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Phenix 2018
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[Event"1st Prize Phenix 2018"] [Site ""] [Date "2018"] [Round ""] [White "M.Minski & S.S.Nielsen"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "daniel"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6B1/8/1P2P3/4P2P/2r3bp/8/K7/3k4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2017"] 1. e7 Rc8 2. Bf7 (2. Bb3+ $2 Kd2 3. b7 Rb8 4. Bf7 Bd7 $19) 2... Ra8+ 3. Kb2 $3 ({Try:} 3. Kb3 $2 Bf3 4. e8=Q Rxe8 5. Bxe8 h3 $19 {position X with wKb3}) 3... Bf3 4. e8=Q Rxe8 5. Bxe8 h3 {position X with wKb2} 6. Ba4+ Kd2 7. Bd1 $3 ({Try: } 7. e6 $2 h2 8. e7 h1=Q 9. e8=Q Qc1+ 10. Ka2 Bd5+ 11. Bb3 Qc2+ 12. Ka3 Qxb3#) 7... Bc6 $1 (7... Kxd1 {position X without wBe8} 8. e6 $11 h2 9. e7 Bxh5 10. b7 h1=Q 11. b8=Q $11) 8. e6 h2 9. b7 $1 Bxb7 10. e7 Bc6 11. Bf3 $1 Bxf3 12. e8=Q { draw} 1/2-1/2
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[Event"2nd Prize Phenix 282.8147"] [Site ""] [Date "2018"] [Round ""] [White "M.Garcia & P.Gyarmati"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "daniel"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1n6/8/1k1N3P/4KNn1/8/7P/8/1b6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "39"] [EventDate "2017"] 1. Kf6 Nh7+ 2. Kg7 Ng5 3. h4 $1 Ne6+ 4. Kf7 Ba2 5. Ne3 $1 (5. Ke8 $2 Nc7+ 6. Ke7 Nd5+ $11) 5... Kc7 6. Nb5+ $1 ({Try:} 6. Ndc4 $2 Nd8+ 7. Ke8 Bxc4 $1 8. h7 Nf7 $1 (8... Nd7 $2 9. h8=Q Nf7 10. Nd5+ $1 Bxd5 11. Qc3+ Kd6 12. Qb4+ $18) 9. Nxc4 Nh8 10. Kf8 Kd8 11. Ne5 Nd7+ $11) 6... Kd7 7. Nc3 $1 (7. h7 $2 Ng5+ 8. Kg7 Nxh7 $11) 7... Bb3 8. Ne4 $1 ({Try:} 8. Ncd5 $2 Bxd5 9. Nxd5 Nd8+ 10. Kg7 Ke8 11. h7 Nf7 12. Nf6+ Ke7 13. Ng8+ Ke8 14. Nh6 Nh8 $1 15. Kxh8 Kf8 $11) 8... Ba2 (8... Nc6 9. Kf6 Nf8 10. Nc5+ Ke8 11. Nxb3 $18) 9. Nd5 $1 (9. Nf6+ $2 Kd6 $1 10. Nfd5 Bb1 $11) 9... Nd8+ $1 (9... Bxd5 10. Nf6+ $18) 10. Kg7 Ne6+ 11. Kg8 Nd8 12. Ng5 $1 (12. h7 $2 Bxd5+ 13. Kg7 Bxe4 $11 14. h8=Q Ne6+ $11) 12... Bb1 ( 12... Bxd5+ 13. Kg7 $18) 13. h7 $1 (13. h5 $2 Ne6 $1 14. h7 Bxh7+ 15. Nxh7 Kd6 $1 $11) 13... Bxh7+ 14. Kxh7 Ne6 15. Nxe6 (15. Kg8 $2 Nd4 $1 16. h5 Nf5 $11) 15... Kxe6 16. Kg7 $1 (16. h5 $2 Kf7 $11) 16... Nd7 17. h5 Kf5 18. h6 Nf8 $1 19. Ne3+ $1 (19. Kxf8 $2 Kg6 $11) 19... Kg5 20. Ng4 $1 {win} 1-0
