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Studies awarded for the Russian Magazine tournament Shakhmatnaya Poeziya 2007-2008.
[Event "1.p Shakhmatnaya Poezia 2007-08"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "S.Didukh"] [Black ""] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/7p/8/1P6/3K3n/1R6/3k1p2/7n w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "33"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Rb2+ $1 (1. Rb1 $2 Nf3+ 2. Ke4 Ne1 3. Rb2+ Kc3 4. Rxf2 Nxf2+ $19) 1... Kc1 2. Ra2 $3 (2. Rxf2 $2 {see after 15 moves}) 2... Kb1 3. Rxf2 Nxf2 4. Ke3 $3 ({ Thematic try} 4. b6 $5 Nf5+ $1 5. Ke5 Ne7 6. Kf6 Nc6 7. Kg5 Ne4+ 8. Kh6 Nf6 9. Kg7 h5 10. Kxf6 h4 $19) 4... Nh3 5. b6 Nf5+ 6. Kf3 Nd6 (6... Nd4+ 7. Kg4 Nf2+ 8. Kg5 Ne4+ 9. Kh6 Nf6 10. Kg7 h5 11. Kxf6 h4 12. Ke5 {reti} 12... h3) 7. Kg4 Nf2+ 8. Kh5 Nfe4 9. Kh6 Nf6 10. Kg7 Nde8+ 11. Kh6 Nd6 12. Kg7 h5 13. Kxf6 h4 14. Ke5 h3 15. Kxd6 h2 16. b7 h1=Q 17. b8=Q+ $11 { Now, after 2.Rxf2? will be 14...Qh2+-+} *
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[Event "2.p Shakhmatnaya Poezia 2007-08"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "I,Akobia & R.Becker"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4R3/p7/5r2/p2K4/P6q/8/1Q6/7k w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "2007"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Qa1+ $1 ({Thematic try} 1. Qe5 $5 Qh3 2. Qxf6 Qd7+ 3. Kc5 Qxe8 4. Qc6+ { drawing because the bP is on a7 instead of a6.} 4... Qxc6+ 5. Kxc6 Kg2 $11) (1. Qb1+ $2 Kh2 2. Qb8+ Qf4 3. Re2+ Kg3 4. Qg8+ Kh4 5. Qh7+ {(Qh8+)} 5... Rh6 {=}) 1... Kh2 2. Qe5+ Kh1 (2... Kh3 3. Rc8 Rg6 4. Qf5+ {-+}) 3. Rb8 $1 (3. Rc8 $5 Qh3 4. Rc1+ Rf1 {=}) (3. Rg8 $5 Qh3 4. Qxf6 Qb3+ {=}) 3... a6 (3... Rg6 4. Rh8 Rh6 5. Qa1+ Kh2 6. Qb2+ Kh3 7. Qc3+ Kh2 8. Qd2+ {-+}) 4. Re8 Qh3 5. Qxf6 Qd7+ 6. Kc5 Qxe8 7. Qc6+ {wins because now the bP is on a6.} 1-0
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[Event "3/4.p Shakhmatnaya Poezia 2007-08"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "O.Pervakov"] [Black ""] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/1N4K1/6p1/6p1/1bp1k3/4B2N/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Bd1 Bxd1 2. Nd5+ Kd4 3. Nxc3 g3 4. Nxd1 g4 $3 (4... gxh2 5. Nf2 Ke3 6. Ng4+ Kf4 7. Nxh2 $11) 5. Nf2 $3 gxh2 (5... gxf2 6. Nf1 $11) 6. Nh1 Ke4 7. Kg5 Kf3 8. Kh4 Kg2 9. Ng3 Kf3 10. Nh1 Kg2 11. Ng3 $11 *
