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Zhuk-55 JT 2010
[Event "1.p Zhuk 55"] [Site ""] [Date "2011.05.04"] [Round ""] [White "Garcia=M & Akobia=I"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3R4/2k5/8/1P6/8/K1p1b3/8/2n5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2011"] {For White it is necessary to take the first line on the control.} 1. Rd1 ({ If White will play -} 1. Rh8 $2 {Then Black win immediately} 1... Bc5+ 2. Ka4 c2 3. Rh2 Ne2 $19) 1... Bd2 { The bB has limited moves of wR, but but it plays very precisely} 2. Rh1 $1 ({ try} 2. Rg1 $5 Kb6 $1 3. Ka4 Ne2 4. Rg6+ Kc5 $1 5. Rc6+ Kd4 (5... Kd5 $2 6. Rc8 Nd4 7. b6 c2 8. b7 $11) 6. b6 Bf4 7. b7 Kd3 8. Rc8 c2 $19) ({The same try} 2. Rf1 $5 Kb6 3. Ka4 Ne2 4. Rf6+ Kc5 5. Rc6+ Kd4 {etc}) 2... Kb6 (2... Ne2 3. Rh4 $1 Kb6 4. Kb3 $11) 3. Ka4 {and play branches:} 3... Nd3 {main B} ({main A} 3... Ne2 4. Kb3 Nd4+ 5. Kc4 Nf3 (5... Nc2 6. Rh3 Ne3+ 7. Kd3 Nd5 8. Rh4 $1 Ka5 9. b6 Nb4+ 10. Ke2 $11) 6. Kd3 Kxb5 7. Rh8 $1 Ne1+ ({or also} 7... Ne5+ 8. Kc2 $11) 8. Ke2 Kc4 9. Rd8 $11) 4. Kb3 Ne1 {and again wR plays precisely:} (4... Nc5+ 5. Kc2 $11) 5. Rf1 $1 ({try} 5. Rg1 $5 Kxb5 {zz} 6. Rf1 $1 Kc6 7. Rf6+ Kd5 8. Rf5+ Kd4 9. Rf8 c2 10. Rd8+ Ke3 11. Re8+ Kd3 12. Rd8+ Ke2 $19) 5... Kxb5 6. Rg1 $3 { - an unexpected move of wR} (6. Rh1 $2 Nf3 7. Rh5+ Kc6 $1 8. Kc2 Ne1+ 9. Kb3 c2 $19) 6... Ka5 7. Rf1 $1 {positional draw, or} (7. Rh1 $5 Kb6 8. Rg1 Kb5 { etc, as in the try 5.Rg1!?}) 7... Ka6 8. Rf6+ Kb5 9. Re6 Nf3 10. Re4 $1 $11 1/2-1/2
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[Event "2.p Zhuk 55"] [Site ""] [Date "2011.02.19"] [Round ""] [White "Akobia=I"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/P1K5/8/8/1p3p2/8/q1bR3R/kN6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2010"] 1. Na3 $3 (1. Kb8 $2 Qg8+ $11) (1. Rxc2 $2 Qxa7+ $11) 1... Qxa3 2. Kb8 $1 (2. Kb7 $4 Be4+ $15) 2... b3 3. a8=Q (3. Rh1+ $2 Kb2 $11) 3... Qxa8+ 4. Kxa8 b2 5. Rde2 $3 {zz} ({Thematic try} 5. Rxc2 $5 {Phoenix of bQ} 5... b1=Q {zz} 6. Rhg2 Qh1 7. Ka7 Kb1 $1 (7... Qh7+ $2 8. Kb6 $1 $18) 8. Rb2+ Kc1 $1 (8... Ka1 $2 9. Ra2+ {wins as in main line} 9... Kb1 10. Rgb2+ $18) 9. Rgc2+ Kd1 10. Rb1+ Kxc2 11. Rxh1 Kd2 {(Kd3) And now the black king can to protect a pawn. Compare this position to the final of main line}) {Phoenix of bQ} 5... b1=Q (5... f3 6. Rxc2 b1=Q 7. Rhf2 $1 {zz etc}) 6. Rxc2 f3 7. Rhf2 $1 {zz} ({try} 7. Rhd2 $5 f2 8. Rxf2 Qh1+ 9. Kb8 Qh8+ $11) (7. Ka7 $2 Qg1+ {(f2)=}) 7... Qe1 8. Ra2+ Kb1 9. Rfb2+ {There is a known position } 9... Kc1 10. Ra1+ Kxb2 11. Rxe1 { wins, because the black kingcan not to protect a pawn as in the thematic try } 1-0
