www.arves.org - Problem Forum 2007-2008

Studies awarded for the Magazine tournament Problem Forum 2007-2008.

[Event "2nd Prize"] [Site ""] [Date "2008.06"] [Round ""] [White "Richard Becker"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2r1r3/7k/KP6/8/8/2p5/1b1R4/3nR3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "37"] [EventDate "2008"] 
 1. Rh2+ $1 (1. Rh1+ $2 Kg6 2. Rg2+ Kf5 3. Rxd1 (3. Rf1+ Ke4 {-+}) 3... Ra8+ 4. Kb7 (4. Kb5 Re5+ 5. Kc6 c2 6. Rf1+ Ke4 7. b7 Ra6+ {-+}) 4... Ke4 5. Re2+ Kf3 6. Rc2 Ke3 7. Rd7 Rh8 8. Kc7 Ra4 9. b7 Rb4 10. Kc6 Rh6+ 11. Kc7 Rc4+ 12. Kb8 Ba3 $1 {-+}) 1... Kg6 2. b7 $1 (2. Rxd1 $2 Ra8+ 3. Kb7 (3. Kb5 Re5+ 4. Kb4 Ba3+ 5. Kc4 Rc5+ {-+}) 3... Kf5 4. Re1 (4. Rc2 Ke4 {-+}) 4... Rxe1 5. Kxa8 Ra1+ 6. Kb8 Ra4 7. b7 Bc1 {-+}) (2. Rg2+ $2 Kf5 3. b7 (3. Rxd1 Ra8+ {-+}) 3... Rc6+ 4. Kb5 Rxe1 5. b8=Q c2 6. Qf8+ (6. Rxc2 Rxc2 {-+}) 6... Bf6 {-+}) 2... Rcd8 (2... Ra8+ 3. bxa8=Q Rxa8+ 4. Kb5 {=}) (2... Rc6+ 3. Kb5 Rc7 (3... c2 4. Rxc2 Rxc2 5. Rxe8 {=}) (3... Rxe1 4. b8=Q c2 5. Qg8+ {(Qg3+) =}) 4. Rxe8 Rxb7+ 5. Kc4 {=}) 3. Rg2+ (3. Rg1+ $2 Kf5 4. Rf1+ Kg4 5. Rg2+ Kh3 {-+}) 3... Kf5 4. Rf1+ Ke6 (4... Nf2 5. Rgxf2+ {=}) (4... Ke4 5. Rxd1 Rxd1 6. Re2+ Kd4 7. Rxe8 {=}) 5. Re2+ (5. Re1+ $2 Kd6 6. Rxd1+ Kc7 7. Rxd8 Rxd8 8. Ka7 Ba3 9. Rg7+ Kc6 10. b8=Q Bc5+ 11. Ka8 Rxb8+ 12. Kxb8 c2 {-+}) (5. Rxd1 $2 Rxd1 $1 6. Re2+ Kf7 $1 7. Rxe8 c2 $1 8. b8=Q (8. Rc8 Ra1+ 9. Kb5 c1=Q {-+}) 8... c1=Q 9. Rf8+ Kg7 10. Rg8+ Kh7 {-+}) 5... Kd6 6. Rxd1+ (6. Rxe8 $2 Rxe8 7. Rxd1+ Kc7 8. Rd4 Kb8 9. Rc4 Re6+ {-+}) 6... Kc7 7. Rd4 $1 (7. Rxd8 $2 Rxd8 8. Ka7 Ba3 {-+}) 7... Rg8 8. Rg2 Rgf8 9. Rf2 (9. Rxd8 $2 Rxd8 10. Ka7 Ba3 {etc.}) 9... Kb8 10. Rd3 $1 {zz} Rfe8 11. Re2 {zz} Rg8 12. Rg2 {zz} Rh8 13. Rh2 {zz} Rde8 14. Re3 {zz} Rhf8 15. Rf2 {zz} Rg8 16. Rg2 {zz} Ref8 17. Rf3 {zz} Rh8 18. Rh2 {zz} Rfg8 19. Rg3 {zz} 1/2-1/2

[Event "2nd Comm."] [Site ""] [Date "2008.06"] [Round ""] [White "Iuri Akobia"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3n4/K7/8/1pP5/2RP4/5k2/1bN5/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "29"] 
 1. Ne1+ $1 (1. Rb4 $2 Nc6+ 2. Ka6 Nxb4+ 3. Nxb4 Bxd4 4. c6 Be5 {=}) 1... Ke4 ( 1... Ke3 2. Rc2 Bxd4 3. Ka6 Ne6 4. c6 Be5 5. Ra2 Nc7+ 6. Kb7 Ne6 7. Kb6 Ke4 8. Kxb5 {+-}) 2. Rc2 Bxd4 3. Ka6 b4 4. c6 Nxc6 5. Rxc6 b3 6. Rc7 $1 (6. Rc1 $2 Bf2 $1 {=}) (6. Rc8 $2 Be5 7. Re8 b2 {=}) (6. Rc4 $2 Kd5 7. Rc8 b2 8. Rb8 Be5 9. Rb5+ Kc4 10. Nc2 Kc3 11. Na3 Bd6 12. Nb1+ Kc2 {=}) {MAIN B)} 6... Bf6 ({MAIN A) } 6... Be5 7. Re7 $1 (7. Rb7 $2 Bc3 $1 8. Re7+ (8. Nf3 b2 {=}) 8... Kd5 $1 9. Nd3 Kc4 {=}) 7... b2 8. Rb7 Ke3 (8... Bc3 9. Nc2 Kd3 10. Na3 {+-}) 9. Nc2+ Kd2 10. Na3 Kc3 11. Ka5 {+-}) 7. Rc1 Ke3 8. Rb1 {(Kb5)} Kd2 9. Kb5 {(Rb1)} Bh4 ( 9... b2 10. Kc4 Bh4 11. Nd3 {+-}) 10. Ng2 (10. Nf3+ $2 Kc2 11. Rf1 b2 {=}) 10... Kc2 11. Rf1 $1 (11. Rh1 $2 Bf2 12. Rf1 b2 13. Rxf2+ Kb3 14. Rf1 Ka2 {=}) 11... b2 12. Ne3+ Kd2 13. Nc4+ Kc2 14. Na3+ Kb3 15. Nb1 {+-} 1-0