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Studies awarded in the Sachova skladba Magazine tournament 2011-2012.
[Event "1st Prize, Sachova skladba 2011-2012"] [Site ""] [Date "2013.01"] [Round ""] [White "Ladislav Salai jr."] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4K1k1/8/1p5p/1Pp3b1/8/1P3P2/P1B2P2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2013"] 1. f4 $3 (1. Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bd2 2. Kc6 Ba5 3. b4 $1 cxb4 4. Bb3+ Kg7 5. Kd5 Kf6 6. Ke4 h5 $1 7. Kf4 Kg6 8. Ke5 h4 9. Kf4 Kh5) 1... Bxf4 2. Kd7 Bd2 3. Kc6 Ba5 4. b4 cxb4 5. Bb3+ Kg7 6. Kd5 Kf6 7. Ke4 h5 8. Kf4 Kg6 ({Main} 8... h4 $1 9. Kg4 Ke5 10. f3 $1 Kd4 11. Kxh4 Kc5 12. Kg5 Kxb5 13. f4 Kc6 14. f5 b5 15. f6 Bc7 16. Kg6 Kd7 17. f7 Bd6 18. Kg7) 9. Ke5 h4 10. Kf4 Kh5 11. f3 $1 1-0
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[Event "2nd Prize, Sachova skladba 2011-2012"] [Site ""] [Date "2013.01"] [Round ""] [White "Jaroslav Polasek"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1K6/6p1/4kP2/4P3/3rN3/8/4n3/7R w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2013"] 1. Nc5+ $1 (1. Ng5+ Kxe5 2. f7 Rd8+ 3. Kc7 Rf8 4. Kd7 Nf4 $1 5. Rf1 Ng6 6. Ne6 Rh8 7. Rg1 Kf6 8. f8=Q+ Nxf8+ 9. Nxf8 Rxf8 10. Rf1+ Ke5 11. Rxf8 g5 $11) 1... Kf7 (1... Kxe5 2. f7 Rd8+ 3. Kc7 Ra8 4. Nd7+) 2. e6+ Kxf6 3. Re1 $1 Rb4+ 4. Kc8 $1 Ng3 $1 (4... Nc3) 5. e7 Ne4 $3 6. e8=N+ $1 Kf7 7. Nxe4 $1 (7. Rxe4 $2 Rxe4 8. Nd6+ $1 Ke7 9. Ndxe4 g5 $11) 7... Kxe8 8. Nd6+ Kf8 9. Re8# 1-0
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[Event "3rd Prize, Sachova skladba 2011-2012"] [Site ""] [Date "2013.01"] [Round ""] [White "Richard Becker"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/q4pB1/7p/3K2Q1/8/k7/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "29"] 1. Bf7+ $1 Ka3 $1 2. Qg3+ $1 Ka4 3. Qb8 $1 h4 4. Kc5 $3 Qa5+ 5. Kc4 Qa6+ 6. Kd4 $1 {Main A} h3 ({Main B} 6... f5 7. Bb3+ Ka3 8. Bc4 Qa4 9. Kc3 Qa5+ 10. Kd3 Qb4 11. Qa7+ Qa4 12. Qg1 $1 Kb2 13. Qf2+ Ka3 14. Qa2+ Kb4 15. Qb2+ Ka5 16. Qe5+ Kb6 17. Qb8+ Kc5 18. Qf8+ Kb6 19. Qd8+ Kc5 (19... Kb7 20. Bd5+ Ka6 21. Qa8+ $18 Kb5 22. Bc6+) 20. Qd4+ Kc6 21. Bd5+ Kb5 22. Bc6+ $1 Kxc6 23. Qxa4+) 7. Be8+ Ka3 8. Qg3+ Kb2 9. Qc3+ Kb1 10. Bg6+ Ka2 11. Qd2+ Ka3 12. Qc1+ Kb3 13. Qb1+ Ka4 14. Qa2+ Kb5 15. Bd3+ 1-0
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[Event "1st HM, "] [Site ""] [Date "2013.01"] [Round ""] [White "Jaroslav Polasek"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6R1/8/2r5/2p2kPp/8/8/5K2/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "11"] 1. g6 $1 Rc7 $1 2. g7 $1 Kg4 (2... Kg6 3. Kf3 (3. Ke3) 3... Rxg7 4. Rc8 Rf7+ 5. Ke4 $1 Rf5 6. Rg8+ Kf7 7. Rc8 Rg5 8. Kf4 Rd5 9. Ke4 Rg5 10. Kf4 {positional draw} Rg4+ 11. Kf5 $1 c4 12. Rc7+ Ke8 13. Ke6 Kd8 14. Rh7 Rg5 15. Kd6 Ke8 16. Ke6) 3. Kf1 $3 c4 (3... h4 4. Kg2 h3+ 5. Kh2 c4 6. Rd8 Rxg7 7. Rd4+ (7. Rc8 { cook})) (3... Kh4 4. Kg2 c4 5. Kh2 $1 c3 6. Ra8 Rxg7 7. Rc8 Rg3 8. Rc4+ $1 Rg4 9. Rxc3) 4. Rd8 Rf7+ 5. Ke2 Rxg7 6. Rd4+ 1/2-1/2
