www.arves.org - Shakhmatnaya Poeziya 2009

Studies awarded for the Russian Magazine tournament Shakhmatnaya Poeziya 2009.

[Event "1.p Shakhmatnaya Poezia"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "I.Akobia (Georgia) , R.Becker (USA)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1k1P3p/p7/3r4/2R5/4K3/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "47"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 
 1. Rb4+ (1. Rh4 $2 Rxd7 2. Rh6 a5 {-+}) 1... Kc6 2. Ra4 Kb6 3. Rb4+ Kc5 4. Ra4 (4. Rb7 $2 h6 $1 5. Ke4 Rd1 6. Ke5 Kc6 7. Ra7 Kb6 $19) 4... Kb6 5. Rb4+ Kc6 6. Ra4 Kb7 7. Rb4+ Kc7 8. d8=Q+ $1 ({Thematic try} 8. Rh4 $5 h5 $1 (8... Rxd7 $2 9. Rh6 {and main thematic line}) 9. Ra4 a5 10. Ke4 Rg5 $1 11. Rd4 Rg4+ $19) 8... Rxd8 9. Rh4 Rd7 10. Rh6 Kb7 11. Ke2 $3 {zz} Ka7 12. Ke3 $1 {zz  main} a5 ( {main} 12... Rc7 13. Kd3 $3 {zz} ({try} 13. Kd2 $5 Kb7 $1 {zz} 14. Kd3 a5 15. Kd2 Kb8 $1 16. Rf6 Ra7 17. Kc3 Kc7 18. Kc4 Kd8 $1 $19) ({try} 13. Ke2 $5 a5 14. Kd3 Kb7 15. Kd2 Kb8 $1 16. Rb6+ Rb7 17. Ra6 Ra7 $19) 13... Kb7 14. Kd2 $3 {zz} Ka7 15. Kd3 Kb7 16. Kd2 $11 {positional draw.}) 13. Rf6 $1 ({try} 13. Re6 $5 Kb8 $1 14. Rb6+ Rb7 $1 15. Ra6 Ra7 $19) 13... Kb7 ({main} 13... Kb8 14. Rf5 a4 ({also} 14... Ra7 15. Kd4 a4 16. Rf8+ Kc7 17. Kc5 Ra5+ 18. Kb4 $11) 15. Rf8+ Ka7 16. Rf4 a3 17. Ra4+ $11) 14. Ke2 $1 Kb8 15. Rf8+ Kc7 16. Rf6 Kb7 17. Re6 $1 Kb8 18. Re8+ Kc7 19. Re6 Kb7 20. Rf6 {positional draw, or} Rc7 21. Kd2 $3 { it is very important to not occupy 3rd rank.} Kb8 (21... a4 22. Rf4 a3 23. Ra4 Rg7 24. Rxa3 {draws because was 21.Kd2!!}) 22. Rf8+ Ka7 23. Rf6 Kb8 24. Rf8+ { positional draw} 1/2-1/2

[Event "hm Shakhmatnaya Poezia "] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "I.Akobia (Georgia), J.Mikitovics (Hungary)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "n2b4/Pk6/1Np5/1P3K2/7R/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 
 1. bxc6+ $1 (1. Nxa8 $2 Bxh4 2. bxc6+ (2. Nc7 Kxa7 $11) 2... Kxa7 (2... Kxa8 $2 3. c7 $18) (2... Kxc6 $2 3. Nb6 $18) 3. c7 Kb7 $11) 1... Kxa7 (1... Kxb6 2. Rh8 $18) 2. Nc8+ Kb8 3. Ra4 $1 (3. Rh7 $2 Kxc8 $11) 3... Kxc8 (3... Nb6 4. Nxb6 $18 ) 4. Rxa8+ Kc7 5. Kg4 $3 ({Thematic try} 5. Ke4 $5 Bh4 $1 (5... Bf6 $2 6. Kd5 $18) (5... Bg5 $2 6. Rg8 $1 Bh4 7. Kd5 $18) 6. Kd5 Bg3 $1 7. Rh8 (7. Ra7+ Kb8 8. Rg7 Bf4 $1 9. Rf7 Bh2 $11) 7... Bf4 $1 8. Rg8 Bh2 $1 9. Rg7+ Kc8 $1 (9... Kb8 $2 10. Kc5 $1 Be5 11. Re7 Bg3 12. Kb6 $18) 10. Rg2 Bf4 $1 11. Rf2 Bg3 12. Rg2 Bf4 {positional draw}) ({Same thematic try} 5. Ke6 $5 Bh4 6. Kd5 Bg3 7. Rf8 Bh2 8. Rg8 Bf4 9. Rh8 Bg3 10. Rh3 Bf4 {etc - thematic try}) 5... Bf6 (5... Be7 6. Ra7+ $18) 6. Ra7+ Kb8 (6... Kxc6 7. Ra6+ $18) 7. Rb7+ Kc8 8. Kf5 Bh4 9. Rg7 {and wins.} (9. Rd7 $5 Bg3 $1 $11) (9. Kg4 $5 Be1 $1 (9... Bf2 $2 10. Kf4 $1 Bg1 11. Rh7 $1 Bc5 12. Ke5 $18) 10. Re7 Bb4 11. Ra7 Bd6 $11) 1-0