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Studies awarded for the Ukraine Magazine tournament Problemist Ukraine 2008.
[Event "1/2. p Problemist Ukraine"] [Site ""] [Date "2008.11.18"] [Round ""] [White "D.Gurgenidze"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1p3P2/1p6/1P5K/1p4Pp/1P4pP/P4pP1/6k1 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "37"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. f8=R $1 (1. f8=Q $5 Kh2 2. g5 f1=Q 3. Qxf1 {stalemate}) 1... f1=Q 2. Rxf1+ Kxf1 3. g5 Kxg2 4. g6 Kxh3 5. g7 g2 6. g8=R $1 (6. g8=Q $5 g1=Q 7. Qxg1 { stalemate}) 6... Kh2 7. Kxh4 g1=Q 8. Rxg1 Kxg1 9. Kg5 $1 Kf2 10. Kf6 $1 Ke3 11. Ke7 $1 Ke4 12. Ke6 $1 Kd3 13. Kd7 $1 Kd4 14. Kd6 $1 Kc3 15. Kc7 Kb2 16. Kxb7 Kxa2 17. Kxb6 Kxb3 18. Kc5 $1 (18. Ka5 $5 Ka3 $1 19. b6 b3 20. b7 b2 21. b8=Q b1=Q 22. Qxb1 {stalemate}) 18... Kc3 19. b6 $18 1/2-1/2
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[Event "1/2. p Problemist Ukraine"] [Site ""] [Date "2008.11.18"] [Round ""] [White "S.Didukh"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/5P2/7p/4P2P/1p2p1pK/pP1pP1p1/P2P1pP1/6k1 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "37"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. f8=R $1 f1=Q 2. Rxf1+ Kxf1 3. Kxg3 Ke2 4. e6 Kxd2 5. e7 Kxe3 6. e8=R $1 (6. e8=Q $5 d2 7. Qd7 d1=Q 8. Qxd1 {stalemate}) 6... d2 7. Rd8 Ke2 8. Kxg4 d1=Q 9. Rxd1 Kxd1 10. Kf4 Kc2 11. Kxe4 Kb2 12. Kd3 Kxa2 13. Kc2 Ka1 14. g4 Ka2 15. g5 hxg5 16. h6 g4 17. h7 g3 18. h8=B $1 (18. h8=Q $5 g2 19. Qd4 g1=Q 20. Qxg1 { stalemate}) 18... g2 19. Bd4 $18 1/2-1/2
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[Event "3/4. p Problemist Ukraine"] [Site ""] [Date "2008.11.18"] [Round ""] [White "S.Didukh"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4P3/8/1ppp4/1pk2K2/8/PP1pP3/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "17"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. e8=N $1 (1. e8=Q $5 d1=Q 2. Qe3 Qd4+ 3. Kf3 Qe4+ 4. Qxe4+ dxe4+ 5. Kxe4 b3 6. a3 b4 7. axb4 Kxb4 $11) 1... b3 (1... d1=Q 2. Nd6+ Kd4 3. Nf5+ Kc4 4. Ne3+ $18) 2. a3 d1=N $1 (2... b4 3. Nd6+ Kd4 4. axb4 d1=N 5. b5 Nxb2 6. b6 Nd3+ 7. exd3 b2 8. Nb5+ Kxd3 9. Na3 $18) 3. Nd6+ Kd4 4. Nf5+ Kc4 5. Ne3+ Nxe3 6. Kxe3 b4 7. a4 $1 d4+ 8. Ke4 d3 9. exd3# 1-0
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[Event "3/4. p Problemist Ukraine"] [Site ""] [Date "2008.11.18"] [Round ""] [White "N.Ryabinin"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7k/1p4p1/3p4/3p3P/7P/2P2P2/8/6K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. h6 $3 (1. Kf2 $5 Kh7 (1... d4 2. c4 Kh7 3. Ke2 Kh6 4. Kd3 Kxh5 5. Kxd4 Kxh4 6. Kd5 Kg3 7. Kxd6 Kxf3 8. Kc7 Ke4 9. Kxb7 Kd4 $19) 2. Ke3 Kh6 3. Kd4 Kxh5 4. Kxd5 Kxh4 5. Kxd6 Kg3 6. Kc7 Kxf3 7. Kxb7 Ke4 8. c4 Kd4 9. Kc6 Kxc4 $19) 1... g6 2. Kf2 d4 $1 3. c4 $1 Kh7 4. Ke2 Kxh6 5. Kd3 Kh5 6. Kxd4 Kxh4 7. Kd5 (7. f4) 7... Kg3 8. Kxd6 Kxf3 9. Kc7 Ke4 10. Kxb7 Kd4 11. Kc6 Kxc4 12. Kd6 $11
