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[Event "Prize"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Richard Becker"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4R2b/2R1P1k1/2p1K3/8/8/8/8/5q2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "29"] 1. Rg8+ $1 (1. Rxh8 $2 Qf7+ 2. Kd7 Kxh8 {=}) (1. Kd7 $2 Qf5+ 2. Kd8 c5 $1 3. Rxh8 (3. Rg8+ Kxg8 4. e8=Q+ Qf8 {=}) 3... Qd5+ 4. Rd7 Qa8+ 5. Kc7 Qa7+ 6. Kd6 Qa6+ $1 {=}) 1... Kxg8 2. e8=Q+ Qf8 3. Qg6+ (3. Qxf8+ $2 Kxf8 4. Rc8+ Kg7 5. Ra8 c5 6. Rc8 Kh7 7. Kf7 Bb2 $1 {=}) 3... Bg7 4. Re7 $1 (4. Rd7 $2 c5 $1 {zz} 5. Rc7 c4 {zz} 6. Rxc4 Qd8 {=}) (4. Ra7 $2 Kh8 $1 5. Qh5+ Kg8 6. Qg6 Kh8 7. Rd7 Qg8+ 8. Kf5 Qf8+ 9. Ke6 Qg8+ 10. Qf7 Ba1 {(Bh6) =}) 4... Qc8+ 5. Rd7 Qf8 6. Rc7 c5 (6... Kh8 7. Qf7 Qg8 8. Qxg8+ Kxg8 9. Rc8+ Kh7 10. Kf7 {+-}) 7. Rd7 $1 {zz} c4 8. Rc7 $1 {zz} Kh8 (8... c3 9. Rxc3 {+-}) 9. Qf7 Qg8 10. Rc5 $1 (10. Rxc4 $2 Qd8 11. Rc7 Qg5 {=}) (10. Qxg8+ $2 Kxg8 11. Rc8+ Kh7 {=}) 10... Bh6 11. Rxc4 Qb8 12. Qf6+ Kh7 13. Qe7+ Bg7 14. Rh4+ Kg8 15. Qf7# 1-0
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "version"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "q5kb/1R2P3/2p1K3/8/8/5p2/2R5/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "10"] 1. Rd2 Qc8+ 2. Rdd7 f2 (2... c5 3. Rb8 Qxb8 4. Rd8+ Kh7 5. Rxb8 {+-}) (2... Be5 3. Kxe5 Kf7 4. e8=Q+ {+-}) 3. Rbc7 Qe8 4. Rd8 Kg7 5. Rxe8 f1=Q { etc. The author proposes this improvement with 5 introductory moves.} 1-0
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[Event "Special Prize"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Daniel Keith"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/7K/8/1p3P2/5k2/7p/4r3/6R1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] 1. f6 (1. Rf1+ $2 Ke3 $1 {-+}) 1... h2 2. Rd1 $3 (2. Rb1 $2 Rf2 3. f7 Kg3 4. Kg6 b4 5. Rb3+ Kg2 6. Rb2 Rxb2 7. f8=Q h1=Q 8. Qa8+ Kg1 9. Qa1+ Kh2 10. Qxb2+ Qg2+ $1) 2... Rf2 $1 3. f7 (3. Kg6 $2 Rg2+ $1 {-+}) 3... Kg3 4. Kg6 b4 5. Rd3+ Kg2 6. Rd2 Rxd2 7. f8=Q h1=Q 8. Qa8+ Kh2 9. Qh8+ Kg1 10. Qa1+ { perpetual check. After Iuri Akobia, 4th Prize, Pervakov-50 JT} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "1st HM"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Richard Becker"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/4K3/2p5/2Q5/6B1/4p3/q6k w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "45"] 1. Qe4+ $1 (1. Qh4+ $2 Kg2 2. Qh2+ Kf3 3. Qf2+ Kg4 4. Qf4+ Kh3 5. Qh4+ Kg2 {=}) 1... Kg1 2. Qxe2 (2. Qe3+ $2 Kg2 3. Qf2+ Kh3 4. Qh2+ Kg4 5. Qh4+ Kf3 6. Qf4+ Kg2 7. Qf2+ Kh3 {=}) 2... Qd4 3. Bh2+ Kh1 4. Bd6 $1 (4. Be5 $2 Qg1 5. Qf3+ Qg2 6. Qh5+ Kg1 {=}) 4... Kg1 (4... Qg1 5. Qf3+ Qg2 6. Qh5+ Kg1 7. Bxc5+ Kf1 8. Qd1#) 5. Bg3 $1 c4 6. Bh2+ Kh1 7. Be5 Qb6+ 8. Kf5 Qb1+ (8... Kg1 9. Qg4+ Kf1 10. Qxc4+ Kg2 (10... Ke1 11. Bc3+ Kd1 12. Qd3+ Kc1 13. Qd2+ Kb1 14. Qd1+ {+-}) 11. Qe4+ Kf1 12. Qd3+ Kg2 13. Bd4 Qd6 (13... Qa5+ 14. Kg4 {+-}) 14. Qe2+ { (Qe4+) +-}) 9. Kg5 (9. Kf6 Qb6+ 10. Kf5 Qb1+ {etc.}) 9... Qg1+ 10. Kh6 $1 (10. Kh4 $2 Qg2 {=}) (10. Kh5 $2 Qg2 11. Qe1+ Qg1 12. Qh4+ Kg2 13. Qg4+ Kf1 14. Qxc4+ Kg2 15. Qe4+ {(Qd5+)} Kf1 16. Qd3+ Kg2 17. Kg4 Qa7 {=}) 10... Qb6+ (10... Qc1+ 11. Kh7 Qb1+ 12. Kh8 {+-}) 11. Kh5 Qg1 (11... Kg1 12. Qg4+ Kf1 13. Qxc4+ Kg2 14. Qd5+ Kf1 15. Bd4 Qc7 16. Qf3+ {+-}) 12. Bf4 $1 Qg2 (12... c3 13. Qe4+ Qg2 14. Qe1+ Qg1 15. Qh4+ Kg2 16. Qg3+ Kf1 17. Qd3+ Kg2 18. Kg4 {+-}) 13. Qe1+ Qg1 14. Qh4+ Kg2 15. Qg4+ Kf1 16. Qd1+ Kg2 17. Qd5+ Kf1 18. Qxc4+ Kg2 19. Qe4+ {(Qd5+)} Kf1 20. Qd3+ Kg2 21. Kg4 Qa7 (21... Kf2+ 22. Bg3+ {+-}) 22. Qf3+ Kg1 23. Be3+ {+-} 1-0
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[Event "2nd HM"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Yochanan Afek"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "Nbk5/1p5p/5P2/P7/8/K7/7P/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] 1. Nb6+ (1. f7 $2 Bd6+ 2. Ka4 Kd7 3. Nb6+ Ke6 4. Nc4 Bf8 5. Kb5 Kxf7 6. Kb6 Bb4 7. Kxb7 Bxa5 8. Nxa5 Kg6 {=}) 1... Kd8 2. f7 Ke7 $1 (2... Bd6+ 3. Ka4 $1 Bf8 ( 3... Kc7 4. Kb5 {+-}) 4. Nd5 Kd7 5. Nf6+ {+-}) 3. f8=Q+ $1 Kxf8 4. Nd7+ Ke7 5. Nxb8 Kd6 6. Kb4 $1 (6. a6 $2 bxa6 7. Nxa6 Ke5 {=}) 6... Kc7 7. Na6+ $1 bxa6 8. Kc5 Kd7 9. Kd5 $1 (9. Kb6 $2 Kd6 10. Kxa6 Kc6 {=}) 9... Ke7 10. Ke5 Kf7 11. Kf5 Kg7 12. Kg5 $1 h6+ 13. Kf5 $1 {+-} 1-0
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[Event "Special HM"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "H. Grondijs & H.Aloni"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2r3R1/2Prn3/8/1n1P4/8/2PP4/2KR4/k7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] 1. Kb3 $1 Nd4+ $1 2. cxd4 Rdxc7 $1 3. Rd1+ $1 (3. Rg1+ $2 Rc1 4. Rxc1+ Rxc1 5. d6 Nf5 $1 {=}) (3. Rxc8 $2 Rb7+ 4. Kc4 Nxc8 {=}) 3... Rc1 4. Rxc8 $1 (4. Rxc1+ $2 Rxc1 5. Ra8+ Kb1 6. d6 Nf5 7. d7 Nxd4+ 8. Ka4 $1 Ne6 9. Rb8+ Kc2 $1 { [Pervakov]} ({Not} 9... Ka2 $2 10. Rc8 Rd1 11. d8=Q Nxd8 12. Rxd8 Kb2 13. Kb4 $1 {+-}) 10. Rc8+ Kb2 $1 11. Kb4 Ra1 12. d4 (12. d8=Q Nxd8 13. Rxd8 Kc2 $1 14. d4 Kd3 {=}) 12... Rd1 $1 13. d8=Q Rxd4+ 14. Qxd4+ Nxd4 {=}) 4... Rxd1 5. d6 $1 (5. Kc2 $2 Nxc8 {=}) (5. Rc5 $2 Rb1+ 6. Kc2 Rb2+ 7. Kc3 Rb6 {=}) (5. Ra8+ $2 Kb1 6. d6 Nf5 7. d7 (7. Rb8 Rxd3+ 8. Kc4+ Kc2 {=}) 7... Rxd3+ {=}) 5... Nxc8 ( 5... Rb1+ 6. Kc2 $1 (6. Ka3 $2 Nxc8 7. d7 Nd6 8. d8=Q Nb5+ 9. Ka4 Nc3+ 10. Ka5 Rb5+ 11. Ka6 Kb2 12. Qe8 Rd5 $1 {=})) 6. d7 Rxd3+ 7. Kc2 Rxd4 8. d8=R $3 Ra4 9. Kb3 $1 {+-} 1-0
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[Event "1st Comm."] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Siegfried Hornecker"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2K1k2q/2p5/2P1P3/5Pp1/6P1/B7/8/7R b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "12"] [EventDate "2014"] 1... Qa1 $1 (1... Qxh1 $2 2. f6 {+-}) (1... Qh6 2. Rd1 $1 Qxe6+ 3. Rd7 Qa2 4. Re7+ Kf8 5. Re3+ Kf7 6. Kxc7 {+-}) 2. Rh3 $1 Qc3 $1 3. Bc5 $3 (3. Bb4 $2 Qxb4 4. Rh8+ Ke7 5. Rh7+ Kd6 $1 6. Rd7+ Kxc6 {=}) 3... Qxc5 4. Rh8+ (4. f6 $2 Qf8 $1 5. Rf3 Qd6 {=}) 4... Ke7 5. Rh7+ Kf6 (5... Kd6 6. Rd7+ Ke5 7. e7 {+-}) 6. e7 Qc4 $1 (6... Qe3 {(Qe5)} 7. Rh6+ Kxe7 8. Re6+ {+-}) 7. e8=N+ $1 {+-} (7. e8=Q $2 {(e8R?)} Qa6+ 8. Kd7 Qxc6+ $1 9. Kd8 Qa8+ {=}) (7. e8=B $2 Qxg4 {=}) 1-0
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[Event "2nd Comm."] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Vitaly Kovalenko"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2B4K/3P4/8/5Rn1/7k/3p2p1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] 1. Rf3+ $1 Kh4 (1... Kh2 2. d7+ Kh1 3. Rh3+ Kg1 4. d8=Q {+-}) 2. d7 $1 (2. Bd8+ $2 Nf6+ 3. Bxf6+ Kg4 4. Rd3 g1=Q 5. d7 d1=Q {=}) 2... d1=Q 3. d8=Q+ Qxd8 4. Bxd8+ Nf6+ $1 5. Rxf6 $1 (5. Bxf6+ $2 Kg4 {=}) 5... g1=Q 6. Rf1+ $1 (6. Rg6+ $2 Kh5 7. Rh6+ Kg4 8. Rg6+ Kh5 9. Rxg1 {stalemate}) 6... Kh5 7. Rf5+ $1 Kg4 8. Rg5+ {+-} 1-0
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[Event "Special Comm."] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Vitaly Kovalenko"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/6B1/6p1/1r2p1p1/7k/8/1p3PPP/5RK1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] 1. Rb1 $1 Rc5 $1 (1... Ra5 2. h3 Ra1 3. Kh2 Rxb1 4. g3+ {etc.}) (1... g4 2. Bf6+ Kh5 3. Kf1 {+-}) 2. h3 Rc1+ 3. Kh2 Rxb1 4. g3+ Kh5 5. g4+ Kh4 6. Bxe5 Rh1+ $1 7. Kxh1 b1=Q+ 8. Kh2 Qb8 9. Bg3+ (9. Bxb8 $2 {stalemate}) 9... Qxg3+ 10. fxg3# 1-0
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