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Studies awarded for the magazine ty Die Schwalbe 2021-2022.

[Event "1-2 Pr. Die Schwalbe 2021-22"] [Site ""] [Date "2021.10"] [Round ""] [White "Michael Pasman"] [Black "18712"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1210"] [Annotator "Pasman"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/R2Pk3/3nP3/6K1/8/8/3n4/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2021"] 
 {I received 42 original entries from the study editor Michael Roxlau. My thanks go to him as well as to Gady Costeff for checking my candidates for originality. The general level of the entries was exceptionally high hence my decision to award more prizes than usual. 1 Pr.: An excellent key (protected by reciprocal zugzwang) is followed by two echo variations that end up in mirror positions. Perfect harmony!} 1. Kg4 $3 ({ TT An excellent key (that differs from the thematic try by reciprocal Zugzwang) } 1. Kf4 $2 N2c4 $1 {ZZ X2} 2. Rc7 Kd8 3. Rc6 Ke7 4. Rc8 Nb7 $1 5. Re8+ Kd6 6. Kf5 Ne3+ 7. Kf6 Ng4+ 8. Kf5 Ne3+ 9. Kf6 Ng4+ 10. Kg5 Ne5 $1 $11) 1... N2e4 ( 1... N2c4 2. Kf4 $1 {ZZ X1} Nb6 3. Ke5 Nb5 4. Rb7 Nc4+ 5. Kf4 $1 Nd4 (5... Nc3 6. Rb8 $18) 6. d8=Q+ Kxd8 7. Rd7+ $18) 2. d8=Q+ $1 Kxd8 3. Rd7+ $1 {A)} Ke8 ({ B)} 3... Kc8 4. Kf4 $1 Ne8 5. Kxe4 Nf6+ 6. Kf5 $1 Nxd7 7. e7 $1) 4. Kf4 $1 Kf8 (4... Nc5 5. Rxd6 Ke7 6. Ke5 $18) 5. Ke5 $1 Ne8 6. Rf7+ $1 (6. Kxe4 $2 Nf6+ $11 ) 6... Kg8 7. Kxe4 Nd6+ 8. Kd5 $1 Nxf7 9. e7 $1 { Twin (mirror) position to Main B} 1-0

[Event "1-2 Pr. Die Schwalbe 2021-22"] [Site ""] [Date "2022.02"] [Round ""] [White "Jan Rusinek"] [Black "18841"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2100"] [Annotator ",Afek"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1K6/6R1/1P1P3P/k7/4P3/3nn3/8/1q6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "22"] [EventDate "2021"] 
 {White gives away all his property for a model pin-stalemate of his remaining underpromoted Knight. The pleasantly flowing play is highlighted by the stunning 10.Qc7!!} 1. b7 (1. Ra7+ $2 Kb5 $19) 1... Nc4 (1... Qb6 2. h7 Qxd6+ 3. Ka8 Qa6+ 4. Kb8 Qh6 5. Ka8 Nc4 6. b8=Q Nb6+ 7. Ka7 Qxg7+ 8. Qb7 Nc8+ 9. Kb8 Ne7 10. Qa7+ Kb5 11. Qb7+ Kc4 12. Qxe7 $11) 2. h7 (2. d7 $2 Qb6 $19) 2... Qh1 3. d7 Qh2+ 4. e5 $1 (4. Ka8 $2 Nb6+ 5. Ka7 Ne5 $1 6. b8=Q Nc6+ 7. Kb7 Qxb8+ 8. Kxc6 Nc4 $1 9. Kc5 Qc7+ 10. Kd4 Kb4 $19) 4... Qxe5+ 5. Ka8 Nb6+ 6. Ka7 Nb4 7. d8=N $3 (7. d8=Q $2 Nc6#) (7. b8=Q $2 Nc6+ 8. Kb7 Qxb8+ $19) 7... Qxg7 8. h8=Q $1 Qxh8 9. b8=Q Qg7+ (9... Qd4 10. Nb7+ Ka4 (10... Kb5 11. Nd6+ $11) 11. Nc5+ $11) 10. Qc7 $3 (10. Qb7 $2 Qf6 $1 (10... Qg6 $1) 11. Qc7 Kb5 12. Kb7 Qf3+ 13. Nc6 Nc4 $19) (10. Nb7+ $2 Kb5 $19) 10... Qxc7+ 11. Nb7+ Ka4 {Stalemate!