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Studies awarded for the Russian Magazine tournament Shakhmatnaya Kompozitsiya 2006.
[Event "ShakhKompozicia /1st p"] [Site ""] [Date "2006.06.21"] [Round ""] [White "N.Ryabinin"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5k2/2p2pp1/1p4P1/B5KP/p6p/P2P4/3P3P/5n2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "37"] [EventDate "2006"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Bb4+ (1. Bc3 $2 Nxh2 2. Bxg7+ Kxg7 3. h6+ Kf8 4. h7 f6+ 5. Kh6 Ng4+ 6. Kh5 Kg7 7. Kxg4 h3 8. Kxh3 f5 9. Kg3 b5 10. Kf4 b4 11. Kxf5 bxa3 12. Ke6 a2 $19) 1... c5 2. Bc3 Nxh2 3. Bxg7+ Kxg7 4. h6+ Kf8 5. h7 f6+ 6. Kh6 Ng4+ 7. Kh5 Kg7 8. Kxg4 h3 9. Kxh3 f5 10. d4 cxd4 11. Kg3 b5 12. Kf4 b4 13. Ke5 bxa3 14. Ke6 a2 15. h8=Q+ Kxh8 16. Kf7 a1=Q 17. g7+ Kh7 18. g8=Q+ Kh6 19. Qg6# 1-0
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[Event "ShakhKompozicia /2st p"] [Site ""] [Date "2006.06.21"] [Round ""] [White "E.Eilazyan"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/5k1P/3p1P2/6P1/2Pp3B/r7/5p2/7K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "41"] [EventDate "2006"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. h8=N+ Kg8 2. f7+ Kf8 3. Kg2 Rh3 4. Kxf2 Rh2+ 5. Ke1 Rh1+ 6. Kd2 Rh2+ 7. Kd1 $1 (7. Kd3 $2 Kg7 $1 {zz}) 7... Rh1+ 8. Kc2 Rh2+ 9. Kb3 Kg7 10. Ka3 Rh3+ 11. Kb2 Rh1 12. Kc2 Rh2+ 13. Kd3 {zz} 13... Rh3+ 14. Ke2 Rh2+ 15. Ke1 Rh1+ 16. Kf2 Rh3 17. Kg2 d3 18. Kxh3 d2 19. g6 d1=Q 20. Bf6+ Kf8 21. g7# 1-0
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[Event "ShakhKompozicia /3 p"] [Site ""] [Date "2006.06.21"] [Round ""] [White "S.Ositsev (a)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2R5/8/2N2NB1/4K3/8/8/k3pnp1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "37"] [EventDate "2006"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Nb4+ Kb2 2. Rc2+ Ka3 3. Rc1 Nd1 4. Nc2+ Kb2 5. Rb1+ Kxb1 6. Nd4+ Kc1 7. Nxe2+ Kd2 8. Ng1 Ke1 9. Nf3+ Kf2 10. Kf4 g1=Q 11. Ne4+ Kg2 12. Nxg1 Kxg1 13. Bh5 Nf2 14. Nd2 Kg2 15. Bf3+ Kh2 16. Be2 Kh3 17. Bf1+ Kh4 18. Nf3+ Kh5 19. Ne5 $18
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[Event "ShakhKompozicia /3 p"] [Site ""] [Date "2006.06.21"] [Round ""] [White "S.Ositsev (b)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2R5/8/2N2N2/4KB2/8/8/k3pnp1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2006"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Ra8+ Kb2 2. Rb8+ Ka3 3. Rb3+ Kxb3 4. Nd4+ Kc3 5. Nxe2+ Kd2 6. Ng1 Ke1 7. Nf3+ Kf1 8. Nd5 g1=Q 9. Nxg1 Kxg1 10. Ne3 Kh2 11. Kf4 Nh3+ 12. Kg4 Nf2+ 13. Kf3 Nh3 14. Nf1+ $18
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[Event "ShakhKompozicia /HM"] [Site ""] [Date "2006.06.21"] [Round ""] [White "N.Kralin"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2K1pp2/2P5/3k4/1b2pP2/8/P2P4/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2006"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Kb6 Ba5+ 2. Kxa5 Kxc6 3. Kb4 f5 4. Kc3 Kd5 5. a4 e5 6. fxe5 Kxe5 (6... f4 7. d4 f3 8. Kd2 Kxd4 9. e6 e3+ 10. Ke1 $18) 7. a5 f4 8. d4+ Kd5 9. a6 Kc6 10. d5+ Kb6 11. d6
