www.arves.org - StrateGems 2016

Studies awarded for the Magazine Tournament Strategems 2016.

[Event "3.p us93#0309"] [Site ""] [Date "2016"] [Round ""] [White "Rusz,A."] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k2n4/2p5/1P3B1R/2K5/8/8/3r4/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. bxc7 $1 Rc2+ (1... Ne6+ 2. Kc6 $1 (2. Kb6 $2 Rd6+) 2... Rc2+ (2... Nxc7 3. Kxc7 Ka7 4. Bc3 Rd5 5. Rc6 Rb5 6. Bd4+ Ka8 7. Ra6#) 3. Kb6 Nf8 $1 (3... Nxc7 4. Rh8+) 4. Be5 $1 (4. Rh8 $2 Rb2+ $1 5. Ka6 (5. Bxb2) 5... Ra2+) 4... Nd7+ 5. Ka6 Ra2+ (5... Nxe5 6. Rh8#) 6. Kb5 Kb7 7. Rh8 Rc2 8. Rb8+ $1 Nxb8 9. cxb8=Q#) 2. Bc3 $1 (2. Kb6 $2 Rc6+ 3. Kb5 Rxc7) 2... Rxc3+ 3. Kb6 Rb3+ (3... Nf7 4. Rh3 $1 Rxc7 (4... Rxh3 5. c8=Q#) 5. Kxc7) 4. Ka6 Rb8 $1 (4... Ra3+ 5. Kb5 Rb3+ 6. Ka4 $1 (6. Kc4 $2 Rb8 7. Rh8 Rc8) 6... Rb8 7. Rh8) 5. Rg6 $1 (5. Rf6 $2 Nc6 $1 6. Rxc6 (6. cxb8=Q+ Nxb8+ 7. Kb6 Nd7+) 6... Rb6+ $1 7. Kxb6) (5. Rh8 $2 Rb6+ 6. Ka5 (6. Kxb6) 6... Ra6+ $1 7. Kb5 Rb6+ 8. Kxb6) (5. Rd6 $2 Nf7 6. cxb8=Q+ Kxb8) 5... Rc8 (5... Nf7 6. cxb8=Q+ Kxb8 7. Rg8+ Kc7 8. Rg7) 6. Rg8 Rxc7 7. Rxd8+ Rc8 8. Rxc8# 1-0

[Event "2.hm us93#0308"] [Site ""] [Date "2016.12.20"] [Round ""] [White "Jasik,A and Garcia,M"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1K3B1b/1R2N3/8/1P1p1bkP/3q4/1R6/p5N1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. Bh6+ $1 (1. Nxf5 $2 Be5+ 2. Nd6 a1=Q 3. Be7+ Kg4 4. Ne3+ Kxh5 5. Nef5 Qg4 $19) (1. Ra3 $2 Be5+ 2. Ka8 a1=Q 3. Nxf5 Qa4+ 4. Rxa4 Qxa4+ $19) 1... Kg4 (1... Kxh5 2. Nf4+ Kg4 3. Rg3+ $1 Kxg3 4. Nxf5+ $1 (4. Ne2+ $2 Kg4 5. Nxd4 Bxd4 6. Nxf5 Be5+ 7. Kc8 a1=Q $19) 4... Kg4 5. Nxd4 $11) 2. Rg3+ $1 (2. Ne3+ $2 Kxh5 3. N3xf5 Be5+ 4. Kc8 Qc4+ 5. Nc6 Qxb3 6. Ra7 a1=Q $19) 2... Kxg3 3. Nxf5+ Kxg2 4. Nxd4 Be5+ ({main} 4... Bxd4 5. Rg7+ $1 (5. Bg7 $2 a1=Q 6. h6 Be5+ 7. Bxe5 Qxe5+ 8. Ka7 Qe3+ 9. b6 Qxh6 $19) 5... Kh3 6. Rg1 $1 {compare with (1)} Bxg1 7. Bg7 d4 8. h6 a1=Q 9. h7 Bh2+ 10. Kb7 $1 $11 {positional draw}) 5. Kc8 $1 (5. Rc7 $2 a1=Q $1 ({no} 5... Bxc7+ $2 6. Kxc7 a1=Q 7. Nc6 Qb1 8. Bg7 $1 Qxb5 9. h6 $11) 6. Nc6 Bg3 7. b6 Qh8+ 8. Ka7 Qxh6 $19) 5... Bxd4 (5... a1=Q 6. Nc6 Qa8+ 7. Nb8 d4 8. Bg7 $1 Bxb8 9. Rxb8 Qd5 10. Bxd4 $1 $11) 6. Rg7+ $1 (6. Ra7 $2 {compare with (2)} Bxa7 7. Bg7 d4 8. h6 a1=Q 9. h7 Qc3+ 10. Kd7 Qh3+ $1 $19) 6... Kf2 7. Rf7+ Kg2 8. Rg7+ Kh3 9. Ra7 $1 {(2)} (9. Rg1 $2 {(1)} Bxg1 10. Bg7 d4 11. h6 a1=Q 12. h7 Qa8+ $1 $19) 9... Bxa7 10. Bg7 d4 11. h6 a1=Q 12. h7 Qc3+ 13. Kd7 $1 $11 {positional draw} (13. Kd8 $2 Bb6+ $1 14. Ke8 Qc8+ $1 $19) ({or} 13. Kb7 $2 Qf3+ $1 14. Ka6 Qa3+ 15. Kb7 Qe7+ $1 $19) 1/2-1/2