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[Event "3.p Zhuk 55 "] [Site ""] [Date "2011.05.04"] [Round ""] [White "Mikitovics=J"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4r3/N7/2K2P2/2P5/3k4/4n3/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "20"] [EventDate "2010"] 1. Nb5+ (1. Kd7 $2 Rf8 2. Nb5+ Kc4 $3 (2... Kxc5 $2 3. Nd6 Nd5 4. f7 Nf4 5. Ne4+ $1 Kd4 6. Ke7 Ra8 7. Ng5 Ke5 8. Nf3+ Kd5 (8... Ke4 9. Ng5+ Ke5 10. Nf3+ { perpetual check}) 9. Nh4 $1 Ne6 10. Ng6 Ra7+ 11. Kf6 Ra8 12. Ke7 Ra7+ 13. Kf6 { positional draw}) (2... Ke5 $2 3. c6 Kxf6 4. c7 $11) 3. Ke7 Ra8 $3 (3... Rh8 $2 4. Nc7 Nf5+ 5. Ke6 Nh6 6. Kd6 Ng4 (6... Rd8+ 7. Ke7 Rd1 8. c6 $1 Kc5 9. f7 Re1+ 10. Ne6+ $11) 7. Ke6 Rh6 8. Ne8 Kxc5 9. Kf5 $3 Ne3+ 10. Kg5 Rh7 11. Kg6 Rh1 12. f7 Rf1 13. Nf6 $11) 4. Nc7 Ra7 {Pin} 5. Kd8 (5. Kd6 Nf5+ 6. Kc6 {(Kd7)} 6... Nh6 $19) 5... Nd5 6. f7 Nxc7 7. f8=Q Ne6+ $19) (1. f7 $2 Rf8 $19 (1... Rd8 $2 2. Nb5+ Ke5 3. Kb7 $3 Ke6 4. c6 $11)) 1... Ke5 2. Kd7 $1 (2. f7 $2 Rf8 $19 ( 2... Rd8 $2 3. Kb7 $1 Ke6 4. c6 $11)) 2... Rf8 3. c6 Nd5 4. c7 $1 Nb6+ 5. Kc6 Nc8 6. Kd7 Nb6+ 7. Kc6 Nc8 8. Kd7 {positional draw, or} 8... Kxf6 9. Nc3 $1 Ke5 (9... Rg8 {(Kf5)} 10. Nd5+ Ke5 11. Ne7 $11) 10. Nd5 $3 Kxd5 { stalemate. .... This study was published in the award - AN&YB} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "4.p. Zhuk 55 "] [Site ""] [Date "2011.05.04"] [Round ""] [White "Mikitovics=J"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/1R6/3k4/8/2K2p2/3p2p1/1RB5 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "30"] [EventDate "2010"] {BTM, White wins} 1... d1=N+ $1 (1... f2 2. R1b5+ $3 (2. Bxd2 $2 g1=Q $1 (2... f1=Q $2 3. R1b5+ Ke4 4. Re6+ Kf3 5. Rf5+ $19) 3. R1b5+ Ke4 4. Re6+ Kf3 5. Rf5+ Kg2 6. Rg6+ Kh1 $3 (6... Kf1 $2 7. Rxg1+ Kxg1 8. Be3 $18) 7. Rh6+ Kg2 8. Rg5+ Kf1 $3 (8... Kf3 $2 9. Rf6+ Ke2 10. Re5+ Kd1 11. Be3 Qg7 12. Ref5 $1 $19) 9. Be3 Qxg5 $11) 2... Ke4 3. Re6+ $1 (3. Bxd2 $2 g1=Q $11) 3... Kf3 4. Rf6+ $1 (4. Bxd2 $2 g1=Q $11) 4... Ke2 5. Bxd2 g1=Q 6. Re5+ Kd1 7. Be3 Qg7 8. Ref5 $18) 2. Kd3 $1 (2. Kc2 {(d2) ?