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Studies awarded for the Magazine tournament Mat Plus 2007.

[Event "1.p Mat Plus 2007"] [Site ""] [Date "2007"] [Round ""] [White "S.Didukh"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/b3p3/P7/6k1/6P1/5KPB/6P1/3n4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "26"] [EventDate "2007"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 
 1. Ke4 Nc3+ 2. Ke5 Bc5 (2... Bb6 3. Ke6 Bc5 4. a7 Nb5 5. a8=N $1 $11) 3. Ke6 Na4 (3... Nb5 4. Kd5 Bd6 5. Kc6 Na7+ 6. Kb6 e5 7. Kxa7 Bc5+ 8. Kb7 e4 9. Kc6 Ba7 10. Kd5 e3 11. Ke4 e2 12. Kf3 e1=Q {stalemate}) 4. Kd5 $1 (4. a7 $2 Nb6 $19 ) 4... Bd6 5. a7 $1 ({Thematic try} 5. Kc6 $5 Bb8 6. Kb7 Nc5+ 7. Kxb8 Nxa6+ 8. Kb7 e5 9. Kc6 e4 10. Kd5 e3 11. Ke4 e2 12. Kf3 e1=R $1 $19) 5... Nb6+ 6. Kc6 Na8 7. Kb7 Bc5 8. Kxa8 Bxa7 9. Kb7 $1 (9. Kxa7 $2 e5 $19) 9... e5 10. Kc6 e4 11. Kd5 e3 12. Ke4 e2 13. Kf3 e1=Q {stalemate. This study author has specified as - "After Vostroknutov". Despite of it, it is possible to count the work quite original. In an study the theme is double and the contents nice thematic try (with underpromotion to bR) is added. Can seem, that it is result luck, but the of luck is result of persistent search.And the persistence at the author is quite enough.} *

[Event "2.p Mat Plus 2007"] [Site ""] [Date "2007"] [Round ""] [White "R.Becker"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5k1K/6p1/8/pR6/1n6/pp6/P5b1/1N6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "32"] [EventDate "2006"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 
 1. Nc3 (1. axb3 $2 a2 {-+}) (1. Nxa3 $2 bxa2 {-+}) 1... Nxa2 (1... bxa2 2. Nxa2 {=}) (1... b2 2. Rf5+ (2. Rxa5 $2 Bd5 3. Rb5 Bxa2 4. Rxb4 Bc4 {-+}) 2... Ke7 3. Rxa5 Nxa2 4. Nb1 {=}) 2. Rb8+ $1 {Not an obvious move. At first sight it is possible to play Rxb3, but it appears, that without blocking a square f7 white have no chance of a drawn result.} (2. Rxb3 $2 Nxc3 3. Rxa3 Ne4 {(Nb5)} 4. Rxa5 Nd6 5. Ra4 Nf7+ 6. Kh7 Be4+ {-+}) (2. Nb1 $2 a4 3. Rf5+ Ke7 4. Rf4 Bc6 {-+}) 2... Kf7 {The plan of white is realized, f7 is blocked by bK and impossible check by bN from f7.} 3. Rxb3 Nxc3 4. Rxa3 Ne4 $1 (4... Nd5 { white easy wins both black pawns} 5. Rg3 (5. Rxa5 $5 g5 $19) 5... Be4 6. Rxg7+ Ke6 7. Ra7 {=}) 5. Rxa5 g6 (5... g5 6. Rxg5 Nxg5 {stalemate 1}) 6. Kh7 g5 7. Kh6 Kf6 8. Rb5 $1 {zz} (8. Rd5 $2 Bh3 9. Rd4 Bf5 10. Rd1 Nf2 11. Rg1 {(Ra1)} ( 11. Rd6+ Ke5 {-+}) 11... Nh3 {-+}) 8... Bh1 (8... Bf3 9. Rxg5 Nxg5 {stalemate 2 }) (8... g4 9. Kh5 Bf3 10. Kh4 Nd6 11. Rb6 Ke5 12. Kg5 g3 13. Kh4 Nf5+ (13... g2 14. Rb1 {=}) 14. Kh3 Kf4 15. Rb4+ {=}) (8... Bf1 9. Rb4 Nd6 {(Ng3)} 10. Rb6 {=}) 9. Ra5 {zz} (9. Rd5 $2 g4 10. Kh5 g3 11. Kh4 (11. Kg4 $5 g2 12. Rd1 Nf2+ { -+}) 11... g2 12. Rd1 Kf5 {(Ke5)} 13. Rg1 Kf4 {-+}) 9... Bg2 (9... g4 10. Kh5 g3 11. Kg4 {=}) 10. Rb5 Bh3 (10... Bf1 11. Rb4 Bd3 12. Rd4 {=}) 11. Rb4 Bf5 12. Rb1 g4 (12... Ke5 13. Rg1 Kf4 14. Rf1+ Kg4 15. Rh1 Kg3 16. Rf1 Kg4 17. Rh1 Kf4 18. Rf1+ {=}) 13. Rg1 (13. Kh5 $2 Ng3+ {-+}) 13... Ke5 14. Kh5 g3 15. Kh4 Kf4 16. Rxg3 (16. Rf1+ $2 Ke3 17. Rxf5 g2 {-+}) 16... Nxg3 {stalemate 3. Favourite constructions of stalemate positions of the author. Synthesis of three stalemates is realized. Certainly, decorates work the introduction with a logic element - 2.Rb8! which is causes blockade of the square f7.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "s.HM Mat Plus 2007"] [Site ""] [Date "2007.06.14"] [Round ""] [White "S.Dowd & M. Ylijoki"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "KR6/Pp6/1b6/4p3/2p5/8/1Pk5/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2007"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 
 1. Kxb7 ({Thematic try} 1. Rxb7 $2 Bxa7 2. Kxa7 { (compare with the position of main line after 2.Kxa7)} 2... c3 3. b4 e4 4. Re7 Kb3 $1 5. b5 c2 6. Rc7 e3 7. b6 e2 8. b7 e1=Q 9. b8=Q+ Ka4 $3 10. Rc4+ Ka3 11. Qd6+ Kb2 12. Qd4+ Kb1 13. Qb6+ Kc1 14. Qc5 Qd2 $11) 1... Bxa7 2. Kxa7 c3 3. b4 $1 e4 4. Re8 {main B} 4... Kd3 ({main A} 4... Kb3 5. b5 c2 6. Rc8 e3 (6... Kb2 7. b6 c1=Q 8. Rxc1 Kxc1 9. b7 $18) 7. b6 e2 8. b7 e1=Q 9. b8=Q+ {and wQ is not blocked by wR as in the thematic try, so white has important checks:} 9... Ka4 (9... Ka3 10. Qd6+ $18) 10. Qf4+ $18) 5. b5 e3 6. b6 c2 7. Rd8+ Ke2 8. Rc8 Kd1 9. b7 e2 10. Rd8+ Kc1 11. b8=Q e1=Q 12. Qf4+ $18 {. Authors have applied the rough introduction for creation of thematic try. Not looking at it, work leaves impression of integrity of play.} *