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[Event"sp. Prize Phenix 282.8148"] [Site ""] [Date "2018"] [Round ""] [White "J.Polasek & E.Vlasak"] [Black "dedicated to J.Pospisil"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "daniel"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2k5/2p1p3/2P2p2/3P2p1/4P3/3K1P2/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2018"] 1. Ke3 $3 ({Try:} 1. Kd4 $2 Kb8 $1 (1... Kd8 $2 2. e5 f5 3. e6 $1 Kc8 4. Ke5 g4 5. fxg4 fxg4 6. Kf4 $18) 2. d6 exd6 3. Kd5 Ka7 4. Ke6 Ka6 $1 {echo} (4... Kb6 $2 5. Kd7 $18) 5. Ke7 (5. Kxf6 Kb6 6. Kxg5 Kxc6 7. f4 Kd7 $1 $11) 5... Kb5 $1 6. Kd7 $1 Kb6 $11) (1. e5 $2 f5 $1 2. Kd4 Kb8 $11) 1... Kd8 (1... Kb8 $2 {e.g.} 2. f4 {(Kf2) +-}) 2. Kd4 $1 (2. Kd3 $2 e6 $1 $11) {Line A)} 2... Ke8 ({Line B) } 2... Kc8 3. d6 $3 (3. e5 $2 f5 $1 4. e6 Kb8 5. Ke5 g4 6. fxg4 fxg4 7. Kf4 Ka7 8. Kxg4 Kb6 9. Kf4 Kc5 $11) 3... exd6 (3... cxd6 4. Kd5 Kc7 5. Ke6 Kd8 6. c7+ $1 Kxc7 7. Kxe7 $18) 4. Kd5 Kb8 5. Ke6 Ka7 6. Ke7 $1 {echo} (6. Kd7 $2 Kb6 $11) 6... Ka6 7. Kd8 $1 Kb6 8. Kd7 {win}) 3. Kc5 ({or} 3. Kc4 Kd8 4. Kc5 $1 { transposes to the main}) 3... Kd8 4. Kc4 e6 $1 (4... Ke8 5. Kb5 Kd8 6. Ka6 Kc8 7. Ka7 $18) (4... Kc8 5. d6 $3 {see line B}) 5. dxe6 Ke7 6. Kb5 Kxe6 7. Ka6 Ke5 8. Ka7 $1 {echo} (8. Kb7 $2 Kd6 $19) 8... Ke6 (8... Kf4 9. Kb7 Kxf3 10. Kxc7 g4 $11) 9. Kb8 $1 Kd6 10. Kb7 {win} 1-0
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[Event"1 hm. Phenix 290.8333"] [Site ""] [Date "2018"] [Round ""] [White "V.Samilo"] [Black "by P.Keres 1946"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "daniel"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/2P2K1p/1r2p3/pr6/5P1k/P1R5/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2018"] 1. c7 Rf4+ 2. Kg7 $3 (2. Kg6 $2 Rf8 $1 (2... Rb6+ $2 3. Kg7 Rb7 4. Kxh6 Rxc7 5. Rxc7 {main line}) 3. c8=Q+ Rxc8 4. Rxc8 Kg3 5. Kf5 (5. Rc3 h5 6. Kf5 e4+ $1 7. Kxe4 Rb4+ 8. Ke3 Rb8 9. Ra3 Re8+ 10. Kd3 Ra8 11. Ke2 Kg2 $1 $19) 5... Kxf3 6. Rc3+ Kf2 7. Ra3 $1 h5 8. Rxa4 e4+ $1 9. Kxe4 h4 10. Ra8 Rb4+ $1 11. Kd5 h3 $19) 2... Rb7 3. Kxh6 Rxc7 4. Rxc7 Rxf3 5. Kg5 $1 (5. Rc4 $2 Rf4 6. Rc3+ Kg4 $19) ( 5. Re7 $2 Rf5 6. Kg6 Kg4 $19) 5... e4 6. Rc2 $1 ({Try:} 6. Rc4 $2 e3 7. Rc2 Kg3 8. Re2 a3 {zz -+.}) 6... Kg3 (6... e3 7. a3 $11 {(Re2) =}) 7. Re2 e3 8. a3 $1 { zz} Kh3 9. Rc2 $1 (9. Rb2 $2 Rf2 $19) 9... Rf2 10. Rc3 Rf3 11. Rc2 Kg3 12. Re2 {draw.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event"2 hm. Phenix 290.8331"] [Site ""] [Date "2018"] [Round ""] [White "O.G.Tallaksen"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "daniel"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7r/1PP5/8/6p1/5pp1/5p2/7k/4K3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2016"] 1. b8=Q $1 ({Try:} 1. c8=Q $2 Rxc8 2. bxc8=Q g3 3. Qc1 Kg2 $1 4. Qc6 g4 $1 { zz. Pos X, White to move} 5. Qe4 Kh1 $1 6. Qc6 Kg2 7. Qe4 Kh1 8. Qxf4 f2+ 9. Ke2 g2 $11) 1... Rxb8 2. cxb8=Q g3 {threat 3...f2+} 3. Qb1 $1 (3. Qh8+ $2 Kg1 4. Qd4+ f2+ 5. Ke2 g2 $1 6. Qxf2+ Kh1 7. Qf3 g4 $1 $11) 3... Kg1 4. Qd1 $1 (4. Qa1 $2 g2 $1 {(threat 5.. .f2+) =}) 4... Kg2 (4... g4 5. Qc1 $18) 5. Qd5 g4 6. Qc6 $1 {zz. Pos X, Black to move !