} (11... Kb5 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "3 Pr. Die Schwalbe 2021-22 02.21 "] [Site ""] [Date "2021.02"] [Round ""] [White "Gunter Sonntag"] [Black "18454"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "300"] [Annotator ",Afek"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "K7/P7/1k6/3n4/8/8/R1b5/2B2Bq1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "22"] [EventDate "2020"] 
 {A highly aesthetic series of mutual neat sacrificial deflections ending up in a choice between positional draw or pin-stalemate.} 1. Rb2+ Bb3 $1 (1... Ka5 2. Bd2+ Ka4 3. Bb5+ Ka3 4. Rxc2 $11) 2. Rxb3+ Kc5 (2... Kc6 3. Bb5+ Kc7 4. Bf4+ Nxf4 5. Rc3+ $11) (2... Kc7 3. Rb7+ $11) 3. Be3+ $1 (3. Kb7 $2 Qxf1 4. Rc3+ Kb4 5. Bd2 ({SH} 5. a8=Q Qb5+ 6. Kc8 Nb6+ $19) 5... Qb5+ 6. Kc8 Nb6+ $19) 3... Nxe3 4. Rc3+ Kb6 5. Rb3+ Kc7 (5... Kc6 6. Rc3+ $11 (6. Bb5+ $2 Kc5 $19)) 6. Rc3+ Kd8 (6... Kd7 7. Bb5+ $11 (7. Rd3+ $2 Nd5 $1 8. Rxd5+ Kc6 9. Bb5+ Kb6 $1 $19)) 7. Rd3+ (7. Kb7 $2 Qg7+ 8. Ka6 Qf6+ 9. Kb7 Qf7+ 10. Kb8 Qf4+ 11. Kb7 Qe4+ 12. Rc6 Qe7+ 13. Ka6 Qa3+ 14. Kb7 Qb3+ 15. Ka6 Qa2+ 16. Kb7 Qf7+ 17. Ka6 Qxf1+ $19) 7... Nd5 $1 (7... Ke7 8. Kb7 $11 (8. Kb8 $11)) 8. Rxd5+ Kc7 9. Bg2 $1 Qf2 (9... Qxg2 {patt}) 10. Bf3 $1 Qe3 11. Be4 $1 Qxe4 $11 { patt; keine Vorgänger fürs Ende gefunden (Matrix mit Te4/Td5, Kc7/ Kc8). S.H.} (11... Qf4 12. Rc5+ Kb6 13. Rc6+ $11) (11... Qa3 12. Rb5 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "4-5 Pr. Die Schwalbe 2021-22"] [Site ""] [Date "2022.12"] [Round ""] [White "Jarl Henning Ulrichsen"] [Black "19162"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "3500"] [Annotator ",Afek"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1b6/8/2P3p1/6P1/8/5P1R/2K2k1n w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2022"] 
 {A fierce intro- battle of a Rook vs. 2 minor pieces leads to the rook sacrifice followed by 2 symmetric lines ending up in minimal echo positions.}  1. f4 $1 (1. Rh7 $2 {z.B.} Be4 2. Rf7 Ke2 3. f3 Bc6 4. f4 gxf4 5. Rxf4 $11 { (EGTB)}) (1. Rh5 $2 {z.B.} Nxf2 2. Rxg5 $11 {draws (EGTB).}) 1... gxf4 2. g5 Kg1 (2... Nf2 3. g6 Nd3+ 4. Kb1 Nxc5 (4... Be4 5. g7 Nxc5+ 6. Kb2 $18 {(EGTB)} Bd5 7. Rh5 Bg8 8. Rxc5 f3 9. Rc8 Bd5 10. Kc3 f2 11. Kd4 Be6 12. Ke3) 5. g7 $18 {(EGTB)} Bd5 6. Rh5) (2... Ng3 3. g6 Nf5 4. Rh5 Ne7 5. Rh7 $18) 3. Rh7 $1 (3. Rh8 $2 f3 4. g6 f2 5. Rf8 Ng3 6. g7 Bd5 7. c6 Ne4 $11) 3... Be4 (3... Bd5 4. Rd7 $18) 4. Rh4 Ng3 (4... Nf2 5. Kd2 $1 (5. Rxf4 $2 Nd3+ 6. Kd2 Nxc5 $11 (6... Nxf4 $2 7. Ke3 $18 {see Solution}))) 5. Rxf4 $1 { This seems to be a blunder as Black wins the White rook.} (5. Kd2 $2 f3 $19) 5... Ne2+ 6. Kd2 Nxf4 7. Ke3 Ne6 (7... Nh3 8. Kxe4 Nxg5+ 9. Kd5 $1 $18 { see solution}) (7... Nd3 8. Kxe4 Nxc5+ 9. Kf5 $1 $18 {see solution}) 8. Kxe4 { A)} Nxg5+ ({B)} 8... Nxc5+ 9. Kf5 $1 Nb7 10. Ke5 (10. Ke6 Nc5+ 11. Kf5 {Tempo}) 10... Nc5 11. g6 Nd7+ 12. Kf5 $1 $18) 9. Kd5 $1 Nh7 10. Ke5 (10. Ke6 Ng5+ 11. Kd5 {Tempo}) 10... Ng5 11. c6 Nf7+ 12. Kd5 $1 $18 1-0

