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[Event "1/3.p. Problem Paradise 2023"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.11.27"] [Round ""] [White "Peter S. Krug"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "kN2qb2/pp3p2/4pn1p/2Q4P/3PPB2/5p1r/1N6/1R2RK2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "2022"] 1. Na6 $1 bxa6 (1... Bxc5 2. Nc7+ Kb8 3. Nxe8+ $18) 2. Qc4 $1 (2. Qc7 $2 Ng4 $1 3. Kg1 f2+ 4. Kg2 fxe1=Q 5. Rxe1 Rxh5 $11) 2... Ng4 3. Kg1 Bd6 $1 (3... f2+ 4. Kg2 fxe1=Q 5. Rxe1 Rxh5 (5... Ra3 6. Rc1 $18) 6. Qxa6 Rb5 7. Na4 e5 8. Rc1 Qe6 9. Qxb5 exf4 10. e5 $18) (3... Bb4 4. Rec1 Ne5 5. Qc8+ (5. Bxe5 $4 Qg8+ $19) 5... Qxc8 6. Rxc8+ $18) 4. Bxd6 (4. Na4 $2 f2+ 5. Kg2 fxe1=Q 6. Rxe1 Bxf4 7. Kxh3 Ne3 $11) 4... Ne3 $1 (4... f2+ 5. Kg2 fxe1=Q 6. Rxe1 Ne3+ 7. Rxe3 Rxe3 8. Na4 $18) 5. Qc6+ $3 {The punch line of the whole combination} Qxc6 6. Nc4 $1 Qxc4 (6... Qe8 7. Nxe3 Rxh5 8. Rb8+ Qxb8 9. Bxb8 Kxb8 10. Kf2 $18) (6... f2+ 7. Kxf2 Ng4+ 8. Kg2 $18) 7. Rb8# 1-0
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[Event "1/3.p. Problem Paradise 2023"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.08.01"] [Round ""] [White "Jan Timman"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "RR6/P4Bp1/1p2pp2/1P5Q/b1p3pP/6r1/3P1kPK/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "37"] [EventDate "2023"] 1. Qd5 $1 exd5 2. Bxd5 Bd1 3. Re8 $1 (3. h5 $2 Bf3 4. Bxf3 Rxf3 5. gxf3 g3+ 6. Kh3 g2 7. Kg4 g1=Q+ 8. Kf5 Qg5+ $11) 3... Bf3 4. Re2+ $1 (4. Bxf3 $2 gxf3 5. gxf3 Rg2+ 6. Kh3 Rg3+ $11) 4... Bxe2 5. Re8 Bf3 6. Re2+ $1 Bxe2 7. a8=Q Bf3 8. Bxf3 gxf3 9. Qb8 $1 Rxg2+ 10. Kh3 Kg1 11. Qxb6+ (11. Qb7 $2 Rxd2 12. Qc7 Rg2 13. Qxb6+ f2 $11) 11... f2 12. Qd4 $1 f5 (12... g5 13. hxg5 fxg5 14. b6 g4+ 15. Kh4 $18) 13. b6 (13. h5 $2 Rg4 $11) 13... f4 (13... c3 14. dxc3 (14. b7 $2 g5 15. hxg5 c2 16. Qc5 Rh2+ 17. Kg3 f4+ 18. Kg4 Rh8 $11) 14... f4 15. h5 $1 $18) 14. Qxf4 (14. h5 $2 g5 15. hxg6 Rxg6 16. b7 Rg3+ 17. Kh4 Rb3 18. Qc5 Rxb7 $11) 14... c3 (14... f1=Q 15. Qxf1+ Kxf1 16. b7 c3 17. b8=Q {(X1)} cxd2 (17... c2 18. Qf4+ Ke1 19. Qe4+ Kd1 20. Qxg2 c1=Q 21. Qxg7 $18) 18. Qb1+ Ke2 19. Qe4+ $1 $18) 15. b7 $1 c2 (15... cxd2 16. Qd4 $1 $18) (15... f1=Q 16. Qxf1+ Kxf1 17. b8=Q $18 {similar to pos. X1}) 16. b8=Q c1=Q 17. Qh2+ $1 Rxh2+ 18. Qxh2+ Kf1 19. Qh1+ $18 1-0
