www.arves.org - Olimpiya Dunyasi 2008

Studies awarded for the Russian Magazine tournament Olimpiya Dunyasi 2008.

[Event "1.Prize, Olimpiya dunyasi"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Hlinka=Michal (Slovakia)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5R2/PP1rP1B1/8/4n3/B7/Kp4q1/6r1/k2N4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "18"] [EventDate "2008.02.22"] 
 {Publication: No21 (515) 4-14. 04. 2008, study290. Solution:24 (518) 25-28. 04. 2008.} 1. Nb2 $1 (1. Bxe5+ $2 Qxe5 2. e8=Q Qc5+) (1. b8=Q $2 Ra2+ 2. Kb4 Qg4+) 1... Nc4+ $1 (1... Rxb2 $2 2. Rf1+ Rb1 3. Rxb1+ Kxb1 4. b8=Q b2+ 5. Bb3 Qc3 6. a8=Q Qc5+ 7. Qb4 Ra7+ 8. Qxa7 Qxa7+ 9. Ba4 Qe3+ $11) 2. Nxc4+ b2+ 3. Bb3 (3. Kb4 $2 Qe1+ 4. Bc3 Qxe7+) 3... Qxg7 4. Rf1+ $1 (4. e8=Q $2 b1=Q) (4. a8=Q $2 Qxe7+ 5. Ka4 Rxb7 $19) 4... b1=Q 5. Rxb1+ Kxb1 6. b8=Q Qxe7+ (6... Rxa7+ 7. Qxa7 Qa1+ 8. Kb4 Qxa7 9. e8=Q $11) 7. Nd6 $3 Rxa7+ (7... Rxd6 $5 8. Ba2+ $1 Kc1 9. Qb1+ Kd2 10. Qb4+ Ke3 11. a8=Q Rd3+ 12. Bb3 Ra2+ $1 13. Kxa2 Qxb4 14. Qe8+ Kf2 15. Qf7+ Rf3 16. Qa7+ Re3 17. Qf7+ Kg3 18. Qg6+ Kh2 19. Qh5+ Rh3 20. Qe5+ $11) 8. Ba4+ Kc1 9. Qb2+ $1 Rxb2 {stalemate. Stalemate with two pins.Just to set the final position on board is easy,to reach it through balanced play is a challenge. The author well managed it. Judge: David Gurgenidze (Georgia).} 1/2-1/2

[Event "2.Prize, Olimpiya dunyasi"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Didukh=Sergiy (Ukraine)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3k4/p3R1p1/4p3/4P3/P4bP1/K7/bPp5/R7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "34"] [EventDate "2008"] 
 {Publication: No24 (518) 25-28. 04. 2008, study295. Solution:No26 (520) 2 - 5. 05. 2008.} 1. Rf7 $1 (1. Rxg7 $2 Bb1 2. Rg8+ Kc7 3. Rg7+ Kc6 4. Rg8 Bxe5 5. Rc8+ Bc7 {wins.}) 1... Bb1 2. Rf8+ Kd7 3. Rf7+ Kc6 4. Rf8 Kb7 (4... Bxe5 $2 5. Rf1) 5. Rf7+ Kb6 6. a5+ Kb5 7. Rc7 Bxe5 8. Rc8 Bd4 $1 (8... Bd6+ $2 9. b4 Bxb4+ 10. Kb2 $11) 9. g5 $1 (9. a6 $2 e5 $1 10. Kb3 (10. g5 e4) 10... Bc5 11. Ra5+ Kxa5 12. Rxc5+ Kb6 $1 13. Rc3 (13. Rxc2 Bxc2+ 14. Kxc2 Kxa6 15. Kd3 Kb5 {wins.} ) 13... e4 14. Kc4 e3 15. Kd3 c1=Q+ {check!}) 9... g6 (9... e5 10. b4 $1 (10. a6 $2 e4 11. Kb3 Bc5 12. Ra5+ Kxa5 13. Rxc5+ Kxa6 $1) 10... Bxa1 (10... e4 11. Ra2 $11) 11. Rc5+ Ka6 12. Rc7 $1 Kb5 13. Rc5+ Ka6 14. Rc7 $11 { perpertual alternation of check and threat of mate.}) 10. a6 $1 (10. Rc7 $2 Bc5+ 11. Rxc5+ Kxc5 12. b4+ Kc4 13. Kb2 Kxb4 {zz} 14. a6 e5 15. Ra3 c1=Q+ { wins.