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[Event "ShakhKompozicia /HM"] [Site ""] [Date "2006.06.21"] [Round ""] [White "E.Eilazian"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7k/K7/8/RP6/3p4/3p4/2n3p1/B7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "43"] [EventDate "2006"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. b6 g1=Q 2. b7 Qg7 (2... Qb1 3. b8=Q+ Qxb8+ 4. Kxb8 d2 5. Bxd4+ Kh7 6. Ra7+ Kg6 7. Rg7+ Kf5 8. Rf7+ Kg4 9. Rg7+ Kh3 10. Rh7+ Kg2 11. Rg7+ Kf3 12. Rf7+ Kg4 13. Rg7+ Kf5 14. Rf7+ Ke6 15. Rf1 Ne1 16. Bf2 (16. Bc3 d1=Q 17. Rxe1+)) 3. Ka8 Qxb7+ 4. Kxb7 d2 5. Bxd4+ Kh7 6. Rh5+ Kg6 7. Rh1 Ne1 8. Rh6+ Kf7 9. Rh7+ Ke8 10. Rh8+ Kf7 11. Rh7+ Ke6 12. Rh6+ Kf5 13. Rf6+ Kg4 14. Rg6+ Kh3 15. Rh6+ Kg2 16. Rg6+ Kf3 17. Rf6+ Ke4 18. Bc3 d1=Q 19. Bxe1 Qd7+ 20. Ka6 Qd3+ 21. Ka7 Qd7+ 22. Ka6 $11
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[Event "ShakhKompozicia /HM"] [Site ""] [Date "2006.06.21"] [Round ""] [White "Y.Bazlov & Kovalenko"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/5Pk1/1P5N/8/1p6/1K6/n7/1b5r w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "18"] [EventDate "2006"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. f8=Q+ Kxf8 2. b7 Nc1+ 3. Kxb4 Rh4+ 4. Ng4 Rxg4+ 5. Ka3 Rg3+ 6. Kb2 Rb3+ 7. Ka1 Ra3+ (7... Bf5 8. b8=Q+ Rxb8 {stalemate}) 8. Kb2 Rb3+ 9. Ka1 Rxb7 { stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Shakmatnaya Kompozicia/sp HM"] [Site ""] [Date "2006.06.10"] [Round ""] [White "I.Akobia & R.Becker"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3b4/2p5/5p2/pK2PN1R/8/kP5b/8/6n1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "26"] [EventDate "2006"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Nd4 (1. Ne3 $5 Bd7+ (1... fxe5 $2 2. Nc4+ Kxb3 3. Nxa5+ {=}) 2. Ka6 (2. Kxa5 fxe5 3. Rh8 Be7 4. Nc4+ Kxb3 5. Nxe5 Bb4+ 6. Ka6 Be6 $19) 2... f5 (2... fxe5 $2 3. Rxe5 {=}) 3. Rh8 Bg5 4. Nc2+ Kb2 (4... Kxb3 $2 5. e6 {(Nd4+) =}) 5. Nd4 c5 6. e6 cxd4 7. Rh2+ Kxb3 8. exd7 d3 $19) 1... fxe5 (1... Bg4 2. Rh8 fxe5 3. Rxd8 exd4 4. Rxd4 {=}) 2. Rxe5 Bf6 3. Re4 $1 ({Thematic try} 3. Rd5 $5 Bg2 4. Rd7 Bxd4 5. Rxd4 Ne2 6. Rd3 (6. Rg4 Bf3 {-+}) (6. Rc4 Kxb3 7. Rxc7 a4 {-+}) 6... Nc1 7. Rc3 Nxb3 8. Rxc7 Bf1+ {-+}) 3... Bxd4 ({Thematic variation} 3... Bg2 4. Rg4 Bxd4 5. Rxg2 (5. Rxd4 $5 Ne2 $19 {as in line 3.Rd5!?}) 5... c5 (5... Bb6 6. b4 {=}) 6. b4 $1 axb4 (6... cxb4 7. Kc4 Bb6 8. Rg3+ Ka4 9. Rg6 {=}) 7. Kc4 {zz} 7... b3 8. Rg3 {=}) 4. Rxd4 Ne2 5. Rh4 ({Thematic try} 5. Ra4+ $5 Kxb3 6. Rxa5 Bg2 7. Ra6 Nc3+ 8. Kc5 Na4+ {-+}) ({Thematic try} 5. Rd3 $5 Bf5 6. Re3 Nc1 7. Kxa5 (7. Rc3 Nxb3 {-+}) 7... Bd3 8. Rxd3 Nxd3 $19) 5... Bf1 ({ Thematic variation} 5... Bf5 6. Ra4+ Kxb3 7. Rxa5 Be4 8. Kc5 Nf4 (8... Nc3 9. Ra7 Na4+ 10. Kd4 {=}) 9. Ra6 Bg2 10. Rf6 Nd3+ 11. Kd4 {=}) 6. Kxa5 Nc1 7. Ra4+ {Main B)} 7... Kb2 ({Main A)} 7... Kxb3 8. Rb4+ Kc3 9. Rb1 (9. Rb5 $2 Bc4 {-+}) 9... Kc2 10. Rb5 Nb3+ 11. Rxb3 Kxb3 {stalemate}) 8. Rf4 (8. Rb4 $2 c5 9. Rf4 Bd3 10. Ka4 Ne2 11. Rf2 Kc3 {-+}) 8... Nxb3+ 9. Kb4 (9. Ka4 $2 Nc5+ 10. Ka5 Bd3 11. Kb4 Ne4 {-+}) 9... c5+ 10. Ka4 Bd3 (10... Nd2 11. Rxf1 Nxf1 12. Kb5 {=}) 11. Rc4 {zz} 11... Be2 (11... Ka2 12. Rc3 c4 13. Kb4 