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Studies of the Chess Star 2010 tournament.
[Event "1.p chessstar.com"] [Site ""] [Date "2010"] [Round ""] [White "Richard Becker (USA)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4r3/5N2/3P4/8/8/pK6/2N1k3/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2010"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. d7 Rb8+ 2. Ka2 $1 Kd3 {main A} (2... Kf3 {main B} 3. Nd4+ Kf4 4. Ka1 $1 (4. Kxa3 $2 {thematic try} 4... Ke4 5. Nd6+ Kxd4 6. Nc8 Kc3 7. Ka4 Rb4+ 8. Ka5 Rd4 $11) 4... a2 5. Kxa2 {zz} 5... Kg4 6. Ka3 Kf4 7. Ka4 Ke4 8. Nd6+ Kxd4 9. Nc8 Kc4 10. Ka5 Rb5+ 11. Ka6 Rd5 12. Nb6+) 3. Nb4+ Kc3 4. Nd5+ Kd4 5. Nc7 Kc3 6. Kxa3 Rb3+ 7. Ka4 Rb4+ 8. Ka5 Rd4 9. Nb5+ (9. Nd6) 1-0
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[Event "2.p chessstar.com"] [Site ""] [Date "2010"] [Round ""] [White "Iuri Akobia (Georgia)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4B3/8/4N3/8/K7/1rk5/2p5/2B5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2010"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Nf4 {and with branches:} 1... Rb4+ (1... Rb1 {main} 2. Ne2+ Kd3 3. Bh5 Ra1+ 4. Kb3 Rb1+ 5. Ka2 Rb5 6. Ng3 Kc3 (6... Ra5+ {main B2} 7. Kb3 {(b2)} 7... Rb5+ 8. Ka3 Kc3 9. Ne2+ Kd3 10. Bf3 Ra5+ (10... Re5 {main} 11. Nf4+ Kc3 12. Bc6 Re1 13. Nd5+ Kd4 14. Kb2 Re6 15. Bb7 Rd6 16. Be3+ Ke4 17. Nb6+ Kxe3 18. Nc4+ $18) 11. Kb4 {(b3)} 11... Rb5+ 12. Ka4 $1 Rb4+ 13. Ka3 Rb3+ 14. Ka2 Rb5 15. Ng3 Kc3 16. Ne4+ Kd3 17. Be2+) 7. Ne4+ Kd4 8. Bg6 Rb6 9. Bh7 Rb7 10. Bb2+ Kd3 (10... Ke3 11. Bf5 Kf4 12. Bg6 Ra7+ 13. Kb3 Rb7+ 14. Kxc2) 11. Nc5+ $18) 2. Ka3 Rb8 3. Bc6 Rb3+ 4. Ka2 Rb1 5. Ne2+ Kd3 6. Bf3 Rb5 7. Ng3 Kc3 8. Ne4+ Kd3 9. Be2+ Kxe2 10. Nc3+ 1-0
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[Event "Sp.p chessstar.com "] [Site ""] [Date "2010"] [Round ""] [White "Velimir Kalandadze (Georgia)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "K7/b7/3q1k2/R3R3/8/1p6/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "20"] [EventDate "2010"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Rf5+ Ke6 2. Ra6 $1 Qxa6 (2... Bb6 3. Rxb6 Qxb6 4. Rf6+ $1 Kxf6 {stalemate}) 3. Rf6+ $1 Kd5 (3... Kxf6 {stalemate}) 4. Rxa6 b2 5. Ra5+ Kc4 6. Ra4+ Kc3 7. Ra3+ Kc4 8. Ra4+ Kc5 9. Ra5+ Kc6 10. Ra1 $1 bxa1=Q {stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Sp.p chessstar.com "] [Site ""] [Date "2010"] [Round ""] [White "Richard Becker (USA)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "K7/3P4/2P1P3/1k6/3q4/8/3P4/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "43"] [EventDate "2003.11.21"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. e7 $1 Qa1+ 2. Kb8 Qe5+ 3. c7 Kc6 4. d8=N+ $1 Kb6 5. e8=N $1 Qxe8 6. c8=N+ $1 Kc5 7. d4+ Kd5 8. Kc7 Kxd4 9. Nb7 Qf7+ 10. Kc6 Qe6+ 11. Kc7 Kd5 12. Nb6+ Kd4 13. Nc8 Qc4+ 14. Kd7 Qb5+ 15. Kc7 Kd5 16. Nb6+ Kd4 17. Nc8 Qc4+ 18. Kd7 Qd5+ 19. Kc7 Qf7+ 20. Kc6 Qe8+ 21. Kc7 Kd5 22. Nb6+ 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Hm chessstar.com "] [Site ""] [Date "2010"] [Round ""] [White "Yochanan Afek (IsraelNeth)."] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4k3/8/3P1P2/8/3R4/8/1rr5/K7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2010"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. f7+ (1. d7+ $2 Kd8 2. f7 Ra2+ 3. Kb1 Rcb2+ 4. Kc1 Rf2) 1... Kxf7 2. d7 Ra2+ 3. Kb1 Rcb2+ 4. Kc1 Rh2 5. Kb1 Rad2 6. d8=N+ Kf6 7. Rxd2 Rxd2 8. Nc6 (8. Nb7 $2 Rd5) 8... Rd6 9. Na5 Rb6+ 10. Kc2 $11 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Hm chessstar.com "] [Site ""] [Date "2010"] [Round ""] [White "Vitaly Kovalenko (Russia)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6K1/8/8/5P2/8/8/2kn4/2r3bR w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "10"] [EventDate "2010"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. f6 Ne4 2. f7 Nf6+ 3. Kh8 Nd7 (3... Bc5 4. Rxc1+ Kxc1 5. f8=Q {~} 5... Bxf8 { stalemate}) 4. f8=Q $1 Nxf8 5. Rxg1 Rxg1 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Hm chessstar.com "] [Site ""] [Date "2010"] [Round ""] [White "Ilham Aliev, Sohrab Murtuzov (Az"] [Black "Twin a"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7R/8/8/8/8/5p2/p4r2/k1K2N2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2010"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] {Twin B (Rh8-b8)} 1. Ne3 (1. Nd2 $2 Rxd2 2. Kxd2 f2 $11) 1... Rf1+ 2. Nxf1 (2. Kd2 $2 Kb2 $11) 2... f2 3. Kd2 $1 (3. Ne3 $2 f1=Q+ 4. Nxf1 {stalemate}) 3... Kb2 4. Rb8+ Ka1 (4... Ka3 5. Kc2 $1) 5. Ne3 f1=N+ $1 {EGTB} (5... f1=Q 6. Nc2#) 6. Kc3 $1 (6. Kc1 $2 Nxe3 7. Rh8 Nf5 8. Rh1 Ne3 $11) 6... Nxe3 7. Rg8 {(h8)} 7... Nd1+ 8. Kc2 Ne3+ 9. Kb3 ({loss of time} 9. Kc3 Nd1+) 9... Kb1 10. Rg1+ 1-0
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[Event "Hm chessstar.com "] [Site ""] [Date "2010"] [Round ""] [White "IlhamAliev, Sohrab Murtuzov (Az"] [Black "Twin b"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1R6/8/8/8/8/5p2/p4r2/k1K2N2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "2010"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Ne3 (1. Nd2 $2 Rxd2 2. Kxd2 f2 $11) 1... Rf1+ 2. Kd2 $1 (2. Nxf1 $2 f2 3. Nd2 f1=Q+ 4. Nxf1 {stalemate}) (2. Kc2 $2 Rb1 $11) 2... Rf2+ 3. Kc3 (3. Kd3 $2 Rb2 $11) 3... Re2 4. Nc2+ Rxc2+ 5. Kxc2 f2 6. Rf8 f1=Q 7. Rxf1# 1-0
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[Event "Hm chessstar.com "] [Site ""] [Date "2010"] [Round ""] [White "Iuri Akobia (Georgia)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/6K1/8/2p5/2p5/8/5P2/3k1nB1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "2010"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. f3 $1 ({Thematic try} 1. f4 $2 c3 2. Bxc5 c2 3. Ba3 Ne3 {zz} 4. Kg6 (4. Kh7 Ke2) 4... Nc4 5. f5 Nxa3 6. f6 Nc4 $1 7. f7 Ne5+ $19) 1... c3 2. Bxc5 c2 3. Ba3 Ne3 4. f4 Nc4 5. f5 Nxa3 6. f6 c1=Q 7. f7 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Hm chessstar.com "] [Site ""] [Date "2010"] [Round ""] [White "Martin Minski (Germany)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/5P2/7K/N4r2/2p3k1/2P5/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "9"] [EventDate "2010"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Nc6 $1 ({Thematic try} 1. Nxc4 $2 Rxf7 2. Ne5+ Kf4 3. Nxf7 Ke4 4. Nd6+ Kd3 5. Nb5 Kc4 $11) 1... Rxf7 2. Ne5+ Kf4 3. Nxf7 Ke3 4. Nd6 Kd3 5. Nb5 1-0