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[Event "1/3.p. Problem Paradise 2023"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Michael Pasman"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r2k4/8/5Prn/1bK5/1Q6/8/5B2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "2023"] 1. Bh4 $1 (1. Kxb5 $2 Rb8+ 2. Bb6+ Rxb6+ 3. Kxb6 Rxf6+ $11) (1. Qh4 $2 Nf5 2. Qh8+ Be8 3. f7 Rc6+ $11) 1... Rc8+ (1... Nf5 2. f7+ Kc7 3. Qf4+ $18) 2. Kb6 $1 {Threatening mate on e7} Nf5 (2... Rb8+ 3. Ka7 $18) 3. Qf8+ Be8 (3... Kd7 4. Qf7+ Kd6 5. Qxg6 $18) 4. Qd6+ $3 {6-th rank blockade} Nxd6 (4... Bd7 5. f7+ Nxh4 6. f8=Q#) 5. f7+ Rf6 6. Bxf6+ Kd7 7. f8=N# $1 { Ideal mate with 3 selfblocks} 1-0
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[Event "sp. p. Problem Paradise 2023"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Vladislav Tarasiuk"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1K3N2/p7/1k6/p7/2R5/5pp1/4pN2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2020"] 1. Ne4 e1=Q 2. Nd7+ Ka6 $1 (2... Kb5 3. Nd6+ Ka6 4. Rc6#) 3. Nc3 $1 ({ Thematic try:} 3. Kc7 $2 Qxe4 $1 4. Rxe4 Kb5 5. Re1 f2 $1 (5... g2 $2 6. Rb1+ Kc4 7. Ne5+ Kc3 8. Nxf3 $18) 6. Rb1+ Kc4 $1 $11) 3... Qxc3 $1 4. Rxc3 g2 $1 ( 4... f2 5. Rb3 $1 (5. Rc1 $2 Kb5 $1 $11) 5... a4 6. Nc5+ Ka5 7. Rb1 a3 8. Nd3 a2 9. Rc1 $1 $18) 5. Rc1 $1 (5. Rb3 $2 g1=Q 6. Ka8 a4 $11) 5... f2 (5... Kb5 6. Rb1+ $1 Kc4 7. Ne5+ Kc3 8. Nxf3 $18) 6. Rb1 $1 a4 (6... f1=Q 7. Nc5#) 7. Nc5+ Ka5 8. Kxa7 a3 (8... f1=Q 9. Nb7#) 9. Nb7+ Ka4 10. Kb6 a2 (10... f1=Q 11. Nc5#) 11. Nc5+ Ka3 12. Rb3# 1-0
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[Event "sp. p. Problem Paradise 2023"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Michael Pasman"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/pR3PP1/P3p1BP/r1k1P1nb/8/2K5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2023"] 1. Rc5+ $1 (1. Bxh3 $2 Ra1+ 2. Rb1 Ra2 3. Rb5 Ra1+ $11 {Perpetual check}) 1... Kb4 2. g6 $1 ({Perpetual check} 2. Rb5+ $2 Kxa4 3. Bxh3 Kxb5 4. f6 Kb4 5. f7 Rc3+ 6. Kb2 Rb3+ 7. Kc2 Rc3+ $11 {Perpetual check}) 2... Nh5 $1 (2... Bxg4 3. g7 Kxc5 4. g8=Q $18) (2... Ne2+ 