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Studies awarded for the informal tournament for the German magazine Die Schwalbe 2016.

[Event "1st/2nd Prize Die Schwalbe 2016"] [Site ""] [Date "2016.12"] [Round ""] [White "Vladislav Tarasiuk"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2N5/2P1n3/BNP5/6rb/6P1/3K4/1P2p3/1k6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. Kd2 $1 (1. Kxe2 $2 Bxg4+ $11 {z.B.} 2. Kd2 Nxc6 3. Bb7 Rg7 $11) 1... Re5 ( 1... Bxg4 2. Nxe7 Re5 3. Ke1 $18) 2. Bd3+ $1 ({Try :} 2. Bxe2 $2 Rxe2+ 3. Kxe2 Bxg4+ 4. Kd3 Bxc8 5. Nxc8 Nxc8 6. Kc3 Ka1 $3 7. b3 (7. b4 Ka2 {Shortens the seduction}) 7... Kb1 8. b4 Ka2 9. b5 Ka3 10. Kc4 Ka4 11. Kc5 Ka5 $11) 2... Ka1 $3 (2... Kxb2 3. Nc4+ Kb3 4. Nxe5 $18) (2... Ka2 3. Bxe2 $1 $18 (3. Ke1 $2 Nxc6 $1 4. gxh5 Nd4 5. Bxe2 Rxe2+ 6. Kd1 Rc2 7. Nd5 Kxb2 8. Nd6 Nf3 9. Ne4 Rc1+ 10. Ke2 Nd4+ 11. Ke3 Nb5 $11 (11... Ne6 $11)) 3... Rxe2+ 4. Kxe2 Bxg4+ 5. Kd3 ({or } 5. Kd2) 5... Bxc8 6. Nxc8 Nxc8 7. Kc2 Nb6 8. Kc3 Nd5+ 9. Kc4 Nxc7 10. b4 Ka3 11. b5 Na8 12. Kc5 Ka4 13. b6 $18) 3. Bxe2 Rxe2+ 4. Kxe2 Bxg4+ 5. Kd2 $3 ({Try :} 5. Kd3 $2 Bxc8 6. Nxc8 Nxc8 7. Kc3 Kb1 $1 8. b3 Ka1 $3 9. b4 Ka2 10. b5 Ka3 11. Kc4 Ka4 12. Kc5 Ka5 $11) 5... Bxc8 6. Nxc8 Nxc8 7. Kc1 $3 ({Try} 7. Kc3 $2 Kb1 $1 $11 {see the variant 5.Kd3}) 7... Nb6 8. Kc2 Ka2 9. Kc3 Nc8 (9... Nd5+ 10. Kc4 $1 Nxc7 11. b4 Ka3 12. b5 Na8 13. Kc5 Ka4 14. b6 $18) 10. b4 Ka3 11. Kc4 Ka4 12. Kc5 Na7 13. b5 $1 (13. Kb6 $6 Nc8+ 14. Kc5 ({If} 14. Kb7 $2 Nd6+ 15. Kb8 Kb5 16. c8=Q Nxc8 17. Kxc8 Kxc6 $11) 14... Na7 {is loss of time}) 13... Ka5 14. b6 $18 1-0

[Event "1st/2nd Prize Die Schwalbe 2016"] [Site ""] [Date "2016.12"] [Round ""] [White "Steffen S. Nielsen"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/6K1/2NP3p/1r5P/8/4B3/5Pk1/3b4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. Kf6 $1 (1. d7 {?} Rb7 2. Ne5 Ba4 {=}) 1... Rd5 (1... Bg4 2. Ne5 Bxh5 3. d7 Rd5 4. Ke6 $18) (1... Rb7 2. Ne5 Bxh5 3. d7 $18) 2. Nb4 $1 (2. Ke6 $2 Rxh5 3. d7 Bg4+ {=}) 2... Rxd6+ 3. Ke7 {Turmfang!