www.arves.org - Mat Plus 2009

Studies awarded for the Magazine tournament Mat Plus 2009.

[Event "2.p MatPlus 2009"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "Becker=R"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2Q5/p7/8/p4K2/8/P1R2ppp/Pp5P/1r4k1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2007"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 
 1. Qc5+ $1 ({Thematic try} 1. Rxf3 $2 g2 $1 (1... Rc1 $2 2. Rxg3+ Kxh2 3. Rxh3+ Kxh3 4. Qh8+ {+-}) 2. Rb3 (2. Qc5+ Kh1 3. Qd5 Rc1 4. Rb3 b1=Q+ 5. Rxb1 Rxb1 {=} ) 2... Kh1 $1 (2... a4 $2 3. Rxb2 Rxb2 4. Qc1+ Kxh2 5. Qxb2 Kh1 6. Qb7 Kh2 7. Qc7+ Kh1 8. Qc6 Kh2 9. Qc2 Kh1 10. Qe4 Kh2 11. Qe2 Kh1 12. Kg4 g1=Q+ 13. Kxh3 { +-}) (2... Rc1 $2 3. Qb7 b1=Q+ 4. Rxb1 Rxb1 5. Qxb1+ Kxh2 6. Qc2 {etc.}) 3. Qb7 a4 $1 4. Rb5 a6 $1 (4... Kxh2 $2 5. Rxb2 Rxb2 6. Qxb2 {etc.}) 5. Rb4 (5. Rb6 Rf1+ 6. Kg4 Rf7 7. Qd5 Rd7 8. Qe4 Re7 9. Qf3 Rf7 {=}) 5... a5 $1 6. Rb5 Kxh2 ( 6... Rf1+ $2 7. Kg4 Rf7 8. Qa8 Rf8 9. Qe4 Re8 10. Qxe8 g1=Q+ 11. Kxh3 Qxh2+ 12. Kg4 {+-}) 7. Rxb2 Rxb2 8. Qxb2 Kh1 9. Qb7 Kh2 10. Qc7+ Kh1 11. Qc6 Kh2 12. Qc2 Kh1 13. Qe4 Kh2 14. Qe2 Kh1 15. Kg4 g1=Q+ 16. Kxh3 Qe3+ 17. Qxe3 { stalemate. Moves of the black a-pawns echo the main line.}) 1... Kxh2 (1... Kh1 2. hxg3 Rg1 3. Rb3 b1=Q+ 4. Rxb1 Rxb1 5. Qf2 {(Qc2) +-}) 2. Rxf3 $1 ({ Thematic try} 2. Rc2+ $2 g2 3. Kg4 (3. Qf2 {(Qe5+)} 3... Kh1 4. Qg3 h2 {=}) 3... Re1 $1 4. Qd6+ (4. Rxb2 Kh1 5. Rxg2 Kxg2 6. Qc6 Re3 7. Kf4 Rxa3 8. Qg6+ Kf1 9. Kg3 f2+ {=}) 4... Kg1 5. Rxb2 f2 6. Qd4 Kh1 7. Rxf2 g1=Q+ 8. Kxh3 Re5 $1 9. Qxe5 Qxf2 10. Qa1+ Qg1 {=}) ({COOK-->(MG)} 2. Qd6 Rc1 (2... Re1 3. Rb3 b1=Q+ 4. Rxb1 Rxb1 5. Kg4 $18) 3. Rb3 Kg2 4. Qf4 b1=Q+ 5. Rxb1 Rxb1 6. Kg4 $18) 2... Rc1 (2... Rg1 3. Qc2+ {+-}) 3. Rf2+ g2 (3... gxf2 4. Qxf2+ Kh1 5. Qxb2 {+-}) 4. Qe5+ Kh1 5. Rxb2 (5. Qxb2 $2 Rf1 {=}) 5... Rf1+ (5... g1=Q 6. Qe4+ (6. Qd5+ $2 Qg2 7. Rxg2 hxg2 {=}) 6... Qg2 7. Rxg2 hxg2 8. Qh4+ Kg1 9. Qd4+ Kh1 10. Qh8+ Kg1 11. Kg4 {+-}) 6. Kg4 (6. Ke6 $2 g1=Q 7. Qe4+ Qg2 8. Rxg2 hxg2 {=}) 6... g1=Q+ 7. Kxh3 Rf3+ 8. Kh4 a4 (8... Rf2 9. Qe4+ (9. Qd5+ $2 Rg2 10. Rb3 Qf1 11. Kh3 Kg1 12. Qd4+ Rf2+ 13. Kg3 Qg2+ 14. Kh4 Qf1 15. Rb2 Kg2 16. Qg7+ Kh1 17. Qb7+ Kh2 {=}) 9... Rg2 10. Rb1 {+-}) 9. Rd2 $1 ({Thematic try} 9. Rc2 $2 Rf2 10. Qe4+ Rg2 11. Rc3 Qf1 12. Kh3 Kg1 13. Qd4+ Kh1 14. Qd5 Kg1 {=}) ({ Thematic try} 9. Re2 $2 a5 {zz} 10. Rb2 (10. Re1 Rf4+ 11. Kh3 Rf3+ 12. Kh4 Rf4+ 13. Kh5 Rf5+ 14. Qxf5 Qxe1 {=}) 10... Rh3+ 11. Kxh3 Qe3+ 12. Qxe3 {stalemate}) 9... a6 (9... Rf2 10. Qd5+ (10. Qe4+ $2 Rg2 11. Rd3 Qf1 12. Kh3 Kg1 13. Qd4+ Rf2+ 14. Kg3 Kh1 15. Qh4+ Kg1 16. Qd4 Kh1 17. Qxf2 Qxd3+ {=}) 10... Rg2 11. Rd1 {+-}) 10. Rb2 $1 a5 (10... Rf2 11. Qe4+ (11. Qd5+ $2 Rg2 {=}) 11... Rg2 12. Rb1 {+-}) 11. Re2 $1 { This move works only now that moves of the black a-pawns are exhausted. 11...} 11... Rf2 12. Qe4+ (12. Qd5+ $2 Rg2 {=}) 12... Kh2 (12... Rg2 13. Re1 {+-}) 13. Qf3 (13. Qf4+ $2 Kh1 14. Rxf2 Qxf2+ 15. Qxf2 {stalemate}) 13... Rxe2 14. Qh3# { mate} 1-0

[Event "5.p MatPlus 2009"] [Site ""] [Date "2009.11.13"] [Round ""] [White "Hornecker=S , Mikitovics=J"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "K7/8/1Pk5/5P2/n7/6P1/2N5/5b2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2009"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 
 1. b7 Nb6+ 2. Ka7 Nd7 3. f6 $3 (3. Ne3 $5 Ba6 4. Kxa6 Nc5+ $11) (3. Nd4+ $2 Kd6 4. Ne6 Bg2 $11 (4... Be2 $2 5. Nf8 $1 $18)) 3... Bc4 (3... Kd6 4. Ne3 Bd3 5. Nd5 $3 Kxd5 (5... Be4 6. f7 $18) 6. f7 $18) 4. Ne3 $1 (4. g4 $2 Kd6 $1 $11 ( 4... Bf7 $2 5. Ne3 Kd6 6. g5 $18 {main line})) 4... Bf7 $1 5. g4 $1 (5. Nf5 $2 Kd5 6. Ne7+ Ke6 $11 (6... Ke5 $2 7. Nc8 Kxf6 8. Nb6 Ne5 9. Kb8 Nc6+ 10. Kc7 $18 )) (5. Nd1 $2 Kc5 6. Nc3 Kd4 $11) 5... Kd6 (5... Kc7 6. g5 Nb8 7. Ng2 $3 (7. Nd1 $2 Bd5 $1 8. Nc3 Bxb7 (8... Nc6+ $2 9. Ka8 Bf3 10. Nb5+ $18) 9. Nb5+ Kc8 10. Nd6+ (10. f7 Nd7 11. g6 Bd5 12. Nd6+ Kc7 13. g7 Bxf7 14. Nxf7 Nf6 $11) 10... Kc7 11. Ne8+ Kc8 12. Nd6+ Kc7 13. Nb5+ Kc8 {positional draw}) 7... Nc6+ 8. Ka8 (8. Ka6 $4 Bc4#) 8... Bd5 9. Nf4 Be4 (9... Bc4 10. g6 $18) 10. Ne6+ Kd6 11. f7 $1 $18 (11. Nc5 $2 Bg6 (11... Bf5 $2 12. b8=Q+ Nxb8 13. Kxb8 Bg6 14. Kc8 $1 $18) 12. Na6 (12. Na4 Bf7 $1 $11 (12... Ke6 $2 13. Nc3 Bh5 14. Nb5 Bf3 15. Nc7+ Kd7 16. b8=Q $1 $18)) 12... Be4 $11)) 6. g5 Ke5 7. Ng4+ Kf4 (7... Ke6 8. Nh6 $18) 8. g6 $1 (8. Nh6 $2 Bd5 9. f7 Bxb7 10. g6 Bd5 $11) 8... Bxg6 9. f7 $1 Bxf7 10. Nf6 {wins.} 1-0

