7 (6. Kd7 $2 Qf7+) 6... Qb4+ 7. Kc8 {positional draw} 1/2-1/2

[Event "sp.hm. JT75 M.Garcia (tt) Miniature"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.04.28"] [Round ""] [White "Ivan Bondar & Mikhail, Krantsevich"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3K4/6b1/4pp2/2k1N3/8/8/1P6/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 1. b4+ $1 (1. Ng6 $2 Kd6 $1 $19) (1. Nf3 $2 f5 {/Kd5-+}) 1... Kxb4 (1... Kd5 2. Nd3 (2. Ng6 $2 Kd6 3. b5 f5 4. b6 Bd4 5. b7 Ba7 6. Ke8 e5 7. Kf7 f4 8. Kf6 Kc7 9. Nxe5 Bd4 $1 $19) 2... Bf8 3. b5 $1 (3. Nf4+ $2 Kd6 4. b5 Bh6 5. Ng2 Bd2 $1 6. Kc8 Ba5 $19) 3... e5 (3... Bc5 4. b6 Bxb6+ 5. Ke7 $11) (3... Bd6 4. b6 e5 5. b7 $1 (5. Kd7 $2 e4 6. Nf2 (6. Nb2 f5 7. Nd1 Kc5 8. Ke6 f4 9. Nf2 e3 10. Nd3+ Kc6 $19) 6... f5 7. Nd1 Kc5 8. Ke6 f4 9. Nf2 e3 10. Nd3+ Kc6 11. Ne1) 5... e4 6. Nb4+ $1 Kc5 7. Kd7 $11) 4. b6 e4 (4... Kc6 5. b7 Kxb7 6. Kd7 $11) 5. b7 Bd6 6. Nb4+ Kc5 7. Kd7 $11) 2. Ng6 $1 {A)} e5 (2... f5 3. Ke7 $1 e5 4. Kf7 $1 (4. Ke6 $2 f4 5. Kf5 f3 $19) 4... f4 5. Kxg7 f3 (5... e4 6. Nxf4 $11) 6. Nxe5 f2 7. Nd3+ Kc3 8. Nxf2 $11) (2... Kc4 3. Ke7 {/e8} e5 4. Kf7 $11) 3. Ke7 $1 e4 (3... Kc4 4. Kf7) 4. Kf7 $1 Bh8 $3 {[Black counterplay with a piece sacrifice in the corner of the board on UAPA-20-A 2023]} (4... Bh6 5. Kxf6 $11) 5. Nxh8 e3 (5... f5 {/Kc3} 6. Ng6 $11) 6. Ng6 e2 7. Nf4 e1=Q 8. Nd3+ $11 {White's struggle with the aid of the knight fork against Black's passed pawns in two options.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "sp. p. Sec. A.2. JT75 M.G. Garcia"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Eduard Eilazyan"] [Black "Primavera - Spring"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "n4Q2/1P1K3p/3B3P/3p3P/3p4/8/3pk1p1/1q6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "28"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 1. Qe7+ $1 (1. Qe8+ $2 Kd3 $1 2. bxa8=Q Qb5+ $1 3. Ke6 Qxe8+ 4. Qxe8 g1=Q $19) 1... Qe4 2. Qxe4+ (2. bxa8=Q $2 Qxe7+ 3. Kxe7 g1=Q $19) 2... dxe4 3. bxa8=Q { Phoenix of the White Queen.} g1=Q $1 {Phoenix of the Black Queen.} (3... d1=Q 4. Qxe4+ Kf1 5. Qf4+ Kg1 6. Bc5 $18) 4. Qxe4+ Qe3 $1 5. Qg2+ (5. Qc2 $2 Qd3 6. Qa2 Ke1 7. Qe6+ Qe3 8. Qg4 d1=Q 9. Bb4+ Qc3 10. Qg3+ Ke2 11. Bxc3 dxc3+ $19) 5... Qf2 6. Qe4+ $1 Qe3 7. Qg2+ Kd3 8. Qf1+ (8. Qh1 $2 Kc2 9. Qc6+ Kb2 $1 10. Qg2 Kc1 11. Qc6+ Qc3 12. Qa4 d1=Q 13. Bf4+ Qe3 14. Qa3+ Kb1 15. Bxe3 dxe3+ $19) (8. Qg4 $2 Kc2 9. Qf5+ Kc1 10. Bf4 d1=Q 11. Bxe3+ dxe3+ $19) 8... Kc2 (8... Qe2 9. Qb1+ Ke3 10. Qg1+ Ke4 11. Qb1+ Qd3 12. Qd1 $11) 9. Qc4+ (9. Qg2 $2 Kc1 10. Qc6+ Qc3 11. Qa4 d1=Q 12. Bf4+ Qe3 13. Qc4+ Kb2 14. Bxe3 dxe3+ $19) 9... Qc3 ( 9... Kb2 10. Qb4+ Kc1 11. Qc4+ Qc3 12. Qa2 d1=Q 13. Ba3+ Qxa3 14. Qxa3+ $11) 10. Qa2+ Qb2 11. Qc4+ Qc3 12. Qa2+ Kd3 13. Qb1+ (13. Qa4 Ke2 14. Qb5+ Ke1 15. Bb4 d1=Q 16. Bxc3+ dxc3+ $19) 13... Ke2 14. Qe4+ Qe3 $11 {There are 14 pieces in the starting position of the study. The theme "Phoenix" is played twice: in the game of White and in the game of Black. Positional draw in the form of perpetual check - periodically repeating movements of three pieces. The inclusion of repetition elements (5...Qf2 6.Qe4+! Qe3 and 10/\Qb2 11.Qc4+ Qc3) in the design of the solution makes it possible to emphasize the (+)dancing[+] nature of the movement of the two queens. In the finale, the white Queen describes a closed symmetrical figure, reminiscent of the contours of the wings of a butterfly. The solution contains 14 moves - a sonnet.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "sp. p. Sec. A.1. JT75 M..G. Garcia "] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Eduard Eilazyan"] [Black "Verano - Summer"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/R5b1/8/8/2p4R/1p6/1k1pN2K/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 1. Rd7 c3 2. Kg2 $1 (2. Rg4 $2 Be5+ 3. Kh3 Kc2 4. Rg1 b2 $11) 2... Kc2 3. Rh1 Be5 $1 ({The trial play of Black is} 3... Bf6 $2 4. Ng3 b2 5. Nf5 Kb3 6. Ne3 c2 7. Rb7+ Kc3 8. Rc7+ Kd3 9. Nxc2 $18 {Therefore, Black carried out the logical manoeuvre to move the rook on the fifth horizontal!}) 4. Rd5 $1 (4. Kf3 $2 b2 $1 5. Nxc3 Bxc3 6. Ke2 b1=Q $11) 4... Bf6 5. Ng3 $1 (5. Rd6 Be5 6. Rd5 Bf6) 5... b2 6. Nf5 Kb3 (6... b1=Q 7. Ne3+ Kb2 8. Rb5+ $18) 7. Rb5+ $1 ({ The trial play (try) of White is} 7. Ne3 $2 c2 $1 8. Rb5+ Ka4 $1 9. Nxc2 Kxb5 $11 {Therefore, in response the White carries out the logical manoeuvre to move the rook on the vertical c!}) 7... Ka4 ({Or} 7... Kc4 8. Nd6+ $1 Kd4 9. Rb4+ Kc5 10. Rxb2 cxb2 11. Ne4+ Kc4 12. Nxf6 Kb3 13. Nd5 $1 Kc2 14. Ne3+ $1 $18 ) 8. Rc5 Kb3 {switchback} 9. Ne3 {Now there is no move c2?} Bd4 (9... c2 $2 10. Rxc2) 10. Rb5+ {switchback} Ka4 {switchback} (10... Ka2 11. Nc2 $18) 11. Rb7 Bxe3 12. Rh8 $1 Ba7 13. Ra8 d1=Q 14. Raxa7# {Model mate. The logical study in which logical maneuvers carried out by both sides. White carries out retaliatory logical manoeuvre to neutralize the effect of the Black/^s logical manoeuvre. The solution contains 14 moves - a sonnet.} 1-0

