ARVES Chess Endgamestudy Association.
Search
≡
Open menu
Home
News
Latest News
Tournament Calendar
Archived news messages
Awards
tournament results
Awards Files
Awards replayable
registered users see more
Endgame Studies
Miniatures
Malyutkas
Pawns only
Pawns against others
Knights and Pawns
Knight against Bishop
Knight against Rook
Knight against Queen
Two Knights
Bishops and Pawns
Bishop against Knight
Bishop against Rook
Bishop + Knight others
Bishop against Queen
Two Bishops
Rooks and Pawns
Rook against Knight
Rook against Bishop
Rooks against Queen
Rook + Knight others
Rook + Bishop others
Two Rooks
Queens and Pawns
Queen against Rooks
Queen against others
Training
Study of the year
Study of the year 2015
Study of the year 2014
Study of the year 2013
Study of the year 2012
Study of the year 2010
Studies of the years 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011
Studies by theme
sample cql-files
Albino pawn
Allumwandlung - all promotions
Bristol theme
Castling
Caterpillar - Triple pawns
Chameleon Echo stalemates
Cross check
Doublechecks
Double Excelsior
Duras theme
Excelsior theme
Festina Lente
Fortress
Grimshaw
Ideal Mirror mate
Indian theme
Knight chases other Knight
Knight visits at least twenty different squares.
Kozirev alikes
Loman's move
Miniatures
Mirror mate
Mutual zugzwangs 5-Pieces
Nowotny
Obtrusive bishop
Passed pawn search
Pinned mate
Plachutta
Prokes Manoeuvre
Queen staircase
Rambling Rook
Rook traverses a rectangle
Rook visits each corner
Samecolor Bishops
Troitzky's ending
Unguarded Guard
Valladeo theme
Zwickmuhle / Torre-Lasker theme
Studies by Composer
registered users see more
Instructive studies
Endgamestudy Presentations on Video
Theory
Glossary
Terminology
What is an Endgamestudy?
A minor dual is not a big deal
How to Compose?
Endgame Tablebases
check a 7-men position
GBR code
Hall of Fame
Composers by Alphabet
Composers by Country
Composers by Production Total
Composers by Timeline
Composers born to 1900
Composers born 1900-1932
Composers born >=1933
First Prizes
First prizes 2020
First prizes 2019
First Prizes 2018
First Prizes 2017
First Prizes 2016
First Prizes 2015
First Prizes 2014
First Prizes 2013
First Prizes 2012
First Prizes 2011
First Prizes 2010
Alexander Rueb
Collections
magazines
Magazine EG
EG issues 191 - 214
PDFs to download
EG issues 1 - 190
PDFs to download
EG index
Magyar Sakkvilag 2020
Finals and themes
Argentina magazine
Finales Y Temas
articles PDF
Finales y Temas 131
Finales y Temas 130
Finales Y Temas 129
Finales Y Temas 128
Finales Y Temas 127
Finales Y Temas 126
Finales Y Temas 125
Finales Y Temas 124
Finales Y Temas 123
Finales Y Temas 122
Problem Forum
German magazine
Problem Forum
all
Problem Forum 75
Problem Forum 74
Problem Forum 73
Problem Forum 72
Problem Forum 71
Problem Forum 70
Problem Forum 69
Problem Forum 68
Problem Forum 67
Problem Forum 66
Problem Forum 65
Problem Forum 64
Harold van der Heijden Database
Harold van der Heijden Database Sources
Weltenfern
book by Siegfried Hornecker
Chess Query Language 6
Endgame Study Database
over 25000 studies to find
Authors and Books
Websites
links to others
Downloads
registered users only
British Endgame Study News
British Endgame Study News 1996 (March)
British Endgame Study News 1996 (June)
BESN article about: K+R+B vs K+R
Studies Richard Réti by John Beasley
Depth and Beauty, Artur Mandler book by John Beasley
Reciprocal zugzwangs up to six men
About
Welcome
What We Try To Achieve
What We Do
EG
Agenda
Solving Contests
Arves Solving contests statistics
Arves 10th solving Ty 2019
Arves 9th Solving Ty 2018
Arves 8th Solving Ty 2017
Arves 7th Solving Ty 2016
Tata Solvingcontest 2015
Tata Solvingcontest 2013
Tata Solvingcontest 2012
Tata 2nd Solvingcontest 2011
Who We Are
Board
Become a Member
Photo Gallery
Login or Register
Archive
Paul Valois
Endgames Instructions on YouTube
Chess Query Language 3.02
Introduction
How to Install CQL?
