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Studies awarded for the Magazine tournament Mat Plus 2008.
[Event "1st Prize, MatPlus"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Richard Becker (USA)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6R1/8/1R5b/1b6/8/n3P3/4p1K1/3k4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "22"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Rd6+ {Diagram #} (1. Rd8+ $2 Kc2 2. Rc8+ Bc4 {-+}) 1... Kc2 (1... Kc1 2. Rc8+ (2. Rxh6 $2 e1=Q 3. Rh1 Bc6+ {-+}) 2... Nc2 3. Rxh6 e1=Q 4. Rh1 {=}) 2. Kf2 (2. Rc8+ $2 Kb3 {-+}) 2... Bxe3+ 3. Ke1 Kb3 {Main B)} ({Main A)} 3... Kb1 4. Rc8 $1 (4. Rd2 $2 Bxd2+ 5. Kxd2 Nc2 6. Rg1+ Kb2 {zz, see Main B}) 4... Nc2+ (4... Bg5 5. Re6 Bh4+ 6. Kd2 {=, Nb1+ not possible}) 5. Rxc2 Kxc2 6. Rd5 Bc4 7. Rd4 Bxd4 {stalemate}) 4. Rd2 $1 (4. Rc8 $2 Bg5 5. Re6 Bh4+ 6. Kd2 Nb1+ 7. Kc1 Bg5+ {-+}) 4... Bxd2+ ({main} 4... Nc2+ 5. Rxc2 Kxc2 6. Rc8+ Kd3 7. Rc3+ Kxc3 { stalemate}) 5. Kxd2 Nc2 6. Rg3+ $1 (6. Rg1 $2 Kb2 {zz} 7. Rc1 (7. Rh1 Nd4 8. Rh3 Nb3+ 9. Ke1 Kc2 10. Rh5 Bd3 11. Rh8 Nd4 12. Rc8+ Kb3 {-+}) 7... Nd4 8. Rc2+ Ka3 9. Rc3+ Nb3+ 10. Ke1 Kb2 11. Re3 Nd4 12. Kd2 Bc4 13. Rh3 Nb3+ 14. Ke1 Kc2 { -+}) 6... Kb2 ({Main} 6... Ka2 7. Kxc2 $1 (7. Rg1 $2 Kb2 {etc.}) 7... e1=Q 8. Ra3+ Kxa3 {stalemate}) 7. Rg1 {zz} 7... Ba6 (7... Nd4 8. Rg2 Kb3 9. Rg3+ Kb2 10. Rg2 Bc4 11. Rf2 Kb3 12. Rf4 Nc2 13. Re4 {=}) 8. Rc1 (8. Rh1 $2 Nd4 9. Rh3 Bb5 10. Re3 Bc4 11. Rh3 Nb3+ {etc.}) 8... Nd4 9. Rc2+ Kb3 10. Rc3+ Kb2 11. Rc2+ (11. Rg3 $2 Nc2 12. Rg1 Bb5 13. Rc1 Nd4 14. Rc2+ Ka3 15. Rc3+ Nb3+ 16. Ke1 Kb2 17. Re3 Nd4 18. Kd2 Bc4 {etc.}) 11... Nxc2 {stalemate.} (11... Ka3 12. Rc3+ Nb3+ 13. Ke1 Kb2 14. Rc6 Bb5 15. Rb6 {=. The author is in his elements ,where he is most comfortable, continues to synthesize different ideas with his favorite one. This time we see mutual zugzvang together with multiple stalemates.}) 1/2-1/2
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[Event "2.Prize, MatPlus"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Sergij Didukh (Ukraine)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7k/2BK2RP/8/6p1/8/2r3p1/6Pr/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "22"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] {Diagram #} 1. Be5 (1. Re7 $5 Rxc7+ 2. Kxc7 Rxg2 $19) 1... Re3 (1... Rc5 2. Bf6 Rxh7 3. Kd6 $1 Rf5 4. Rg6+ Rxf6+ 5. Rxf6 Rh2 6. Rg6 Rxg2 7. Ke5 Rg1 8. Ke4 $11) 2. Re7+ $1 ({Thematic try} 2. Rxg5+ $5 Rxe5 3. Rxe5 Rxg2 4. Ke6 Kxh7 5. Kf5 Rf2+ 6. Kg4 g2 7. Kh3 g1=R $1 $19 (7... g1=Q $5 8. Rh5+ Kg6 9. Rg5+ Qxg5 { stalemate})) 2... Rxe5 3. Rxe5 Rxg2 4. Ke6 Kxh7 5. Kf5 $1 Rf2+ 6. Kg4 g2 7. Kh3 $1 g1=R (7... g1=Q 8. Re7+ Rf7 9. Rxf7+ Kg6 10. Rf6+ Kh5 11. Rh6+ Kxh6 { stalemate}) (7... g1=N+ 8. Kg3 $11) 8. Re7+ Kg8 9. Rg7+ Kf8 10. Rg8+ Ke7 11. Re8+ Kxe8 {stalemate} (11... Kd7 12. Re7+ Kd6 13. Re6+ Kd5 { Total harmony between try and solution.}) 1/2-1/2
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[Event "3.Prize, MatPlus"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Mirko Markovic (Serbia)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3k1b2/p2q1B2/7n/1P1N1R2/8/B2n2p1/3PN1P1/1b3K2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] {Diagram #} 1. Be6 $1 Qxe6 2. Rxf8+ Kd7 3. b6 $3 (3. Nf6+ $5 Kc7 4. Ne8+ Kb7 5. Nd6+ Kb6 $19) 3... axb6 ({main} 3... Qxd5 4. bxa7 Qb3 5. Rd8+ Kc7 6. Rc8+ Kd7 7. Rd8+ Kc7 8. Rc8+ $11) 4. Nf6+ Kc7 (4... Kc6 5. Nd4+ $18) 5. Ne8+ Kb7 6. Nd6+ Ka7 7. Nb5+ Kb7 8. Nd6+ Kc7 9. Ne8+ Kd7 10. Nf6+ $11 {Beautiful, unexpected, non-checking and blocking 3.b6!! paves the way for two perpetual check positional draws. Despite the many stagnant pieces this non-checking move leaves a very good impression.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "4th Prize, MatPlus"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Darko Hlebec (Serbia)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4K1k1/3p1Rr1/q2P1P1P/6pB/8/p2P2PP/P4n2/6r1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "35"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] {Diagram #} 1. Rf8+ (1. Rxg7+ $2 Kh8 2. Bg6 Qa8+ $11) 1... Kh7 2. Rh8+ $1 (2. fxg7 $2 Qa8+ 3. Ke7 (3. Kf7 Qd5+ $11) 3... Re1+ $11) 2... Kxh8 3. hxg7+ Kh7 4. Kf7 Qa8 5. Bg6+ Kh6 6. g8=N+ $1 Qxg8+ 7. Kxg8 Kxg6 (7... Rf1 8. f7 Ng4 (8... Nd1 9. Be4 $18) 9. f8=Q+ $18) 8. f7 Ng4 $1 9. hxg4 Rh1 10. d4 $1 (10. f8=Q $2 Rh8+ $1 11. Kxh8 {stalemate}) 10... Rh3 11. d5 Rh2 12. f8=N+ $1 (12. f8=Q $2 Rh8+ 13. Kxh8 {stalemate}) 12... Kh6 13. Nxd7 Rxa2 14. Nb6 $1 Rf2 15. d7 a2 16. d8=Q a1=Q 17. Qe7 (17. Qd7 $2 Qh8+ 18. Kxh8 Rf8#) 17... Rf7 18. Kxf7 $18 (18. Qxf7 $2 Qh8+ 19. Kxh8 {stalemate. Active play of all pieces (except, rather, the Rg7) creates a bunch of ideas: two promotions, sacrifice/counter-sacrifice, stalemate traps. A study with a broad spectrum of combinative ideas.}) 1-0