[Event "sp. p. Sec. A.1. JT75 M.G. Garcia "] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Eduard Eilazyan"] [Black "Otoño - Autumn "] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4k2B/4r3/4P3/2p2R2/8/3pp3/6p1/3BK3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 1. Bh5+ $1 (1. Ba4+ $2 Kd8 2. Rd5+ Kc8 3. Rxc5+ Kb7 4. Rb5+ Ka6 5. Rg5 Rb7 6. Rxg2 Rb1+ 7. Bd1 {Bishop pinned by rook} e2 8. Rxe2 dxe2 9. Kxe2 Rb6 $1 $11) ( 1. Rg5 $2 Rh7 $1 $19) 1... Kd8 2. Rd5+ (2. Rg5 $2 Rxe6 3. Rxg2 Rh6 4. Rg8+ Ke7 5. Bf3 Rb6 6. Rg7+ Kd8 7. Rb7 Rg6 8. Rg7 Rb6 9. Rb7 {Positional draw}) 2... Kc8 {The c5-pawn must be destroyed!} 3. Rxc5+ (3. Rg5 $2 Rxe6 4. Rg8+ Kd7 5. Rxg2 Rh6 6. Rh2 Rb6 7. Rb2 Rh6 8. Bg4+ Kd8 9. Rb8+ Ke7 10. Bf3 Rh2 11. Be5 ({Íåò}  11. Bd4 $2) 11... Rf2 12. Bg4 d2+ $11) 3... Kd8 4. Rd5+ $1 (4. Rg5 $2 Rxe6 5. Rxg2 (5. Bd4 e2 6. Bc3 Rc6 $11) 5... Rh6 $11) 4... Kc8 5. Rg5 Rxe6 6. Rg8+ $1 { A logical maneuver to move the black king to the d7-square!} ({ Logical try (master plan - trial game):} 6. Rxg2 $2 Rh6 $1 7. Rh2 Rc6 $1 (7... Rb6 $2 8. Rb2 Rh6 9. Bg4+ Kd8 10. Rb8+ Ke7 11. Bf3 Rg6 12. Re8+ Kxe8 13. Bh5 { (pin)}) 8. Bb2 Rb6 $1 9. Bg4+ Kd8 $1 10. Rh8+ Ke7 11. Ba3+ Kf7 12. Bh5+ Kg7 13. Re8 Rb1+ 14. Bd1 {(self-pin)} e2 $11) 6... Kd7 {Now the main plan:} (6... Kb7 $2 7. Rxg2 Rh6 8. Rh2 Rb6 (8... Rc6 9. Bf3) 9. Rb2 {the rook is pinned.}) 7. Rxg2 Rh6 8. Rh2 Rb6 $1 {After 8...Rb6 White implements his main plan:} (8... Rc6 $2 9. Bd1 e2 (9... Rc1 10. Rh3 e2 11. Rxd3+ Kc8 12. Kxe2 $18) 10. Ba4 $1 { Pinning a rook with a light-squared bishop. This is the meaning of White's logical maneuver!}) 9. Bg4+ (9. Rb2 Rh6 10. Bg4+ Kd8 11. Rb8+ Ke7 {main line}) 9... Kd8 10. Rb2 Rh6 11. Rb8+ Ke7 (11... Kc7 12. Be5+) 12. Bf3 {[%csl Gf3]} Rg6 13. Re8+ $1 Kxe8 14. Bh5 $18 {and White wins thanks to pinning the rook with the light-squared bishop, but now on the diagonal h5-e8! 1. A logical study in which White's main plan with the final pin of the black rook is refuted by Black's counterplay based on the pin of the white bishop. White carries out a preliminary plan with the aim of pinning the rook along the other diagonal. Black's attempt to evade this pin leads to the realization of White's main plan. 2. The theme "Changing the functions of pieces" has been implemented. In a logical try, Black is saved by pinning the light-squared bishop with the black rook, while in the solution, on the contrary, the same white bishop pins the black rook. 3. The main solution contains 14 moves - a sonnet, moreover, the solution of the study begins and ends with the same move (in short notation) - 14.Bh5. 4. Development of the idea of the well-known study by G. Kasparian (1965).} 1-0