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[Event "3/4.p Shakhmatnaya Poezia 2007-08"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "V.Razumenko"] [Black ""] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7N/N7/1P3P2/3n4/1k3p2/1p1r4/8/2K5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. b7 b2+ 2. Kxb2 Rb3+ 3. Kc1 $1 (3. Kc2 $2 Kc4 4. f7 Nb4+ 5. Kd1 Kd3 6. Ke1 Ke3 $11) 3... Kc3 4. f7 Nb4 $1 5. f8=Q Nd3+ 6. Kd1 Rb1+ 7. Ke2 f3+ 8. Kxf3 Rf1+ 9. Kg3 Rxf8 10. Nc8 Rg8+ 11. Kh4 (11. Ng6 $2 Rxg6+ 12. Kh4 Rg4+ $11) 11... Rxh8+ 12. Kg5 Rg8+ 13. Kh6 Rh8+ 14. Kg7 $18 *
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[Event "s.p Shakhmatnaya Poezia 2007-08"] [Site ""] [Date "2009.09.13"] [Round ""] [White "M.Zinar"] [Black ""] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1Pp1p3/k1p1p1p1/2P1P1P1/2P1p1P1/1Kp4P/3p4/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. b8=N+ (1. b8=Q d1=Q+ 2. Kxc3 Qd3+ 3. Kb2 Qxc4 $11) 1... Kb7 (1... Ka5 2. Nxc6+ Ka6 3. Kc2) 2. Kc2 e3 3. Kd1 Kxb8 4. h4 Kc8 5. h5 Kd8 6. h6 Ke8 7. h7 Kf7 8. h8=R $18 *
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[Event "1.hm Shakhmatnaya Poezia 2007-08"] [Site ""] [Date "2009.03.01"] [Round ""] [White "I.Akobia"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4p2b/3p2B1/6R1/8/k7/7p/2K4n w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2009"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Be8 $1 (1. Bxh7 $5 Nf2 2. Rh5 ({cook-->>} 2. Be4 $1 Nxe4 3. Rh5 $11) 2... h1=Q+ 3. Rxh1 Nxh1 $19) (1. Bf7 $5 Nf2 2. Bd5 e6 $1 (2... h1=Q+ $5 3. Bxh1 Nxh1 4. Rg7 {main line}) 3. Bf3 (3. Rh5 exd5 4. Rxh2 Nd3+ 5. Kc2 Be4 $19) 3... h1=Q+ 4. Bxh1 Nxh1 5. Rh5 Be4 $19) (1. Rh5 $5 Bxg6 2. Rxh2 Be4 $19) 1... Nf2 2. Bc6 h1=Q+ (2... Be4) 3. Bxh1 Nxh1 4. Rg7 Be4 (4... Bd3 5. Kd2 (5. Rxe7 $5 Kb4 $1 6. Kd2 Bc4 $1 7. Rb7+ Kc5 8. Rg7 Nf2 9. Ke3 Nd1+ 10. Kd2 Nb2 11. Kc2 Na4 $19) 5... Nf2 6. Rxe7 $11) 5. Rxe7 Ng3 6. Re6 d5 7. Rb6 Nf1 8. Rb7 $1 {zz} ({Thematic try } 8. Rb8 $5 Bd3 {zz} 9. Rb6 Bc4 10. Kc2 Ng3 $1 (10... Ne3+ 11. Kc3 $11) 11. Kc3 Ne2+ (11... Ne4+ 12. Kd4 $11) 12. Kd2 Nd4 $19) (8. Rb5 $5 Ne3 9. Rb8 Nc4 10. Kd1 Na5 11. Ke2 Nb3 12. Ke3 Kb2 13. Rh8 Kc3 $19) 8... Bd3 ({main} 8... Ka4 9. Rb8 $1 (9. Rb6 $5 Ne3 $1 10. Rb8 Nc4 $19) 9... Ne3 10. Kd2 Nc4+ 11. Kc3 Nd6 12. Kd4 $11) 9. Rb8 $1 {zz} 9... Bc4 ({main} 9... Ng3 10. Kd2 (10. Kd1 $5 Ne4 $19) 10... Bc4 11. Ke3 $1 (11. Kc3 $5 Ne2+ 12. Kd2 Nd4 13. Kc3 Nb5+ $19) 11... Nf5+ 12. Kf4 {(Kf3)=}) 10. Kc2 $1 (10. Kd1 $5 Ka4 $1 (10... Ne3+ 11. Kd2 d4 12. Rd8 Nf5 13. Rxd4 Nxd4 14. Kc3 $11) 11. Kc2 Ng3 12. Kc3 Ne2+ 13. Kd2 Nd4 14. Kc3 Nb5+ $19) 10... Ng3 11. Kd2 $1 ({Thematic try} 11. Kc3 $5 Ne2+ $1 12. Kd2 Nd4 $1 13. Ke3 Nb3 $19) 11... Ne4+ 12. Ke3 $11