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[Event "5th Prize, MatPlus"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Jean-Marc Loustau (France), Iuri Akobia(Georgia)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1k6/8/2K5/r3P3/5B2/1b1P1BP1/1P6/3r4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] {Diagram #} 1. e6+ (1. Bxd1 $2 Bxd1 2. Kd6 Bb3 3. Kc6 Kc8 4. d4 Ra6+ 5. Kc5 (5. Kb5) 5... Kd7 6. Kb4 Be6 7. Kb5 Rc6 8. Bd2 Bc4+ 9. Kb4 Ke6 $19) (1. Kb6 $2 Rda1 $1 2. Bg4 Ra6+ 3. Kc5 Kb7 4. Bf3+ Kc7 5. d4 R1a5+ 6. Kb4 Be6 $19) 1... Kc8 ( 1... Ka7 2. Bxd1 Bxd1 3. Bd6 Ba4+ (3... Ra6+ 4. Kd5 Bb3+ 5. Ke5 Kb7 6. e7 Ra8 7. d4 Kc6 8. Bc5 Kd7 9. g4 Ra1 10. Kf6 Rf1+ 11. Ke5 Rf2 12. Ba3 Bd1 13. d5 Bxg4 14. d6 $11) 4. Kc7 Ka6 (4... Ka8 5. d4 Ra7+ 6. Kb6 Rb7+ 7. Kc5 Rb5+ 8. Kc4 Rxb2 9. d5 Bb3+ 10. Kc3 Rb1 11. e7 Ba4 12. Bf4 Kb7 13. d6 $11) 5. d4 Kb5 6. Bc5 Ra8 7. e7 Kc4 (7... Rg8 8. b4 Kc4 9. Kd6 Rxg3 10. Kc7 $11) 8. b4 Kd5 (8... Rg8 9. Kd6 Rxg3 10. Kc7 $11) 9. Kb6 Rb8+ 10. Kc7 Rg8 11. Kb6 $11 {Black cannot destroy connection between the white Bishop and pawns. Also, they should have under the control a8. Thus, black have no opportunity to create a mate network. }) (1... Ka8 2. Kb6+ Bd5 3. Bxd1 $18) 2. Bg4 $1 { Preparation of the second battery. There is a threat of a move e7+} ({ Thematic try} 2. e7 $5 Ra6+ 3. Kb5 $1 Re6 4. Bg4 Kd7 5. Kb4 Rxd3 6. Bf5 Rf3 7. Bg4 Bd5 8. Kc5 Rd3 9. Bf5 Rd1 {positional draw, but black must play -} (9... Rb3 $1 10. e8=Q+ Kxe8 11. Bxe6 Bxe6 $19)) (2. Bxd1 $5 Bxd1 3. e7 Ba4+ 4. Kd6 Ra6+ 5. Kc5 Kd7 6. d4 (6. b4 Rc6+ 7. Kd5 Kxe7 $19) (6. Bg5 Ra5+ $19) 6... Kxe7 7. Be5 Rc6+ 8. Kb4 Bd1 $19) (2. Kb6 $5 Rda1 3. Bb7+ Kd8 4. d4 Bxe6 $19) (2. d4 $5 Ba4+ 3. Kd6 (3. Kb6 Rb5+ $19) 3... Rxd4+ $19) 2... Ra6+ 3. Kb5 $1 ({ Thematic try} 3. Kc5 $5 Re1 $1 (3... Rxe6 $5 {and play leads to main line -} 4. Kb4 Rxd3 5. Bf5 Rf3 6. Bg4 {etc with the positional draw}) 4. e7+ Kb7 5. Bf3+ Ka7 6. Be4 Bf7 7. Kd4 Re6 8. Bd2 R1xe4+ 9. dxe4 Rxe7 10. Bc3 Kb6 { and White has no chance for draw}) 3... Rxe6 4. Kb4 Rxd3 5. Bf5 (5. Bxe6+ $5 Bxe6 $19) 5... Rf3 6. Bg4 Bd5 7. Kc5 Rd3 8. Bf5 Rd1 9. Bg4 Bb3 10. Kb4 Rd3 ( 10... Kd8 11. Kxb3 Rb6+ 12. Kc2 Rd5 13. Be2 Rc5+ (13... Rc6+ 14. Kb3 Ke7 15. Ka3 $11) (13... Ke7 14. Kc3 Rc6+ 15. Bc4 Rdc5 16. b3 $11) 14. Kb1 Rc3 15. Bd2 Ra3 16. Bc4 $11 {White can keep the pawns without problems and it does not give chance Black on a win.}) 11. Bf5 Rf3 12. Bg4 {=. Positional draw by repetition of position. Difficult idea done by collective efforts.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "6th Prize, MatPlus"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Kevin Begley (USA)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "K7/8/1ppnp3/4p3/1NPk1p2/1P3P2/1P3N1B/5q2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] {Diagram #} 1. Nc2+ Kc5 2. Bg1 $1 (2. Nd3+ $2 Qxd3 3. Bg1+ Qd4 4. Bxd4+ exd4 $15) 2... Nxc4 (2... Qxg1 $2 3. Nd3#) 3. Ne4+ Kb5 4. Nc3+ (4. bxc4+ $2 Ka5 $15) 4... Ka5 (4... Ka6 5. Nb4+ Ka5 6. Nxc6+ Ka6 7. b4 $1 Qxf3 (7... Nd6 8. Nb8#) 8. b5#) 5. b4+ Ka6 6. b5+ cxb5 7. Nb4+ Ka5 8. Nc6+ Ka6 9. Nd5 $1 (9. b4 $2 Qxf3 $19) 9... exd5 10. b4 Qxg1 11. Nb8# {Having created a battery, White, in consecutive order, brings the play to a check-mate.} 1-0
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[Event "Special Prize, MatPlus"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Darko Hlebec (Serbia)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "kbBqb3/P1p1PP2/pP4p1/P5p1/1n4P1/1r4PK/6pn/1Q1r4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "14"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] {Diagram #} 1. Bb7+ $1 Kxb7 2. exd8=N+ $1 (2. exd8=Q $5 Rxg3+ 3. Kxg3 g1=Q+ 4. Kh3 Qxg4+ $19) 2... Rxd8 3. fxe8=Q (3. axb8=Q+ $5 Rxb8 4. bxc7 Bxf7 $19) 3... Rxe8 (3... g1=N+ 4. Kg2 $11) 4. Qxb3 g1=R $1 (4... g1=Q 5. a8=Q+ Kc8 6. Qxa6+ Nxa6 7. b7+ Kd7 8. Qe6+ $11) 5. Qf3+ $3 (5. a8=Q+ $5 Kxa8 6. Qf3+ c6 $19) 5... Nxf3 6. a8=B+ $3 (6. a8=Q+ $5 Kc8 $1 7. Qxb8+ Kxb8 8. bxc7+ Ka7 9. c8=Q Rh1+ $19) 6... Kc8 7. b7+ Kd7 {stalemate. Romantic Allumwandlung study-grotesque. The finale is known from HHdbIII#55684 - A.Gurvitch 1928 & HHdbIII#47488- A. Hurtig 1943.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "1st HM, MatPlus"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Sergij Didukh (Ukraine)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5R2/1n6/1rp2PPk/8/1nK5/3NP1p1/8/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "18"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] {Diagram #} 1... Na5+ 2. Kd4 (2. Kc3 $5 Nd5+ 3. Kd2 Nxf6 $19) (2. Kc5 Rb5+ 3. Kd6 Nc4+ $19) 2... c5+ 3. Nxc5 Rxf6 4. Rxf6 (4. Rh8+ $5 Kg7 5. Rh7+ Kg8 6. Rh3 Rxg6 $19) 4... Nac6+ ({main} 4... Nbc6+ 5. Kc3 (5. Kd5 $5 g2 $19) 5... g2 6. g7+ $1 Kxg7 7. Rf2 g1=Q 8. Ne6+ Kg6 9. Rg2+ Qxg2 10. Nf4+ $11) 5. Ke4 $1 (5. Kc4 $5 g2 6. g7+ Kxg7 $19) 5... g2 6. g7+ $1 Kxg7 7. Rf4 $3 (7. Rf5 $5 g1=Q { (Kg6)-+}) (7. Rf2 $5 g1=Q 8. Ne6+ Kg6 9. Rg2+ Qxg2+ $19) 7... g1=Q 8. Ne6+ Kg6 9. Rg4+ $1 Qxg4+ 10. Nf4+ {stalemate. Rook echo -sacrifices combinations, with the nicest being the first one leading to a pin-stalemate. Pity it isn't a White to play which leaves an impression of some sketchiness.