[Event "4-5 Pr. Die Schwalbe 2021-22"] [Site ""] [Date "2021"] [Round ""] [White "Paul Raican"] [Black "18778"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1800"] [Annotator ",Afek"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3k1BK1/5P2/8/3B4/6P1/1Pq5/4p3/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "2021"] 
 {An unusually accurate and lengthy royal duel highlighted by the quiet 9. b4!! and the surprising Bishop sacrifice.It is pretty unusual to witness such accuracy in a queen ending of such length.} 1. Be7+ (1. Bd6 $2 Qf6 2. f8=Q+ Qxf8+ 3. Bxf8 e1=Q $11) 1... Kxe7 2. f8=Q+ Kd7 3. Qf7+ Kd8 4. Be6 Qd4 (4... Qd2 5. Qf8+ Kc7 6. Qc5+ Kb8 (6... Kd8 7. Bf5 $1 $18) 7. Qe5+ Ka7 8. Bd5 $1 (8. Qc7+ $2 Ka8 9. Bd7 Qg5+ 10. Kf7 Qe7+ 11. Kxe7 e1=Q+ $11) 8... e1=Q 9. Qc7+ Ka6 10. Bc4#) 5. Qf8+ Kc7 6. Qc8+ Kb6 (6... Kd6 7. Qa6+ Ke7 8. Qxe2 $18) 7. Qb8+ $1 (7. Bc4 $2 e1=Q 8. Qb8+ Kc6 9. Bb5+ Kd5 10. Qb7+ Ke5 11. Qe7+ Kf4 12. Qxe1 Qd5+ $11 ) 7... Ka5 (7... Kc6 8. Qa8+ Kc7 9. Qa5+ $18) 8. Qa8+ Kb6 (8... Kb4 9. Qa4+ Kc5 (9... Kc3 10. Qa1+ $18) 10. Qa7+ $18) 9. b4 $3 Qe5 (9... e1=Q 10. Qa5+ Kb7 ( 10... Kc6 11. b5+ Kb7 12. Qxe1 $18) 11. Bd5+ Kc8 12. Qa8+ ({or} 12. Qa6+ $18) 12... Kd7 13. Qc6+ Kd8 14. Qd6+ $18) 10. Qd8+ Ka7 11. Bc8 $1 Qe4 (11... e1=Q 12. Qd7+ Kb6 13. Qb7#) 12. Qc7+ Ka8 13. Bb7+ $3 Qxb7 14. Qa5+ Qa7 (14... Kb8 15. Qe5+ $18) 15. Qd5+ Qb7 16. Qa2+ Kb8 17. Qxe2 $18 1-0

[Event "6 Pr. Die Schwalbe 2021-22"] [Site ""] [Date "2022.12"] [Round ""] [White "Michael Pasman"] [Black "19164"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "3700"] [Annotator ",Afek"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2nB4/1p3kP1/7P/2P5/8/b3p3/2K5/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "2022"] 
 {A piece behind, White heroically survives the lengthy battle by highly precise play on both wings.} 1. Bf6 $1 { Winning a tempo to defend the important c5 pawn.} (1. Kd3 $2 Bxc5 $19) 1... Kg8 (1... Bxc5 $4 2. h7 $18) 2. Bd4 $1 (2. Kd3 Bxc5 $19) (2. h7+ Kxh7 3. Bd4 Bb4 4. Bxe3 Kxg7 $19) 2... e2 3. h7+ $1 ({Logical try :} 3. Kd2 $2 Bc1+ $1 4. Kxe2 Bxh6 $19 { Position X1, black king is closer to queen side on g8, and is in time to win}) 3... Kxh7 4. Kd2 e1=Q+ (4... Bc1+ 5. Kxe2 Bh6 { Position X2 - the same as main line}) 5. Kxe1 Bc1 6. Ke2 Bh6 { Position X2 - black king is on h7 instead of g8} 7. Kd3 Bxg7 8. Bf2 $1 ({ Logical try :} 8. Bg1 $2 Kg6 9. Kc4 Na7 10. Kd5 Kf5 11. Kd6 