} (6. Qe4 $2 Kh1 $1 7. Qc6 Kg2 $1 {zz} 8. Qe4 Kh1 9. Qxf4 f2+ 10. Ke2 g2 $11) 6... Kg1 (6... Kh1 7. Qh6+ Kg1 8. Qxf4 $18) 7. Qc1 $1 Kh1 8. Kf1 {win.} 1-0
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[Event"3 hm. Phenix 290.8334"] [Site ""] [Date "2018"] [Round ""] [White "A.Avni & M.Minski"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3q4/6pp/7k/1P1p4/5PPP/K3p3/QP6/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2018"] 1. Kb3 $1 (1. Kb4 $2 Qe7+ $1 $19) 1... Qe8 (1... Qxh4 2. Qa6+ g6 3. Qc8 $11) 2. Qa6+ g6 3. Qc6 Qe7 (3... Qe4 4. Qf6 $11) 4. Qf6 $1 (4. g5+ $2 Kh5 5. Qxd5 e2 6. Qf3+ Kxh4 7. Qf2+ Kg4 8. Qe1 Kf3 9. Qh1+ Ke3 $19) 4... Qe8 (4... Qe4 $4 5. Qf8# ) 5. Qc6 (5. h5 $2 e2 6. Qg5+ Kg7 7. h6+ Kf7 $1 8. Qxd5+ Qe6 $19) 5... Qe7 ( 5... Qxc6 6. bxc6 e2 7. c7 e1=Q 8. c8=Q $11) 6. Qf6 Qxf6 7. g5+ Kg7 8. gxf6+ Kxf6 9. b6 $1 (9. Kc2 $2 Ke6 {(e7)} 10. Kd3 d4 $1 $19) 9... e2 10. b7 e1=Q 11. b8=Q {draw} 1/2-1/2
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[Event"sp. hm. Phenix 290.8330"] [Site ""] [Date "2018"] [Round ""] [White "P.Arestov"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "daniel"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1n4k1/8/3b1R1K/3R1P2/8/8/2p5/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2018"] 1. Rg6+ Kf7 $1 (1... Kh8 2. Rg1 Bf4+ 3. Kg6 c1=Q 4. Rd8#) 2. Rg7+ $1 (2. Rg1 $2 Bf4+ 3. Kh5 c1=Q 4. Rxc1 Bxc1 $11) 2... Ke8 $1 (2... Kf8 3. Rg1 Bf4+ 4. Kg6 c1=Q 5. Rxc1 Bxc1 6. Rd8+ $18) 3. Rg1 Ba3 $1 (3... Bf4+ 4. Kg6 $1 {main line}) 4. Kg6 $1 (4. Kg7 $2 c1=Q 5. Rxc1 Bxc1 6. f6 Bb2 $1 7. Rb5 Bxf6+ 8. Kxf6 Nd7+ $11) 4... c1=Q (4... Nc6 5. f6 c1=Q 6. Rxc1 Bxc1 7. f7+ $1 (7. Rc5 $2 Ne7+ $1 8. fxe7 Ba3 $1 $11) 7... Kf8 8. Rc5 Ne7+ 9. Kf6 Bd2 10. Ke6 $1 $18) 5. Rxc1 Bxc1 6. Rc5 $1 (6. f6 $2 Ba3 $1 7. f7+ Ke7 8. Ra5 Bd6 9. Ra8 Kf8 $1 $11) 6... Bf4 7. f6 Bd6 (7... Nd7 8. Rc8#) 8. f7+ Ke7 (8... Kd7 9. Rd5 Nc6 10. Rxd6+ Kxd6 11. f8=Q+ $18) 9. Rc8 Nd7 (9... Kd7 10. Rxb8 $18) 10. Re8# $1 1-0
