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[Event "1/2.p Georgian ITT 2011"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Afek=Y (Israel/Neth)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "No.13"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k7/8/1B6/2P5/5pp1/5pp1/2P5/3K4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "29"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Ke1 (1. c6 $2 g2 2. Ke1 g3 $19) 1... g2 ({main} 1... Kb7 2. Kf1 Kc6 3. c4 $1 f2 4. Kg2 $1 ({Thematic try:} 4. Ke2 $2 g2 $1 5. Kxf2 f3 6. Kg1 g3 { ZZ with White to play}) 4... f3+ 5. Kf1 { Leads to a similar maneuver as in the main line or} 5... g2+ 6. Kxf2 g3+ 7. Kg1 {ZZ with black to play}) 2. Kf2 g3+ 3. Kg1 Kb7 4. c3 $1 ({Thematic try:} 4. c4 $2 Kc6 $1 5. Ba7 Kb7 6. Bb6 Kc6 $11 {ZZ with white to play}) 4... Kc6 5. c4 $1 {ZZ with black to play} 5... Kd7 6. Ba5 Kc6 7. Bb4 Kd7 8. Bc3 Kc6 9. Bd4 Kd7 10. Be5 $1 ({Thematic try:} 10. Bg7 $2 Kc6 $1 11. Bf8 Kc7 {Or Kb7/Kd7} 12. Bd6+ Kc6 {ZZ and the white Bishop , unable to make further progress is forced to retreat all the way back to d4 and to try again}) 10... Kc6 11. Bd6 { ZZ with Black to play} 11... Kd7 12. Bxf4 Kc6 13. Bd6 Kb7 14. Bxg3 Kc6 15. Bf2 {and the Bishop finally concludes a 10 moves journey of consecutive zugzwangs enabling its King to finish off the battle. ------------ Surprisingly incredible maneuvers a white Bishop! The author has realized a modern study on high technical level!} 1-0
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[Event "1/2 Georgian ITT 2011"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Kopylov=E Pervakov=O (Russia)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "No.2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "kb6/p3q2P/p3N3/2P5/pB6/6pB/P5Kp/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Nc7+ $1 (1. h8=Q $2 Qb7+ $19) (1. Kh1 $2 Be5 $19) 1... Qxc7 2. Kh1 $1 Qxh7 ( 2... Qb7+ 3. Bg2 Be5 4. Be1 Qxg2+ 5. Kxg2 Kb7 6. Bxg3 $18) 3. Bg2+ Qb7 4. c6 Qc7 $1 {Switchback} (4... Qxb4 5. c7+ Qb7 6. c8=Q $18) 5. a3 $1 ({Thematic try } 5. Ba5 $2 a3 {zz} 6. Bb4 a5 7. Bxa5 a6 8. Bb6 a5 $1 $11) (5. Bc5 $2 a3 $1 6. Bb4 a5 $11) 5... a5 6. Bc5 $1 (6. Bxa5 $2 a6 7. Bb6 a5 $11) 6... a6 7. Bb6 $1 { zz} 7... Qxb6 ({main} 7... Qc8 8. c7+ Qb7 {Switchback} 9. c8=R $1 (9. c8=Q $2 Qxg2+ 10. Kxg2 h1=Q+ 11. Kxh1 g2+ 12. Kg1 {stalemate wit pinned bishop}) (9. c8=B $2 Qxg2+ 10. Kxg2 Bd6 $11) (9. c8=N $2 Qxg2+ 10. Kxg2 Kb7 $19) (9. Bxb7+ $2 Kxb7 10. cxb8=Q+ Kxb8 $11) 9... Qxg2+ 10. Kxg2 h1=Q+ 11. Kxh1 g2+ 12. Kxg2 $18) ({or also} 7... Qxc6 8. Bxc6#) (7... Ba7 8. Bxc7 $16) 8. c7+ Ka7 9. c8=N# $1 {Phenix. Two different zz (in thematic try and main line), two underpromotions - to knight and rook! ---------- An excellent synthesis of classical and modern ideas!} 1-0
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[Event "3/4.p Georgian ITT 2011"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Becker=R (USA)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "No.27"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2Q5/8/7p/8/4k3/1r3q2/6R1/6K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "45"] [EventDate "2011"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Rg4+ (1. Qe6+ $2 Kf4 2. Qf7+ Ke4 {=}) 1... Kd3 2. Qc4+ Kd2 3. Rg2+ (3. Rd4+ $2 Rd3 {=}) 3... Ke1 4. Qc1+ $1 ({Thematic try} 4. Qh4+ $2 Kd1 5. Kh2 Qd3 $1 { zz} 6. Rg1+ Kc2 7. Rg2+ Kd1 8. Qg4+ Kc1 9. Qf4+ (9. Qg5+ { impossible, so White cannot repeat the position with BTM}) 9... Kb1 10. Rg1+ Ka2 11. Qa4+ Ra3 12. Rg2+ Ka1 13. Rg1+ Ka2 {=}) 4... Qd1 5. Qf4 $1 Qd3 6. Qh4+ Kd1 7. Kh2 $1 {zz} 7... h5 (7... Kc1 8. Qe1+ Qd1 9. Qe5 Qf3 10. Qa1+ Rb1 11. Rg1+ {+-}) (7... Ra3 8. Qg4+ Kc1 9. Qf4+ Kd1 10. Rg1+ Kc2 11. Qc1+ Kb3 12. Rg3 {+-}) (7... Qc3 8. Qg4+ Kc1 9. Qf4+ Kb1 10. Qf1+ Qc1 11. Qf5+ Ka1 12. Rg1 {+-}) (7... Qd6+ 8. Kh1 Qd3 9. Qg4+ Kc1 10. Qf4+ Kb1 11. Rg1+ Ka2 12. Qf2+ {+-}) 8. Qxh5+ Qf3 (8... Kc1 9. Qg5+ {etc.