Be5+ 12. Kd7 { Position Y1, white bishop on g1} Bb8 $1 13. Bf2 Ke4 $19) 8... Kg6 9. Kc4 Na7 ({ SH} 9... Be5 10. c6 $1 bxc6 11. Kc5 Ne7 12. Kb6 $1 (12. Bh4 $2 Bf6 $19) 12... Kf5 (12... Bd6 13. Bh4 $11) 13. Bc5 $11) 10. Kd5 Kf5 ({SH} 10... Bc3 11. Kd6 Ba5 12. Kd7 ({or} 12. Bg3 Kf5 13. Kd7 $11) 12... Kf5 13. Bg3 Ke4 14. Bc7 Bb4 15. Bb6 $11) 11. Kd6 Be5+ 12. Kd7 { Position Y2, white bishop on f2 instead of g1} Ke4 (12... Bb8 { white bishop is better placed, f.e.} 13. Bh4 Ke4 14. Bd8 Kd5 15. Bc7 $11) 13. c6 $1 Nxc6 14. Bb6 $1 Na7 $1 (14... Kd5 15. Kc8 $11) 15. Bxa7 Bd4 16. Bb6 $1 { Switchback} (16. Kc7 $2 b5 $19) (16. Bb8 $2 b5 17. Kc6 b4 18. Bd6 b3 $19) 16... Bxb6 17. Kc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sp. Pr. Die Schwalbe 2021-22"] [Site ""] [Date "2022.12"] [Round ""] [White "Jan Sprenger"] [Black "19168"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "4200"] [Annotator ",Afek"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "R7/8/8/7K/6P1/8/3N3k/3q4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2022"] 
 {3 special prizes without order are awarded for remarkably original presentation of special themes 1. A patient and original build-up of a known fortress using various tactics, notably the creation and operation of mutual batteries. Instructive and artistic super-miniature!} 1. Ra2 $1 {battery} (1. Rd8 $2 Qe2 $1 {and sooner ter White loses the knight without being able to coordinate the pieces:} 2. Rd4 Qe8+ $1 3. Kg5 Qe5+ 4. Kg6 Kh3 5. Nf3 Qe6+ 6. Kg5 Qe3+ $19) (1. Ne4 $4 Qd5+ $19) 1... Qh1 $1 { counter-battery, threatening Qd5+ and Kg3} 2. Ne4+ $3 {White sacrifices a piece in order to be able to chase the black king to the queenside and to make draw with rook and g-pawn against the queen.} (2. g5 $2 Kg3+ 3. Kg6 Qc6+ 4. Kg7 Qd7+ $19 {and the white rook falls soon.}) (2. Kg5 $4 Qd5+ $19) (2. Kh4 $2 Qe1+ 3. Kh5 Qe8+ $1 $19) 2... Kg1+ 3. Kg5 Qxe4 {Black wins in this endgame when the king is BEHIND the g-pawn. If White manages to cut him off along the f-lie, the position is drawn (vonGuretzky-Cor nitz, 1864 ) . To this end White exploits the peculiar configuration of pieces and chases the Black king to the queenside:} 4. Ra1+ $1 Kf2 5. Ra2+ Ke3 6. Ra3+ Kd2 7. Ra2+ Kc3 (7... Kc1 8. Ra1+ $1 Kb2 9. Ra6 {is analogous to the game}) 8. Ra3+ $1 ({ It is still too early for} 8. Ra6 $2 Qe5+ {/Qe3+} 9. Kh4 Kd2 {and the white rook cannot go to the f-file, g4-g5 loses the rook and the black king is too close for the plan Rh6/g5/Rf6, e.g.:} 10. Rh6 Ke3 11. g5 Qe4+ 12. Kh5 Kf4 13. Rf6+ Kg3 $19 { The black king has made it behind the pawn. Compare with the main line.}) ({ thematic try} 8. Rf2 $2 Qe3+ $1 9. Rf4 Kd3 10. Kf5 Qd2 11. g5 Ke3 $19) 8... Kb4 9. Ra6 Qe5+ 10. Kh4 $1 {Preparing Rh6 and g5 with a drawing fortress.