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[Event "Comm. chessstar.com "] [Site ""] [Date "2010"] [Round ""] [White "Marcel Dore (France)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5r2/8/1P2k3/7p/2K5/8/8/1R6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2010"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Kb5 h4 2. Rh1 Kd7 3. Ka6 Ra8+ 4. Kb7 Ra4 5. Rh3 (5. Rh2 $2 Rb4 6. Ka7 Ra4+ 7. Kb8 Ke6 $1 (7... Ke7) 8. Rf2 Rg4 9. b7 h3) 5... Rg4 6. Ka7 Ra4+ 7. Kb8 Ke6 8. Rf3 Rg4 9. b7 Rg3 10. Kc7 Rxf3 11. b8=Q 1-0
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[Event "Comm. chessstar.com "] [Site ""] [Date "2010"] [Round ""] [White "Marcel Dore (France)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7n/8/6Rp/K7/8/8/8/1k6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2010"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Rg2 $1 Nf7 2. Kb4 Kc1 3. Kc3 Kd1 4. Kd4 Ng5 5. Ke3 Kc1 6. Rf2 Ne6 (6... h5 { main} 7. Rf5 Ne6 8. Re5 Nf8 9. Rxh5) 7. Rf6 Nc5 8. Rc6 Kb2 9. Rxc5 1-0
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[Event "Comm chessstar.com "] [Site ""] [Date "2010"] [Round ""] [White "Janos Mikitovics (Hungary)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/n7/4k3/5p2/1p1B2R1/1K6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2010"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Rh2 Nc4 2. Bb4 Ne3 3. Bc5 Nd1 4. Ba7 Kf4 5. Rh1 Ne3 6. Re1 Ng4 7. Bb8+ Kf5 8. Rf1 Ke4 9. Ba7 Ne3 10. Rf2 Nc4 11. Rh2 Kf4 12. Rh4+ 1-0
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[Event "Comm. chessstar.com "] [Site ""] [Date "2010"] [Round ""] [White "Janos Mikitovics (Hungary)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2K5/3R4/3P3b/8/8/8/5k2/4n3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2010"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Re7 Bg5 2. Re4 Nf3 3. Kc7 Kg3 4. d7 Nd2 5. Re5 Nf3 6. Re8 Kf4 7. Kd6 Nd4 8. Rg8 Nf5+ 9. Ke6 1-0
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[Event "Comm. chessstar.com "] [Site ""] [Date "2010"] [Round ""] [White "Siegfried Hornecker, Martin Minski (Ger)"] [Black "Twins A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4rB2/5p2/7K/8/8/8/4PP2/5k2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "2010"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. f4 $1 ({Thematic try} 1. e4 $2 Rxe4 $1 (1... Rxf8 $2 2. Kg7 f5 3. f4 $1)) ( 1. Kg7 $2 f5 2. Bd6 Re6 $1) 1... Rxf8 2. Kg7 f5 3. e4 fxe4 4. Kxf8 e3 5. f5 e2 6. f6 e1=Q 7. f7 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Comm. chessstar.com "] [Site ""] [Date "2010"] [Round ""] [White "Siegfried Hornecker, Martin Minski (Ger)"] [Black "Twins B"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1r3B2/5p2/7K/8/8/8/4PP2/5k2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] [EventDate "2010"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. e4 $1 (1. f4 $2 Rb6+ 2. Kg7 f5 3. e3 Rb5 4. Kf6 Ke2 5. Bd6 Kxe3 6. Be5 Ke4) (1. Kg7 $2 f5 2. Bd6 Rb6 3. Bg3 Kxe2 $19) 1... Rxf8 2. Kg7 f5 3. f4 {see a) =} 1/2-1/2
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