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Helmut Steniczka 90 Memorial Tournament 2019
Steniczka, Helmuth 1928-1993
[Event "1st P. MT90 H.Steniczka Win"] [Site ""] [Date "2019"] [Round ""] [White "Branislav Djurasevic"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4N2k/8/7B/7N/r7/8/8/2K5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] [EventDate "2019"] {Positions with material K+B+S+S=K+R are usually draw. White plays on mate, Black on stalemate. Who prevails?} 1. Nef6 $1 (1. Nhf6 $2 Ra1+ $1 (1... Ra7 $2 2. Nd6 $1 $18) 2. Kc2 Rc1+ $1 {expecting white King comes on d-file.} (2... Rg1 $2 3. Nd6 $1 $18) 3. Kd3 {or 3. Kd2} Rg1 $1 4. Nd6 Rd1+ $1 $11) 1... Ra7 (1... Ra1+ 2. Kb2 $1 Rg1 3. Nf4 Rg3 { The same position as after 3rd black move in the main variation.}) (1... Rc4+ 2. Kd2 $1 Rc7 3. Nf4 Rg7 4. Ke3 $18) 2. Nf4 $1 (2. Kd2 $2 Rf7 $1 $11) 2... Rg7 3. Kb2 $3 {Mysterious winning move.} (3. Kd2 $2 Rg3 $1 4. Bf8 Rd3+ $1 $11) 3... Rg3 $1 {Preventing white king to cross 3rd rank.} 4. Bf8 $1 { Tempo move and control of a3 and b4.} Rb3+ 5. Ka1 $3 (5. Ka2 $2 Rg3 6. Ka1 Rg2 $1 $11) 5... Rg3 (5... Rb1+ 6. Ka2 Rb2+ 7. Ka3 Rb3+ 8. Ka4 Rb4+ (8... Ra3+ 9. Bxa3 $18) 9. Bxb4 $18) (5... Ra3+ 6. Bxa3 $18) 6. Ka2 $1 $18 1-0
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[Event "2nd P.MT90 H.Steniczka Win "] [Site ""] [Date "2019.12.13"] [Round ""] [White "Pavel Arestov & Alexander, Zhukov"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2r5/1B6/8/1N6/R5K1/8/2P2p1p/1k6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2018"] 1. Rf4 (1. Na3+ $2 Kb2 $1 2. Rf4 (2. Nc4+ Rxc4+ $1) 2... Kxa3 3. Rxf2 Kb2 $11) 1... Rc4 $1 (1... Rg8+ 2. Kh3 Rh8+ 3. Kg3 h1=Q 4. Bxh1 Rxh1 5. Rxf2 $18) 2. Na3+ $1 (2. Rxc4 $2 f1=Q $11) 2... Ka2 $1 {Play for stalemate} 3. Nxc4 { with 2 lines: MAIN A} h1=Q $1 ({MAIN B} 3... f1=Q 4. Rxf1 h1=Q 5. Rf3 $3 (5. Bxh1 $2 {stalemate}) 5... Qd1 (5... Qg1+ 6. Kf5 $1 Qc5+ 7. Ke6 $1 Qxc4+ 8. Bd5 $18) 6. Kf5 $1 (6. Kf4 $2 Qd4+ $11) 6... Qxc2+ (6... Qd7+ 7. Ke5 Qxb7 8. Ra3+ Kb1 9. Rb3+ $18) 7. Ke5 $1 (7. Ke6 $2 Qg6+ $1 8. Kd5 Qg5+ $11) 7... Qxc4 8. Bd5 $1 $18 {win}) 4. Bxh1 f1=Q 5. Bf3 $3 (5. Rxf1 $2 {stalemate}) 5... Qg1+ 6. Kh3 $1 (6. Kf5 $2 Qc5+ 7. Kg4 Qg1+ {loss of time}) 6... Qf1+ (6... Qc1 7. Re4 $1 Qxc2 8. Re2 $18) 7. Kg3 Qg1+ (7... Qe1+ 8. Kg2 $18) 8. Bg2 $1 Qe1+ 9. Rf2 $1 ( 9. Kf3 $2 Qd1+ 10. Kg3 Qe1+ {loss of time}) (9. Kh2 $2 Qe2 10. Kg1 Qe1+ 11. Kh2 Qe2 12. Kg3 Qe1+ {loss of time}) 9... Qc3+ 10. Kh2 $1 (10. Bf3 $2 Qg7+ {(Ka1)} 11. Kh2 Ka1 $11) 10... Qxc4 (10... Qh8+ 11. Kg1 $18) 11. Bd5 $3 Qxd5 12. c4+ { win} 1-0
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[Event "3rd P MT90 H.Steniczka Win"] [Site ""] [Date "2019.01.30"] [Round ""] [White "Christopher Yoo"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r7/k1p2P1P/2P4K/3np3/8/8/3P4/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2019"] 1. Kg7 Nf4 { It looks like Black is winning here, but White has a surprising resource.} 2. f8=N $1 (2. f8=Q $4 Ne6+ $19) 2... Kb6 { Black has nothing better to do than win the c6-pawn.} 3. Kf7 $1 (3. h8=Q $2 Rxf8 {White has two ways to capture the rook but both lose to a fork.} 4. Qxf8 (4. Kxf8 Ng6+ $19) (4. Qh7 Ne6+ $11) 4... Ne6+ $19) 3... Ne6 $1 { Black has to sac his knight or White will queen.} (3... Ra1 4. h8=Q $18) 4. Nxe6 Rh8 5. Kg7 Rxh7+ (5... Re8 6. Nf8 (6. h8=Q $4 Rxh8 7. Kxh8 Kxc6 8. Kg7 Kd5 9. Kf6 Kc4 10. Kxe5 Kd3 11. Nxc7 Kxd2 $11) 6... Re7+ 7. Kf6 Rxh7 8. Nxh7 $18) 6. Kxh7 Kxc6 7. Kg6 Kd6 $5 {This is Black's best practical try because White has to play a counterintuitive only move. White should be very careful now.} ( 7... Kd5 {This is the natural move for Black, but White's natural response is completely winning.} 8. Kf5 c6 9. d3 $18) 8. Kf6 $1 (8. Kf5 $4 { This is the natural move for White, but a blunder.} Kd5 9. d3 c6 $10 { Reciprocal zugzwang!}) 8... Kd5 9. Kf5 {This is reciprocal zugzwang!} c6 (9... e4 10. Ng5 $1 $18) 10. d3 $1 {Compare to position after 8. Kf5} ({Try :} 10. Ng5 $2 Kd4 $1 11. Ne4 (11. Nf3+ Kd3 $1 12. Kxe5 c5 13. Kd5 c4 14. Kc5 c3 $11) 11... Kd5 12. Nf2 (12. Ng3 Kd4 $1 $11) 12... Kd4 13. Kg4 c5 14. Kf3 c4 15. Ke2 c3 $11 16. d3 c2 17. Kd2 c1=Q+ 18. Kxc1 Ke3 $11) 10... c5 11. Nxc5 $1 { It is White's turn to sac his knight.} Kxc5 12. Kxe5 Kc6 13. d4 Kd7 14. Kd5 $1 $18 {The final position is also reciprocal zugzwang!} 1-0