} (10. Kg6 $2 Qe2 $19) (10. Kh6 $2 Qe2 11. Rg6 Kc5 { and again, the white coordination fails, e.g.:} 12. Rg7 Kd5 13. g5 Ke6 $19) 10... Qe7+ $5 (10... Kc3 {z.B.} 11. Ra3+ Kd2 12. Rf3 $10) 11. Kh5 $1 (11. g5 $4 Qe1+ 12. Kh5 Qe2+ $19) 11... Kc3 12. Rh6 $1 {Putting the rook on a safe square ( in fact, the only one ) before playing g5 and Rf6.} (12. g5 $4 Qe2+ $19) 12... Kd3 ({Black can also delay matters with} 12... Qe8+ $5 13. Kh4 Qe1+ 14. Kh5 Qh1+ 15. Kg5 $1 Qc1+ 16. Kh5 { but also here, White cannot be prevented from playing g4-g5 and Rf6.}) 13. g5 Ke4 14. Rf6 {The fortress is completed.} 1/2-1/2

[Event " Sp. Pr. Die Schwalbe 2021-22"] [Site ""] [Date "2022.12"] [Round ""] [White "Rainer Staudte & Michael, Schlosser"] [Black "19167"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "4000"] [Annotator "21.04.2022"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7k/4p2p/8/5p2/8/5P2/6P1/3K4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "58"] [EventDate "2022"] 
 {2. A multi-phase pawn ending with White, a pawn behind, successfully holds in all stages of the battle: From manouvering between the wings,through the assymmetrical handling of the symmetrical formation to the textbook final stalemate.} 1. f4 $1 (1. Ke2 $2 e5 $1 2. f4 e4 $1 $19) 1... Kg7 2. Ke2 $1 { beide Flügel sind im Auge zu behalten} Kf6 3. Ke3 $1 (3. Kd3 $2 Kg6 $1 4. Ke3 Kh5 $1 5. Kf3 Kh4 $1 $19) (3. Kf3 $2 Ke6 $1 4. Ke3 Kd5 $1 $19) 3... Kf7 4. Kd4 $1 Kf6 {wartet weiterhin ab} (4... Kg6 5. Ke5 $1 Kh5 6. Kxf5 $1 $11) 5. Ke3 $1 {nun warten beide} Ke6 6. Kd4 $1 (6. Kd3 $2 Kd5 $1 $19) 6... Kd6 7. Kc4 $1 e5 { packt die Brechstange aus} (7... e6 8. Kd4 $1 $11) 8. fxe5+ Kxe5 9. Kd3 Kf4 10. Ke2 Kg3 11. Kf1 h6 (11... h5 12. Kg1 $1 f4 13. Kf1 $1 h4 14. Kg1 $1 $11) (11... Kh2 12. Kf2 $1 $11) 12. Kg1 h5 { symmetrische Stellung - asymmetrische Fortsetzung} (12... f4 13. Kf1 $1 $11) 13. Kf1 $1 (13. Kh1 $2 Kf2 $1 $19) 13... Kh2 14. Kf2 Kh1 15. Kf1 $1 (15. Kf3 $2 Kg1 $1 16. Kg3 Kf1 $1 $19) 15... h4 (15... f4 16. Kf2 $1 h4 17. Kf1 $1 $11) 16. Kf2 $1 Kh2 17. Kf1 $1 (17. Kf3 $2 Kg1 $1 $11) 17... Kg3 (17... f4 18. Kf2 $1 Kh1 19. Kf1 $11) 18. Kg1 h3 (18... f4 19. Kf1 $1 $11) 19. gxh3 Kxh3 { ab hier wohl Lehrbuch} 20. Kf2 Kg4 21. Kg2 Kf4 22. Kf2 Ke4 23. Ke2 f4 24. Kf2 f3 25. Kf1 $1 Kf4 (25... Ke3 26. Ke1 $1 f2+ 27. Kf1 Kf3 $11 {patt}) 26. Kf2 Kg4 27. Kf1 Kg3 28. Kg1 f2+ 29. Kf1 $1 Kf3 $11 {patt} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sp. Pr. Original B Artikel Minski"] [Site ""] [Date "2021.12"] [Round ""] [White "Martin Minski"] [Black "B"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1410"] [Annotator ",Afek"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/R4P1k/7q/8/8/8/1K4R1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2020"] 
