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Studies awarded in the Zadachy i Etyudy Magazine tournament 2007.
[Event "1st Prize, Zadachi i Etiudy 2007"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "L. Katsnelson & A. Sochniev"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/K7/1B1n4/8/1p5k/p4p2/6R1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "43"] [EventDate "2007"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Bf2+ Kh5 2. Rh2+ Kg5 3. Bc5 $1 Nb5+ 4. Kb8 $3 (4. Kb7 $2 b3 5. Bxa3 Nxa3 6. Rb2 Nc4 7. Rxb3 Na5+ {-+}) (4. Ka8 $2 b3 5. Bxa3 Nxa3 6. Rb2 (6. Rf2 Kf4 $1 {-+ }) 6... Kg4 $1 7. Kb8 Nc2 8. Rxb3 f2 9. Rb1 Ne1 10. Rb4+ Kg5 11. Rb5+ Kg6 12. Rb6+ Kg7 13. Rb7+ Kf8 {-+}) 4... b3 5. Bxa3 Nxa3 6. Rb2 Kg4 7. Ka8 $3 Nc2 8. Rxb3 f2 9. Rb1 Ne1 10. Rb4+ Kg5 11. Rb5+ Kg6 12. Rb6+ Kg7 13. Rb7+ Kf8 14. Rb8+ Ke7 15. Rb7+ Ke6 16. Rb6+ Ke5 17. Rb5+ Ke4 18. Rb4+ Ke3 19. Rb3+ Kd2 20. Rb2+ Nc2 21. Rb1 Ne1 22. Rb2+ {=} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "2nd Prize, Zadachi i Etiudy 2007"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "Iu. Bazlov"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "KB2N2q/8/3P4/6kp/6p1/6pP/6B1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2007"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. h4+ $1 (1. d7 $2 Qd4 2. h4+ Kg6 {=}) (1. Bc6 $2 g2 $1 2. d7 Qd4 3. Ba7 g1=Q 4. Bxd4 Qxd4 {=}) 1... Kxh4 $1 (1... Kh6 2. d7 Qd4 3. Bf4+ Kg6 4. Bc6 g2 5. Be3 {+--}) (1... Kg6 2. Be4+ Kf7 3. d7 Ke7 4. Bc6 Qd4 5. Bd6+ {+-}) 2. d7 Qd4 3. Be5 Qxe5 4. d8=B+ $1 (4. d8=Q+ $2 Qg5 5. Nf6 Qa5+ 6. Qxa5 $1 {stalemate}) 4... Qg5 5. Nf6 $1 Qd2 6. Nd5+ $1 Qg5 7. Ne7 Qf6 8. Nf5+ $1 (8. Ng6+ $2 Kg5 9. Bxf6+ Kxf6 10. Nf4 h4 11. Bb7 h3 12. Ne2 Ke5 $11) 8... Kg5 9. Bxf6+ Kxf6 10. Nxg3 h4 11. Ne2 $1 {+-} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "3rd prize, Zadachi i Etiudy 2007"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "A. Stavrietsky"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1r5k/1p1P4/7b/Pb6/1P6/R1K2p1r/1R6/Q7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "2007"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Rg2 $3 (1. Kc2 $2 Bg7 2. Qe1 Bxd7 3. Kb1 Re8 4. Re3 Rxe3 5. Qxe3 Rh1+ 6. Ka2 Bxb2 7. Kxb2 Rh2+ 8. Kc3 f2 {=}) 1... fxg2+ 2. Kc2+ Kg8 3. Rxh3 Ba4+ 4. Kd3 Bb5+ 5. Ke4 Bc6+ 6. Kf5 Bxd7+ 7. Kg6 Bxh3 8. Qa2+ Kh8 9. Qb2+ Kg8 10. Qb3+ Kh8 11. Qc3+ Kg8 12. Qc4+ Kh8 13. Qd4+ Kg8 14. Qd5+ Kh8 15. Qe5+ Kg8 16. Qxb8+ {+-} 1-0
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[Event "Sp. Prize, Zadachi i Etiudy 2007"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "A. Sochniev"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/6Kn/5P2/4P3/2k4r/5P2/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "2007"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. e6 Rf4 2. f7 Ng5 3. f8=N $1 Rxf3 4. e7 Re3 5. Kg6 $1 (5. Kf6 $2 Ne4+ 6. Ke6 Nc5+ 7. Kf7 Nb7 8. Ke8 Kd5 