}) 9. Qh4 $1 (9. Rg1+ $2 Kc2 10. Qh4 Qd3 11. Rg2+ Kd1 {loss of time}) 9... Qd3 10. Qg4+ (10. Rf2 $2 Qd6+ 11. Kh1 Qc6+ 12. Kg1 Qg6+ 13. Rg2 Qf5 14. Kh2 Qd3 $1 {loss of time}) 10... Kc1 11. Qg5+ Qe3 ( 11... Kd1 12. Rg1+ Ke2 13. Qe5+ Qe3 14. Rg2+ {+-}) (11... Kb1 12. Rg1+ Ka2 13. Qa5+ Ra3 14. Rg2+ Ka1 15. Qe1+ Qb1 16. Qe5+ {+-}) 12. Rg1+ Kc2 (12... Kb2 13. Qg2+ Kc3 14. Qc6+ Kb4 15. Rg4+ Ka3 16. Qa4+ Kb2 17. Rg2+ Kc3 18. Rg3 {+-}) 13. Qg6+ Qd3 (13... Kd2 14. Qd6+ Rd3 15. Qb4+ Kc2 16. Qa4+ Kb2 17. Qa1+ Kc2 18. Qa2+ Kc3 19. Qa3+ Kd4 20. Qb4+ Kd5 21. Qa5+ Kc4 22. Rg4+ Rd4 23. Qa4+ {+-}) ( 13... Rd3 14. Qc6+ Kb2 15. Qb5+ Kc3 16. Qa5+ Kb2 17. Qa1+ {etc.}) 14. Qc6+ Qc3 (14... Rc3 15. Qa4+ Kb2 16. Qa1+ Kb3 17. Rb1+ Kc4 18. Qa6+ Kd4 19. Qd6+ Ke3 20. Qe5+ Kf2 21. Qe1+ Kf3 22. Qg3+ Ke4 23. Qg4+ Ke5 24. Re1+ Kd5 25. Rd1 {+-}) 15. Qe4+ Qd3 (15... Kb2 16. Rg2+ Kc1 17. Qf4+ Kb1 18. Qf1+ Qc1 19. Qf5+ Ka1 20. Rg1 {+-}) 16. Rg2+ Kd1 17. Qh4 $1 {(Repeating the position with BTM) 17...} 17... Ra3 (17... Qd6+ 18. Kh1 Qd3 19. Qg4+ Kc1 20. Qf4+ {(Qg5+) +-}) (17... Qe3 18. Qg4+ Ke1 19. Rg1+ Kd2 20. Qd1+ Kc3 21. Rg3 {+-}) (17... Qc3 18. Qg4+ Kc1 19. Qf4+ Kb1 20. Qf1+ Qc1 21. Qf5+ Ka1 22. Rg1 {+-}) (17... Kc1 18. Qe1+ Qd1 19. Qe5 Qf3 {(Qd3)} 20. Qa1+ Rb1 21. Rg1+ {+-}) 18. Qg4+ Ke1 (18... Kc1 19. Qf4+ Kd1 20. Rg1+ Kc2 21. Qc1+ Kb3 22. Rg3 {+-}) 19. Qb4+ Rc3 20. Qh4+ Kd1 21. Qa4+ Rb3 (21... Rc2 22. Qa1+ Rc1 23. Rg1+ {+-}) 22. Qa1+ Rb1 23. Rg1+ {+- White puts Black in ZZ and then loses a move (effectively, White loses a move twice). ------------- One of the best miniatures in this Ty.} 1-0
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[Event "3/4.p Georgian ITT 2011"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Didukh=S (Ukraine)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "No.9"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2n5/5p2/P2P1P2/K3kPpP/4r3/8/5P2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "29"] [EventDate "2011"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] {Three passed pawns in the centre and on the both flanks look very dangerous. Can a sickly black knight do anything against such power?} 1. d7 Na7 2. d8=Q $1 (2. h6 $2 Nc6+ 3. Kb5 (3. Kb6 Kd6) 3... Kd6 4. d8=Q+ Nxd8 5. a7 Nc6 $1 6. a8=Q Rb4+ 7. Ka6 Kc7 $1 {Black win.}) 2... Nc6+ {First fork.} 3. Kb5 Nxd8 4. a7 Rb4+ $1 ({No chances after} 4... Kxf5 5. a8=Q Ne6 6. Qg8 Nc7+ 7. Kc5 Ne8 8. h6 Nxf6 9. h7 {win.}) 5. Kxb4 Nc6+ {Second fork.} 6. Kc4 $3 {The forking knight has killed two promising white soldiers but their king shows no aggression at all! And he is right!} ({Logical (thematic) try} 6. Kc5 $2 Nxa7 7. h6 Kxf6 { White in zz 1. The zugzwang is quite unexpected. Not only due to material advantage that promises to last long as the knight has enough freedom to escape his aggressor. The main surprise comes from a pair of pawns: g5 and f2. They are placed at the distance of one move! A spare tempo that usually helps winning battles for zugzwangs has no effect here because the pawns don't oppose each other. The white pawn is in duel against theblackknight(correspond ing squares f2-a7, f3-c8)! And the black pawn fights vs. king (corresponding squares g5-c5, g4-d7)! Another unusual thing here - squares c5 and d7 are neighboring! The white king jumps from one corresponding square to another like a knight!} 8. Kb6 (8. f3 Nc8 {zz 2.}) 8... Nc8+ 9. Kc7 Na7 $1 10. Kd7 g4 $1 {(zz 3.)} 11. Ke8 Nc6 12. Kf8 Ne5 13. h7 Kxf5 14. Kg7 (14. h8=Q $2 Ng6+ { Third fork!}) 14... Ng6 $11) 6... Nxa7 7. h6 Kxf6 8. Kc5 {Black in zz 1!} 8... g4 ({main line II} 8... Nc8 9. f3 $1 {(zz 2.)} 9... Na7 10. Kb6 Nc8+ 11. Kc7 Ne7 (11... Na7 12. Kd7 {bonus zz, not seen in the logical try.}) 12. h7 Nd5+ ( 12... Kg7 13. f6+ $1) 13. Kd6 $1 (13. Kc6 $2 Nb4+ 14. Kb5 Kg7 $11) 13... Kg7 14. Kxd5 Kxh7 15. Kd6 $1 {win.} (15. Ke5 $2 Kg7 $11)) 9. Kb6 Nc8+ 10. Kc7 { with: main line A} 10... Na7 ({main line B} 10... Ne7 11. h7 Nd5+ 12. Kd6 $1 Kg7 13. Kxd5 Kxh7 {Similar pawn ending, but a pair of pawns is one rank higher. The white king corrects his move.} 14. Ke5 $1 (14. Kd6 $2 Kh6 $11) 14... Kg7 15. Kf4 {win.}) 11. Kd7 {(zz 3.)} 11... Nb5 12. Ke8 Nd4 13. Kf8 Kxf5 14. h7 Ne6+ 15. Kg8 { (e8) win. ---------------- Multivariate study of contemporary style.} 1-0
