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Studies of tournament Schach 2014-2015:
[Event "1.p Schach"] [Site ""] [Date "2015.06"] [Round ""] [White "Jewgeni Fomitschew (Russland)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5N2/p5n1/1P1B1r2/k2P4/P7/8/8/K6b w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2015.02.15"] 1. b7 $1 Rf1+ 2. Kb2 $1 (2. Ka2 $4 Bxd5+ $19) 2... Rf2+ $1 3. Kc3 $1 (3. Kb3 $4 Bxd5+ $19) (3. Kc1 $2 Rf1+ 4. Kc2 Be4+ $11) (3. Kb1 $2 Be4+) 3... Rf3+ 4. Kc4 $1 Rb3 $3 5. Kxb3 Bxd5+ 6. Ka3 $1 Bxb7 7. Bc7+ Ka6 8. Nd7 $1 {(9.Nb8/Nc5#)} Bf3 (8... Ne6 9. Nb8# {model mate with self-block}) 9. Nc5# {model mate} 1-0
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[Event "2.p Schach"] [Site ""] [Date "2015.12"] [Round ""] [White "Becker=R (USA) Garcia=M (ARG)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5r2/2R4P/4P1kP/8/6p1/3K1p2/5p2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "18"] [EventDate "2015"] 1. Rc1 Rc8 $1 2. Ra1 $1 ({thematic try:} 2. Rb1 $2 Kxh7 3. Ke3 Kxh6 $1 4. Kxf2 Rc2+ 5. Kg3 Rg2+ 6. Kf4 Kg7 $1 (6... Kg6 $2 7. Re1 $1 $11 {see mainline B}) 7. Kf5 f2 8. e7 Kf7 9. e8=Q+ Kxe8 10. Ke6 Kd8 11. Kd6 Kc8 $1 $19) 2... Kxh7 3. Ke3 Kxh6 4. Kxf2 Rc2+ 5. Kg3 Rg2+ 6. Kf4 {mainline B:} Kg6 ({mainline A:} 6... Kg7 7. Kf5 f2 8. e7 Kf7 9. e8=Q+ Kxe8 10. Ke6 Kf8 11. Kf6 Kg8 12. Kg6 Kf8 13. Kf6 Ke8 14. Ke6 Kd8 15. Kd6 Kc8 16. Kc6 Kb8 17. Rb1+ Ka7 18. Ra1+ Kb8 19. Rb1+ $11 {positional draw}) 7. Re1 $1 f2 8. e7 $1 fxe1=Q 9. e8=Q+ Qxe8 $11 { ideal stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "3.p Schach"] [Site ""] [Date "2014.02"] [Round ""] [White "Helmut Waelzel (Baldham)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6K1/4R3/8/8/8/8/k5p1/1R3br1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "2014"] {Brunner-Turton} 1. Rb8 $1 {anticritical move} ({thematic try:} 1. Rb6 $2 Bc4+ 2. Kg7 Bb3 3. Ra7+ Kb2 4. Rab7 Rh1 {/Ka2} 5. Rxb3+ Ka2 6. Rb2+ Ka1 7. Rxg2 Rh7+ $1 8. Kxh7 {stalemate}) 1... Bc4+ 2. Kg7 Bb3 3. Ra7+ Kb2 4. Rab7 Rh1 5. Rxb3+ Ka2 6. Rb2+ Ka1 7. Rxg2 $18 1-0
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[Event "4.p Schach (new version)"] [Site ""] [Date "2015"] [Round ""] [White "Kekely=L Hlinka=M"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "qk1B4/p3K3/8/PP2p3/4P3/4N3/2P5/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2015"] 1. Bc7+ $1 Kxc7 (1... Kb7 2. a6+ Kxc7 3. Nd5+ Kc8 4. c3 $3 $18) 2. Nd5+ Kb8 $1 (2... Kc8 3. a6 Qb8 4. c4 $1 $18 {zz}) 3. a6 Kc8 4. c3 $3 (4. c4 $4 Qb8 $19 {zz }) 4... Qb8 5. c4 {zz} Qa8 6. c5 Qb8 7. b6 axb6 8. cxb6 Qa7+ $1 9. b7+ $1 (9. bxa7 $2 {model stalemate}) 9... Kb8 10. Nf6 $3 Qc5+ (10... Qxa6 11. Nd7+ Kxb7 12. Nc5+ $18) 11. Ke8 $1 Qb4 {/Qb5+} 12. Nd7+ Kc7 13. b8=Q+ Qxb8+ 14. Nxb8 $18 1/2-1/2