[Event "3.hm us93#0304"] [Site ""] [Date "2016"] [Round ""] [White "Becker,R."] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7n/6p1/2Q3p1/p7/p7/8/2B3K1/q3k3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. Qd6 $1 (1. Qe4+ $2 Kd2 2. Qd3+ Kc1 3. Qd1+ Kb2 4. Qd4+ Ka2 5. Qxa4+ Kb2 6. Qd4+ Ka2 7. Qd5+ Kb2 8. Qe5+ Ka2 9. Qxa5+ Kb2 10. Qe5+ Ka2 11. Qd5+ Kb2 12. Qd4+ Ka2 13. Qa7+ Kb2 14. Qxg7+ Ka2 15. Qg8+ Kb2 16. Qxh8+ Ka2 17. Qg8+ Kb2 18. Qg7+ Ka2 19. Qa7+ Kb2 20. Qd4+ Ka2 21. Qb4 Qc1 22. Qb3+ Ka1 23. Qc3+ Qb2 24. Qa5+ Qa2 25. Qe1+ Kb2 26. Qd2 Qg8 $1) (1. Qd5 $2 Nf7 $1) 1... g5 (1... Nf7 2. Qf4 $1) (1... Qc1 2. Qg3+ Kd2 3. Qd3+ Ke1 4. Kf3 Qd2 5. Qe4+ Kf1 6. Bd3+ Kg1 7. Qg4+) 2. Qg3+ (2. Qd3 $2 Qc1) 2... Kd2 3. Qd3+ Kc1 4. Qd1+ Kb2 5. Qd4+ Ka2 6. Qxa4+ Kb2 7. Qd4+ Ka2 8. Qd5+ Kb2 9. Qe5+ Ka2 10. Qxa5+ Kb2 11. Qe5+ Ka2 12. Qd5+ Kb2 13. Qd4+ Ka2 14. Qa7+ Kb2 15. Qxg7+ Ka2 16. Qg8+ Kb2 17. Qxh8+ Ka2 18. Qg8+ Kb2 19. Qg7+ Ka2 20. Qa7+ Kb2 21. Qd4+ Ka2 22. Qb4 Qb2 (22... Qc1 23. Qb3+ Ka1 24. Qc3+ Qb2 (24... Ka2 25. Bb3+ Kb1 26. Ba2+) 25. Qa5+) 23. Qc4+ Ka1 24. Qa4+ Qa2 25. Qd4+ Qb2 26. Qd1+ Ka2 27. Qd5+ Ka1 28. Qa5+ Qa2 29. Qe1+ Kb2 30. Qd2 g4 31. Kg3 Qa3+ 32. Bd3+ Kb3 (32... Ka1 33. Qd1+ Kb2 34. Qc2+ Ka1 35. Qb1#) 33. Qc2+ Kb4 34. Qc4+ Ka5 35. Qb5# 1-0