3. Bxe2 Kxc5 4. Bg4 $3 {as main line}) 3. Bxh5 $1 (3. Rb5+ $2 Kxa4 4. Be2 (4. Bxh5) 4... Ra2 (4... Rxe3 5. Bxh5 Kxb5 6. g7) 5. Bxh5 Kxb5 6. g7 Rg2 7. Bg6 Kb4 8. g8=Q Rg1+ 9. Kd2 Rg2+ 10. Ke1 Rg1+ 11. Kf2 Rg2+ {Perpetual check}) 3... Kxc5 4. Bg4 $1 {Switchback} ({Thematic try :} 4. g7 Ra1+ 5. Kb2 Rg1 6. Bg6 Kb4 $1 7. g8=Q Rg2+ 8. Kc1 Rg1+ 9. Kd2 Rg2+ 10. Ke1 Rg1+ 11. Kf2 Rg2+ {Perpetual check}) (4. Kb2 Rxe3 5. g7 Rg3 6. Bg6 Kd4) 4... Rc3+ ({or} 4... Bxg4 5. g7 Rc3+ 6. Kb2 Rb3+ {as main}) 5. Kb2 Rb3+ $1 ({or} 5... Bxg4 6. g7 Rb3+ 7. Kxb3 Bxf5 8. g8=B $3) 6. Kxb3 Bxg4 7. g7 (7. f6 Kd6 8. g7 Be6+) 7... Bxf5 8. g8=B $3 {Phoenix} (8. g8=Q Be6+ 9. Qxe6 {Stalemate}) 1-0
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[Event "hm. Problem Paradise 2023"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Jarl Henning Ulrichsen"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/K7/8/8/8/4r1P1/3R2P1/1k6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2023"] 1. g4 {The pawn is lost, but White wants the black rook to capture it on an unfavourable square.} (1. Kb6 $2 Rxg3 2. Kc5 Kc1 3. Ra2 Kd1 $11 { offers no chances.}) 1... Re4 (1... Rg3 2. Rd4 Kc2 3. Kb6 Kc3 4. Kc5 Rxg2 5. Kd5 $18 {and White wins comfortably as the black king is cut off.}) 2. g5 Re5 ( 2... Rg4 3. Rd5 $18) 3. g6 Re6 4. g7 Re7+ 5. Kb6 { The white king marches across the board to support his last pawn.} Rxg7 6. Kc5 Kc1 {The black king joins in the attack on the pawn.} 7. Ra2 ({Of course not} 7. Rf2 $2 {that loses a vital tempo.}) 7... Kd1 { Other moves lead to a technical win.} ({E.g.} 7... Rg8 8. Kd4 Kd1 9. Ke3 Re8+ 10. Kf2 Rf8+ 11. Kg1 Rg8 12. Kf1 Rf8+ 13. Rf2 Rg8 14. Rf3 $18) ({Or} 7... Rg4 8. Kd5 Kd1 9. Ke5 Rg8 10. Kf4 Rf8+ 11. Ke3 Re8+ 12. Kf2 Rf8+ 13. Kg1 $18 {etc.} ) 8. Kd4 Ke1 9. Ke3 ({Not} 9. Ke4 $2 Rg8 $1 {!} 10. Ke3 Re8+ ({(But not} 10... Kf1 11. g4 {and White wins as in the solution.)}) 11. Kf3 Rf8+ 12. Kg3 Rg8+ 13. Kh2 Kf1 $11 {and Black draws.}) 9... Kf1 10. g4 $1 (10. Kf3 Rf7+ 11. Ke4 Rg7 12. g4 {is only a loss of time.}) 10... Rxg4 ({White wins proisaically after} 10... Re7+ 11. Kf4) 11. Kf3 Rg8 12. Ra1# 1-0