9. Kd7 Nc5+ 10. Kd8 Kd6 11. e8=N+ Kc6 12. Nf6 Nb7+ 13. Kc8 Nd6+ 14. Kd8 Re5 {-+}) 5... Re5 ({Main} 5... Nf3 6. Ne6 Rxe6+ 7. Kf7 Ng5+ 8. Kf8 Rf6+ 9. Kg8 Rg6+ 10. Kf8 Nh7+ 11. Kf7 Rf6+ 12. Kg7 Re6 13. Kf7 Ng5+ 14. Kf8 {=}) 6. Kf6 Kd4 7. Ng6 Ne4+ 8. Kg7 Re6 9. Kf7 Rf6+ 10. Kg7 Re6 11. Kf7 Ra6 12. Nf8 $1 (12. e8=N $2 Ng5+ 13. Kg7 Ke4 {-+}) 12... Nd6+ 13. Ke6 Kc5 14. Nd7+ Kb5 15. Nb8 Rb6 16. Nd7 Ra6 17. Nb8 {=} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "HM, Zadachi i Etiudy 2007"] [Site ""] [Date "2009.06.09"] [Round ""] [White "Iu. Akobia & R. Becker"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2KR1N2/1p3Pb1/2k5/8/3n4/1b6/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "38"] [EventDate "2007"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Kb8 $1 Be5+ 2. Ka8 $1 Bxf7 3. Nd7 Bd6 4. Nb8+ Bxb8 5. Kxb8 Nb5 (5... Ne6 6. Rc8+ Kb6 7. Rc2 Nd4 8. Rc7 Nc6+ (8... Bd5 9. Rxb7+ Bxb7 {stalemate}) 9. Ka8 Kxc7 {stalemate}) 6. Rc8+ Kb6 7. Rd8 Be6 (7... Bg6 8. Rd7 Be4 9. Rxb7+ Bxb7 { stalemate}) 8. Rd1 Kc6 9. Rc1+ Kb6 10. Rd1 Ka6 11. Ra1+ Kb6 12. Rd1 Bh3 13. Rd3 (13. Rd2 $2 Bg4 14. Rf2 Be6 15. Rd2 Ka6 {-+}) 13... Bg4 14. Rd2 Bh3 15. Rd3 Bg4 16. Rd2 Bf5 17. Rd5 Be4 18. Rd7 Ka6 19. Rxb7 Bxb7 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "HM, Zadachi i Etiudy 2007"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "V. Kondratjev"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1q4R1/8/1P5k/8/8/pKp5/1p3PR1/b7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "35"] [EventDate "2007"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. R2g6+ Kh5 2. Rg5+ Kh4 3. Rg4+ Kh3 4. Rg3+ Qxg3 5. Rxg3+ Kh2 6. Ka2 c2 7. Rb3 c1=N+ $1 (7... c1=Q 8. b7 $1 b1=Q+ 9. Rxb1 Qd2+ 10. Kxa1 Qd4+ 11. Ka2 Qxf2+ {=} ) 8. Kxa3 Nxb3 9. b7 b1=N+ $1 10. Kxb3 Be5 11. Kc2 Na3+ 12. Kb3 Nb5 13. Kc4 Na7 (13... Nd6+ 14. Kd5 Nf7 15. Ke6 {=}) 14. Kc5 $1 Bb8 (14... Kg2 15. b8=Q Bxb8 16. Kb6 {=}) 15. f4 Bxf4 16. b8=Q $1 Bxb8 17. Kb6 Nc8+ 18. Kb7 {=} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "HM, Zadachi i Etiudy 2007"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "A. Kotov & V. Razumenko"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k7/qbR5/3P2p1/N7/3p4/8/p3P3/K7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2007"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. d7 Qb8 2. Rxb7 Qd6 3. d8=Q+ Qxd8 4. Nc6 $1 (4. Ra7+ $2 Kxa7 5. Nc6+ Kb6 6. Nxd8 Kb5 7. Kxa2 Kc4 8. Kb2 d3 {=}) 4... Kxb7 5. Nxd8+ Kc7 6. Ne6+ Kd6 7. Nxd4 Kd5 8. Nc2 $1 (8. Nf3 $2 Ke4 {=}) 8... Ke4 9. Kxa2 g5 10. Kb2 {(Kb1)} 10... g4 11. Kc1 g3 12. Ne1 Ke3 13. Kd1 {+-} 1-0
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[Event "HM, Zadachi i Etiudy 2007"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "V. Prigunov"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2N3k1/2P5/3Prp2/KR6/P5q1/8/2p5/7n w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2007"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Ne7+ Rxe7 2. dxe7 Kf7 3. e8=Q+ Kxe8 4. Rb8+ Qc8 $1 (4... Kf7 5. c8=Q Qg5+ 6. Ka6 c1=Q 7. Qe8+ Kg7 8. Rb7+ Kh6 9. Qh8+ Kg6 10. Qh7#) 5. Rxc8+ Kd7 6. Rd8+ Kxc7 7. Rd4 $1 c1=R $1 (7... c1=Q 8. Rc4+ Qxc4 {stalemate}) 8. Rf4 Rc6 9. Rf3 $1 {=} 1-0