} Rd2 4. Bxd2 Kxf2 (4... Bxh5 5. f4 $18 (5. Be3 $18)) 5. Nd3+ Kg3 (5... Ke2 6. Nb2 $18) 6. Be1+ Kf3 (6... Kg2 7. Nf4+ Kf3 8. Nd5 Kg4 9. Ne3+ $18) (6... Kg4 7. Nf2+ $18) (6... Kh2 7. Nf4 $18) 7. Nb2 Bc2 (7... Bb3 8. Kf6 Kg4 9. Kg6 $18) 8. Nc4 (8. Kf6 $2 Kg4 $11) 8... Ba4 (8... Kg4 9. Ne3+ $18) (8... Bd3 9. Ne5+ $18) (8... Bb3 9. Nd2+ $18) 9. Nb6 (9. Kf6 Be8 $11) 9... Bc6 (9... Bb3 10. Kf6 Kg4 11. Kg6 $18) (9... Bc2 10. Nd5 $18 (10. Nd7 $18)) 10. Kf7 $1 (10. Kf6 $2 Be8 $11) 10... Kg4 11. Kg6 Be8+ 12. Kxh6 Bxh5 13. Nd7 {Zum Abschluss noch ein hübscher Läuferfang} Be8 (13... Bf7 14. Ne5+ $18) 14. Nf6+ $18 1-0

[Event "Sp. Prize Die Schwalbe 2016"] [Site ""] [Date "2016.10"] [Round ""] [White "Marco  Campioli"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4Q3/5p2/3bP2P/2n5/2b2k2/7p/1K3n2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 {Remis} 1. exf7 $1 (1. Qxf7+ $2 Ke3 2. h7 Be5+ 3. Ka3 Nfd3 $19) 1... Ncd3+ $1 2. Ka1 $1 {A)} (2. Kc2 $2 h2 3. f8=Q+ Bxf8 4. Qxf8+ Kg3 5. Qg7+ Ng4 6. Qc7+ Nde5 $19) (2. Kc3 $2 h2 3. f8=Q+ Bxf8 4. Qxf8+ Ke3 5. Qe7+ Ne4+ 6. Kxc4 h1=Q 7. Qa7+ Ndc5 8. Qa3+ Kf4 $19) 2... Bxf7 $1 ({B)} 2... h2 $1 3. f8=Q+ Bxf8 4. Qxf8+ Kg3 $1 5. Qa8 $1 (5. Qg7+ $2 Ng4 $1 6. Qc7+ Nf4 7. Qxc4 h1=Q+ $19) (5. Qd6+ $2 Nf4 $1 6. Qa3+ N2d3 7. Qa8 Bd5 $19) 5... Ne5 6. h7 Nf7 7. Qb8+ $1 (7. h8=Q $2 Nxh8 8. Qxh8 h1=Q+ 9. Qxh1 Nxh1 $19) 7... Kg2 8. Qb7+ (8. h8=Q $2 Nxh8 9. Qb7+ Kg1 $1 10. Qg7+ Kf1 $1 11. Qc7 h1=Q 12. Qxc4+ Kg2+ $19) 8... Kg1 9. Qb1+ Bf1 10. Qg6+ $1 $11) 3. Qxf7+ Ke3 4. Qa7+ $1 (4. h7 $2 Be5+ $1 5. Ka2 (5. Kb1 h2 6. Qa7+ Ke2 7. Qa2+ Kf1 $19) 5... h2 6. Qa7+ Ke2 $19) 4... Ke2 5. Qa2+ Kf1 $1 6. Qb1+ Kg2 7. Qb7+ Kg3 8. Qg7+ $1 (8. h7 $2 Be5+ 9. Ka2 h2 10. h8=Q Bxh8 11. Qb8+ Be5 $19) 8... Ng4 $1 9. h7 $1 (9. Qg6 $2 Be5+ 10. Ka2 Ndf2 $19) 9... Be5+ 10. Qxe5+ $1 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sp.Prize  Die Schwalbe 2016"] [Site ""] [Date "2016.08"] [Round ""] [White "Lubos Kekely & Michal Hlinka  "] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4R3/8/8/6b1/6Q1/R4K2/3p2p1/1k4r1 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2015"] 
 1... d1=Q+ 2. Kg3 (2. Re2 $2 Rf1+ 3. Kxg2 Rg1+ 4. Kf3 Rxg4 $19) 2... Qd6+ 3. Kf2 $1 Qc5+ $1 (3... Qf6+ 4. Rf3 $11) (3... Qb6+ 4. Ree3 Bxe3+ 5. Rxe3 Rc1 6. Qe4+ Rc2+ 7. Kg1 $1 $11) 4. Kg3 $1 (4. Ree3 $2 Bxe3+ 5. Rxe3 Re1 $1 6. Qe4+ Kb2 $19) 4... Qc7+ (4... Qxa3+ 5. Kh2 Rc1 6. Qe4+ Ka1 7. Qe5+ Rc3 8. Qe1+ Bc1 9. Ra8 $1 Rh3+ 10. Kxg2 Qxa8+ 