www.arves.org - Problem Paradise 2018

Studies awarded for the Japanese magazine Problem Paradise tournament 2018.

Section 1 Win studies:

[Event"Sp. Prize Problem Paradise  "] [Site ""] [Date "2018.12.25"] [Round ""] [White "Michal Hlinka & Lubos, Kekely"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k3K3/8/1BR5/1P1P1r2/8/8/2b5/4n3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "2018"] 
 1. d6 Re5+ (1... Rxb5 2. d7 Re5+ 3. Kf8 Rd5 4. d8=Q+ Rxd8+ 5. Bxd8 $18) (1... Bd3 2. d7 Re5+ 3. Kf8 Rd5 4. d8=Q+ Rxd8+ 5. Bxd8 Bxb5 6. Rb6 $18) 2. Kd8 $1 (2. Kd7 $2 Kb7 3. Bf2 Bf5+ 4. Kd8 Rxb5 $11) 2... Bf5 (2... Rxb5 3. Kc7 Bf5 4. Rc1 $18) (2... Be4 3. d7 Kb7 4. Bd4 Rxb5 5. Rc7+ Kb8 6. Ke7 Rd5 7. d8=Q+ Rxd8 8. Kxd8 $18) (2... Rh5 3. d7 Bf5 4. Bf2 Rh7 5. Rc8+ Kb7 6. Rc7+ Ka8 7. Bxe1 $18) 3. Kc7 $1 (3. Bf2 $2 Rxb5 4. Bxe1 Bg4 $11) (3. Bc5 $2 Nd3 4. Ra6+ Kb7 5. Rb6+ Ka8 6. Bd4 Re1 7. d7 Nb4 8. Kc7 Rc1+ 9. Kd6 Bxd7 10. Kxd7 Rd1 $11) 3... Re8 ( 3... Rxb5 4. Rc1 $19) 4. d7 (4. Bf2 $2 Rc8+ 5. Kb6 Rb8+ 6. Ka5 Re8 7. Ra6+ Kb8 8. Bg3 Bd7 $11) 4... Bxd7 (4... Re7 5. Rf6 $1 Bxd7 6. Bc5 Re6 7. b6 $1 $18) 5. Kxd7 Rb8 $1 6. Bc7 $1 Rxb5 (6... Rg8 7. Bd8 $1 $18) 7. Kc8 Rb7 (7... Ka7 8. Rc1 $18) 8. Rc3 $1 Ng2 9. Bb6 $1 Rb8+ 10. Kc7 Rb7+ 11. Kc6 {with : A)} Nf4 ({B)}  11... Nh4 12. Re3 (12. Rg3 $2 Nf5 13. Rd3 Ne7+ $11) 12... Nf5 (12... Ng6 13. Re8+ Rb8 14. Re6 $18) 13. Re8+ Rb8 14. Re5 (14. Re1 {is loss of time}) (14. Re2 $2 Rc8+ 15. Bc7 Nd4+ $11) 14... Nd4+ 15. Bxd4 Rc8+ 16. Kb6 Rb8+ 17. Ka6 $18 { wins} (17. Kc7 $2 Rb7+ 18. Kc6 Rc7+ $1 19. Kb6 Rb7+ 20. Ka6 Ra7+ 21. Bxa7 { stalemate})) 12. Ra3+ Kb8 13. Rg3 $1 (13. Re3 $2 Rxb6+ $1 14. Kxb6 Nd5+ $11) 13... Rxb6+ 14. Kxb6 Nd5+ (14... Kc8 15. Kc6 Kd8 16. Kd6 $18) 15. Kc6 Ne7+ 16. Kd7 $18 1-0

