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Studies awarded in the Shahmatna Misal Magazine tournament 2005.
[Event "1.p. Shahmatna Misal"] [Site ""] [Date "2005"] [Round ""] [White "R.Becker & I.Akobia"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/R1pp4/5P2/3p4/b6r/3N4/1K2k3/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2005"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. f7 Rh8 2. Nf4+ Kd2 (2... Kf2 3. Ng6 Rb8+ 4. Kc1 Bc6 5. f8=Q+ Rxf8 6. Nxf8 Ke2 7. Rxc7 {+-}) 3. Ng6 Rb8+ 4. Ka1 $1 (4. Ka2 $2 Bb3+ 5. Ka3 Bc2 6. f8=Q Rxf8 7. Nxf8 Kc1 8. Nxd7 d4 9. Nc5 d3 10. Rxc7 (10. Kb4 d2 11. Kc3 d1=N+ {=}) 10... d2 11. Nb3+ Kd1 12. Nd4 Bd3 13. Re7 Kc1 14. Nb3+ Kc2 15. Rc7+ Kd1 16. Rg7 Bc4 17. Rg1+ Kc2 {=}) (4. Ka3 Bc2 5. f8=Q Rxf8 6. Nxf8 Kc1 {and same draw}) 4... Bc2 (4... Bb5 5. f8=Q Rxf8 6. Nxf8 d4 7. Ng6 Be2 (7... c5 8. Ra5 Bd3 9. Ne5 d6 10. Nxd3 Kxd3 11. Kb2 $18) (7... c6 8. Rxd7 Kc3 9. Ne5 d3 10. Rd6 c5 11. Nf3 c4 12. Kb1 $18) (7... d3 8. Kb2 c5 9. Ne7 c4 10. Nd5 Bc6 11. Nc3 $18) 8. Kb2 d3 9. Ne5 d5 10. Nc6 Ke3 (10... Bf3 11. Nd4 Be4 12. Nb3+ Ke3 13. Ra1 $18) (10... Ke1 11. Ra1+ Kf2 12. Kc1 Ke3 13. Ra3 $18) 11. Ra3 Bf3 12. Kc1 $18) (4... Bb3 5. f8=Q Rxf8 6. Nxf8 c5 7. Rxd7 $18) (4... Bc6 5. f8=Q Rxf8 6. Nxf8 d4 7. Kb2 d3 8. Ra1 Ke3 9. Re1+ Kd4 10. Kc1 $1 Kc3 11. Re3 Ba4 12. Rg3 c5 13. Ng6 Bc6 (13... c4 14. Ne7 d6 15. Nc8 {+-}) 14. Ne5 Bb5 15. Nf3 d5 16. Nd2 c4 17. Rg4 Kb4 18. Nb1 {+-}) 5. f8=Q Rxf8 6. Nxf8 Kc1 7. Rb7 $3 ({Thematic try} 7. Rxc7 $5 d4 8. Nxd7 d3 {zz WTM} 9. Nc5 d2 {zz WTM} 10. Ka2 Bb1+ 11. Ka1 Bc2 12. Nb3+ (12. Rc6 Kd1 13. Kb2 Bf5 $1 14. Rh6 Ke2 15. Na4 d1=N+ $1 $11) (12. Rc8 Kd1 13. Kb2 Bg6 $1 14. Rh8 Ke1 15. Rh1+ Ke2 16. Na4 d1=N+ $1 $11) 12... Kd1 13. Kb2 Bxb3 14. Kxb3 Ke2 15. Re7+ Kd1 16. Kb2 {stalemate}) 7... d4 8. Rxc7 {zz BTM} 8... d3 9. Nxd7 {zz BTM} 9... d2 10. Nc5 {zz BTM} 10... d1=Q 11. Nb3# 1-0
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[Event "2.p. Shahmatna Misal"] [Site ""] [Date "2005"] [Round ""] [White "G.Costeff"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "R7/P5K1/1R6/p7/4P3/5P2/p1q5/k7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "9"] [EventDate "2006.08.10"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Rb7 $1 Qc6 $1 2. Rab8 (2. Rbb8 $5 Qc3+ 3. Kg6 Qxf3 $11) 2... a4 $1 3. a8=Q ( 3. Rf7 $5 a3 4. Rh8 Kb1 $11) 3... Qc3+ 4. Kh7 $1 a3 5. Rh8 $18
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[Event "s.p.Shahmatna Misal"] [Site ""] [Date "2005.08.08"] [Round ""] [White "I.Akobia"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1K1NR3/3b3q/1p6/kp4P1/3p4/BP6/1p2N3/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2005"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. g6 $1 (1. Re7 $5 b1=Q 2. Ka7 Qhh1 $1 3. Nxd4 b4 $1 4. Bb2 Qxb2 5. Rxd7 Qbg2 $1 6. Nb7+ Qxb7+ 7. Rxb7 Qd5 $1 $19) 1... Qg7 $1 (1... Qh3 2. Re7 b1=Q 3. Nc6+ Ka6 (3... Bxc6 4. Ra7#) 4. Nb4+ Ka5 5. Nc6+ Ka6 6. Nb4+ $11) (1... Qh1 2. Re7 $1 b1=Q 3. Rxd7 b4 4. Bb2 Qxb2 5. Nxd4 $1 Qxd4 6. Rxd4 $11) (1... Qxg6 2. Ka7 $1 Qg2 3. Rg8 b1=Q 4. Rxg2 Qxb3 5. Bd6 b4 6. Nxd4 $11) 2. Nxd4 $1 (2. Re7 $5 Qxe7 3. Bxe7 b1=Q 4. Ka7 Qxb3 5. g7 Qg8 6. Bf8 Ka4 7. Nxd4 (7. Kxb6 d3 8. Nc3+ Kb3 9. Ne4 Qd5 10. Nf6 Qg5 11. g8=Q+ Qxg8 12. Nxg8 d2 $19) 7... b4 8. Kxb6 b3 9. Nb7 b2 10. Nc5+ Kb4 11. Nc2+ Kc3 12. Na3 