11. Kxh3 $11) (4... Bh4+ 5. Kxh4 Rh1+ { similar to solution}) 5. Kf2 $1 (5. Kf3 $2 Qf7+ $1 6. Kg3 Bf4+ $1 7. Qxf4 Qxf4+ 8. Kxf4 Rf1+ $19) 5... Qc5+ (5... Qf7+ 6. Rf3 $11) 6. Kg3 Bh4+ $1 7. Kxh4 $1 ( 7. Qxh4 $2 Qxa3+ 8. Kg4 Qb4+ 9. Kg5 Qxh4+ 10. Kxh4 Rh1+ $19) 7... Rh1+ 8. Rh3 Rxh3+ (8... Qf2+ 9. Kh5 $1 Qf7+ 10. Kh6 Rxh3+ 11. Qxh3 $11) 9. Kxh3 g1=Q 10. Qf3 $1 {tempo} (10. Qe4+ $2 Kb2 $1 11. Qb7+ Kc1 $19) (10. Rb8+ $2 Kc1 $1 $19) 10... Qb5 (10... Kc1 11. Qf4+ $1 Kc2 12. Re2+ $1 Kb3 13. Qf7+ $1 Kc3 14. Qf3+ $1 $11) (10... Kb2 {or 10. - Kc2} 11. Re2+ $1 Kc1 12. Qf4+ $1 Kb1 13. Qe4+ $1 $11) (10... Qgf2 11. Qd1+ $1 $11) (10... Qc2 11. Rb8+ $1 $11) 11. Rb8 $1 Qxb8 12. Qe4+ $1 Ka2 (12... Kc1 13. Qc4+ {Dauerschach oder doch patt}) 13. Qa4+ $1 Kb2 14. Qb4+ $1 Qxb4 {stalemate. Meredith. Two new black queens. Zugzwang.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sp. Prize Die Schwalbe 2016"] [Site ""] [Date "2016.10"] [Round ""] [White "Richard  Becker"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6q1/8/3p3k/8/3B4/7K/7R/1B6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "45"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. Bc2 $1 {A)} ({Try} 1. Bd3 $2 Qg5 $1 ({Not} 1... Qc8+ $2 2. Kh4 {+-}) 2. Bc3 Kh5 3. Be2+ Kh6 4. Bd3 (4. Bd2 $2 Qxd2 {-+}) 4... Kh5 {=}) ({Try} 1. Be4 $2 Qc8+ $1 ({Not} 1... Qg5 $2 2. Bc3 $1 Kh5 3. Bf3+ Kh6 4. Bd2 {+-}) 2. Kh4 d5 $1 3. Bd3 Qb8 {(Qc7)} 4. Kh3 Qf4 5. Kg2+ Kg5 {=}) ({Try} 1. Be3+ $2 Kh5 2. Bf5 Qg7 3. Bd2 (3. Rg2 Qf6 {=}) 3... d5 4. Bf4 d4 5. Bd2 d3 6. Be3 d2 7. Bxd2 Qg8 { (Qg1) = The position has been transposed down the board one square compared with main line, but White cannot control all the squares of the g-file.}) 1... Qg5 ({B)} 1... Qc8+ 2. Kh4 d5 3. Be5 $1 Qc4+ 4. Kg3+ Kg5 5. Rg2 Qf1 6. Bc3 $1 Qh1 7. Kf3+ Kh5 8. Bd2 Qh3+ (8... Kh4 9. Kf2 {+-}) 9. Kf2 Qh4+ 10. Kg1 Qd4+ 11. Kh1 Kh4 (11... Qa1+ 12. Rg1 Qe5 13. Bd1+ Kh4 14. Be1+ {+-}) (11... Qe5 12. Bd1+ Kh4 13. Be2 Qa1+ 14. Rg1 {+-}) 12. Bg5+ Kh5 13. Bg6+ Kxg6 14. Be3+ {+-}) 2. Bc3 Qg1 3. Be4 $1 (3. Bd2+ $2 Kh5 4. Rg2 (4. Bf5 Qg7 {=}) 4... Qh1+ 5. Kg3 Qh4+ 6. Kf3 Qf6+ 7. Bf4 Qc3+ 8. Be3 Qf6+ {=}) 3... Qd1 4. Bf6 Qg1 5. Rh1 Qg8 6. Kh4 $1 ({Too soon for} 6. Bb2 $2 Qc8+ 7. Kh4 d5 $1 8. Bd3 d4 9. Bxd4 Qd7 10. Kg3+ Kg5 11. Be3+ Kf6 12. Rh6+ Ke5 13. Rh5+ Kf6 {=}) 6... d5 7. Bb1 $1 (7. Bd3 $2 { (Lf5?)