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[Event "5.p Georgian ITT 2011"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Krug=P (Austria)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "No.14"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2RN2R1/8/7p/Np2p3/p5P1/r7/p1P2K2/k7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Nc4 $1 bxc4 2. Rb8 Rb3 $1 3. cxb3 cxb3 $1 4. g5 hxg5 5. Rb4 b2 (5... a3 6. Rxb3 $18) 6. Rxg5 b1=Q 7. Rg1 e4 8. Re1 a3 9. Ke2 $1 ({Thematic try} 9. Rb8 $2 Qxe1+ 10. Kxe1 e3 {zz} 11. Nc6 e2 12. Nb4 Kb2 13. Nd3+ Kc3 14. Rc8+ Kd4 $1 ( 14... Kxd3 $2 15. Rc1 {zz}) 15. Rc1 Kxd3 {zz =}) 9... e3 10. Rb8 $1 (10. Rb7 $2 Qxe1+ 11. Kxe1 e2 {is not Nb7 =}) 10... Qxe1+ 11. Kxe1 {zz} 11... e2 12. Nb7 $1 Kb2 13. Nc5+ {(a5)} 13... Ka1 14. Nb3+ Kb2 15. Nd4+ Ka1 (15... Kc1 16. Nxe2+ $18) 16. Nc2# {, ------------- The known final result of the interesting play.} 1-0
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[Event "Sp.p Georgian ITT 2011"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Didukh=S (Ukraine)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "No.10"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "Q7/1N1pp3/3p2p1/6P1/7K/4p3/4P1p1/3n3k w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2011"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] {If the knight didn't interfere with his queen Pg2 would have been pinned and White could mate in a couple of moves. Consequently, the knight is allowed to do whatever he wants to. The capture of black Pd6 is a nice tactical move, but it is only a logical (thematic) try.} 1. Na5 $3 { Quiet transfer of the knight to e3.} ({Logical (thematic) try} 1. Nxd6 $2 Kh2 2. Qf3 Nf2 3. Qg3+ Kh1 4. Qf3 Kh2 5. Nc4 g1=Q 6. Nxe3 d6 $1 {White in zz!} 7. Nd1 $1 Qxd1 8. Qxf2+ Kh1 9. Kh3 Qb3+ 10. e3 Qe6+ 11. Kg3 Qe5+ $1 {draw.}) 1... Kh2 ({Black can try to get rid of his pawn} 1... d5 $5 2. Qxd5 Kh2 3. Qxd1 { but his knight falls too} ({not} 3. Qf3 $2 Nf2 4. Nc4 g1=Q 5. Nxe3 d6 {zz}) 3... g1=Q 4. Qxg1+ Kxg1 5. Kg3 $1 {win.}) 2. Qf3 Nf2 3. Nc4 $1 ({ Checks bring no luck} 3. Qf4+ Kh1 4. Qf3 Kh2 {repetition.}) 3... g1=Q 4. Nxe3 { Black in zz! His spared Pd6 blocks the square. King, queen and knight are totally paralyzed. And what is wrong withthepawnsmoves?} 4... e5 (4... d5 5. Nd1 $1 Qg2 6. Qxf2 d4 7. Qf4+ Kh1 8. Nf2+ Kg1 9. Nh3+ Kh1 10. Qxd4 {win}) 5. Nd1 $1 Qxd1 ({The knight cannot desert his post.} 5... Nxd1 6. Qh3#) 6. Qxf2+ Kh1 7. Kh3 (7. Kg3 $2 Qg1+) 7... Qb3+ 8. e3 Qe6+ 9. Kg3 $1 {win. Black cannot play Qe5+. An evil chance seldom comes alone - because of the blocking on d6 another pawn has blocked square e5. This combination of material and tempo logical ideas with a deep logical try was called as "Krikheli forsight effect" by Andrey Visokosov. "I dedicate my study to him for his development of this interesting and complex theme in his creative work."(S.Didukh)} 1-0