[Event"Sp.HM Problem Paradise "] [Site ""] [Date "2018.12.25"] [Round ""] [White "Pavel Arestov"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/7N/R3K1B1/3p4/1N4kB/5p2/3rb3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2018"] 
 1. Ra3 $1 d3 $1 (1... Kxh3 2. Nxd4+ Kg2 {e.g.} 3. Nhf5 f1=N (3... f1=Q 4. Ne3+ Kg1 5. Nxf1 $18) 4. Bf4 Rb1 5. Ra2+ Kh3 6. Ke4 $18) 2. Bf1 $1 (2. Bg4 $2 f1=Q 3. Bxd1 Bc3+ $11) (2. Ng4 $2 Kxh3 3. Nxf2+ Bxf2 4. Nd2 Kg4 $11) 2... Bc3+ 3. Kf5 $1 (3. Kd5 $2 Rxf1 4. Nd2 Bxd2 5. Rxd3+ Be3 6. Bxe3 Rh1 $11) (3. Ke4 $2 Rxf1 4. Bf4+ (4. Nf5+ Kh3 5. Kf3 Rg1 6. Kxf2 Rxg5 $11) 4... Kg2 5. Ra2 d2 6. Bxd2 Bxd2 7. Nxd2 Re1+ 8. Kd3) 3... Rxf1 4. Nd2 $1 (4. Bf4+ $2 Kg2 5. Ng4 Rb1 { /e1=}) 4... Bxd2 5. Rxd3+ Be3 $1 (5... Kg2 6. Rxd2 Re1 7. Ng4 $18 {/Bh4+-}) 6. Bxe3 $1 (6. Rxe3+ $2 Kg2 7. Re2 Re1 $11) 6... Rh1 7. Ng4 $1 (7. Bf4+ $2 Kh4 $1 8. Bg3+ Kh5 9. Bxf2 Kxh6 $11) 7... f1=Q+ (7... Rh5+ 8. Bg5+ $1 Kg2 9. Rd2 $18) (7... f1=N 8. Bd4+ {/f4+-} Kg2 9. Rb3 Ng3+ 10. Kg5 $18) 8. Bf2+ $1 (8. Bf4+ $2 Kh4 $11) 8... Kg2 9. Rg3# 1-0

[Event"Sp.Comm.Problem Paradise  "] [Site ""] [Date "2018.12.25"] [Round ""] [White "Bizya Buyannemekh"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r3k1K1/p7/5B2/1P4p1/R2P2p1/2b3P1/8/8 b q - 0 1"] [PlyCount "20"] [EventDate "2018"] 
 1... Be1 (1... Rb8 2. Rxa7 Bb4 3. Bxg5 Rxb5 4. Rg7 Bf8 5. Rg6 Bd6 6. Bh4 Kd7 7. Rxg4 $18) 2. Be5 a5 $1 (2... O-O-O+ 3. Kf7 Kb7 4. Ke7 $18) 3. Rc4 $1 ({Try:} 3. bxa6 $2 Bxg3 $1 4. Bxg3 O-O-O+ $1 5. Kf7 Rxd4 6. Ra2 (6. Ra5 Rd5 7. Rxd5 $11 { stalemate}) 6... Rd2 7. Ra1 Rd1 $1 (7... Rd7+ $2 8. Ke6 $18) 8. Rxd1 $11 { stalemate}) ({or} 3. Kg7 $2 O-O-O 4. Rc4+ Kb7 5. Kf7 Bb4 6. Rc6 Rd5 $11) 3... Ke7+ (3... Kd7+ 4. Kf7 Ra7 5. b6 Rb7 6. Bc7 $18) 4. Kg7 Ra7 5. b6 {(ab)} (5. Kg6 $2 Ke6 6. Rc6+ Kd5 7. Ra6 Rb7 $11) 5... Rb7 6. Bc7 {(ba)} Ke6 (6... Bxg3 7. Bxg3 Rxb6 8. d5 $18) 7. Rc5 $1 Bxg3 8. d5+ $1 Kf5 9. Rc6 $1 (9. Kf7 $2 Bd6 10. Rc2 g3 11. Ke8 g2 12. Rxg2 Bxc7 13. bxc7 Rxc7 $11) 9... Ke4 (9... a4 10. Kf7 a3 11. d6 a2 (11... Bxd6 12. Rxd6 a2 13. Rd1 $18) 12. d7 a1=Q 13. d8=Q $18) 10. d6 Bxd6 (10... Kd5 11. d7 Kxc6 12. d8=Q $18) 11. Rxd6 $1 $18 1-0