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[Event "2.hm Shakhmatnaya Poezia 2007-08"] [Site ""] [Date "2009.09.13"] [Round ""] [White "M.Campioli"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "K7/P1kNP1p1/1p5p/4p1P1/2p1P1P1/2P5/P7/7q w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "29"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Nf6 (1. e8=N+ $2 Kxd7 2. Kb8 Qxe4 3. a8=Q Qxa8+ 4. Kxa8 Kxe8 5. gxh6 gxh6 6. Kb7 e4 $19) 1... gxf6 2. e8=N+ Kc8 3. Nd6+ Kd7 4. gxh6 Kxd6 5. Kb8 Qxh6 6. a8=Q Qf8+ 7. Ka7 Qxa8+ 8. Kxa8 Kc6 9. Ka7 Kb5 10. Kb7 Ka5 11. Kc6 b5 12. Kd5 $1 (12. Kc5 $2 Ka4 $19) 12... Ka4 13. Kc5 Ka5 14. Kd5 Kb6 15. a3 $1 $11
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[Event ".c Shakhmatnaya Poezia 2007-08"] [Site ""] [Date "2009.09.13"] [Round ""] [White "V.Bartosh"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1N3K1k/B5p1/6P1/8/8/3n4/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Nc6 ({Dual (IA)} 1. Be3 Nf4 2. Kf7 Nd3 3. Ke6 Nb4 4. Bd2 Nd3 5. Nc6 Kg8 6. Ne7+ Kf8 7. Nf5 Nc5+ 8. Kd5 Na4 9. Be3 $18) 1... Ne5 2. Ne7 Nc6 3. Nf5 Ne5 4. Nh4 ({Dual} 4. Bb8 Nxg6+ 5. Kf7 Kh7 6. Nxg7 Kh6 7. Kf6 $18) 4... Nf3 5. Ng2 Ne5 6. Nf4 Nd3 7. Bd4 Nxf4 8. Bxg7# 1-0
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[Event ".c Shakhmatnaya Poezia 2007-08"] [Site ""] [Date "2009.09.13"] [Round ""] [White "E.Kudelich"] [Black ""] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4B3/3P2p1/5r2/8/7K/b4k1n/7P/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. d8=Q Rh6+ 2. Bh5+ Rxh5+ 3. Kxh5 Nf4+ 4. Kh4 Be7+ 5. Qxe7 Ng6+ 6. Kg5 Nxe7 7. h4 Ke4 8. h5 Nf5 9. Kg4 Ke5 10. Kg5 Ke6 11. Kg6 Ke5 12. Kg5 Ke4 13. Kg4 $11 *
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[Event ".c Shakhmatnaya Poezia 2007-08"] [Site ""] [Date "2009.06.09"] [Round ""] [White "B.Sidorov"] [Black ""] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2R5/1r6/1P2k3/p1R5/r1KP4/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2007"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Kb5 Rb4+ 2. Kxa5 R7xb6 (2... R4xb6 3. R8c6+ Rxc6 4. d5+ Kd6 5. dxc6 Ra7+ 6. Kb6 Ra1 7. c7 Rb1+ 8. Ka5 Ra1+ 9. Kb4 $18) 3. R8c6+ Rxc6 4. d5+ Kd6 5. dxc6 Kxc5 6. c7 Rb5+ 7. Ka4 Rb4+ 8. Ka3 $18 *
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[Event ".c Shakhmatnaya Poezia 2007-08"] [Site ""] [Date "2009.09.13"] [Round ""] [White "P.Arestov"] [Black ""] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4r3/2p5/8/4N3/7P/5RK1/7p/4N1k1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Rd3 $1 (1. Rc3 $5 Rg8+ 2. Ng4 Rxg4+ 3. Kxg4 h1=Q 4. Ng2 Qh2 5. Rc1+ Kf2 6. Rc2+ Kg1 7. Ne1 Qd6 $11) 1... Rg8+ 2. Ng4 Rxg4+ 3. Kxg4 h1=Q 4. Ng2 Qh2 5. Rd1+ Kf2 6. Rd2+ Kg1 7. Ne1 Qxd2 8. Nf3+ *
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