[Event "sp. p. Sec. A.2. JT75 M. G. Garcia "] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Eduard Eilazyan"] [Black "Invierno - Winter"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/4p3/1P2P3/1K3P2/5n2/7P/2k4b w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "28"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 1. f5 exf5 2. e6 Ne5 3. Kc5 $1 (3. e7 $2 Bc6 4. bxc6 Nxc6+ 5. Kc3 Nxe7 $19) 3... Ng6 ({mg} 3... Bf3 4. e7 Bh5 5. Kd5 Nd7 6. Ke6 Be8 7. Kxf5 $13) 4. h4 $1 ( 4. b6 $2 f4 5. h4 f3 6. b7 f2 7. b8=Q f1=Q 8. Qc7 Qf6 $19) 4... f4 5. h5 Ne7 6. h6 $1 ({mg.} 6. b6 $2 f3 7. b7 f2 8. b8=Q f1=Q 9. Qg3 Kc2 $1 $19) 6... Be4 7. b6 $1 ({Try-1 (Study in study):} 7. Kd4 $2 f3 8. Ke3 Kb2 $1 9. b6 Ka3 $1 10. Kxe4 f2 11. b7 (11. h7 f1=Q 12. h8=Q Qe2+ 13. Kd4 (13. Kf4 Ng6+) 13... Qb2+ 14. Kd3 Qxh8) 11... f1=Q 12. b8=Q Qe2+ 13. Kf4 (13. Kd4 Nc6+) 13... Qh2+ 14. Kf3 Qxb8 {Two symmetrical captures of the queen.}) 7... f3 8. h7 $1 (8. b7 $2 f2 9. b8=Q f1=Q $19) 8... Bxh7 9. b7 f2 10. b8=Q f1=Q 11. Qc7 $1 Qa6 $1 (11... Qd3 12. Kb6+ $1 Kb2 13. Qxe7 $11) 12. Qf4+ $1 ({Try-2 (Study in study):} 12. Kb4+ $2 Bc2 $1 (12... Nc6+ $2 13. Kc5 Ne7 $11) 13. Qxe7 Qa4+ (13... Qb6+ 14. Kc4 Qb3+ 15. Kd4) 14. Kc3 (14. Kc5 Qa3+) 14... Qb3+ 15. Kd4 Qd3+ 16. Ke5 Qe4+ 17. Kf6 (17. Kd6 Qb4+ 18. Kd7 Ba4+ 19. Kd8 Qb8#) 17... Qh4+ 18. Kf7 Bg6+ 19. Kf8 Qh8# {Two symmetrical mate.}) 12... Kd1 (12... Kc2 13. Qh2+ $1 Kb3 14. Qb8+ ( 14. Qxh7 $2 Qa7+ 15. Kb5 (15. Kd6 Nc8+) 15... Qb7+ 16. Kc5 Qb4#) 14... Ka3 ( 14... Ka2 15. Qh2+ Kb3 16. Qb8+ Kc2 17. Qh2+ {Positional draw}) 15. Qb4+ Ka2 16. Qd2+ Kb3 17. Qc3+ Kxc3 {Mirror stalemate.}) 13. Qf3+ Kc2 (13... Qe2 14. Qh1+ Kd2 15. Qxh7 $11) (13... Kc1 14. Qe3+ $11) 14. Qc3+ Kxc3 {Mirror stalemate . The study contains two tries in the form of "Study in study" with a mirror-symmetrical game in the finale. The main variation ends with a mirror stalemate in the center of the board. The solution of the study contains 14 moves - a sonnet.} 1/2-1/2

"TRIBUTE TO COMPOSERS"
"WITH SPECIAL DISTINCTIONS"