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[Event "Hm Georgian ITT 2011"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Aberman=V (USA)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "No.5"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/B2P4/8/6pp/7k/4PP2/p6K/r7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "29"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. e4 $1 (1. d8=Q $2 Rh1+ 2. Kxh1 a1=Q+ 3. Kg2 Qa2+ 4. Kf1 Qxa7 $11) (1. Bd4 $2 Rd1 2. d8=Q Rd2+ 3. Kg1 a1=Q+ 4. Bxa1 Rxd8 $19) 1... Rf1 (1... Rh1+ 2. Kg2 Rg1+ 3. Bxg1 $18) 2. Bd4 a1=Q 3. Bxa1 Rf2+ 4. Kg1 $1 Rd2 5. Bc3 $1 Rxd7 6. Kh2 $3 ({ Thematic try} 6. Kg2 $5 Rd1 $1 {zz} 7. Bb4 (7. e5 g4 8. e6 gxf3+ 9. Kf2 Rd6 10. e7 Re6 $11) (7. Ba5 g4 $19) 7... Rc1 $1 8. e5 Rc2+ $19) 6... Rd1 7. Kg2 $1 {zz} 7... Rc1 8. Bd4 Rc2+ 9. Bf2+ Rxf2+ 10. Kxf2 g4 11. f4 $1 g3+ 12. Kg2 Kg4 13. f5 $1 (13. e5 $2 h4 14. e6 h3+ $19) 13... h4 14. f6 h3+ 15. Kh1 {(Kg1) +-} (15. Kf1 $2 Kf3 16. f7 g2+ 17. Kg1 Kg3 $19) 1-0
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[Event "Hm Georgian ITT 2011"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Becker=R (USA)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "No.17"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3k4/1r6/R6R/1p6/8/1p6/bK6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] [EventDate "2011"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Ra7+ $1 (1. Rh7+ $2 Kd6 $1 (1... Kc6 $2 2. Rf5 $1 {zz} 2... b3 3. Rg5 $1 {zz }) 2. Rh6+ Kc7 3. Ra7+ Kb8 {=}) 1... Kc6 (1... Kd6 2. Rh6+ Kc5 3. Ra5+ Rb5 { ( 3... Kb4 not possible )} 4. Rh5+ {+-}) 2. Rf7 $1 {zz} ({Thematic try} 2. Rg7 $2 b3 $1 {zz} 3. Rf7 Rb4 $1 4. Rh6+ (4. Rf6+ Kb7 5. Rh7+ Ka8 {=}) 4... Kd5 5. Rf5+ Ke4 {=}) 2... b3 (2... Rb8 3. Rf6+ Kd7 4. Rh7+ Ke8 5. Ra6 {(Rf5) +-}) 3. Rg7 $1 {zz} 3... Rb4 (3... Rb8 4. Rg6+ Kd7 5. Rh7+ {+-}) 4. Rh6+ (4. Rg6+ $2 Kb7 5. Rh7+ Ka8 {=}) 4... Kb5 (4... Kd5 5. Rg5+ Kc4 6. Rh4+ {+-} (6. Rg4+ $2 Kb5 7. Rg5+ Kc4 {loss of time})) 5. Rg5+ {(Rb7+)} 5... Ka4 6. Ra6# 1-0
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[Event "Hm Georgian ITT 2011"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Skripnik=A (Russia)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "No.7"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/p7/4B3/P7/P7/8/5Rpp/k3K1N1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Ra2+ $1 ({Thematic ty} 1. Rxg2 $5 h1=Q 2. Bh3 a6 $1 {zz} 3. Kd1 Kb1 {zz} 4. Kd2 Kb2 5. Kd3+ Kb3 6. Kd4 Kb4 7. Kd5 Kxa5 $1 8. Kc4 (8. Kc5 Kxa4 9. Ra2+ Kb3 10. Be6+ Kc3 11. Ne2+ Kd3 12. Bc4+ Ke3 $11) 8... Kb6 $11) 1... Kb1 2. Rxg2 h1=Q 3. Bh3 $1 a6 4. Kd1 $1 {zz} 4... Ka1 5. Kc2 $1 Ka2 6. Kc3+ Ka3 7. Kc4 Kxa4 8. Ra2# 1-0
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[Event "Sp.Hm Georgian ITT 2011"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Arestov=P (Russia)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "No.20"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3K4/4p3/pp4pP/k2n4/2P1n2P/PP6/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. h6 (1. cxd4 $2 Nf5 2. Kxe6 Ng7+ $11) 1... Nf3 (1... Nd5 2. cxd4) 2. h7 (2. Kxe6 $2 g4 $1 3. hxg4 Nxg4 4. h7 Ng5+ $19) (2. b3+ $2 Ka3 $11) 2... Ne5+ 3. Kxe6 Ng6 4. Kf7 $1 ({Thematic try} 4. Kf6 $2 Nh8 $1 5. Kg7 g4 6. hxg4 Nxg4 {zz} 7. Kxh8 Nf6 8. Kg7 Nxh7 9. Kxh7 b4 10. c4 b3 11. a3 {stalemate}) 4... Nh8+ 5. Kg8 $1 (5. Kg7 $2 g4 6. hxg4 {as in the thematic try}) 5... g4 (5... Ng6 6. Kg7 $18) 6. hxg4 (6. Kxh8 $2 g3) 6... Nxg4 7. Kg7 $3 {zz} 7... b4 8. c4 $1 b3 9. a3 $1 {and win.} (9. axb3+ $2 Kb4 $1 (9... Kxb3 $2 10. c5 $18) 10. Kxh8 Nf6 11. Kg7 Nxh7 12. Kxh7 Kxb3 13. c5 Kxb2 $11) 1-0
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[Event "Sp.Hm Georgian ITT 2011"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Krug=P (Austria)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "No.19"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/p7/1r6/7B/6K1/P6R/3b2kN b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "18"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1... Rb6 (1... Ra5 2. Be7 Re5 3. Rd2 Be2 4. Bf6 (4. Bd6 $2 Re6 5. Bf4 Rg6+ 6. Kh4 Rg4+ 7. Kh3 Rg2 8. Nf2 Kxf2 $11) 4... Re6 5. Nf2 Re3+ 6. Kh4 Kxf2 7. Bd4 Kf3 8. Bxe3 Kxe3 9. Rd8 $1 $18 (9. Rd7 $2 Bb5 10. Rd8 Ke4 11. Kg5 Ke5 $11)) ( 1... Rb8 2. Kh3 $1 Bg4+ 3. Kxg4 Kxh2 4. Bg3+ $18) 2. Bg5 (2. Nf2 $2 Rg6+ 3. Kh3 Bf3 $11) (2. Rd2 Rg6+ 3. Kf4 Rg4+ 4. Ke3 Ba4 $11) 2... Rg6 3. Rg2+ Kxh1 4. Kf2 Bh5 5. a3 $1 {zz} ({Thematic try} 5. a4 $2 a5 {zz} 6. Rg3 Kh2 7. Rg1 Kh3 $11) 5... a5 6. a4 Rb6 7. Rg1+ Kh2 8. Bf4+ Kh3 9. Rg3+ Kh4 10. Bg5# 1-0