} 2... g1=Q {or f2 =}) 2... Nf2+ (2... g1=Q 3. R1b5+ $18) 3. Kc2 $3 ({Thematic try} 3. Kc3 $2 Ne4+ $1 $11 (3... Nd1+ $2 4. Kd3 $18 { main line})) ({Thematic try} 3. Ke3 $2 Ng4+ $1 $11 (3... Nd1+ $2 4. Kd3 $18 { main line})) 3... g1=Q 4. Rd6+ $3 (4. Be3 $2 Qg4 5. R1b5+ Ke4 6. Bxf2 Qg2 7. Re6+ Kf4 8. Rf6+ Ke4 9. Re6+ Kf4 {positional draw}) 4... Ke4 (4... Kc4 5. Be3 Qg4 6. Rc1 $3 Nd3 7. Rxd3 Qg2+ 8. Rd2 $18) (4... Kxd6 5. Ba3+ $1 $18 (5. Bf4+ $2 Kd5 $3 6. Rxg1 Nh3 $11)) 5. Rb4+ Ke5 (5... Kf5 6. Rb5+ $18) 6. Bf4+ $1 Kf5 7. Rd5+ Ke6 $1 (7... Kf6 {(b6)} 8. Rb6+ $18) 8. Re5+ Kf6 9. Rb6+ Kf7 10. Rf5+ Ke8 11. Re6+ Kd7 12. Rd6+ Ke7 13. Re5+ Kf7 (13... Kxd6 14. Rg5+ $3 (14. Re1+ $2 Kd5 $1 15. Rxg1 Nh3 $11) 14... Ke6 15. Rxg1 Nh3 16. Re1+ $18) 14. Bg5 $3 (14. Rf5+ $2 Ke7 15. Re5+ {loss of time}) 14... Ng4 15. Re7+ Kf8 16. Rd8# 1-0
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[Event "sp.p. Zhuk 55 JT"] [Site ""] [Date "2011.05.04"] [Round ""] [White "Mikitovics=J"] [Black "Twin: A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4K3/5P2/3R4/5k2/6p1/bb6/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "39"] [EventDate "2010"] 1. Rd2 $1 (1. Rd3 $2 g2 $19 (1... Bc4 $2 2. f7 $11)) 1... Ba3+ 2. Ke8 Bb1 $1 ( 2... Bc4 3. f7 Bb5+ 4. Kd8 {Thematic} 4... Bf8 $1 5. Rb2 $1 Ba4 $1 (5... Bd3 6. Ke8 (6. Rd2 $2 Bg6 7. Ke8 Bc5 8. Re2 Kg4 9. Rd2 Kh4 10. Re2 Bf2 $19) 6... Bc5 7. f8=Q+ $11 {(or f8R+=)}) 6. Rd2 $1 (6. Re2 $2 Kf3 $19) (6. Ra2 $2 Bb3 $19) 6... Bc6 (6... Ke3 7. Ra2 Bb5 8. Rb2 Bc6 9. Rc2 Ba4 10. Ra2 { positional draw, or} 10... Bb3 11. Rg2 $1 Kf3 12. Rxg3+ $11) (6... Kf3 7. Rd3+ Kf2 8. Rd2+ Kf1 9. Ra2 $11) 7. Rc2 Be4 8. Rc1 $3 (8. Ra2 $2 Bg6 9. Ke8 Bc5 10. Re2 Kg4 11. Rd2 Kh4 12. Re2 {Thematic} 12... Bf2 $19) 8... Bg6 9. Ke8 Ba3 10. Rc4+ (10. Rc6 $2 Bd3 11. Rc3 Bb5+ $19) 10... Kg5 11. Rc3 g2 12. Rg3+ $11) 3. f7 $1 (3. Kf7 $2 Ke3 $1 (3... Bc1 $2 4. Rd1 $11) 4. Rg2 Kf3 $19) 3... Bg6 4. Rd4+ $1 (4. Ra2 $2 Bc5 5. Re2 (5. Rd2 Kg4 6. Re2 {Thematic} 6... Bf2 7. Re6 Bh5 8. Ke7 Bc5+ 9. Kf6 g2 10. Re5 {Thematic} 10... Bf8 $19) 5... Kg4 6. Rd2 Kh4 7. Re2 {Thematic} 7... Bf2 8. Re6 Bh5 9. Rd6 g2 10. Ke7 g1=Q 11. f8=Q Qe1+ 12. Kd7 ( 12. Kf6 Qc3+ 13. Ke7 Be3 $19) 12... Bg4+ 13. Kd8 Qa5+ 14. Ke7 Qc7+ 15. Kf6 Be3 $1 16. Kg6 Bh5+ $19) 4... Kf3 5. Rd5 $1 Kg4 6. Rd4+ (6. Rd2 $2 Bc5 7. Re2 { Thematic} 7... Bf2 8. Re6 