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[Event "sp.p Schach twin a)"] [Site ""] [Date "2014.03"] [Round ""] [White "Gunter Sonntag (Oelsnitz)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4R3/5B1p/6P1/p5k1/7p/7P/K1b3r1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] [EventDate "2014"] 1. g7 $1 Ba4+ 2. Re2 $1 Rxe2+ 3. Ka3 Re3+ 4. Kxa4 Re8 $1 5. Bxe8 Kh6 6. g8=B $3 $18 (6. g8=N+ $2 Kg7 7. Ne7 Kf8 8. Nd5 Kxe8 $11) 1-0
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[Event "sp.p Schach twin b)"] [Site ""] [Date "2014.03"] [Round ""] [White "Gunter Sonntag (Oelsnitz)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4R3/5B1p/6P1/p5k1/8/7P/K1b3r1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2014"] 1. g7 $1 Ba4+ 2. Re2 $1 Rxe2+ 3. Ka3 Re3+ 4. Kxa4 Re8 $1 5. Bxe8 Kh6 6. g8=N+ $1 (6. g8=B $2) 6... Kg7 7. Ne7 Kf8 8. Nd5 Kxe8 9. Kxa5 $18 1-0
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[Event "1.hm Schach"] [Site ""] [Date "2014.08"] [Round ""] [White "Eschbach=D (Grenzach Wyhlen)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3K4/Pk4Np/7P/B7/3N4/2ppp3/1p2P3/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "18"] [EventDate "2014"] 1. Ne8 $1 b1=Q 2. Nb5 $1 Qxb5 3. Nd6+ Ka8 4. Nxb5 c2 5. Kc8 $1 d2 6. Bb4 $3 { (7.Nc7+ Kxa7 8.Bc5#)} (6. Bc3 $2 d1=Q $1 7. Nc7+ Kxa7 8. Bd4+ Qxd4 { no stalemate}) 6... c1=Q+ 7. Bc3 $1 d1=Q 8. Nc7+ Kxa7 9. Bd4+ Qxd4 { model pin stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Version Minski"] [Site ""] [Date "2015"] [Round ""] [White "Eschbach=D (Grenzach Wyhlen)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5R2/N1K5/k2P4/B7/8/3pp3/2p1Pr2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "18"] [EventDate "2015"] 1. Ra8 $1 Rf7+ (1... c1=Q+ 2. Nc6+ Kb5 3. Rb8+ $11) 2. d7 Rxd7+ $1 3. Kxd7 Kb7 4. Nb5 $1 Kxa8 5. Kc8 $1 d2 $1 6. Bb4 $3 (6. Bc3 $2 d1=Q 7. Nc7+ Ka7 8. Bd4+ Qxd4 $19) 6... c1=Q+ 7. Bc3 $1 d1=Q 8. Nc7+ Ka7 9. Bd4+ Qxd4 { model pin stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "2.hm Schach"] [Site ""] [Date "2014.11"] [Round ""] [White "Richard Becker (USA)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/5N2/2N2K2/8/3pppp1/5k2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2014"] 1. Ne5 $1 { (mit dem Schlussel kontrollieren beide Springer die Felder d3, e3, f3 und g3)} (1. Nxd2+ $2 Ke1 2. Nf3+ Kd1 3. Ne3+ Kc1 $19) 1... e1=N $1 (1... Ke1 2. Nd3+) 2. Ng3+ Kg1 3. Ne2+ Kh1 $1 4. Ng3+ Kh2 5. Ng4+ Kh3 6. Nxf2+ Kh4 7. Nf5+ $1 (7. Ne2 $2 Nd3+ $1 $19) 7... Kh5 8. Ng3+ Kg6 9. Ne2 Nd3+ $1 10. Ke3 $1 Nxf2 11. Kxd2 Kf5 12. Ke3 $11 1/2-1/2
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[Event "1.c Schach"] [Site ""] [Date "2014.11"] [Round ""] [White "Richard Becker (USA)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/8/8/1P1p3K/3p2R1/3r3k w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2014.11.02"] [SourceDate "2014.11.02"] {position X with WTM} 1. Rf2 $1 (1. Rh2+ $2 Kg1 2. Kg3 Kf1 3. Kf3 Kg1 4. Rg2+ Kh1 5. Rf2 Rb1 $1 $11) 1... Kg1 2. Kg3 Kh1 3. Rh2+ Kg1 4. Rg2+ Kh1 5. Kh3 $1 { position X with BTM, zugzwang} Re1 6. Rxd2 Re3+ 7. Kg4 Kg1 8. Kf4 Re8 9. Kf3 $18 (9. Rxd3 $2 Kf2 $1 $11) 1-0
