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Final Award E4-e5 2016.

[Event "e4e5#112 (1st Prize)"] [Site ""] [Date "2016"] [Round ""] [White "Zhukov, A."] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5N2/1q1p3K/8/2B1p1kn/QP6/N4p1P/5P1P/8 b - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "30"] 
 1... d6+ 2. Nd7 Nf6+ (2... Qe4+ 3. Kg8 $18) 3. Kg7 Nxd7 4. Be3+ $1 (4. Qa7 $2 Nxc5+ 5. Qxb7 Nxb7 $11) 4... Kf5 $1 5. Qc2+ $1 (5. Qb5 $2 Nb6+ 6. Kh6 Qe7 $11) (5. Qb3 $2 d5 6. Qd3+ e4 $11) 5... e4 6. Qc7 $3 Qxc7 7. Nb5 $1 {domination} Qb6 $1 (7... Qb7 8. Nxd6+ $18) (7... Qc6 8. Nd4+ $18) (7... Qb8 8. Nd4+ Ke5 9. Nc6+ $18) 8. Bxb6 (8. Nd4+ $2 Ke5 9. Nxf3+ exf3 10. Bxb6 Nxb6 $11) 8... Nxb6 9. Nxd6+ Kf4 $1 10. Nxe4 $3 ({Thematic try:} 10. h4 $2 e3 11. fxe3+ Ke5 $3 (11... Kxe3 $2 12. Nf5+ Kf4 13. Ng3 $18) 12. Nf7+ Kd5 $1 13. e4+ $1 Kd4 $1 14. Nd6 f2 15. Nf5+ Kxe4 16. Ng3+ Kf3 17. h5 Kg2 18. h6 Kxh2 19. Nf1+ Kg1 (19... Kg2) 20. h7 (20. Nd2 Nc4 $1 $11) 20... Kxf1 21. h8=Q Kg2 $11 {position B} (21... Kg1)) 10... Kxe4 11. h4 $1 Kd3 12. h5 Ke2 13. h6 Kxf2 14. h7 Kg2 15. h8=Q $1 (15. h8=R $2 Nd5 16. b5 Nc7 17. b6 Ne6+ 18. Kh6 f2 $11) 15... f2 {(position A) Unlike position B from the end of the thematic try, now we have an extra pawn on h2.} 16. Qf8 $1 1-0

[Event "e4e5#98 (2nd Prize)"] [Site ""] [Date "2016"] [Round ""] [White "A. Skripnik & P. Arestov"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/R4p1K/P7/1P6/5p2/5k2/2N3p1/5b1n w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. Ne1+ Kf2 2. Nxg2 f3 $1 (2... Bxb5 3. Nxf4 $18) 3. Rxf7 $1 Bd3+ 4. Kg8 $3 ({ Thematic try:} 4. Kh8 $2 Kxg2 5. a7 Be4 6. b6 f2 7. b7 Bxb7 $1 8. Rxb7 f1=Q 9. a8=Q Qf3 $1 {mutual zugzwang (WTM)} 10. Kg8 Qd5+ $1 11. Kh8 Qf3 $1 12. Rb2+ ( 12. Rg7+ Ng3 $11) 12... Nf2 $11) (4. Kg7 $2 Kxg2 5. a7 Be4 6. b6 f2 7. b7 Bxb7 8. Rxb7 f1=Q 9. a8=Q Kg1 $3 (9... Qf3 $2 10. Kh8 $1 $18 {main line}) 10. Qa7+ Nf2 (10... Qf2 $2 11. Qa1+ Kg2 12. Rb2 $18) 11. Rb2 Qg2+ $11) 4... Kxg2 (4... Bxb5 5. a7 Bc6 6. Nh4 $18) 5. a7 Be4 6. b6 f2 7. b7 Bxb7 8. Rxb7 f1=Q 9. a8=Q Qf3 10. Kh8 $1 {mutual zugzwang (BTM) & Banny Theme & Roman Theme} (10. Rg7+ $2 {(A)} Ng3 $1 $11 {(a)}) (10. Rb2+ $2 {(B)} Nf2 $1 $11 {(b)}) 10... Ng3 {(a)} ( 10... Nf2 {(b)} 11. Rg7+ {(A)} Ng4 12. Rxg4+ $18) 11. Rb2+ {(B)} Ne2 12. Rxe2+ 1-0

