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Kos-70 JT 1999
[Event "Kos70 [1st Pr]"] [Site ""] [Date "1999"] [Round ""] [White "Osintsev, S."] [Black "[+0441.01h5f8]"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4rk2/1N6/R7/7K/8/8/4p3/2B1b3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] [EventDate "1999"] 1. Ba3+ Kg7 (1... Kf7 2. Nd6+ Ke6 3. Nxe8+) (1... Kg8 $1 { the best move, Emil Vlasak} 2. Rg6+) 2. Rg6+ (2. Bb2+ {dual EV} 2... Kf7 $1 ( 2... Kf8 $1 3. Ba3+ {to the main}) 3. Nd6+ Kf8 4. Nxe8 (4. Bg7+ $1 {EV} 4... Kxg7 (4... Kg8 5. Nxe8 Bc3 (5... Kf7 6. Rf6+ Kxe8 (6... Ke7 7. Rf4) 7. Re6+ Kf7 8. Rxe2) 6. Kg6 $1) 5. Nxe8+ Kf7 6. Nd6+ Ke6 (6... Kf6 7. Ne4+ Kg7 8. Rg6+ Kf8 9. Rg2) 7. Ne4+ Ke5 (7... Kf5 8. Ra2 Bd2 9. Ng3+) (7... Ke7 8. Ng5 Bc3 9. Re6+) 8. Ra2 Bd2 9. Nxd2 Kf4 10. Ra1 Ke3 11. Nc4+ Kf2 12. Ra2 Kf1 13. Ne3+) 4... Bb4 5. Bg7+ Kxe8 6. Re6+ Kf7) 2... Kh7 (2... Kf7 $2 3. Nd6+ Ke7 4. Nxe8+ Kxe8 5. Re6+) (2... Kh8 $2 3. Bb2+ Kh7 4. Rg7+ Kh8 5. Re7+) 3. Bb2 (3. Rh6+ Kg8 4. Rg6+ {only loses time}) 3... Re7 (3... Bc3 {the second thematic line} 4. Bxc3 (4. Rh6+ Kg8 5. Bxc3 Re5+ 6. Bxe5 e1=Q) 4... Re5+ (4... Re3 5. Rh6+ Kg8 6. Rh8+ Kf7 7. Nd6+ Ke6 8. Re8+) 5. Bxe5 e1=Q 6. Rg7+ (6. Rh6+ Kg8 7. Rh8+ Kf7) 6... Kh8 7. Re7+ Kg8 8. Re8+ Kf7 9. Nd6#) 4. Rh6+ (4. Nd6 Bd2 $1) 4... Kg8 5. Rh8+ (5. Nd6 Rh7) 5... Kf7 6. Nd8# (6. Rh7+ Ke6 7. Nd8+ Kd7 8. Rxe7+ Kxe7 9. Nc6+ Kd6 10. Nd4 Bd2) 1-0
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[Event "Kos70, twin [2nd Pr]"] [Site ""] [Date "1999"] [Round ""] [White "Arestov, PM."] [Black "[+0312.24c1b4]"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/N6B/1p1r4/pN6/1k6/3p4/p1PP4/2K5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "1999"] 1. c3+ (1. Kb2 dxc2 2. Bxc2 Rxd2) 1... Kb3 2. Bg8+ (2. Nd4+ $5 {unclear EV} 2... Rxd4 3. Bg8+ Ka4 (3... Ka3 4. Nb5+ $1 {EV} (4. Bxa2 $2 Rg4 $1 { and Black even wins EV}) 4... Ka4 5. Bxa2 Rf4 6. Nd4 Ka3 7. Bb3 Rg4 8. Bd1 Rg5 9. Ne6 Rf5 10. Nd4 Rg5 11. Nf3 Rd5 12. Ne1 b5 13. Bf3 Rd6 14. Bg2 b4 15. cxb4 axb4 16. Bf1 Rc6+ 17. Kd1 b3 18. Bxd3 b2) 4. Bxa2 Rd7 { draw according the author, but not so clear} 5. Nc6 Rg7 (5... Ka3 6. Bc4 Rc7 7. Bb5 a4 8. Nd4 Rg7 9. Bxd3) 6. Bc4 (6. Nd4 Ka3 7. Bb3 b5 8. Bd1 b4 9. cxb4 axb4) 6... Rg1+ 7. Kb2 Rg2 8. Nd4 Rxd2+ 9. Kc1 Rf2 10. Bxd3 Ka3 11. Bc4 Rh2 12. Nc2+ Ka4 13. Kb2 Rd2 (13... b5 14. Bb3#) 14. Ba6 Rh2 (14... b5 15. Bb7 Rd6 16. Nd4 b4 17. c4 b3 18. Kc3 b2 19. Be4 Rh6 20. c5 Ka3 21. Bb1 Rh1 22. Nc2+ Ka4 23. c6 Kb5 24. c7 Rh8 25. Nd4+ Kb6 26. Ne6 Rc8) 15. c4 Rh5) 2... Re6 (2... Ka4 3. Kb2) (2... Rd5 $5 {not analysed by author, but very interesant EV} 3. Nd4+ $1 (3. Bxd5+ Ka4 4. Na3 a1=Q+ 5. Nb1 b5 6. Nc6 b4 7. Nd4 bxc3 8. Bc6+ Kb4 9. dxc3+ Kc4 ) 3... Ka3 4. Nab5+ Ka4 5. Kb2 {and there is not stalemate defence}) 3. Bxe6+ ( 3. Nd4+ Ka3 4. Nab5+ Ka4 