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Studies awarded in the "Die Schwalbe" Magazine tournament 2005-2006.
[Event "1.Prize, Die Schwalbe 2005-2006"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Krug=Peter"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4bN2/4R3/8/4q2r/4np2/1Q1p2P1/3P3p/4BK1k w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "43"] 1. Qd1 Nxg3+ 2. Bxg3 Qe2+ 3. Rxe2 fxg3 4. Rf2 Rf5 5. Rxf5 g2+ 6. Ke1 Bh5 7. Rf1+ gxf1=Q+ 8. Kxf1 Bxd1 9. Kf2 Bg4 10. Nh7 Bh5 11. Ng5 Bg6 12. Ne6 Bh5 13. Nc5 Bg6 14. Nd7 Be4 15. Ne5 Bf5 16. Nc4 Bc8 17. Nd6 Bf5 18. Ne8 Be4 19. Ng7 Bg6 20. Kf1 Bf7 21. Nf5 Be6 22. Ng3# 1-0
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[Event "2.Prize, Die Schwalbe 2005-2006"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Hornecker=S, Roxlau=M"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r3k3/rp2p3/2p1P1PP/1P5n/5Bpp/P3p3/2P1P1KQ/8 b q - 0 1"] [PlyCount "20"] 1... h3+ 2. Kh1 Rxa3 3. Bxe3 Rxe3 4. Qb8+ Rxb8 5. g7 Ng3+ 6. Kh2 Nf1+ 7. Kg1 Kd8 8. b6 Rxe6 9. g8=Q+ Kd7 10. Qxb8 g3 11. Qc7+ 1-0
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[Event "3.Prize, Die Schwalbe 2005-2006"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Tkachenko=S"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6r1/6PK/7N/3PkN2/4q3/5pP1/4P1Bp/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] 1. exf3 h1=Q 2. Bxh1 Rxg7+ 3. Kxg7 Qxf3 4. Nf7+ Kxf5 5. Nd6+ (5. Bxf3 { stalemate}) 5... Kg5 6. Ne4+ (6. Bxf3 {stalemate}) 6... Qxe4 7. Bxe4 1-0
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[Event "1.HM, Die Schwalbe 2005-2006"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Becker=R, Akobia=I"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "R7/7n/5R2/8/1p6/1P5r/K2p4/2k5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "34"] 1. Rf1+ Kc2 2. Rb1 Nf6 3. Rc8+ Kd3 4. Rd8+ Ke2 5. Rg1 Ne4 6. Rd4 Nc3+ 7. Kb2 d1=Q 8. Rgxd1 Nxd1+ 9. Kc2 Rc3+ 10. Kb1 Rxb3+ 11. Ka2 Rb2+ 12. Ka1 Rb3 13. Ka2 Ra3+ 14. Kb1 b3 (14... Ra4 15. Rd2+ Ke1 16. Rd4 Ke2 17. Rd2+ Kxd2 {stalemate}) 15. Rd2+ Ke1 16. Rd3 Ke2 17. Rd2+ Kxd2 {stalemate.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "2.HM, Die Schwalbe 2005-2006"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Didukh=Sergij"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3K4/p2p4/P2p1N2/2k5/2B5/R1P2q2/5P2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] 1. Ne4+ Qxe4 2. Ra5+ Kb6 3. Rb5+ Kxa6 4. Bf1 Qh1 5. Be2 Qe1 6. Bd3 Qd1 7. Bc4 Qg4 8. Bf1 Qg1 9. Rb1+ Ka5 10. Kc7 Ka4 11. Bb5+ 1-0
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[Event "3-4.HM, Die Schwalbe 2005-2006"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Sochnev=A"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/4pR1p/2K2p2/8/2N3pk/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] 1. Ne1 h4 2. Kd3 $3 h3 3. Nf3+ Kg3 4. Ke2 g1=N+ $1 5. Nxg1 Kg4 6. Rxe5 h2 7. Nf3 h1=Q 8. Rg5+ Kh3 9. Rh5+ Kg2 10. Ne1+ Kg1 11. Rg5+ Kh2 12. Kf2 1-0
