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Studies awarded for the Hungarian Magazine tournament Magyar Sakkvilag 2012.
[Event ".p tm05#379"] [Site ""] [Date "2012"] [Round ""] [White "Eilazyan, E."] [Black "[+3142.00a8h8]"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "K2N3k/8/4N3/b6B/8/6q1/1R6/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "41"] [EventDate "2012"] 1. Nf7+ (1. Rb8 Kh7 2. Nf7 Qg2+ (2... Bd8 3. Rb7 Qa3+ 4. Ra7 Qc3 5. Nfg5+ Kg8) 3. Rb7 Bc3 4. Bf3 Qd2 5. Be4+ Kg8 6. Nfg5 Be5 7. Rb5 Bd6 8. Bd5 Qd1 9. Bb3 Qe1 10. Nd4+ Kf8 11. Rf5+ Kg7) 1... Kh7 2. Rb7 ({Cook-->>} 2. Nfg5+ Kh6 3. Bf3 Kg6 (3... Qe1 4. Rh2+ Kg6 5. Be4+) 4. Rb7 Bc3 (4... Qe5 5. Be4+ Kh5 6. Bf5 Bc7 7. Rxc7 Qd5+ 8. Rb7 Kh4 9. Be4) 5. Be4+ Kf6 6. Rg7 Qe3 (6... Qe1 7. Kb7 Bd2 8. Rf7+ Ke5 9. Nc5 Kd6 (9... Qe3 10. Rf5+ Kd4 11. Nge6+ Kc4 12. Bd5+ Kb5 13. Rf3 Qg1 14. Rb3+ Bb4 15. Rb2 Qd1 16. Be4 Kc4 17. Bd3+ Kd5 18. Rxb4) 10. Nge6 Qe2 11. Rd7+ Ke5 12. Rd5+ Kf6 13. Rf5+ Ke7 14. Nd4 $18) 7. Rf7+ Ke5 8. Kb7 Bb2 ( 8... Ba1 9. Rf5+ Kd6 10. Bd5 Qg1 11. Ne4+ Ke7 12. Nc7 Qg7 13. Rg5 Qb2+ 14. Kc8 Qd4 15. Rg6) 9. Rf5+ Kd6 10. Bd5 Be5 11. Nc7 Kc5 12. Be6 Kd4 (12... Qe1 13. Nf3 Qb1+ 14. Kc8 Qc1 15. Nxe5 Kd4 16. Kd7) 13. Nf3+ Kd3 14. Nxe5+ Kc2) 2... Qg8+ ( 2... Qg2 3. Ne5+ Kh8 4. Bf3 Qc2 5. Nd4 Qa2 6. Ng6+ Kg8 7. Bd5+ Qxd5 8. Ne7+ Kf8 9. Nxd5) 3. Ka7 Qg1+ 4. Ka6 Qa1 (4... Qf1+ 5. Kxa5 Qa1+ 6. Kb6 Qb2+ 7. Kc7 Qh2+ 8. Nd6 Qxh5 9. Kb6+ Kh6 10. Nf7+ Kh7 11. Nfg5+ Kg6 12. Nf4+) 5. Nfg5+ Kg8 6. Rb8+ (6. Rg7+ $2 Qxg7 7. Nxg7 Kxg7 8. Kxa5 Kh6) 6... Bd8+ 7. Kb7 Qb1+ (7... Qb2+ 8. Kc8 Qh2 9. Bf7+ $1 Kh8 10. Nf3 Qd6 11. Rb2 $1 Bh4 12. Nxh4 Qa6+ 13. Kc7 $1 Qc4+ 14. Kb8 $1 Qxh4 15. Rb5 $1 Qg3+ 16. Kc8 $1 Qc3+ 17. Rc5 Qf3 18. Rh5+ Qxh5 19. Bxh5) (7... Qh1+ 8. Bf3 Qb1+ 9. Kc8 Qd3 10. Be4 Qg3 11. Ra8 Bxg5 12. Kd7+ Kf7 13. Rf8#) 8. Kc8 Qd3 9. Bg6 $1 (9. Bf7+ $2 Kh8 10. Nxd8 (10. Bg6 Qxg6 11. Kxd8 Qg8+) 10... Qc3+ $1 (10... Qc2+ $2 11. Kd7 Qd2+ 12. Ke8 Qxg5 13. Ne6 Qh4 (13... Qa5 14. Ke7+ Kh7 15. Rb3 Qa7+ 16. Kf8 Qa8+ 17. Be8 Qg2 18. Rh3+ Qxh3 19. Ng5+ Kh6 20. Nxh3) 14. Rd8 Qa4+ 15. Ke7+ Kh7 16. Kf6 Qh4+ 17. Ng5+ Kh6 18. Rh8#) 11. Kd7 Qd4+ 12. Ke8 Qe5+ $1 13. Nge6 Qxb8) 9... Qa6+ (9... Qxg6 10. Kxd8 ) (9... Qd2) 10. Kxd8 Qd6+ 11. Kc8 Qc6+ 12. Nc7 Qxg6 13. Kd7+ Kg7 14. Nce6+ Kf6 15. Rf8+ Ke5 16. Nf3+ (16. Nf7+ $2 Kf5 17. Nd6+ Kg4) 16... Ke4 (16... Kd5 17. Nf4+) 17. Nd2+ Ke3 (17... Ke5 18. Nc4+) (17... Kd3 18. Nf4+ Kxd2 19. Nxg6) 18. Nc4+ Ke4 19. Rf4+ Kd3 (19... Kd5 20. Rd4#) 20. Ne5+ Ke2 21. Nxg6 1-0
