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Studies awarded for the Slovakia Magazine tournament Pat a Mat 2010-2011.
[Event "Prize, Pat a Mat 2010-11"] [Site ""] [Date "2012.11.04"] [Round ""] [White "Salai=L"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1B6/1p1B4/p7/b7/P1P3p1/4k3/K5p1/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "42"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Bh2 (1. Bxg4 $2 g1=Q 2. Ba7+ b6 $19) 1... g3 2. Bg1+ Ke2 3. Bh3 $1 (3. Bc8 $2 Kf1 4. Bd4 g1=Q 5. Bxg1 Kxg1 6. Bxb7 Kf2 $19) 3... Kf1 4. Ba7 $1 (4. Bc5 $2 Be1 5. Kb3 Bf2 6. Bd6 Kg1 7. Kb4 Kh2 8. Bxg2 Kxg2 9. Ka5 Ba7 $1 10. Bc5 b6+ 11. Bxb6 Bxb6+ 12. Kxb6 Kf3 13. c5 g2 14. c6 g1=Q+ $19) 4... Be1 5. Kb3 (5. Ka3 $2 Bf2 6. Bb8 Bc5+ $19) 5... Bf2 6. Bb8 (6. c5 $2 Kg1 7. Kb4 Be1+ $19) 6... Kg1 7. Kb4 Kh2 8. Bxg2 Kxg2 9. Ka5 $1 Kh3 10. Bxg3 Kxg3 11. c5 Kf4 12. Kb6 a5 13. Kxa5 Bxc5 14. Kb5 Ba7 15. a5 Ke5 16. a6 b6 17. Kc6 Ke6 18. Kb7 Kd7 19. Kxa7 Kc7 20. Ka8 b5 21. a7 b4 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "1.Hm, Pat a Mat 2010-11"] [Site ""] [Date "2012.01.08"] [Round ""] [White "Akobia=I"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1b2n3/8/3P2P1/B7/5K2/1N6/pkp1R3/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Na1 $1 (1. Re3 $2 Bxd6+ 2. Kf5 a1=Q 3. Bc3+ Kxb3 4. Bxa1+ Ka2 5. Re2 Kxa1 6. Rxc2 Ba3 $1 7. Ke6 Bb2 8. Kf7 Nd6+ $11) (1. Kf3 $2 Kxb3 2. Re3+ Ka4 3. d7 Nf6 4. d8=Q c1=Q 5. Qd4+ Kxa5 6. Qd8+ Ka4 $11) 1... Kxa1 2. Rxc2 Bxd6+ 3. Kf5 $3 { (the king occupies the important square for the move 8.Ke6 ).} ({Thematic try} 3. Ke4 {(Kg5)!?} Kb1 4. Re2 a1=Q 5. Re1+ Ka2 6. Rxa1+ Kxa1 $11) 3... Kb1 4. Re2 $1 ({Thematic try} 4. Rd2 $5 Bf8 5. Ke6 Bh6 6. Rd1+ Kc2 $1 $11 ({not} 6... Kb2 $2 7. Ke7 Ng7 8. Bc7 Nf5+ 9. Kf6 Ne3 10. Be5+ Kc2 11. Rg1 $18)) 4... a1=Q 5. Re1+ Kb2 6. Rxa1 (6. Bc3+ $2 Kxc3 7. Rxa1 Ng7+ $11) 6... Kxa1 7. Bc3+ $1 ({ Thematic try} 7. Ke6 $5 {(it's early move)} Ba3 $1 8. Bc3+ Bb2 (8... Kb1 $2 9. Kd7 $18) 9. Bxb2+ Kxb2 10. Kf7 Nd6+ 11. Ke6 Ne8 12. Kf7 Nd6+ {positional draw}) 7... Kb1 (7... Ka2 8. Ke6 Ba3 9. Kd7 $18) 8. Ke6 {(is possible owning of the move 3.Kf5!!)} Kc2 9. Ba1 $3 ({Thematic try} 9. Bh8 $5 Bf8 $1 (9... Bb4 $2 10. Kd7 $18) 10. Kf7 Nd6+ 11. Kxf8 Nf5 12. Ke8 (12. Kf7 Nh4 13. g7 Nf5 14. g8=Q Nh6+ $11) 12... Kd3 $1 13. Kd7 Ke4 14. Ke6 Kf4 {(compare with the position after the move 14 in the main line)} 15. Bf6 Kg4 16. Be5 (16. Bd8 Ng7+ $11) 16... Kg5 17. Kf7 Nh6+ 18. Kg7 Nf5+ 19. Kf7 Nh6+ {positional draw}) 9... Bf8 ({ main} 9... Bb4 10. Kd7 ({Thematic try} 10. Kf7 $5 Nd6+ 11. Ke6 Ne8 12. Kf7 Nd6+ 13. Ke6 Nc8 14. Bf6 Bf8 15. Kf7 Bh6 $11) 10... Nd6 11. g7 $18) 10. Kf7 Nd6+ 11. Kxf8 {(compare with the position in the Thematic try 9.Bh8!? move 11.} Nf5 12. Ke8 $3 (12. Kf7 $5 Nh4 {draws as in the line 9.Bh8!?}) 12... Kd3 13. Kd7 $1 Ke4 14. Ke6 Kf4 {(compare with the position after the move 14 in the line 9.Bh8!?)} 15. Kf6 $1 (15. Be5+ $5 Kg5 {draws as in the line 9.Bh8!?}) 15... Kg4 16. Be5 $1 {win.} (16. Bc3 Ng3 17. Be5 {(g7)} Nh5+ $11) *