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "2 HM, MatPlus"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Iuri Akobia (Georgia)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2b5/1N6/8/8/8/R4p1P/3K2k1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] {Diagram #} 1. Nd6 $1 (1. Na5 $5 Be6 $1 (1... f2 $5 2. Nc4 Bxh3 3. Ne3+ { and will be the main line}) 2. Ke3 (2. Nc6 f2 $11) 2... f2 3. Ra1 f1=Q 4. Rxf1 Kxf1 $11) (1. Nc5 $5 f2 $11) 1... f2 2. Nc4 Bxh3 (2... f1=Q 3. Ne3+ $18) 3. Ne3+ Kg1 4. Rc3 $3 ({Thematic try} 4. Rb3 $5 f1=Q 5. Nxf1 Bxf1 6. Ke1 Kg2 7. Rb2+ Kg1 8. Rb6 $3 Bc4 $1 9. Rg6+ Kh2 10. Kf2 Kh3 11. Kf3 Kh4 $2 12. Rg4+ $18 { echo win of bB as in main line, but 11...Bd5+! draws.}) 4... f1=Q 5. Nxf1 Bxf1 6. Ke1 Kg2 7. Rc2+ Kg1 8. Rc6 $3 (8. Rc3 $5 Kg2 9. Rc2+ Kg1 {loss of time}) (8. Rc7 $5 Ba6 {(Bb5)} 9. Rg7+ Kh2 10. Kf2 Kh3 11. Kf3 Kh4 12. Kf4 Kh5 13. Kf5 Bd3+ $11) 8... Bb5 (8... Bd3 9. Rc3 $1 Bf5 10. Rg3+ Kh2 11. Kf2 $18) (8... Bg2 9. Rg6 Kh2 10. Kf2 $18) 9. Rg6+ Kh2 10. Kf2 Kh3 11. Kf3 { (and impossible Bc6+ because was 8.Rc6!!)} 11... Kh4 12. Kf4 Kh5 (12... Kh3 13. Rg3+ Kh2 (13... Kh4 14. Rb3 Bc4 15. Rb4 Bf1 16. Rb1 $18) 14. Kf3 Bc6+ 15. Kf2 Ba8 16. Rg8 $18) 13. Rg5+ {wins. Miniature with precise moves by the wR and echo-chameleon captures of the Bishop (thematic try-final position). What seemed to be a dullish endgame has turned into an interesting logical play.} 1-0
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[Event "3 HM, MatPlus"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "A.Jasik, S.Parzuch (Poland)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3n4/5Ppk/7b/3P1pr1/5R1K/5PPP/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] {Diagram #} 1. f8=N+ $1 (1. f8=Q $5 Rh5+ 2. Kxh5 g6+ 3. Kh4 Bxf8 4. g4 Be7+ $1 5. g5 Bc5 6. Kg3 Bd6 $19) 1... Kg8 2. Ne6 Nxe6 3. dxe6 g6 4. g4 Rh5+ $1 5. gxh5 g5+ 6. Kg3 gxf4+ 7. Kh4 $1 Kg7 (7... Kf8 8. e7+ Kxe7 {stalemate}) 8. e7 Kf6 ( 8... Kf7 9. e8=Q+ Kxe8 {stalemate}) 9. e8=N+ $1 $11 { Preparation for stalemate trap and two S-promotions.} (9. e8=Q $4 Bg5#) 1/2-1/2
