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Studies awarded for the Russian Magazine tournament Olimpiya Dunyasi 2009.
[Event "1Prize, Olimpiya dunyasi"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "Didukh=Sergiy (Ukraine), Masimov=Agshin (AZE)"] [Black "study 405"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/5p2/5P2/P7/3B4/8/pp2KPp1/r1k1N3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventDate "2009"] 1. Be3+ Kb1 2. f3 $1 ({Thematic try} 2. f4 $2 g1=Q 3. Bxg1 Kc1 4. Be3+ Kb1 5. Bc5 Kc1 6. Ba3 Rb1 7. Bb4 Ra1 8. Bd2+ Kb1 9. Nf3 Kc2 10. Nd4+ Kb1 11. Bb4 Kc1 12. Ba3 Rb1 13. Bd6 Ra1 14. Ba3 {(Cf4?)} 14... Rb1 15. f5 a1=B $1 $11) 2... g1=Q 3. Bxg1 Kc1 4. Be3+ Kb1 5. Bc5 Kc1 6. Ba3 Rb1 7. Bf8 Ra1 (7... a1=Q 8. Bh6#) 8. Bh6+ Kb1 9. f4 Kc1 10. f5+ Kb1 11. Bf8 Kc1 12. Ba3 Rb1 13. Bb4 Ra1 14. Bd2+ Kb1 15. Nf3 Kc2 16. Nd4+ Kb1 17. Bb4 Kc1 18. Ba3 Rb1 {the position as in thematic try after the move 15.f5, but now the move is of White and impossible a1B!=} 19. Bd6 Ra1 20. Bf4+ $1 Kb1 21. Be5 Kc1 22. Nb3+ Kc2 23. Nxa1+ Kc1 24. Bxb2+ Kxb2 25. a6 $18 {HHdb-III 23616. G.Rol 1978.} 1-0
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[Event "2 Prize, Olimpiya dunyasi"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "Hlinka=Mikhal, Kekely=L"] [Black "study 421"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r6k/6p1/2b3KN/3nN3/7B/4P3/3pr3/7Q b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2009"] 1... Nf4+ $1 2. exf4 Be4+ $1 3. Kh5 $1 (3. Qxe4 $2 Ra6+ $1 $19) (3. f5 $2 Ra6+ $1 $19) 3... g6+ $1 (3... Bxh1 4. Nef7+ Kh7 5. Ng5+ Kh8 6. Ngf7+ $11) (3... Rg2 4. Nhg4 Rc8 5. Qa1 Rxg4 6. Nxg4 Bf3 7. Kg6 Rc6+ 8. Nf6 $11) (3... Kh7 4. Qd1 Rg2 5. Bg3 Rc8 (5... gxh6 6. Ng4 Bf5 7. Ne3 $11) 6. Nhg4 Rc1 7. Qa4 Bg6+ 8. Nxg6 d1=Q 9. Qe4 Qe2 10. Qxe2 Rxe2 11. f5 $11) 4. Nxg6+ Kh7 $1 (4... Kg7 $2 5. Bf6+ Kh7 6. Qg1 Rh2+ 7. Qxh2 d1=Q+ 8. Ng4 Qh1 9. Qxh1 Bxh1) 5. Qf1 $1 (5. Qd1 $2 Bf3+ $19 6. Ng4 Re5+ $19) (5. Qg1 $2 Rg2 $19) 5... d1=Q $1 (5... Bxg6+ 6. Kg5 Re1 7. Qxe1 $1 $11) 6. Qxd1 Bf3+ 7. Ng4 Ra5+ 8. f5 $1 (8. Bg5 $2 Rh2+ 9. Nh4 Bxd1 $19) 8... Rxf5+ 9. Bg5 Rh2+ 10. Nh4 Bxd1 $11 (10... Rxh4+ 11. Kxh4 Bxd1 12. Ne3 $1 $11) (10... Rxg5+ 11. Kxg5 Bxd1 12. Nxh2 $11) 1/2-1/2