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[Event "sp. Distinción JT75 Mario Garcia "] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Michal Hlinka & LuboÅ¡ Kekely"] [Black "after of Bohuslav Sivak (+)"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/p7/6k1/8/pp4K1/8/5R2/7n w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 {In homage to Sivak} 1. Ra2 (1. Rf4 $2 a5 $19) 1... Nf2+ (1... a3 2. Kf4 Ng3 3. Ke3 $11) (1... b3 2. Rxa4 Nf2+ (2... b2 3. Ra6+ Kf7 4. Rxa7+ $11) 3. Kf4 $1 { as main}) 2. Kf4 $1 (2. Rxf2 $2 a3 3. Ra2 a5 4. Kf4 a4 5. Ke3 b3 6. Rxa3 b2 $19 ) (2. Kf3 $2 b3 3. Rxa4 {'?'} b2 4. Ra6+ (4. Rb4 Nd1 5. Ke2 b1=Q 6. Rxb1 Nc3+ $19) 4... Kf5 5. Ra5+ Ke6 6. Rb5 Nd1 $19) 2... b3 (2... a3 3. Ke3 $11) 3. Rxa4 b2 4. Ra6+ $1 (4. Rb4 $2 Nd3+ $19) 4... Kh5 (4... Kf7 5. Rxa7+ $11) 5. Ra5+ Kh4 6. Rb5 Nd1 (6... Nd3+ 7. Ke3 $11) 7. Rb3 $1 {zz} (7. Kf3 $2 a5 $19) (7. Rb7 $2 Kh3 $1 8. Kf3 Kh2 $19) 7... Kh5 (7... a5 8. Rb8 Kh3 (8... Kh5 9. Kf5 Kh6 10. Kf6 $11) 9. Kf3 $11) 8. Kf5 (8. Rb5+ $2 Kg6 9. Kf3 Kf6 $19) 8... Kh4 9. Kf4 { pos. draw} (9. Ke5 $2 a5 10. Kd4 a4 $19) 1/2-1/2

[Event "sp. Distinción JT75 Mario Garcia "] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Serhy Didukh"] [Black "after of Mikhail A. Zinar (+)"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1n6/2p5/2p2N2/2pP4/8/p1P4P/p6P/k2K4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "39"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 {Here Zinar improved the idea of his Olympic-2012 prize study. Black's festina lente maneuver (c7-c6-c5) is prevented by the sacrifice of the doomed d5-pawn on the first move. The version adds 5 moves and makes the d5-pawn normal - now it's defended, its capture leads to a quick mate.} 1. Kc1 Na6 (1... cxd5 2. Nxd5 Nc6 3. Ne3 $18) 2. Ng4 $1 (2. d6 $2 Nb4 $1 3. d7 Nd3+ 4. Kc2 Ne1+ 5. Kc1 Nd3+ $11) 2... Nb4 3. cxb4 cxb4 4. Ne3 b3 5. Nc2+ $1 bxc2 { - the initial position of Zinar's study.} 6. d6 $3 ({Logical try} 6. h4 $2 cxd5 7. h5 d4 8. h6 d3 9. h7 d2+ 10. Kxc2 d1=Q+ 11. Kxd1 Kb1 12. h8=Q a1=Q 13. Qxa1+ Kxa1 14. Kc1 a2 15. h4 c6 $1 16. h5 c5 17. h6 c4 18. h7 c3 19. h8=Q {stalemate. }) 6... cxd6 7. h4 d5 8. h5 d4 9. h6 d3 10. h7 d2+ 11. Kxc2 d1=Q+ 12. Kxd1 Kb1 13. h8=Q $1 (13. h8=B $2 c5 14. h4 c4 15. h5 c3 16. Bxc3 a1=Q $11) 13... a1=Q 14. Qxa1+ Kxa1 15. Kc1 a2 16. h4 c5 17. h5 c4 18. h6 c3 19. h7 c2 20. h8=Q# 1-0

[Event "sp. Distinción JT75 Mario Garcia "] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Michal Hlinka & Luboš Kekely"] [Black "after of Carlos Peronace (+)"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3B4/3pp3/6R1/Pk2Pp2/p7/8/qPP5/4K3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 {In homage to Peronace} 1. Rb6+ Kxa5 $1 {under white battery} (1... Kc4 2. Bxe7 Qb1+ 3. Kd2 Qf1 4. Rb4+ Kd5 5. Rxa4 Qf2+ 6. Kd1 f4 7. a6 f3 8. Bh4 Qe2+ 9. Kc1 f2 10. Bxf2 Qxf2 11. c4+ Kd4 12. a7 $11) (1... Kc5 2. Bxe7+ Kd4 3. a6) 2. e6 $1 {closing of diagonal a2-g8} ({try} 2. Kf2 $2 Qg8 $19) 2... dxe6 (2... Qb1+ 3. Kd2 $11) 3. Kf2 $1 e5 4. Bc7 e4 (4... e6 5. b4+ axb3 6. Rb8+ Ka6 7. Ra8+ Kb5 8. Rxa2 bxa2 9. Bxe5 $11) 5. Ke3 $1 (5. b4+ $2 axb3 6. Rb8+ Ka4 7. Ra8+ Kb5 8. Rxa2 bxa2 9. Be5 f4 $19) 5... e6 $1 (5... e5 6. b4+ $1 axb3 7. Rb8+ Ka6 8. Ra8+ Kb5 9. Rxa2 bxa2 10. Bxe5 $11) 6. Kf4 $1 (6. c4 $2 e5 $19) 6... e5+ $1 7. Kxe5 (7. Kxf5 $2 Qf7+ $19) 7... Qf7 (7... e3 8. Kd4 Qf7 9. Rc6+ Kb4 10. Rb6+ Ka5 11. Rc6+ {pos. draw}) 8. Kd6 a3 (8... e3 9. Kc6 Qe6+ 10. Kc5 Qe7+ 11. Kc6 $11) 9. Rc6+ $1 (9. bxa3 $2 e3 10. Rb4+ Qxc7+ $1 11. Kxc7 e2 12. Rb1 f4 $19) 9... Ka4 10. Ra6+ Kb5 11. Rb6+ Kc4 12. Rc6+ Kb4 (12... Kd4 $2 13. Bb6#) 13. Rb6+ Ka5 14. Rc6+ {positional draw} 1/2-1/2

[Event "sp. Distinción JT75 Mario Garcia "] [Site ""] [Date "2019.07.04"] [Round ""] [White "Jan Timman, after of"] [Black "Y.Roslov (+) & V. Razumenko (+)"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4b2k/1p5p/Pp3P1P/8/3n4/2p1K3/p7/b3BB2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "37"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 {After Rozlov/ Razumenko1993 par section especial} 1. a7 c2 2. Bd2 c1=Q 3. Bxc1 Nc2+ ({Main-} 3... Nf5+ 4. Kd3 (4. Ke4 $2 Nd6+ 5. Kd5 Bf7+ $19) 4... Bb5+ 5. Ke4 Bc6+ (5... Nd6+ 6. Kd5 Bc6+ 7. Ke6 $18) 6. Kxf5 Bd7+ 7. Ke4 Bc6+ 8. Kd3 Bb5+ 9. Kc2 Ba4+ 10. Kd2 Bc3+ 11. Ke3 $1 Bd4+ 12. Kf4 Be5+ 13. Kg5 Bxf6+ 14. Kf4 $1 Be5+ 15. Ke3 Bd4+ 16. Kd2 Bc3+ 17. Kxc3 $1 a1=Q+ 18. Bb2 Qe1+ 19. Kd4 $1 (19. Kd3+ Kg8 20. a8=Q+ Qe8 $11) 19... Qe8 20. Bc4 $18 (20. a8=Q Qxa8 21. Bc4 $18)) 4. Kf3 Ne1+ 5. Kg4 $1 Bd7+ 6. Kh5 Be8+ 7. f7 $1 Bxf7+ 8. Kg5 Bf6+ (8... Nf3+ 9. Kg4 Be6+ 10. Kxf3 Bd5+ 11. Kg4 Be6+ 12. Kh5 Bf7+ 13. Kg5 $18) 9. Kxf6 a1=Q+ 10. Kxf7 Qa2+ 11. Ke7 b5 $1 12. Bxb5 (12. Bb2+ Kg8 13. Bxb5 Qf7+ $11) 12... Nd3 13. Bxd3 b5 14. Be3 Qa3+ (14... Kg8 15. Be4 $18) 15. Ke6 $1 Qa2+ 16. Kf6 Qd5 (16... Qa1+ 17. Kf5 $18) 17. Bf5 Qf3 (17... Qd8+ 18. Ke5 $18) 18. Bc5 $1 (18. Bb6 Kg8 $11 19. Ke7 Qa3+ 20. Kd7 Kf8 21. Kc8 Qf3 22. Bd7 Ke7 23. Bc5+ Kf7 24. Kb8 Qd5 25. a8=Q Qxd7 26. Qf3+ Kg6 27. Qg2+ Kh5 28. Qh2+ Kg4) 18... Qc6+ (18... Kg8 19. Ke7 Qb7+ 20. Bd7 $18) 19. Be6 1-0

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