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[Event "Comm. Zadachi i Etiudy 2007"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "G. Amirjan"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2P2k2/2P5/5PPK/3r1r2/3n2Bp/7P/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "12"] [EventDate "2007"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1... Rh4+ 2. Bxh4 Nf4+ 3. Kh6 Rd6+ 4. Kh7 (4. g6+ $2 Nxg6 5. c8=Q Ne7+ 6. Qe6+ Rxe6+ 7. fxe6+ Kxe6 8. c7 Nc8 {=}) 4... Rxc6 5. g6+ Nxg6 6. fxg6+ Rxg6 7. c8=R $1 {+-} (7. c8=Q $2 Rh6+ 8. Kxh6 {stalemate}) 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Comm. Zadachi i Etiudy 2007"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "V. Kondratjev"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/6P1/3b4/2nP4/5N2/R1p5/1pP2k2/3K4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2007"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Nd3+ Nxd3 2. Rb3 b1=Q+ $1 3. Rxb1 Nb2+ 4. Rxb2 cxb2 5. Kd2 $1 (5. g8=Q $2 Bf4 $1 {-+}) 5... b1=Q 6. g8=Q Qe1+ 7. Kd3 Qe3+ 8. Kc4 Qc5+ 9. Kd3 (9. Kb3 $2 Qb4+ 10. Ka2 Qa3+ 11. Kb1 Be5 {-+}) 9... Qe3+ 10. Kc4 {=} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Comm. Zadachi i Etiudy 2007"] [Site ""] [Date "2007"] [Round ""] [White "S. Matveev"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2k5/1p1p1p2/3p1P2/KPp2P2/4p1PP/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2007"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Kb6 $1 (1. g5 $2 Kc7 $1 {-+}) 1... e3 2. g5 $1 Kd8 $1 3. g6 fxg6 4. fxg6 Ke8 5. h5 $1 e2 6. h6 e1=Q 7. g7 Qg1 8. h7 c4+ 9. Kc7 Qc5+ 10. Kb8 $1 {+-} 1-0
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[Event "Comm. Zadachi i Etiudy 2007"] [Site ""] [Date "2007"] [Round ""] [White "G. Nekhaev"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/7p/n7/3K2P1/8/5k2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2007"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Ke4 (1. Ke3 $2 Nc5 $1 2. Kf4 Ne6+ 3. Kf5 Kg2 4. Kg6 Ng7 {-+}) 1... Nc3+ 2. Kf5 Ne2 3. g4 h4 4. g5 h3 5. g6 Ng3+ 6. Kg4 h2 7. g7 Nh5 $1 8. g8=Q $1 Nf6+ 9. Kg3 Nxg8 10. Kxh2 {=} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Comm. Zadachi i Etiudy 2007"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "P. Rossi"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4kP2/4p2K/6R1/5b2/2N5/8/4r3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "2007"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Kg7 Be5+ 2. Kg8 Rf1 3. Nd5+ $1 (3. Rxe5 $2 Rxf7 4. Nd5+ Kd6 {=}) 3... exd5 4. Rxe5+ Kd6 5. Re1 $1 Rf2 6. f8=Q+ Rxf8+ 7. Kxf8 {+-} 1-0
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