Section 2 Draw studies:

[Event"2.Prize Problem Paradise "] [Site ""] [Date "2018.12.24"] [Round ""] [White "Marco Campioli"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "K1n5/1PP1Nr2/3bb3/1k6/1p6/1p6/1Q6/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "28"] [EventDate "2018"] 
 1... Nb6+ $1 (1... Rxe7 2. Qe2+ $11) 2. Ka7 $1 (2. Kb8 $2 Rxe7 $18) 2... Bxc7 $1 (2... Rxe7 3. Qe2+ $1 $11) 3. Qe2+ Bc4 (3... Nc4 4. Qxe6 $16) 4. Qh5+ $1 (4. Qe4 $2 Rf6 5. b8=Q Bxb8+ 6. Kxb8 Nd7+ {/Re6-+}) 4... Ka4 5. Qc5 $1 Bb8+ $1 ({ Main :} 5... Rxe7 6. Qxe7 Nd5 7. Qg7 $1 Bb6+ (7... Nc3 8. Qxc7 Nb5+ 9. Kb6 Nxc7 10. b8=Q b2 11. Qxc7 b1=Q 12. Qxc4 $11) 8. Ka8 $1 Nc3 9. Qd7+ {/g2} Ka3 10. b8=Q Bd5+ 11. Qxd5 Nxd5 12. Kb7 $1 b2 13. Qa8+ Kb3 (13... Ba7 14. Kxa7 $11) 14. Qg8 b1=Q (14... Kc4 15. Kc6 b1=Q 16. Qxd5+ $11) 15. Qxd5+ Ka4 16. Qc6+ Ka3 17. Kxb6 $11) ({or} 5... b2 6. Qxc7 b1=Q 7. b8=Q Nd5 8. Qe8+ Kb3 9. Qxc4+ Kxc4 10. Qc6+ Kb3 11. Qxd5+ $11) 6. Kxb6 $1 (6. Kxb8 $5 Nd7+ 7. Kc8 Nxc5 $19) 6... b2 $1 7. Qxc4 (7. Nd5 $2 b1=Q $1 8. Qa5+ Kb3 9. Qxb4+ Kc2 $1 10. Ne3+ Kc1 $19) (7. Nc6 $2 Bc7+ 8. Ka7 b1=Q 9. Qxc4 Rf5 $1 $18) 7... Rf6+ $1 (7... b1=Q 8. Qb5+ { /QxR=}) 8. Nc6 $1 (8. Kc5 $2 Ba7+ 9. Kd5 b1=Q $19) 8... b1=Q 9. Qb5+ (9. Qa6+ $2 Kb3 10. Qe2 Rxc6+ 11. Kxc6 Qc2+ $19) 9... Ka3 10. Qa5+ Kb2 11. Qxb4+ Ka1 12. Qxb1+ Kxb1 13. Kb5 {/c5} Bc7 $1 14. b8=Q Bxb8 15. Nxb8 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event"Sp.Prize Problem Paradise"] [Site ""] [Date "2018.03.12"] [Round ""] [White "Peter S. Krug"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5rk1/2P1q1pp/8/2p1n3/8/4NpQ1/7P/3R3K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2018"] 
 1. Nf5 $1 (1. Rd5 $2 Ng6 2. Rf5 Rc8 3. Qxf3 Qxc7 $19) (1. Nd5 $2 Qe6 2. Ne3 (2. Nf4 Qc6 3. Nd5 f2 4. Qxe5 f1=Q+ 5. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 6. Kg2 Rf8 $19) 2... f2 $1 $19) 1... Qxc7 2. Nh6+ Kh8 3. Qxe5 Qc6 $1 (3... Qxe5 4. Nf7+ Kg8 5. Nxe5 $11) 4. Nf7+ Kg8 5. Qd6 $1 ({Try :} 5. Nd8 $2 Qa8 $1 6. Qe6+ Kh8 7. Nc6 f2 8. Kg2 c4 9. Qxc4 (9. Qd5 c3 10. Rf1 Rf6 11. Rxf2 Rg6+ 12. Kh3 Qc8+ 13. Qf5 Rxc6 $19) 9... Qe8 $1 10. h3 Qe1 $1 (10... h6 $2 11. Nd8 Qg6+ (11... Qh5 12. Qd3 Qg5+ 13. Kh1 Qe7 14. Rf1 Rxd8 15. Qg3 $11) 12. Qg4 Qd3 13. Rf1 Qxd8 14. Rxf2 $11) 11. Qf7 Qg1+ $1 12. Rxg1 fxg1=Q+ 13. Kxg1 Rxf7 $19) 5... Qa8 6. Nh6+ Kh8 7. Qxf8+ $1 ( 7. Qd8 $2 gxh6 $1 8. Qxa8 Rxa8 $19) 7... Qxf8 8. Rd8 Qxd8 9. Nf7+ Kg8 10. Nxd8 c4 11. Ne6 (11. Nb7 {or}) 11... c3 12. Nc5 $1 (12. Nd4 $2 g5 $19) 12... c2 ( 12... g5 13. Kg1 $11) 13. Nd3 $1 $11 {positional draw} (13. Nb3 $2 g5 14. Kg1 h5 $19) 1/2-1/2

[Event"HM  Problem Paradise  "] [Site ""] [Date "2018.02.09"] [Round ""] [White "Andrzej Jasik"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/PPn4K/1R6/8/5N2/N4p2/qr1B2p1/k7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2018"] 
 1. Nc2+ $1 (1. Bc3 $2 Qf7+ 2. Kh8 Qe8+ 3. Kh7 Qe4+ 4. Kh8 g1=Q 5. Nc2+ Kb1 6. Rxb2+ Kc1 7. Rb1+ Kxc2 8. Rxg1 Qxb7 $19) (1. Rxb2 $2 Qf7+ 2. Kh6 Qf8+ 3. Kh7 Qf5+ 4. Kh6 g1=Q 5. Rb1+ Qfxb1 6. Nc2+ Qxc2 7. a8=Q+ Nxa8 8. bxa8=Q+ Kb2 9. Qb7+ Ka3 10. Qb4+ Ka2 11. Qa5+ Kb2 12. Qb5+ (12. Qb4+ Qb3 13. Nd3+ Ka2 14. Nc1+ Qxc1 15. Qxb3+ Kxb3 16. Bxc1 f2 $19) 12... Qb3 13. Nd3+ Kc2 14. Ne1+ Kxd2 15. Qxb3 Qh2+ 16. Kg5 Qg3+ 17. Kf5 Kxe1 18. Ke4 Kf2 $19) 1... Rxc2 2. Be3 $1 g1=Q $1 (2... Qf7+ 3. Kh6 $1 Qf8+ 4. Kh7 g1=Q $1 5. Bxg1 f2 6. Bxf2 Rxf2 7. Rb1+ $1 ({Try :} 7. a8=Q+ $2 Nxa8 8. b8=Q Qe7+ 9. Kg8 Nxb6 $19) 7... Ka2 8. a8=Q+ Nxa8 9. b8=Q Qf7+ 10. Kh6 $11) 3. Bxg1 f2 4. Bxf2 Rxf2 5. Kh6 $3 Rxf4 (5... Rh2+ 6. Kg5 Qa5+ 7. Kg4 Qxb6 8. a8=Q+ Kb1 9. b8=Q Nxa8 10. Qxa8 $11) 6. a8=Q $1 ({Try: } 6. Rb1+ $2 Kxb1 7. b8=Q+ Ka1 $1 $19) 6... Nxa8 7. Rb1+ $1 (7. b8=Q $2 Qh2+ $19) 7... Kxb1 (7... Qxb1 8. bxa8=Q+ Qa2 9. Qh1+ Qb1 10. Qa8+ $11) 8. b8=Q+ Qb2 9. Qxf4 $11 1/2-1/2