5. Kb2 (5. Nb3 $5 Re8 6. N5d4 {unclear EV} (6. Bf7 Re7 7. Bc4 a1=Q+ 8. Nxa1 Re1+ 9. Kb2 Rb1+) 6... Rxg8 7. Kb2 a1=Q+ 8. Nxa1 Rg2 9. Nab3 Rg5 {for b5} 10. Ka2 (10. Nf3 Rb5 11. Nfd4 Rg5 12. Nc1 Rg2 13. Ndb3 Rg3 14. Na2 Kb5) 10... Rh5 11. Nc1 Rh3 $1 (11... Rh2 $2 12. Nxd3 Rxd2+ 13. Nb2+) 12. Nc6 Rh2 13. Nb3 Re2 14. c4 (14. Ncd4 Rf2) 14... Re4 15. Nbd4 (15. c5 Rc4) 15... Re2 16. Nf3 Re4 (16... Re6 17. Nfe5 Rf6 18. Kb2 b5 19. c5 Rf2 20. Kc3 b4+ 21. Kxd3 Kb5 22. Ke3 Rxd2 23. Kxd2 Kxc5 24. Nxa5 b3) 17. Nfe5 b5 18. Nxd3 bxc4 19. Nc5+ Kb5 20. Nxe4) 5... a1=Q+ 6. Kxa1 Re1+ 7. Kb2 Rb1+) 3... Ka4 4. Na3 (4. Kb2 a1=Q+ 5. Kxa1) (4. Bb3+ Kxb3 5. Nd4+ Ka3 6. Nab5+ Ka4 7. Kb2 a1=Q+ 8. Kxa1) 4... a1=Q+ (4... Kxa3 5. Nb5+ Ka4 6. Kb2) 5. Nb1 b5 6. Nc6 b4 7. Nd4 bxc3 (7... b3 8. Bxb3#) 8. Bd7+ (8. Bb3+ Kb4 9. dxc3+ Kc5) 8... Kb4 9. dxc3+ Kc4 10. Be6+ Kc5 11. Nb3+ 1-0
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[Event "Kos70, twin [2nd Pr]"] [Site ""] [Date "1999"] [Round ""] [White "Arestov, PM."] [Black "[+0312.24c1b4]"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2N4B/1p1r4/pN6/1k6/3p4/p1PP4/2K5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "1999"] 1. c3+ Kb3 2. Bg8+ (2. Nd4+ Rxd4 3. Bg8+ Ka4 4. Bxa2 Rd7 5. Ne6 (5. Nd5 $2 Ka3 6. Bc4 b5 7. Nf6 Rd8 8. Bxb5 Rf8) 5... Ka3 6. Bc4 Re7 7. Kd1 b5 8. Bd5 Rf7 9. Ke1 Rf5 10. Nc7 Kb2) 2... Re6 3. Bxe6+ Ka4 4. Na3 a1=Q+ 5. Nb1 b5 6. Na6 b4 7. Nc5+ Kb5 8. Nb3 Qa2 9. Nd4+ 1-0
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[Event "Kos70 [1st hm]"] [Site ""] [Date "1999"] [Round ""] [White "Markov, J."] [Black "[+0331.22c1c3]"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/5PP1/N7/8/2rb4/ppk5/8/2K5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "1999"] 1. f8=Q b2+ 2. Kb1 a2+ 3. Kxa2 Ra4+ 4. Qa3+ Rxa3+ 5. Kxa3 Bxg7 (5... b1=Q 6. g8=Q Bc5+ 7. Ka4) 6. Ka2 Bf8 7. Kb1 Bd6 8. Ka2 Kc2 9. Nb4+ { Not original, judge Kos. See Prokes, EV.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Kos70 [2nd hm]"] [Site ""] [Date "1999"] [Round ""] [White "Bunka, V."] [Black "[+0400.13f4h3]"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "R7/P5pr/8/2p5/5K2/p6k/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "1999"] 1. Rf8 g5+ 2. Kf3 g4+ 3. Kf2 g3+ 4. Kf3 g2 5. a8=Q g1=Q 6. Qc8+ Kh2 (6... Kh4 7. Rf4+ Kh5 8. Qf5+ Qg5 9. Qxh7+) 7. Qc7+ {but see Macek90 1999} 1-0
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[Event "Kos70 [1st comm]"] [Site ""] [Date "1999"] [Round ""] [White "Libis, Z."] [Black "[+4114.05h1h4]"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/Q1p5/8/R3N3/4p2k/5ppn/1q5p/6BK w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "18"] [EventDate "1999"] 1. Nxf3+ (1. Ng6+ Kg4 2. Ne5+ Qxe5) 1... exf3 2. Ra4+ Nf4 3. Rxf4+ Kh3 4. Rh4+ Kxh4 5. Qa4+ Qb4 6. Qxb4+ Kh3 7. Bxh2 f2 8. Qh4+ Kxh4 9. Bxg3+ Kxg3 { Emil Vlasak: plagiat, see the well known Mitrofanov or Naderesvili Herbstman.