[Event "e4e5#111 (1st Commendation)"] [Site ""] [Date "2016"] [Round ""] [White "Krug, P.."] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4k2r/8/B7/p4PP1/6K1/8/8/8 w k - 0 1"] [PlyCount "33"] 
 1. f6 (1. g6 $2 O-O $1 2. Kg5 Kg7 $11) 1... Kf8 $1 (1... Kf7 2. Bc4+ Kg6 3. Bd3+ Kf7 4. Kf5 $18) 2. g6 (2. Bb7 $2 Rh7 3. Be4 Rd7 4. g6 a4 5. Kg5 a3 6. Kh6 a2 7. g7+ Rxg7 8. fxg7+ Ke7 $11) 2... Rh1 3. Bb7 Rg1+ 4. Kh5 {White threatens to play Kh6 followed by g7.} Rg3 $1 5. Bd5 $1 {It was very important not to let the black king into the corner which would allowed stalemate resurses. Now black is in zugzwang!} (5. Kh6 $2 Rh3+ 6. Kg5 Rg3+ 7. Kh5 Kg8 $1 8. Bd5+ Kh8 $1 {The black king has reached the corner!} 9. Kh6 Rh3+ 10. Kg5 Rg3+ 11. Kh5 a4 12. Kh6 Rh3+ 13. Kg5 Rg3+ 14. Kh5 a3 15. Kh6 Rh3+ 16. Kg5 Rg3+ 17. Kh5 a2 {and draw because after taking the pawn the rook becames rabid.}) 5... a4 {White has to pass the right to move to black.} 6. Kh6 $1 Rh3+ 7. Kg5 Rg3+ 8. Kh5 $1 { Done!} a3 9. Kh6 $1 {White repeats the manoeuvre.} Rh3+ 10. Kg5 Rg3+ 11. Kh5 $1 a2 12. Bxa2 Rg1 13. Bd5 Rg3 14. Kh6 $1 {The maneouvre has to be repeated one more time.} Rh3+ 15. Kg5 Rg3+ 16. Kh5 $1 Rh3+ 17. Kg4 1-0

[Event "e4e5#103 (3rd Commendation)"] [Site ""] [Date "2016"] [Round ""] [White "P. Arestov & V. Tarasiuk"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1p6/6b1/1p1p4/1P1RPpK1/7p/P3RPkP/7q w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "37"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. f3+ Kf1 2. Red2 $1 (2. Rdd2 $2 Bh5+ $1 3. Kxh5 Qxf3+ $19) (2. Rd1+ $2 Kxe2 3. Rxh1 dxe4 4. fxe4 Bxe4 5. Rc1 f3 $19) 2... Bh5+ $1 3. Kxh5 Qxf3+ 4. Kg5 $3 ( 4. Kh4 $2 dxe4 5. Rd1+ Ke2 (5... Kf2) 6. R4d2+ Ke3 {mutual zugzwang} 7. a3 b6 { mutual zugzwang} 8. Kg5 Qg2+ $1 9. Rxg2 hxg2 10. Kg4 Ke2 $1 11. Ra1 e3 $1 ( 11... f3 $2 12. Kg3 e3 13. Ra2+ Kd3 14. Ra1 Ke2 15. Ra2+ {positional draw}) 12. Kxf4 Kf2 13. Ra2+ e2 $19) 4... dxe4 5. Rd1+ Kf2 6. R4d2+ Ke3 7. Kh4 $1 {mutual zugzwang} Qg2 8. Rxg2 hxg2 9. Kh3 Ke2 (9... f3 10. Kg3 Ke2 11. Rb1 $1 e3 12. Rb2+ Kd3 13. Rb1 Ke2 14. Rb2+ {positional draw}) 10. Rb1 $1 Kf3 11. Rg1 e3 12. Rxg2 e2 13. Rg1 Kf2 14. Rb1 $1 (14. Rc1 $2 f3 15. Kg4 Ke3 16. Kg3 f2 17. Rc3+ Kd2 $19) 14... f3 15. Kg4 Ke3 16. Kg3 f2 17. Rb3+ Kd2 18. Rb2+ Ke3 19. Rb3+ { positional draw} 1/2-1/2

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