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Studies awarded for the German Magazine tournament Schach 2010-2011.
[Event "Prize, Schach 2010-2011"] [Site ""] [Date "2010"] [Round ""] [White "Hornecker=S, Minski=M"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3p3B/P2k2P1/3P4/7r/3K4/b3P3/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "15"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. e4 $1 (1. a7 $2 Ra4 $1 $19) (1. g7 Bb1+ $1 $19) 1... Bb1+ 2. Kd2 Bxe4 (2... Rxe4 3. g7) 3. a7 Bxd5 ({main} 3... Rh2+ 4. Ke3 Bxd5 5. g7 Rh3+ 6. Kd2 Ra3 7. Be4 {etc}) 4. g7 Ra4 5. Be4 Rd4+ 6. Bd3 Rg4 7. Bc4 Rd4+ 8. Bd3 $11 *
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[Event "1-2.Hm, Schach 2010-2011"] [Site ""] [Date "2010"] [Round ""] [White "Amann=G"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4R3/5pkp/1Pn3p1/5P2/5pK1/2p4P/1p6/4R3 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "15"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. f6+ $1 (1. Rf8 $2 Ne5+ 2. Rxe5 c2 3. f6+ Kxf6 $19) 1... Kh6 (1... Kxf6 2. Rf1 c2 3. Ree1 g5 4. Rb1) 2. R8e2 Ne5+ 3. Rxe5 c2 4. b7 b1=Q 5. Rxb1 cxb1=Q 6. b8=Q Qxb8 7. Rh5+ gxh5+ 8. Kh4 $11 *
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[Event "1-2.Hm, Schach 2010-2011"] [Site ""] [Date "2010"] [Round ""] [White "Eschbach=D"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2B5/8/2K1p3/p7/k5b1/7q/NPP5/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "37"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Bd7 $1 e5 2. Be8 Bh5 3. Bd7 Be8 4. Bxe8 Qc8+ 5. Kb6+ Qxe8 6. Nc3+ Kb4 7. Nd5+ Kc4 8. Ne3+ Kd4 9. Nf5+ Kd5 10. c4+ Kxc4 11. Nd6+ Kb3 12. Nxe8 e4 13. Nd6 e3 14. Nf5 e2 15. Nd4+ Kxb2 16. Nxe2 a4 17. Nf4 a3 18. Nd3+ Kc3 19. Nc1 $11 *
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[Event "3.Hm Schach 2010-2011"] [Site ""] [Date "2011"] [Round ""] [White "Akobia=I"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4k3/7B/P1P3P1/6p1/K3n3/8/1r6/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "26"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1... Ra2+ $1 ({after -} 1... Kd8 {sooner will be a main line} 2. g7 Nf6 3. g8=Q+ {etc}) (1... Nf6 2. g7 Ra2+ (2... Kd8 3. g8=Q+) 3. Kb5 Kd8 4. g8=Q+ Nxg8 5. Bxg8 Ra1 6. Kb6 $11) 2. Kb5 Kd8 $1 (2... Nd6+ 3. Kc5 $1 (3. Kb6 $2 Nc8+ 4. Kc7 Rxa6 5. g7 Ra7+ $19) 3... Nf5 4. Kb6 $1 (4. Kb5 $2 Kd8 5. Bg8 Ra1 $1 6. Kb6 Rb1+ 7. Kc5 Kc7 8. Be6 Ng7 $19) 4... g4 5. a7 $11) 3. g7 (3. Bg8 $2 Rb2+ 4. Ka5 Kc7 5. g7 Nf6 6. Bd5 Rb8 $19) 3... Rb2+ (3... Nf6 4. g8=Q+ Nxg8 5. Bxg8 Ra1 6. Be6) 4. Ka4 $3 ({try} 4. Ka5 $5 Nf6 5. g8=Q+ Nxg8 6. Bxg8 Kc7 $1 7. a7 (7. Bd5 Rd2 8. Be6 Kxc6 $19) 7... Rb1 $1 8. Bd5 Ra1+ $19) ({try} 4. Kc4 $5 Nf6 5. g8=Q+ Nxg8 6. Bxg8 Kc7 $19) 4... Nf6 5. g8=Q+ (5. Ka3 $5 Rb8 $19) 5... Nxg8 6. Bxg8 Rb6 $1 ({Now, is very weak for Black -} 6... Kc7 $2 7. a7 $18 {(if compare this line to the line 4.Ka5!? will be clear why was the move 4.Ka4!!)}) (6... Rb8 7. Be6 $1 $11) 7. a7 ({try} 7. Ka5 $5 Kc7 8. Bd5 Rb1 $1 (8... Rb8 $2 9. a7 Ra8 10. Ka6 $11) 9. a7 Ra1+ $19) 7... Ra6+ 8. Kb5 Rxa7 9. Kb6 Re7 $1 10. Bc4 $3 {zz} ({Thematic try} 10. Bd5 $5 g4 $1 {zz} 11. Bc4 g3 12. Bd5 Kc8 $1 $19 ({not } 12... Rg7 $2 13. Be4 $1 Kc8 14. Bf5+ Kd8 15. Be4 {positional draw, or} g2 16. c7+ Kd7 17. Bc6+ $11) ({also not} 12... Rc7 $2 13. Be4 $1 Rf7 14. Bg2 $1 {zz} Kc8 15. Bh3+ Kd8 16. Bg2 {main thematic variant})) ({Thematic try} 10. Bb3 $5 Re4 $1 ({not} 10... Re3 $2 11. c7+ Kd7 12. Bc2 Rf3 13. Kb7 $11) ({also not} 10... g4 $2 11. Bd5 $1 {zz and thematic line}) 11. Bd5 Rb4+ $19) 10... g4 11. Bd5 $1 {zz} g3 12. Bf3 $1 {zz} (12. Bg2 $2 Rf7 13. Bh3 Rh7 14. Bg2 Kc8 $19) 12... Kc8 {main B} ({main A} 12... Rf7 13. Bg2 $1 {zz} ({Thematic try} 13. Bd5 $5 Rf8 $1 ({not} 13... Re7 14. Bf3 {zz}) 14. c7+ Kd7 15. Kb7 Kd6 16. Bf3 Rf7 $19) 13... Kc8 14. Bh3+ Kd8 15. Bg2 {positional draw}) 13. Bg4+ Kd8 14. Bf3 { positional draw} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "4.Hm, Schach 2010-2011"] [Site ""] [Date "2011"] [Round ""] [White "Mikitovics=J"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4RK2/8/8/N4Pk1/5p2/2P3p1/8/7b w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "29"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Ke7 Kxf5 2. Nb3 f3 3. Nd4+ Ke4 4. Kd6+ Kd3 5. Rg8 f2 6. Rxg3+ Kd2 7. Nf3+ Kxc3 8. Nh2+ $1 Kd2 9. Ke5 Ke2 10. Ra3 $1 (10. Rb3 $2 Bg2 11. Kf4 f1=Q+ $11) 10... Bg2 11. Ra2+ Ke1 12. Ra1+ Ke2 13. Kf4 f1=Q+ 14. Nxf1 Bxf1 15. Kg3 $18
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[Event "s.Hm Schach 2010-2011"] [Site ""] [Date "2010"] [Round ""] [White "Becker=R"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/1p1n2p1/8/7q/RK4k1/BR6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2010"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Kc1+ Kf1 2. Kd2+ (2. Kc2+ $2 Ke2 3. Kc1+ Ke1 4. Kc2+ Ke2 {=}) (2. Bd4 $2 Nc3 3. Rf2+ Ke1 {=}) 2... Kg2 (2... Kf2 3. Bd4+ Ne3 4. Ra3 {(Rb3) +-}) 3. Ke1+ Kh1 (3... Kg1 4. Bd4+ Ne3 5. Rf2 {+-}) 4. Kf2+ Kh2 5. Be5+ Nf4 6. Ke1+ Kh1 7. Kd2+ Kg2 8. Kc1+ Kf1 9. Kb2+ (9. Bxf4 $2 gxf4 10. Kb2+ Kf2 11. Ka1+ Kg3 {=}) 9... Kf2 10. Ka1+ (10. Bd4+ $2 Ke2 11. Kc1+ Kd3 {=}) 10... Ke3 (10... Ne2 11. Bd4+ { +-}) 11. Re1+ $1 (11. Rb3+ $2 Nd3 12. Rxd3+ Kxd3 13. Ra3+ Ke4 {=}) 11... Kf3 12. Ra3+ {+-} 1-0