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Kos70 [2nd comm]"] [Site ""] [Date "1999"] [Round ""] [White "Desensky, J."] [Black "[+0430.11h6a7]"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/k7/7K/1R6/6p1/6P1/8/rb6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "8"] [EventDate "1999"] 1. Rg5 (1. Kh5 Bd3 2. Rg5 Be2 3. Kh4 Rh1#) 1... Ra4 2. Kh5 Bd3 3. Kh4 Be2 4. Ra5+ Rxa5 {see Amirjan} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Kos70 [3rd comm]"] [Site ""] [Date "1999"] [Round ""] [White "Frak, M."] [Black "[+0001.22f4a5]"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/k6N/ppP2K2/2P5/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "9"] [EventDate "1999"] 1. cxb4+ Kxb4 (1... Kb6 2. Nf6 a3 3. Nd5+) 2. c5 $1 Kxc5 3. Ng3 a3 (3... Kc4 4. Ne2 Kd3 5. Nc1+ Kc2 6. Na2 Kb2 7. Nb4 Kb3 8. Ke3 Kxb4 9. Kd2 Kb3 10. Kc1 a3 11. Kb1) 4. Ne2 a2 (4... Kc4 5. Nc1 Kc3 6. Ke3 Kc2 7. Na2 Kb2 8. Kd2 Kxa2 9. Kc2) 5. Nc1 1/2-1/2
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[Event "to Desensky"] [Site ""] [Date "1984"] [Round ""] [White "Amirjan, G."] [Black "[=0430.11c3b1]"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Emil Vlasak"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1b6/8/8/3p4/7r/2KP2R1/8/1k6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "16"] [EventDate "1984"] 1. Rg1+ Ka2 2. Rg2+ Ka3 3. Rg5 d4+ 4. Kc4 Bh2 5. Rd5 Bg1 6. Rh5 Rf4 7. Rf5 Rg4 8. Rg5 Rxg5 1/2-1/2
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[Event "to Markov"] [Site ""] [Date "1946"] [Round ""] [White "Prokes, L."] [Black "[=0041.01h3e2]"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Emil Vlasak"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/5N2/8/7B/5b1K/4k1p1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "6"] [EventDate "1946"] 1. Kh2 Kf1 2. Bf2 Kxf2 3. Ng4+ Bxg4 1/2-1/2
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[Event "to Libis"] [Site ""] [Date "1968"] [Round ""] [White "Nadareishvili Herbstmann"] [Black "[=1040.15h2h4]"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Emil Vlasak"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/8/Q2p1ppk/7p/1p4PK/5bB1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "20"] [EventDate "1968"] 1. Bxd4 (1. Bf2+ $2 g3+ 2. Bxg3+ fxg3+ 3. Kg1 h2+ 4. Kh1 Bxg2+ 5. Kxg2 h1=Q+ 6. Kxh1 b1=Q+) 1... g3+ 2. Kg1 $1 h2+ 3. Kh1 Bxg2+ $1 4. Kxg2 f3+ (4... h1=Q+ 5. Kxh1 b1=Q+ 6. Kg2 Qe4+ 7. Kf1 Qh1+ 8. Ke2 f3+ 9. Ke3 Kh3 10. Qd7+ Kg2 11. Qd5) 5. Kh1 (5. Kxf3 $2 h1=Q+) 5... b1=Q+ 6. Bg1+ Qb4 $1 7. Qxb4+ Kh3 8. Bxh2 $1 (8. Qh4+ $2 Kxh4 9. Bxh2 gxh2 $1 (9... f2 $2 10. Bxg3+ Kxg3) 10. Kxh2 Kg4) 8... f2 9. Qh4+ $3 Kxh4 10. Bxg3+ $1 (10. Kg2 $2 gxh2 11. Kxh2 f1=R $1) (10. Bg1 f1=R) 10... Kxg3 1/2-1/2
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