Bf5 13. Na4+ Kb3 $19) 2... Qxd4 3. Ka7 $1 (3. Bxb2 $5 Qd2 4. Re4 Qc2 5. Nb7+ Ka6 6. Nd6 Qxb2 7. Re7 Qh8+ 8. Ne8 b4 9. g7 Qg8 10. Rxd7 Qxe8+ $19) 3... b4 (3... Qd5 4. Nb7+ Qxb7+ 5. Kxb7 Bxe8 6. b4+ Ka4 7. Bxb2 Bxg6 8. Kxb6 $11) 4. Bxb2 $1 (4. Nb7+ $5 Kb5 5. Bxb2 Qxb2 $19) 4... Qxb2 5. g7 $1 (5. Re7 $5 Qd4 6. Nb7+ Kb5 7. g7 Be6 8. Rxe6 Qa1+ 9. Kb8 (9. Na5 Qxg7+ 10. Nb7 Qa1+ 11. Kb8 Qb2 12. Nd6+ Kc5 13. Nb7+ Kd4 $19) 9... Qxg7 10. Nd6+ Ka6 11. Kc8 Qg8+ 12. Kd7 Qh7+ 13. Ke8 Qh3 $19) 5... Qxg7 6. Re5+ $1 Bb5+ ( {main} 6... Qxe5 7. Nc6+ $1 Bxc6 {stalemate} (7... Kb5 8. Nxe5 Bf5 9. Nf3 $11)) 7. Nb7+ Qxb7+ 8. Kxb7 {stalemate} 1-0
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[Event "1 HM, Shahmatna Misal"] [Site ""] [Date "2005"] [Round ""] [White "R.Becker & I.Akobia"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "K7/P7/3N4/1b1nN3/P7/k3n3/8/6b1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2005"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Kb8 $1 (1. Kb7 $2 Ba6+ {=}) (1. Nxb5+ $2 Kxa4 2. Kb7 Nb6 {=}) 1... Nb6 (1... Bh2 2. Nxb5+ $18) (1... Bxa4 2. a8=Q $18) 2. a5 $1 ({Thematic try} 2. axb5 $2 Kb4 $1 3. Kb7 Ned5 $1 4. Nd7 Na8 $1 5. Kxa8 Ne7 $1 {=}) 2... Na8 (2... Nd7+ 3. Nxd7 $18) 3. Nxb5+ (3. Kxa8 $2 Nd5 4. Nxb5+ Ka4 {=}) 3... Ka4 4. Nc3+ Kxa5 5. Kxa8 (5. Kb7 $2 Kb4 {=}) 5... Nf5 {main B)} (5... Nc2 {main A)} 6. Kb7 (6. Nc4+ $2 Ka6 7. Nd5 Bh2 {=}) 6... Bxa7 7. Nc6# {. Echo mate}) 6. Nc4+ (6. Kb7 $2 Nd6+ {=}) 6... Ka6 (6... Kb4 7. Nb6 {(Ne3) >}) 7. Nd5 Bxa7 (7... Bh2 8. Nb4+ Kb5 9. Kb7 $18) (7... Kb5 8. Ncb6 Ka6 9. Nc7+ Kxb6 10. Kb8 $18) 8. Nc7# {. Echo mate} 1-0
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[Event "2 HM, Shahmatna Misal"] [Site ""] [Date "2005"] [Round ""] [White "A.Pallier"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3N4/PP2k3/8/p3b1p1/6P1/1P4PK/1Pq3PP/3R4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2006.08.10"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Nc6+ $1 Qxc6 (1... Ke6 2. Nd8+ $18) (1... Kf6 2. Rf1+ $18) 2. Rd7+ $1 Kxd7 ( 2... Qxd7 3. b8=Q $11) 3. b8=N+ Bxb8 4. axb8=N+ Kc7 5. Nxc6 Kxc6 6. b4 a4 $1 7. b5+ Kc5 8. b6 $1 Kxb6 9. b4 a3 10. b5 Kc5 11. b6 a2 12. b7 a1=Q 13. b8=Q $11
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[Event "1.c. Shahmatna Misal"] [Site ""] [Date "2005"] [Round ""] [White "V.Kovalenko"] [Black ""] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4rk2/4p2K/3R4/6N1/3n4/1r5N/q3p3/2RQ4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2006.08.10"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Ne6+ $1 (1. Qxd4 $2 Rxh3+ 2. Kg6 Qg8+ 3. Kf5 Rf3+ 4. Nxf3 exd6 $11) 1... Nxe6 2. Qf1+ exf1=Q 3. Rxf1+ Rf3 4. Rxf3+ Nf4 $1 5. Rxf4+ Qf7+ 6. Rxf7+ Kxf7 7. Ng5+ Kf8 8. Ne6+ Kf7 9. Nd8+ Kf8 10. Rd7 $1 e5 11. Rf7# *
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[Event "2.c. Shahmatna Misal"] [Site ""] [Date "2005"] [Round ""] [White "S.Tkachenko"] [Black ""] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4k3/7p/4bP1P/3R1pK1/5r2/8/8/1B6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "2006.08.10"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Re5 $1 Rg4+ 2. Kh5 Kf7 3. Rxe6 Kxe6 4. Bxf5+ Kxf5 5. f7 $1 Rh4+ (5... Rg5+ 6. Kh4 Kg6 7. f8=Q Rg4+ 8. Kh3 $18) 6. Kxh4 Kg6 7. f8=R $1 $18 *
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