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[Event"com. Phenix 282.8150"] [Site ""] [Date "2018"] [Round ""] [White "M.Hlinka & L.Kekely"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "daniel"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1B6/8/1P2r3/8/2PkPp2/8/2p1K2N/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2017"] 1. Kd2 Rxe4 (1... Kc5 2. Bc7 Kc6 3. e5 $18) (1... Rxb6 2. Ba7 $18) 2. b7 (2. Ba7 $2 Re2+ 3. Kxe2 c1=Q 4. b7+ Kxc4 5. b8=Q Qc2+ 6. Kf3 Qxh2 $11) 2... Re2+ $1 3. Kxe2 (3. Kc1 $2 Rxh2 4. Bxf4 Rh8 $11) 3... c1=Q 4. Nf3+ (4. Ba7+ $2 Kxc4 5. b8=Q Qc2+ $11) 4... Kxc4 (4... Ke4 5. Nd2+ Kf5 6. Bxf4 $18) 5. Nd2+ $1 (5. Ba7 $2 Qc2+ 6. Nd2+ Kc3 7. b8=Q Qxd2+ $11) 5... Kc3 (5... Kd5 6. Bxf4 $18) 6. Be5+ $1 ({Try:} 6. Bxf4 $2 Kc2 $1 {zz} 7. b8=Q Qxd2+ $1 8. Bxd2 {- stalemate}) 6... Kc2 7. Bxf4 $1 {zz} (7. Nf1 $2 Qd1+ 8. Kf2 Kd3 9. b8=Q Qe2+ 10. Kg1 Qg4+ $11) 7... Qd1+ 8. Kf2 Kd3 9. b8=Q Qe2+ 10. Kg3 $1 {win.} (10. Kg1 $2 Qg4+ $11) 1-0
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[Event"sp. com. Phenix (version) 287.8240"] [Site ""] [Date "2018"] [Round ""] [White "P.Arestov M.Minski S.S.Nielsen"] [Black "by M.Minski & S.S.Nielsen"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "daniel"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1R6/2P5/7n/8/3K4/b5p1/4k2N w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2018"] 1. Re7+ Kf1 2. Ng3+ $1 (2. c7 $2 gxh1=Q 3. c8=Q Nf4+ $1 4. Kc3 Qf3+ $1 $19 ( 4... Nd5+ $2 5. Kb2 $1 $11)) 2... Nxg3 3. c7 Bb1+ 4. Kc3 $1 ({Try:} 4. Kd2 $2 Bf5 5. Rf7 Ne4+ $1 (5... g1=Q $2 6. Rxf5+ $1 Nxf5 7. c8=Q $11) 6. Kc2 Nf6+ $1 7. Kd2 g1=Q $19) ({Try:} 4. Kc4 $2 Bf5 5. Rf7 Ke1 {(e2)} 6. Rxf5 Nxf5 7. c8=Q Nd6+ $11) 4... Bf5 5. Rf7 g1=Q 6. Rxf5+ $1 (6. c8=Q $2 Ne2+ {(e4)+ -+}) 6... Ke2 $1 7. Rf2+ $3 (7. c8=Q $2 Qc1+ $19) 7... Kxf2 (7... Qxf2 8. c8=Q $11) 8. Kb2 $3 (8. c8=Q $2 Qc1+ $19) 8... Ne2 9. c8=Q {draw} 1/2-1/2
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[Event"Phenix 282.8143"] [Site ""] [Date "2018"] [Round ""] [White "A.Villeneuve"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "daniel"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3K4/1pp5/2kp4/8/8/8/5B2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] [EventDate "2018"] {Sea snake.} 1. Bd3 $3 (1. Be2 $2 b5 $1 2. Bd1 d4 $3 (2... Kc4 $2 3. Kxc6 $1 b4 4. Be2+ $1) (2... b4 $2 3. Bb3 $1 d4 4. Ke6 $1 d3 5. Ke5 d2 6. Ke4 $11) 3. Be2 (3. Bc2 b4) 3... b4 $1 4. Ke6 d3 $3 {(force the entrance of the King)} (4... b3 $2 5. Ke5 $1) 5. Bxd3 Kd4 $1 6. Bg6 c5 $19) (1. Ke6 $2 b5 $1 2. Ke5 b4 $1 3. Be2 b3 $1 4. Bd3 b2 $1 {(obtaining the passage in c4 or d4)} (4... Kb4 $2 5. Kd4 $1 b2 {(here, Black to move should have ...Ka3!!)} 6. Bc2 $1 {(Bb1? ... Kb3! ZZ)} Ka3 7. Kc5 $1 $11) 5. Bb1 Kc4 $1 6. Kf4 Kc3 7. Ke3 d4+ 8. Ke2 c5 $1 9. Be4 c4 10. Bb1 d3+ 11. Ke3 Kb3 12. Kd2 Kb4 13. Ba2 Ka3 $1 14. Bb1 Kb3 $1 {Z} 15. Ke3 Kc3 $1 $19 {Z}) 1... b5 2. Bb1 $3 {As far as possible from the BK, and also from the pawns.