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Studies awarded for the German Magazine tournament Rochade Europe 2004-2005.
[Event "1.p Europa Rochade"] [Site ""] [Date "2004"] [Round ""] [White "Becker=R"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3Q3P/6k1/4q1P1/6P1/8/p1Kp4/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2004"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. h8=N+ $1 (1. h8=Q $2 d1=Q+) 1... Qxh8 (1... Kxg5 2. Nf7+ Kh4 3. Nxe5 a1=Q 4. Qe7+ Kg3 5. Kxd2) 2. Qf5+ Kg7 3. Qe5+ $1 Kg8 (3... Kh7 4. g6+) 4. Qb8+ Kg7 5. Qb2+ Kh7 (5... Kg8 {<main>} 6. Qxa2+ Kf8 (6... Kh7 {<main>} 7. Qf7+ Qg7 8. g6+ Kh8 (8... Kh6 9. Qf4+ $1 Kxg6 10. Qf5+ Kh6 11. Qh5#) 9. Qe8+ Qg8 10. Qe5+ Qg7 11. Qh5+ Kg8 12. Qd5+ Kh8 13. Qd8+ Qg8 14. Qf6+ Qg7 15. g5 $1 Kg8 16. Qe6+ Kh8 (16... Kf8 17. Qc8+ Ke7 18. Qc7+ Kf8 19. Qd8#) 17. Qc8+ Qg8 18. Qh3+ Kg7 19. Qh6#) 7. Qa8+ Kg7 8. Qxh8+ Kxh8 9. Kxd2 Kg7 10. Ke3 Kf7 11. Ke4 (11. Kf4 $2 Kg6 ) 11... Kg6 12. Kf4 Kf7 13. Kf5 Kg7 14. g6 Kh6 15. g7 $1 (15. Kf6) 15... Kxg7 16. Kg5 Kh7 17. Kf6 Kh6 18. g5+ Kh7 19. Kf7 Kh8 20. Kg6 (20. g6 $2) 20... Kg8 21. Kh6 Kh8 22. g6 Kg8 23. g7) 6. g6+ Kg8 7. Qxa2+ Kg7 8. Qf7+ Kh6 9. g7 Qc8+ ( 9... Qxg7 10. Qh5#) (9... Qd8 10. g5+ Qxg5 11. g8=N+) 10. Kxd2 Qd8+ (10... Qxg4 11. g8=N+ Kg5 12. Qf6+ Kh5 13. Qh6#) 11. Ke2 Qg5 12. Kf3 (12. g8=Q $2 Qe3+ 13. Kxe3) 12... Qd8 13. g5+ $1 (13. g8=N+ $2 Qxg8 14. Qxg8) 13... Qxg5 14. g8=N+ 1-0
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[Event "2.p Europa Rochade"] [Site ""] [Date "2004"] [Round ""] [White "Ostapenko=O Sizonenko=V"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1R6/3B4/3n4/p2p2p1/2pPp3/2p1P3/pN3Pnp/1kBK4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2004"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Na4+ $1 (1. Nxc4+ $2 Ka1 2. Nd2 h1=Q+ 3. Kc2 Ne1+ 4. Kxc3 Nd3 $1 5. Ba3 Qe1 6. Kc2 Nb4+ $1 7. Rxb4 $1 Qxd2+ $1 8. Kxd2 axb4 9. Kc1 $1 (9. Bxb4 Kb1 10. Bc3 Nc4+ 11. Ke2 Nb2) 9... bxa3 10. Bc6 Nc4 11. Bxd5 Nxe3 12. fxe3 g4 13. Bxe4 g3 14. d5 g2 15. Bxg2) 1... Nb5 $1 (1... Ka1 2. Rh8 Nh4 3. Kc2 h1=Q 4. Nxc3 Qxc1+ 5. Kxc1) 2. Nxc3+ $1 (2. Rxb5+ $2 Ka1 3. Nxc3 h1=Q+ 4. Kc2 Ne1+ 5. Kd2 Nf3+ $1 6. Kc2 Ne1+ 7. Kd2 Nf3+ 8. Kc2 Ne1+) 2... Ka1 3. Rh8 $1 Nxc3+ 4. Kc2 Nd1 $1 5. Rxh2 (5. Kxd1 $2 Nh4 $1 6. Kc2 c3) 5... Ne1+ $1 6. Kxd1 Kb1 7. Bb2 $1 (7. f4 $2 a1=Q 8. Rb2+ Qxb2 9. Bxb2 Kxb2 10. fxg5 c3 11. Ba4 c2+ 12. Bxc2 Nxc2) 7... Nf3 $1 (7... Kxb2 8. f4+ Kb1 9. Rxa2 Kxa2 10. fxg5) 8. Bc3 Nxh2 9. Be6 $1 (9. Bc6 $2 a1=Q 10. Bxa1 Kxa1 11. Kc2 Ng4 12. Bxd5 Nxf2 13. Bxc4 g4 14. d5 g3 15. Bf1 Ng4 16. d6 Nf6 17. Bg2 Ka2 18. Bxe4 Ka3 19. Bg2 Kb4 20. e4 Kc5 21. e5 Nd7 22. e6 Kxd6) 9... a1=Q 10. Bxa1 Kxa1 11. Kc2 $1 (11. Bxd5 $2 Kb2 12. Bxc4 a4 13. d5 Ng4 14. d6 Nf6 15. Kd2 a3) 11... a4 (11... Ka2 {<main>} 12. Bxd5 Ka3 13. Kc3 Ng4 14. Bxc4 Nxf2 15. d5 Ng4 16. d6 Ne5 17. Be6 $1 a4 {<eg>} (17... Ka4 18. d7 Nc6 19. Kc4 Nd8 20. Bf5 Ka3 21. Kb5 a4 22. Bxe4 g4 23. Bd5 g3 24. Ka5 Kb2 25. Kxa4 Kc3 26. Kb5 Kd3 27. Kc5 Kxe3 28. Kd6 Kf2 29. Ke7) (17... Nc6 18. d7 Nd8 19. Bf5 Ka2 20. Bxe4 g4 21. Bd5+ Ka3 22. e4 g3 23. e5 a4 24. Bg2 Ka2 25. Be4 Ka1 26. Kb4 Kb2 27. Kxa4 Kc3 28. Bd5 g2 29. Bxg2 Kd4 30. e6 $1 Nxe6 31. Kb5 Ke5 32. Kc6 Nd8+ 33. Kc7 Nf7 34. Bf3) 18. d7 Nc6 19. Bf5 Nd8 20. Bxe4 g4 21. Bg2 Ka2 22. Bd5+ Kb1 (22... Ka3 23. e4 g3 24. e5 g2 25. Bxg2) 23. Kb4 g3 24. Kxa4 Kc2 25. Kb5 Kd3 26. Kc5 Kxe3 27. Kd6 Kf2 28. Ke7) (11... Nf3 {<main>} 12. Bxd5 Ne1+ 13. Kc3 Nd3 14. Bxc4 Nxf2 15. d5 Ng4 16. d6 Ne5 17. Be6 a4 (17... Nc6 18. d7 Nd8 19. Bf5) 18. Kc2) 12. Bxd5 Ng4 13. Bxc4 Nxf2 14. d5 Ng4 15. d6 Ne5 16. Be6 $1 a3 17. Bf5 Ka2 18. Bh3 Ka1 (18... g4 19. Bxg4 Nxg4 20. d7 Nxe3+ 21. Kc1 Nc4 22. d8=Q Kb3 23. Qd1+ Kc3 24. Qc2+) 19. Be6 a2 (19... g4 20. Bxg4 Nd7 21. Bf5 a2 22. Bxe4 Nb6 23. Bh7 Nd7 24. Bg8 Ne5 25. Bd5 Nd7 26. e4 Ne5 27. Kc3 Kb1 28. Bxa2+ Kxa2 29. Kd4) 20. Bf5 Nf7 (20... Nd7 21. Bxd7 g4 22. Bc8 g3 23. d7 g2 24. d8=Q g1=Q 25. Qf6#) 21. d7 Nd8 22. Bxe4 g4 23. Bg2 Ne6 {<eg>} 24. Bd5 Nd8 25. Kc1 g3 26. Kc2 g2 27. Bxg2 Nc6 28. Bd5 1-0
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[Event "1.hm Europa Rochade"] [Site ""] [Date "2004"] [Round ""] [White "Kratz=J"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2b3B1/8/8/k7/8/1KR4p/4p3/1n6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2004"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Re3 $1 (1. Rc1 $2 Nd2+ 2. Kc3 Nf3 3. Bd5 e1=Q+ 4. Rxe1 Nxe1 5. Kd2 Ng2 6. Bf3 Ba6) 1... h2 (1... Nd2+ 2. Kc3 $1 (2. Kc2 $2 Nf3 $1 3. Rxe2 Nd4+)) 2. Bd5 Be6 $1 (2... Bg4 3. Kc4 Nd2+ 4. Kc5) 3. Rxe6 Nd2+ 4. Ka3 $1 Ne4 5. Bc4 $1 Nc5 ( 5... e1=Q 6. Ra6#) 6. Re5 h1=Q (6... Kb6 7. Bd5 Ne4 8. Rxe4 h1=Q 9. Re6+) 7. Rxc5+ Kb6 8. Rb5+ Kc6 9. Bxe2 Qa1+ 10. Kb3 Qb1+ 11. Ka3 Qe4 12. Rb2 1/2-1/2
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[Event "2.hm Europa Rochade"] [Site ""] [Date "2004"] [Round ""] [White "Pospisil=J"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4b3/Nk6/2p5/Pp6/3P4/2PK4/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2004"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Nb8 $1 (1. Nxb4 $2 cxb4 2. c3 b3 3. Kc1 Ba3+) (1. Nxc5 $2 Bxc5 2. c3 b3) 1... Kc7 2. d4 (2. Na6+ $2 Kb7 3. Nxb4 (3. Nxc5+ Bxc5 4. c3 b3 5. d4 Ba3 6. c4 Bb4+ 7. Kc1 Bc3 8. d5 Kb6 9. d6 Kc5 10. d7 Ba5) 3... cxb4 4. c4 Kb6 5. Kc2 Bc5 6. Kb3 Ka5) 2... c4 $1 (2... cxd4 3. Kd3 Kxb8 4. Kxd4 Bf6+ 5. Kc5 Bc3 6. Kb6 Be1 7. a5 Bc3 8. a6 Bd2 9. a7+ Ka8 10. Ka6) (2... Kxb8 3. Kd3 Kc7 4. dxc5 Bf6 5. Kc4 Bc3 6. Kb5) 3. Na6+ Kb7 4. Nc5+ Bxc5 5. dxc5 Kc6 6. Ke2 (6. Ke3 $2 Kxc5 7. Kd2 Kb6) 6... Kd5 7. Kd2 Kxc5 8. Ke3 b3 (8... c3 9. Kd3 Kd5 10. a5 Kc5 11. a6) 9. cxb3 cxb3 10. Kd2 Kb4 11. Kc1 1/2-1/2