How to run CQL?
CQL Syntactic conventions
CQL Matching games
CQL Matching positions
CQL Finding pairs of positions: The relation list
CQL Tagging: keeping track of piece identity
Downloading CQL
Frequently Asked Questions
CQL Documentation
Magazine EBUR
EBUR-index
Arves Books
Composers by Production HHdbV
Corrections by Peter Krug
Dutch
Alexander Rueb
Oploswedstrijd 2019
Oploswedstrijd 2016
Oploswedstrijd 2011
Oploswedstrijd 2010
Oploswedstrijd 2009
Oploswedstrijd 2008
Oploswedstrijd 2007
Oploswedstrijd 2006
Oploswedstrijd 2004
Oploswedstrijd 2003
Oploswedstrijd 2002
Oploswedstrijd 2001
Historie ARVES
UAPA 23rd 2024 SectionA_TT
FRME 6th TT 2024
Finales Y Temas 136
SŠZ 100 JT 2024
The Problemist 2023
Sachova Skladba 2023
Jirtdan 2024
Chess Artistry Adventure 2024
Die Schwalbe 2021-2022
8th YCCC 2024
Congress Polish Chess Composers 2024
Finales Y Temas 135
Chess Artistry Adventure in memory of Pal Benko 2022
Finales Y Temas 134
Vratnica-64 2023
Problem Paradise 2023
Pat a Mat 2022-2023
Tehtavaniekka 2023
Variantim 2023
UAPA 22th 2023
Finales Y Temas 133
Sachova Skladba 2022
Schach 2022-2023
Bilokin 85 MT
The Macedonian Problemist 2023
Nosek 70 JT
Oploswedstrijd 2024
Finales Y Temas 132
Magyar Sakkvilag 2023
Polish Chess Fed 2023
Zadachi i Etyudi 2022
Hlinka 70-JT 2023
The Macedonian Problemist 2022
Crisan, Vlaicu 1973
ChessStar 2023
Studies awarded for the Czech Magazine tournament Sachova Skladba 2007-2008.
[Event "p. Sachova Skladba 2007-2008"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "J.Mikitovics & J.Polasek"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1K4N1/8/1P6/4P3/3N4/4k3/1r6 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "25"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Nb2 $3 (1. b6 $2 Kxd3 2. e5 Rg1 3. Ka8 Ra1+ 4. Kb8 Kd4 5. e6 Re1 $11) 1... Rxb2 2. b6 Kd3 3. e5 Rg2 4. Ka8 $1 (4. e6 $2 Rxg7+ 5. Kc6 Re7 6. Kd6 Rb7 7. Kc6 Re7 $11) 4... Ra2+ 5. Kb8 Kd4 6. e6 Re2 7. Kc7 $1 (7. b7 $2 Kd5 8. Kc7 Rc2+ 9. Kd7 Rb2 10. Kc7 Rc2+ $11) 7... Kd5 8. Nh5 $1 Rc2+ 9. Kd7 Rd2 10. Nf6+ Ke5+ 11. Ke7 Rb2 12. Kf7 Rxb6 13. Nd7+ $18
your web browser and/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard
[Event "1.hm Sachova Skladba 2007-2008"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "M.Matous"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6kN/4KN1p/8/R7/5P2/7n/7q/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "11"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Nh6+ Kxh8 (1... Kg7 2. Nf5+ Kxh8 3. Ra8#) 2. Kf8 Ng5 (2... Qxf4+ 3. Nf7+ Qxf7+ 4. Kxf7 h6 5. Kg6 Nf4+ 6. Kxh6 Kg8 7. Rg5+ Kh8 8. Rf5 Ne6 9. Rf6 $18) 3. Rxg5 Qxh6+ 4. Kf7 Qxg5 5. fxg5 h6 6. g6 $18 1-0
your web browser and/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard
[Event "2.hm Sachova Skladba 2007-2008"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "M.Matous"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1R6/8/1B6/8/K2N4/3pp3/2p5/2k5 b - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "14"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1... d2 $1 (1... e2 2. Nxe2+ dxe2 (2... Kd1 3. Ba5 Kxe2 4. Re8+ $18) 3. Be3+ Kd1 4. Rd8+ Ke1 5. Rg8 $18) 2. Nb3+ Kb2 3. Bxe3 d1=Q 4. Bd4+ $1 Ka2 5. Nc1+ $1 Qxc1 6. Rb3 Qf4 7. Ra3+ Kb1 8. Ra1# 1-0
your web browser and/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard
[Event "3.hm Sachova Skladba 2007-2008"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "M.Matous"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4K1k1/4B2p/6P1/8/3N4/4q3/5N2/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "23"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Ng4 Qxd4 2. Nh6+ (2. Nf6+ $2 Kg7 3. gxh7 Qa4+ $19) 2... Kh8 3. g7+ Qxg7 4. Bg5 $1 Qg6+ 5. Kf8 Qg7+ 6. Ke8 Qe5+ 7. Kf8 Qc5+ 8. Be7 Qc8+ 9. Kf7 Qc7 10. Kf8 Qb8+ 11. Kf7 Qb3+ 12. Kf8 $11
your web browser and/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard
[Event "4.hm Sachova Skladba 2007-2008"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "I.Akobia"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/NK6/8/8/p3P2p/1b1B3P/k7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] {wN should get on d3 and it can be made two ways - Nc5, or Nb4. One of them is thematic try only.} 1. Nb4 $1 (1. Nc5 $2 Kb1 $1 (1... Be5 $2 2. Nd3 { and so on as in main line}) 2. Kb5 Kc2 3. Kb4 Kxd2 4. Kb3 Kxe3 $19) (1. Kc5 $2 Be5 2. Kd5 Bxh2 3. Bc3+ Kb1 4. Nc5 Bg3 $19) 1... Be5 (1... Kb1 2. Kc5 Be5 3. Kd5 Bxh2 4. Ke4 Bd6 5. Kf3 Bxb4 (5... Be5 6. e4 $11) 6. Bxb4 a2 7. Bc3 $11) 2. Nd3 (2. Nc2+ $2 Kb2 $19) 2... Bxh2 3. Bc3+ Ka2 $1 (3... Kb1 4. Nf2 Bg1 5. Nxh3 Bxe3+ 6. Kb5 $11) 4. Nf2 Bg1 5. Nxh3 Bxe3+ (5... Kb3 6. Bd4 $11) 6. Kb5 $1 ({ Thematic try} 6. Ka5 $2 Kb3 7. Ba1 Bd2+ (7... a2 $2 8. Kb5 {zz} Bd2 9. Nf2 Bc3 10. Nd3 $11) 8. Kb5 Bc3 $19) 6... Kb3 7. Bh8 $3 {zz Main B} ({Thematic try} 7. Ba1 $2 a2 {zz} 8. Ka5 Bd2+ 9. Kb5 Bc3 $19) ({Thematic try} 7. Be5 {(f6,g7)?} Bc1 $1 (7... a2 $2 8. Ba1 {zz} Bc1 9. Nf2 {draws as in main line}) (7... Bd2 $2 8. Nf4 $1 Bc3 9. Bxc3 Kxc3 10. Nd5+ $11) 8. Nf2 Bb2 9. Nd3 Bxe5 {(f6,g7)} 10. Nc1+ Kc3 11. Ka4 Bd6 {(e7,f8) and a win as the pawn a3 is protected!}) 7... Bc1 ({main A} 7... a2 8. Ba1 $1 {zz} Bc1 9. Nf2 Bb2 10. Nd3 $11) 8. Nf2 Bb2 9. Nd3 Bxh8 10. Nc1+ Kc3 ({main} 10... Kb2 11. Kb4 {(a4)} Bf6 12. Nd3+ $11) 11. Ka4 { draws because bB cannot protect the pawn a3 as in thematic try 7.Be5.} 1/2-1/2
your web browser and/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard
[Event "sp.hm Sachova Skladba 2007-2008"] [Site ""] [Date "2009.05.19"] [Round ""] [White "J.Polasek"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/2k5/3n2p1/7p/Rp2RK2/3p4/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "23"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Rd3 g4+ $1 2. Kf2 $1 g3+ 3. Kf3 $1 b2 $1 4. Rab3 g2 5. Kf2 Nc3 6. Kxg2 h3+ $1 ({main} 6... Kc5 7. Rbxc3+ Kb4 8. Rc8 b1=Q 9. Rd4+ $1 Ka5 10. Ra8+ Kb6 11. Rb8+ Kc5 12. Rxb1 $18) 7. Kh2 $1 Kc5 8. Rbxc3+ Kb4 9. Rc7 $1 b1=Q 10. Rd8 $1 d1=Q 11. Rb8+ Ka5 12. Ra7# 1-0