}) 10... Bc5+ (10... e5 11. Kb3 Bc5 12. Ra5+ Kxa5 13. Rxc5+ Kb6 14. Rxc2 $11) 11. Rxc5+ Kxc5 12. b4+ Kc4 13. Kb2 Kxb4 14. Kc1 {zz} 14... e5 15. Kd2 { (b2)} 15... e4 16. Kc1 e3 17. Ra3 $1 Kxa3 {stalemate. Meaty study with two Rooks dealing with two black Bishops plus an advanced Pawn.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "4.Prize, Olimpiya dunyasi"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Akobia=Iuri (Georgia)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4B2N/n5k1/8/8/2P5/2K5/5P2/1n6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2008"] 
 {Publication: No17 (511) 7-13. 03. 2008, study 280. Solution:20 (514) 1-3. 04. 2008.} 1. Kc2 $1 (1. Kd3 $2 Kxh8 $11) (1. Kb4 $2 Kxh8 $11) (1. Kb2 $2 Nd2 2. c5 Ne4 $11) 1... Na3+ 2. Kb3 (2. Kd3 $2 Kxh8 $11) 2... Nxc4 (2... Nb1 3. Nf7 Nd2+ 4. Kb4 Nc8 (4... Nxc4 5. Kxc4 Nc8 6. Kd4 $18) 5. c5 Kf6 6. Bd7 Ne7 (6... Kxf7 7. Bxc8 $18) 7. Nd6 Nd5+ 8. Kb5 Ke5 9. Nc4+ Nxc4 10. Kxc4 Nf6 11. Bc6 Ng4 12. f3 $18) 3. Kxc4 Nc8 $1 (3... Kxh8 4. Bd7 $18) 4. Nf7 (4. Ng6 $2 Nd6+) 4... Kf8 (4... Kf6 5. Kd5 Nb6+ 6. Kc5 Nc8 7. Kd4 Ne7 8. Ke4 $18) 5. Kc5 Ke7 $1 (5... Kxe8 6. Nd6+ Nxd6 7. Kxd6 Kf7 8. Ke5 $18) 6. f3 $3 {zz BTM} ({Thematic try} 6. f4 $5 Kxe8 7. Nd6+ Nxd6 8. Kxd6 Kf7 9. Ke5 Ke7 {WTM} 10. Kf5 Kf7 $11) 6... Kxe8 7. Nd6+ Nxd6 8. Kxd6 Kf7 9. Ke5 $18 { . Nice lightweight with both sides playing subtly.} 1-0

[Event "1.hm Olimpiya dunyasi"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Becker=Richard (USA)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r7/1p6/p7/1n1p2R1/1P1k4/pP4N1/1P6/1K6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "22"] [EventDate "2008"] 
 {Publication: No24 (518) 25-28. 04. 2008, study294. Solution:No26 (520) 2 - 5. 05. 2008.} 1. Ne2+ (1. bxa3 $2 Nxa3+ 2. Kb2 Nb5 3. Ne2+ Ke4 4. Nc3+ Nxc3 5. Kxc3 Rc8+ 6. Kd2 Rf8 {-+}) 1... Ke3 (1... Kd3 2. Nf4+ Ke4 3. Nxd5 {=}) (1... Ke4 2. Nc3+ Nxc3+ 3. bxc3 Rh8 4. Ka2 Rh3 5. Rg4+ Kf5 (5... Kd3 6. Rd4+ Kxc3 7. Rxd5 Kxb4 8. Rd4+ {=}) 6. Rg7 Rxc3 7. Rxb7 d4 8. Kxa3 d3 9. Rd7 {=}) 2. Nc3 d4 3. Nxb5 axb5 ({Main} 3... a2+ 4. Ka1 $1 (4. Kxa2 $2 axb5+ 5. Kb1 d3 {-+}) 4... axb5 5. Rg3+ (5. Re5+ $2 Kd3 6. Re3+ Kc2 7. Re2+ Kxb3 {-+}) 5... Kf4 6. Rg4+ { (Rf3+)} 6... Kxg4 {stalemate}) 4. bxa3 d3 (4... Rh8 5. Re5+ Kd2 6. Rxb5 Rh7 7. Kb2 d3 (7... Re7 8. Rh5 Re2 9. Rh3 d3 10. Rh1 b5 11. a4 {=}) 8. Rg5 Kd1 (8... Rh1 9. Rg7 b5 10. a4 {=}) (8... Rh2 9. Rg1 $1 (9. Rg3 $2 Ke2 10. Rg1 Kf2 {-+}) 9... Ke3+ (9... b5 10. a4 {=}) 10. Kc1 Rc2+ 