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[Event "hm. Problem Paradise 2023"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.10.30"] [Round ""] [White "Thomas Niessen"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2p4p/5p2/N7/K3k3/8/1P4P1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "2023"] {Agile knight study with changing pace.} 1. Kb5 { White needs both options Nc4 and Nc6.} (1. Nc4 $2 f5 $1 2. Kb5 Kd4 $11) 1... Ke3 (1... h5 2. Nc4 f5 3. Kc6 f4 4. Kxc7 h4 (4... f3 5. Nd2+ $18) 5. Kd6 f3 6. Nd2+ $18) (1... Kf4 2. Nc6 (2. Nc4 {is possible, e.g.} Kg3 3. Ne3) 2... Kg3 3. Ne7 Kxg2 {see main}) 2. Nc6 ({Try:} 2. Nc4+ $2 Kf2 3. g4 Kf3 4. Kc6 Kxg4 5. Kxc7 h5 6. Ne3+ Kf3 7. b4 Kxe3 $11) (2. Kc6 $2 h5 3. Kxc7 Kf2 4. Nc6 Kxg2 5. Ne7 h4 6. Ng6 h3 7. Nf4+ Kg3 8. Nxh3 Kxh3 $11) 2... Kf2 3. Ne7 $1 (3. Nb4 $2 h5 $11) 3... Kxg2 4. Nd5 $1 (4. Kc6 $2 h5 5. Ng6 Kg3 6. Kxc7 h4 7. Nxh4 Kxh4 $11) 4... f5 5. Kc6 (5. b4 $2 Kf3 6. Nf6 f4 7. Kc6 Ke2 8. Kxc7 f3 9. Ng4 h5 10. Nh2 f2 11. b5 f1=Q 12. Nxf1 Kxf1 $11) 5... Kf3 6. Nf6 $1 Ke2 $1 { White has reached the successful setup, but Black can continue with slow play.} 7. Nxh7 ({Try:} 7. Nh5 $2 Ke3 8. b4 f4 9. Kxc7 f3 10. b5 f2 11. Ng3 h5 12. b6 h4 13. Nf1+ Ke2 $11) (7. b4 $2 f4 8. Kxc7 f3 9. b5 f2 10. Ne4 h5 $11) 7... Ke3 {Diagram #} 8. b3 $1 {Festine lente. zz} ({Try:} 8. b4 $2 f4 ({Or first} 8... Kd4) 9. Ng5 Kd4 10. b5 Kc4 11. Nf3 Kb4 $11) 8... Ke4 (8... f4 9. Ng5 Kd4 10. b4 Kc4 11. b5 Kb4 12. Ne6 f3 13. Nxc7 f2 14. Nd5+ $18 {is the defference. R}) 9. Kc5 $1 f4 10. Ng5+ Kf5 11. Nh3 (11. Nf3 Ke4 12. Ng5+ Kf5 {Waste of time.}) 11... Kg4 12. Nf2+ Kf3 13. Nd3 Ke4 14. Kc4 Ke3 15. b4 f3 16. b5 f2 17. Nxf2 $18 1-0
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[Event "sp.hm. Problem Paradise 2023"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.07.28"] [Round ""] [White "Peter S. Krug"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4kPq1/8/4ppP1/8/8/4P3/3Q1K2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "43"] [EventDate "2023"] 1. g6 Qxg6 2. Qd7+ $1 Kxd7 3. f8=N+ Ke7 4. Nxg6+ Kf6 5. Nh4 $1 (5. Nf8 $2 f4 { /e4} 6. Ke1 e4 7. Nd7+ Ke6 8. Nc5+ Kd5 9. Nb3 Kc4 $11) 5... f4 6. Nf3 e4 7. Ng1 Kf5 8. Nh3 Kg4 9. Nf2+ Kf5 10. Kg1 $1 ({try} 10. Ke1 $2 e3 11. Nd3 Kg4 12. Kf1 Kg3 13. Ne1 Kh2 14. Nf3+ Kg3 15. Kg1 Kh3 {=}) (10. Nh3 $2 Kg4 $11) 10... Ke5 11. Nh3 Kf5 12. Kh1 {!