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[Event "Comm. Georgian ITT 2011"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "González=L (Spain)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "No.28"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1pn5/8/p1P5/P7/8/2R2K2/1k6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "2011"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Rc4 $1 (1. Re2 $2 Na6 $1 2. Re5 Kc2 3. Ke3 Kc3 4. c6 bxc6 5. Rxa5 Nb4 6. Rc5+ Kb3 7. a5 Ka4 8. Kd4 Na6 $11) 1... Kb2 2. Ke3 $1 ({Thematic try} 2. Ke2 $2 Kb3 3. Kd3 Ne6 $1 $11 {zz}) 2... Kb3 $1 (2... Nd5+ 3. Ke4 Nb4 4. Kd4 Na2 5. Ke5 Nc3 6. Rh4 Kb3 7. Kd4 Ne2+ 8. Kd3 Nc1+ 9. Kd2 Na2 10. Rh7 Kb4 11. Rxb7+ $18) 3. Kd4 $1 (3. Kd3 $2 Ne6 $1 $11 {zz}) 3... Ne6+ (3... Na6 4. Rc3+ Kxa4 5. Kc4 Nb4 6. Rb3 Nc6 7. Rxb7 $18) 4. Kd3 {zz} (4. Kd5 $2 Nc7+ 5. Kd4 Ne6+ 6. Kd3 { loses time}) 4... Ng5 (4... Nc7 5. Rc1 Kb4 6. Kd4 Ne6+ 7. Kd5 Nc7+ 8. Kd6 $18) 5. Rc1 $1 (5. c6 $2 bxc6 6. Rc5 Ne6 7. Rxa5 Kb4 $11) (5. Rg4 $2 Ne6 6. Rc4 { loses time}) 5... Ne6 (5... Kxa4 6. Kc4 Ka3 7. Ra1+ Kb2 8. Rxa5 $18) 6. Rb1+ ( 6. Rc3+ $2 Kb4 $1 7. Rc4+ Kb3 {zz} 8. Rc1 Kb4 $1 $11) 6... Ka2 7. Rb5 $18 1-0
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[Event "Comm. Georgian ITT 2011"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Oganasyan=A (Russia)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "No.16"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2p5/8/p7/1N6/Kp6/4Q3/kq6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Nc2+ $3 (1. Qe5+ $2 b2 2. Qxa5 (2. Kb3 a4+ $11) 2... Qd1 3. Qe5 Qf3+ $11) 1... Qxc2 (1... bxc2 2. Qe5+ Qb2+ 3. Qxb2#) 2. Qe1+ (2. Qf1+ $2 Qb1 3. Qf6+ b2 $19) 2... Qb1 3. Qc3+ $1 ({Thematic try} 3. Qe5+ $2 b2 4. Qd5 a4 $1 5. Qc4 c6 $1 {zz =}) 3... b2 4. Qc4 $1 (4. Qb3 $2 c6 5. Qc4 a4 {same zz =}) 4... c6 (4... a4 5. Qd5 c6 6. Qc4 {zz}) 5. Qb3 {zz} 5... a4 6. Qc4 {zz} 6... c5 7. Qd5 c4 8. Qxc4 Qd3+ $1 9. Qxd3 b1=Q 10. Qc3+ {(Qd4) +-} 1-0
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[Event "Comm. Georgian ITT 2011"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Pallier=A (France)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "No.12"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1kn5/1p2BpnK/1pP1p3/P1P1p3/4Pp2/5P1p/7P/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Bd6+ Nxd6 (1... Ka8 2. Kxg7 $18 f5) 2. cxd6 Ne8 $1 3. d7 $1 (3. c7+ $2 Kc8 $1 $19 (3... Nxc7 4. d7 $18)) 3... Nf6+ 4. Kg7 $1 Nxd7 5. cxd7 Kc7 6. axb6+ $1 ({Thematic try} 6. Kxf7 $2 Kd8 $3 (6... Kxd7 $2 7. axb6 {zz+-}) 7. axb6 Kxd7 { zz} 8. Kf6 (8. Kf8 Kd6 {(or Kc6)} 9. Ke8 Kc6 {(Kc5)} 10. Ke7 Kxb6 {(Kc5)}) 8... Kd6 {zz =}) (6. Kf6 $2 Kxd7 $1 (6... bxa5 $2 7. Ke7 $18) (6... Kd8 $2 7. axb6 Kxd7 8. Kxf7 {zz +-}) 7. axb6 Kd6 {(Kc6)} 8. Kxf7 Kc5 $11) 6... Kd8 $1 (6... Kxd7 7. Kxf7 {zz +-}) 7. Kf6 $1 (7. Kxf7 $2 Kxd7 {zz =}) 7... Kxd7 8. Kxf7 {zz} (8. Kxe5 $2 Kc6 9. Kf6 Kc5 10. Kxf7 e5 11. Ke6 Kd4 $15) 8... Kd6 (8... Kc6 9. Kxe6 Kxb6 10. Kxe5 $18) 9. Kf6 {zz} (9. Ke8 $2 Kc5 $1 ({or} 9... Kc6 10. Ke7 Kc5 11. Kd7 {loss of time}) 10. Kd7 Kd4 11. Kc7 Ke3 12. Kxb7 Kxf3 13. Kc6 Kg2 14. b7 f3 15. b8=Q f2 $11) 9... Kc5 10. Kxe5 $1 {and White's easy win.} (10. Kxe6 $2 Kd4 {draws as seen previously}) 1-0