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[Event "4 HM, MatPlus"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Dragoslav Marjanovic (Sebia)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k1K5/3R4/8/3P4/5P2/7n/p6p/N7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] {Diagram #} 1. Rc7 h1=Q 2. Rc3 $1 Ka7 3. Kc7 Ka6 4. Kc6 Ka5 (4... Ka7 5. Kc7) 5. Ra3+ Kb4 6. Nc2+ Kc4 7. Ne3+ Kd4 8. Nf5+ Kc4 (8... Ke4 9. Ng3+) 9. Ne3+ Kb4 10. Nc2+ {Interesting positional draw. The bK finds no safe haven on an almost empty board.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "5th HM, MatPlus"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Siegfried Hornecker (Germany)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "K7/8/1nk5/5P2/8/N3P3/8/5b2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "18"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] {Diagram #} 1. Kb8 Bd3 2. e4 $1 (2. f6 $5 Nd7+ 3. Kc8 Nxf6 4. e4 Nxe4 $19) 2... Kc5 (2... Nd7+ 3. Kc8 Ne5 4. Kd8 $11) ({main} 2... Bxe4 3. f6 Bf5 4. f7 Nd7+ 5. Kc8 Ne5+ 6. Kb8 Bd3 7. f8=N $1 $11) 3. f6 Nd7+ 4. Kc8 $1 (4. Kc7 $5 Nxf6 5. e5 Nd5+ {(check!)-+}) 4... Nxf6 5. e5 Nd5 {(not check)} 6. e6 Kc6 $1 (6... Kd6 7. Kb7 Ne7 8. Kb6 $11) 7. Kd8 Kd6 8. e7 Nxe7 9. Nb5+ Bxb5 {stalemate. Two variations: stalemate plus a S-promotion. Pity about the King being under check in the initial position.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "6 HM, MatPlus"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Luis Miguel Martin (Spain)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2p1p3/k1K4p/5R2/4p1q1/6p1/6B1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "18"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] {Diagram #} 1. Bf1+ Ka7 2. Ra5+ Kb8 3. Rb5+ Kc8 4. Bh3 $1 Qxh3 5. Rf5 $1 Kb8 6. Rb5+ Ka7 7. Ra5+ Kb8 8. Rb5+ Kc8 9. Rf5 {positional draw, or} 9... Qxf5 { stalemate. Nice play. Queen with multiple Pawns is helpless against the wR.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "1comm, MatPlus"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Iuri Akobia (Georgia)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3b4/8/7R/8/7N/8/2K1p3/4k3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] {Diagram #} 1. Rh7 $3 ({Thematic try} 1. Rh8 $5 Bg5 2. Rh7 Bd8 3. Rh8 Bg5 { positional draw}) ({Thematic try} 1. Rh5 $5 Kf2 2. Rf5+ Kg3 3. Nf3 Kg4 4. Rf8 Ba5 {draws}) 1... Kf2 (1... Bg5 2. Rh8 $1 Kf2 (2... Bf6 3. Nf3+ Kf2 4. Rf8 Bg7 5. Rf7 $18) (2... Be3 3. Rf8 Bf2 4. Nf3+ Kf1 5. Kd2 $18) 3. Rf8+ Kg3 4. Nf3 Bf4 5. Ne1 $18) (1... Kf1 2. Rf7+ Kg1 3. Nf3+ Kf2 4. Ne5+ Ke3 5. Ng4+ Ke4 6. Kd2 $18) 2. Rf7+ Kg3 3. Nf5+ (3. Nf3 $5 Ba5 $11) 3... Kf2 {/f3} 4. Nd6+ $1 (4. Nd4+ $5 Ke3 5. Nf3 Ba5 $11) 4... Ke3 5. Nc4+ Kd4 6. Nd2 e1=N+ $1 (6... e1=Q 7. Nf3+ $18) 7. Kd1 Ng2 (7... Bh4 8. Rf4+ $18) 8. Rd7+ $18 { Choosing right squares for the Rooks, S-Rundlauf, underpromotion, domination.} 1-0