11. Kd1 {=}) 9. Rg1+ Ke2 10. Rg2+ Ke3 11. Rg3+ Ke2 12. Rg2+ Ke1 13. Rg1+ Kf2 14. Rg8 $1 (14. Rg6 $2 Rc7 15. a4 Rc2+ 16. Kb1 Rc6 {-+}) (14. Rg5 $2 Rc7 15. Rh5 Rc2+ 16. Kb1 Ke3 17. Rh7 Re2 18. Re7+ Kf2 19. Rf7+ Ke1 {-+}) 14... Rc7 15. a4 Rc2+ 16. Kb1 {=}) 5. Kc1 $1 (5. Kb2 $2 d2 {-+}) (5. Rg3+ $2 Ke2 ({Also} 5... Kd2 6. Kb2 Re8 {-+}) 6. Rg2+ Kf3 7. Rg7 Rc8 {-+}) (5. Re5+ $2 Kd4 ({Also} 5... Kd2 6. Kb2 Rh8 {-+}) 6. Rxb5 Rc8 7. Rxb7 d2 {-+}) 5... Rxa3 (5... Rc8+ 6. Kd1 Rh8 7. Re5+ Kd4 8. Rxb5 {=}) 6. Rg3+ (6. Kb2 $2 d2 7. Re5+ Kd4 8. Re8 Ra6 9. Rd8+ Ke3 10. Re8+ Kd3 11. Rd8+ Ke2 12. Re8+ Kd1 {-+}) 6... Ke2 (6... Kd4 7. Kb2 Ra8 8. Rg4+ Ke3 9. Rg3+ Ke4 10. Rg4+ Kf3 11. Rh4 {=}) 7. Rg2+ Ke1 (7... Kf3 8. Rg7 {(Rg5)} 8... Ra2 9. Re7 Kf2 (9... Re2 10. Rxb7 Ke3 11. Re7+ {=}) 10. Kd1 Rb2 11. Re5 b6 12. Re6 {=}) 8. Rh2 $1 (8. Kb2 $2 d2 $1 9. Rg1+ Ke2 10. Kxa3 d1=Q 11. Rxd1 Kxd1 12. Kb2 Kd2 13. Ka2 Kc2 14. Ka3 Kc3 15. Ka2 Kxb4 16. Kb2 b6 {zz -+}) (8. Rg1+ $2 Kf2 9. Rg7 Ra2 10. Re7 Re2 11. Rd7 Ke3 12. Re7+ Kd4 13. Rc7 Ra2 14. Kb1 Rh2 15. Kc1 Re2 16. Rc8 Ke3 17. Re8+ Kf2 18. Rd8 Rc2+ 19. Kd1 Ke3 {-+}) 8... d2+ ({Main} 8... Rxb3 9. Rh1+ Ke2 (9... Kf2 10. Kd2 {=}) 10. Re1+ $1 Kxe1 {stalemate}) 9. Rxd2 Ra1+ 10. Kc2 Ra2+ 11. Kc3 Rxd2 {stalemate. wR sacrifices preceed three stalemates with wK on different squares (Author).} 1/2-1/2

[Event "2.hm Olimpiya dunyasi"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Mikitovics=Janos  (Hungary)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6K1/4p3/P2P2n1/4r3/8/2k3P1/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "2008"] 
 {Publication: No17 (511) 7-13. 03. 2008, study 282. Solution:20 (514) 1-3. 04. 2008.} 1. a7 $1 (1. d7 $2 Rh5 $1 (1... Rd5 $2 2. a7 $1 Rh5 3. Kg7 {/f7} 3... Rh8 4. Kxg6 $11 {see the main line}) 2. Kg7 Rh8 (2... Rd5 $2 3. a7 $1 Rxd7 4. a8=Q Rd6 5. Qe4 Kb3 6. g4 $18) 3. Kxg6 Rf8 $1 (3... Kc4 $2 4. Kf7 $1 Kd5 5. Kxe7 Rh7+ 6. Ke8 $1 Ke6 7. d8=N+ $3 $11) 4. Kg7 (4. g4 Kd4 5. Kg7 Rd8 6. Kf7 Rxd7 $19) 4... Rd8 $1 (4... Ra8 $2 5. Kf7 e5 6. Ke7 $18) 5. a7 Ra8 $1 (5... e5 $4 6. Kf6 $1 e4 7. Ke7 $18) 6. Kf7 e5 $1 7. Ke6 (7. Ke7 Rxa7 8. Ke6 Rxd7 $1 $19 ) 7... e4 (7... Kd4 $2 8. Kd6 e4 9. Kc6 e3 10. Kb7 $18) 8. Kd6 e3 (8... Kc4 $2 9. Kc6 e3 10. Kb7 $11) 9. Kc6 e2 10. Kb7 e1=Q $3 11. Kxa8 Qe7 (11... Qd2 $2 12. Kb8 Qd6+ 13. Kc8 Qc6+ 14. Kb8 Qb6+ 15. Kc8 $11) 12. Kb8 Qd8+ $1 13. Kb7 Qxd7+ $19) 1... Ra5 (1... Rh5 2. Kg7 Rh8 (2... Ne5 $2 3. dxe7 $1 (3. a8=Q $2 Rg5+ 4. Kf8 exd6 $11) 3... Rg5+ 4. Kf6 $1 