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[Event "4th P.MT90 H.Steniczka Win "] [Site ""] [Date "2019.11.01"] [Round ""] [White "Alexander Zhukov & Pavel, Arestov"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7k/8/5p1K/1Qp4p/8/2q5/b7/2B5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2018"] 1. Bf4 $1 (1. Qb8+ $2 Bg8 2. Bf4 Qc4 $11) 1... Qb4 (1... Qd4 2. Qb8+ $3 Bg8 3. Qc7 $1 Bf7 $1 4. Bc1 Qd5 5. Qg3 Bg6 6. Qxg6 $1 Qd7 7. Be3 $1 h4 8. Qxf6+ Kg8 9. Qg6+ Kf8 10. Bxc5+ $18) (1... Qc4 2. Qe8+ $1 Qg8 3. Qe7 $1 Qf7 4. Qd8+ Qg8 5. Qxf6+ $18) 2. Qe8+ Bg8 3. Qe5 $3 (3. Bg5 $2 Qb2 $11) 3... Qd4 $1 (3... fxe5 4. Bxe5#) 4. Qc7 $1 Bf7 $1 (4... c4 5. Qg7#) (4... Qg1 5. Qe7 $18) 5. Bc1 $1 (5. Qxf7 $4 Qxf4+ $19) (5. Qb8+ Bg8 6. Qc7 Bf7 {is loss of time}) 5... Qc3 $1 (5... Qd5 6. Qg3 Bg6 7. Qxg6 $18) (5... Qa1 6. Qb8+ $1 Bg8 7. Bb2 $1 $18) 6. Bg5 $3 ( 6. Qb8+ $2 Bg8 7. Bb2 $4 Qe3+ $19) (6. Bf4 $2 Qd4 $11) 6... Qe5 (6... fxg5 7. Qxf7 $18) 7. Qd8+ $1 (7. Qc8+ $2 Be8 $19) 7... Qe8 (7... Be8 8. Bxf6+ $18) 8. Qxf6+ $1 (8. Bxf6+ $2 Kg8 $11) 8... Kg8 9. Qg7# 1-0
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[Event "Sp.P. MT90 H.Steniczka Win"] [Site ""] [Date "2019"] [Round ""] [White "Branislav Djurasevic"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/6p1/7r/7k/8/8/2KQ4/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2018"] 1. Qg2 $1 Rg6 $1 2. Qe4 $3 {Quiet move!} ({Thematic try:} 2. Qh3+ $2 Kg5 3. Qh8 $5 {Position A, black is on move.} Rc6+ $1 4. Kb3 $5 (4. Kd3 Rd6+ $1 5. Ke4 Kg6 $1 $11) 4... Rb6+ $1 5. Kc4 Kg6 $1 6. Qe8+ Kh7 7. Qe4+ Kh8 $1 (7... Kg8 $2 8. Qd5+ $1 Kh7 9. Qd3+ $1 $18) 8. Qh4+ Rh6 $1 $11 {Finally the fortress is formed. }) 2... Kg5 (2... Rg5 3. Qh7+ $1 $18) (2... Kh6 3. Qh4#) 3. Qe7+ $1 Kh5 (3... Kh6 4. Qh4#) 4. Qe8 $1 (4. Qf7 $2 Kh6 $1 $11) (4. Kd3 $2 Rg5 $1 (4... Rg1 $2 5. Qe6 $1 $18) 5. Ke4 Kg6 $1 $11) 4... Kg5 $1 5. Qf8 $1 (5. Qh8 $2 Rc6+ $1 $11 { the same as in the thematic try}) (5. Kc3 $2 Rf6 $1 $11) 5... Kh5 {or 5....Kh6} 6. Qh8+ $1 { The final move of long and very precise maneouver for gaining the tempo!} Kg5 { Position A1. The same as A, but white is on move!} 7. Kc3 $3 Rc6+ 8. Kd4 { White king is now one rank closer to black rook.} ({or} 8. Kb4) 8... Rd6+ 9. Ke5 {Black has no time to play safety Kg6 as in the thematic try because his rook is attacked .} Rg6 10. Qh7 {Wins immediately. It is curious that the most dominant place of white queen is in the corner!} 1-0
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[Event "1.HM MT90 H.Steniczka Win"] [Site ""] [Date "2019"] [Round ""] [White "Mirko Miljanic"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7k/qn1P4/1n3P1P/7K/8/3R4/7B/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2018"] 1. Be5 $1 (1. f7 $2 Qa5+ 2. Kg6 Nxd7 3. Rxd7 Qb6+ $1 (3... Qa6+ $2 4. Rd6 $1 $18) 4. Rd6 Qb1+ $11) 1... Qa5 2. d8=Q+ (2. Kg6 $2 Nxd7 $1 $11) 2... Nxd8 3. Rxd8+ Kh7 4. Re8 $1 {Quiet move with threat 5.Re7+} Nd5 $5 (4... Nd7 5. Re7+ Kg8 (5... Kh8 6. f7+ $18) 6. h7+ $18) (4... Nc8 5. f7 $18) 5. Rh8+ $1 Kxh8 6. f7+ Nf6+ (6... Kh7 7. f8=Q $18) 7. Kg6 Qxe5 8. f8=Q+ Ng8 9. Qg7+ Qxg7+ 10. hxg7# {Ideal mate} 1-0