 {3. Alumwandlung in a superminiature from a theme article with the same title by the composer.} 1. f7+ Kh7 2. Ra2 $1 (2. f8=N+ $2 Kh8 3. Ng6+ Kh7 4. Ra7+ Kh6 $11) 2... Qb5+ (2... Qh3 3. f8=B $1 (3. f8=Q $2 {z.B.} Qd3+ 4. Rc2 Qxc2+ $1 5. Kxc2 {patt}) (3. f8=R $2 Qd3+ 4. Rc2 Qb3+ 5. Rb2 Qd3+ 6. Ka1 Qa3+ $11 { Dauerschach}) (3. f8=N+ $2 Kh8 $11)) 3. Ka1 Qe5+ 4. Rb2 Qd4 (4... Qd6 5. f8=B $1 (5. f8=Q $2 Qa6+ $1 6. Kb1 {z.B.} Qa1+ $1 7. Kxa1 {patt}) (5. f8=R $2 Qa3+ $1 $11) (5. f8=N+ $2 Kh8 $11)) (4... Qa5+ 5. Kb1 Qf5+ 6. Rc2 Qb5+ 7. Kc1 Qe5 { Position X} 8. Rh1+ (8. f8=Q $2 {z.B.} Qb2+ $1 9. Kxb2 {patt}) 8... Kg7 9. Rh7+ $1 Kxh7 {Position X ohne wTg1} 10. f8=Q $18 {kein Patt moeglich}) (4... Qc3 5. f8=B $1 (5. f8=R $2 Qa3+ $1 6. Kb1 Qd3+ 7. Ka1 Qa3+ 8. Ra2 Qc3+ 9. Rb2 Qa3+ $11 {Dauerschach}) (5. f8=Q $2 Qxb2+ $1 6. Kxb2 {patt})) 5. f8=N+ $1 (5. f8=Q $2 { z.B.} Qxb2+ $1 6. Kxb2 {patt}) (5. f8=R $2 Qxg1+ $11) (5. f8=B $4 Qxg1+ $19) 5... Kh8 6. Rh1+ Kg8 7. Ne6 Qa4+ 8. Ra2 Qc4 9. Rg1+ Kf7 10. Ng5+ $18 1-0

[Event "1-2 HM Die Schwalbe 2021-22"] [Site ""] [Date "2022.02"] [Round ""] [White "Steffen Slumstrup Nielsen"] [Black "18840"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2000"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/3pP3/2p4P/1pP4b/8/PPNk2n1/1K6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "41"] [EventDate "2021"] 
 {[#] White pawns are ready to storm the barricades all over the board. Nevertheless priority should be given to the safety of the white King when facing the potential counter race of the black infantrie.} 1. Ne1 $3 ({TT} 1. h6 $2 Nf4 2. h7 Ng6 {X1 (Kc2 ist nicht möglich)} 3. Ne1 ({SH} 3. a4 bxa3 4. bxa3 Kd3 5. a4 Kxc4 6. Ne3+ Kb4 7. e7 Bxe7 8. Nd5+ Kxa4 9. Nxe7 Nh8 $11) 3... Bf6 $1 4. Ng2 Ne7 5. Nf4 d5 6. cxd5 c4 7. d6 $2 (7. Ne2 $11) 7... c3 $19) 1... Kxe1 (1... Nxe1 2. h6 $18) 2. h6 Nf4 3. h7 Ng6 {X2} 4. Kc2 (4. a4 $4 bxa3 5. bxa3 Kd2 6. a4 d5 $19) 4... Bf6 (4... Ke2 5. a4 $18) 5. a4 (5. a3 $2 Ne7 6. a4 Nf5 7. Kc1 d5 8. cxd5 c4 9. a5 Bg5+ 10. Kc2 Bf6 11. a6 Nd4+ $11) 5... bxa3 6. bxa3 Ne7 7. a4 (7. Kd3 $2 Kf2 8. a4 Kf3 9. a5 Nc6 10. Kd2 Nxa5 11. e7 Nxc4+ 12. Kd3 Bxe7 13. h8=Q Ne5+ $11) 7... d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Kb3 (9. a5 $4 c4 $19) 9... Ne3 (9... Kd2 10. Kc4 $18) 10. e7 c4+ 11. Ka2 Bxe7 12. h8=Q $18 {eg} Bb4 13. Qh4+ Kf1 14. Qf4+ Ke2 15. Qh2+ Ke1 16. Qc7 Bd2 17. a5 c3 18. a6 c2 19. a7 c1=Q 20. Qxc1+ Bxc1 21. a8=Q 1-0