} Qg2 8. Rh3 Qg1 9. Bc2 Qg2 10. Bb1 {Loss of time}) 7... Qg2 8. Rh3 d4 ( 8... Qg1 9. Bd3 Qg8 10. Rg3 Qf7 11. Bg5+ Kg7 12. Be3+ {+-}) 9. Bf5 $1 (9. Bd3 $2 Qg8 10. Be4 (10. Bc2 {(Lb1)(Lf5)} Qg2 11. Bf5 {Loss of time}) 10... Qg1 11. Rh1 Qg8 12. Bb1 Qd5 13. Rh3 Qg2 {Loss of time}) 9... Qg1 (9... Qg8 10. Bd3 Qg2 11. Rg3 Qh1+ 12. Kg4 Qd1+ 13. Kf5 {+-}) 10. Be4 d3 11. Bxd3 (11. Rh1 $2 Qg8 12. Bxd3 Qa8 13. Rh3 Qg2 {Loss of time}) 11... Qg2 12. Bf5 {(Lb1)} Qg8 13. Be4 Qg1 14. Rh1 $1 (14. Rg3 $2 Qh2+ 15. Kg4 Qe2+ {=}) 14... Qg8 15. Rh2 Qg1 16. Rh3 Qg8 17. Rh1 $1 (17. Rg3 $2 Qg4+ $1 18. Rxg4 {(Kxg4) stalemate}) 17... Qg1 18. Kh3 Qg8 {Repeating the position after Black's 5th move minus the pawn. Now White can proceed with} 19. Bb2 $1 Qc8+ 20. Kh4 Qe6 (20... Qd7 21. Bf6 {+-}) 21. Kg3+ Kg5 22. Bc1+ Kf6 23. Rh6+ {wins.} 1-0

[Event "2nd HM Die Schwalbe 2016"] [Site ""] [Date "2016.02"] [Round ""] [White "Martin Minski"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2k5/3b4/8/RP6/6r1/p1p5/3PK1B1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] [EventDate "2014"] 
 1. Be4 $3 ({try:} 1. Bd5 $2 c2 $1 2. b6 {(3.Ra8#)} Kd8 3. Rc5 Ba4 4. Kd3 (4. b7 Rb4 5. Kd3 a2 $1 6. Rc8+ Ke7 $1 (6... Kd7 7. Bxa2 Rxb7 8. Rxc2 Bxc2+ 9. Kxc2 $11) 7. Bxa2 Rxb7 $19 8. Rxc2 Rd7+ $19) 4... Rg3+ $1 5. Kd4 Rg6 6. Kd3 a2 $3 ( 6... Rxb6 $2 7. Rxc2 $1 Bxc2+ 8. Kxc2 Rb2+ 9. Kc1 $11) 7. b7 Rb6 8. Rc8+ Ke7 $1 9. Bxa2 Rxb7 10. Bd5 (10. Rc3 Kd8 $1 11. Rxc2 (11. Bd5 Rc7 $19) (11. Be6 Rc7 $19) 11... Rd7+ 12. Kc3 (12. Bd5 Bxc2+ $1 $19) 12... Rc7+ 13. Bc4 Bxc2 $19) 10... Rd7 11. Ke4 (11. Kd4 Bb3 $19) 11... Kd6 12. Rc3 Rg7 $1 13. Kd4 Rg3 $1 ( 13... Rg1 $2 14. Bc6 $1 Bb3 15. Bd5 Ba4 16. Bc6 $11) 14. Rc4 (14. Rxg3 c1=Q $19 ) 14... Rg1 $19) (1. Rxa3 $2 Rxg2+ 2. Kd3 cxd2 $19) (1. dxc3 $2 Rxg2+ 2. Kf3 Ra2 $19) (1. Ra8+ $2 Kc7 2. dxc3 (2. Ra7+ Kb6 $19) 2... Rxg2+ 3. Kf3 Ra2 $19) ( 1. Kd1 $2 Rxg2 $19) 1... Rxe4+ 2. Kd3 Ra4 $1 (2... Rc4 3. dxc3 $11) (2... c2 3. Kxc2 $11) (2... cxd2 3. Kxd2 $11) (2... Rd4+ 3. Kxc3 $11) 3. Rxa4 Bxb5+ 4. Rc4+ $1 (4. Kxc3 $2 Bxa4 $19) 4... Bxc4+ (4... Kb7 5. Kxc3 $11) 5. Kxc3 a2 (5... Kc7 6. Kc2 ({or} 6. d3 Bd5 7. Kc2 $11) 6... Ba2 