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[Event "2nr HM, "] [Site ""] [Date "2013.01"] [Round ""] [White "Lubos Kekely, Michal Hlinka"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/7b/8/5p2/1kp1pQ2/1p2pPp1/4P3/1K2b3 b - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "19"] 1... g2 2. Qxe3 Bf2 3. Qxf2 e3 4. Qxg2 f4+ 5. Ka1 c3 6. Qg6 $1 b2+ (6... Bxg6 { stalemate}) 7. Ka2 b1=Q+ (7... Bxg6 {stalemate}) 8. Qxb1+ Bxb1+ 9. Kxb1 Kb3 10. Kc1 c2 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "3rd HM, "] [Site ""] [Date "2013.01"] [Round ""] [White "Stanislav Nosek , Jaroslav Polasek"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1k6/3P3K/8/b6P/p1b5/8/NP6/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "17"] 1. Nb4 $1 (1. Nc3 $2 a3 2. bxa3 Kc7) 1... Kc7 2. d8=Q+ Kxd8 3. Nc6+ Kc7 4. Nxa5 Bd3+ 5. Kh6 $1 Kb6 6. Nb3 $1 axb3 7. Kg5 Kc5 8. Kf4 Kd4 9. Kf3 $1 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Sachova skladba 2011-2012"] [Site ""] [Date "2013.01"] [Round ""] [White "Sergej Tkachenko"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "K3k2r/8/1P6/4p2P/4P3/7p/7P/8 w k - 0 0"] [PlyCount "27"] 1. b7 O-O+ 2. b8=R $1 Rxb8+ 3. Kxb8 Kh7 4. Kc7 Kh6 5. Kd6 Kxh5 6. Kxe5 Kg4 7. Kd4 $1 Kf3 8. e5 Kg2 9. e6 Kxh2 10. e7 Kg2 11. e8=Q h2 12. Qe2+ Kg1 13. Ke3 h1=Q 14. Qf2# 1-0
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[Event "2nd comm, Sachova skladba 2011-2012"] [Site ""] [Date "2013.01"] [Round ""] [White "Pavel Arestov"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1n2k2b/PK4n1/1p1qP3/Q5B1/8/2P5/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "23"] 1. Qb4+ $1 (1. Qa3+ $2 b4 $1 2. Qxb4+ Nc5 3. Qxc5+ Qxc5+ 4. Kxc5 Nxe5 5. a7 Be4 6. Kd4 Nc6+ 7. Kxe4 Nxa7 {ve b5 xanasi boshdur}) 1... Nc5 2. Qxc5+ Qxc5+ 3. Kxc5 Nxe5 4. a7 Be4 5. Kd4 Nc6+ 6. Kxe4 Nxa7 7. Kd5 Kf6 8. Kd6 Kg5 9. Be6 Kf4 10. Kc7 Ke3 (10... Ke5 11. Bb3 b4 12. Ba4 $1 Kd5 13. Kb7 $18) 11. Kb7 Kd2 12. Bb3 1-0
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[Event "3rd comm, Sachova skladba 2011-2012"] [Site ""] [Date "2013.01"] [Round ""] [White "Jaroslav Polasek"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/6B1/2k3K1/5P2/5r1N/6b1/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "23"] 1. Ng1 $1 (1. Be4 $2 Rxh3 2. Bxg2 Rg3+ $19) 1... Rg3+ 2. Kh6 $1 Bf1 3. f5 Bd3 $1 (3... Rxg1) 4. Ne2 $1 Bxe2 5. f6 Kd6 6. f7 Ke7 7. Kg7 Rf3 8. Bh5 Rg3+ 9. Bg6 Rf3 10. Bh5 Rf2 11. f8=Q+ Rxf8 12. Bxe2 1/2-1/2
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[Event "4th comm, Sachova skladba 2011-2012"] [Site ""] [Date "2013.01"] [Round ""] [White "Anatolij Skripnik, Janos Mikitovics"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2BB1b2/4p1pp/8/2K3P1/7k/8/8/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "17"] 1. g6 $1 hxg6 2. Kd5 g5 3. Ke6 g6 4. Kf7 Bh6 5. Kxg6 Bf8 6. Kf7 Bh6 7. Bxe7 Kh5 8. Bf5 g4 (8... Kh4 9. Kg6) 9. Bg6# 1-0
