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Studies awarded in the Uralski Problemist Magazine tournament 2010.
[Event "1. prize UralProblemist"] [Site ""] [Date "2010.05.19"] [Round ""] [White "Akobia=I , Didukh=S"] [Black ""] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "K7/5R2/5R2/P4p2/8/8/1p3r2/k7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Rb6 $1 ({Thematic try} 1. Rb7 $5 b1=Q 2. Rxb1+ Kxb1 3. a6 f4 4. a7 f3 {zz} 5. Rf7 Kc1 $1 (5... Kc2 6. Kb7) 6. Rc7+ Rc2 7. Kb8 Rxc7 8. a8=Q Rf7 $1 9. Qa1+ Kd2 10. Qa2+ Ke1 11. Qxf7 f2 $11) 1... b1=Q (1... f4 2. Rfb7 f3 3. a6 Re2 4. a7 f2 5. Ra6+ Kb1 6. Rf7 Kc2 7. Rb6 b1=Q 8. Rc7+ $18) 2. Rxb1+ Kxb1 3. a6 f4 4. a7 (4. Ka7 $2 f3 $11) 4... f3 5. Rf6 $1 {zz} (5. Rf5 $2 Kc1 6. Rc5+ Rc2 7. Kb7 Rxc5 8. a8=Q Kd2 {/d1=} (8... Rf5 $2 9. Qc8+ $18)) (5. Rb7+ $2 Rb2 $11) 5... Kc1 6. Rc6+ Rc2 (6... Kd1 7. Rc3 $18) (6... Kd2 7. Kb7 $18) 7. Kb7 Rxc6 8. a8=Q Rf6 {(It is amusing, that the third rook appears on f6)} (8... f2 9. Qf8 $1 Rc2 10. Qf3 $18) (8... Rc2 9. Qa1+ Kd2 10. Qd4+ Ke2 11. Qe4+ $18) (8... Kd1 9. Qa2 $1 Rf6 10. Qf2 $18) 9. Qa1+ Kd2 10. Qxf6 $18
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[Event "2. prize UralProblemist"] [Site ""] [Date "2010.12.18"] [Round ""] [White "Antonini=D, Keith=D"] [Black ""] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5k2/BP3P2/p4P2/b5K1/4PnpP/3N3p/8/1r6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Ne5 Nd3 $1 2. Bb6 Bd2+ 3. Kf5 Rxb6 4. Nd7+ Kxf7 5. Nxb6 Bf4 6. Nd7 Bc7 7. e5 Nf4 8. Kxf4 Ke8 9. Kxg4 Kxd7 (9... h2 10. e6 h1=Q 11. f7+ Ke7 12. f8=Q+ Kxe6 13. Nc5+ Kd5 14. Qf7+ Kc6 15. b8=N+ Bxb8 16. Qb7+ $18) 10. Kxh3 Bxe5 11. Kg4 $1 Ke6 12. Kg5 Bxf6+ (12... a5 13. h5 a4 14. h6 a3 15. h7 $18) 13. Kg6 Be5 14. h5 Ke7 15. h6 Kf8 16. h7 $18
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[Event "3. prize UralProblemist"] [Site ""] [Date "2010.02.19"] [Round ""] [White "Akobia=I"] [Black ""] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/B3k1p1/4P3/1B6/4nN2/1r6/8/2K5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Ng6+ Kf6 $1 (1... Kxe6 2. Bc4+ $18) 2. e7 Nd6 (2... Rc3+ 3. Kd1 Rc8 4. e8=Q Rxe8 5. Bxe8 Nd6 6. Bd4+ Kg5 (6... Ke6 7. Nf4+ Kf5 8. Bg6+ $18) (6... Kf5 7. Bd7+ Ke4 8. Bxg7 $18) 7. Bd7 Kxg6 (7... Ne4 8. Ne7 Kf4 9. Nd5+ {#79}) 8. Be6 Nf5 9. Be5 {#68}) 3. e8=Q Nxe8 4. Bxe8 Rb4 (4... Rb7 5. Bd4+ Kf5 6. Kd2 Rb8 7. Bf7 Rb7 8. Ne5 $18) 5. Kd1 $3 ({Thematic try} 5. Kd2 $5 Rg4 6. Nf8 Ke7 7. Bh5 Rg2+ $1 (7... Rg5 $2 8. Ng6+ Kf7 9. Nf4+ $18)) 5... Rg4 6. Nf8 $1 Ke7 7. Bh5 { and impossible the check Rg1(Compare to the try line 5.Kd2)} Rg5 8. Ng6+ Kf7 9. Nf4+ $18 ({try} 9. Ne5+ $5 Kf6 10. Nd7+ Ke7 $11) *
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[Event "Hm UralProblemist"] [Site ""] [Date "2010.12.18"] [Round ""] [White "Pallier=A"] [Black ""] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7B/6P1/7P/8/7P/4n2K/4n3/4k3 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "24"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1... Ng1+ 2. Kh2 $1 (2. Kg3 $2 Nf5+ 3. Kg2 Nxh6 4. Kxg1 Ke2 5. Kg2 Ke3 6. Kg3 Ke4 7. g8=Q Nxg8 $11) 2... Ng4+ 3. Kxg1 Nxh6 4. Kg2 Ke2 5. Kg3 Ke3 6. g8=Q Nxg8 7. Bb2 $1 (7. Bg7 $2 Ke4 8. Kg4 Ne7 9. Bf6 Nf5 10. h5 Nh6+ 11. Kg5 Ng8 $1 12. Kg6 Kf4 13. Kg7 Kg4 $11) 7... Ke4 8. Kg4 Kd5 9. Kf5 Ne7+ 10. Kf6 Ng8+ 11. Kf7 Nh6+ 12. Kg6 Ng4 13. h5 $18