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[Event "Comm. Georgian ITT 2011"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Pallier=A (France)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "No.21"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/p7/5k2/1P5p/p3p2P/p1K1p2P/P3P3/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Kb4 $1 ({Thematic try} 1. Kd4 $2 Kf5 {zz} 2. Kd5 Kf4 {zz} 3. Kd4 Kf5 4. Kd5 (4. Kc4 Ke6 {zz and see below.}) 4... Kf4 {positional draw}) ({Thematic try} 1. Kc4 $2 Ke6 $1 {zz} (1... Ke5 $2 2. Kc5 $1 {zz BTM and main line.}) (1... Kf5 $2 2. Kd4 $1 {zz}) 2. Kc5 ({or} 2. Kd4 Kf5 {zz}) 2... Ke5 $1 {zz =}) 1... Ke6 ( 1... Ke5 2. Kc5 {zz (see the main line)}) (1... Kf5 2. Ka5 Kf4 3. Ka6 Kg3 4. Kxa7 $18) 2. Kc4 $1 {zz} ({Thematic try} 2. Kc5 $2 Ke5 {zz} 3. Kc4 Ke6 $1 {zz=} ) (2. Kxa3 $2 Kd5 $1 (2... Ke5 3. Kxa4 Kf4 4. Kb3 Kg3 5. Kc2 $18) 3. Kxa4 Kc4 4. Ka5 Kc3 5. Ka6 Kd2 6. Kxa7 Kxe2 $15) (2. Ka5 $2 Kd5 3. Ka6 Kc4 $19) 2... Ke5 (2... Kf5 3. Kd4 {etc}) 3. Kc5 {zz} 3... Kf4 4. Kd5 $1 {zz} 4... Kg3 5. Kxe4 Kxh4 (5... Kxh3 6. Kxe3 Kxh4 7. Kf4 $18) (5... Kf2 6. Kd3 Kg3 7. Kxe3 $18) 6. Kxe3 Kxh3 7. Kf3 (7. Kf4 $2 Kg2 8. Kg5 Kg3 $1 9. Kxh5 Kf4 $11) 7... Kh4 8. Kf4 $18 1-0
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[Event "Sp. comm. Georgian ITT 2011"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Zinar=M (Ukraine)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "No.23"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/P7/pk2p2p/p3P3/P3P2P/PK6/Ppp1P3/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2011"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. a8=N+ $1 (1. Kxb2 $2 Kxa7 2. Kxc2 Kb8 {(Kb6) zz =}) (1. Kxc2 $2 Kxa7 {(b1Q)} 2. Kxb2 Ka8 {zz =}) 1... Ka7 $1 (1... Kc6 2. Kxb2 Kb7 3. Kxc2 Kxa8 4. Kd3 { (Kd2)+-}) 2. Kxc2 $1 ({Thematic try} 2. Kxb2 $5 Kxa8 3. Kxc2 Kb8 {zz =}) 2... Kb7 $1 3. Kb1 $1 (3. Kxb2 $5 Kxa8 {zz=}) (3. Nb6 $5 Kxb6 4. Kxb2 Kc7 {(Kc6)=}) (3. Nc7 Kxc7 4. Kxb2 Kc6 {(Kc8)=}) 3... Kxa8 4. Kxb2 {zz} 4... Kb8 5. Kc2 Kc8 6. Kd2 Kd8 7. Kc3 Kc7 8. Kd3 Kc6 9. Kd4 Kb6 (9... Kd7 10. Kc5 Kc7 11. h5 $18) 10. Ke3 $18 1-0
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DRAW STUDIES:
[Event "1. p Georgian ITT 2011"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Krug=P (Austria)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "No.8"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1nn1N3/8/1PP5/4k2p/6p1/3b4/1K4P1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. b7 $1 (1. c7 $2 Nd7 2. b7 Ndb6 3. b8=Q Be4 $19) 1... Ba6 2. c7 Nd7 3. b8=Q Ndb6 4. Ng7 h4 5. Nh5 g3 6. Nxg3 $1 hxg3 7. Kc1 $3 {zz} ({Thematic try} 7. Kc2 $5 Ke4 $1 8. Kc3 Ke3 $1 {zz} 9. Kb4 Kd4 $1 {zz} 10. Ka5 Bd3 11. Qb7 Kc5 12. Qf3 Nc4+ 13. Ka6 Ne5+ $19) ({Thematic try} 7. Kc3 $5 Kd5 $1 8. Kc2 Kc4 9. Kd2 Kd4 { zz} 10. Kd1 Kd3 {zz} 11. Ke1 Ke3 12. Kd1 Kf2 $19) 7... Kd5 8. Kd1 $1 Ke5 9. Kc1 $1 Ke4 10. Kc2 $1 Ke3 11. Kc3 {zz} 11... Kf2 12. Kb4 $1 Kxg2 13. Ka5 Bc4 14. Qb7+ Bd5 15. Qa6 Bc4 16. Qb7+ {draw. ----------------- Interesting study with the original positional draw. Good play intertwined in both phases of the study. The work is decorated with a surprise move 7.Kc1!!} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "2. p Georgian ITT 2011"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Becker=R (USA)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "No.24"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4K2b/8/4k3/8/4q3/PP6/7Q/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "43"] [EventDate "2011"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Qh3+ Kd6+ 2. Kf7 Bd4 ({main} 2... Ba1 3. a4 $1 ({Thematic try} 3. b4 $2 Bd4 $1 {zz} 4. b5 Qe7+ 5. Kg6 Qe8+ 6. Kg5 Be3+ 7. Kh4 Qe7+ 8. Kg3 Qe5+ 9. Kg2 Qb2+ 10. Kh1 Qb1+ 11. Kg2 Qg1+ 12. Kf3 Qf2+ 13. Ke4 Qf4+ 14. Kd3 Qd4+ 15. Kc2 Qd2+ 16. Kb3 Qd1+ 17. Kc3 Bd2+ 18. Kb2 Qc1+ 19. Kb3 Qb1+ 20. Kc4 Qc2+ {-+}) 3... Bd4 4. a5 $1 Qe7+ 5. Kg6 Qe8+ 6. Kg5 Be3+ 7. Kh4 Qe7+ 8. Kg3 Qe5+ 9. Kg2 Qb2+ 10. Kh1 Qb1+ 11. Kg2 Qg1+ 12. Kf3 Qf2+ 13. Ke4 Qf4+ 14. Kd3 Qd4+ 15. Kc2 Qd2+ 16. Kb1 Qc1+ (16... Bd4 17. Qg3+ $1 {=}) 17. Ka2 Qc2+ 18. Ka3 Bc5+ 19. b4 {=}) 3. b4 $1 {zz} (3. a4 $2 Qe7+ 4. Kg6 Qe8+ 5. Kg5 Be3+ 6. Kh4 Qe7+ 7. Kg3 Qe5+ 8. Kg2 Qb2+ 9. Kh1 Qb1+ {etc -+}) (3. Qh6+ $2 Kd7 4. Qh3+ Kd8 {-+}) 3... Qe7+ ( 3... Ba1 4. b5 $1 (4. a4 $2 {(b4?)