Rg8 5. Kxe5 $18) 3. dxe7 $1 Ra8 4. Kxg6 $11) 2. d7 $1 Rh5 $1 (2... Rxa7 $2 3. d8=Q Ne5 (3... Kc4 4. Qb6 $18) 4. Qb8 Ra5 5. Qc7+ Nc4 6. Qxe7 $18) 3. Kf7 {/g7} 3... Rh8 (3... Rf5+ 4. Kxg6 Rf8 5. a8=Q $11 {see the main line}) 4. Kxg6 Rf8 (4... Ra8 5. Kf5 $3 Kd4 6. Ke6 Kc5 $1 $11 ( 6... Ke4 $2 7. g4 $1 Kf4 (7... Kd4 8. g5 Kc5 9. g6 Kc6 10. g7 Kc7 11. Kf7 $18) 8. Kd5 $1 Kxg4 (8... e5 9. Kc6 e4 10. g5 e3 11. Kb7 Rg8 12. a8=Q Rxa8 13. Kxa8 e2 14. d8=Q e1=Q $19) 9. Kc6 Kf5 10. Kb7 Ke6 11. Kxa8 $18)) (4... Kc4 5. Kf7 $3 Ra8 $1 $11 (5... Kd5 $2 6. Kxe7 Rh7+ 7. Kd8 Ke6 8. Kc8 $1 Rxd7 9. a8=Q $1 $18)) (4... e5 $2 5. Kf6 $3 Ra8 6. Kxe5 $1 Kc4 7. Kd6 $1 (7. Ke6 $2 Kc5 8. Ke7 Rxa7 $11) 7... Kb5 8. Ke7 (8. g4 $2 Kb6 9. Ke7 Kc7 $1 $11) 8... Rxa7 9. Ke8 $18) 5. a8=Q Rxa8 6. Kf5 $3 (6. Kf7 $4 e5 $19) 6... Rd8 7. Ke6 {draws.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "4.hm Olimpiya dunyasi"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Mikitovics=Janos (Hungary)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7K/P1PnP3/8/4rPP1/8/8/p2P3k/b7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "29"] [EventDate "2008"] 
 {Publication:14 (508) 26 - 28 . 02. 2008, study 276. Solution:15 (509) 29. 02 - 03. 03. 2008.} 1. Kg8 $1 (1. f6 $2 Rxe7 (1... Nxf6 2. a8=Q (2. gxf6 $2 Rh5+ 3. Kg8 $1 (3. Kg7 $2 Bxf6+ $19) 3... Bxf6 $11) 2... Rxe7 3. gxf6 Bxf6+ 4. Kg8 a1=Q (4... Rxc7 5. Qxa2 Rg7+ 6. Kf8 $18) 5. Qxa1 Bxa1 6. c8=Q Rg7+ 7. Kf8 $18) 2. a8=Q Bxf6+ 3. gxf6 Nxf6 $19) (1. a8=Q $2 Ra5+ $19 (1... Rxe7+ $2 2. Kg8 Rg7+ 3. Kh8 $11 {see the main line})) (1. Kh7 $2 Rxe7+ $19 (1... Nb6 $2 2. f6 $1 $11 )) 1... Rxe7 2. a8=Q $1 (2. c8=Q $2 Rg7+ 3. Kh8 Rxg5+ 4. Kh7 (4. d4 Bxd4+ $19) 4... Bg7 $19) 2... Rg7+ 3. Kh8 Rxg5+ (3... Rf7+ 4. Kg8 (4. d4 $2 Bxd4+ 5. f6 a1=Q 6. Qxa1 Rf8+ $19) 4... Rg7+ $11) 4. d4 $3 (4. Kh7 $2 Bg7 $19) (4. f6 $2 Bxf6+ $19) 4... Bxd4+ (4... Rg2 $2 5. Qd5 Nb6 6. Qd6+ Kg1 7. Qxb6 Bc3 8. Qa7 a1=Q 9. Qxa1+ Bxa1 10. c8=Q Bxd4+ 11. Kh7 Rh2+ 12. Kg6 $18) 5. f6 $1 (5. Kh7 $2 Nf6+ $19) 5... a1=Q 6. Qxa1 Bxa1 7. c8=Q $1 Bxf6+ 8. Kh7 Rg7+ (8... Ne5 9. Qc2+ Rg2 10. Qc7 Kg3 11. Qc3+ Kg4 12. Qc8+ Kh4 {thr: 13...Rg7+ 14.Kh6 Ng6#} 13. Qf8 $1 $11 (13. Qe8 $2 Rg7+ 14. Kh8 (14. Kh6 Ng4#) 14... Re7+ 15. Kg8 Rxe8+ 16. Kh7 Rh8#)) 9. Kh6 (9. Kh8 $2 Bd4 10. Qc4 Rg4+ $19) 9... Ne5 (9... Rf7 $2 10. Qc2+ $19) 10. Qc2+ (10. Qe6 $2 Nf7+ 11. Kh5 Rg5+ 12. Kh4 Rf5+ $1 13. Kg4 Nh6#) (10. Qf5 $2 Nf7+ 11. Kh5 Rg5+ $18) 10... Rg2 (10... Kg3 11. Qc3+ $11) 11. Qc7 $1 Kg3 12. Qc3+ Kh2 (12... Kg4 13. Qb4+ (13. Qc8+ $2 Kh4 $19) (13. Qd4+ $2 Kf5 $19) 13... Kf5 14. Qb1+ $11) 13. Qc7 Rg3 {/g4/g8} (13... Bg5+ $11 {eg.} 14. Kh5 Bf4 15. Qe7 $1 Nf3 16. Qe4 $1 Rg5+ 17. Kh6 Kg3 18. Kh7 $1 $11) 14. Qc2+ Rg2 15. Qc7 {draws.} (15. Qh7 $2 Kh3 $3 16. Qf5+ (16. Qb7 Rh2 $1 $19) 16... Kg3 $1 17. Qxf6 (17. Kh7 Rh2+ 18. Kg8 Rh8#) 17... Ng4+ $19) 1/2-1/2