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[Event "2.HM MT90 H.Steniczka Win"] [Site ""] [Date "2019"] [Round ""] [White "Darko Hlebec"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k2K1b2/8/1P6/r7/7B/p1R5/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2018"] 1. Kc7 $1 (1. Kc8 $2 Rb5 $1 2. Rc4 Bb4 3. Kc7 a2 $11) 1... Bd6+ $1 (1... Rb5 2. Rc4 Bd6+ 3. Kc6 $1 Rb4 4. Rxb4 $18) 2. Kxd6 a2 (2... Kb7 3. Rc1 $1 $18) 3. Kc6 (3. Kc7 $2 Ra7+ $1 4. bxa7 a1=Q $11) 3... Rc5+ $1 (3... a1=Q 4. b7+ Ka7 5. Bf2+ Ka6 6. b8=N#) 4. Rxc5 a1=Q 5. b7+ {or 5.Ra5+ moves inversion} Ka7 6. Ra5+ Qxa5 7. Bf2+ Ka6 8. b8=N# 1-0
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[Event "3.HM MT90 H.Steniczka Win"] [Site ""] [Date "2019.01.29"] [Round ""] [White "David Blundell"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/P3k3/P5B1/6b1/8/8/7K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] [EventDate "2019"] 1. Kg2 $1 Bf5 (1... Be2 2. a7 Bc4 3. a8=Q Bd5+ 4. Qxd5+ Kxd5 5. a6 Kc6 6. Bd8 $18) 2. Kf3 Ke5 (2... Kd5 3. a7 Be4+ 4. Kf4 $1 (4. Ke3 $2 Ke5 5. Bf6+ Kf5 $11) 4... Kd4 5. Bf6+ Kd3 6. Ke5 $18) 3. Bf6+ $1 (3. Bf4+ $2 Kd4 $1 4. Be3+ Ke5 $11) 3... Kd6 4. a7 Bd7 5. Be7+ (5. Be5+ $2 Kc5 $11) 5... Kc7 6. a8=N+ $1 $18 1-0
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[Event "4.HM MT90 H.Steniczka Win "] [Site ""] [Date "2019"] [Round ""] [White "Luboš Kekely & Michal Hlinka"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5k2/8/4r3/2KR4/3p2p1/3P4/3PP3/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "2016"] [SourceDate "2016.07.30"] 1. Rf5+ $1 {double refusal to capture} (1. Rxd4 $2 Rxe2 2. Rxg4 Rxd2 $11) (1. Rg5 $2 Rxe2 2. Rxg4 Rxd2 $11) 1... Kg7 (1... Ke7 2. Rf2 $1 g3 3. Rg2 Kf6 4. Kxd4 Kf5 5. Rxg3 $18) 2. Rg5+ Kf6 3. Rxg4 Rxe2 4. Rf4+ $1 { again check to the same column - again double refusal to capture} (4. Rxd4 $2 { or Kxd4?} Rxd2 $11) 4... Ke5 5. Rxd4 Kf5 (5... Rxd2 6. Re4+ Kf5 7. Re3 $18 { as main line}) 6. Re4 $1 (6. Rh4 $2 Rxd2 $11) 6... Rxd2 7. Re3 (7. Kc4 $2 Rc2+ $11) 7... Rc2+ 8. Kd5 $1 (8. Kd6 $2 Rc8 $1 9. d4 Rd8+ 10. Kc5 Rc8+ 11. Kb5 Rd8 12. Kc4 Rc8+ $11) 8... Rc8 9. Rf3+ Kg4 (9... Kg5 10. d4 $18) 10. Rf6 $1 (10. Rf7 $2 Rd8+ 11. Ke4 Re8+ $11) 10... Rd8+ (10... Kg5 11. Rc6 $1 Ra8 12. Ke5 $18) 11. Rd6 (11. Ke4 {(Kc4)} Re8+ {(Rc8+)} 12. Kd5 Rd8+ 13. Rd6 $18 { is only waste of time}) 11... Rh8 12. d4 (12. Ke5 $2 Kf3 $11) 12... Kf5 13. Rd7 $1 (13. Kc5 $2 Ra8 $1 14. d5 Ra5+ 15. Kc6 Ra6+ 16. Kc7 Ra5 $1 17. Kb6 Ke5 $1 $11) (13. Rc6 $2 {or Rb6?} Ra8 $1 $11) (13. Ra6 $2 Rc8 $1 14. Rc6 Ra8 $11) 13... Kf6 (13... Ra8 14. Rf7+ $18) 14. Kc6 $1 (14. Kd6 $2 Ra8 $1 15. d5 Ra6+ 16. Kc5 Ra5+ $11) 14... Rc8+ 15. Rc7 (15. Kd6 $2 {or Kd5?} Ra8 $11) 15... Rd8 16. d5 (16. Rd7 $18 {is only waste of time}) 16... Ke5 17. Re7+ {and wins. Mere dith. Twice double refusal to capture. Long precise realisation of win in rook ending with pawn ahead.} 1-0
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[Event "5th HM MT90 H.Steniczka Win "] [Site ""] [Date "2019.12.14"] [Round ""] [White "Amatzia Avni"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1q4rk/1r4pp/8/7n/p2R1N2/2B2QRP/5P2/K7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] [EventDate "2018"] [SourceDate "2018.12.14"] {Black is a piece down but he threatens 1...Rb1+ 2.Ka2 Qb3#.} 1. Ka2 $1 { [%emt 0:00:00]} (1. Qxb7 {!? at once is no good:} Qxb7 2. Nxh5 (2. Rxg7 {?=}) 2... Qh1+ 3. Ka2 Rb8 4. Bb2 Qf1 $11 {with enough counter-play to draw}) (1. Qd5 $2 Rb3 2. Rxa4 Rxc3 3. Rxc3 (3. Ng6+ hxg6 4. Rxc3 Kh7 $11) 3... Nxf4 $11 { and black holds, as the WK is unsecure, there are only a few pawns and no possibility for white to create a passed pawn.}) 1... a3 (1... Nf6 2. Ng6+ hxg6 3. Rxg6 {with a winning attack}) (1... Nxf4 2. Qxf4) (1... Rb3 2. Rb4 Rxb4 3. Ng6+ hxg6 4. Rxg6) 2. Qxb7 {! now.} (2. Nd3 $2 Nxg3 3. fxg3 $11 Rf8 {is equal}) 2... Qxb7 3. Rxg7 {!! A quiet key move is followed by two 'bombs'. The rook sacrifice can be accepted in 4 different ways.} (3. Nxh5 {?} Qf7+ $11) 3... Qc8 {other possibilities are -} (3... Rxg7 4. Rd8#) (3... Nxg7 4. Ng6+ hxg6 5. Rh4# ) (3... Qxg7 4. Nxh5 $18) (3... Kxg7 4. Rd7+ Kh6 5. Rxb7 Nxf4 6. Bd2 Rf8 7. Rb4 {wins, e.g.} Kg5 8. f3 $18) (3... Qf3 4. Rg3 {!} Qxf2+ (4... Nxg3 5. Rd3+ Rg7 6. Rd8#) 5. Rd2+ $18) 4. Rc7 {!} Qxc7 5. Rc4+ Qg7 6. Nxh5 $18 {1:0} 1-0
