www.arves.org - Paul Joitsa 80 MT 2017

Studies awarded for the Paul Joita 80 Memorial Tournament 2017.

Joitsa, Paul 1937-2000

[Event "1st prize Paul Joita–80 MT"] [Site ""] [Date "2018"] [Round ""] [White "Pavel Arestov and Daniel Keith"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2N3B1/5K2/8/6rk/3p4/6P1/5N2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2018"] 
 1. g3+ $1 (1. Ne3 $2 d2 (1... Rf4+ 2. Ke5) 2. Ncd5 d1=Q 3. Nxd1 Rxg2 $10) 1... Kh5 $1 (1... Kh3 2. Bh6 $1 Rg8 (2... Kg2 3. Ne3+ {fork, +-}) 3. Kf7 Rc8 (3... Rh8 4. Bf4 Kg2 5. Nd2) 4. Bf4 $18) 2. Nd5 d2 3. Nde3 Rg5 $1 (3... Rg6+ 4. Kf7 Rd6 5. Bf6 $1 (5. Nd1 $2 Rd7+ $1 6. Kf6 Kg4 7. Bf8) 5... d1=Q 6. Nxd1 Rxd1 7. g4+ $1 Kxg4 8. Ne3+ {fork, +-}) 4. Kf7 $1 (4. Bf8 $2 d1=Q 5. Nxd1 Rf5+ $1 6. Kxf5 {stalemate}) (4. Bh8 $2 Rd5 $1 5. Nxd5 (5. Nd1 Rd8 $1 6. Bg7 Kg4) 5... d1=Q $10 {and Nf6+ or Bf6+ impossible}) (4. Nd1 $2 Rf5+ $1 5. Kxf5 {stalemate}) 4... Rf5+ $1 (4... Rd5 5. Nxd5 d1=Q 6. g4+ {(or 6.Nf6+)} Kg5 7. Bf6+ $18) (4... d1=Q 5. Nxd1 Rf5+ 6. Bf6 $1 Rxf1 7. g4+ $1 Kxg4 8. Ne3+ {fork, +-}) 5. Nxf5 $1 (5. Bf6 $2 Rxf1 $11) 5... d1=Q 6. g4+ $1 (6. N1e3 $2 Qd7+ $1 (6... Qb3+ $2 7. Kf6 $18) 7. Kf6 (7. Ne7 Qa7 $11) 7... Qd6+ $1 8. Nxd6 {- stalemate.}) 6... Qxg4 (6... Kxg4 7. N1e3+ {fork, +-.}) 7. N1g3+ Kg5 8. Bh6# {ideal mate.} 1-0