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[Event "2.Hm, Pat a Mat 2010-11"] [Site ""] [Date "2012.11.04"] [Round ""] [White "Hlinka=M & Kekely=L"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6Q1/b4N2/5pp1/B6B/pqp5/1p1k4/P2P4/K2N4 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "20"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1... Bd4+ 2. Nb2+ (2. Nc3 $2 Qxa5 3. Qxg6+ Kxd2 4. Kb1 bxa2+ 5. Kxa2 Kxc3) 2... Bxb2+ 3. Kxb2 (3. Kb1 $2 bxa2+ $19) 3... c3+ $1 4. dxc3 a3+ 5. Ka1 $1 b2+ 6. Kb1 Qe4 $1 7. Qxg6 $1 (7. Bxg6 $2 f5 8. Bxf5 Qxf5 9. Qg6 Kc4+ $1 10. Qxf5 { stalemate}) 7... f5 8. Qg4 $3 (8. Qxf5 $2 Kd2+ 9. Qxe4 {stalemate}) 8... fxg4 9. Bg6 Qxg6 10. Ne5+ Ke4 11. Nxg6 $18
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[Event "3.Hm, Pat a Mat 2010-11"] [Site ""] [Date "2012.11.04"] [Round ""] [White "Josten=G"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "n3N3/6K1/8/pp6/1k3P2/8/8/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "21"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. f5 Nb6 2. f6 Nd7 3. f7 Kc4 (3... Kb3 4. Nf6 Nc5 5. Kg8 Ne6 6. Ne4 a4 7. Nc5+ Nxc5 8. f8=Q $18) 4. Nf6 Nc5 5. Kf8 Ne6+ 6. Ke7 Nf4 7. Nd7 Kd5 8. Nc5 $1 (8. Nb6+ $2 Ke5 9. Nd7+ Kd5 10. Nc5) 8... Ng6+ 9. Kf6 Nf8 10. Kg7 Kxc5 11. Kxf8 $18 *
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[Event "1.c, Pat a Mat 2010-11"] [Site ""] [Date "2012.11.04"] [Round ""] [White "Arestov=P"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7K/8/kP2R2R/P3r3/7n/p5p1/q1B5/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "21"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Bd3+ Rb5 $1 2. Bxb5+ Kxa5 $1 (2... Kxb5 $2 3. b7 Qb2+ 4. Kg8 Kc5 5. Rh5+ $18 ) 3. b7 Qb2+ 4. Kg8 $1 (4. Rhf6 $2 Qxb5 5. Ra6+ Qxa6 6. Rxa6+ Kxa6 7. b8=Q g2 $1 8. Qb1 Ka7 $1 9. Kg8 Nf3 10. Qh7+ Kb8 $1 11. Qb1+ Ka7 $11) (4. Kh7 $2 Nf5 $1 5. Ra6+ Kb4 $1 6. Rhf6 Qh2+ 7. Kg8 g2 $19) 4... Qxb5 5. Ra6+ Qxa6 6. Rxa6+ Kxa6 7. b8=Q g2 8. Qb1 $1 Ka7 $1 (8... Ka5 9. Kf7 Nf3 10. Qf5+ Kb4 11. Qg4+ $18) 9. Kh8 $1 Nf3 10. Qh7+ Kb8 {/b6} 11. Qg8+ {/g6+-} *
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[Event "2.c, Pat a Mat 2010-11"] [Site ""] [Date "2012.11.04"] [Round ""] [White "Becker=R"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5k2/7K/8/8/8/4p2p/2R3p1/4R1rb w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "20"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Rc8+ (1. Rxe3 $2 Rf1 2. Rc8+ Kf7 3. Rc7+ Kf6 4. Rc8 g1=Q $19) (1. Rxg1 $2 h2 2. Rc8+ Ke7 $1 3. Rcc1 hxg1=Q 4. Rxg1 Kf7 5. Kh6 Kf6 6. Kh5 Kf5 7. Kh4 Kf4 8. Kh3 Kf3 9. Kh2 e2 $19) 1... Kf7 (1... Ke7 2. Rxe3+ Kd7 3. Rg8 $11) 2. Rxg1 h2 3. Rcc1 hxg1=Q 4. Rxg1 Kf6 5. Kh6 Kf5 6. Kh5 Kf4 7. Kh4 Kf3 8. Kh3 e2 9. Kh2 Kf2 10. Rxg2+ $1 Bxg2 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "4.c, Pat a Mat 2010-11"] [Site ""] [Date "2012.11.04"] [Round ""] [White "Mikitovocs=J"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/B1ppNnqn/p2p1k2/3Q4/6p1/6K1 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "19"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Bc7 Qg7 $1 2. Nf7+ Kg4 (2... Nd6 3. Bxd6+ Kg4 4. Qe2+ Kf5 5. Qxh5+ Ke6 6. Nh6 Qf6 7. Qe2+ Kxd6 8. Qa6+ $18) 3. Qe2+ $1 (3. Qd1+ $2 Kh4 4. Bd8+ Nf6 5. Ne5 Ne3 6. Qf3 Kg5 7. Qg3+ Kh6 8. Qh4+ Nh5 $11) 3... Kh4 (3... Kh3 4. Qxh5+ Nh4 5. Bd8 Qg4 6. Ng5+ Kg3 7. Bc7+ $18) 4. Bd8+ Nf6 5. Qe6 $1 Qg6 6. Bxf6+ Kh3 7. Ng5+ (7. Ne5 $2 Qh5 8. Nd3 Qd1+ $11) 7... Kh4 ({or} 7... Kg3 8. Be5+ $18) 8. Nf3+ Kh5 9. Ne5 Ng7 10. Qh3# 1-0
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[Event "5.c, Pat a Mat 2010-11"] [Site ""] [Date "2012.11.04"] [Round ""] [White "Hlinka=M & Valois=P"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5b2/r7/2R5/k1N5/8/B4pp1/3K4/NB2Rrq1 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "18"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Bd3 $1 (1. Rxf1 $2 Qh2+ $1 2. Kc3 Kb5 3. Rf6 Rxa3+ 4. Nab3 Rxb3+ $19) (1. Nab3+ $2 Kb5 2. Rd1 Qh2+ 3. Kc1 Kxc6 $19) 1... Qf2+ (1... Qh2+ 2. Kc3 $1 Qh8+ 3. Kc2 $11) 2. Re2 Qxe2+ (2... Bxc5 3. Nb3+ Ka4 4. Nxc5+ Kxa3 5. Rxf2 Rxf2+ 6. Ke3 $11) 3. Bxe2 fxe2 (3... Rxa1 4. Nb3+ Ka4 5. Nxa1 $11) 4. Nab3+ (4. Ncb3+ $2 Kb5 5. Nd4+ Ka4 $1 6. Kxe2 Rf2+ 7. Ke3 Bxa3 $19) 4... Kb5 5. Nd4+ Kc4 6. Kxe2 $1 Rf2+ 7. Ke3 Rxa3+ 8. Nd3+ Kd5 9. Rc5+ $1 Bxc5 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Sp.Prize, Pat a Mat 2010-11"] [Site ""] [Date "2012.11.04"] [Round ""] [White "Becker=R"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2k1r3/7R/4p3/K1p5/8/N3p3/8/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "9"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Nc4 $1 (1. Nb5 $5 Kd8 2. Na7 Rg8 3. Nc6+ Ke8 $11) 1... Kd8 (1... e2 2. Nb6+ Kd8 (2... Kb8 3. Ka6 e1=Q 4. Rb7#) 3. Rd7#) 2. Ne5 Rg8 (2... Rf8 3. Nc6+ Ke8 4. Re7#) (2... e2 3. Nc6+ Kc8 4. Kb6 e1=Q 5. Rc7#) 3. Nf7+ Ke8 (3... Kd7 4. Nh6+ $18) (3... Kc8 4. Nd6+ Kb8 5. Ka6 $18) 4. Nd6+ Kf8 (4... Kd8 5. Kb6 {/5} e2 6. Kc6 e1=Q 7. Rd7#) 5. Rf7# 1-0
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