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[Event "3.hm Europa Rochade"] [Site ""] [Date "2004"] [Round ""] [White "Minski=M"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4B3/1r6/3K4/2Rp1k2/8/1p6/8/5b2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "14"] [EventDate "2004"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Kxd5 $1 (1. Rxd5+ $2 Kf4 $1) 1... Rb4 $1 (1... Kf4 2. Kd4 Bd3 $1 3. Bf7 $1 b2 4. Ba2) 2. Rc6 $1 Bg2+ 3. Kc5 Rb5+ 4. Kxb5 Bxc6+ 5. Kb4 $1 b2 6. Ka3 b1=Q ( 6... b1=R {<main>} 7. Bxc6) (6... b1=N+ {<main>} 7. Kb2) 7. Bg6+ Kxg6 1/2-1/2
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[Event "1.c Europa Rochade"] [Site ""] [Date "2004"] [Round ""] [White "Trautmann=K Bruch=W"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/2B5/8/2k5/7p/p3r3/K5B1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "16"] [EventDate "2004"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Bb6 $1 (1. Bd7 $2 Kb3 $1) (1. Ba7 $2 Re1+ 2. Kxa2 Re6 3. Bb7 Re5 4. Bb6 Rb5) 1... Rd2 $1 (1... Re6 {<main>} 2. Bd7 Rxb6 3. Bxh3 Kb3 4. Be6+ Rxe6) 2. Bc7 Kb3 3. Bf3 h2 4. Bxh2 $1 Rxh2 5. Bd5+ Ka3 6. Bg2 Rh6 (6... Rxg2) 7. Bd5 Rh2 8. Bg2 Rxg2 1/2-1/2
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[Event "2.c Europa Rochade"] [Site ""] [Date "2004"] [Round ""] [White "Sizonenko=V"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6q1/6k1/8/4K3/b7/6N1/2p5/5Q2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "35"] [EventDate "2004"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Qf6+ $1 Kh7 2. Qh4+ Kg6 3. Qh5+ Kg7 4. Nf5+ Kf8 5. Qh6+ Ke8 6. Qh4 $1 Qg3+ ( 6... Qf7 7. Nd6+ Kf8 8. Qh8+ Ke7 9. Nxf7 c1=Q 10. Qf6+ Ke8 11. Nd6+ Kd7 12. Qg7+) (6... Kd7 7. Qxa4+ Kc7 8. Qa7+ Kc6 9. Nd4#) 7. Qxg3 c1=Q 8. Nd6+ $1 Kf8 ( 8... Kd7 9. Qg7+ Kc6 10. Qb7+ Kc5 11. Ne4+ Kc4 12. Qc8+ Kb5 13. Qxc1) 9. Qf2+ ( 9. Qf3+ {<or>}) 9... Kg7 10. Qf7+ Kh6 11. Nf5+ Kg5 12. Qf6+ (12. Qe7+ {<or>}) ( 12. Qg7+ {<or>}) (12. Qg8+ {<or>}) 12... Kg4 13. Qh4+ Kf3 14. Nd4+ Kg2 15. Qg4+ Kh1 16. Qh3+ Kg1 17. Ne2+ Kf2 18. Nxc1 1-0
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[Event "3.c Europa Rochade"] [Site ""] [Date "2004"] [Round ""] [White "Missana=M Vasiliev=P"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1qp2b2/6pQ/1B6/1p3PP1/1R6/1P6/k1K2n2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "2004"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Ra3+ $1 bxa3 2. Qg7 Qxb5 3. b4+ Ka2 4. Qxf7+ Ka1 5. Qf6+ Ka2 6. Qe6+ Ka1 7. Qe4 $1 Nd2 8. Qd4+ Ka2 9. Qxd2+ Kb3 10. Qc2+ Kxb4 11. Qb1+ Ka4 12. Qxb5+ Kxb5 13. g5 $1 Kc5 14. f5 Kd6 15. f6 Ke6 16. Kb1 Kd6 17. Ka2 1-0
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