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Studies awarded for the Moscow Champ tournament 2010.
[Event "1-2 place, Moscow Championship"] [Site ""] [Date "2010.12.04"] [Round ""] [White "Arestov=P"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/Pk1B4/pP6/P7/2P5/1NP4p/K1pn1pbP/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "23"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Nc5+ Ka8 2. Ne6 $3 (2. Nxa6 $5 {see the final of the solution}) 2... Kb7 3. Nc7 c1=N+ 4. Ka1 $1 Ncb3+ 5. Kb2 Nxc4+ 6. Kxb3 Nxb6 (6... Nxa5+ 7. Kb4 Kxb6 8. a8=Q Bxa8 9. Nxa8+ Kb7 10. Bxh3 Nc6+ 11. Kc5 $18) 7. axb6 $1 Kxb6 8. a8=Q Bxa8 9. Nxa8+ Ka5 $1 10. Nb6 $1 (10. Bxh3 $5 f1=Q 11. Bxf1 {stalemate}) 10... f1=Q 11. Nc4+ Qxc4+ {(if 2.Na6? than now 11...Ka6!)} 12. Kxc4 $18 1/2-1/2
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[Event "1-2 place, Moscow Championship"] [Site ""] [Date "2010.12.04"] [Round ""] [White "Ryabinin=N"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1Q6/3p3p/6p1/2B3Pk/7b/5P1P/pPp2P1K/3q4 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "25"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Qf4 Bg3+ $1 2. Qxg3 Qh1+ 3. Kxh1 c1=Q+ 4. Kh2 $1 ({Thematic try} 4. Kg2 $5) 4... Qxg5 5. Qg4+ Qxg4 6. hxg4+ $1 Kh6 $1 7. f4 g5 8. f5 d6 $1 9. Bxd6 Kg7 10. Be5+ Kh6 11. f6 $1 a1=Q 12. f7 Qa8 { (if 4.Kg2? now will be check and black draws)} 13. Bd6 $18 *
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[Event "3-4 place, Moscow Championship"] [Site ""] [Date "2010.12.04"] [Round ""] [White "Pervakov=O"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4K3/4p3/2k1p1N1/P7/1ppP4/2P1B3/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "17"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Ne4+ Kb4 $1 2. Nxc3 $1 bxc2 3. Bd1 $1 (3. Na2+ $2 Kb3 4. Nc1+ Kb2 5. d4 Kxc1 6. Bd3 exd4 7. a5 Kd2 8. Bxc2 Kxc2 9. a6 d3 $11) 3... c1=N $1 4. Bc2 $1 Kxc3 5. a5 Na2 6. Ba4 $1 Nb4 7. Bb5 Kd4 8. Kd6 $1 {zz} (8. Kxe6 $5 Nd5 $1 9. Kd6 Nb4 { zz} 10. Ke6 Nd5 11. Kd6 Nb4 12. Bc4 e4 13. dxe4 Kxc4 14. e5 Kb5 15. e6 Nc6 16. a6 Kb6 $1 17. a7 Nxa7 18. e7 Nc8+ $11) 8... e4 9. dxe4 $18 *