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[Event "3 Prize, Olimpiya dunyasi"] [Site "."] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "Mikitovics=Janos (Hungary)"] [Black "study 395"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "qn6/8/p3PPK1/4PB2/8/8/5k2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "35"] [EventDate "2009"] 1. f7 $1 ({Cook-->>} 1. e7 $1 $11) (1. Be4 $2 Qxe4+ $19 (1... Nc6 $2 2. f7 Nxe5+ 3. Kg7 $11 {main line})) ({Cook-->>} 1. Kf7 $1 $11) 1... Nc6 (1... Qg2+ 2. Kf6 $11 (2. Kh7 $2 Qh2+ 3. Kg8 Qg3+ 4. Kf8 (4. Kh7 Qh4+) 4... Qxe5 (4... Qh4 $2 5. Ke8 Qa4+ 6. Kf8 Qh4 7. Ke8 {positional draw.}) 5. Kg8 Qg3+ $1 (5... Qxf5 $2 6. f8=Q Qxf8+ 7. Kxf8 Nc6 8. Ke8 $3 Ne5 (8... a5 9. Kd7 $11) 9. Ke7 a5 10. Kd6 $11) 6. Kh8 Qh4+ (6... Nd7 $2 7. exd7 Qb8+ 8. Kg7 $11) 7. Kg8 Qg5+ $19)) 2. Be4 $1 (2. Kg7 $5 Qa7 $1 (2... Qb7 $2 3. Be4 $1 Qc7 4. Bxc6 Qxe5+ 5. Kh7 Qh5+ 6. Kg7 Qe5+ 7. Kh7 {positional draw.}) 3. Kg8 Ne7+ $19) 2... Nxe5+ (2... Qc8 3. Kg7 (3. Bxc6 $2 Qxe6+ 4. Kg7 Qxe5+ $19) 3... Qc7 4. Bxc6 $1 (4. Kg8 $2 Ne7+ 5. Kf8 Ke3 6. Bh7 Kd4 7. Ke8 Nd5 8. f8=Q Qxh7 9. Qf2+ Kxe5 10. Qb2+ Kxe6 $19) 4... Qxe5+ 5. Kh7 $11) (2... Ke3 3. Bxc6 $11) (2... Ne7+ 3. Kg7 Qxe4 4. f8=Q+ $11) 3. Kg7 Qxe4 (3... Qa7 4. Kg8 $11) 4. f8=Q+ Ke2 (4... Kg2 5. Qf6 Nc6 6. Qb2+ Kf3 7. Qa3+ $11) (4... Ke3 5. Qa3+ $11) 5. Qf6 $1 a5 6. e7 (6. Qg5 $2 Nc6 7. Kf7 a4 $19) 6... Nc6 {Thematic move I.} 7. Kh8 $3 (7. Qb2+ $2 Kf3 $1 8. Qc3+ Kg4 $19) 7... Kd3 $1 (7... Nxe7 8. Qa6+ $11) (7... Qxe7 8. Qxc6 $11) (7... a4 8. Qb2+ Kd1 9. Qa1+ $11) 8. Qg5 $1 (8. Qf1+ $2 Kc3 9. Qh3+ Kb4 $11) (8. Qd6+ $2 Kc4 $19 (8... Kc2 $2 9. Qc5+ $11)) 8... Qd4+ (8... Qxe7 9. Qd5+ $11) (8... Qe6 9. Qg3+ $1 Kc4 10. Qh4+ Kb3 11. Qg3+ Ka4 12. Qh4+ Ka3 13. Qg3+ $11) 9. Kg8 $1 (9. Kh7 $2 Qd7 $19) 9... Qe4 $1 {Thematic move II.} 10. Kh8 $3 Kd4 11. Qg1+ (11. Qf6+ $2 Kc5 $19) 11... Kc3 $1 (11... Kc4 $2 {(Kd5?)} 12. Qg8+ $18) (11... Kd3 $2 12. Qb1+ $18) 12. Qc5+ $1 Kb2 13. Qb5+ $1 (13. Qf2+ $2 Ka3 $1 14. Qc5+ Ka4 $19) ( 13. Qg5 $2 Qd4+ (13... Qe6 $6 14. Qg2+ Ka3 15. Qg3+ Ka4 16. Qh4+ Kb3 (16... Kb5 $2 17. Qh5+ $18) 17. Qg3+ Kc4 18. Qh4+ $11) 14. Kg8 (14. Kh7 Qd7 $19) 14... Qd5+ $3 $19) 13... Ka3 14. Qh5 $3 (14. Qc5+ $2 Ka4 $19) 14... Qd4+ 15. Kh7 $1 Qd3+ 16. Kg7 $1 ({try} 16. Kh8 $5 Qc3+ $1 (16... Qd4+ $2 17. Kh7 $11) 17. Kh7 Nxe7 $19) 16... Qd7 {Thematic move III.} (16... Qc3+ 17. Kf7 $1 $11) 17. Kh8 $3 Qxe7 18. Qf3+ {draws.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "4 Prize, Olimpiya dunyasi"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "Aliev=Ilham"] [Black "study 413"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/7R/6B1/p7/2k5/1b6/rP1r4/1K6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "22"] [EventDate "2007"] 1. Rc7+ Kd4 (1... Kb4 2. Rb7+) 2. Rd7+ Ke3 3. Rxd2 Kxd2 4. Bc2 $1 Bf7 ({Main} 4... a4 5. Bxb3 axb3 {stalemate}) ({Main} 4... Ra1+ 5. Kxa1 Kxc2 {stalemate}) ( 4... Ra4 5. Bxb3 $11) 5. Bb3 $1 Ra1+ ({main} 5... Bxb3 {stalemate}) 6. Kxa1 Bxb3 7. Kb1 a4 8. Ka1 Bd5 9. Kb1 Kd1 10. Ka1 Kc2 11. b4 {(11.b3)} 11... axb3 { stalemate. Dedicated to family Mamedyarov.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "4 Prize, Olimpiya dunyasi"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "Aliev=Ilham"] [Black "Twins B"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4B3/7R/8/p7/2k5/1b6/rP1r4/1K6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "22"] [EventDate "2007"] 1. Rc7+ Kd4 (1... Kb4 2. Rb7+) 2. Rd7+ Ke3 3. Rxd2 Kxd2 4. Ba4 $1 (4. Bd7 $2 Bg8 5. Bb5 a4 $19) 4... Bf7 ({main} 4... Rxa4 {stalemate}) (4... Bxa4 5. Kxa2 $11) 5. Bb3 Ra1+ (5... Bxb3 {stalemate}) 6. Kxa1 Bxb3 7. Kb1 a4 8. Ka1 Be6 9. Kb1 Kd1 10. Ka1 Kc2 11. b4 {(11.b3)} 11... axb3 { stalemate. Dedicated to family Mamedyarov} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "4 Prize, Olimpiya dunyasi"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "Aliev=Ilham"] [Black "Twins C"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/7R/8/p6B/2k5/1b6/rP1r4/1K6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "20"] [EventDate "2007"] 1. Rc7+ Kd4 2. Rd7+ Ke3 3. Rxd2 Kxd2 4. Bd1 $1 Ra1+ ({Main} 4... a4 5. Bxb3 axb3 {stalemate}) ({Main} 4... Bg8 5. Bb3 $1 Bxb3 {stalemate}) ({Main} 4... Kxd1 {stalemate}) (4... Bxd1 5. Kxa2 $11) 5. Kxa1 Kxd1 6. Kb1 a4 7. Ka1 Be6 8. Kb1 Kd2 9. Ka1 Kc2 10. b4 {(10.b3)} 10... axb3 { stalemate. Dedicated to family Mamedyarov.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "1 HM, Olimpiya dunyasi"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "Didukh=Sergiy"] [Black "study 396"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4k1NR/p7/4P3/K1b2n2/3p3B/1p6/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "28"] [EventDate "2009"] 1. Ne6+ $1 (1. Bf5 $2 b1=Q 2. Ne6+ Ke8 3. Rh8+ Kd7 4. Nxf4+ Kc6 5. Rc8+ Kb7 6. Rxc4 Qb5+ {win.}) 1... Ke8 2. Nc7+ (2. Rh8+ $2 Kf7 3. Rh7+ Kg6 4. Rg7+ Kh6 5. Rg1 Nxh3 {win.}) 2... Kf8 (2... Kd8 3. Rd7+ $1 (3. e6 $2 Nxe6 $1 4. Bxe6 Bb5+ 5. Nxb5 axb5+ 6. Ka3 b1=Q {win because of the wB}) 3... Kc8 4. Rxd3+ Nxh3 5. Rd1 Kxc7 6. Rb1 {draw.}) 3. e6 Bb5+ (3... b1=Q 4. e7+ Kg8 5. e8=Q+ Kxh7 6. Qe7+ {draws.}) 4. Nxb5 axb5+ 5. Ka3 $1 d2 $1 ({main} 5... b1=Q 6. e7+ Ke8 7. Bd7+ Kxd7 8. e8=Q+ Kxe8 9. Re7+ Kf8 10. Rf7+ Kg8 11. Rg7+ Kh8 12. Rh7+ Kxh7 { stalemate 1 (very bad bS)}) 6. e7+ Ke8 7. Bd7+ Kxd7 8. Rh1 Nd3 9. Rd1 $1 (9. Rb1 $2 Kxe7 10. Kb3 Nf2 11. Kxb2 d1=Q 12. Rxd1 Nxd1+ 13. Kb3 Kd6 14. Kb4 Kc6 { win.