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[Event "2 comm, MatPlus"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Gerhard Josten, Janos Mikitovic"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3R4/3K2b1/8/6n1/8/4p2p/4N3/k7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] {Diagram #} 1. Kc6 $1 (1. Ke7 $2 h2 2. Rd1+ Kb2 $19) 1... Kb2 (1... h2) (1... h2 2. Rd1+ $11) 2. Rd1 Ne4 (2... Kc2 3. Rh1 Be5 4. Kd5 $11) 3. Re1 (3. Kd5 $2 Nf2 $19) 3... Nf2 (3... h2 4. Kd5 Nf2 5. Ng3 $11) 4. Ng3 Bd4 (4... Bh6 5. Nf1 Kc2 6. Nxe3+ $11) 5. Kd5 Bb6 6. Nf1 (6. Kc6 $2 Ba7 7. Nf1 Kc2 8. Nxe3+ Kd2 $19) 6... Kc3 7. Nxe3 (7. Ra1 $5 Bd4 8. Ng3 Kd3 9. Ra4 Bc3 $19) 7... Kd2 8. Ng2 $1 Nd3 (8... hxg2 9. Rg1 $11) 9. Ra1 $1 (9. Rb1 $2 hxg2) 9... Nb4+ (9... hxg2 10. Ra2+) 10. Kc4 (10. Ke4 $2 hxg2 $19) 10... Nc2 11. Nf4 Nxa1 12. Nxh3 Be3 13. Kd5 $11 {K-zigzag, R's exact move and a small point.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "3 comm, MatPlus"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Luis Miguel Martin (Spain)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/6R1/7k/2p4P/7P/1Qq1pK2/5p2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] {Diagram #} 1. Rg6+ (1. Qxc3 $2 f1=Q+ 2. Ke4 Qh1+ 3. Ke5 Kxg7 $11) 1... Kxh5 2. Rg5+ Kxh4 3. Rg4+ Kh3 4. Rg3+ Kh4 5. Rh3+ $1 Kxh3 (5... Kg5 6. Qg8+ Kf5 7. Rh5+ Kf6 8. Rh6+ Ke7 9. Re6+ Kd7 10. Qf7+) 6. Qe6+ Kh2 7. Qh6+ Kg1 8. Qg6+ Kf1 9. Qb1+ Qe1 10. Qd3+ e2 11. Qe3 $1 c4 12. Qd4 $1 {z} 12... Qc3+ (12... c3 13. Qh4) 13. Qxc3 {wins (igru zdes nado zakonchivat, a to viigrivaet i 14.Qc2).} 13... e1=Q 14. Qxc4+ $18 (14. Qc2 {Having sacrificed its 'unnecessary' Rook, White entices the bK under the Q's deadly checks with zugzvang on the way .}) 1-0
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[Event "4th comm, MatPlus"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Gerhard Josten (Germany)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/7p/2p1pp1N/2P5/5K1P/3k4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] {Diagram #} 1. Ng2 f3 (1... e3+ 2. Kf3 e2 3. Kf2 h4 4. h3 Kd2 5. Ne1 f3 6. Nxf3+ Kd1 7. Ne1 Kd2 8. Ng2 $18) 2. Ne3+ Kd2 (2... Kc1 3. Nxc4 $18) 3. Nxc4+ Kxc3 (3... Kd3 4. Ne5+ Kxc3 5. Ke3 $18) 4. Nd6 (4. Ne3 $5 Kd4 5. Nf5+ Ke5 $11) 4... Kd4 (4... Kd3 5. Nf5 $18) 5. Nf7 $1 Kd3 (5... h4 6. Ng5 Kd3 7. Ne6 Kd2 8. Nd4 Kd3 9. Nf5 $18) 6. Ng5 Kd4 (6... h4 7. Ne6 $18) 7. Nh3 $1 Ke5 (7... h4 8. Ng5 Ke5 (8... Kd3 9. Ne6 Kd2 10. Nd4 $18) 9. Ke3 Kf5 10. Nxe4 $18) (7... Kd3 8. Nf4+ Kd2 9. h4 $18) 8. Ke3 Kf5 9. Nf2 $18 {White S's round-the -world tour.} 1-0
