www.arves.org - Zadachy i Etyudy 2008

Studies awarded in the Zadachy i Etyudy Magazine tournament 2008.

[Event "1.p Zadachy i Etyudy 2008"] [Site ""] [Date "2008.12.25"] [Round ""] [White "Zakharov=S"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6B1/5R2/k1r5/6p1/6P1/1p4P1/7p/5K2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "34"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 
 1. Kg2 (1. Rh7 $2 b2 2. Ba2 Rc2) 1... Rc2+ $1 (1... b2 {<main>} 2. Bh7 h1=Q+ 3. Kxh1 Rh6+ 4. Kg2 Rxh7 5. Rf1 Rb7 6. Rb1 Ka5 7. Kh3 $1 Ka4 8. Rxb2 Rxb2) 2. Kh1 b2 3. Rf6+ Ka5 $1 4. Ba2 Rc1+ 5. Kxh2 Ra1 6. Rf2 (6. Kh3 {<or>} 6... Rxa2 7. Rf2) 6... Rxa2 7. Kh3 b1=B $1 (7... Ka4 8. Rxb2 Rxb2) 8. Rf8 (8. Rf7 {<or>}) ( 8. Rb2 $2 Ra1 9. Rb8 (9. Rb7 Ka6) 9... Be4) (8. Re2 $2 Ra1 $1 9. Kg2 (9. Re5+ Kb4 10. Rxg5 Be4 11. Re5 Rh1#) 9... Kb6 $1 (9... Kb4 $2 10. Kf2 $1 Ra2 11. Rxa2 Bxa2 12. Ke3 Be6 13. Ke4 Bxg4 14. Ke5 Bf3 15. g4 $1 Bxg4 16. Kf6) 10. Re6+ Kc5 11. Re5+ Kd4 12. Rxg5 Ke3 13. Re5+ Be4+ 14. Kh2 Rh1#) 8... Rb2 9. Ra8+ Kb4 10. Rb8+ Kc3 11. Rc8+ Kd2 12. Rd8+ $1 (12. Rc5 $2 Be4 13. Rxg5 Rb1) 12... Ke2 13. Re8+ Kf2 14. Rf8+ Ke1 (14... Kg1 15. Rf1+ Kxf1) 15. Rf1+ (15. Re8+ $2 Re2) 15... Ke2 (15... Kd2 16. Rd1+) 16. Re1+ Kf2 17. Rf1+ Kxf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "2.p Zadachy i Etyudy 2008"] [Site ""] [Date "2008.12.25"] [Round ""] [White "Katsnelson=L Sochniev=A"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2N5/2K3nB/4P3/5n1p/2k5/1p2R3/3p4/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "43"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 
 1. Nd6+ $1 (1. Bxf5 $2 d1=Q 2. Nb6+ Kb4 3. Re4+ Ka3) 1... Nxd6 (1... Kd4 2. Nxf5+ Nxf5 3. Bxf5 Kxe3 4. e7 d1=Q 5. e8=Q+) 2. Rd3 Ne4 $1 (2... Nxe6+ 3. Kxd6 Ng5 4. Rxd2 Nxh7 5. Rh2) (2... Nde8+ 3. Kc6 Nf6 4. Bg6 Nxe6 5. Rxd2) 3. Bxe4 Nxe6+ 4. Kc8 $1 Nc5 (4... Ng5 5. Rxd2 $1 (5. Bg6 $2 Nf3 6. Rd7 h4 7. Bf7+ Kc3 8. Rc7+ Kb2 9. Rd7 h3 10. Bh5 h2 11. Bxf3 Kc3 12. Rc7+ (12. Ba8 b2 13. Rc7+ Kb4 14. Rb7+ Ka5 15. Ra7+ Kb6 16. Rb7+ Ka6) 12... Kd4 13. Rd7+ Ke3 14. Ba8 b2 15. Re7+ Kd4 16. Rd7+ Kc5 17. Rc7+ Kb6 18. Rb7+ Ka6) 5... Nxe4 6. Rh2) 5. Rxd2 Nxe4 6. Rh2 $1 Ng3 (6... Nf6 7. Kc7) 7. Rg2 $1 (7. Rf2 $2 Kc3 8. Rf3+ Kc2 9. Rf2+ Kc1 10. Rf7 Ne2 11. Rh7 b2 12. Rxh5 Nc3) 7... Ne4 8. Rh2 Ng3 9. Rg2 h4 10. Rf2 Kc3 11. Rf3+ Kc2 12. Rf2+ Kc1 13. Rf7 $1 b2 (13... Ne2 14. Rh7 b2 15. Rxh4 Nc3 16. Rb4) 14. Rc7+ Kb1 15. Rh7 Ka2 16. Ra7+ Kb3 17. Rb7+ Kc2 18. Rc7+ Kb1 19. Rh7 Nf5 20. Kb8 (20. Kd8 {<or>}) 20... Kc2 21. Rc7+ Kb1 22. Rh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "2.hm  Zadachy i Etyudy 2008"] [Site ""] [Date "2008.04.14"] [Round ""] [White "Bazlov=Y"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3q3N/4R3/1R6/4npkp/1N2b3/8/3PK3/2B5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "35"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 
 1. Rg6+ (1. d4+ $2 Kg4) (1. Rg7+ $2 Kh4 2. Ng6+ Kh3 3. Nf4+ Kh2 4. Rh6 Bf3+ 5. Ke3 Qf8 6. Nxh5 Qc5+ 7. Kf4 Ng4) (1. Rbe6 $2 Bd3+ 2. Kd1 Qa8 3. Rg7+ (3. Rxe5 Qa4+ 4. Ke1 Qxb4 5. Nf7+ Kh4 6. Rd7 Be4) 3... Kh4 4. Ng6+ Nxg6 5. Nxd3 Nf4 6. Nxf4 Qh1+ 7. Kc2 Qxc1+ 8. Kxc1) 1... Nxg6 (1... Kh4 2. Rxe5 Qd4 (2... Qxh8 3. Bb2 Qh7 4. Rxe4+ fxe4 5. Bf6+ Kh3 6. Nd5) 3. Rg7 Qxb4 4. Ng6+ Kg3 5. Nf4+ Kh2 6. Rc7 Qd4 7. Ree7 h4 8. d3) 2. Nf7+ Kf6 3. Nxd8 Kxe7 4. Ndc6+ Kd6 5. Nd4 (5. Nb8 $2 h4 6. Kf2 f4 7. Kg1 h3 8. Kh2 f3) (5. Na5 $2 h4 6. Kf2 Kc5) (5. Na7 $2 h4 6. Kf2 Kc5) 5... Kc5 (5... h4 6. d3 h3 7. dxe4 h2 8. Nxf5+ Ke5 9. Ng3) 6. Ndc2 (6. Nbc2 $2 Kc4 7. Ke3 h4 8. Ne1 Ne5) 6... Nf4+ 7. Ke3 (7. Kf2 $2 Bxc2 8. Nxc2 Nd3+) 7... Ng2+ 8. Kf2 Kc4 9. d3+ (9. Bb2 $2 h4 10. Be5 f4 11. d3+ Bxd3 12. Kxg2 Be4+) 9... Bxd3 10. Nxd3 Kxd3 11. Nb4+ Kc4 (11... Kc3 12. Nc6 Nh4 13. Ne7) 12. Nc6 Kd5 13. Ne7+ Ke6 14. Ng6 Kf6 (14... Kf7 15. Ne5+ Ke6 16. Nf3) 15. Nh8 Nh4 16. Kg3 Ng6 17. Bb2+ Kg5 (17... Ne5 18. Kf4) 18. Nf7# 1-0

