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Babich 100 MT 2009
[Event "=1st/2nd Prize, Babich 100 MT"] [Date "2009.05"] [White "E. Kudelich & S. Osintsev"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1n6/6K1/P1P5/3P2k1/1P2P3/1R1P4/p1n5/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2009"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. d4 $1 (1. c7 $2 a1=Q+ 2. Rb2 (2. d4 Qxd4+ 3. Kg8 Nc6 $1 4. Rg3+ Kf4 $1 5. Rg4+ Kf3 6. dxc6 Qc4+ 7. Kh7 Qxc6 {-+}) 2... Qxb2+ 3. Kh7 Nd7 4. c8=Q Nf6+ 5. Kg7 Nxd5+ $1 6. Kh7 Nf6+ 7. Kg7 Nxe4+ 8. Kg8 Nf6+ {-+}) 1... a1=Q 2. Rg3+ (2. c7 $2 Qxd4+ 3. Kg8 Nc6 $1 4. Rg3+ Kf4 $19) 2... Kh4 3. Rh3+ $1 (3. Rg4+ $2 Kh5 4. c7 Qxd4+ 5. Kg8 Nc6 $1 {-+}) (3. c7 $2 Qxd4+ 4. Kg8 (4. Kf7 Qa7 5. d6 Nxa6 6. Rc3 Nxc7 7. Rxc7 Qd4 8. d7 Nxb4 $19) 4... Nc6 $1 5. Rh3+ Kg5 $1 6. Rg3+ Kf4 $1 $19) 3... Kg5 {Main B)} ({Main A)} 3... Kxh3 4. c7 Qxd4+ (4... Nxd4 5. Kh7 $1 {=}) 5. Kg8 Qg1+ 6. Kh8 Qd4+ 7. Kg8 {=}) 4. Rg3+ Kf4 $1 5. Rg4+ Kxg4 6. c7 Nxd4 $1 (6... Qxd4+ 7. Kg8 $1 {=}) 7. Kh7 Ne6 8. dxe6 Qh1+ 9. Kg7 Qa1+ 10. Kh7 {=} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "=1st/2nd Prize, Babich 100 MT"] [Date "2009.05"] [White "M. Campioli"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3R4/8/8/R7/N6N/8/3ppp2/Kbk2r2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2009"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Rc5+ $1 (1. Rc8+ $2 Bc2 2. Nf3 d1=Q 3. Rb5 Qd4+ 4. Nxd4 Kd2+ 5. Ka2 Ra1+ 6. Kb2 Rb1+ 7. Ka2 Rxb5 8. Rxc2+ Kd3 9. Rxe2 f1=Q 10. Nxb5 Qxe2+ {-+}) 1... Bc2 2. Nc3 e1=Q 3. Na2+ Kd1 4. Kb2 $1 (4. Re8 $2 Be4 5. Kb2 Ke2 6. Rxe4+ Kd3 7. Rf4 Qa1+ {-+}) 4... Qe4 5. Nc3+ Ke1 6. Ng2+ $1 (6. Re5 $2 d1=N+ $1 {=}) 6... Qxg2 7. Re5+ Be4 8. Ra5 $1 Qg6 9. Ra1+ Bb1 10. Re8+ $1 (10. Rxb1+ $2 Qxb1+ {=}) 10... Qxe8 11. Rxb1+ d1=Q 12. Rxd1# 1-0
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[Event "Special Prize, Babich 100 MT"] [Date "2009.05"] [White "V. Kalashnikov"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "rb6/1pPk3P/P4q2/1P2p2B/8/4K1p1/8/B6R w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2009"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. c8=Q+ (1. Be8+ $2 Kxc7 2. h8=Q Ba7+ 3. Kd2 Rd8+ {=}) 1... Kxc8 2. h8=Q+ Qxh8 3. Bg4+ Kc7 4. Rxh8 Ba7+ 5. Kf3 (5. Ke2 $2 Rxh8 6. Bxe5+ Kd8 7. Bxh8 g2 {=}) 5... Rxh8 6. Bxe5+ Kb6 7. Bxh8 bxa6 8. Bd4+ Kb7 9. bxa6+ Kxa6 10. Bc8+ {+-} 1-0
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[Event "1st HM, Babich 100 MT"] [Date "2009.05"] [White "A. Sochniev"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4K3/kn1P4/p2p3R/8/P1pp4/8/8/3n4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "41"] [EventDate "2009"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. a5 $1 (1. d8=Q $2 Nxd8 2. Kxd8 Kb6 $1 {-+}) 1... Ne3 (1... Nc3 2. d8=Q Nxd8 3. Kxd8 Nb5 4. Kc8 c3 5. Rh7+ Ka8 6. Rb7 $1 c2 7. Rb8+ {=}) 2. d8=Q Nxd8 3. Kxd8 c3 4. Rxd6 Nc4 $1 5. Rxd4 Nxa5 6. Rd3 $1 Nc6+ 7. Kc7 Nb4 8. Rd7 $1 c2 ( 8... a5 9. Kd6+ Kb6 10. Rc7 Na2 11. Rc5 $1 {zz}) 9. Kd6+ Kb6 10. Rc7 Ka5 11. Rc4 $1 (11. Rc3 $2 Kb5 $1 {zz}) 11... Kb5 12. Rc3 $1 {zz} (12. Rc5+ $2 Ka4 13. Rc3 a5 $1 {zz}) 12... Ka5 13. Rc4 {zz} Kb5 14. Rc3 a5 15. Rc5+ Ka4 16. Rc3 $1 { zz} Kb5 17. Rc5+ Ka6 18. Rc3 Kb6 19. Rc4 Kb5 20. Rc5+ Ka4 21. Rc3 {=} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "2nd HM, Babich 100 MT"] [Date "2009.05"] [White "R. Becker"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/p1R5/6p1/4k3/1p3b2/8/5K2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "18"] [EventDate "2009"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Ke1 $1 (1. Rb6 $2 Bd1 