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Studies awarded for the Vladimir Sosiura-120-MT-2017.
(Partly and poorly translated from Russian).
[Event "Sosiura-120, 1st Prize"] [Date "2017"] [White "Martin Minski"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "K7/2B1P2P/8/3P1P2/2k5/5q2/6p1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] 1. e8=Q g1=Q (1... Qxd5+ 2. Kb8 g1=Q 3. Qe2+ Kc5 4. Qc2+ Qc4 (4... Kb5 5. h8=Q $18) 5. Bb6+ $1 Kxb6 6. Qxc4 Qh2+ 7. Kc8 $18) 2. Qa4+ $1 (2. Qc6+ $2 Qc5 3. Qxc5+ Kxc5 4. h8=Q Qxd5+ 5. Kb8 Qxf5 $11) 2... Kxd5 3. h8=Q Qg8+ $3 (3... Kc5+ 4. Ka7 $18) 4. Qxg8+ Kc5+ 5. Qd5+ $3 {Destroying stalemate defense} (5. Kb8 $2 Qb7+ $1 6. Kxb7 {Stalemate})( 5. Qc6+ $2 Qxc6+ 6. Kb8 Qb5+ 7. Kc8 Qa6+ 8. Kd7 Qd3+ $1 9. Ke7 Qxf5 $11) 5... Qxd5+ 6. Ka7 $1 {Avoiding Stalemate} (6. Kb8 $2 Qxf5 $1 7. Qa5+ Kc6 $1 8. Qxf5 {Perfect Stalemate}) 6... Qxf5 (6... Qb7+ 7. Kxb7 $18 {without Qg8 there is no Stalemate}) 7. Qa5+ Kc6 8. Qxf5 $18 { No Stalemate} 1-0
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[Event "Sosiura-120, 2nd Prize"] [Date "2017"] [White "Vladimir Tarasiuk"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6KR/rpN5/1p6/4P3/P7/6p1/3B1p2/1k6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] 1. Rh1+ Ka2 $1 (1... Kc2 2. Be3 g2 3. Rc1+ Kb2 4. Bxf2 $11) 2. Be3 g2 3. Ra1+ $1 Kxa1 4. Bd4+ $3 (4. Bxf2 $2 Rxa4 5. e6 Rg4+ 6. Kh8 g1=Q 7. Bxg1 Rxg1 8. e7 Re1 9. e8=Q Rxe8+ 10. Nxe8 b5 11. Nd6 b4 12. Nxb7 b3 13. Nc5 b2 14. Nb3+ (14. Na4 b1=Q $19) 14... Kb1 $1 15. Nd2+ Kc1 $19) 4... Ka2 $1 5. Bxf2 Rxa4 6. e6 Rg4+ 7. Kh8 $3 (7. Kh7 $2 g1=Q 8. Bxg1 Rxg1 9. e7 Re1 10. e8=Q Rxe8 11. Nxe8 b5 12. Nd6 b4 13. Nxb7 b3 14. Nc5 b2 15. Na4 b1=Q+ $19) 7... g1=Q 8. Bxg1 Rxg1 9. e7 Re1 10. e8=Q Rxe8+ 11. Nxe8 b5 12. Nd6 b4 13. Nxb7 b3 14. Nc5 $1 (14. Nd6 $2 b2 15. Ne4 (15. Nb5 Kb3 $1 $19) 15... Kb1 $1 16. Nd2+ Kc1 $1 $19) 14... b2 15. Na4 b1=Q 16. Nc3+ $11 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Sosiura-120, 1st Honorary Mention"] [Date "2017"] [White "Martin Minski"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2bp3P/7k/PQPp4/3q4/5p2/5PP1/N3K3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] 1. Nc2 Qc3+ 2. Kf1 Be5 3. Ne1 (3. h8=Q+ $2 Bxh8 4. Ne1 fxg2+ $11) (3. Qb1 $2 Qd3+ 4. Kg1 fxg2 5. Qc1+ Kxh7 $11) 3... Qxe1+ $1 (3... fxg2+ 4. Nxg2 $18) 4. Kxe1 fxg2 5. h8=Q+ $1 (5. Qxd7 $2 g1=Q+ 6. Ke2 Qa1 7. Qxd5 Kxh7 $11) 5... Bxh8 6. Qa6+ $1 Kg7 (6... Kg5 7. f4+ $18) (6... Kh7 7. Qd3+ $18) (6... Kh5 7. Qe2+ Kh4 8. Qe7+ $18) 7. Qf1 $3 gxf1=Q+ 8. Kxf1 Kg6 9. a6 $18 1-0