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[Event "5. p Problemist Ukraine"] [Site ""] [Date "2008.11.18"] [Round ""] [White "O.Pervakov"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/5p2/5p1p/3K1PkP/2p3p1/2PpPPP1/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "19"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. f3+ Kxh4 (1... Kxf4 2. e3#) 2. Ke3 $1 d1=N+ $1 (2... d1=Q {stalemate}) (2... d1=B 3. Kd3 Bxc2+ 4. Kxc2 {stalemate}) 3. Kd3 $1 (3. Kd4 Nf2 {zz} 4. Ke3 (4. Kxc3 Nh3 5. e3 Ng1 6. Kd3 Nxf3 7. Ke2 Kg4 8. c4 Nh4 $19) 4... Nh3 $19) 3... Nf2+ 4. Kd4 {zz} Nh3 5. Ke3 Ng1 6. Kd3 Nh3 7. Ke3 Nf2 8. Kd4 Nd1 9. Kd3 Nf2+ 10. Kd4 $11 1-0
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[Event "HM Problemist Ukraine"] [Site ""] [Date "2008.11.18"] [Round ""] [White "V.Kovalenko"] [Black ""] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/1p1pk1P1/1P6/KP1P3P/PPp5/1p6/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "28"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. d5+ (1. g7 $5 Kf7 2. g8=Q+ Kxg8 3. h5 b1=N 4. h6 c2 5. h7+ Kxh7 6. d5 Nc3#) 1... Kf6 2. g7 $1 (2. h5 $5 b1=N 3. g7 c2 4. g8=Q Nc3#) 2... Kxg7 3. h5 Kh8 4. h6 b1=N $1 5. h7 Nxa3 $1 6. Kxa3 Kxh7 7. Ka2 Kg6 8. Kb1 Kf5 9. Kc2 Ke4 10. Kxc3 Kxd5 11. Kd3 Ke5 12. Ke3 d5 13. Kd3 d4 14. Kc4 Ke4 {stalemate} 0-1
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[Event "HM Problemist Ukraine"] [Site ""] [Date "2008.11.18"] [Round ""] [White "S.Didukh"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1p1p4/1P1P4/p2P1k1P/8/pP5P/2K5/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "19"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. h4 $3 Kf6 2. Kb1 Kg7 3. Ka2 Kh6 4. Kxa3 Kxh5 5. Ka4 $1 (5. b4 $5 a4 $1 $19) 5... Kg4 $1 (5... Kxh4 6. b4 axb4 7. Kxb4 $11) 6. b4 $1 axb4 7. Kb3 $1 Kh5 8. Kc4 Kg4 9. Kb3 Kxh4 10. Kxb4 $11
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[Event "HM Problemist Ukraine"] [Site ""] [Date "2008.11.18"] [Round ""] [White "I.Akobia"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3k3p/2p5/1P5P/8/3K2PP/2p5/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "15"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. bxc6+ (1. Kxc2 $5 cxb5 $11) 1... Kc7 $1 (1... Kxc6 2. Kxc2 $18) 2. Kd2 $1 ({ Thematic try} 2. Kxc2 $5 Kxc6 3. Kd3 Kd5 4. Ke3 Ke5 5. Kf3 Kf5 $11) 2... c1=Q+ 3. Kxc1 Kxc6 4. Kc2 $1 ({Thematic try} 4. Kd2 $5 Kd6 $1 (4... Kd5 $5 5. Kd3 Ke5 6. Ke3 Kf5 7. Kf3 $18) 5. Kd3 Kd5 6. Ke3 Ke5 7. Kf3 Kf5 $11) 4... Kd6 5. Kd2 ( 5. Kd3 $5 Kd5 $11) 5... Ke6 6. Ke2 Kf6 7. Kd3 $1 Ke5 8. Ke3 $18
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[Event "HM Problemist Ukraine"] [Site ""] [Date "2008.11.18"] [Round ""] [White "J.Vieweger"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/K6p/5p2/5P2/5p2/8/k3PP2/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "13"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. e4 $1 (1. e3 $5 Kb3 $1 2. e4 Kc4 3. e5 Kd5 4. exf6 Kd6 5. Kb7 Kd7 6. f7 Ke7 7. Kc6 h5 8. Kd5 h4 9. Ke4 h3 10. Kf3 Kxf7 $19) 1... fxe3 2. fxe3 Kb3 3. e4 Kc4 4. e5 Kd5 5. exf6 Kd6 6. Kb7 $1 (6. Kb6 $5 h5 $19) 6... Kd7 (6... h5 7. Kc8 h4 8. Kd8 $18) 7. f7 $11