7. Kc3 Kb6 8. Kb4 $11) (5... Bd3 6. Kb3 $11) 6. Kb2 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sp. HM. Die Schwalbe 2016 "] [Site ""] [Date "2016.08"] [Round ""] [White "Ilham Aliev"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5k2/2p5/4K3/p5P1/1pP5/5P2/pn6/4R3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "2013"] 
 1. Kf6 {A)} Nd3 ({B)} 1... Nxc4 2. g6 Nd6 3. g7+ Kg8 4. Kg6 b3 5. Rh1 $1 Nf7 6. Re1 $1 Nd6 7. Rh1 Nf7 8. Re1 {positional draw}) 2. Ra1 $3 ({Try} 2. Rh1 $2 Ke8 $1 (2... Kg8 3. g6 Nf4 4. Rd1 $11) 3. g6 Nf4 4. g7 Nh5+ 5. Ke5 Nxg7 6. Kd4 Nf5+ 7. Kd3 b3 8. Kc3 a4) 2... b3 3. g6 $1 (3. Rh1 $2 Ke8 (3... Kg8 4. g6 Nf4 $1 $19 ) 4. g6 Nf4 5. g7 Nh5+ 6. Rxh5 a1=Q+) 3... Nf4 4. g7+ Kg8 5. Rd1 $1 (5. Rh1 $2 Nh5+ $1 6. Rxh5 a1=Q+) 5... Nh5+ 6. Kg6 Nf4+ 7. Kf6 Ne6 $1 8. Kxe6 Kxg7 (8... b2 $2 9. Kf6 b1=Q 10. Rd8+) 9. Rg1+ Kf8 (9... Kh6 10. Kf6 $11) 10. Rh1 ({ permutation 10-11 move} 10. Kf6 b2 11. Rh1) 10... b2 {ab hier bekanntes Motiv, insgesamt 19 Vorgänger gefunden} (10... Kg7 11. Rg1+) 11. Kf6 Ke8 12. Ke6 Kf8 13. Kf6 Kg8 14. Rg1+ Kh7 15. Rh1+ (15. Kf7 $2 a1=Q) 15... Kg8 16. Rg1+ Kf8 17. Rh1 $11 {positional draw} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Com. Die Schwalbe 2016"] [Site ""] [Date "2016.06"] [Round ""] [White "Lubos Kekely & Michal Hlinka"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2KP3P/3PR2b/8/4nk2/3r4/1B2r1Bn/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "26"] [EventDate "2015"] 
 1... Rc2+ 2. Kd8 Bg5+ (2... Rxb2 3. Bxe4 Bg5+ 4. Kc7 $1 $18) 3. Ke8 (3. Re7 $2 Rxb2 $11 (3... Nxd6 $11)) 3... Nxd6+ $1 4. Rxd6 Re2+ $1 {switchback} 5. Kf8 Bh6+ $1 {switchback} 6. Rxh6 Rxd7 7. Rf6+ ({TT} 7. Bc1+ $2 Kg3 8. Rg6+ Ng4 $1 9. Rxg4+ Kxg4 10. Bh3+ Kxh3 11. h8=Q+ Kg2 $1 12. Qg8+ Kf2 $1 13. Qb3 Ree7 $1 $11 {sperrt den SK auf der 8.Reihe ein}) 7... Kg3 8. Rg6+ Ng4 9. Rxg4+ $1 Kxg4 10. Bh3+ $1 Kxh3 11. h8=Q+ Kg2 (11... Kg4 12. Bf6 $1 $18) 12. Qg8+ Kf3 (12... Kf2 13. Qa2 $1 $18 {Schwarz kann nicht Tee7 spielen}) (12... Kf1 13. Qc4 $1 $18 ) 13. Qb3+ Re3 14. Bc3 $1 $18 {Schwarz kann nicht Tee7 spielen.Switchbacks. Black sacifices and then white sacrifices. Thematic try 7.Bc1+? Although black starts, white wins in position of great material disadvantage.} 1-0