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[Event "Sp.HM MT90 H.Steniczka Win "] [Site "Êîìïîçèöèÿ"] [Date "2019"] [Round ""] [White "Pavel Arestov & Valery, Kalashnikov"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7K/P1r2P1P/3p4/k7/2p3n1/8/6b1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2018"] [TimeControl "300"] 1. f8=Q Rxa7 2. Qxd6 (2. Qf4 $2 c3 3. Qxg4 c2 4. Qg5+ Ka6 $11) 2... Ra8+ $1 ( 2... c3 3. Qc5+ Ka6 4. Qc4+ $18) 3. Kg7 Ra7+ 4. Kg8 $3 ({Try} 4. Kf8 $2 Rxh7 5. Qc5+ Ka6 $1 6. Qxc4+ Kb7 7. Qb3+ Kc8 8. Qc2+ Rc7 9. Qxg2 Nf6 $1 10. Qa8+ Kd7 $11) 4... Ra8+ 5. Kf7 $1 Ra7+ 6. Ke6 $1 (6. Kf8 $2 Rxh7 7. Qc5+ Ka6 8. Qxc4+ Kb7 9. Qb3+ Kc8 10. Qc2+ Rc7 $11) 6... Rxh7 7. Qc5+ Ka6 $1 (7... Ka4 8. Qxc4+ Ka5 9. Qa2+ ({also is possible} 9. Qc3+ Kb6 10. Qb3+ Ka7 11. Qa2+) 9... Kb6 10. Qb1+ $18) 8. Qxc4+ Kb7 (8... Kb6 9. Qb3+ Kc5 10. Qc2+) 9. Qb3+ Kc8 10. Qc2+ Rc7 11. Qxg2 Nh6 (11... Rg7 12. Qa8+ Kc7 13. Qa7+ $18) 12. Qa8# {model mate} 1-0
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[Event ".c MT90 H.Steniczka Win"] [Site ""] [Date "2019.01.11"] [Round ""] [White "Marco Campioli"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4Pp1k/3nP2P/5p2/3b2PK/1B3ppn/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "35"] [EventDate "2019"] 1. e8=Q $1 (1. exf7 $2 Bf6+ $19) 1... Bf2 (1... g2 2. exf7 Bf2+ 3. Kh5 { similar to solution}) 2. exf7 (2. Qf8 $2 g2+ 3. Kh5 Nf4+ 4. Kg5 Nh3+ 5. Kf6 Bd4+ 6. Ke7 g1=Q 7. exf7 Nc8+ 8. Kd7 Nb6+ 9. Kc6 Qc1+ 10. Kb7 Nd7 $11) 2... g2+ 3. Kh5 (3. Kxh3 $2 Nxe8 4. fxe8=Q fxg4+ 5. Kxg4 g1=Q+ $11) 3... Nf4+ 4. Kg5 Nh3+ 5. Kf6 Bh4+ $1 (5... Bd4+ $2 6. Ke7 Nxe8 7. fxe8=Q g1=Q 8. Bg8+ $18) 6. Ke5 $1 (6. Ke6 $2 Nxe8 7. fxe8=Q g1=Q 8. Qf7+ Kxh6 $11) 6... Bg3+ 7. Ke6 $1 Ng5+ (7... Nxe8 8. fxe8=Q $18) 8. Kd7 $1 (8. Ke7 $2 Ngxf7 $19) 8... Ndxf7 $1 ( 8... Ngxf7 9. Qf8 Be5 10. Bxf7 Nxf7 11. Qxf7+ $18) 9. Bxf7 Nxf7 10. Qxf7+ Kxh6 11. Qf6+ {/f8} Kh7 12. Qxf5+ Kg7 13. Qg5+ $1 (13. Qc5 $2 f2 $1 14. Qd4+ Kh6 $1 $11) 13... Kh7 $1 14. Qe7+ $1 (14. Qe3 $2 Bh2 $1 $11) 14... Kg8 $1 15. Qc5 $1 { with two lines main : A)} Bh2 $1 ({B)} 15... f2 16. Qd5+ $1 Kg7 17. Qxg2 $18) 16. Qg5+ $1 Kf7 17. Qh5+ Kg7 18. Qxh2 $18 1-0
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[Event ".c MT90 H.Steniczka Win "] [Site "DANIELE"] [Date "2019.01.02"] [Round ""] [White "Daniele Gatti"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1k6/8/RpPNn3/b5N1/2p5/2p2R2/1P1qr3/K4bBB w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "29"] [EventDate "2019"] [TimeControl "300"] 1. Rf8+ (1. c7+ $2 Kxc7 $1 (1... Nxc7 $2 2. Rf8+ Re8 3. Rxe8+ Nxe8 4. Ra8+ Kc7 5. Nxe8+ Kd7 6. Nf6+ $18) 2. Bxb6+ Bxb6 3. Rf7+ Kxd6 4. Rxb6+ Kc5 $1 $11) 1... Nxf8 2. Ra8+ Kxa8 (2... Kc7 3. Nb5#) 3. c7+ Ka7 4. Nb5+ Ka6 5. c8=Q+ Kxb5 6. Bc6+ $1 (6. Qc6+ $2 Kb4 7. Bc5+ Kb3 $19) 6... Kb4 7. Qxf8+ Kb3 8. Qa3+ Kc2 9. Ba4+ Kc1 (9... Kd3 $2 10. Qd6#) 10. bxc3+ Qb2+ 11. Qxb2+ Rxb2 12. Be3+ Rd2 13. Ne4 Bxc3+ 14. Nxc3 Bd3 15. Na2# 1-0
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[Event ".c MT90 H.Steniczka Win"] [Site ""] [Date "2019.01.16"] [Round ""] [White "Marco Campioli"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3K3R/8/8/k2Pb3/8/6P1/n7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "2019"] 1. Rh4 $1 (1. Rh2 Nb3 2. g3 Kb4 3. Rh4 Bd5 4. Kd6 Kc4 5. g4 Nd2 6. g5 Ne4+ $11) (1. Rh6 Bxg2 2. Ra6+ Kb4 3. Rxa1 Kc4 $11) (1. Rg7 $2 Nb3 2. Kd6 Nxd4 3. Ke5 Bxg2 $1 $11) 1... Bxg2 2. d5+ Ka3 $1 (2... Kb3 3. d6 Nc2 4. Kc7 $1 Nb4 5. Rxb4+ Kxb4 6. d7 $18) (2... Kb5 3. d6 Bc6+ 4. Kc7 Nb3 5. Rh5+ Nc5 6. Re5 $1 $18) 3. d6 Nb3 (3... Nc2 4. Rh2 Be4 5. Ke6 Nd4+ 6. Ke5 Nf5 7. d7 $18) 4. Kc7 (4. Ke7 $2 Bc6 $1 5. Rc4 Ba4 6. Rxa4+ Kxa4 7. d7 Na5 $11) 4... Nc5 (4... Bd5 5. d7 Nc5 6. Rh5 Nxd7 7. Rxd5 Nf6 8. Rd4 $18) 5. Rh5 $1 (5. Rc4 $2 Ne6+ $1 6. Kb6 Bd5 $1 $11 ) 5... Ne6+ (5... Na6+ 6. Kb6 Nb8 7. Ra5+ Kb4 8. Ra7 Bh3 9. Rb7 Nd7+ 10. Kc6+ $18) 6. Kb6 $1 Nf8 7. Rf5 $1 (7. Rh8 $2 Nd7+ $1 8. Kc7 Nf6 9. Rf8 Ne4 10. d7 Nc5 11. d8=Q Ne6+ $11) 7... Nd7+ $1 8. Kc7 Be4 (8... Bh3 9. Rf3+ $18) 9. Rf7 $1 (9. Rf4 $2 Nc5 $1 10. Kb6 (10. Rxe4 Nxe4 11. d7 Ng5 $11) 10... Nd7+ 11. Kc7) 9... Nc5 10. Kb6 $1 (10. Re7 $2 Bd5 11. Re5 Ne6+ 12. Kb6 Bb3 $1 13. Re3 Kb2 $11 ) 10... Na4+ $1 (10... Kb4 11. Rf4 $1 Na4+ $18) (10... Ne6 11. Rf6 Bd5 12. d7 Nd8 13. Kc7 $18) 11. Kb5 $1 (11. Ka5 $2 Bc6 $1 12. Rc7 Be8 $1 13. Rc8 Bd7 $1 $11) 11... Bd3+ (11... Nc3+ 12. Ka5 Bc6 13. Rc7 $18) 12. Ka5 Nc5 (12... Nb2 13. Rf4 Bf5 14. Rf3+ $1 Ka2 15. Rxf5 $18) 13. Rf3 (13. Rc7 $2 Nb3+ $1 14. Kb6 Bf5 $1 $11) 13... Kb2 (13... Kb3 14. d7 Nxd7 15. Rxd3+ $18) 14. Kb6 Na4+ 15. Kc6 $1 (15. Kc7 $2 Bb5 16. Rf5 Nc3 $1 $11) 15... Be4+ 16. Kb5 Bxf3 (16... Nc3+ 17. Rxc3 $18) 17. d7 $18 1-0
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[Event ".c MT90 H.Steniczka Win"] [Site ""] [Date "2019.01.29"] [Round ""] [White "David Blundell"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/4p3/4P3/7p/8/5P2/5K1k w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] [EventDate "2019"] 1. f3 $1 (1. f4 $2 h3 2. f5 h2 3. Kf2 exf5 4. e6 f4 5. e7 f3 6. Kf1 f2 7. e8=Q $11) 1... h3 (1... Kh2 2. f4 Kg3 3. f5 h3 4. Kg1 h2+ 5. Kh1 exf5 6. e6 f4 7. e7 f3 8. e8=Q $18) 2. f4 h2 3. f5 exf5 4. e6 f4 5. e7 f3 6. e8=Q 1-0
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[Event "1st P. MT90 H.Steniczka Draw "] [Site ""] [Date "2019.11.11"] [Round ""] [White "Marco Campioli"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7r/7P/1P6/B1p5/1Np5/kPpn4/8/1K6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2018"] 1. Nc2+ $1 (1. Nxd3 $2 cxd3 2. Bxc3 Kxb3 3. Bxh8 d2 $19) 1... Kxb3 2. b7 (2. Na1+ $2 Ka4 3. Bxc3 Rxh7 $19) 2... Nb4 $1 3. Bxb4 cxb4 4. Nd4+ Ka3 5. Nc6 $1 ( 5. Kc2 $2 Re8 $1 6. Nc6 (6. Nb5+ Ka2 7. Nd4 b3+ $19) 6... b3+ 7. Kxc3 b2 $19) 5... c2+ (5... b3 6. b8=Q Rxb8 7. Nxb8 c2+ 8. Kc1 {see main line}) 6. Kc1 $1 ( 6. Kxc2 $2 b3+ 7. Kb1 Rxh7 $19) 6... b3 7. b8=Q Rxb8 8. Nxb8 b2+ 9. Kxc2 Ka2 10. h8=Q b1=Q+ 11. Kd2 (11. Kc3 $2 Qa1+ $19) 11... Qd3+ 12. Ke1 $1 (12. Kc1 $2 c3 13. Qh2+ Ka1 14. Qc2 Qf1+ 15. Qd1 Qxd1+ 16. Kxd1 Kb2 $19) 12... c3 13. Na6 $1 (13. Nc6 $2 Qd2+ 14. Kf1 Qf4+ 15. Ke1 Qe4+ 16. Kd1 Qf3+ $19) 13... Qd2+ ( 13... Qe4+ 14. Kf2 Qf4+ 15. Kg2 {similar solution}) 14. Kf1 Qf4+ 15. Kg2 $1 Kb2 $1 (15... Qg4+ 16. Kf2 c2 17. Qc3 $1 Qh4+ 18. Kg2 $1 Qg5+ 19. Kf3 $1 c1=Q 20. Nb4+ Kb1 21. Qb3+ $1 Qb2 22. Qd3+ $1 Ka1 23. Qa6+ $1 Kb1 24. Qd3+ $11 { perpetual jaques}) 16. Qe8 $1 (16. Qa8 $2 c2 17. Qb7+ Kc3 18. Qc6+ Qc4 19. Qf6+ Qd4 20. Qc6+ Kd2 21. Qh6+ Qe3 22. Qd6+ Ke2 $19) 16... Qg5+ (16... c2 17. Qb5+ $11) (16... Qd2+ 17. Kf1 c2 18. Qb8+ Ka1 19. Qh8+ Ka2 20. Qg8+ Kb2 21. Qb8+ $11 ) 17. Kf1 $1 (17. Kf3 $2 Qf6+ 18. Ke3 Qxa6 $19) 17... Qf6+ 18. Ke1 $1 (18. Kg1 $2 Qxa6 $19) 18... Qxa6 19. Qb8+ Kc2 (19... Ka3 20. Qf8+ $11) 20. Qh2+ Kb1 21. Qb8+ Ka2 22. Qg8+ $1 (22. Qh2+ $2 Ka1 23. Qc2 Qc4 24. Qc1+ Ka2 25. Qc2+ Ka3 26. Qc1+ Kb4 27. Qb1+ Qb3 28. Qe4+ Ka3 29. Qa8+ Kb2 30. Qg2+ c2 31. Qg7+ Qc3+ $19) 22... Ka3 23. Qf8+ Ka2 (23... Ka4 24. Qe8+ $11) 24. Qg8+ $1 (24. Qf7+ $2 Kb2 25. Qf2+ Kb1 26. Qf5+ c2 27. Qe4 Qd6 $19) 24... Ka1 25. Qb3 $1 Qc6 (25... Qa5 26. Qc2 Qe5+ 27. Kd1 Qd6+ 28. Ke2 $11) 26. Qa3+ $1 (26. Qd1+ $2 Kb2 27. Qe2+ c2 28. Qe5+ Qc3+ $19) 26... Kb1 27. Qb3+ $1 (27. Qb4+ $2 Ka2 28. Qa5+ Kb3 $19) 27... Kc1 28. Qa3+ Kc2 29. Qa2+ Kd3 30. Qe2+ $11 1/2-1/2