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[Event "5th comm, Sachova skladba 2011-2012"] [Site ""] [Date "2013.01"] [Round ""] [White "Gerhard Josten"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1q4n1/ppN1p3/5p2/1P5Q/kpKp1B2/1p5n/P1P5/3b4 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "12"] 1. cxb3+ $1 Ka5 2. a3 Be2+ (2... Nxf4 3. axb4+ Kb6 4. Qc5#) 3. Qxe2 Nxf4 4. Qe5 $3 fxe5 5. axb4+ Kb6 6. Na8+ $1 Qxa8 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Sp.prize, Sachova skladba 2011-2012"] [Site ""] [Date "2013.01"] [Round ""] [White "Jaroslav Polasek"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4n3/5kP1/8/7K/8/5B1P/3P2pN/3r4 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "14"] 1. Bd5+ $1 (1. Bxg2 $2 Rxd2 2. Bc6 Nf6+ 3. Kh4 Rxh2 4. Bg2 Rxg2 5. g8=Q+ Nxg8 $19) 1... Kxg7 2. Bxg2 Rxd2 3. Bc6 $1 Nf6+ 4. Kh4 Rxh2 5. Bg2 $1 Nh5 6. Bf3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Rxg2 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Sp.prize, Sachova skladba 2011-2012"] [Site ""] [Date "2013.01"] [Round ""] [White "Jaroslav Polasek"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/6k1/3p1q2/2R4p/4R1P1/6Kp/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "22"] 1. Rc6+ $1 Kh5 2. Rce6 $1 Qh3+ $1 3. Kh1 (3. Kxh3 $2 h1=Q#) 3... hxg3 4. R6e5+ $1 Kh6 (4... Kh4 5. R3e4+ $1 dxe4 6. Rh5+ $1 Kxh5 {stalemate} (6... Kg4 7. Rxh3 Kxh3 {stalemate})) 5. Re6+ Kh5 6. R6e5+ Kg6 7. Rg5+ $1 Kxg5 8. Rxg3+ Qg4 $1 9. Kxh2 d4 10. Kg2 d3 11. Kf1 $1 Qxg3 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Sp.HM, Sachova skladba 2011-2012"] [Site ""] [Date "2013.01"] [Round ""] [White "Jaroslav Polasek"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/3r3B/3R1N2/2n5/4p2K/7P/1k6 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] 1... Rxh6+ (1... Rxd5 2. Nxe3 Rd3 3. Kg4 Nxe3+ 4. Bxe3 Rxe3 5. h4) 2. Kg3 Rh3+ 3. Kxh3 e2 4. Ne3 $1 Nxe3 5. Rd2 e1=Q 6. Rb2+ Kc1 7. Rb1+ Kxb1 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Sp. HM, Sachova skladba 2011-2012"] [Site ""] [Date "2013.01"] [Round ""] [White "Jaroslav Polasek"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1R6/8/6P1/2p1R2p/6kP/8/6bK/3r4 b - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "21"] 1... Bc6 $1 (1... Bf3 $2 2. Rg5+ Kxh4 3. Rxh5+ Kxh5 4. g7 Rh1+ 5. Kg3 Rg1+ 6. Kxf3) 2. Rg5+ Kxh4 3. Rxh5+ Kxh5 (3... Kg4 4. Rg5+ Kxg5 5. g7 Bd5 6. Rd8 $1) 4. g7 Rh1+ 5. Kg3 Rg1+ 6. Kf4 Rxg7 7. Rh8+ Kg6 8. Rc8 Rf7+ 9. Ke5 Rf6 10. Rg8+ Kf7 11. Rg7+ $1 Kxg7 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Sp.comm, Sachova skladba 2011-2012"] [Site ""] [Date "2013.01"] [Round ""] [White "Jindrich Fritz +, Jaroslav Polasek"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/5k2/K1n2P2/8/8/B4N2/4Nn2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] 1. Kb5 $1 (1. Kb6 $2 Nd7+ 2. Kc7 Ne5 3. Bb1 Ne3 4. Ne4+ Kxf5) (1. Bb1 $2 Nb7+ $1 2. Kb4 Nd6 3. Nf3 Ne3) 1... Nb7 (1... Nd7 2. Bb1 Ne3 3. Ne4+) 2. Kc6 Nd8+ 3. Kd7 Nf7 4. Be6 Ne5+ 5. Ke8 Ng3 6. Ng2 Nxf5 7. Ne4+ Kxe6 8. Nf4# 1-0
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