your web browser and/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard
[Event "1.c Sachova Skladba 2007-2008"] [Site ""] [Date "2009.05.19"] [Round ""] [White "J.Polasek"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5k2/N3ppn1/8/5PK1/1Br5/8/8/5N2 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "14"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Bxe7+ $1 Kxe7 2. f6+ Kf8 3. fxg7+ Kg8 $1 4. Ne3 Rc7 5. Nb5 Rc5+ 6. Kh6 Rxb5 7. Nd5 $1 Rxd5 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2
your web browser and/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard
[Event "2.c Sachova Skladba 2007-2008"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "M.Hlinka"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/B6N/3P1P2/1K1kb3/P7/4P2p/5r2 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "31"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. e3+ $1 Kxd5 (1... Kxe3 2. Ng4+ Kd4 3. Nxh2 Rb1+ 4. Ka5 Bxf5 5. Nf1 Kc5 $11) 2. Bb7+ Ke5 3. Ng4+ Kxf5 4. Bc8+ $1 (4. Nxh2 $2 Rb1+ $19) 4... Kg5 5. Nxh2 Rf2 6. Ng4 Rb2+ 7. Ka5 $1 (7. Kc3 $2 Rc2+ 8. Kd4 Rxc8 $19) 7... Rc2 $1 8. Be6 $1 Bf5 9. Bxf5 Kxf5 10. Nh6+ Kg6 11. Ng4 $1 Kg5 12. Ne5 $3 (12. a4 $2 Kxg4 13. Kb6 Rb2+ 14. Kc5 Ra2 $19) 12... Rc5+ 13. Kb6 Rxe5 14. a4 Kf6 15. a5 Rxe3 16. a6 $11
your web browser and/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard
[Event "3.c Sachova Skladba 2007-2008"] [Site ""] [Date "2009.05.19"] [Round ""] [White "E.Melnichenko & Ja.Polasek"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/7p/6Pp/4K1k1/7p/6PP/1n4p1/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "27"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. g7 Nd3+ 2. Ke6 $1 Nf4+ (2... Nc5+ 3. Ke7 g1=Q 4. g8=Q+ Kf5 5. Qd5+ Kg6 6. Qf7+ Kg5 7. Qf6+ Kh5 8. Qf5#) 3. gxf4+ Kh5 $1 4. g8=Q g1=Q 5. Qf7+ $1 Qg6+ 6. Qxg6+ hxg6 7. Ke5 $1 g5 8. f5 g4 9. f6 g3 (9... Kg6 10. Ke6 gxh3 11. f7 h2 12. f8=Q h1=Q 13. Qf7+ Kg5 14. Qf5#) (9... gxh3 10. f7 h2 11. f8=Q h1=Q 12. Qf5#) 10. f7 g2 11. f8=Q g1=Q 12. Qf7+ Qg6 (12... Kg5 13. Qf5#) 13. Qf3+ Kg5 14. Qg4# 1-0
your web browser and/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard
[Event "sp.c Sachova Skladba 2007-2008"] [Site ""] [Date "2009.05.19"] [Round ""] [White "J.Polasek"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/RpK5/1P1p4/8/3P1n2/6b1/B6p/2k5 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "14"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Bg8 $1 Kb1 2. Bh7+ Ng6 3. Bxg6+ Kb2 4. Ra2+ $1 Kxa2 5. Bf7+ d5+ 6. Kc8 $1 h1=Q 7. Bxd5+ Qxd5 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2
your web browser and/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard