www.arves.org - Problem Paradise 2016-2017

Studies awarded for the tournament Problem Paradise 2016-2017.

[Event "1st comm, Problem Paradise 2016-2017"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Michal Hlinka & Lubos Kekely, Slovakia"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2n5/8/8/2BN4/2n5/3K4/1N1p4/k7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. Nd1 (1. Kxc4 $2 Kxb2 2. Ne3 Kc1 3. Ba3+ Kb1 4. Kb5 Ka2 5. Bc5 Kb3 6. Kc6 Kc3 7. Kc7 Kd3 8. Kxc8 Ke2 $11) 1... Nb2+ (1... N8d6 2. N5c3 Ne5+ (2... Nb7 3. Be7 $18) 3. Kxd2 Ndc4+ 4. Kc2 Nf3 5. Ne2 Ne1+ 6. Kc3 Ne5 7. Kb3 $18) 2. Kxd2 $1 (2. Nxb2 $2 Kxb2 3. Kxd2 Kb3 4. Kd3 Ka4 5. Kc4 Ka5 6. Nc7 Nb6+ $11) 2... Nxd1 (2... Ka2 3. Nxb2 Kxb2 4. Kd3 Kb3 5. Nc3 $1 $18) 3. Kc1 $1 {refusal of catching} (3. Kc2 $2 Ka2 $1 $11 {zz}) (3. Kxd1 Kb2 4. Kd2 Kb3 5. Kd3 Ka4 6. Kc4 Ka5 $11) 3... Ka2 (3... Nb2 4. Nb4 $18) 4. Kc2 $1 {zz} Nb2 (4... Nf2 5. Nc3+ Ka1 6. Bxf2 $18) 5. Nc3+ Ka1 6. Ne2 Na4 7. Bf8 $1 Ncb6 (7... Na7 8. Bg7+ {as main line} Ka2 9. Nc1+ Ka3 10. Bf8+ Nc5 11. Bxc5+ Ka4 12. Bxa7 $18) 8. Bg7+ Ka2 9. Nc1+ Ka3 10. Bf8+ {switchback} Nc5 11. Bxc5+ Ka4 12. Bxb6 {and wins.} 1-0