[Event "3 HM Die Schwalbe 2021-22"] [Site ""] [Date "2022.12"] [Round ""] [White "Amatzia Avni"] [Black "19165"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "3800"] [Annotator ",Afek"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3B2k1/5pNq/7p/R4P2/B4b2/7K/5r2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2022"] 
 {A subtle battle with capture refusal play to dominate the royal couple.} 1. Nh5 Rh2+ (1... f6 2. Nxf6+ {clear-cut} ({after} 2. Bb3+ $2 Kf8 3. Be7+ Qxe7 4. Ra8+ Qe8 5. Rxe8+ Kxe8 6. Nxf6+ Ke7 $19) 2... Kh8 3. Nxh7 h5 4. Bf6+ Kxh7 5. Ra7+ Kh6 6. Bg5+ $1 (6. Bg7+ $2 Kg5 7. Bh6+ Kxh6 8. Ra6+ Kh7 9. Ra7+ Kh8 $1 ( 9... Kg8 $2 10. Bb3+ Kf8 11. Ra2 $11) 10. Ra8+ Kg7 $19) 6... Kxg5 7. Rg7+ Kxf5 8. Rg2 $11) (1... Kf8 2. Bf6 $11) 2. Kg4 Rxh5 3. Bf6 Rh4+ $1 (3... Qg6+ $5 4. fxg6 Rxa5 5. Bb3 $1 $11 (5. Be8 fxg6 $1 $19)) (3... Bd6 4. Kxh5 $11) (3... Rg5+ 4. Kxf4 $11) 4. Kxh4 Bg5+ 5. Kh5 $1 (5. Bxg5 hxg5+ $19) 5... Bxf6 6. Ra8+ Bd8 $1 (6... Kg7 7. Bc2 $11 {main, black is in zugzwang}) 7. Bc2 $1 {the BQ is lost } (7. Rxd8+ $2 Kg7 8. Bc2 Kf6 $19) 7... Kg7 8. f6+ Bxf6 9. Bxh7 $11 { Themes: Fork, mating-net, avoidance of capture, zugzwang} (9. Rc8 Be5 10. Bxh7 {Tempo}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "4 HM Die Schwalbe 2021-22"] [Site ""] [Date "2021.08"] [Round ""] [White "Jan Sprenger, & Martin Minski"] [Black "18648"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1000"] [Annotator ",Afek"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4B3/8/1P6/k2K4/4P2B/5b2/P6p/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2020"] 
 {The highlight of this study is the early logical choice (2.Kc4!!) after which White successfully thwarts promotion while blocking the enemy king from reaching the desired corner.} 1. b7 $1 Bxe4+ (1... h1=Q $2 2. b8=Q Bxe4+ 3. Kd4 $18 (3. Kc4)) 2. Kc4 $3 ({TT} 2. Kc5 $2 h1=Q 3. b8=Q (3. Bd8+ $4 Ka6 4. b8=Q Qg1+ 5. Kc4 Qf1+ 6. Kd4 Qd3+ 7. Kc5 Qc3+ 8. Kd6 Qg3+ $19) 3... Qg1+ $1 4. Kc4 Qg8+ $3 {This is a crucial resource which Black does not have after 2. Kc4.} 5. Kd4 {X2} (5. Kc3 Qg7+ 6. Kd2 Qd4+ $11) 5... Qd5+ 6. Ke3 Qd3+ 7. Kf4 Qf3+ 8. Kg5 Qf5+ $11 {(} 9. Kh6 Qh7+ 10. Kg5 Qf5+ {)}) (2. Kxe4 $4 h1=Q+ $19) 2... Bxb7 ( 2... Bd5+ 3. Kc5 h1=Q 4. b8=Q $18) (2... h1=Q 3. b8=Q Qf1+ (3... Qc1+ 4. Kd4 { and any check costs the bishop, with easy win:} Qd2+ 5. Kxe4 $18) 4. Kd4 {X1} Qd3+ {Here the white king escapes because the chase around the e4 bishop isclockwise (and not counterclockwise as in 2. Kc5):} 5. Ke5 Qd5+ 6. Kf6 Qf5+ 7. Ke7 Qh7+ 8. Kd6 Qh6+ 9. Ke5 $18) 3. Bb5 $1 Kb6 (3... h1=Q 4. Bd8# { model mate}) 4. Bf2+ Ka5 5. Bg3 $1 Kb6 (5... h1=Q 6. Bc7# {model mate}) 6. Bxh2 Bd5+ 7. Kxd5 Kxb5 8. Bg1 $1 { Preventing the Black king from reaching the a8 corner.} Ka6 (8... Ka4 9. Bc5 $18) 9. Kc6 $18 1-0