Bh5 9. Ke7 Bc5+ 10. Kf6 g2 11. Re5 {Thematic} 11... Bf8 $19) 6... Kf3 (6... Kh3 7. Rd5 (7. Ra4 $2 Bc5 8. Ra6 Bh5 9. Ra5 g2 $19) 7... Kh4 8. Rd4+ Kh3 9. Rd5 {positional draw, or} 9... g2 10. Rg5 $11) (6... Kf5 7. Rd3 g2 8. Rg3 $11) 7. Rd5 {positional draw, or} 7... Be4 8. Ra5 $1 (8. Rh5 $2 Kg4 9. Ra5 Bb4 10. Ra4 {(Rb5)} 10... Bc6+ $19) (8. Rd2 $2 Bc6+ $1 (8... Ke3 $2 9. Ra2 Bc5 10. Ra5 $11) 9. Kd8 {Thematic} 9... Bf8 $19) 8... Bc6+ 9. Kd8 {Thematic} 9... Bf8 $1 10. Rf5+ $1 (10. Ra6 $2 g2 $19) 10... Kg4 (10... Ke3 11. Rg5 g2 12. Rxg2 Bxg2 13. Ke8 $11) 11. Rf6 $1 Be4 (11... Bb5 12. Rg6+ Kf3 13. Rf6+ Ke4 14. Rg6 Kf3 15. Rf6+ {perpetual check}) 12. Ke8 $1 Bc5 13. Re6 $1 ({ Thematic try} 13. Kd7 $2 Bf5+ $19 (13... g2 $2 {Thematic} 14. Rd6 $1 $11)) 13... Kf4 14. Rf6+ $1 ({Thematic try} 14. Re7 $2 Bg6 $1 15. Re2 Kg4 16. Rd2 Kh4 17. Re2 {Thematic} 17... Bf2 $19) ({Thematic try} 14. Kd8 $2 Bf8 $1 $19 (14... g2 15. Re7 $1 $11)) 14... Kg5 (14... Ke5 15. Rh6 $1 Bb4 16. Rb6 Ba3 17. Ra6 g2 18. Rxa3 Bc6+ 19. Ke7 g1=Q 20. Ra5+ $1 $11 (20. f8=Q $2 Qg5+ $19)) (14... Bf5 15. Rc6 $11) 15. Re6 Kf4 16. Rf6+ {perpetual check, or} 16... Ke3 17. Kd7 Bf8 $1 18. Ke8 Bc5 19. Kd7 {positional draw, or} 19... g2 20. Rd6 $1 { draws without captures.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "sp.p. Zhuk 55 JT"] [Site ""] [Date "2011.05.04"] [Round ""] [White "Mikitovics=J"] [Black "Twin: B"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2K5/5P2/3R4/5k2/6p1/bb6/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "22"] [EventDate "2010"] 1. Rd2 (1. f7 Bg7 $19) 1... Be5+ $1 2. Kd7 Bb3 $1 (2... Bc4 $2 3. Ke7 $1 Kf5 ( 3... Kg5 4. f7 Bf6+ 5. Ke8 Bb5+ 6. Kf8 $11) (3... Bc3 4. f7 Bxf7 5. Rc2 $1 $11) 4. f7 $1 Bf6+ 5. Ke8 $1 (5. Kf8 $2 Kg6 $19) 5... Bb5+ 6. Kf8 $1 $11) (2... Bg8 $2 3. Ke7 Bc3 4. f7 $1 Bxf7 5. Rc2 $1 $11) 3. Ke7 Bc3 $1 (3... Kf5 $2 4. f7 $11 ) (3... Ke3 $2 4. Rg2 $11) 4. f7 Bb4+ $1 (4... Bxf7 $2 5. Rc2 $1 $11) 5. Kd7 $1 (5. Kf6 Bf8 $1 (5... Ke3 $2 6. Rg2 $11) 6. Rd4+ Ke3 $19) 5... Bc5 $1 (5... Ke3 $2 6. Rb2 $11) 6. Rd4+ $1 (6. Ke8 Ke3 7. f8=Q {(Rb2 or Rg2)} 7... Ba4+ $19 ( 7... Bxf8 $2 8. Rb2 $11)) 6... Ke3 $1 (6... Ke5 $2 7. Rg4 Be6+ 8. Kc6 $1 $11) 7. Rg4 Kf3 8. Rg5 $1 (8. Rg6 g2 $19 (8... Bxf7 $2 9. Rf6+ $11)) 8... Bb4 $1 ( 8... Ba3 $2 9. Rf5+ $11) 9. Ke8 (9. Rg6 g2 $19) (9. Rf5+ Kg4 10. Re5 (10. Rf6 g2 $19) 10... Kf4 $1 11. Rh5 Bf8 $1 12. Rh4+ Kf3 13. Ke8 Bd6 $3 (13... Bc5 $2 14. Rh6 $1 Ba4+ 15. Kd8 g2 16. Rf6+ Kg3 17. Rg6+ Kh3 18. Rh6+ Kg3 19. Rg6+ { perpetual check}) 14. Rh3 Ba4+ 15. Kd8 Bf8 $19) (9. Rb5 Ba4 $18 {Pin}) (9. Kd8 g2 (9... Bxf7 $2 10. Rf5+ $11) 10. Ke8 Ba4+ $18) 9... Ba4+ 10. Kd8 g2 $1 ({ Thematic try} 10... Bf8 $2 11. Rf5+ Kg4 12. Ra5 $1 Bc2 (12... Bc6 13. Ra6 $1 Bb5 14. Rg6+ Kf3 15. Rf6+ Kg4 16. Rg6+ {perpetual check}) (12... Bb3 13. Ke8 $11) 13. Ke8 $1 g2 14. Ra1 $1 Bc5 15. f8=Q $1 (15. f8=R $2 Bg6+ 16. Rf7 Kg3 17. Ra6 Bh5 $1 18. Rh6 g1=Q $19) 15... Bg6+ 16. Qf7 $11) 11. Rg8 Bf8 $3 { wins without captures.} 0-1
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[Event "1.hm Zhuk 55"] [Site ""] [Date "2011.05.04"] [Round ""] [White "Becker=R"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1N3k2/R5r1/5K2/4N1nb/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2011"] 1. Nbd6+ Kg7 2. Ra7+ Kh6 3. Kf4 Nf6 (3... Be1 4. Nf5+ Kh5 5. Ra3 Nf2 (5... Rc6 6. Rh3+ Kg6) (5... Rb6 6. Rh3+ Kg6 7. Kxg4 Ba5 8. Rh6+ Kf7 9. Ned6+ Kg8 10. Rg6+ Kf8 11. Re6 Rb8 12. Rf6+ Kg8 13. Ne7+ Kh8 14. Ndf5 Rb6 15. Rf8+ Kh7 16. Rf7+ Kh8 17. Kh5 Bc3 18. Ng6+) (5... Rf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Ne7 Kh6 8. Kf5 Bb4 9. Rh3+ Kg7 10. Nc6 Bd6 11. Nd8) 6. Nxf2 Bd2+ 7. Ke5 Rb6 8. Rh3+ Kg6 9. Ne7+ Kg7 10. Ne4 Rb5+ 11. Nd5 Bc1 (11... Bf4+ 12. Ke6) 12. Ke6 Ra5 13. Rg3+) 4. Nf5+ Kh5 5. Nxf6+ Rxf6 6. Rh7+ Kg6 7. Rg7+ Kh5 8. Rg8 Rf7 9. Rh8+ Kg6 10. Rh6# 1-0
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[Event "2.hm. Zhuk 55 JT"] [Site ""] [Date "2011.05.04"] [Round ""] [White "Mikitovics=J"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5K2/3k4/7P/8/1B6/8/2p2P2/6r1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2010"] 1. Ba3 $1 (1. Bd2 $2 Rg2 {(f1) -+} (1... Rh1 $2 2. Kg7 $1 (2. Kf7 $2 Rh2 $19) 2... Ke7 3. Bg5+ $1 Ke6 4. Be3 $3 (4. h7 $2 Rg1 5. h8=Q Rxg5+ 6. Kh6 c1=Q $19) 4... Rg1+ 5. Kf8 Re1 (5... Rg2 6. h7 $11) 6. h7 $3 Rxe3 7. h8=Q Rf3+ 8. Kg8 c1=Q 9. Qh6+ Qxh6 {stalemate.