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[Event "5th comm, MatPlus"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Arpad Rusz (Romania)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/7n/6b1/3pB1kp/8/1B3K2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] {Diagram #} 1. Bf2+ (1. Bxd3 $5 h2 $19) 1... Kh2 (1... Kf3 2. Bxd3 Ng3+ 3. Kg1 $11) 2. Bg1+ (2. Bxd3 $5 Ng3+ 3. Bxg3+ Kxg3 $19) 2... Kh1 3. Bxd3 Be2+ $1 4. Bxe2 (4. Kxe2 $2 Kxg1 $19) 4... Ng3+ 5. Ke1 $1 (5. Kf2 $2 Nxe2 {zz}) 5... Nxe2 6. Kf2 {zz} 6... Nxg1 7. Kg3 {zz} 7... h2 8. Kf2 {zz} 8... Nf3 9. Kf1 {zz} 9... Nd2+ 10. Kf2 $11 {Old finale t a bad execution. A study from the 4th European SolvingChampionship that was quite a hindrance for many solvers.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "6th comm, MatPlus"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Janos Mikitovic (Hungary)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/P5P1/8/2nr2P1/8/5p2/p7/4K2k w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] {Diagram #} 1. a8=Q Ne4 (1... Kg1 2. Qxa2 Re5+ (2... Nd3+ 3. Kd2 $1 Nb4+ 4. Qxd5 Nxd5 5. g8=Q f2 6. Qxd5 $18) 3. Kd1 $1 Re8 4. Qc4 $1 (4. Qa7 $2 Rd8+ 5. Kc2 Rc8 6. g8=Q Rxg8 7. Qxc5+ f2 $11) 4... Ne4 5. g8=Q Rxg8 6. Qxe4 f2 7. Qg4+ $18) 2. Qxa2 (2. g8=Q $5 f2+ 3. Ke2 Rd2+ 4. Ke3 f1=Q $11) 2... Rd8 3. g8=Q Rxg8 4. Qe6 $3 (4. Qxg8 $2 Kg1) 4... Rxg5 (4... Kg2 5. Qxe4 $18) 5. Qh3+ (5. Qxe4 $5 Re5 6. Qxe5 f2+ 7. Ke2 f1=Q+ 8. Kxf1 {stalemate}) 5... Kg1 6. Qxf3 Re5 7. Qf1+ (7. Qg4+ $2 Ng3+ $11) 7... Kh2 8. Qf4+ $18 { Interesting White's 4th and 5th moves with refusal of capture.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Special comm, MatPlus"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Sergei I.Tkachenko (Ukraine)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1qbrkr2/1p1pppP1/PP1p4/3K2PN/6N1/8/7n/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "12"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] {Diagram #} 1. Ngf6+ (1. a7 $5 e6+ $1 2. Kd4 Qa8 $19) 1... exf6 2. a7 Qa8 3. Kxd6 Ng4 4. Nxf6+ Nxf6 5. gxf6 Rg8 6. Kc7 d5 {stalemate} (6... Rf8 7. Kd6 Rg8 8. Kc7 {draws, or} 8... Rxg7 9. fxg7 Ke7 10. g8=Q Rxg8 { stalemate. Grotesque with a funny finale.}) 1/2-1/2
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