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[Event "2nd P.MT90 H.Steniczka Draw (c)"] [Site ""] [Date "2019.03.17"] [Round ""] [White "Pavel Arestov"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3K2k1/3N1N2/4P1r1/4b3/7r/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2019"] 1. e7 $1 (1. Nfxe5 $2 Rxe6 $19) 1... Bc7+ (1... Re6 2. Nfxe5 $1 $11) 2. Kxc7 Re6 (2... Kxf7 3. Ne5+ $11) 3. Nfe5 $1 (3. Nd6 $2 Rxe7 4. Nf5 Rc4+ 5. Kd6 Re1 $19) 3... Rxe7 (3... Kg7 4. Nc6 Rc4 5. Kb7 Rc3 6. Nde5 Rc5 7. Nd7 $11) 4. Kd6 ( 4. Ng6 $2 Rc4+ $19) 4... Rg7 5. Nf6+ Kh8 (5... Kf8 6. Nfd7+ Ke8 7. Nf6+ Kd8 8. Nc6+ Kc8 9. Ne7+ Kb7 10. Nf5 $1 $11) 6. Ke6 Rg2 (6... Ra7 7. Ng6+ $11) (6... Rh6 7. Nf7+ $11) 7. Kf7 (7. Nf7+ $2 Kg7 $19) 7... Rh6 (7... Rg7+) 8. Neg4 $1 ( 8. Nfg4 $2 Ra6 $19) 8... Rh1 9. Ne5 Rg7+ 10. Kf8 $11 1/2-1/2
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[Event "3rd P. MT90 H.Steniczka Draw"] [Site ""] [Date "2019"] [Round ""] [White "Luis Miguel González"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6k1/8/Kp2R3/N1P5/4P3/1p1n4/1p6/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "39"] [EventDate "2019"] 1. Rg6+ Kf7 $1 2. Rg1 (2. c6 $2 b1=Q 3. c7 Nc5+ 4. Ka7 Qa2 5. c8=Q Qxa5+ 6. Kb8 Na6+ 7. Kb7 Kxg6 $19) 2... Nc1 (2... bxa5 3. Rb1 $11 ({or} 3. c6 $11)) 3. Rf1+ $1 ({Logical try:} 3. cxb6 $2 b1=Q 4. Rf1+ (4. Rd1 Qxe4 5. b7 Qxb7+ $1 6. Kxb7 b2 $19) 4... Ke7 $1 ({but not} 4... Ke8 $2 5. Rd1 $1 {as the main line}) 5. Rd1 $1 (5. Nc6+ Ke6 $1 6. Nd4+ Kd7 7. Rf7+ Ke8 8. b7 Kxf7 9. b8=Q Qa1+ 10. Kb5 Qxd4 $19) 5... Qxe4 6. b7 Qxb7+ $1 7. Nxb7 b2 $19) (3. Nxb3 $2 b1=Q 4. Rxc1 Qxb3 5. cxb6 Qa3+ $19) 3... Ke8 $1 (3... Ke7 4. Nc6+ $1 Kd7 5. cxb6 b1=Q 6. b7 Kxc6 7. Rf6+ $1 Kc5 8. Rf5+ $1 Kc4 9. b8=Q $11) (3... Kg6 4. Nxb3 b1=Q 5. Rxc1 Qxb3 6. Rg1+ $1 Kf7 7. cxb6 $11) 4. cxb6 b1=Q 5. Rd1 $1 (5. b7 $2 Qd3+ 6. Ka7 Qd4+ 7. Ka6 Qd6+ 8. Ka7 Qc7 9. Ka6 b2 $19) 5... Qxe4 6. b7 Qxb7+ $1 7. Nxb7 b2 8. Nd6+ $1 (8. Re1+ $2 Kf8 $1 9. Rf1+ Kg7 10. Rg1+ Kh6 11. Rh1+ Kg5 12. Rg1+ Kh4 13. Rh1+ Kg3 14. Rg1+ Kh2 $19) 8... Kf8 $1 9. Rf1+ Kg8 $1 (9... Ke7 10. Rf7+ Ke6 11. Rb7 $11) 10. Rg1+ Kh7 $1 11. Rh1+ Kg6 $1 12. Rg1+ Kh5 13. Rg5+ $1 (13. Rh1+ $2 Kg4 $1 14. Rg1+ Kh3 $1 15. Rh1+ Kg2 $19) 13... Kxg5 14. Ne4+ Kf5 $1 15. Nd2 $1 (15. Nc3 $2 Ne2 $1 16. Nb1 Ke4 17. Kb5 Kd3 18. Kb4 Kc2 19. Na3+ Kc1 20. Kc4 Nf4 21. Kc3 Nd5+ 22. Kb3 Ne3 23. Kc3 Nc2 $19) 15... Nb3 16. Nb1 Ke4 17. Kb5 $1 (17. Na3 $2 Kd3 18. Kb5 Kc3 $1 19. Nb1+ Kc2 20. Na3+ Kc1 21. Kb4 Na1 22. Kc3 Nc2 $19) 17... Kd3 18. Kb4 Nd4 19. Na3 Nc2+ 20. Kb3 1/2-1/2
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[Event "4th P. MT90 H.Steniczka Draw "] [Site ""] [Date "2019"] [Round ""] [White "Pavel Arestov & Daniel Keith"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5R2/2n4p/3N3P/b5PK/4P3/5Pp1/8/5k1b w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "20"] [EventDate "2018"] 1. Nf5 $1 Bxf3+ $1 2. Kh4 g2 (2... Ne6 3. Kxg3 Nxf8 4. Kxf3 $10) 3. Ne3+ Kf2 4. Nxg2 Kxg2 (4... Ne6 5. Ra8 $10) 5. g6 hxg6 (5... Be1+ $2 6. Kg5 Ne6+ 7. Kf5 Nxf8 8. g7 $18) 6. h7 Bc3 7. e5 $1 (7. h8=Q $2 Bxh8 8. Rxh8 Ne6 $1 9. Rg8 (9. Re8 g5#) 9... Bxe4 10. Rb8 Kf3 11. Rb6 Bf5 12. Rb3+ (12. Rb4 Ke3) 12... Kf4 13. Rf3+ $1 Ke5 $1 $19 {no stalemate}) 7... Bxe5 8. h8=Q Bxh8 9. Rxh8 Ne6 $1 10. Rh5 $1 (10. Rg8 $2 Be4 11. Rb8 Kf3 $19 {see above}) 10... Bxh5 {stalemate} ( 10... Be4 11. Re5 Bf5 12. Re3 Kf2 13. Rf3+ $1 ({also is possible} 13. Rb3 Nd4 14. Rb2+ Kf3 15. Kg5) 13... Kxf3 {stalemate}) 1/2-1/2
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[Event "5th P. MT90 H.Steniczka Draw "] [Site ""] [Date "2019.09.17"] [Round ""] [White "Amatzia Avni"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4Q3/4r2q/4b3/k6B/6P1/8/PP3bK1/6N1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2018"] [TimeControl "40/7200:20/3600:1800"] 1. b4+ $1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} (1. Qd8+ $2 Bb6 $19) (1. Qa8+ $2 Ba7 $19) 1... Ka6 ( 1... Kxb4 2. Qb8+ Kc5 3. Kxf2 $11) 2. Qa4+ Kb7 {!} 3. Kxf2 Qd3 { ! a strong move which prevents 4.Qb5+ and poses problems for white.} 4. b5 $1 ( 4. g5 $2 Bd5 5. Nf3 Re2+ 6. Kg3 Be6 7. Bg4 Bxg4 8. Qb3 Qd7 $19) (4. Nf3 $2 Bd5 $19) 4... Qd2+ 5. Ne2 (5. Kg3 {?