} 4... Bd4 $1 {-+}) 4... Bd4 5. Qh6+ Kd7 6. Qc6+ {=}) 4. Kg6 Qe8+ 5. Kg5 Be3+ 6. Kh4 Qe7+ 7. Kg3 Qe5+ 8. Kg2 Qb2+ 9. Kh1 Qb1+ 10. Kg2 Qg1+ 11. Kf3 Qf2+ 12. Ke4 Qf4+ 13. Kd3 Qd4+ 14. Kc2 Qd2+ 15. Kb3 Qd1+ 16. Kc3 Qc1+ 17. Kb3 Qd1+ 18. Kc3 Qd2+ 19. Kb3 Qd3+ 20. Ka4 Qc2+ 21. Ka5 Qc7+ 22. Ka4 {= ----------------- The similar struggle of Q vs Q+B is not new, but in this stufy there can see "look ahead" moves and the "change theme" in a miniature setting,} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "3. p Georgian ITT 2011"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Skripnik-Kalashnikov-Mikitovi"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "No.11"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1r4N1/2k2BQ1/4K3/8/1b5p/7P/4nr1n/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "2011"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Qe5+ $1 (1. Bg6+ $2 Kb6 $19 (1... Kc6 $2 2. Ne7+ Bxe7 3. Be4+ $11)) (1. Be8+ $2 Kb6 $19) 1... Kc8 2. Ne7+ Bxe7 3. Kxe7 (3. Qe3 $2 Rf3 $1 $19 (3... Nd4+ $2 4. Qxd4 Re2+ 5. Kf5 Rb5+ 6. Kg6 $11)) 3... Rb7+ 4. Ke8 (4. Kd6 $2 Rd7+ 5. Kc6 Nd4+ $1 $19) 4... Rfxf7 5. Qe6+ $1 ({Thematic try} 5. Qxe2 $2 Rfc7 $1 {zz} ( 5... Rfd7 $2 6. Qc4+ Kb8 7. Qe2 $1 Kc8 8. Qc4+ Rdc7 9. Qe2 $1 { zz, main line 11.}) 6. Qxh2 Re7+ 7. Kf8 Rf7+ 8. Kg8 Rfd7 $1 9. Qc2+ Kb8 10. Qh2+ Rbc7 11. Qb2+ Kc8 $19) 5... Rfd7 ({main} 5... Kb8 6. Qc8+ $1 Kxc8 { stalemate} (6... Ka7 7. Qc5+ Kb8 8. Qc8+ Ka7 9. Qc5+ {positional draw})) 6. Qc4+ Rbc7 $1 (6... Rdc7 7. Qxe2 {zz main line 11.}) 7. Qa6+ Kb8 8. Qb5+ $1 (8. Qxe2 $2 Rd5 $3 9. Qa2 Re5+ 10. Kf8 Rb5 $1 11. Qf2 Rd5 {(Ka8)-+}) 8... Rb7 (8... Ka7 9. Qa5+ Kb8 10. Qb5+ {main line}) 9. Qxe2 Kc8 $1 (9... Rbc7 10. Qb5+ $11) 10. Qc4+ $1 (10. Qe6 $2 {Pin} 10... Ra7 $1 (10... Rbc7 $2 11. Qa6+ Kb8 12. Qb5+ $11) 11. Qc6+ Rdc7 $19) 10... Rdc7 (10... Rbc7 11. Qa6+ Kb8 12. Qb5+ $11 (12. Qe2 $2 Rd5 $1 $19)) 11. Qe2 $1 {zz} (11. Qa2 $2 Re7+ 12. Kf8 Red7 $19) 11... Ra7 $1 (11... Rb1 12. Qa2 Rb8 13. Qa6+ $11) (11... Rg7 12. Qe6+ Kc7 13. Qe5+ $11 (13. Kf8 $2 Rd7 $1 14. Qe5+ Kc8 $19)) (11... Kb8 12. Qxh2 $11 {Pin}) 12. Qxh2 Re7+ 13. Kf8 Rf7+ (13... Red7 14. Qc2+ Rac7 15. Qf5 $1 {Pin}) 14. Kg8 $1 Rfd7 15. Qc2+ Kb8 16. Qb2+ {positional draw. ----------------- Not a very "nice" looking technical pawns pawns ...} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Sp.p Georgian ITT 2011"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Mikitovics=J (Hungary)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "No.6"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6N1/8/8/5PP1/1k6/2nr4/8/5K2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2011"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. f6 $1 (1. g6 $2 Rf3+ $19) (1. Kg2 $2 Nd5 2. Kf2 Ra3 $19) 1... Rf3+ 2. Kg2 Rf5 3. g6 Ne4 4. g7 $1 (4. f7 $2 Nc5 5. Ne7 Rg5+ 6. Kh3 Ne6 7. Kh4 Rg1 $1 8. Nd5+ Kc4 9. Ne3+ Kc5 $19 (9... Kd3 $2 10. Ng4 Rf1 11. Ne5+ Ke4 12. Nd7 Rh1+ 13. Kg3 Rg1+ 14. Kh2 Rxg6 15. Nc5+ $1 $11)) 4... Kc5 5. Kh3 $1 ({Thematic try I.} 5. Kh2 $2 Rf4 $1 {zz} (5... Kc4 $2 6. Kh3 $1 Rf4 7. Kg2 $1 {zz BTM} 7... Kd4 8. Kh3 $1 {zz BTM} 8... Kc5 9. Kh2 {zz BTM, see main line}) 6. Kh3 Kd4 $1 {zz} ( 6... Kd6 $2 7. f7 Rxf7 8. Nh6 Rxg7 9. Nf5+ $11 {fork}) 7. Kh2 Kd3 $1 8. Ne7 Rh4+ (8... Nxf6 $2 9. Nd5 $1 Rh4+ 10. Kg3 Rg4+ 11. Kh3 $11) 9. Kg2 Nxf6 10. Nd5 Ng8 $19) 5... Rf4 6. Kh2 $3 {zz} 6... Rf3 (6... Kd6 7. f7 Rxf7 8. Nh6 Rxg7 9. Nf5+ $11 {fork}) 7. Kg2 $1 (7. Nh6 $2 Nxf6 8. Ng4 Ng8 $19) 7... Rf5 8. Kh3 $1 ( 8. Kh2 $2 Rf4 $19 {zz}) 8... Rf4 9. Kh2 $1 {zz , positional draw, or} 9... Kc4 10. Kg2 $1 {zz BTM} (10. Kh3 $2 Kd4 $1 $19 {zz}) 10... Kd4 11. Kh3 $1 { zz (triangulations of wK)} (11. Ne7 $2 Nxf6 12. g8=Q Nxg8 13. Nxg8 Rg4+ $19) 11... Rf1 ({main} 11... Ke3 12. Ne7 $1 Kf3 13. Ng6 $3 (13. g8=Q $2 Nf2+ 14. Kh2 Rh4+ 15. Kg1 Rh1#) 13... Nf2+ 14. Kh2 Ng4+ 15. Kh3 Nf2+ 16. Kh2 { positional draw}) 12. f7 $3 ({Thematic try II.