2. Ke1 Bc2 3. Kd2 g4 4. Rxa6 g3 5. Ra8 g2 6. Rg8 Kf3 7. Rf8+ Kg3 8. Rg8+ Kf2 9. Rf8+ Kg1 10. Kc3 Bd1 11. Rd8 Bg4 12. Rg8 Be6 13. Rg6 Bd5 14. Rf6 Kh2 15. Rh6+ Kg3 16. Rg6+ Kf2 17. Rf6+ Bf3 18. Rg6 Bd1 19. Rf6+ Kg3 20. Rg6+ Bg4 {-+}) 1... Ke3 2. Rb6 $1 Bd5 3. Rxa6 Bc4 4. Rb6 $1 {zz} g4 5. Rd6 {zz} Bd3 6. Rb6 Bc4 7. Rd6 g3 8. Rb6 {zz} g2 9. Rxb3+ Bxb3 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "3rd HM, Babich 100 MT"] [Date "2009.05"] [White "P. Rossi"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3kb3/3r3r/7B/bK6/8/6N1/8/4R3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "2009"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Bg5+ Rhe7 $1 2. Rxe7 $1 Rd5+ 3. Ka6 $1 Rxg5 4. Rxe8+ Kxe8 5. Ne4 Re5 6. Nd6+ Kd7 7. Nc4 {=} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Special HM, Babich 100 MT"] [Date "2009.05"] [White "I. Akobia"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4p1n1/1R6/b2prP1R/8/8/k7/2K5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "29"] [EventDate "2009"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Rh2+ Ka3 2. Rh3+ Ka4 3. Rh4+ Re4 4. Rxe4+ dxe4 5. f6 exf6 6. Rxf6 Nh5 7. Rg6 Nf4 8. Rg4 Nd3+ (8... Ne2+ 9. Kc2 $1 Nc3 10. Rg5 Nb5 11. Re5 {=}) 9. Kc2 Nf2 10. Rg6 $1 {zz} (10. Rg5 $2 Bb4 $1 {zz} 11. Re5 Be1 12. Rg5 Kb4 {-+}) 10... Bb4 11. Rg5 $1 {zz} Ba5 12. Rg6 Be1 13. Rg1 (13. Rg3 $2 Kb5 $1 14. Re3 Ba5 15. Re2 Bb6 16. Kc3 e3 {-+}) 13... Bb4 14. Rg5 Ba5 15. Rg6 {=} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Special HM, Babich 100 MT"] [Date "2009.05"] [White "P. Rossi"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1K6/7P/2b3k1/2N5/7P/2R5/4r3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2009"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Ne5 $1 Rxe5 2. Rxc5 Rxc5 3. h7 Rb5+ 4. Kc7 Rc5+ 5. Kd7 Rd5+ 6. Ke7 Re5+ 7. Kf7 Rf5+ 8. Kg7 Ra5 9. h4+ $1 {+-} (9. h8=Q $2 Ra7+ 10. Kf8 Ra8+ {=}) 1-0
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[Event "Comm., Babich 100 MT"] [Date "2009.05"] [White "P. Rossi & M. Campioli"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/3N4/b7/2nk2P1/2p1p2K/1B2p3/N7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "2009"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Nc2+ Kd3 2. Ne1+ Kd2 3. Nxc4+ Kxe1 4. Bxc3+ Bxc3 5. Nxe3 Bd2 6. Ng2+ Kf2 7. Kh2 Bh6 8. Kh3 Bg5 9. Kh2 Be3 10. Kh3 Bd2 11. Kh2 Bc1 12. Kh3 Be3 13. Kh2 Bg5 14. Kh3 Bh6 15. Kh2 Kf1 16. Kg3 Bg5 17. Kh2 Kf2 18. Kh3 Bd2 19. Kh2 Kf1 20. Kg3 Bg5 21. Kh2 Bh6 22. Kg3 Bd2 23. Kh2 Kf2 24. Kh3 Kg1 25. g5 Bxg5 26. Ne1 {=} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Comm., Babich 100 MT"] [Date "2009.05"] [White "J. Mikitovics"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/2P5/8/p1Pr4/8/4R3/2K2bkB w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2009"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Re4 Rxc4+ 2. Rxc4 Bxc4 3. c7 Ba6 4. Ba8 $1 Kf2 5. Kb2 Ke3 6. Ka3 Kd4 7. Kxa4 Kc5 8. Ka5 Kd6 9. Kb6 {-+} 1-0
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[Event "Comm., Babich 100 MT"] [Date "2009.05"] [White "I. Aliev"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator ",Iuri"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/7R/k7/1q4b1/1P6/KB6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "14"] [EventDate "2009"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Bc2 $1 Qxc2 2. b3+ Kb4 3. Rh4+ Ka5 (3... Bf4 4. Rxf4+ Ka3 5. Ra4+ Kxb3 6. Rb4+ Ka3 7. Rb3+ Kxb3 {stalemate}) 4. Ra4+ Kb5 5. Rb4+ Ka5 6. Ra4+ Kb5 7. Rb4+ Kxb4 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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