} Qe1+ 6. Kh3 Qxg1 7. Qa6+ Kc7 $19) 5... Qxe2+ $1 6. Kxe2 Bb3+ 7. Qe4+ $1 {a counter sacrifice} Rxe4+ 8. Kd3 Bd5 9. Bf7 { The previous 2...Kb7 and 4.b5 occupy flight squares from the black bishop.} Re5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 10. Kd4 $11 {Draw} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Sp.P. MT90 H.Steniczka Draw "] [Site ""] [Date "2019"] [Round ""] [White "Luboš Kekely & Michal Hlinka"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4n2k/4p1R1/7p/5p1K/5RN1/1p6/7p/4b3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "18"] [EventDate "2018"] 1. Kg6 $1 (1. Rf1 $2 Nxg7+ 2. Kg6 b2 $1 3. Rxe1 fxg4 $19) 1... h1=Q (1... Nxg7 $2 {rook is toxic} 2. Rc4 $1 {with mate attack}) 2. Rh7+ (2. Rc4 $2 { now it is wrong due to queen sacrifice} Qh5+ $1 3. Kxh5 Kxg7 4. Rc1 Bd2 5. Rb1 fxg4 6. Kxg4 Kg6 7. Rxb3 e5 $19) 2... Kg8 3. Nxh6+ Qxh6+ 4. Kxh6 b2 (4... Bd2 5. Kg6 Bxf4 6. Rg7+ $1 Kf8 7. Rf7+ Kg8 8. Rg7+ Nxg7 {stalemate}) 5. Rxf5 { threat Rh8+} Bd2+ 6. Kg6 b1=Q {phoenix} 7. Rg7+ $1 Kh8 8. Rh7+ Kg8 9. Rg7+ Nxg7 {pin stalemate. Meredith. Phoenix. Stalemates.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Sp.P. MT90 H.Steniczka Draw "] [Site ""] [Date "2019"] [Round ""] [White "Jarl Henning Ulrichsen"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6b1/8/P2b3P/8/8/k7/3K2P1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2018"] 1. Kd3 {!} (1. Kc3 {? loses; e.g.} Be5+ 2. Kd3 Bd5 3. g4 Kb4 4. g5 Kb5 5. g6 Kxa6 6. g7 Kb6 {; cf. syzygy endgame tablebase.}) (1. Ke3 {? loses; e.g.} Kb4 2. Ke4 Kc5 3. Kf5 Bh7+ 4. Kf6 Bg3 5. Kg7 Be4 6. h7 Be5+ 7. Kg8 Bd5+ 8. Kf8 Bxg2 {; cf. syzygy endgame tablebase.}) (1. a7 {? loses; e.g.} Bd5 2. Kd3 Bxg2 3. Kd4 Bf8 4. h7 Bg7+ {; cf. syzygy endgame tablebase.}) 1... Kb4 2. a7 {!} (2. Ke4 {?} Kc5) (2. Kd4 {?} Kb5 3. g4 Kxa6 4. g5 Bf4 {and Black wins.}) 2... Bh7+ (2... Bd5 {?} 3. Kd4 Bxg2 4. h7 {and White wins.}) 3. Kd4 Bc5+ 4. Ke5 Bxa7 5. g4 {!} (5. Kf6 {?} Bd4+ 6. Kf7 Bf5 {and Black wins.}) 5... Be3 6. Kf6 {!} Bxh6 7. g5 Bf8 8. Kf7 Bc5 9. g6 {and suddenly the black bishop is trapped} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "1.HM MT90 H.Steniczka Draw "] [Site ""] [Date "2019.01.02"] [Round ""] [White "Pavel Arestov"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1N6/1b3BK1/5P2/8/5k2/1Pp5/2p5/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2019"] 1. Bg6 $1 (1. Bh5 $2 Bd5 $19) (1. Bc4 $2 c1=Q 2. f7 Qg1+ 3. Kh8 Qc5 $19) 1... c1=Q 2. f7 Qa3 3. b4 $3 ({Try:} 3. f8=Q+ $2 Qxf8+ 4. Kxf8 Be4 $1 5. Bxe4 Kxe4 6. Na6 c2 7. Nc5+ {pos.X with w.p.b3} Ke3 $19 {(Kd4), no 8.Nb3??}) 3... Qxb4 4. f8=Q+ (4. f8=R+ $2 Kg5 $19) 4... Qxf8+ 5. Kxf8 Be4 6. Bxe4 Kxe4 7. Na6 $1 (7. Nd7 $2 Kd4 $19) (7. Nc6 $2 c2 $19) 7... c2 (7... Kd4 8. Nb4 $11) 8. Nc5+ { pos. X1 without w.p.b3!} Kd4 9. Nb3+ $1 {no w.p.b3!} Kc3 10. Nc1 {draw.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "2.HM MT90 H.Steniczka Draw "] [Site ""] [Date "2019.01.24"] [Round ""] [White "Bizya Buyannemek"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4p3/r1P3P1/2P1K3/3nPN2/2k5/8/3b4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "26"] [EventDate "2019"] 1. Nd5+ $1 (1. c7 $2 Nc6+ $1 2. Kf5 Ra8 3. Nd5+ Kd4 4. Nb6 Rf8+ 5. Kg5 Na7 $19) 1... Kc4 (1... Kd3 2. Nb4+ $1 $11 {fork}) 2. c7 $1 (2. g7 $2 Nxc6+ 3. Kf4 Ra8 4. Nb6+ Kxc5 5. Nxa8 Bb3 $19) 2... Nc6+ (2... Re6+ 3. Kf4 Rc6 4. g7 Ne6+ 5. Ke5 {similar to solution}) 3. Kf5 $1 (3. Kf4 $2 Na7 4. c6 e5+ 5. Kxe5 Rxc6 $19) 3... Nd4+ 4. Ke5 Re6+ (4... Nf3+ 5. Kf4 e5+ 6. Ke3 $1 $11) 5. Kf4 Rc6 6. g7 $1 (6. Nb6+ $2 Kxc5 7. c8=Q Rxc8 8. Nxc8 Nc6 $1 9. e5 Bb3 $19) 6... Ne6+ 7. Ke5 Nxg7 8. c8=Q {(ab)} Rxc8 9. Nb6+ {(ba)} Kxc5 (9... Kb5 10. Nxc8 Kxc5 11. Nxe7 $11) 10. Nxc8 e6 11. Kf6 $1 (11. Nd6 $2 Bb3 $19) 11... Nh5+ 12. Kxe6 Bg4+ 13. Ke5 Bxc8 $11 {ideal stalemate with the pawn interlocking} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "3.HM MT90 H.Steniczka Draw "] [Site "Êîìïîçèöèÿ"] [Date "2019"] [Round ""] [White "Valery