}) 9... b1=Q (9... Kxe7 10. Ka2) 10. Rxb1 Nc1 11. Rb2 $1 (11. Rb4 $2 Nb3) 11... b4+ ({main} 11... d1=Q 12. Rd2+ Qxd2 13. e8=Q+ Kxe8 { stalemate 2. (unfortunately it's not model stalemate)}) 12. Rxb4 d1=Q (12... Nb3 13. Re4 Ke8 14. Kxb3 {draw.}) ({main} 12... Ne2 13. Rb1 Nc1 14. Rb4 { positional draw.}) 13. Rd4+ Qxd4 14. e8=Q+ Kxe8 {stalemate 3 (nice one...)} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "2 HM, Olimpiya dunyasi"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "Croitor=Mikhail, Didukh=Sergiy"] [Black "study 415"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2n5/8/3k4/4N3/b4p1P/5B2/4K1p1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "14"] [EventDate "2009"] 1. Nc4+ $1 (1. Nf7+ $6 Ke7 2. Bxg2 Kxf7 3. Bh3 Ne7 4. Kf3 Ng6 5. h5 Bd1+ 6. Ke4 Bxh5) 1... Kc5 2. Bxg2 Kxc4 3. Bh3 $1 Ne7 4. Kf3 Ng6 5. h5 Bd1+ 6. Ke4 Bxh5 7. Bg4 $1 (7. Be6+ $6 Kc3 $1 8. Bf7 Kd2 $1 9. Bxg6 f3 $1 10. Bf5 Ke2 11. Bh3 Kf2 12. Kf4 Kg1 13. Kg3 f2 $19) 7... Bxg4 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "3 HM, Olimpiya dunyasi"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "Mikitovics=Janos (Hungary)"] [Black "study 404"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4k1K1/4Pp2/P7/1R2P3/4p3/4b2b/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "2009"] {In Memory of Mejnun Vahidov and his Students.} 1. Rb7 $1 (1. Rb3 $2 Bd4 {(Bc5) } 2. Rxh3 e3 $1 3. Rh4 Ba7 $1 4. Rf4 Kxe7 5. Rxf7+ Ke6 $11) 1... Bc8 2. Rb8 Kxe7 3. Rxc8 f5 $1 {thematic move ->} 4. exf6+ {e.p.!!} (4. Rc3 $2 Bd4 $11) 4... Kxf6 5. Rc3 $1 Bg1 (5... Bf2 6. Rc7 $18) (5... Bd4 6. Rc4 $18) (5... Bb6 6. Rc6+ $18) (5... Ba7 6. Rc7 $18) 6. Rc1 $1 Ba7 (6... Bd4 7. Rc4 $18) (6... Bb6 7. Rc6+ $18) 7. Rc7 Be3 $1 (7... Bb6 8. Rc6+ $18) (7... Bd4 8. Rc4 $18) 8. Kf8 $1 Ke6 (8... Ke5 9. Kf7 $1 (9. Ke8 $2 Kd5 10. Kd8 Bb6 $1 11. Kc8 e3 $11) 9... Bb6 10. Rb7 Bd4 11. Re7+ $18 {main line 14.}) 9. Re7+ $1 (9. Ke8 $2 Kd5 $1 $11) (9. Kg7 $2 Kf5 $1 10. Rf7+ Kg5 $1 11. Kg8 Kg4 $3 $11 (11... Bd4 $2 12. Rd7 $1 Be3 13. Kf7 $1 Kf4 14. Ke6 $18)) (9. Rc3 $2 Bf2 $3 10. Rc2 Be3 $1 11. Ke8 Kd5 $1 12. Rd2+ Kc6 $1 $11) 9... Kd5 (9... Kf5 10. Ke8 $1 (10. Kf7 $2 Bc5 $11) 10... Bc5 11. Kd7 $18 {main line 16.}) 10. Kf7 $1 (10. Kg7 $2 Bc5 $1 11. Rd7+ Ke5 $1 $11 (11... Kc6 $2 12. a7 $18) (11... Ke6 $2 12. Rc7 Bd4+ 13. Kg6 $1 e3 14. a7 $18)) 10... Bc5 11. Rd7+ $1 (11. Kg6 $2 e3 $1 12. Kf5 Kd4 13. Re8 Kd5 $3 $11 (13... Kc4 $2 14. Re5 $18)) 11... Ke5 $1 (11... Kc4 12. Rc7 e3 13. a7 $18) 12. Rc7 Bb6 (12... Bd4 13. Re7+ $18 {main line 14.