www.arves.org - StrateGems 2015

Studies awarded for the Magazine tournament Strategems 2015.

[Event "1.p us93#0284 {ph}"] [Site ""] [Date "2015"] [Round ""] [White "Akobia, I and Arestov,P"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/K3b3/7B/8/7p/1n2p1R1/1P6/5k2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "37"] [EventDate "2015"] 
 1. Rf3 $1 (1. Rxe3 $2 Bc5+ 2. Ka8 Bxe3 3. Bxe3 h3 4. Bf4 Nc5 5. b4 Nd3 6. b5 Nxf4 7. b6 h2 8. b7 h1=Q) 1... Kg2 2. Rxe3 Bc5 3. Ka8 $1 (3. Ka6 $2 Bxe3 4. Bxe3 h3 (4... Kf3 $2 5. Bg1 Kg2 6. Bb6 h3 7. Bc7 Nc5+ 8. Ka5 Ne4 9. b4 Ng3 10. b5) 5. Bf4 Nc5+ 6. Ka7 Ne4) 3... Bxe3 4. Bxe3 Kf3 (4... h3 5. Bf4 Nc5 6. b4 $1 Nd3 7. b5 Nxf4 8. b6 h2 9. b7 h1=Q 10. b8=Q) 5. Bg1 $1 Kg3 $1 (5... Kg2 6. Be3 $1 Kf3 (6... Kg3 7. Ba7 $1) (6... h3 7. Ba7 $1) 7. Bg1) 6. Ba7 $1 (6. Bb6 $2 h3 $1 7. Bc7+ Kf2 $1 (7... Kg2 $2 8. Bf4) (7... Kf3 $2 8. Bh2 $1) 8. Bh2 Kf3 $1 ( 8... Kg2 $2 9. Bf4 $1 Nd2 10. b4 Ne4 11. b5) 9. Bc7 (9. Kb7 Kg2 10. Bc7 Nc5+ 11. Kc6 Ne6 12. Be5 Nd4+ 13. Kd5 Ne2 14. b4 Ng3 15. b5 h2 16. b6 h1=Q) 9... Nc5 $1 (9... Kf2 $2 10. Bh2 Kf3 11. Bc7) 10. b4 Na6 11. Bd6 Nxb4 $1) 6... h3 7. Bb8+ Kg2 8. Bf4 $1 Kf3 9. Bh2 $1 Kf2 $1 10. Bc7 $1 (10. Bb8 $2 Nd4 11. b4 Nc6 $1 12. b5 Nxb8) 10... Kg2 11. Bf4 Nd4 12. b4 Ne2 13. b5 $1 Nxf4 14. b6 Nd5 15. b7 Nb6+ 16. Kb8 $1 Nd7+ 17. Kc8 $1 (17. Kc7 $2 Nc5 18. b8=Q Na6+ 19. Kb7 Nxb8) 17... h2 18. Kxd7 h1=Q 19. b8=Q 1/2-1/2

[Event "1.c us93#0276"] [Site ""] [Date "2015"] [Round ""] [White "Keith,D and Minski,M"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3Q4/8/7B/4b3/5p1K/p1n5/k7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2015"] 
 1. Bf7+ $1 (1. Qb5# $2 Bd3+ $1 (1... f2+ $2 2. Bf7#) 2. Qxd3+ Kb2 3. Bg6 (3. Qb5+ Kc1 4. Bxf3 a1=Q+) 3... a1=Q+ 4. Qxc2+ Ka3) (1. Qg7+ $2 Kb1 2. Qg1+ Kb2+) (1. Qd1+ $2 Kb2) 1... f2+ 2. Qb5# $1 (2. Qd1+ $2 Kb2 3. Bxa2 Bg2+ $1 4. Kg3 f1=Q) (2. Bc4+ $2 f1=Q+ $1 3. Bxf1 Kb2) 2... Bd5+ $1 (2... Ne3 3. Qe5+ Kb1 4. Qxe4+) 3. Bxd5# (3. Qxd5+ $2 f1=Q+) 3... Ne3 4. Bg2 Nxg2+ (4... f1=Q+ 5. Bxf1 Nxf1 6. Qc4) 5. Kg3 $1 (5. Kxg2 $2 f1=Q+ 6. Qxf1 (6. Kxf1) 6... Kb2) (5. Qf1 $2 Ne1) 5... f1=Q $1 (5... Ne3 6. Kxf2 Nc2 7. Qb7 Nd4 8. Ke1 Nb3 9. Qg2 Kb1 10. Kd1 a1=Q 11. Qc2#) 6. Qxf1 Ne1 $1 7. Kf2 $1 (7. Kf4 $2 Kb2 8. Qb5+ Ka3 $1 9. Qa5+ Kb3 $1 10. Ke4 Nc2) (7. Qb5# $2 Nc2 8. Kf2 Nd4 9. Qb7 Nb3 $1 10. Ke1 (10. Qxb3) 10... Kb2 11. Qg2+ Ka3 $1 (11... Kb1 $2 12. Kd1 a1=Q 13. Qc2#) 12. Qa8+ Kb2 13. Qg2+ Ka3) (7. Qxe1+ $2 Kb2 8. Qd2+ Kb1) (7. Qf6 $2 Kb1 8. Qb6+ Kc2 $1 9. Qa5 Kb3 $1 10. Qb5+ (10. Kf2 Nc2) 10... Ka3 $1 11. Qe5 Kb3 12. Qxe1 Kb2) 7... Kb2 8. Qb5+ (8. Qe2+ $2 Nc2) 8... Ka3 9. Qa5+ Kb2 (9... Kb3 10. Kxe1) 10. Qb4+ Kc2 11. Qa3 Kb1 12. Qb3+ 1-0