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[Event "2.c Schach"] [Site ""] [Date "2014.03"] [Round ""] [White "Helmut Waelzel (Baldham)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/6p1/5p2/2P5/6K1/6Pp/4B1k1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] [EventDate "2014"] 1. Bf2+ $1 Kh1 2. Kf3 f4 (2... g5 3. Bg3 $18) 3. c5 $1 ({thematic try:} 3. g4 $2 g5 4. c5 {position X, stalemate}) 3... g5 4. g4 {position X} (4. g3 $4 g4+ $1 $19) 4... fxg3 {en passant} 5. Bxg3 Kg1 6. Bxh2+ $18 1-0
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[Event "3.c Schach"] [Site ""] [Date "2015.03"] [Round ""] [White "Pawel Arestow (Russland)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/4R3/5P2/8/2p5/r1P1K3/2k5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2015"] 1. Kd3 $1 (1. f6 $2 Kxc2 $1 2. f7 Kb1+ {/Kb3+} 3. Kd3 Rf2 $11) 1... Rxc2 2. Re5 $3 ({MM: no thematic try} 2. f6 $2 Kb1 $1 (2... Kb2 $2 3. Rb6+ Kc1 4. Ra6 ({ MM: or} 4. Rb3 $18) 4... Kb1 5. Ra1+ Kb2 6. Ra2+ Kxa2 7. Kxc2 $18) 3. Ra6 Rc1 $1 4. Rb6+ Ka2 5. f7 Rf1 6. Rb7 Rf3+ 7. Kc2 Ka3 $11) 2... Kb1 3. Rc5 $1 Kb2 4. Rb5+ Kc1 5. Ra5 $1 Kb1 6. Ra1+ $1 Kb2 7. Ra2+ $1 Kxa2 8. Kxc2 $18 1-0
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[Event "4.c Schach"] [Site ""] [Date "2015.06"] [Round ""] [White "Wladislaw Tarasjuk (Ukraine)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/6kp/5qp1/PRR4p/7P/6P1/4K3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2015"] 1. Rb6+ $1 Kh5 2. g4+ hxg3 3. Rh4+ $3 gxh4 (3... Kxh4 4. Rxh6#) 4. Rb5 Kg6 5. Rxf5 Kxf5 6. a5 Ke4 7. a6 Ke3 8. Kf1 $18 1-0
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[Event "2.hm Shakhmaty v SSSR#10 (m) @3"] [Site ""] [Date "1989"] [Round ""] [White "Ivanov=A"] [Black "(+0443.21b2a5)"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2b1r3/2R5/8/k1P5/4p1n1/1P6/1K6/3B4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "1989"] {Shakhmaty v SSSR/3 EG#08326. (m): Ivanov=A Shakhmaty v SSSR/9 1989 @3: Garcia=M HHdbIV#57465 19-1-2007.} 1. Ka3 Ne5 2. b4+ Ka6 3. Be2+ Nd3 4. Ka4 (4. Bxd3+ $2 exd3 5. Ka4 Re4) 4... Bb7 5. Bxd3+ exd3 6. b5+ Ka7 7. c6 Rb8 (7... Kb6 8. Rxb7+ Kc5 9. Kb3 Rd8 $1 {<cook MG>} 10. c7 d2 11. cxd8=Q d1=Q+ 12. Qxd1) 8. Ka5 d2 9. b6+ Ka8 10. cxb7+ Rxb7 11. Ka6 d1=Q (11... Rb8 12. Ra7#) (11... Rxb6+ 12. Kxb6 d1=Q 13. Rc8#) 12. Rc8+ Rb8 13. b7# 1-0
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[Event "2.hm Shakhmaty v SSSR"] [Site ""] [Date "1989"] [Round ""] [White "A. Ivanov"] [Black "correction A.Rusz matplus 2007"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3b4/1p6/k7/4P3/K1p5/6N1/2r5/2B1R3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "22"] [EventDate "1989"] 1. Ne4 b5+ 2. Ka3 Be7+ 3. Nd6 Ka5 4. Bb2 Bxd6+ 5. exd6 b4+ 6. Ka2 c3 7. Kb3 $1 Rxb2+ 8. Kc4 Kb6 9. Rd1 c2 10. d7 $1 cxd1=Q 11. d8=Q+ Qxd8 1/2-1/2
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