[Event "1.hm  MatPlus 2009"] [Site ""] [Date "2009.09.20"] [Round ""] [White "Becker=R , Akobia=I"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/3p4/1k1K4/r7/3p4/1p6/3RR3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "37"] [EventDate "2006"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 
 1. Rd2 (1. Rxd3 $2 Ra1 {=}) (1. Rb1 $2 Rb4 2. Re3 Ka4 3. Rxd3 Rb3 4. Rd2 Ka3 {= }) 1... Kb4 2. Rb1 (2. Rxb2+ $2 Kc3 3. Rh2 Rd4+ 4. Ke6 d2 {=}) 2... Kc3 (2... Kb3 3. Rdxb2+ $1 (3. Rbxb2+ $2 Kc3 {zz} 4. Ke6 Ra1 {=}) 3... Kc3 4. Rb3+ Kc2 5. R1b2+ Kc1 6. Rh2 d2 7. Rc3+ {+-}) 3. Rbxb2 {zz} Ra8 (3... Ra1 4. Ke4 d5+ 5. Kf3 $1 (5. Ke3 $2 d4+ $11) 5... Rf1+ (5... Rc1 6. Rf2 {+-}) 6. Kg2 Rc1 7. Rf2 Rc2 8. Rb1 Kd4 9. Kf1 Rc8 10. Ke1 {+-}) (3... Rd4+ 4. Ke6 Re4+ (4... Ra4 5. Kf5 d5 6. Rh2 Ra1 7. Rbg2 {+-}) 5. Kf5 Re1 6. Kf4 Rc1 7. Ke3 d5 8. Ra2 d4+ 9. Ke4 Re1+ 10. Kf3 Re3+ 11. Kf2 {(Kg2) +-}) 4. Ke4 $1 ({Thematic try} 4. Rh2 $2 Rh8 5. Rhg2 Rg8 6. Rgf2 Rf8 7. Rfd2 Re8 (7... Ra8 $2 8. Ke4 $1 {and main line}) 8. Ra2 Re5+ (8... Re1 $2 9. Rh2 {+-}) 9. Kc6 Re1 10. Kd5 (10. Rh2 Rc1 11. Kd5 (11. Ra3+ Kb4+ {=}) (11. Rh3 Kb3+ {=}) 11... Rc2 {=}) 10... Re5+ (10... Rc1 $2 11. Ke4 d5+ 12. Ke3 d4+ 13. Ke4 {etc.}) 11. Kxd6 Re8 $1 {zz} (11... Re4 $2 12. Rh2 Rd4+ 13. Kc5 Rc4+ 14. Kb5 Rb4+ 15. Ka5 {+-}) 12. Kd7 Re4 {zz} (12... Re5 $2 13. Rd1 Rd5+ 14. Ke6 {+-}) 13. Kd8 Re5 {zz} (13... Re6 $2 14. Rd1 Rd6+ 15. Ke7 {+-} ) 14. Kd7 Re4 15. Kd6 Re8 16. Kd5 Re7 {zz} 17. Rh2 (17. Rd1 d2 {=}) 17... Rd7+ 18. Kc5 (18. Ke4 d2 {=}) 18... Kb3 (18... d2 $2 19. Rh3+ Rd3 20. Ra3+ {+-}) 19. Rab2+ Kc3 20. Ra2 Kb3 21. Rhb2+ Kc3 22. Rd2 Rd8 {=} (22... Kb3 $2 23. Ra8 Kc3 24. Rda2 {+-}) (22... Rc7+ $2 23. Kd6 Rc8 24. Kd5 Re8 25. Kd6 {zz})) 4... d5+ 5. Kf3 $1 ({Thematic try} 5. Ke3 $2 d4+ 6. Kf3 Rf8+ 7. Kg2 Rg8+ 8. Kf1 Rf8+ 9. Ke1 Re8+ {(Rh8) drawn with bP on d4}) ({Thematic try} 5. Kxd5 $2 Re8 $1 6. Ra2 Re7 {zz, see thematic try 4.Rh2?}) 5... Rf8+ (5... d4 6. Ra2 $1 Rf8+ 7. Kg2 Rg8+ 8. Kf1 Rh8 9. Rf2 {+-}) 6. Kg2 (6. Ke3 $2 d4+ 7. Ke4 Re8+ 8. Kf3 Rf8+ { etc.