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[Event "Hm UralProblemist"] [Site ""] [Date "2010.12.18"] [Round ""] [White "Topko=L"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/2q5/4R2n/2N2PkN/8/5b1K w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "12"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Rg4+ Kxf3 (1... Kxh3 2. Ne4 $1 (2. Rg3+ $2 Kxg3 3. Ne4+ Kh3 4. Nf2+ Qxf2 { not stalemate}) 2... Nxf3 3. Nxc5 Kxg4 4. Ne4 Kh3 5. Nf2+ Kg3 6. Ne4+ $11) 2. Rg3+ $1 Kxg3 3. Ne4+ Kxh3 4. Nf2+ $1 Kg3 5. Ne4+ Kh3 6. Nf2+ Qxf2 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Hm UralProblemist"] [Site ""] [Date "2010.12.18"] [Round ""] [White "Topko=L"] [Black ""] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/6Pq/8/8/2Bb1p1p/2N1k3/7N/7K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Ng4+ Kf3 (1... Kd2 2. g8=Q Qxg8 3. Ne4+ $18) 2. g8=Q Qxg8 3. Be2+ Kg3 4. Ne4+ Kh3 5. Ngf2+ Bxf2 6. Nxf2+ Kg3 7. Ne4+ Kh3 8. Bf1+ Kg4 9. Nf6+ $18
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[Event "Sp.Hm UralProblemist"] [Site ""] [Date "2010.12.18"] [Round ""] [White "Hliebec=D"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r7/R1r1BQ2/K7/3p4/4p3/1p6/N7/1kq1NR2 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "33"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Nc3+ (1. Nxc1 $2 Raxa7+ 2. Kb5 Rab7+ 3. Ka4 Ra7+ 4. Kxb3 Rab7+ 5. Bb4 Rxf7 $11) 1... Qxc3 2. Nc2+ $1 Ka2 3. Ra1+ $1 Qxa1 4. Rxa8 bxc2 5. Kb5+ $1 (5. Kb6+ $2 Kb1 6. Rxa1+ Kxa1 7. Bf6+ Kb1 8. Qxd5 Rc6+ 9. Qxc6 c1=Q 10. Qxe4+ Qc2 $11) 5... Kb1 6. Rxa1+ Kxa1 7. Bf6+ Kb1 8. Qxd5 $1 Rc5+ 9. Qxc5 c1=Q 10. Qb4+ Kc2 11. Qxe4+ Kd1 12. Qf3+ Kc2 13. Kc4 Qh6 14. Qd3+ Kc1 15. Kb3 Qd2 16. Bg5 Qxg5 17. Qc2# 1-0
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[Event "Comm. .Hm UralProblemist"] [Site ""] [Date "2010.12.18"] [Round ""] [White "Amiryan=H"] [Black ""] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "n7/7B/KR4p1/8/8/8/pn5B/2k5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Rc6+ $1 (1. Bf4+ $2 Kd1 2. Rd6+ Ke2 3. Re6+ Kf1 $19) 1... Kd1 2. Rd6+ Ke2 3. Re6+ Kf1 4. Rf6+ Kg2 5. Rxg6+ Kxh2 6. Rh6+ Kg1 7. Rg6+ Kf2 8. Rf6+ Ke1 9. Re6+ Kd2 10. Rd6+ Kc3 11. Rc6+ Nc4 12. Rxc4+ Kxc4 13. Bg8+ $11
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[Event "Comm. UralProblemist"] [Site ""] [Date "2010.12.18"] [Round ""] [White "Tkachenko=S.N"] [Black ""] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3k4/1qpP4/4P3/1b1N1K2/2P5/7N/8/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "0"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] {832MB} *
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[Event "Comm. UralProblemist"] [Site ""] [Date "2010.12.18"] [Round ""] [White "Tkachenko=S.N"] [Black ""] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3k4/1qpP4/4P3/1bPN1K2/2P5/7N/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Ng5 Bxd7 2. Nf7+ Ke8 3. exd7+ Kxd7 4. c6+ Kxc6 (4... Qxc6 5. Ne5+ $18) 5. Nd8+ Kc5 6. Nxb7+ Kxc4 7. Ke5 c5 (7... Kb5 8. Ke4 Kc6 9. Nd8+ Kb5 10. Nf7) 8. Ke4 Kb3 9. Na5+ Ka4 10. Nc4 $18 {by Troitzki} *
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[Event "Sp.comm. UralProblemist"] [Site ""] [Date "2010.12.18"] [Round ""] [White "Neishtadt=V"] [Black ""] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2B5/8/2q1n3/bNN5/1k6/p4r2/8/1K3Q2 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "15"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Na6+ Ka4 2. Qd1+ Rb3+ 3. Qxb3+ Kxb3 4. Bxe6+ Ka4 5. Nc3+ $1 Bxc3 (5... Qxc3 6. Bd7+ Kb3 7. Be6+ Ka4 8. Bd7+ $11) 6. Bd7 Kb3 7. Be6+ $1 Ka4 8. Bd7 *
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