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[Event "1.hm tm05#377"] [Site ""] [Date "2012"] [Round ""] [White "Becker, R."] [Black "[+4010.02e7c8]"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2k5/4K3/q1B4p/8/8/3p4/8/4Q3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "41"] [EventDate "2012"] 1. Qe6+ Kc7 2. Qd7+ $1 (2. Qd6+ $2 Kb6 3. Kd7 Qa7+ 4. Kc8 Ka5 5. Qa3+ Kb6 6. Qd6 Ka5 7. Qe5+ Kb4 8. Qb2+ Kc4 9. Bb5+ Kd5 10. Qg2+ Ke5) 2... Kb6 3. Qd6 h5 ( 3... d2+ 4. Bf3+ Ka5 5. Qxd2+ Kb6 6. Qd4+ Ka5 7. Qc3+ Kb6 8. Kd6 $1 Qb5 9. Bd5) 4. Kd7 $1 Qa7+ 5. Kc8 $1 Ka5 6. Qe5+ Kb4 7. Qb2+ Kc4 8. Bb5+ Kd5 9. Qg2+ Ke6 10. Qg6+ Ke5 11. Qg5+ Kd6 12. Qf4+ Ke7 13. Qe5+ Kf7 14. Bc4+ Kg6 15. Bxd3+ Kf7 16. Qf5+ Kg8 17. Bc4+ Kg7 18. Qg5+ Kh7 19. Bd3+ Kh8 20. Qh6+ Kg8 21. Bc4+ 1-0
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[Event "2.hm tm05"] [Site ""] [Date "2012"] [Round ""] [White "Jasik, A."] [Black "[=0451.03e1b1]"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "B7/3b4/8/8/5N2/B1p2pR1/pr6/1k2K3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "18"] [EventDate "2012"] 1. Be4 (1. Bxb2 $2 Kxb2 2. Nd3+ Ka3) 1... Rc2 $1 (1... c2 2. Rg1) 2. Kd1 $1 a1=Q (2... Ba4 3. Rxf3 a1=Q 4. Bc1 Qa2 5. Rxc3 Qf7 6. Bd2 Qd7 7. Bxc2 Bxc2+ 8. Ke1 Qd4 9. Rg3) 3. Bxc2 Ka2+ 4. Bc1 f2 5. Rf3 Bg4 6. Ne2 $1 Bxf3 7. Bb3+ Kb1 8. Bc2+ Ka2 9. Bb3+ Kxb3 1/2-1/2
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[Event "1.c tm05"] [Site ""] [Date "2012"] [Round ""] [White "Jasik, A."] [Black "[=4344.33a1h8]"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6qk/2P1np1b/6Pp/1N3p1P/8/6B1/4r3/KQ6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "2012"] 1. Qb2 $1 Rxb2 (1... Qg7 2. Qxg7 Kxg7 3. Nd4 fxg6 4. hxg6 Re4+ 5. Nxf5+) 2. Be5 f6 (2... Qg7 {{main}} 3. c8=Q+ Nxc8 4. gxf7+ Ra2 (4... Qxe5# 5. f8=Q# Bg8 6. Qxh6 Bh7 7. Qf8#) 5. Kb1 $1 (5. Kxa2 $2 Qxe5 6. f8=Q# Bg8+) 5... Ra1+ $1 6. Kc2 f4+ 7. Kd2 $1 Ra2+ 8. Kc1 $1 Rc2+ 9. Kd1 Qxe5 10. f8=Q# Bg8 11. Qxh6 Bh7 12. Qf8#) 3. Bxf6 Qg7 4. Bxb2 (4. Bxg7 $2 Kxg7 5. Kxb2 Bg8 6. Kc3 f4 7. Kd2 Be6 8. Nd4 Bh3 9. Ke1 Bg4 10. Kf1 Nc8 11. Kf2 Nb6 12. Kg2 Kf6 13. Kf2 Bxh5) 4... Bg8 5. Nd4 $1 f4 6. Nf5 $1 Qxb2 7. Kxb2 1/2-1/2
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[Event "2.c tm05"] [Site ""] [Date "2012"] [Round ""] [White "Arestov, P."] [Black "[+3131.34f4f6]"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "q7/2R3P1/3pPkp1/7b/4PK1p/4p3/4N3/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "2012"] 1. Rf7 Kxe6 2. Rf8 g5 3. Kxg5 (3. Kxe3 $2 Qa3+) 3... Qa5+ 4. Kh6 Bf7 5. Nd4+ $1 (5. Nf4+ $2 Ke7 6. Nd5+ Ke6) 5... Kf6 (5... Ke7 6. Nc6+) (5... Ke5 6. Nc6+) 6. e5+ Qxe5 (6... Kxe5 7. Nc6+ Ke6 8. Nxa5 e2 9. Re8+) 7. g8=N# (7. g8=Q $2 Qh5#) 1-0