}) 6... Rg8+ (6... Ra8 7. Rf2 {+-}) 7. Kf1 Rf8+ 8. Ke1 (8. Rf2 $2 Rxf2+ 9. Rxf2 d2 10. Ke2 Kc2 11. Ke3 d4+ {=}) 8... Re8+ (8... Rh8 9. Rh2 Re8+ 10. Kd1 Rf8 11. Rbf2 {transposes}) 9. Kd1 Rf8 10. Rf2 Rg8 11. Rg2 Rh8 12. Rh2 Rf8 13. Rbf2 Rg8 (13... Ra8 14. Ra2 {+-}) (13... Rb8 14. Kc1 Re8 15. Rd2 {+-}) 14. Rfg2 Rf8 ({main} 14... Rb8 15. Kc1 Re8 16. Rd2 Re1+ 17. Rd1 {+-}) 15. Ke1 $1 Re8+ 16. Kf1 Rf8+ (16... Rb8 17. Ra2 {Rf2) +-}) 17. Kg1 Ra8 18. Rh3 Ra1+ 19. Kh2 { wins} 1-0

[Event "2.hm MatPlus 2009"] [Site ""] [Date "2009.05.29"] [Round ""] [White "Meghina=M"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3k4/p1pq3p/1p5R/4P3/P6P/2PN4/1PN3K1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "35"] [EventDate "2009"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 
 1. Nd4 (1. Kf3 $2 Qxd3+ $11) 1... Qg7+ 2. Kh3 Qxh6 3. Nf4 Kd7 ({COOK-->>(MG)} 3... Kc8 4. Nde6 c5 5. b3 (5. h5 c4 6. Kg4 Kb7 7. Kf3 Ka6 8. Ke4 Ka5 9. Kd4 Kxa4 10. Kxc4 a5) (5. b4 cxb4 6. cxb4 a5 7. bxa5 Kb7 8. h5 Ka6) 5... Kb7 6. h5 Ka6 7. b4 (7. Kg4 Ka5 8. Kf3 c4) 7... cxb4 8. cxb4 Kb7 9. Kg4 a5 10. b5 Kc8 11. Kf3 Kd7 12. Ke4 Ke7 13. Kd5 Kd7 $11) 4. Nde6 {{Completing the fortress} 4... Qxe6+ $2 (4... c5 5. Kg4 Kc6 6. b4 b5 7. a5 cxb4 8. cxb4 a6 9. h5 Kb7 10. Kf5 Kb8 11. Ke4 Ka7 12. Kd5 Kb7 13. Kd6 Kb8 14. Kc6 Ka7 15. Kc7 $18) (4... a5 5. h5 c6 6. Kg4 $19) (4... c6 5. h5 Kc8 6. Kg4 a5 $19) 5. Nxe6 Kxe6 6. Kg4 Kxe5 7. Kg5 {and the easy technical win:} 7... c5 8. Kh6 Kf6 9. Kxh7 Kf7 10. b4 a6 11. bxc5 bxc5 12. c4 a5 13. h5 Kf6 14. Kg8 Kg5 15. Kf7 Kxh5 16. Ke6 Kg5 17. Kd5 Kf6 18. Kxc5 *

[Event "5.c MatPlus 2009"] [Site ""] [Date "2009.12.11"] [Round ""] [White "Loustau=J"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3R4/1k6/4b2p/2b5/8/8/4K3 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "35"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 
 {The " 4 corners theme " achieved here in complete form (the Rook goes to each corner and then leaves it) in a continuous way (without any intermediate move), and in logical structure (see thematic tries). Also, with the main theme is made a synthesis of interesting positional Draws.