[Event "5.hm Olimpiya dunyasi"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Mikitovics=Janos (Hungary)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3p4/P7/4p3/4P3/3p2p1/3P3P/bk1BKb1R b K - 0 1"] [PlyCount "36"] [EventDate "2008"] 
 {Publication: No83 (577) 2 - 4. 12. 2008, study 323. Solution: No85 (579) 12 - 15. 12. 2008.} 1... Bg2 (1... g2 2. Rxf1 $18) 2. Bf3 $1 (2. a7 $2 Bxe4 3. Bf3 Bxf3 4. O-O+ Kc2 (4... Ka2 $2 5. Rxf3 Bd4+ 6. Kf1 Bxa7 7. Rxg3 e4 8. Rg4 e3 ( 8... Kb3 9. Rxe4 Bb8 10. h4 Kc2 11. h5 d5 12. Re6 Kxd2 13. h6 $18) 9. dxe3 Bxe3 10. Ke1) 5. Rxa1 gxh2+ $11) 2... Bxf3 (2... Bxh1 3. Bxh1 Bd4 4. hxg3 $18) 3. O-O+ $1 Kc2 4. Rxa1 $1 gxh2+ (4... Kxd2 5. h4 $18) 5. Kxh2 Kxd2 (5... Bxe4 6. Ra2+ $18 {e.g.} 6... Kb3 (6... Kd1 7. Kg3 Ke2 8. Rb2 Bc6 9. Rb6 Be4 10. a7 Ba8 11. Rb8 Bc6 12. Rc8 Be4 13. Rh8 Kxd2 14. Kf2 Bb7 15. a8=Q $18) 7. Ra5 d6 8. a7 Kc2 9. Ra2+ Kd1 10. Kg3 Ke2 11. Rb2 Bh1 12. Rb8 Kxd2 13. Kf2 Bd5 14. a8=Q $18) 6. Ra4 Ke2 (6... Ke3 7. a7 d2 8. Ra3+ $1 (8. a8=Q $2 d1=Q 9. Ra3+ Kf4 10. Qf8+ Kxe4 11. Qb4+ Kf5 $11) 8... Kf4 (8... Ke2 9. a8=Q d1=Q 10. Qa6+ $18) 9. Rd3 $1 Bxe4 10. Rxd2 $18 (10. Rxd7 $2 Ke3 $19)) 7. a7 $1 (7. Kg3 $2 d2 8. a7 d1=Q 9. Ra2+ Ke3 10. Ra3+ Ke2 11. Ra2+ Ke3 $11) 7... d2 8. a8=Q (8. Kg3 $2 d1=Q 9. Ra2+ Ke3 10. Ra3+ Ke2 $11) 8... d1=Q 9. Qa6+ $1 (9. Ra2+ $2 Ke3 $1 10. Ra3+ Kf4 ( 10... Kf2 $2 11. Ra1 Qd6 12. Qa7+ Ke2 13. Ra2+ $18) 11. Qf8+ Kxe4 12. Qb4+ Kf5 $11) (9. Ra1 $2 Qd6 10. Qa2+ Qd2 $11) 9... Ke3 10. Qh6+ $1 (10. Qb6+ $2 Kf4 11. Qh6+ Kg4 12. Qg6+ Kf4 13. Qf5+ (13. Qf6+ Kg4 14. Qg7+ Kf4 15. Qg3+ Ke3 16. Ra3+ Kxe4 $11) 13... Ke3 14. Ra3+ (14. Qg5+ Kd3) 14... Kf2 15. Ra2+ Ke3 16. Qg5+ Kxe4 $11) (10. Ra3+ $2 Kxe4 11. Qc4+ (11. Qg6+ Kf4 $11 (11... Kd4 $2 12. Qb6+ Ke4 13. Qe3+ Kf5 14. Qxf3+ $18)) 11... Kf5 $11 (11... Qd4 $2 12. Qc2+ Kf4 ( 12... Kd5 13. Rd3 $18) 13. Ra4 $18)) 10... Kd3 (10... Ke2 11. Ra2+ Kd3 12. Kg3 Bh5 13. Ra3+ Kc2 14. Qe3 Qg4+ 15. Kf2 Qh4+ 16. Kg1 {/Kg2} 16... Qg4+ 17. Kf1 Qd1+ 18. Kf2 Qd2+ 19. Qxd2+ Kxd2 20. Ra5 {(+-)} 20... Kd3 21. Rxe5 Bd1 (21... Bg6 22. Kf3 $18) 22. Rd5+ $18) 11. Ra3+ $3 (11. Qd6+ $2 Ke3 12. Qc5+ (12. Qb6+ Kf4 13. Qf6+ Kg4 14. Qg6+ Kf4 $1 (14... Kh4 $2 15. Qg3+ Kh5 16. Qxe5+ $18) 15. Qg3+ Ke3 16. Ra3+ Kxe4 17. Qg6+ Kf4 18. Qg3+ Ke4 19. Qg6+ Kf4 20. Qf6+ Kg4 $11) 12... Kf4 13. Qf8+ Kg4 $3 (13... Ke3 $2 14. Qh6+ Kd3 15. Ra3+ $18 { see the main line}) 14. Qf5+ Kh4 15. Qh3+ Kg5 16. Qg3+ Kf6 17. Qh4+ Kg6 $1 ( 17... Kf7 $2 18. Qh7+ $18) 18. Ra6+ d6 $11) 11... Kc2 (11... Kxe4 12. Qe3+ Kf5 13. Qxf3+ $18) 12. Ra2+ $1 {It is a new variant! -->} (12. Kg3 $2 Bxe4 13. Qh2+ (13. Qe3 Qd4 14. Qe2+ Kc1 (14... Kb1 $2 15. Rb3+ Kc1 16. Qe1+ Qd1 17. Qe3+ $1 ( 17. Qc3+ $2 Bc2 18. Qa1+ Kd2 $11 (18... Bb1 $2 19. Qb2#)) 17... Qd2 (17... Kc2 18. Qc3#) 18. Qxe4 $18) 15. Qe1+) 13... Kc1 $1 14. Ra1+ (14. Qf2 Qd4 $11) 14... Bb1 $11) 12... Kb1 {thr. 13...Qh1+} (12... Kd3 13. Kg3 $1 $18 { (see after b) 10...Ke2 11.Ra2+ Kd3 12.Kg3!)}) 13. Qa6 $1 {thr. 14.Ra1+} (13. Qd2 $2 Qxd2+ $11) 13... Qd4 14. Qa5 $1 Bxe4 (14... Qd6 15. Ra1+ (15. Rd2 $2 Qh6+ $11) 15... Kb2 16. Qa2+ $18) (14... d5 15. Rd2 $18) (14... Qxe4 15. Ra1+ $18) 15. Rd2 $1 (15. Re2 $2 Bc2 $11) 15... Bd3 {(The closing of line.)} 16. Rd1+ $1 {The wR gives place for the wQ.} (16. Qa2+ $2 Kc1 $11) 16... Kb2 $1 ( 16... Kc2 17. Qd2+ Kb3 18. Qxd3+ $18) 17. Qd2+ $1 (17. Qa1+ $2 Kc2 $1 (17... Kb3 $2 18. Qxd4 $1 exd4 19. Rxd3+ Kc4 20. Rd1 $1 $18) 18. Qb1+ Kc3 $11) 17... Bc2 {(The opening and closing of lines.)} (17... Kb3 18. Qxd3+ $18) 18. Qc1+ $1 {wins. Funny?! The wQ opens a line for the wR!} 18... Kb3 19. Rxd4 $18 1-0

[Event "1.c Olimpiya dunyasi"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Mikitovics=Janos (Hungary)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/1P6/4P3/K7/1N4N1/1rk5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2008"] 
 {Publication: No83 (577) 2 - 4. 12. 2008, study 324. Solution: No85 (579) 12 - 15. 12. 2008.} 1. Ne1 $1 (1. Nf4 $2 Kc2 $1 (1... Rxb2 $2 2. Nd3+ $18) 2. Nfd3 ( 2. Kb4 Re1 $11 (2... Rxb2+ $2 3. Kc4 Ra2 4. Ne6 $1 (4. Nd5 $2 Ra4+ 5. Nb4+ Kb2 $1 6. e5 Ka3 $11) 4... Ra4+ 5. Kd5 Rb4 6. Nc7 Kd3 7. e5 $18)) 2... Kc3 3. Ka2 Rf1 4. b6 Kd4 5. b7 Rf8 6. Nb4 Kxe4 7. Nc6 Kd5 8. Ne7+ Kd6 9. Nc8+ Kc7 $11) 1... Kd2 (1... Rxb2 2. Nd3+ $18) 2. b6 $1 (2. Ned3 $2 Kc3 3. Ka2 Rh1 4. b6 Kd4 5. b7 Rh8 6. Nb4 Kxe4 7. Nc6 Kd5 8. Ne7+ Kd6 9. Nc8+ Kc7 $11) (2. Nf3+ $2 Kc3 $1 (2... Ke3 $2 3. b6 $18) 3. Na4+ Kd3 4. b6 Rxb6 $11) 2... Kc3 { The wN open a line for the bR the intersection (b2) ->} (2... Rxe1 3. b7 Re3+ 4. Ka2 $18 (4. Kb4 $2 Kc2 $11) (4. Ka4 $2 Rxe4+ $11)) 3. Na4+ (3. Ned3 $4 Ra1#) 3... Kc4 4. Nc2 {The bR pass on the intersection ->} 4... Rb5 (4... Kd3 5. Nb4+ $18) 5. Ne3+ (5. Ka2 $2 Kd3 6. Na3 Rxb6 $11) 5... Kd4 6. Nf5+ (6. Nd5 $2 Rxb6 $11) 6... Ke5 (6... Kxe4 7. Nd6+ $18 ({or} 7. Nc3+)) 7. Ng3 $1 { The bR returns through the intersection onto his original place (Switchback) -> } (7. Ne7 $2 Rxb6 $11) (7. Nc3 $2 Rxb6 $11) 7... Rb1 { The wN locks away the line of the bR on the intersection (Switchback) ->} (7... Kf4 8. Ne2+ Ke3 9. Nec3 Kd4 10. Nxb5+ {wins.} (10. Ka2 $2 Rb4 11. Ka1 Rb3 12. Ka2 Rb4 13. Ka3 Rb5 14. Nxb5+ {loss of time})) (7... Kd6 8. Ne2 $1 (8. Nf1 $2 Kc6 9. Nd2 Re5 10. Kb4 Re7 11. Kc4 Re8 12. Kc3 Ra8 13. Kb4 Re8 $11) 8... Re5 9. Nec3 $18) (7... Kd4 8. Ne2+ Kd3 9. Nec3 $18 (9. Nf4+ $2 Kd4 (9... Kxe4 $2 10. Nc3+ $18) 10. Ne6+ Ke5 (10... Kxe4 $2 11. Nc3+ $18) 11. Nec5 Kd4 12. Ka2 Rb4 13. Ka3 Rb5 14. Ka2 Rb4 15. Ka1 Rb5 $1 $11 (15... Kc4 $2 16. e5 $1 Kd5 17. e6 Kd6 18. Ka2 $1 Rb5 19. Ka3 Ke7 20. Nc3 Rxb6 (20... Rxc5 21. b7 $18) 21. Nd5+ $18))) 8. Nb2 {wins.} (8. Nc5 $2 Kd6 9. Na4 $1 Ke5 10. Nb2 $18 {loss of time}) (8. Ne2 $2 Rxb6 $11 (8... Ra1+ $2 9. Kb3 $1 (9. Kb4 $2 Rb1+ 10. Kc5 Rxb6 $11) 9... Rb1+ 10. Nb2 $18) (8... Rb5 9. Nec3 $18)) 1-0

[Event "3.c Olimpiya dunyasi"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Josten=Gerhard (Germany)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/Pb3p2/p1p5/Kp6/P3n3/pB6/P7/2k5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "35"] [EventDate "2008"] 
 {Publication: No83 (577) 2 - 4. 12. 2008, study 327. Solution: No85 (579) 12 - 15. 12. 2008.} 1. Kb6 Ba8 (1... Nd6 2. Kc7 $11) 2. Kc7 c5 (2... Nc5 3. Kb8 $11) 3. Kb8 Nd6 (3... Bc6 4. Kc7 $11) 4. Kxa8 Nc8 5. Bxf7 c4 (5... Kb2 6. Kb7 Nxa7 7. Kxa6 $11) 6. Kb7 Nxa7 7. Kxa6 c3 (7... Nc8 8. axb5 Nd6 9. b6 c3 10. Bb3 Kb2 11. Ka5 c2 12. Bxc2 Kxc2 13. Kb4 Kb2 14. Kc5 Nb7+ 15. Kc6 Na5+ 16. Kb5 $11) 8. axb5 Nc8 (8... Nxb5 9. Kxb5 Kb2 10. Bb3 $11) 9. Bb3 Kb2 (9... Nd6 10. b6 Kb2 11. Ka5 $11) 10. Kb7 Nd6+ (10... c2 11. Bxc2 Nd6+ 12. Kc6 $11) 11. Kc6 Nc4 ( 11... c2 12. Bxc2 $11) 12. Kd5 Na5 13. b6 c2 (13... Nxb3 14. b7 Kxa2 (14... c2 15. b8=Q c1=Q 16. Qxb3+ $11) 15. b8=Q c2 16. Qh2 $11) 14. Bxc2 Kxc2 (14... Kxa2 15. Bd3 Kb2 16. Bc4 $11) 15. Kc5 Kb2 16. Kb5 Nb7 17. Kc6 Na5+ 18. Kb5 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olimpiya dunyasi"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Angelini=Piero (Italy)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/PP5B/bb5B/8/P5pp/2kr2P1/P3K2P/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2008"] 