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[Event "3.c tm05"] [Site ""] [Date "2012"] [Round ""] [White "Tarasiuk, V."] [Black "[+0046.44d5h8]"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1n3B1k/1P3Pn1/1p3p2/2pK2p1/6P1/4P3/8/3b4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2012"] 1. Bd6 Bb3+ 2. Ke4 Bxf7 ({Cook-->>} 2... Bc2+ 3. Kd5 Bb3+ 4. Ke4 Bc2+ 5. Kf3 Ne6 6. Bxb8 Ba4 7. Ke4 Kg7 8. Kd5 Bb3+ 9. Ke4 Bc2+ $11) 3. Bxb8 Bg6+ 4. Kd5 $1 (4. Kf3 $2 Be8 $1) 4... Bf7+ 5. Kd6 (5. Kc6 $2 Bg6 6. Kd5 Bf7+) 5... Ne8+ 6. Kc6 Bg6 7. Kd5 Bf7+ 8. Ke4 Bg6+ 9. Kf3 $1 Bf7 10. e4 1-0
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[Event "4.c tm05"] [Site ""] [Date "2012"] [Round ""] [White "Minski, M."] [Black "[+0400.87c1a1]"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1rp2R2/1p5p/1P5P/P1Pp4/3PpPp1/p3P1P1/k1K5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2012"] 1. a5 $1 (1. Rf4 $2 Ra7 $1 2. Rh4 Rxa4 3. Rh1 Rb4 4. Kc2 Rb1) (1. Kc2 $2 Ra7 $1 2. Rf4 Rxa4 3. Rh4 Rb4 4. Rh1 Rb1) 1... Ra7 (1... bxa5 2. Kc2 $1) 2. a6 c5 $1 3. Rf4 $1 (3. Rxa7 $2) 3... Rf7 $1 4. Rg4 (4. Rh4 $2 Rxf3 $1 5. gxf3 (5. exf3 e2 6. Re4# e1=Q 7. Rxe1#) 5... g2 6. Rg4 g1=Q+ 7. Rxg1) (4. Re4+ $2 Rf4 $1 ( 4... Rxf3 $2 5. exf3# $1 e2 6. Kc2 e1=Q 7. Rxe1#) 5. a7 Rh4 $1 6. a8=Q# Rh1+ 7. Kc2 Rc1+ 8. Kxc1) 4... Rg7 (4... Rxf3 5. gxf3 $1 (5. exf3 $2 e2 6. Re4# e1=Q 7. Rxe1#) 5... g2 6. Kc2 g1=Q 7. Rxg1) (4... Rf4 5. a7 $1 Rxg4 6. a8=Q# Rh4 7. Qa3 Rh1+ 8. Kc2 Rb1 9. f4 Rb4 10. f5 Rb1 11. f6 Rb3 12. Kxb3) 5. Rh4 $1 (5. Rg6 $2 Rg8 6. Kc2 Rg7 $1 7. Rf6 Rf7 8. Re6+ Re7 9. Rd6 Rd7) (5. a7 $2 Rxa7) 5... Rg4 6. Rh1 Rh4 7. Rd1 Rh1+ 8. a7 $1 1-0
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[Event "5.c tm05#382 {c}"] [Site ""] [Date "2012"] [Round ""] [White "Keith, D UlrichsenJ"] [Black "[=0314.11h1e7]"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7B/4k1n1/6p1/8/5r2/8/5N1P/7K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2012"] 1. Nh3 (1. Bxg7 $2 Rxf2) (1. Nd3 $2 Rd4 2. Bxg7 (2. Ne5 Kf6 3. Kg2 Rh4 4. Bxg7+ Kxg7) 2... Rxd3) (1. Kg2 $2 Kf7) 1... Rf7 2. Ng5 (2. Bxg7 $2 Rxg7) 2... Rf5 3. Bxg7 Rxg5 4. Bh6 Rg4 5. h3 $1 Rb4 (5... Rc4 {{main}} 6. Kg2 $1 Kf6 7. Bf8 Ke6 8. Kf3 $1 (8. Kg3 $2 Kf5 9. Bd6 Kg5 10. Be7+ Kh5 11. Bd8 Rb4 $1 12. Be7 Rb5 $1 13. Kg2 g5 14. Bd6 Rb2+ 15. Kg3 Rb3+ 16. Kg2 Kh4) 8... Kf5 9. Bd6 Kg5 10. Bg3) 6. Bg5 $1 Ke6 7. Kg2 $1 Kf5 8. Bd8 Rb2+ 9. Kf3 (9. Kg3 $2 Rb5 $1 10. Bc7 Kg5 11. Bd8+ Kh5 12. Bf6 Rd5 $1) 9... Rb7 10. Ba5 Kg5 11. Be1 Rb2 12. Bg3 1/2-1/2
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