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[Event "3-4.HM, Die Schwalbe 2005-2006"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Osintsev=S"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/3P4/4BK2/2p5/1R1n2p1/2k5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] 1. Rc2+ $1 Kd1 2. Ra2 c2 3. Bxc2+ Ke2 4. Bd1+ Kxd1 5. Ra6 $1 Ke2 6. Rg6 Kf2 7. d6 Nb3 8. d7 Nc5 9. d8=Q Ne6+ 10. Rxe6 1-0
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[Event "1.Comm, Die Schwalbe 2005-2006"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Tkachenko=S"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4P2p/6rP/5p1K/RR2p2P/4k1P1/4p1P1/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "20"] 1... e1=Q 2. Rxe4+ fxe4 3. Rxe4+ Kxe4 4. e8=R+ $1 (4. e8=Q+ Kf5 5. Qxe1 (5. g4+ Kf4 6. Qxe1 Rg5+ 7. hxg5) 5... Rg5+ 6. hxg5) 4... Kf5 5. g4+ $1 Rxg4 6. Rxe1 Rxg2 7. Re7 Kf6 8. Rxh7 Ra2 9. Rg7 Ra5+ 10. Rg5 Ra7 11. Rg6+ 1-0
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[Event "2.Comm, Die Schwalbe 2005-2006"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Gamsjager=Elisabeth"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4k2K/8/6P1/4p2P/8/5bR1/1b6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "22"] 1. g6 e3 2. Rg5 Kf6 3. Rg2 Bf5 4. h5 e2 5. Rxf2 e1=Q 6. Rxf5+ Kxf5 7. g7 Qe7 8. Kh8 Qf6 9. Kh7 Qf7 10. Kh6 Qe8 11. g8=Q Qxg8 1/2-1/2
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[Event "3.Comm, Die Schwalbe 2005-2006"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Rusz=Arpad"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6k1/p5P1/Pr3P2/K3p3/P3P3/8/8/nB6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] 1. Ba2+ Rb3 2. Bxb3+ Nxb3+ 3. Kb5 Nd2 4. Kc6 Nxe4 5. Kc7 $3 {zz} 5... Nc3 6. Kb7 (6. Kb8) 6... Nxa4 7. Kxa7 Nc5 8. Kb6 Nxa6 9. Kb5 $1 e4 10. Kc4 Nc5 11. Kd4 Kf7 12. Ke3 $11 1/2-1/2
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[Event "4.Comm, Die Schwalbe 2005-2006"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "G.Josten (Germany)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/k2p4/3p4/P2P4/8/6P1/1n1K4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "2006"] 1. Kc2 Na3+ 2. Kd3 Nc4 3. g4 Na5 4. g5 Nc6 5. g6 Ne7 6. g7 Ka5 7. Ke2 Ng8 8. Kf3 Nf6 9. Kg2 Kxa4 10. Kh3 Kb5 11. Kh4 Kc6 12. Kg5 Ng8 13. Kg6 Kd7 14. Kf7 Ne7 15. Kf6 Ke8 16. Ke6 Ng8 17. Kxd6 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Sp.Prize, Die Schwalbe 2005-2006"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Hornecker=S, Neidze=V"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3B4/6q1/4P2b/1R4P1/6k1/4P2p/4P2P/6K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] 1. e7 Bxg5 2. e8=R $3 (2. e8=Q $2 Qa1+ 3. Kf2 Bxe3+ 4. Kxe3 Qe5+ 5. Rxe5 { stalemate}) 2... Be7 $1 3. Rxe7 $1 (3. Bxe7 Qa1+ 4. Kf2 Qf1+ 5. Kxf1 {stalemate }) 3... Qa1+ 4. Kf2 Qf6+ 5. Ke1 Qxe7 6. Rg5+ $1 (6. Bxe7 $2 {stalemate}) 6... Kxg5 (6... Qxg5 7. Bxg5) 7. Bxe7+ 1-0
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