[Event "c.  Zadachy i Etyudy 2008"] [Site ""] [Date "2008.04.14"] [Round ""] [White "Akobia=I"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3N4/3r4/P7/r7/P7/3P2k1/8/5R1K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 
 1. Nf7 $1 (1. Rg1+ $2 Kf3 $1 2. Rg8 Rxd3 3. Rf8+ Kg3 $1 4. Rg8+ Kf2 $1 5. Rf8+ Rf3 6. Rh8 (6. Rxf3+ Kxf3 7. Kh2 Rxa6 8. Nf7 Ra5) 6... Rxa6 7. a5 Kf1 8. Rh7 Rg6 9. Nf7 Rf2) 1... Rxd3 2. Rg1+ Kf4 (2... Kh3 3. Ng5+ Kh4 4. Ne4 Rxa6 5. Kg2 Ra3 6. Rh1+ Kg4 7. Nf2+) (2... Kh4 3. a7 Rdd5 4. Nh8 Rf5 5. Ng6+ Kh3 6. Ne7 Rf2 7. Rg8 Rf1+ 8. Rg1 Rf8 9. Rg2 Rxa7 10. Rh2+) 3. Rf1+ $1 (3. Rg6 $2 Rxa4 4. Rf6+ Ke4 5. Re6+ Kf5) 3... Rf3 4. Rxf3+ Kxf3 5. Kh2 $1 (5. Kg1 $2 Kg3 $1 (5... Rxa4 $2 6. Ng5+ Kg3 7. Kf1 Rxa6 8. Ke2) 6. Nd6 Rxa6 (6... Rxa4 $2 7. Kf1 Kf3 8. Ke1 Rxa6 9. Nc4 Re6+ 10. Kd2) 7. Nf5+ Kf4 8. Nh4 Rh6 9. Ng2+ Kf3) 5... Kf4 6. Kh3 Rxa6 7. a5 $1 Ra7 (7... Rxa5 {<main>} 8. Kh4 Rf5 9. Nh6 Rg5 10. Nf7 Rf5 11. Nh6 Rg5 12. Nf7 Rg7 13. Nh6) (7... Rf6 8. Nd8 $1 Kf3 9. Kh4) 8. Nd8 $1 (8. Nh6 $2 Rh7) 8... Rxa5 9. Ne6+ Kf5 10. Nd4+ Ke4 11. Nc2 $1 (11. Ne2 $2 Kf3 $1 12. Nd4+ Ke3 13. Nc6 Rc5 14. Nd8 Rd5 15. Nf7 Rf5 16. Nd6 Rf6) 11... Rc5 12. Ne1 Rc1 13. Ng2 Kf3 14. Nh4+ Kf4 15. Ng2+ Kg5 (15... Kf3 {<main>} 16. Nh4+ Kf4 17. Ng2+) 16. Kg3 Rc3+ 17. Kf2 1/2-1/2