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[Event "1.c Schach 2010-2011"] [Site ""] [Date "2011"] [Round ""] [White "Amann=G"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3p2p1/q4b1p/2QP3k/3P4/6K1/B7/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. d6+ Bg5 2. Bf7+ g6 3. Bc4 $1 (3. Bd5 $2 Bh4+ 4. Kh3 Qf1+ 5. Bg2+ Qf5+ $11) 3... Qb5 $1 4. Qf5 $3 Qe5+ 5. dxe5 gxf5 6. Bf7# 1-0
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[Event "2.c Schach 2010-2011"] [Site ""] [Date "2010"] [Round ""] [White "Becker=R"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1k2B3/2RRP3/6K1/1b6/8/8/8/5q2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "2010"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Rb7+ Ka8 2. Ra7+ (2. Rxb5 $2 Qf6+ {(Qf7+) =}) 2... Kb8 3. Rdb7+ Kc8 4. Bd7+ Bxd7 5. Rc7+ Kb8 6. Rxd7 Qe2 7. Kf6 Qf3+ 8. Kg7 Qg4+ 9. Kf8 Qf5+ 10. Ke8 Qg6+ ( 10... Qg5 {(Qh5+)} 11. Kd8 Qa5+ 12. Rac7 Qb6 13. e8=N {+-}) 11. Kd8 Qb6+ 12. Rac7 Qa5 13. e8=N $1 (13. e8=Q $2 Qg5+ 14. Qe7 Qg8+ 15. Qe8 Qg5+ 16. Re7 Qd5+ 17. Qd7 Qg8+ 18. Re8 Qg5+ 19. Qe7 Qd5+ 20. Rd7 Qa5+ 21. Rc7 Qd5+ 22. Qd7 Qg5+ 23. Re7 Qg8+ {=}) 13... Qg5+ 14. Re7 Qd5+ 15. Rcd7 Qa5+ 16. Nc7 {+-} 1-0
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[Event "3.c Schach 2010-2011"] [Site ""] [Date "2011"] [Round ""] [White "Josten=G"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2p3q1/Bp4Pp/p2p3p/1krP3P/8/1PP3P1/1RKN4 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "17"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. c3+ (1. Ne3 $2 Qxd4 2. c3+ Kc5 3. Nxc4 Qg1+ 4. Kc2 Qxg2+ 5. Nd2 b5 $15) 1... Kb3 2. Ra1 Ra4 3. Rxa4 Kxa4 4. Kb1 c5 5. Ka2 c4 6. Ne3 Qxg6 7. Nxc4 $1 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Qc2 9. g3 $18
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[Event "4.c Schach 2010-2011"] [Site ""] [Date "2011"] [Round ""] [White "Amann=G"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4K2k/1pQp3p/1R4p1/1P4P1/8/3P3P/1q3r2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Qd8 $1 (1. Qxd7 $2 Qe5+ 2. Qe7 Qb8+ 3. Kd7 Rf8 4. Re6 Kg8 $11) 1... Qg7 2. Qf6 $3 Rxf6 3. Rxf6 Kg8 4. b6 h6 5. h4 d6 6. d4 d5 7. Rf4 h5 8. Rf6 Kh7 9. Rf7 $18
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