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[Event "Sosiura-120, 2nd Honorary Mention"] [Date "2017"] [White "Oleg Pervakov"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k7/1pK5/7R/4p3/qN3p2/8/1P6/5B2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "29"] 1. Ra6+ $1 bxa6 2. Bg2+ f3 $1 (2... Ka7 3. Nc6+ Ka8 4. Nxe5+ Ka7 5. Nc6+ Ka8 6. Ne7+ Ka7 7. Nc8#) (2... e4 3. Bxe4+ Ka7 4. Nc6+ Ka8 5. b4 a5 6. Nxa5+ Ka7 7. Nc6+ Ka8 8. Ne5+ (8. Nd4+ Ka7 9. Bd5 f3 $1 $11) 8... Ka7 9. Bb7 Qa5+ 10. bxa5 $18 { No Stalemate}) 3. Bxf3+ e4 $1 4. Bxe4+ Ka7 5. Nc6+ Ka8 6. b4 $1 a5 $1 7. Nxa5+ (7. Ne7+ $2 Ka7 8. Nc8+ Ka6 9. Bb7+ Kb5 10. Bc6+ Kxb4 $11) 7... Ka7 8. Nc6+ (8. Bb7 $2 Qxa5+ 9. bxa5 )8... Ka8 (8... Ka6 9. Bd3+) 9. Nd4+ $1 Ka7 10. Bd5 $1 (10. Bb7 $2 Qa5+ 11. bxa5) 10... Qe8 (10... Qd1 11. Nc6+ Ka8 12. Ne7+ Ka7 13. Nc8+ Ka6 14. Bc4#) 11. Nc6+ Ka8 12. Ne7+ Ka7 13. Nc8+ Ka6 14. Bb7+ $1 (14. Bc4+ $2 Qb5) 14... Kb5 15. Nd6+ 1-0
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[Event "Sosiura-120, 3rd Honorary Mention"] [Date "2017"] [White "Steffen Slumstrup Nielsen"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6rN/1B2n2Q/2rk1n2/1Kp2P2/5N2/8/6p1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] 1. Qf7 Rb6+ $1 (1... g1=Q 2. Qxf6+) ( 1... Nd7 2. Nd5 g1=Q 3. Qe6#) 2. Kxb6 Nd7+ 3. Ka7 $1 g1=Q {4. Nf7+ Kc7 5. Ne6#.} 4. Qe6+ Kc7 {5. Ne6+ Kd6 6. Nf7#.} 5. Qd6+ $1 Kd8 {6. Nf7+ Ke8 7. Nd6+.} (5... Kxd6 6. Nf7+ Kc7 7. Ne6#) 6. Qc7+ $1 Ke8 (6... Kxc7 7. Ne6+ Kd6 8. Nf7#) 7. Qd8+ $1 Kxd8 8. Nf7+ Ke8 (8... Kc7 9. Ne6#) 9. Nd6+ Kf8 (9... Kd8 10. Ne6#) 10. Ne6# 1-0
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[Event "Sosiura-120, 1st Commendation"] [Date "2017"] [White "Alexander Stavrietsky"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1K5k/p7/1b4p1/8/3R1P2/6p1/2p3p1/1RB1r3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] 1. Bb2 $1 Re8+ $1 (1... cxb1=Q 2. Rd8+ Kh7 3. Rh8#) (1... Bxd4 2. Bxd4+ Kh7 3. Rxe1 $18) 2. Rd8+ Kh7 3. Rxe8 Bd4 4. Rh1+ $3 (4. Rg1 $2 Bxb2 5. Rc8 c1=Q 6. Rcxc1 Bxc1 7. Rxc1 Kh6 8. Rg1 Kh5 9. Rxg2 Kg4 $11) (4. Bxd4 $2 cxb1=Q+ 5. Ka8 g5 6. f5 Qxf5 $1 $19) 4... gxh1=Q 5. Bxd4 Qb1+ (5... g5 6. f5) 6. Ka8 g5 7. f5 Qh1+ 8. Kxa7 c1=Q 9. Rh8# 1-0