} 12. Kg2 $2 Rf2+ $1 (12... Rf4 $2 13. Kh3 $1 {zz, see main line}) 13. Kh3 Rf4 $1 {zz} 14. Kh2 Kd3 $1 $19 { see thematic try I.}) 12... Rxf7 13. Nh6 (13. Ne7 $2 Nf6 $19) 13... Rxg7 14. Nf5+ $11 {fork. Nice miniature with "small blood".} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Sp.hm Georgian ITT 2011"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Becker=R (USA)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "No.1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3ppp2/1K6/2pP1P2/6p1/8/2k4P/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "2011"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Kc7 $1 (1. Kxc5 $2 Kd3 2. d6 exd6+ 3. Kxd6 Ke4 4. f6 Kf5 5. Ke7 Kg6 {-+}) 1... d6 (1... e6 {(e5)} 2. fxe6 fxe6 3. d6 e5 4. Kxd7 e4 5. Kc6 {=}) 2. Kd7 $1 ({Thematic try} 2. f6 $2 exf6 3. Kxd6 c4 $1 {zz} 4. Ke7 f5 5. d6 f4 6. d7 f3 7. d8=Q f2 {-+}) 2... c4 3. f6 exf6 4. Kxd6 {zz} 4... c3 5. Ke7 f5 (5... Kb3 6. d6 c2 7. d7 c1=Q 8. d8=Q {=}) 6. d6 f4 7. d7 f3 8. d8=Q f2 9. Qd5 {(Qa5, Qa8)} 9... f1=Q 10. Qa2+ Kd1 11. Qb1+ $1 (11. Qa1+ $2 Ke2 12. Qxc3 Qf3 $1 {-+}) 11... Ke2 12. Qc2+ {(Qb5+)} 12... Kf3 {(Kf2)} 13. Qf5+ $1 (13. Qxc3+ $2 Kg2 14. Qg3+ Kh1 15. Qxg4 f5 16. Qh4 f4 17. Kf6 f3 {-+}) 13... Kg2 14. Qxg4+ Kh1 15. Qe4+ Qg2 16. Qe1+ {=} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Comm. Georgian ITT 2011"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Aliev=I (Azerbaijan)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "No.25"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6K1/4p2p/8/2k5/p5B1/8/7P/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "9"] [EventDate "2012"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Bd7 $3 ({Thematic try} 1. Be6 $2 Kd6 $1 (1... a3 $2 2. Kf8 {(g7)} 2... Kd6 3. Kf7 {zz =}) 2. Kf7 a3 {zz} 3. h3 h6 $1 {zz} 4. h4 h5 {zz} 5. Ba2 e5 $19) (1. Bf5 $2 e5 $19) 1... a3 {zz} 2. Be6 Kd6 3. Kf7 {zz} (3. Bb3 $2 e5 $19) 3... h6 ( 3... h5 4. h4 {zz}) 4. h3 $1 {zz} (4. h4 $2 h5 $19) 4... h5 {zz} 5. h4 { zz draw.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Comm. Georgian ITT 2011"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Arestov=P (Russia)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "No.4"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6r1/1P6/7R/8/Pkp5/1p6/pKPn1n2/N7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Rb6+ Ka5 $1 2. Rb5+ $3 {Forcing black to cupture a white pawn a4} ({ Thematic try} 2. b8=Q $5 Rxb8 3. Rxb8 Nd1+ 4. Kc1 b2+ 5. Rxb2 Nxb2 6. Kxb2 Kxa4 $1 {zz} 7. Kxa2 c3 $1 8. Nb3 Nxb3 9. cxb3+ Kb4 10. Ka1 Ka3 $1 11. Kb1 Kxb3 {zz} 12. Kc1 c2 $19) 2... Kxa4 (2... Ka6 3. b8=Q $11) 3. b8=Q Rxb8 4. Rxb8 Nd1+ ( 4... c3+ 5. Kxc3 Nd1+ 6. Kxd2 b2 7. Rxb2 Nxb2 8. c4 $11) 5. Kc1 b2+ 6. Rxb2 Nxb2 7. Kxb2 $1 {zz and draw} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Comm. Georgian ITT 2011"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Zinar=M (Ukraine)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "No.9"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6k1/p1p5/P3p1P1/8/8/K7/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2011"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Kb4 $1 (1. Kb3 $2 Kg7 2. Kc4 Kxg6 3. Kc5 e5 $19) 1... e5 2. Kc4 $1 ({ Thematic try} 2. Kc5 $2 c6 $1 {zz WTM} 3. Kxc6 (3. g7 e4 $1 4. Kd4 Kxg7 5. Kxe4 Kf6 6. Kd4 Ke6 7. Kc5 Kd7 $19) (3. Kc4 Kg7 4. Kc5 e4 $1 5. Kd4 Kxg6 6. Kxe4 Kf6 $19) 3... e4 4. Kb7 e3 5. Kxa7 e2 6. Kb7 e1=Q 7. a7 Qb4+ $19) (2. Kb5 $2 e4 3. Kc4 c5 $19) 2... c6 3. Kc5 $1 {zz BTM} 3... Kg7 (3... Kf8 4. g7+ (4. Kxc6 e4) 4... Kxg7 5. Kxc6 $11) (3... e4 4. Kd4 Kg7 5. Kxe4 Kxg6 6. Ke5 {(Kd5)=}) 4. Kxc6 e4 5. Kb7 e3 6. Kxa7 e2 7. Kb7 e1=Q 8. a7 $11 1/2-1/2
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