}) 13. Rb7 $1 (13. Re7+ $2 Kd4 14. Kf6 e3 15. Kf5 Bc5 $1 16. Re8 Kd5 $1 $11) (13. Rc6 $2 Bd4 $1 (13... Ba7 $2 14. Rc7 $18) 14. Re6+ Kd5 $11) 13... Bd4 14. Re7+ $1 (14. Rb5+ $2 Kf4 15. Rb4 Ba7 $1 16. Ke6 Kf3 $1 $11) (14. Kg6 $2 Kf4 $11) 14... Kf5 (14... Kf4 15. Ke6 $3 $18) 15. Ke8 $1 (15. Rd7 $2 Bb6 $1 16. Rb7 Bd4 $1 17. Rb5+ Kf4 18. Rb4 Ba7 $1 19. Rb7 Bc5 $1 20. Rc7 Bb6 $1 21. Rb7 Bc5 {positional draw.}) (15. Re6 $2 Bc5 $1 16. Rc6 Ba7 $1 $11) 15... Kf4 (15... e3 16. Kd7 $1 $18) (15... Bc5 16. Kd7 $1 (16. Rc7 $2 Bd4 17. Re7 Bc5 18. Kd7 $18 {loss of time}) 16... Bxe7 17. a7 $18) 16. Kd7 $1 $18 {Theme: The En Passant.} 1-0
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[Event "4 HM, Olimpiya dunyasi"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "Kovalenko=Vitaly (Russia)"] [Black "study 439"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1n1qk1n1/3p2b1/p1pP2KP/p1P5/P7/1R6/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2009"] 1. Re3+ Be5 (1... Qe7 2. h7 Qxe3 3. hxg8=Q+ Bf8 4. Qf7+ Kd8 5. Qxf8+ Qe8+ 6. Qxe8+ Kxe8 7. Kg7 $11) (1... Ne7+ 2. Kxg7 $18) 2. Rxe5+ Kf8 (2... Qe7 3. h7 $18 ) 3. Rf5+ Nf6 (3... Qf6+ 4. Rxf6+ Nxf6 5. Kxf6 Kg8 6. Ke7 $18) 4. Rxf6+ Kg8 5. h7+ Kh8 6. Kf7 $1 Qc8 7. Rf1 Qb7 (7... Qd8 8. Rf6 $1 Kxh7 (8... Qxf6+ $2 9. Kxf6 Kxh7 10. Ke7 $18) 9. Rh6+ $1 Kxh6 {stalemate for white}) 8. Kg6 Qb1+ 9. Rxb1 {stalemate for black} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "5 HM, Olimpiya dunyasi"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "Micu=Nicolae (Romania)"] [Black "study 437"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7B/N5R1/4p3/k7/P4n2/3p4/K2p4/6N1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2009"] 1. Rg5+ e5 (1... Kxa4 2. Bc3 $18) 2. Rxe5+ Ka6 (2... Kxa4 3. Nc6) 3. Ra5+ $1 Kxa5 4. Bc3+ Kxa4 5. Bxd2 Nh3 $1 6. Nb5 $1 (6. Nxh3 $2 {stalemate}) (6. Nf3 $2 Ng1 $1 7. Ne5 Nf3 $1 $11) 6... Nxg1 7. Nc3+ Kb4 8. Ne2+ Kc4 9. Nxg1 1-0
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[Event "Sp.Prize, Olimpiya dunyasi"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "Hlinka=Mikhal (Slovakia)"] [Black "study 403"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3k4/8/1n3R2/1b2K2p/4p3/p7/5n1R w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "47"] [EventDate "2009"] 1. Rf7+ $3 (1. Rfxf1 $2 e2 2. Ra1 e1=Q+ 3. Rhxe1 Bxe1 4. Rd1+ Bd2 5. Rxd2+ Nd6+ $19) 1... Kd8 $1 (1... Ke6 $6 2. Rfxf1 e2 3. Ra1 e1=Q+ 4. Rhxe1 Bxe1 5. Rxe1 Nc3+ 6. Kd3+ $1 $11) (1... Kc6 $6 2. Rfxf1 e2 3. Rc1+ $1 Kd6 4. Kd3 $11) 2. Rfxf1 (2. Rhxf1 $2 e2 3. Ra1 e1=Q+ 4. Rxe1 Bxe1 5. Rf8+ Kc7 6. Ra8 Kb7 $1 7. Rxa2 Nc3+ $19) 2... e2 3. Ra1 $1 (3. Rc1 $2 Bd2 $1 4. Ra1 (4. Kd3 Bxc1 5. Rxc1 Na3 $1 6. Ra1 e1=Q 7. Rxe1 Nb1 $19) 4... e1=Q+ 5. Rhxe1 Nc3+ $1 (5... Bxe1 $2 6. Rd1+ $1)) 3... e1=Q+ 4. Rhxe1 $1 (4. Raxe1 $2 Bxe1 5. Rxe1 Nc3+ 6. Kf4 Nb1 $19) 4... Bxe1 5. Rd1+ $1 ({try} 5. Rxe1 $5 Nc3+ 6. Kf4 Nb1 $19) 5... Kc8 { alebo Kc7 atd.