[Event "4.hm us93#0310"] [Site ""] [Date "2016"] [Round ""] [White "Pallier, A and Garcia,M"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5r2/1P5P/7K/p1P1Pk1N/8/1p3P2/5b2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. c6 $1 (1. Kg7 $2 Bxc5 2. Ng3+ Ke6 $1 (2... Kf4 $2 3. h8=Q Rxh8 4. Kxh8 Ba7 5. e6 Kxg3 6. e7 b2 7. e8=Q b1=Q 8. Qe5+) 3. h8=Q (3. Ne4 b2 4. Nxc5+ Ke7 5. h8=Q Rxh8 6. Kxh8 b1=Q) 3... Rxh8 4. Kxh8 Ba7 5. Ne4 b2 (5... Kxe5 $2 6. Nc5 $1 Kd6 7. Nxb3) 6. Nd2 a4 7. Nb1 Kxe5) 1... Bb6 2. Kg7 Rb8 (2... Rd8 3. Kf7 b2 4. Ng7+ Kxe5 5. Ne8 $1 (5. b8=Q+ $2 Rxb8 6. Ne8 Rxe8 7. Kxe8 b1=Q 8. h8=Q+ Kd5) 5... b1=Q 6. h8=Q+ Kd5 7. b8=Q Rxb8 8. Nf6+ Kxc6 9. Qxb8) 3. h8=Q (3. Kf7 $2 Kg5 4. Ng7 Kh6 5. Ne8 Kxh7 6. Nf6+ Kh6) 3... Rxh8 4. Kxh8 Bc7 5. Ng7+ Kxe5 6. Ne8 b2 7. Nxc7 b1=Q 8. Kg7 $1 (8. Na6 $2 Kf6 9. b8=Q Qh1+ 10. Kg8 Qg2+ 11. Kf8 Qg7+ 12. Ke8 Qe7#) 8... Qb2 9. Kf7 Qb3+ 10. Ke7 a4 11. f4+ $1 (11. Na6 $2 Qe6+ 12. Kd8 Qd6+ 13. Kc8 Qxc6+ 14. Nc7 Qb6 15. f4+ Kf5 $1 16. b8=Q Qxb8+ 17. Kxb8 a3 18. Nb5 a2 19. Nd4+ Kxf4 20. Nc2 Kf3 $1 21. Kc7 Ke2 22. Kc6 Kd2 23. Na1 Kc3 24. Kd5 Kb2 25. Kd4 Kxa1 26. Kc3 Kb1) 11... Kf5 12. Ne8 Kxf4 13. Nf6 $1 (13. Nd6 $2 Ke5 14. Nf7+ Kd5 15. Nd8 a3 16. c7 Qb4+ 17. Kd7 Qa4+ 18. Ke7 Qe4+ 19. Kd7 Qh7+ $1 20. Kc8 a2 21. b8=Q Qh3+ 22. Kb7 (22. Ne6 Qxe6+ 23. Kd8 Qd6+ 24. Kc8 a1=Q) 22... a1=Q) 13... a3 14. Nd7 a2 15. b8=Q+ Qxb8 16. Nxb8 a1=Q 17. c7 $1 1/2-1/2

[Event "2.c us93#0311"] [Site ""] [Date "2016"] [Round ""] [White "Garcia,M and Krug,P"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7R/7n/4b1k1/8/5RP1/3p3p/8/3K4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "45"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. Rf1 $1 (1. g5 $2 h2 2. Rh4 Nxg5) 1... Bd5 (1... h2 {(main)} 2. Rh1 $1 Ng5 3. Kd2 $1 (3. R8xh2 $2 Bxg4+) 3... Bd5 (3... Nf3+ {(main)} 4. Ke3 $1 (4. Kxd3 $2 Ne5+ 5. Ke4 Nxg4 6. Kf4 Bd5) 4... Ne5 (4... d2 5. Rd8 Ne5 6. Kf4 Nd7 7. Ra1) 5. Kf4 $1 (5. Rd8 $2 Kg5 $1) 5... Nxg4 6. Rd8 $1) (3... Ne4+ {(main)} 4. Ke3 Ng3 5. R1xh2 Nf1+ 6. Kf4 d2 7. R2h6+ $1 (7. R8h6+ $2 Kf7) 7... Kg7 8. Kg5 $1 Bg8 ( 8... d1=Q 9. R6h7#) 9. Rxg8+ Kxg8 10. Rd6 $1) (3... Kg7 {(main)} 4. R8xh2 Nf3+ 5. Ke3 Nxh2 6. Rxh2) 4. R1xh2 $1 (4. R8xh2 $2 Bxh1 5. Rxh1 Nf7 $1 6. Kxd3 Ne5+ 7. Ke4 Nxg4 8. Rg1 Kh5 $1) 4... Nf3+ 5. Ke3 $1 Nxh2 6. Rxh2 Be6 7. Kf4 $1) ( 1... Kg7 $2 2. Rd8 $1 Nf6 (2... Bxg4+ 3. Kd2 Be2 4. Rg1+) 3. Rd6 $1 Bb3+ 4. Ke1 (4. Kc1 {(or)}) 4... h2 5. Rdxf6 h1=Q 6. Rxh1 Kxf6 7. Rh5 $1) 2. Rd8 Be4 3. Rg8+ Kh6 4. Rf2 $1 (4. Re8 $2 Bg2 5. Rf5 Kg7) 4... Bd5 5. Rd8 Bg2 6. Rf5 Kg7 7. Rh5 $1 (7. Rd7+ $2 Kg8 $1 8. Rh5 (8. Kd2 h2 9. Rxh7 Kxh7 10. Rh5+ Kg6) 8... Nf6 9. Rd8+ Kf7 $1) 7... Nf6 (7... Bf3+ 8. Ke1 Bxg4 9. Rh4 Nf6 10. Rxd3 Kg6 11. Kf2 Kg5 12. Rh8) 8. Rh4 Ne4 (8... Kg6 9. Kd2 $1 Kg5 (9... Bf1 10. Rf8 Kg5 11. Rhh8 Kg6 12. Rc8 Kg5 13. Rc7 Kg6 14. Ra7 Bg2 15. g5) 10. Rhh8 $1 Kxg4 (10... Ne4+ 11. Kxd3) 11. Rdf8 Nh5 12. Rf2 $1 (12. Rfg8+ $2 Kh4 13. Rb8 h2) 12... Kg3 ( 12... Bd5 13. Ke3 (13. Kxd3 $2 Nf4+ 14. Ke3 (14. Kd4 Kg3) 14... Ng2+)) 13. Rf5 Nf4 14. Ke3 $1 (14. Rg5+ $2 Kf2 15. Rf8 Kf3)) 9. Ke1 d2+ 10. Ke2 Kg6 11. Ke3 Kg5 (11... Nf6 12. Kxd2 $1 (12. Rxd2 $2 Kg5 13. Rh8 Nxg4+) 12... Kg5 13. Rhh8) 12. Rg8+ Kf6 $1 (12... Kxh4 13. Kf4 Nf6 14. Rh8+ Nh5+ 15. Rxh5#) 13. Rh6+ Kf7 ( 13... Ke5 14. Re8+) 14. Rd8 Nf6 15. Kxd2 $1 Nxg4 16. Rd7+ Ke8 17. Rhh7 Nf6 18. Rhe7+ Kf8 19. Rf7+ (19. Ra7 $2 h2 $1) 19... Ke8 20. Rde7+ Kd8 21. Ra7 $1 h2 ( 21... Ne8 22. Rh7) 22. Rxf6 h1=Q 23. Rf8# 1-0