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[Event "3-4 place, Moscow Championship"] [Site ""] [Date "2010.12.04"] [Round ""] [White "Osintsev=S"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6N1/K7/2B5/8/3R4/4p1p1/k3p3/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Ra4+ $1 (1. Bd5+ $5 Kb2 $1 2. Rb4+ Kc1 3. Rc4+ Kd2 4. Rd4+ Kc3 $1 5. Rc4+ Kd3 6. Rc1 Kd2 7. Ra1 e1=Q 8. Rxe1 Kxe1 9. Ne7 e2 10. Ng6 Kd1 $1 11. Bb3+ Kd2 $1 12. Nh4 Kc3 $1 13. Nf3 g2 $19) 1... Kb2 2. Rb4+ Kc1 3. Ra4 $1 e1=Q 4. Ra1+ Kd2 5. Rxe1 Kxe1 6. Ne7 $1 e2 7. Ng6 $1 Kf1 8. Ne5 $1 e1=Q 9. Bb5+ Kg2 10. Bc6+ Kh3 11. Bd7+ Kg2 12. Bc6+ Kf1 13. Bb5+
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[Event "5 place, Moscow Championship"] [Site ""] [Date "2010.12.04"] [Round ""] [White "Kalashnikov=V"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/3N4/2K2p1R/6p1/8/3k4 b - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "16"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1... g2 2. Rg4 f3 3. Kd3 Ke1 4. Nf4 Kf1 5. Nh3 f2 6. Rb4 $1 g1=Q 7. Nf4 Qg3+ 8. Kd2 Kg1 9. Ne2+ $18
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[Event "2nd section -(1.p Kekely JT )"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "Pervakov=O"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6q1/B1P2p1p/bN2n3/5P2/3k4/p2p1P2/P2N2PP/2K5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "37"] [EventDate "2009"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. c8=Q $1 (1. Nd7+ $2 Kc3 2. Nf6 Qa8 $1) (1. fxe6 $2 Qxg2) 1... Bxc8 2. Nd7+ ( 2. Nxc8+ $2 Nc5 3. Ne4 Qxg2 4. Bxc5+ Kc4 5. Ncd6+ Kd5 6. Bf2 Qf1+ 7. Kd2 Qe2+ 8. Kc3 Qc2+ 9. Kb4 d2) 2... Kc3 3. Nf6 Qd8 (3... Qxg2 4. Nd5#) 4. Bb6 $1 Nc7 $1 5. Bxc7 Qf8 (5... Qd4 6. Ba5+) 6. Bd6 $1 Qh6 $1 (6... Qd8 7. Be7 Qa5 8. Nfe4+ Kd4 9. Nb3+) (6... Qg7 7. Be5+ Kb4 8. Nd5+) 7. Bf4 Qh4 8. Bg3 Qd4 $1 (8... Qa4 9. Be5+ Kb4 10. Nd5+ Kc5 11. Ne4+ Kxd5 (11... Kc6 12. Ne7+ Kb6 13. Nxc8+ Ka5 14. Bc7+ Kb4 15. Bd6+ Ka5 16. Bc7+) 12. Nc3+ Kxe5 13. Nxa4 Bxf5 14. Kd2 Be6 15. Nc3) 9. Bf2 $1 (9. Be1 $2 Qg1) 9... Qe5 $1 (9... Qd8 10. Bb6 $1) 10. f4 Qxf5 ( 10... Qb5 11. Nde4+ Kb4 12. Be1+) 11. Nde4+ (11. g4 $2 Qe6) 11... Kb4 12. Be1+ Ka4 (12... d2+ 13. Bxd2+ Ka4 14. Nd5 $1) 13. Nd5 $1 Qg6 $1 (13... Qh5 14. Nc7 $1 Be6 15. f5 Qxf5 (15... Bxa2 16. Nc5#) 16. Nc3+ Kb4 17. Ne4+ Ka4 18. Nc3+) 14. Nd6 $1 Qxd6 (14... Qxg2 15. Nb6#) 15. Nc3+ Ka5 16. Ne4+ Qb4 {<eg>} 17. Bxb4+ Kxb4 18. Kd2 Be6 19. Nc3 1/2-1/2