} 6. Rxe1 Nc3+ 7. Kf4 $1 (7. Kf3 $2 Nb1 $1 8. Re8+ Kb7 9. Re7+ Kb6 10. Re6+ Kb5 11. Re5+ Kb4 12. Re4+ Kb3 13. Re3+ Kc2 $1 14. Re2+ Nd2+ $1 $19 ) 7... h3 $1 (7... Nb1 8. Re8+ Kb7 9. Re7+ Kb6 10. Re6+ Kb5 11. Re5+ Kb4 12. Re4+ Kb3 13. Re3+ Kc2 14. Re2+ Nd2 15. Re1 h3 16. Ra1 h2 17. Kg3 h1=Q 18. Rxh1 Nb1 19. Rh2+ Nd2 20. Rh1 $11) 8. Kg3 h2 $1 9. Kg2 $1 (9. Kxh2 $2 Nb1 10. Re8+ Kb7 11. Re7+ Kb6 12. Re6+ Kb5 13. Re5+ Kb4 14. Re4+ Kb3 15. Re3+ Kc2 16. Re2+ Nd2 17. Re1 Nf3+ $19) 9... Nb1 10. Re8+ Kb7 11. Re7+ Kb6 12. Re6+ Kb5 13. Re5+ Kb4 14. Re4+ Kb3 15. Re3+ Nc3 16. Re1 Nb1 (16... h1=Q+ 17. Kxh1 $1 Nb1 18. Re3+ Kc2 19. Re2+ Nd2 20. Re1 $11) 17. Re3+ Kc2 18. Re2+ Nd2 19. Re1 Nb1 20. Re2+ Nd2 21. Re1 Kb2 22. Kh1 $1 $11 Nf3 23. Re2+ Kb3 24. Rxa2 $11 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Sp.HM, Olimpiya dunyasi"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "Minski=Martin (Germany)"] [Black "study 381"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3p3p/7p/p1Pk1pPP/Kp4P1/8/5P2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "2009"] 1. g6 hxg6 2. g5 $1 (2. hxg6 $2 Ke6 3. gxf5+ Kf6 $19) 2... Ke6 (2... hxg5 3. h6 $18) (2... gxh5 3. gxh6 $18) 3. gxh6 Kf7 4. h7 Kg7 5. hxg6 f4 6. f3 $1 (6. Kb3 $2 f3 $1) 6... Kh8 7. Kb3 (7. c6 $2 dxc6 8. Kb3 c5 9. Kc4 a4 10. Kd5 a3 $1 11. Ke6 a2 12. Kf7 a1=Q $19) 7... Kg7 8. Kc4 Kh8 9. Kd5 b3 10. c6 dxc6+ 11. Ke6 b2 12. Kf7 b1=Q 13. g7+ Kxh7 14. g8=Q+ Kh6 15. Qg7+ Kh5 16. Qg4+ Kh6 17. Qh4# { Improvement of an study: M.Minski, Schach 1993-94, Special comm.} 1-0
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[Event "Sp.comm, Olimpiya dunyasi"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "Abdullayev=Elmar (AZE)"] [Black "study 422"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r7/2k1PPPq/8/2pP4/8/7p/7P/1R5K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "18"] [EventDate "2009"] 1. d6+ Kxd6 (1... Kd7 2. e8=Q+ Rxe8 3. Rb7+) 2. Rd1+ Kxe7 3. f8=Q+ Rxf8 4. Rd7+ $1 Kxd7 ({main} 4... Ke8 5. gxf8=Q+ ({loss of time} 5. Rd8+ Kxd8 6. gxf8=Q+) 5... Kxd7 6. Qg7+ $1 Qxg7 {stalemate}) (4... Ke6 5. gxf8=N+ $1 $18) 5. gxf8=N+ $1 Ke7 6. Nxh7 c4 7. Ng5 c3 8. Nf3 c2 9. Ng1 c1=Q {stalemate.