Nd2 14. Rxd3 cxd3 15. Kc3 {=}) 12. Re4 Bd3 (12... Nd4 13. Rxe2+ Nxe2 14. Kb5 {=}) 13. Rc4 Bxc4 {stalemate } 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Shahmatnaya Kompozicia/c"] [Site ""] [Date "2006.06.22"] [Round ""] [White "V.Kalashnikov &Pankratev"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k7/b4p1b/K1p2P2/2p2p1p/2P4P/5P2/6B1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2006"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. f4 Kb8 2. Bh1 Bg6 3. Bf3 Bh7 4. Bxh5 Ka8 5. Bf3 Kb8 6. h5 Bg8 7. h6 Bh7 8. Bh5 Ka8 9. Bxf7 Bb8 10. Bg8 Bxg8 11. f7 Bxf7 12. h7 Bg8 13. h8=Q Bxc4+ 14. Kb6 $18
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[Event "Shahmatnaya Kompozicia/c"] [Site ""] [Date "2006.06.22"] [Round ""] [White "A.Stavrietski"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3b2q1/2kp3b/1p5p/R2P4/2p3P1/1Pr1p2K/p3BR2/3Q4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2006"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. d6+ Kb8 2. Ra8+ Kxa8 3. Qh1+ Kb8 4. Qa8+ Kxa8 5. Bf3+ Kb8 6. Rxa2 Be4 7. Bxe4 e2+ 8. Kh2 $18
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[Event "Shahmatnaya Kompozicia/c"] [Site ""] [Date "2006.06.22"] [Round ""] [White "V.Kovalenko"] [Black ""] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/6Pp/p4K1p/P6p/8/P6p/Ppk4P/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2006"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. g8=Q b1=Q 2. Qc4+ Kb2 3. Qb3+ Ka1 4. Qxb1+ Kxb1 5. Ke5 Kc2 6. Kd4 Kd2 7. Kc5 Ke2 8. Kb6 Kf2 9. Kxa6 Kg2 10. Kb6 {etc} *
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[Event "Shahmatnaya Kompozicia/c"] [Site ""] [Date "2006.06.22"] [Round ""] [White "G.Zgerski"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/b4N2/kp1K4/p7/P1P5/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2006"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Kc6 Bc8 2. Nd7 Ka6 3. Kc7 Bxd7 (3... Bb7 4. Nc5+ Ka7 5. Nxb7) 4. Kxd7 Kb7 5. Kd6 Kb6 6. Kd5 Ka5 7. Kc5 Ka6 8. Kc6 Ka5 9. Kb7 b4 10. cxb4+ $18 *
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[Event "Shahmatnaya Kompozicia/c"] [Site ""] [Date "2006.06.22"] [Round ""] [White "V.Kovalenko"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1B6/8/5k2/2p5/8/8/K7/6r1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "9"] [EventDate "2006"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Ba7 Rc1 (1... Rg5 2. Kb3 Ke6 3. Kc4 Kd6 4. Kb5 Rh5 5. Bb6 Rf5 6. Ba7 Rg5 7. Bb6) 2. Kb2 Rc4 3. Kb3 Rc1 4. Kb2 Rc4 5. Kb3 *
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[Event "Shahmatnaya Kompozicia/specHM"] [Site ""] [Date "2006.06.22"] [Round ""] [White "H.Heijden"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/Pk6/8/2p1Rn2/b3K3/8/2P5/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2006"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Rxc5 Nd6+ 2. Kd5 Nb5 3. a8=Q+ Kxa8 4. Kc6 (4. c4 $2 Nc3+ 5. Kd4 Ne2+ 6. Ke3 Nc3 7. Kd3 Nd1 8. Ra5+ Kb7 $11) 4... Kb8 5. Rxb5+ Ka7 6. c3 $1 (6. c4 $2 Ka6 7. Kc5 Bxb5 8. cxb5+ Kb7 $11) 6... Ka6 7. c4 Bxb5+ 8. cxb5+ Ka7 9. Kc7 $18
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