(triangulation)} (12. Kh2 Ke5 13. Kg1 {loss of time} (13. Kh1)) 12... Ke5 13. Kh2 Kf5 14. Kg1 {now Black is in Zugzwang} Kg4 15. Nf2+ Kf5 16. Kf1 Ke5 (16... e3 17. Nd3 Kg4 18. Kg2 {is the difference}) 17. Nh3 $1 (17. Ke1 $2 Kd4 {=}) 17... Kf5 18. Ke1 Kg4 19. Nf2+ Kf5 20. Kd1 Ke5 21. Nh3 Kf5 22. Kd2 {+-} (22. Kc2 {or wins also}) 1-0
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Section Studies Draw
[Event "1.p. Problem Paradise 2023"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Eduard Eilazyan"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5BR1/p3P1pn/1p1r2p1/4R2p/2P5/2P5/pN4pK/5k2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "22"] [EventDate "2023"] 1. Re1+ Kxe1 2. e8=Q+ Kf2 $1 (2... Kf1 $4 3. Qe3 $1 $18) 3. Nd3+ $1 Rxd3 4. Bc5+ $1 ({Logical try:} 4. Qxg6 $2 Rh3+ 5. Kxh3 g1=N+ $1 6. Qxg1+ Kxg1 7. Rxg7+ Ng5+ $1 8. Rxg5+ Kh1 9. Bc5 a1=Q $1 $19 (9... bxc5 $2 10. Re5 a1=Q 11. Re1+ Qxe1 $11 {as soluition})) 4... bxc5 5. Qxg6 $1 Rh3+ $1 6. Kxh3 g1=N+ $1 (6... g1=Q $5 7. Qc2+ {/g1=}) 7. Qxg1+ $1 (7. Kh4 $2 Nf3+ 8. Kxh5 Nf6+ 9. Qxf6 gxf6 $19) (7. Kh2 $2 Nf3+ 8. Kh3 Nhg5+ $19) 7... Kxg1 8. Rxg7+ Ng5+ $5 9. Rxg5+ Kh1 $1 (9... Kf2 $4 10. Rg2+ $18) (9... Kf1 $4 10. Kh2 $18) 10. Re5 $1 a1=Q 11. Re1+ Qxe1 {stalemate. 7 active sacrifice pieces. White's last move coincides with the first move. A type of chess sonnet.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "2.p. Problem Paradise 2023"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Michael Pasman"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2Rb3n/3K4/3p2pk/2P5/3p4/1p6/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "26"] [EventDate "2023"] 1. c6 $1 (1. Rxd8 $2 dxc5 $19) 1... b2 (1... d3 2. Rxd8 Nf7 3. c7 d2 4. Rb8 $1 d1=Q 5. c8=Q $11) (1... Nf7 2. Rxd8 $1 Nxd8 3. c7 $1 b2 4. cxd8=Q b1=Q 5. Qh4+ $11) 2. Rb8 Nf7 (2... d3 3. Rxb2 Nf7 {the same}) 3. Rxb2 d3 4. Rb5 $1 (4. Ke6 $2 Ne5 $19) 4... d2 5. Rd5 Ba5 (5... Ne5+ 6. Kxd8 $11) 6. Rxd2 Ne5+ (6... Bxd2 $2 7. c7 $11) 7. Ke6 $1 (7. Ke8 $2 Nxc6 8. Rxd6 Ne5 $19) 7... Nxc6 8. Rxd6 Nd8+ (8... Ne5 9. Ra6 $1 Bc7 (9... Bc3 10. Ra3 $11) 10. Ra7 $11) 9. Kf6 (9. Kd7 $2 Nf7 $19) (9. Ke7 $2 Nb7 $19) 9... Be1 $1 (9... Nb7 10. Ra6 $11) 10. Ke7 $1 Bb4 11. Kf6 $1 Be1 12. Ke7 Bb4 (12... Nb7 13. Rb6 Nc5 14. Kf7 $11 {winning g6 pawn} ) 13. Kf6 {Positional draw or} Bxd6 {ideal stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "3.p. Problem Paradise 2023"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Andrzej Jasik"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2rk4/1KnP4/1P6/8/Q7/2N2n1q/5N2/7b w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2023.01.23"] 1. Qf4 $1 (1. Nxh3 $2 Nd4+ 2. Ka7 Ra8#) (1. Nxh1 $2 Nb5 2. Qxb5 Rxc3 $17) 1... Ne5+ (1... Qxd7 2. Qf6+ Ke8 3. Qg6+ Kf8 4. Qf6+ Kg8 5. Qg6+ Kh8 6. Qh6+ Qh7 7. Qxh7+ Kxh7 8. Kxc8 $11) 2. Nfe4 $1 (2. Nxh1 $2 Qg2+ (2... Qxh1+ 3. Ne4) 3. Ne4 Kxd7 4. Qf5+ Ne6 5. Qh7+ Qg7 6. Qxg7+ Nxg7 7. Nf6+ Kd8 $17) (2. Nce4 $2 Rb8+ 3. Kxb8 Nxd7+ 4. Kb7 (4. Ka7 Qa3+ 5. Kb7 Qa8#) 4... Nc5+ 5. Kc6 Qd7+ 6. Kxc5 Ne6+ $17) 2... Bxe4+ (2... Rb8+ 3. Kxb8 Nxd7+ 4. Ka7 (4. Kb7 Nc5+) 4... Ne6 5. Qf7 $11) 3. Nxe4 Rb8+ $1 4. Kxb8 (4. Ka7 $2 Nc6#) 4... Nxd7+ 5. Kb7 Nc5+ $1 (5... Ne6 6. Qc7+ $1 Nxc7 (6... Ke8 7. Qc4 $1 Ke7 8. Qb4+ Kd8 9. Qc4) 7. bxc7+ Ke7 8. c8=Q $11) 6. Nxc5 Qc8+ 7. Kc6 Ne6+ $1 {Diagram #} 8. Qc7+ $3 Nxc7 9. b7 Qb8 10. Nd7 $11 {Draw} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "sp.p. Problem Paradise 2023"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.01.18"] [Round ""] [White "Pavel Arestov & Michal Hlinka"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2r5/5B2/8/P4P2/6K1/n1k5/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2022"] 1. f6 (1. Be6 $2 Rc5 2. f6 Nc4 3. f7 Ne5+ $19) 1... Nc4 (1... Rf8 2. Kf5 Rxf7 3. Kg6) 2. Kf5 $1 (2. Kg5 $2 Ne5 3. Be6 Rc7) 2... Rc5+ (2... Nxa5 3. Be6) 3. Ke6 Kd4 {main} (3... Rxa5 4. Bg6 $1 Re5+ 5. Kd7 $1 Rb5 $1 6. Ke6 $1 Rb6+ 7. Kf5 Nd6+ 8. Ke5 $1 Nc4+ 9. Kf5 Kd4 (9... Ne3+ 10. Kg5 $1 Nd5 11. f7 Nc7 $6 12. f8=N $1 {/Bf5=}) 10. f7 Rb8 11. Ke6 (11. Kf6 $2 Ne5 $1) 11... Ne5 12. Bh5 Ke4 13. Ke7 $11) 4. Be8 $1 (4. Bg6 $2 Rc6+) 4... Re5+ $1 (4... Ne5 5. f7 Ng6 6. Bd7 { /Kf6} Rxa5 7. Kf6 Nf8 8. Ke7 Ng6+ 9. Kf6 Ra6+ 10. Kg7 $11) 5. Kd7 (5. Kf7 $2 Nd6+) 5... Rxa5 6. f7 (6. Ke7 $2 Ra7+ 7. Kf8 Nd6 8. f7 Ne4 9. Kg7 Ke5 $19) 6... Ne5+ 7. Ke7 Ng6+ 8. Kf6 Nf8 (8... Ra6+ 9. Kg7 $11) 9. Ke7 Nh7 10. f8=N $3 ({ try :} 10. f8=Q $2 Re5+ 11. Kf7 Rf5+ 12. Kg6 Rxf8 $19) 10... Re5+ 11. Ne6+ Kd5 12. Bf7 Ng5 13. Bg8 Nxe6 (13... Ne4 14. Bf7 Nd6 15. Bg8 Ne4 16. Bf7 Ng5 17. Bg8 $11) 14. Kd7 {or Bf7} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "sp.p. Problem Paradise 2023"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.07.15"] [Round ""] [White "Jan Timman"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k5b1/P7/3R4/PK6/6n1/2p2N1B/1pP5/1rq5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "24"] [EventDate "2023"] 1. Ka6 Qh6 $1 (1... Bc4+ $4 2. Kb6 Qe3+ 3. Nd4 $18) 2. Rxh6 Rd1 3. Nd2 $1 { Protects square c4 and opens the long diagonal} Rxd2 4. Bg2+ $1 Rxg2 5. Rc6 Be6 6. Rxe6 Nf6 7. Rc6 $1 (7. Rxf6 $2 Rg8 8. Re6 Rf8 $1 9. Rd6 Re8 10. Rc6 Rd8 $1 $19) (7. Rd6 $2 Nd7 $1 $19) 7... Rg8 8. Rxf6 Rh8 9. Rg6 $1 {Reciprocal zugzwang } (9. Re6 $2 Rf8 10. Rd6 Re8 $19) 9... Rf8 10. Re6 $1 Rd8 11. Rc6 $1 b1=Q 12. Rc8+ Rxc8 $11 {stalemate After Krestyaninov} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "hm. Problem Paradise 2023"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Michal Hlinka & Luboš Kekely"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1p6/7R/8/2P1Kp2/7n/1P3Pp1/6k1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "29"] [EventDate "2022"] 1. Kf3 $1 Ng5+ (1... Kh2 2. Rg6 g1=Q 3. Rxg1 Kxg1 4. c5 Nxf2 5. Kxf4 Nd3+ 6. Ke4 Nxc5+ 7. Kd5 Nb3 8. Kc4 $11) 2. Ke2 (2. Kxf4 $2 Kf1 $1 $11) 2... f3+ 3. Ke1 Nf7 (3... Ne4 4. Rh3 Nd2 (4... Nd6 5. Rxf3 Kh2 6. Rg3 Nxc4 7. Ke2 $11) 5. c5 Nc4 6. Rxf3 Kh2 7. Rg3 $11) 4. Rh5 $1 (4. Rh4 $2 Ne5 5. Rd4 Nd3+ 6. Rxd3 Kh2 $19) 4... Nd6 5. c5 $1 (5. b3 $2 Ne4 6. Rf5 Nd2 7. c5 Nxb3 8. c6 bxc6 9. Rxf3 Kh2 10. Rg3 Nd4 11. Kd2 Nf5 12. Rg8 g1=Q 13. Rxg1 Kxg1 14. f4 Kf2 15. Kd3 Kf3 $19) 5... Nc4 (5... Ne4 6. Rf5 Kh2 (6... Nd2 7. b4) 7. Rh5+ Kg1 8. Rf5 $11) 6. Rf5 $1 (6. Rh3 $2 Ne5 7. Rh5 Nd3+ $19) (6. b4 Ne3 (6... Na3)) 6... Nxb2 7. c6 $1 (7. Rxf3 $2 Kh2 8. Rg3 Nd3+ 9. Ke2 Nxc5 10. Rg5 g1=Q 11. Rxg1 Kxg1 $19 12. f4 Kg2 13. f5 Nd7 14. Ke3 Kg3 15. Ke4 Kg4 $19) 7... Nd3+ (7... bxc6 8. Rxf3 Kh2 9. Rg3 Nd3+ 10. Ke2 Ne5 11. Ke3 Nd7 12. Kd4 g1=Q 13. Rxg1 Kxg1 14. f4 Kf2 15. f5 Kf3 16. f6 Kf4 17. f7 $11) 8. Kd2 bxc6 (8... Kxf2 9. c7 {/cxb=}) 9. Rxf3 (9. Kxd3 $2 