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "1 Prize (miniature) Olimpiya dunyasi"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "Becker=Richard (USA)"] [Black "study 382"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7k/1q3p2/5KpP/8/8/8/8/5Q2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "44"] [EventDate "2009"] 1. Qd3 $1 ({try} 1. Qa1 $5 Kg8 $1 2. h7+ Kh8 3. Qd4 Qf3+ {-+}) ({try} 1. Qd1 $5 Kh7 $1 {zz} 2. Qd3 Qc8 3. Kxf7 Qf5+ {-+}) 1... Qc7 (1... Qc8 2. Qd4 Qf8 3. Qa4 $1 (3. Qd7 $2 Kg8 {zz} 4. Qc7 Qe8 {-+}) 3... Kh7 4. Qc6 Kg8 5. Qd7 {zz}) 2. Qd4 (2. Qd2 $2 Qc4 {-+}) 2... Kh7 3. Qa4 $1 {zz} 3... Qb7 4. Qd1 $1 {zz} 4... Kg8 5. Qd8+ (5. h7+ $2 Kxh7 {zz}) 5... Kh7 6. Qd1 (6. Qd3 $2 Qc8 7. Kxf7 Qf5+ {-+}) 6... Qa7 7. Qd2 $1 {zz} 7... Kg8 8. Qd8+ Kh7 9. Qd2 Qc7 10. Qd4 Qb7 11. Qd1 Qa7 12. Qd2 Qc7 13. Qd4 Kg8 14. h7+ $1 Kxh7 (14... Kh8 15. Qb4 {(Qd2) =}) 15. Qa4 $1 {zz} (15. Qd2 $2 Kg8 {<}) 15... Qb7 16. Qd1 $1 {zz} 16... Kg8 17. Qd8+ Kh7 18. Qd1 Qa7 19. Qd2 $1 {zz} 19... Kg8 20. Qd8+ Kh7 21. Qd2 Qc7 22. Qh6+ $1 Kxh6 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "1 HM (miniature) Olimpiya dunyasi"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "Loustau=Jean Marc (France)"] [Black "study 402"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3b4/8/2b4k/p7/R7/8/K7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2009"] 1. Rd3 $1 (1. Ra2 $2 Bd4+ 2. Kb1 Kg6 $3 3. Rd2 Bf5+ 4. Ka2 Bc5 $1 5. Rd5 (5. Ka1 Be6) 5... Be6) 1... Be6 2. Rd8 $3 Ba3 (2... a3 3. Ra8 $1 Bb4 (3... Bb3 $2 4. Ra5) 4. Ra4 (4. Ra6 $2 Bb3) 4... Bc3+ 5. Kb1 Bf5+ 6. Ka2 $11) (2... Kg4 3. Ra8 Bb3 4. Kb2) 3. Rd3 Bc5 4. Rd8 Ba3 5. Rd3 {positional draw,} 5... Be7 6. Kb2 $1 {Mainline A} (6. Re3 $2 Bf6+ 7. Kb1 Bd5 $1 8. Ra3 Bb3 $19 { A white mousetrap!}) 6... Bc5 ({Mainline B} 6... Kg5 7. Re3 Kf5 8. Ra3 ({ A kind of thematic try} 8. Rf3+ $2 Ke4 $1) 8... Bd7 (8... Bf6+ 9. Kc2 $1 Bd7 10. Rf3+ Ke6 11. Rxf6+) 9. Rf3+ (9. Rd3 $2 Bc6 $1) 9... Ke4 10. Rf7 {echo}) ( 6... Bf6+ $2 7. Ka3 $11) 7. Ra3 $1 Bd7 8. Rd3 ({An interesting try here :} 8. Rc3 $2 Bd4 9. Kc2 Kg6 $1 10. Kd3 Bg7 $3 (10... Bf6 $2 11. Rc7 Bf5+ 12. Kc4 $1) (10... Be5 $2 11. Kc4) 11. Kc4 (11. Rc7 Bf5+ 12. Kc4 Bf8 $1 13. Rc6+ Kf7 14. Rc7+ Kf6 $1 $19) 11... Bf8 $1 12. Rg3+ Kf6 $1 13. Rf3+ Bf5 14. Kb5 a3 $19) 8... Be6 9. Ra3 {positional draw} (9. Rd8 $2 a3+) (9. Rc3 $2 Bd4) (9. Rg3 $2 Kh6 $1) 9... Bd4+ 10. Kc2 $1 (10. Kc1 $2 Bb3 {with again the white mousetrap!}) 10... Bd7 11. Kc1 $3 Kg4 (11... Be5 12. Rf3 $3 (12. Kb1 $2 Kg6 $3 (12... Kg5 $2 13. Re3 $1 Bd4 14. Re7 $1 Bf5+ 15. Ka2 $11) 13. Re3 Bd6 $1 14. Kb2 Bc5 $1 (14... Bb4 $2 15. Rd3 Be6 16. Ra3 Bd7 17. Rd3 {postional draw}) 15. Rc3 Bd4 16. Kc2 Bf5+ 17. Kd2 Be6 18. Kd3 Be5 $1 (18... Bh8 $2 19. Rc6 Kf7 $1 20. Rc7+ Kg6 21. Rc6 Kf5 22. Rc5+ {postional draw} 22... Kf4 23. Ra5 $11) 19. Rc5 Ba1 $3 20. Rc6 Kf7 $1 21. Ra6 Bb3 $19) (12. Ra2 $2 Kg6 $3 13. Rb2 Kf6 $3 14. Kb1 Bd4 $19) 12... Kg6 13. Rf8 $1 Bc6 14. Rc8 $11) 12. Rd3 $11 1/2-1/2