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[Event "HM Problemist Ukraine"] [Site ""] [Date "2008.11.18"] [Round ""] [White "J.Mikitovics"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k3K3/8/8/1P4pp/2p5/2P5/6P1/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "15"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Kd7 $1 Kb7 2. Ke6 g4 3. Kf5 Kb6 4. Kg5 Kxb5 5. Kxh5 g3 ({main} 5... Ka4 6. Kxg4 Kb3 7. Kf5 $1 $11 (7. Kh5 $5 Kxc3 8. g4 Kd4 $1 9. g5 Ke5 10. g6 Kf6 11. Kh6 c3 12. g7 c2 13. g8=Q c1=Q+ $19)) 6. Kg4 Ka4 7. Kxg3 Kb3 8. Kf2 $1 *
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[Event "com. Problemist Ukraine"] [Site ""] [Date "2008.11.18"] [Round ""] [White "I.Aliev & S.Mamedjarov"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4k3/8/4p3/4p3/4p3/4P3/4K3/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "11"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Ke1 $1 (1. Kf2 $5 Kd7 2. Ke2 Kc6 3. Kd2 Kb5 4. Kc3 Kc5 5. Kb3 Kd6 6. Kc2 Ke7 7. Kd2 Kf6 8. Ke2 Kg5 9. Kf2 Kh4 10. Kg2 Kg4 11. Kf2 Kh3 $19) 1... Ke7 $1 2. Ke2 Kd7 ({main} 2... Kf7 3. Kf2 Kg8 4. Kg2 Kh8 5. Kh2 Kg8 6. Kg2 $11) 3. Kd2 Kc8 4. Kc2 Kb8 5. Kb2 Kc8 6. Kc2 $11
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[Event "com. Problemist Ukraine"] [Site ""] [Date "2008.11.18"] [Round ""] [White "V.Kalashnikov"] [Black ""] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/5kPp/5p2/3pp2K/2p2P2/2p5/2P1P2P/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "10"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Kh6 Kg8 2. f5 d4 3. h4 (3. e3 $5 d3 4. h4 d2 5. h5 d1=Q 6. e4 Qd2#) 3... d3 4. h5 dxc2 5. e3 c1=Q {stalemate} 0-1
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[Event "com. Problemist Ukraine"] [Site ""] [Date "2008.11.18"] [Round ""] [White "B.Sidorov"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5k2/8/4PPP1/3p4/8/p2K2p1/p1pPp1p1/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "7"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. e7+ $1 Ke8 2. g7 e1=N+ (2... c1=N+ 3. Kc2 a1=N+ (3... e1=N+ 4. Kd1 $18) 4. Kb1 $18) 3. Ke2 g1=N+ (3... c1=N+ 4. Kd1 $18) 4. Kf1 $18
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[Event "com. Problemist Ukraine"] [Site ""] [Date "2008.11.18"] [Round ""] [White "P.Rossi"] [Black ""] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/k7/7p/p1K5/PP4p1/6p1/6P1/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "9"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. b5 h5 2. Kd6 $1 Kb6 (2... h4 3. Kc7 $1 $18) 3. Ke5 $1 h4 4. Kf4 h3 5. Kxg3 $18
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[Event "com. Problemist Ukraine"] [Site ""] [Date "2008.11.18"] [Round ""] [White "I.Aliev & B.Aliyev"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5k2/2p1pP1p/8/4P1P1/7K/4P3/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. e6 c5 2. Kh5 $1 (2. Kg4 $5 c4 3. Kf3 c3 4. Ke2 c2 5. Kd2 h5 $1 6. gxh6 c1=Q+ 7. Kxc1 {stalemate}) 2... Kg7 3. Kg4 c4 4. Kf3 c3 5. Ke2 Kf8 6. Kd3 $1 h5 7. gxh6 c2 8. h7 $18 1/2-1/2
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