[Event "4/5.c us93#0301"] [Site ""] [Date "2016"] [Round ""] [White "Hlinka,M and Kekely,L"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/7Q/k3B3/3p1R2/3K4/8/p1p5/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "32"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1... a1=Q+ (1... c1=Q 2. Bc8+ Qxc8 3. Qh6+ Kb7 4. Rf7+ Ka8 5. Qh1 Qc4+ 6. Ke5 Qc3+ 7. Ke6 Qc6+ 8. Kf5 Qc2+ 9. Kg5 Qd2+ 10. Rf4 Ka7 11. Qa1 Kb6 12. Kf5) 2. Kxd5 c1=Q (2... Qa5+ 3. Ke4 Qe1+ 4. Kd5 Qd1+ 5. Kc5 Qe2 6. Kd6 c1=Q 7. Qd7 Qd3+ 8. Ke7 Qxd7+ 9. Bxd7) 3. Bc8+ $1 (3. Bd7 $2 Qa5+ 4. Ke6 Qc4+ 5. Ke7 Qab4+ 6. Kd8 Qd6 7. Qg7 Qcc7+ 8. Ke8 Qb8+ 9. Kf7 Qxd7+) 3... Qxc8 4. Qg6+ (4. Qh6+ $2 Kb5 5. Ke4+ Kc4) 4... Kb7 5. Rf7+ Kb8 (5... Ka8 6. Qg2) 6. Qg3+ (6. Qb6+ $2 Ka8 ) 6... Ka8 7. Qg2 $1 (7. Qf3 $2 Qac3) 7... Qaa6 (7... Qb1 8. Kd4+) (7... Qa3 8. Kd4+ Kb8 9. Qh2+ Ka8 10. Qg2+) (7... Qa4 8. Kd6+ Kb8 9. Qb2+ Ka8 10. Qg2+) 8. Ke5+ $1 (8. Kd4+ $2 Qac6 9. Qa2+ Q8a6 10. Rf8+ Kb7 11. Qf7+ Qc7 12. Qd5+ Qac6) 8... Kb8 (8... Qac6 9. Qa2+) 9. Qb2+ Ka8 10. Qg2+ Qac6 (10... Qcc6 11. Rf8+ Kb7 12. Rf7+ Kb6 13. Qxc6+ Kxc6 14. Rf6+ Kb5 15. Rxa6) 11. Qa2+ Q8a6 12. Rf8+ Kb7 13. Rf7+ (13. Qf7+ $2 Qc7+) 13... Kc8 14. Rf8+ Kc7 (14... Kd7 15. Qf7#) 15. Rf7+ Kb6 16. Qxa6+ (16. Qb3+ $2 Qab5+) (16. Qf2+ $2 Qc5+) 16... Kxa6 17. Rf6 1/2-1/2