Kxf2 $19) 9... Kf1 10. Rg3 Nf4 11. Ke3 Nd5+ 12. Ke4 $1 (12. Kd4 $2 Kxf2 $19) 12... Kxf2 (12... g1=Q 13. Rxg1+ Kxg1 14. f4 $11) 13. Rf3+ Ke2 (13... Kg1 14. Rh3 $11) 14. Rg3 Kf2 15. Rf3+ $11 {pos. draw} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "hm. Problem Paradise 2023"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Andrzej Jasik"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5B2/3RP3/2N5/4K3/8/6k1/rr2p3/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2023.01.23"] 1. Rd3+ $1 (1. e8=Q $2 e1=Q+ $19) 1... Kf2 2. Re3 $1 Kxe3 3. e8=Q (3. Kf6 $2 Ra8 $19) 3... e1=Q 4. Kf6+ $1 (4. Kd5+ $2 Kf2 5. Bc5+ Kf1 6. Qxe1+ Kxe1 7. Nb4 Rd2+ $19) (4. Kf5+ $2 Kf2 5. Bc5+ Kf1 6. Qxe1+ Kxe1 7. Nb4 Ra5 8. Nd3+ Kd2 9. Nxb2 Rxc5+ $19 10. Ke6 Rc2 11. Na4 Rc4 12. Nb6 Rc6+ $19) 4... Kf2 5. Bc5+ $1 ( 5. Qxe1+ $2 Kxe1 6. Nb4 Rf2+ $19) 5... Kf1 6. Qxe1+ Kxe1 7. Nb4 $1 Ra5 (7... Ra3 8. Nc2+ $1 Rxc2 9. Bxa3 $11) 8. Nd3+ Kd2 9. Nxb2 (9. Bb4+ $2 Rxb4 10. Nxb4 Kc3 $19) 9... Rxc5 10. Ke7 $1 (10. Ke6 $2 Rc2 11. Na4 Rc4 12. Nb6 Rc6+ $19) 10... Rc2 (10... Re5+ 11. Kd6 $11) 11. Na4 Rc4 12. Nb6 $11 {Draw} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "sp.c. Problem Paradise 2023"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.07.22"] [Round ""] [White "Bogusz Piliczewski"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5n2/k7/8/K7/p3p3/1R3b2/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "29"] [EventDate "2023.07.22"] [SourceDate "2023.07.22"] 1. Rc3 $1 (1. Rb1 $2 Ne6 $1 (1... a3 $2 2. Ra1 Kb7 3. Kb5 Ne6 4. Rxa3 Kc7 5. Kc4 Kd6 6. Ra5 $11) 2. Kxa4 Be2 $1 3. Kb3 Kb6 4. Kc3+ Kc5 5. Kd2 Bd3 6. Rb7 Nf4 $1 7. Rf7 Nd5 $1 $19) 1... Ng6 (1... Ne6 2. Kxa4 Nd4 3. Rc4 e3 4. Rxd4 Bc6+ 5. Ka5 $1 e2 6. Rb4 e1=Q {stalemate}) 2. Kxa4 Kb6 3. Kb4 Ne5 4. Rc8 $1 (4. Re3 $2 Kc6 $19) 4... Nc6+ 5. Kc4 Be2+ (5... Bg4 6. Re8 $1 (6. Rh8 $2 Be6+ 7. Kc3 Kc5 8. Rh5+ Bd5 $19) 6... Bf5 7. Kd5 $13) 6. Kc3 Kc5 7. Kd2 Bg4 8. Rc7 $1 (8. Ra8 $2 Kd4 9. Ra4+ Ke5 $19) 8... Kd6 9. Rg7 Bf5 10. Ke3 Ne7 11. Kd4 $1 Ke6 12. Rg3 $1 Nc6+ 13. Kc5 Ne5 14. Kd4 Nf3+ 15. Ke3 $11 {positional draw} 1/2-1/2
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Daily task - Stalemate
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