})) 1... Ra1 (1... Ke6 2. h7 $11) 2. Bb2 Rb1 (2... Ke6 3. h7 $11) 3. Ba3 Rh1 (3... Rb3 4. Bc1 Rh3 5. Kg7 $11 (5. Kf7 $2 Rh2 6. Kg7 Rg2+ 7. Kf7 Rxf2+ $19)) (3... Ke6 4. h7 $11) 4. Kg7 Ra1 (4... Ke6 5. h7 Rg1+ 6. Kf8 $1 $11 ({Thematic try} 6. Kh6 $2 Kf7 $1 7. h8=N+ Kf6 $1 (7... Ke6 $2 8. Ng6 $11) 8. Bb2+ Kf5 (8... Ke6 9. Ng6 Kf5 10. Nh4+ $1 Kg4 11. Ng6 Rh1+ 12. Kg7 Kf5 13. Ne7+ $11) 9. Nf7 Rb1 $1 10. Ba3 Kf6 $19)) 5. Bb2 Ke7 6. h7 (6. Bf6+ $2 Ke6 $19) 6... Rg1+ 7. Kh6 $1 Kf7 8. h8=N+ $3 Ke6 9. Ng6 Rb1 (9... Kf5 10. Nh4+ $3 ( 10. Ne7+ $2 Ke4 11. Kh5 $1 Rf1 $3 (11... Rb1 $2 12. Ba3 Rb3 13. Bc1 Rf3 14. Nc6 $3 Rxf2 15. Nb4 $11) 12. Kg4 (12. Nc6 Rb1 $19) 12... Rxf2 $19) 10... Kg4 (10... Ke4 11. Kh5 $1 (11. f3+ $2 Kf4 $1 12. Ba3 Rh1 13. Kh5 Kg3 14. Bd6+ Kf2 15. Ba3 (15. Bf4 Ke2 16. Kg4 (16. Bh6 Rd1 17. Nf5 Kxf3 $19) 16... Rd1 17. Nf5 Rg1+ 18. Kh5 Kxf3 $19) 15... Ke2 $19) 11... Rb1 12. Ba3 Ra1 13. Bb2 Ra2 14. Bc1 $11 (14. f3+ $2 Kd3 15. Bc1 Ra1 16. Bh6 Ke2 17. Kg4 (17. Nf5 Rh1+ 18. Nh4 Rd1 19. Nf5 Kxf3 $19) 17... Rd1 18. Nf5 Rg1+ 19. Kh5 Rh1+ 20. Nh4 Rd1 21. Nf5 Kxf3 $19)) 11. Ng6 Rh1+ 12. Kg7 Kf5 13. Ne7+ $11) (9... Kd5 10. Nf4+ Kc4 11. Ne2 $11) 10. Ba3 Ra1 (10... Kf6 11. Nh4 $1 (11. Nf4 $2 Rh1+ 12. Nh5+ Kf5 $19) 11... Rb8 ( 11... Rb3 12. Bc1 $11) 12. Kh5 Rb3 13. Bc1 $11) 11. Bb2 (11. Nf4+ $2 Kf5 $19) 11... Kd5 12. Nf4+ Kc4 13. Ne2 $11 1/2-1/2
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[Event "1.com. Zhuk 55"] [Site ""] [Date "2011.05.04"] [Round ""] [White "Bondar=J"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "bb6/k1p2N1R/2p4B/1n3R2/8/6K1/1p3P2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "2011"] 1. Be3+ c5 2. Rxc5 $1 b1=Q 3. Rc1+ c5+ $1 4. Nd6+ $1 Qxh7 5. Bxc5+ Ka6 6. Ra1+ Na3 7. Rxa3# 1-0
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[Event "2.com. Zhuk 55"] [Site ""] [Date "2011.05.04"] [Round ""] [White "Davidjuk=S"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6K1/p1k1r3/8/3P4/3N4/8/7P/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2011"] 1. d6+ Kxd6 2. Nf5+ Ke6 3. Nxe7 Kxe7 4. h4 Kf6 5. h5 Kg5 6. Kg7 Kxh5 7. Kf6 a6 8. Ke5 $11 {Reti theme} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "3.com. Zhuk 55"] [Site ""] [Date "2011.05.04"] [Round ""] [White "Rossi=P"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/B7/8/8/3R2N1/q3nk2/7K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "9"] [EventDate "2011"] 1. Ne4+ Ke1 2. Rd1+ Kxd1 3. Bxe2+ Ke1 (3... Kc1 4. Bf1) 4. Bf3 Qa3 (4... Qc2 5. Bg2) 5. Bg2 $11 {Here is correction of the solution (M.Campioli)} 1/2-1/2
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Daily task - Stalemate
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