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[Event "Sosiura-120, 2nd Commendation"] [Date "2017"] [White "Alexei Gasparyan"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4b2k/5p2/5R1K/6P1/3q4/3p2P1/7b/1Q6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "20"] 1. Qb8 $1 (1. Qe1 $2 Qd7 2. g6 (2. g4 Bd6) 2... d2 $1 3. Qe4 Qh3+ 4. Kg5 Qxg3+ 5. Kh6 Qh3+ 6. Kg5 Bc6 7. Rxc6 Qg3+ 8. Kh6 Qf4+ $19) 1... Qh4+ $1 (1... Qd7 2. g6 $1 Qh3+ 3. Kg5 Kg7 4. Rxf7+ ({or} 4. gxf7 $11) 4... Bxf7 5. Qe5+ ) 2. gxh4 Bxb8 3. Rf3 $1 (3. Rf5 $2 Bd6 $1 4. Rd5 Bf8+ 5. Kh5 f5+ 6. g6 Kg7 $19) 3... d2 (3... Be5 4. Rxd3 f5 5. g6 Bf4+ 6. Kh5 Bb5 7. Rd8+ Kg7 8. Rd2 $1 Bc4 9. Rf2 Be3 10. Rf3 Bc1 (10... Be2 ) 11. Rf2 Bb3 12. Rf3 Bd1 (12... Bc2 13. Rd3 $11)) (3... Bb5 4. Rf5 $1 Bc6 5. Rf6 $1 (5. Rxf7 $2 Kg8) 5... Be4 6. Rxf7 Bd6 7. g6 d2 8. Rh7+ Kg8 9. Rg7+ Kf8 10. Rf7+ Ke8 11. Rf1 Bc5 12. g7 Be3+ 13. Kh5 Bd5 14. Kg6 Ke7 15. Kf5 Bc4 (15... Kf7 16. Ke5+) 16. Ke4 $11) (3... f5 4. Rxd3 Be5 5. g6 $11) 4. Rd3 Be5 5. Rxd2 (5. Rd8 $2 Bg7+ 6. Kh5 Kh7 7. Rxd2 f5+ 8. g6+ Bxg6+ 9. Kg5 Bh6+ $19) 5... f5 $1 6. g6 Bf4+ 7. Kh5 Kg7 (7... Bxd2 ) 8. Rd7+ $1 Kf6 (8... Bxd7 ) 9. Rf7+ $1 Bxf7 10. gxf7 Kxf7 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Sosiura-120, 3rd Commendation"] [Date "2017"] [White "Vladimir Tarasiuk"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1rk5/4B3/8/3K1P2/8/8/5n2/5B2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] 1. Kc6 $1 ( 1. f6 $2 Kd7 2. Bc5 Ne4 $1 3. Kxe4 Ke6 4. Be7 Re8 5. Bc4+ Kd7 6. Bb5+ Ke6 $1 7. Bxe8) 1... Rb1 $1 (1... Ra8 2. f6 $1 (2. Bc4 $2 Ne4 $1 $11) 2... Ng4 3. Bh3 $1 $18) 2. Ba6+ Kb8 3. f6 Ng4 4. Bd6+ Ka7 5. f7 Rb6+ 6. Kc7 $1 (6. Kd7 $2 Nf6+ 7. Ke7 Nh7 8. Bd3 Rb7+ 9. Ke8 Nf6+ 10. Kf8 Ng4 $1 11. Kg7 Nh6 $11) (6. Kc5 $2 Nf6 7. f8=Q Nd7+ $11) 6... Ne5 $1 7. Bc5 $1 (7. Bxe5 $2 Rb7+ $1 8. Bxb7 {ïàò}) (7. f8=Q $2 Rc6+ 8. Kd8 Rxd6+ $1 9. Kc7 (9. Qxd6 Nf7+ $11) 9... Rc6+ 10. Kd8 Rd6+ {Positional Draw}) 7... Kxa6 8. f8=Q Rb7+ 9. Kd6 $1 (9. Kc8 $2 Rb8+ $1 10. Kxb8 Nd7+ $11) 1-0
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[Event "Sosiura-120, sp. Commendation"] [Date "2017"] [White "Michael Zinara"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1P1PPPPP/2kp1P1p/2pp1P2/8/5pp1/2p5/7K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] 1. d8=N+ $1 Kc7 2. e8=N+ $1 Kd7 (2... Kb8 3. Nc6+ Kxb7 4. Na5+ Kb6 5. Nb3 $18) 3. f8=N+ $1 Kxe8 4. f7+ Ke7 5. g8=N+ $1 (5. f6+ $2 Kxf6 6. Nd7+ Kg5 $1 7. g8=Q+ Kh4 $1 $19) (5. Nc6+ $2 Kf6 6. Nd7+ Kg5 $1 7. g8=Q+ Kf4 $1 8. Qg4+ Kxg4 9. Nde5+ Kh3 10. Nxf3 g2+ $19) (5. Ng6+ Kd7 6. Nf8+ Ke7) 5... Kxf8 6. Ne6+ Kxf7 7. h8=N+ $1 (7. Nxh6+ $2 Ke7 8. Ng8+ Kd7 9. Nf6+ Kc6 10. Nd8+ Kc7 11. Nxd5+ Kd7 $11) 7... Kxg8 8. b8=Q+ 1-0
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