 {Publication: No83 (577) 2 - 4. 12. 2008, study 325. Solution: No85 (579) 12 - 15. 12. 2008.} 1. Bg7+ (1. Bxd3 $2 Bxd3+ 2. Ke1 Bxa7 3. Be3 hxg3 4. hxg3 Bb8 5. Bf4 Ba7 $11) 1... Rd4+ 2. Ke3 Bxb7 3. gxh4 (3. Be4 $2 Kc4 $1 4. Bxd4 (4. Bxb7 Rd7+ 5. Kf4 Bxa7 $11) 4... Bxd4+ 5. Kf4 Bxe4 6. Kxe4 Bxa7 7. gxh4 Bg1 8. h5 Bxh2 9. h6 Be5 10. Kxe5 g3 11. h7 g2 12. h8=Q g1=Q 13. Qh4+ Kc5 14. Qe7+ Kb6 15. Qb4+ Ka7 $11) (3. a8=Q $2 Bxa8 4. gxh4 Kc4 5. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 6. Kf4 Bg1 7. Kxg4 Bxh2 8. h5 Kb4 $11) 3... Kc4 (3... Bxa7 4. Bg8 $1 Ba6 5. Bb3 Bd3 6. h5 Bf5 7. h6 Bh7 (7... Bg6 8. Bg8 $18) 8. Bd5 Bg6 9. Bg8 Bc5 10. h7 Bxh7 11. Bxh7 $18) ( 3... Bd5 4. Bg8 Be4 5. h5 Bxa7 6. h6 $18) 4. Bg8+ Rd5+ 5. Ke4 (5. Kf4 $2 Bxa7 6. h5 Bb8+ 7. Kxg4 Bc8+ 8. Kf3 Kc5 9. Bxd5 Kxd5 10. h6 Bf5 $11) 5... Bxa7 6. h5 Kc5 (6... Bg1 7. Bb2 Kc5 8. Ba3+ Kc4 9. h6 Bd4 10. h7 Bh8 11. Bd6 Bc6 12. Be5 Kc5 13. Bxd5 Bxd5+ 14. Kf4 Bxa2 15. Bxh8 Bb1 16. Bd4+ $18) 7. Bf8+ Rd6+ 8. Ke5 Bb8 9. Bf7 $1 (9. h6 $2 Kc6 10. Bxd6 Bxd6+ 11. Kf5 Bb4 12. Kxg4 Ba6 13. h7 Bc3 14. Kf5 Kd6 $11) 9... Kc6 (9... Ba6 10. Be8 $1 Bd3 11. h6 Bc7 12. Bd7 Bh7 13. a5 Bb8 14. a6) 10. Be8+ Rd7+ 11. Ke6 Bc8 12. h6 Kc7 13. Bxd7 {Anticipations- (HHdbIII 44669) Kasparjan=G - 2.p Tschigorin MT Shakhmaty v SSSR, 1949 and (HHdbIII 38997) Kasparjan=G, 3.p Magyar Sakkvilag, 1958.} 1-0

[Event "Olimpiya dunyasi,study 274"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Akobia=Iuri (Georgia)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/kP2R3/8/1r6/6P1/K7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2008"] 
 {Publication:14 (508) 26 - 28 . 02. 2008, study 274. Solution:15 (509) 29. 02 - 03. 03. 2008.} 1. g4 Ka4 (1... Kb4 2. b6 Kc4 3. Re6 Rb5 4. Rg6 Kd4 5. Ka2 $18 ) 2. g5 Ka3 (2... Rb4 3. Ka2 $1 (3. Rc5 $2 Kb3 4. Kb1 Rg4 5. Kc1 Kb4 6. Rf5 Kc3 7. Kd1 Kd3 8. Ke1 Ke4 9. Rc5 Kd4 $11) 3... Ka5 4. Ka3 Rg4 5. Kb3 $18) 3. Rc5 $1 ({Thematic try} 3. Rf5 $2 {(d5)} 3... Rb4 4. Rf3+ Ka4 5. Rf2 Rg4 6. b6 Rg1+ 7. Ka2 Rxg5 8. b7 Rg8 9. Rb2 Rb8 10. Rb3 Ka5 11. Ka3 Ka6 $11) 3... Rb4 (3... Rg3 4. Kb1 Kb4 (4... Kb3 5. Kc1 Kb4 6. Rf5 Kc3 7. Kd1 {etc as in line 4...Kb4}) 5. Rf5 Kb3 6. Kc1 Kc3 7. Kd1 Kd3 8. Ke1 Rg1+ (8... Ke4 9. Kf2 Rb3 10. Rc5 Kd4 11. g6 $18) 9. Kf2 {wins,}) (3... Kb4 4. Rc2 Ra3+ 5. Ra2 Rg3 6. b6 $18) 4. Rc3+ Ka4 5. Rc2 $1 Rg4 (5... Rxb5 6. Ra2+ Kb4 7. Rb2+ Kc5 8. Rxb5+) 6. b6 Rg1+ 7. Ka2 Rxg5 8. b7 Rg8 9. Rc8 {win} 1-0