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[Event "2 HM (miniature) Olimpiya dunyasi"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "Poisson=Christian (France)"] [Black "study 441"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k6N/8/1K6/8/8/8/8/5Bnn w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2009"] 1. Ng6 Ng3 (1... Kb8 2. Ne7 Nf3 (2... Nf2 3. Ba6 Nf3 4. Nc6+ Ka8 5. Bb7#) 3. Nc6+ Kc8 4. Bh3#) 2. Bg2+ Kb8 3. Ne7 (3. Bb7 $2 Nf3 4. Nf8 Ne5 $11) 3... Nf5 $1 (3... N3e2 4. Bb7 Nd4 5. Nd5 Nc6 (5... Nb3 6. Nb4 Na5 (6... Nc5 7. Nc6#) 7. Na6#) (5... Nc2 6. Nf6 Nb4 7. Nd7#) 6. Bxc6 Kc8 7. Nf4 $18) (3... N1e2 4. Nc6+ Kc8 5. Bh3+) 4. Nxf5 Kc8 5. Kc6 Ne2 6. Kd6 Nc3 (6... Kd8 7. Bc6 $18) 7. Bc6 Kb8 8. Ne7 Ka7 9. Kc5 Ka6 (9... Kb8 10. Kb6) 10. Kc4 Nd1 (10... Ne2 11. Nd5 $18) ( 10... Nb1 11. Kb4) 11. Bf3 Nb2+ 12. Kb3 Nd3 13. Be2 {wins.} 1-0
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[Event "Sp.HM (miniature) Olimpiya dunyasi"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "Aliev=Ilham, Karimov=Samir"] [Black "study 380"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/p7/4K3/4P2k/4p3/7P/P7/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2009"] 1. Kd7 $1 (1. Kf7 $2 e3 2. e6 e2 3. e7 e1=Q 4. e8=Q Qf2+ $11) 1... e3 2. e6 e2 3. e7 e1=Q 4. e8=Q+ Qxe8+ 5. Kxe8 Kh4 6. Kd7 $1 Kxh3 7. Kc6 Kg4 {posle etogo khoda poluchaetsa nachalnaja pozitsija J.Moravec 1952 (HHdbIII-43033).} 8. Kb5 $1 (8. Kb7 $2 a5 9. a4 (9. Kb6 a4 10. Kb5 a3 11. Kb4 Kf5 $11) 9... Kf5 10. Kb6 Ke6 11. Kxa5 Kd7 12. Kb6 Kc8 $11) 8... Kf5 9. Ka6 Ke6 10. Kxa7 Kd6 (10... Kd7 11. Kb7 Kd6 12. a4) 11. Kb6 Kd7 12. Kb7 Kd6 13. a4 1-0
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[Event "Sp.comm, Olimpiya dunyasi"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "Alakbar Tahmazov (Azerbaijan)"] [Black "study 442"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Ilham"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1b2r3/8/B6p/5K1k/4r2p/R7/6P1/R7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "9"] [EventDate "2009"] 1. Be2+ $1 (1. g4+ $2 Rxg4) 1... Rxe2 2. g4+ $1 hxg3 {e.p} 3. Rh1+ Rh2 4. Rxh2+ gxh2 5. Rh3# 1-0
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