Kalashnikov"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4k1q1/4Pr2/3P4/3p1P2/6BK/7R/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2018"] [TimeControl "300"] 1. Re3 $1 (1. Bh5 $2 Qh8 2. Kg3 Qe5+ 3. Kg2 Qxd6 4. Bxf7+ Kxf7 5. f6 Qb8 $19) 1... d4 (1... Qh8+ 2. Kg3 Rf6 3. Bd1 Qg7+ 4. Kh4 Rh6+ 5. Bh5+ Qf7 6. d7+ Kxd7 7. e8=Q+ Qxe8 8. Rxe8 $11) (1... Rh7+ 2. Bh5+ Rxh5+ 3. Kxh5 d4 4. d7+ Kxd7 5. e8=Q+ Qxe8+ 6. Rxe8 Kxe8 7. Kg4 $11) 2. d7+ $1 Kxd7 3. e8=Q+ Qxe8 4. f6+ $1 ({ Try} 4. Rxe8 $2 Kxe8 5. Bh5 d3 6. Kg3 d2 7. Kf2 Kf8 8. Ke2 Rxf5 9. Bg6 Rd5 $19) 4... Kd8 5. Rxe8+ Kxe8 6. Bh5 $1 (6. Kg5 $2 Rh7 $19 (6... Rb7)) 6... d3 7. Kg3 d2 8. Kf2 Kf8 9. Ke2 Rh7 $1 10. Bg6 $1 (10. Bf3 $2 Rd7 11. Kd1 Kf7 $19) (10. Bg4 $2 Rh4 11. Be6 Re4+ $19) 10... Rd7 11. Kd1 Rd6 12. Bh5 $11 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Sp. HM MT90 H.Steniczka Draw"] [Site ""] [Date "2019.01.31"] [Round ""] [White "Christopher Yoo"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/3rPP1P/k1n3P1/2p5/4K1p1/5N2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2019"] {[#]} 1. h7 Rxe6+ (1... g2 2. Nh3 $11 {White stops the passed pawn.}) 2. Ne4 ( 2. Kf3 $4 gxf2 3. Kxf2 Re8 4. g6 Ne4+ 5. Kg2 Nxf6 6. g7 Nxh7 $19) 2... Nxe4 ( 2... Rxe4+ 3. Kf3 c3 4. h8=Q c2 5. Qa8+ $11 {Perpetual Check}) 3. h8=Q { The first corner for the queen.} g2 4. Qa8+ {The second corner for the queen!} (4. Qh2 Nxg5+ 5. Kf2 (5. Kf4 g1=Q 6. Qxg1 Nh3+ 7. Kf5 Rxf6+ 8. Kxf6 Nxg1 $19) ( 5. Kd4 Nf3+ $19 {This is just one reason why the White queen is bad on h2.}) 5... g1=Q+ {White has two ways to take Black's queen, but Black can then fork White's queen in both variations.} 6. Qxg1 (6. Kxg1 Nf3+ $19) 6... Nh3+ $19) 4... Kb4 5. Qa1 {The third corner for the queen!} g1=Q+ (5... Nxg5+ 6. Kf2 $11 {It is easy to see why the White queen is better on a1 now.}) 6. Qxg1 Nxg5+ 7. Kd4 $1 (7. Kf4 $2 Nh3+ 8. Kf5 {But now black has a cute trick.} Rxf6+ 9. Kxf6 Nxg1 $19) 7... Nf3+ 8. Kd5 {Black does not have Rxf6 anymore.} Nxg1 9. Kxe6 Nf3 10. Kf5 $1 {The White king controls two important squares: e5 and g5} Nd4+ 11. Ke5 Nc6+ 12. Kd6 Nd8 13. Ke7 (13. Kd7 $2 Nf7 14. Ke7 Ng5 $19) 13... Nc6+ 14. Kd6 $1 $11 {The switchback is the only move. Positional draw} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Sp. HM MT90 H.Steniczka Draw"] [Site ""] [Date "2019.01.26"] [Round ""] [White "Alexander Stavrievsky"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "b2Nn2k/6p1/5P2/8/1p4p1/br2Np2/2Bp4/B6K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "2019"] 1. f7 $1 (1. Bxb3 $2 f2+ 2. Kh2 Nxf6 $19) (1. Nf7+ $2 Kg8 2. Bxb3 d1=Q+ 3. Bxd1 Kxf7 $19) (1. fxg7+ $2 Nxg7 2. Nf7+ Kg8 3. Nh6+ Kf8 4. Bxb3 f2+ 5. Kh2 Bd5 $1 6. Bd1 Bf3 $1 $19) 1... f2+ 2. Kh2 g3+ $1 3. Kh3 f1=Q+ $1 4. Nxf1 g2+ 5. Ng3 Rxg3+ $1 6. Kh4 $1 Rg4+ $1 7. Kh3 g1=N+ $2 8. Kxg4 Nf6+ $1 9. Bxf6 b3 $1 10. f8=Q+ $1 Bxf8 11. Nf7+ Kg8 12. Nh6+ $1 Kh8 13. Nf7+ Kg8 14. Nh6+ gxh6 15. Bxb3+ Kh7 16. Bc2+ Kg8 17. Bb3+ $11 {positional draw} 1/2-1/2
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[Event ",c MT90 H.Steniczka Draw "] [Site ""] [Date "2019"] [Round ""] [White "Martin Minski & Helmut Waelzel"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2k4r/2P1p3/8/8/Np3b2/2R5/K7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2018"] [Source "Analyze This"] 1. Rc3 $1 (1. Nb5+ $2 Kb6 2. Rc3 Kxb5 3. Rxf3 Kxc6 $19) (1. Rc4 $2 Rh1+ 2. Kb2 Rh2+ 3. Kxb3 Bd5 $19) 1... Bd5 2. Nb5+ Kb6 3. c7 (3. Nd6 $2 Rc7 $19) 3... Rh1+ 4. Kb2 Rh2+ 5. Ka3 (5. Kb1 $2 Be4+ 6. Kc1 b2+ $19) 5... Ra2+ 6. Kb4 b2 7. c8=N+ $1 (7. c8=Q $2 b1=Q+ 8. Rb3 Qxb3#) (7. Rb3 $2 Kb7 8. Nc3 Bxb3 $19) 7... Kb7 8. Ncd6+ Kb6 9. Nc8+ Ka6 10. Ra3+ Kb7 (10... Rxa3 11. Nxa3 $10) 11. Ncd6+ Kc6 ( 11... Kb8 12. Nc3 $10) 12. Rc3+ Kb6 (12... Kd7 13. Rc7+ $10) 13. Nc8+ $11 { positional draw, after a game A. Eliseev - K. Maslak, Petrovskaya Ladya 2007.} 1/2-1/2
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