} 1. Kf2 (1. Rh7 $5 Bg3+ $1 2. Kd2 h4 3. Ke3 Bd5 $19) 1... Bb3 2. Re7 (2. Rh7 $5 Bd1 $1 3. Rd7 Bg4 $19) 2... Bd6 3. Re1 $1 Kc7 (3... Ba4 4. Rb1+ ({Thematic try} 4. Rh1 $5 Be8 $1 5. Ra1 (5. Rb1+ Kc6 $3 (5... Kc5 $5 6. Rg1 Kd5 (6... Kd4 7. Rd1+ Kc5 8. Rg1 Kd4 9. Rd1+ { positional draw} Ke5 10. Re1+ Kf4 11. Rxe8 $11) 7. Rg8 Bf7 8. Rg7 Be8 9. Rg8 { positional draw, or} Ba4 10. Rg5+ Ke4 11. Rxh5 $11)) 5... Bd7 $1 6. Rh1 Bg4 $19 ) (4. Kg2 $5 Bd7 $19) (4. Ra1 $5 Bd7 $19) 4... Kc7 5. Rh1 $1 { wR on the corner 1} ({Thematic try} 5. Ra1 $5 Bb3 $1 6. Rh1 Bf7 7. Ra1 Be6 8. Rh1 Bg4 $19) 5... Be8 6. Ra1 $1 {wR on the corner 2} Kd7 $1 7. Ra8 { wR on the corner 3} Bg6 8. Rh8 {wR on the corner 4} Be5 9. Rh6 $11) 4. Kg2 $1 Kd7 5. Kh3 Be7 6. Re3 $1 ({Thematic try} 6. Re5 $5 Bf7 $1 7. Kg2 Bd6 8. Re3 (8. Rf5 Be8 9. Kh3 Ke6 $1 $19) 8... Bg6 9. Kh3 Be7 10. Re5 Ke8 11. Rb5 Kf8 $1 12. Kg3 Be8 $1 13. Rb8 $2 Bd6+ $19) (6. Kg3 $5 Ke8 $1 7. Rh1 Bf7 8. Re1 Bg6 9. Re5 Kf8 10. Rb5 Be8 $19) 6... Bc2 7. Re5 $1 Bg6 8. Ra5 Ke8 9. Kg3 Kf8 10. Kf4 $1 Kf7 11. Rb5 $1 Bd6+ 12. Kg5 Be7+ 13. Kf4 Kg7 14. Rb7 Kf8 15. Rb8+ Kf7 16. Rb5 { positional draw, or} Bd8 17. Rd5 Bc7+ 18. Kg5 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "6.c MatPlus 2009"] [Site ""] [Date "2009.11.06"] [Round ""] [White "Mikitovics =J"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/k3N3/2KN4/8/4P1B1/1p6/2p5/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "2009"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 
 1. Kc7 $1 b2 $1 ({Main} 1... c1=Q+ 2. Nc6+ Ka8 3. Bc8 Qxc6+ 4. Kxc6 b2 5. Kc7 $1 b1=Q 6. Bb7+ Ka7 7. Nc8#) 2. Ndc8+ $1 (2. Nc6+ $2 Ka8 $11) 2... Ka6 (2... Ka8 3. Nb6+ (3. Bd7 $2 c1=Q+ $11) 3... Ka7 4. Nc6+ {and #1}) 3. Nc6 $3 (3. Be2+ $2 Ka5 4. Nc6+ Ka4 $11) 3... Kb5 $1 (3... b1=Q 4. Be2+ Qb5 5. Bxb5+ Kxb5 6. Nd4+ $18) 4. Nb6 $1 {thr. Be2+ and #1} (4. Be2+ $2 Ka4 $11 (4... Kc5 $2 5. Nb6 {and #1})) 4... c1=N $1 (4... c1=Q 5. Be2+ Kc5 {and #1}) 5. Na4 $3 (5. Na7+ $2 Kb4 $1 6. Nd5+ Kc4 $1 7. Nb5 Kxb5 $1 $19 (7... b1=Q $2 8. Na3+ $18)) (5. Nd4+ $2 Kb4 6. Nc2+ Kb3 (6... Kc3 $2 7. Na3 $18) 7. Na3 Kxa3 8. Nc4+ Kb3 $11 (8... Ka2 9. Be6 Nd3 10. Nd2+ Ka1 $11)) (5. Nd5 $2 Kc4 6. Nb6+ Kb5 7. Na4 { loss of time}) (5. Bd7 $2 b1=Q $11) 5... Kxa4 (5... b1=Q 6. Nc3+ $18) 6. Bd1+ Nb3 {(Ka3,Kb5)} 7. Bc2 {wins.} 1-0