[Event "Sp. HM Die Schwalbe 2021-22"] [Site ""] [Date "2021.12"] [Round ""] [White "Mihail Croitor"] [Black "18774"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1300"] [Annotator "Croitor, Mihail"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1k6/8/8/6p1/K1PB1p2/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2020"] 
 {A subtle superminiature with a mutual lengthy race to promotion decided by a single tempo in a familiar mating picture.} 1. Bf5 f2 2. Be4+ $1 (2. Bd3 $2 Kc6 3. Kb4 Kd5 4. Bf1 Ke4 $11 {z.B.} 5. c4 Kf3 6. c5 g3 7. c6 g2 8. Bxg2+ Kxg2 9. c7 f1=Q $11) 2... Kc7 (2... Kb6 3. Bg2 Kc5 4. Kb3 $18 {z.B.} g3 5. Kc2 Kc4 6. Kd2 $18) 3. Bg2 Kd6 4. c4 $1 (4. Kb4 $2 {verliert ein entscheidendes Tempo} Ke5 5. c4 Kf4 6. c5 Kg3 $11 {z.B.} 7. Bf1 Kh2 8. c6 g3 9. c7 g2 10. Bxg2 Kxg2 11. c8=Q f1=Q $11) 4... Kc5 ({ SH: Diese Variante sollte auch volle Löserpunkte geben.} 4... Ke5 5. c5 Kf4 6. c6 Kg3 7. Bf1 Kh2 8. c7 g3 9. c8=Q g2 10. Qc4 Kg1 11. Qg4 Kxf1 12. Qd1#) 5. Kb3 (5. Bf1 $2 g3 6. Kb3 Kd4 7. Kb4 Ke3 $11 {z.B.} 8. c5 Kf3 9. c6 g2 10. Bxg2+ Kxg2 11. c7 f1=Q 12. c8=Q $11) 5... Kd4 6. Kb4 Ke5 (6... Ke3 7. c5 Ke2 8. c6 f1=Q 9. Bxf1+ Kxf1 10. c7 g3 11. c8=Q $18) 7. c5 Kf4 8. c6 Kg3 9. Bf1 Kh2 10. c7 g3 11. c8=Q g2 12. Qc4 $1 Kg1 (12... g1=Q 13. Qh4#) 13. Qg4 Kxf1 14. Qd1# 1-0

[Event "1 Comm. Die Schwalbe 2021-22"] [Site ""] [Date "2021.10"] [Round ""] [White "Michal Hlinka, & Lubos Kekely"] [Black "18710"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "1100"] [Annotator ",Afek"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1p1p4/8/8/4P3/8/4b2K/5k1B w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2020"] 
 {An instructive Bishop miniature with additional artistic touches of stalemate and switchback.} 1. e5 {A)} (1. Bg2+ $2 Kf2 $19 {z.B.} 2. e5 Bf3 3. Bh3 Bc6 4. e6 dxe6 5. Bxe6 b5 $19) 1... Ba6 ({B)} 1... b5 2. Bg2+ Kf2 3. Bh3 b4 4. Bxd7 b3 5. Bf5 b2 6. e6 Bg4 (6... Bc4 7. e7 $11) 7. e7 Bxf5 8. e8=Q b1=Q 9. Qg8 $1 Bg6 10. Qf8+ $11) (1... b6 2. Kg3 $1 $11) 2. Bg2+ (2. Be4 $2 Kf2 $1 3. Bf5 Bb5 4. e6 d5 $1 5. e7 d4 6. Kh3 Ke3 7. Bg6 d3 8. Kg3 d2 $19) 2... Kf2 3. Bh3 Bb5 4. e6 dxe6 (4... d5 5. Bg2 $11 {switchback}) 5. Bxe6 Bc6 (5... Be2 6. Bd7 Bf3 7. Bb5 $11) (5... Bf1 6. Bd7 $11) 6. Bc4 Bf3 (6... Bd7 7. Bd3 $1 Bg4 (7... Ke3 8. Bf1 $1 (8. Bc4 $2 Kd4 $1 $19) 8... Bf5 9. Bb5 $11) 8. Bb5 Bf3 9. Kh3 $1 $11) 7. Bb5 (7. Bd3 $2 Be2 $1 8. Bc2 b5 $19) 7... Bg2 8. Ba6 $1 (8. Ba4 $2 Bc6 $19) (8. Bd7 $2 Bc6 $19) 8... b6 (8... bxa6 $11 {model stalemate}) 9. Bb5 $11 {switchback; der wL kann nicht von der Diagonale a4e8 vertrieben werden und kontrolliert so dauerhaft das Feld b5} (9. Bc4 $2 Bf1 $1 10. Bb3 b5 $19) (9. Bd3 $2 Bf1 10. Bc2 b5 $19) 1/2-1/2

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