www.arves.org - Best Problems 2007-2008

Studies awarded in the Best Problems Magazine tournament 2007-2008.

[Event "Prize, Best Problems 2007-2008"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "R.Becker & I.Akobia"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4R3/3p4/6p1/8/5k1K/5P2/8/3b3n w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "30"] [EventDate "2005"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 
 1. Re4+ Kxf3 ({main} 1... Kf5 2. Rd4 Bxf3 3. Rxd7 g5+ 4. Kh3 g4+ 5. Kh4 g3 6. Rg7 (6. Rf7+ Ke4 7. Rg7 Kf4 {loss of time dual}) 6... Kf4 7. Rg4+ Bxg4 { stalemate}) 2. Rd4 Bc2 ({Or} 2... Nf2 3. Rxd7 Bc2 4. Rg7 Kf4 5. Rxg6 Bxg6 { stalemate}) 3. Rxd7 Bf5 4. Rd1 {main B)} Ng3 ({main} 4... Nf2 5. Rf1 (5. Rg1 $5 Ne4 $19) 5... Ke2 6. Ra1 $1 (6. Rc1 $5 Ne4 $19) 6... Ke3 (6... Ne4 7. Ra3 $1 g5+ 8. Kh5 g4 9. Kh4 $11) 7. Re1+ (7. Ra3+ $5 Kf4 $19) 7... Kf3 8. Rf1 Kg2 9. Re1 {zz BTM} (9. Ra1 $5 Ne4 10. Ra3 g5+ 11. Kh5 g4 12. Kh4 g3 $19) 9... Ne4 10. Re3 {zz BTM} Kf2 11. Rf3+ (11. Re2+ $5 Kf3 12. Re3+ Kf4 $19) 11... Kxf3 { stalemate}) 5. Kg5 (5. Rg1 $5 Ne4 6. Rf1+ Ke3 7. Rf3+ Kd4 $19) 5... Ne4+ 6. Kh6 g5 7. Rf1+ Kg4 8. Rh1 Kg3 9. Rf1 (9. Rg1+ $5 Kh4 10. Rh1+ Bh3 $19) 9... Kg4 10. Rh1 Kf4 11. Rf1+ Ke5 12. Rg1 g4 13. Kh5 g3 14. Kh4 Kf4 15. Rxg3 $1 Nxg3 { stalemate} 1/2-1/2

[Event "2.c Best Problems 2007-2008"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "I. Akobia"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/p7/4P1RK/3n4/p2n4/1P6/8/k7 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "36"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 
 1... Nf5+ 2. Kh7 $1 axb3 3. e7 Nfxe7 4. Ra6+ Kb2 5. Rxa7 Nc6 6. Rb7 Ncb4 7. Kh8 $3 Ka3 8. Ra7+ Kb2 9. Rb7 Kc3 10. Rh7 $3 Kb2 (10... Kc4 11. Rh4+ $1 Kb5 12. Rh3 b2 13. Rb3 $11) 11. Rb7 Kc3 12. Rh7 {positional draw, or} Nc2 (12... Nd3 13. Rh1 b2 14. Rb1 $11) 13. Rh3+ Nde3 14. Rh1 Kb2 15. Kg7 $1 Nd5 {main} ({main} 15... Ka2 {Thematic try} 16. Rh8 $2 Nd5 $1 (16... Nb4 $5 17. Ra8+ Kb2 18. Rh8 Ka2 19. Ra8+ {positional draw}) 17. Rb8 Ndb4 (17... Ncb4 $5 18. Ra8+ Kb2 19. Rb8 Kc3 20. Rh8 $1 Nd3 21. Rh1 b2 22. Rb1 $11) 18. Ra8+ Kb1 19. Rh8 b2 20. Rh1+ Ka2 21. Rd1 Na1 22. Re1 Nbc2 23. Rh1 Nb3 $19) 16. Rh3 Nce3 17. Rh8 $1 (17. Rh2+ $2 Ka3 $1 18. Rh8 b2 19. Rh1 Nc3 $19) 17... Nc2 18. Rh3 Nce3 ({main} 18... Nc3 19. Kf6 $1 Nd4 20. Ke5 $11) 19. Rh8 {positional draw} 1/2-1/2