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[Event "2nd section - (1.p Vlasenko-70 JT )"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "Pervakov=O"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "q7/8/6R1/p1R4P/k4p2/2K1p3/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "2009"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Rgg5 $1 (1. Rg1 $2 Qh8+) 1... f3 $1 (1... Qh8+ 2. Rge5) (1... e2 2. Rxa5+ Qxa5+ 3. Rxa5+ Kxa5 4. Kd2) 2. Rg4+ $1 (2. Rxa5+ $2 Qxa5+ 3. Rxa5+ Kxa5 4. Kd3 f2 5. Ke2 Kb4 6. h6 Kc3 $1 7. h7 f1=Q+ 8. Kxf1 Kd2 9. h8=Q e2+ 10. Kg2 e1=Q) 2... Ka3 3. Kc2 $1 a4 4. Rc3+ Ka2 5. Rb4 a3 6. Kc1 $1 Qh8 $1 7. Rc2+ Qb2+ 8. Rcxb2+ $1 (8. Rbxb2+ $2 axb2+ 9. Rxb2+ Ka3 $1 10. Kd1 Kxb2 11. h6 f2 $1 12. Ke2 Kc2 13. h7 f1=Q+ 14. Kxf1 Kd2 15. h8=Q e2+ 16. Kg2 e1=Q) 8... axb2+ 9. Kc2 $1 ( 9. Rxb2+ $2 Ka3 $1) 9... b1=Q+ 10. Rxb1 f2 $1 11. h6 e2 12. Ra1+ Kxa1 13. h7 e1=Q $1 (13... Ka2 14. h8=Q e1=N+ 15. Kc3 f1=Q 16. Qa8+) 14. Kb3 f1=Q 15. h8=Q+ Kb1 16. Qb2# 1-0
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[Event "2nd section (original)"] [Site ""] [Date "2010.12.04"] [Round ""] [White "Ryabinin=N"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3R4/2k2pP1/2p5/2P5/3p4/8/2r1PpNP/7K w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "24"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Rc8+ $1 (1. Ne3 $5 dxe3 2. Rd1 Rxe2 3. Rf1 Re1 4. Kg2 e2 5. Rxf2 Rg1+ 6. Kh3 e1=R $1 7. Rxf7+ Kd8 8. g8=Q+ Rxg8 $19) 1... Kd7 2. Rd8+ Ke7 3. Ne3 (3. h4) 3... dxe3 4. Rd1 Rxe2 5. Rf1 Re1 6. Kg2 e2 7. Rxf2 Rg1+ 8. Kh3 $1 e1=Q (8... e1=R 9. Rg2 $1 Rxg2 10. Kxg2 Re6 11. g8=Q Rg6+ 12. Qxg6 $11) 9. Rxf7+ Kd8 10. g8=Q+ Rxg8 11. Rd7+ Ke8 12. Re7+ Qxe7 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "2nd section - (Kalyagin JT)"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round "1"] [White "Osintsev=S"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6R1/1nk1K1pr/8/6P1/8/8/8/1n6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2009"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. g6 Rh2 (1... Rh1 {<main>} 2. Rxg7 Nd6 3. Rh7 $1 (3. Rf7 $2 Re1+ 4. Kf6+ Kd8 $1 5. g7 Rg1 6. Ke6 Ne8 7. Rb7 Nxg7+) 3... Re1+ 4. Kf6+ $1 (4. Kf8+ $2 Kd8 5. g7 Re8#) 4... Kd8 5. g7 Ne8+ 6. Kg6 Rg1+ 7. Kf7 Nd6+ 8. Kf8 $1 Rf1+ 9. Kg8 Nc3 10. Rh6 $1 (10. Rh5 $2 Nce4 $1 11. Kh8 Nf7+ 12. Kh7 Nf6+ 13. Kg6 Ke7) 10... Kd7 11. Kh7 $1) 2. Rxg7 Nd6 (2... Kc6 3. Rf7 $1 Re2+ 4. Kf6 Nd6 5. g7 Ne8+ 6. Kg6 Rg2+ 7. Kh7 $1) 3. Rf7 $1 (3. Rh7 $2 Re2+ 4. Kf6+ Kd8 $1 5. g7 Rg2 6. Rh8+ Ne8+ ) 3... Re2+ 4. Kf6+ $1 Kd8 5. g7 Rg2 6. Ke6 $1 Ne8 7. Rb7 $1 Nxg7+ 8. Kf7 $1 Rg1 9. Rb8+ Kc7 10. Rg8 1/2-1/2
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