www.arves.org - Best Problems 2004-2006

Studies awarded in the Best Problems Magazine tournament 2004-2006.

[Event "Best problems 2004-06, 3.Prize"] [Site ""] [Date "2006.01.20"] [Round ""] [White "Becker=R, Akobia=I"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1R6/7b/8/8/7p/7r/4PK2/7k w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "37"] [EventDate "2006"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 
 1. Rb4 Rh2+ (1... Bf5 2. Rd4 Be6 3. Rd1+ Kh2 4. Rd4 $11) 2. Kf3 Bg6 (2... h3 3. Rb5 Rg2 4. Rh5 $11) 3. Kg4 Bf7 (3... Bc2 4. Kg5 h3 5. Kh4 Kg2 6. Rb2 Be4 7. Rb3 $11) 4. Kg5 $1 (4. Rb1+ $5 Kg2 5. e4 Be6+ 6. Kf4 Rh1 7. Rb6 Bc4 8. Rb2+ Kh3 $19 ) (4. Rd4 $5 Be6+ 5. Kf3 Bb3 6. Kg4 Kg2 7. e4 Kf1 8. Rd6 Bc4 9. e5 Be2+ 10. Kg5 h3 $19) (4. e4 $5 Be6+ 5. Kg5 h3 6. Rb1+ Kg2 7. Kf4 Bc4 8. e5 Kf2 9. Rc1 (9. Rb4 Be2 $19) 9... Be2 10. e6 Rg2 $19) 4... h3 5. Kh4 Be6 6. Rb1+ $1 (6. Re4 $5 Rf2 7. Rxe6 h2 $19) 6... Kg2 7. Rb6 Bc4 8. Rg6+ Kf2 9. Rf6+ Kg1 10. Kg3 Bxe2 11. Rf4 $1 {zz BTM} ({Thematic try} 11. Rf7 $5 Bb5 $1 {zz WTM} (11... Bc4 $5 12. Rf6 {zz BTM=}) 12. Rf3 Bd7 $19) ({Thematic try} 11. Rf8 $5 Ba6 $1 {zz WTM} (11... Bb5 12. Rf7 {zz BTM=}) 12. Rf3 Bc8 $19) 11... Bd3 12. Rf3 Bc4 13. Rf6 $1 {zz BTM} 13... Bb5 14. Rf7 $1 {zz BTM} 14... Ba6 15. Rf8 $1 {zz BTM} 15... Bb5 16. Rf7 Bc4 17. Rf6 Bd3 18. Rf3 Be2 19. Rf4 {positional draw.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Best problems 2004-06, Com"] [Site ""] [Date "2005.01.11"] [Round ""] [White "Akobia=I"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "1,1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2K5/b5P1/8/B4P2/1p2pRp1/5P2/2b4k w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2005"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 
 {Diagram #} 1. g7 (1. fxe3 $5 b2 2. Bc6 (2. g7 Bc4 3. Bc6 g2 4. Be4 b1=Q 5. Rh3+ Kg1 6. Bxb1 Kf2 7. Rh2 Kf3 8. Rxg2 Kxg2 $11) 2... Kh2 3. g7 Bc4 4. Be4 b1=Q 5. Bxb1 g2 6. Rf2 Bxe3 7. Rxg2+ Kxg2 $11) 1... Bc4 (1... e2 2. g8=Q e1=Q 3. Qh7+ Kg1 4. Rxg3+ $18) 2. Bxb3 $1 Bxb3 3. Rxg3 exf2 ({main} 3... e2 4. Rh3+ $1 (4. Rxb3 $2 Bxf4+ 5. Kc6 e1=Q 6. g8=Q Kh2 $11) 4... Kg1 5. Rxb3 Bxf4+ 6. Kd7 $1 e1=Q 7. g8=Q+ Kxf2 8. Rb2+ Kf3 9. Qg2+ $18) 4. Rh3+ $3 (4. Rxb3 $5 Bxf4+ 5. Kb6 f1=Q 6. g8=Q $11) 4... Kg1 (4... Kg2 5. Rxb3 Bxf4+ 6. Kd7 $1 f1=Q 7. g8=Q+ Kf2 8. Qg4 $18) 5. Rxb3 Bxf4+ 6. Kb6 $3 (6. Kd8 $5 Bg5+ $1 7. Ke8 f1=Q 8. g8=Q Qe2+ 9. Kd7 Qg4+ $11) (6. Kd7 $5 f1=Q 7. g8=Q+ Qg2 $1 8. Qf7 Qg4+ 9. Kc6 Qg2+ 10. Kc5 Qe4 $11) (6. Kb7 $5 f1=Q 7. g8=Q+ Qg2+ $11) (6. Kc6 $5 f1=Q 7. g8=Q+ Qg2+ $11) 6... f1=Q 7. g8=Q+ Kf2 8. Rb2+ Kf3 9. Kb7 $3 (9. Qd5+ $5 Kg4 $11) 9... Be3 10. Qf7+ (10. Qf8+ $2 Bf4 11. Qg8 {loss of time} (11. Rb3+ $2 Kg4 $11) ) 10... Bf4 11. Qh5+ Kg3 12. Rb3+ $18