} (2. Bc2 $2 Kc4 $3 (2... d4 $2 3. Bd3 $1 b4 4. Ke6 $1) ({ or symetrically} 2... b4 $2 3. Bb3 $1 d4 4. Ke6 $1) 3. Kxc6 b4 $1 ({or} 3... d4 $1) 4. Kb6 (4. Kd6 d4 $1 5. Ke5 d3 $1) 4... d4 $1 5. Ka5 b3 $1 $19 {essentiel tempo on the Bishop : compare with the analysis of the 2nd black move}) (2. Bg6 $2 b4 $1 3. Bb1 Kc4 $19) (2. Ke6 $2 Kd4 $1 (2... b4 $1 3. Ke5 b3 $1 {for ...Kb4 }) 3. Bb1 c5 $19) 2... b4 (2... Kc4 3. Kxc6 b4 (3... d4 4. Kb6 $1 {idem}) 4. Kb6 d4 5. Ka5 $1 b3 6. Ka4 b2 7. Ka3 $11) 3. Ba2 $3 {The key square, preventing both ...b3 & ...Kc4.} (3. Bc2 $2 Kc4 $1) (3. Ke6 $2 Kc4 $1) 3... d4 {It will be lost with the pawn still on b5, because of the possibility ...Kb4.} 4. Ke6 $1 d3 5. Ke5 $1 d2 6. Bb3 $1 {Only works the defence as a see snake. But the small see snakes of the tries do not work.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event"Phenix 282.8144"] [Site ""] [Date "2018"] [Round ""] [White "P.Arestov & D.Keith"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "daniel"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/1b4k1/8/4K1P1/8/3P4/1B6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2018"] {Brief theoretical reminder (this will help to better understand the black defenses on the bad White moves): pawns spaced in this way win very generally when they are two Bishop pawns because there is enough space outside for a passage of the K. In the present case, the rule is rather at the draw, the black K blocking the "d" pawn and the B blocking the "g" pawn, this pawn being sufficiently close to the edge to not allow the White K to bypass. This study is obviously not an exception, but illustrates a case of win when the Black King is not yet in place ... and the Black Bishop very poorly placed to take the role that is usually his.} 1. Ke5+ $1 (1. Kf4+ $2 Kf7 $1 2. Ke5 (2. g5 Ba5 $1) 2... Bc7+ $1 (2... Bd8 $2 3. Kd6 $1 $18) 3. Kd5 Bf4 $1 (3... Ke7 $2 4. d4 Bf4 5. Kc6 $1 $18) 4. d4 Be3 $1 (4... Ke7 $2 5. Kc6 $18) 5. Ke5 Ke7 $1 6. d5 Bc5 $10 {eg} 7. g5 Bd6+ 8. Kf5 Bc5 9. g6 Bd4) (1. Kd5+ $2 Kg5 $10 {eg} 2. Bf5 Bf2 (2... Ba7 $2 3. d4 Kf6 4. Kc4 $18) 3. d4 Kf6) 1... Kg5 2. Bf5 Bc7+ 3. Kd5 $1 (3. Ke6 $2 Bb6 4. Ke5 Bc7+) 3... Bb6 4. d4 Kf6 (4... Kf4 5. Kc4 $18) 5. Kc4 $1 Ba7 {The goal of White is to play d5 AND Kc6. It is very instructive to study the Black defenses on the two possible bad White moves here.} 6. Kc3 $3 ( 6. Kd3 $2 Bb6 7. Kc3 Ke7 $1 8. g5 Kd6 $1 9. g6 (9. Kc4 Bd8 $1 $11) 9... Kd5 10. g7 Bxd4+ $10 {avec à chec}) (6. d5 $2 Ke5 $1 7. Be6 {EG} Kd6 (7... Be3 8. Kb5 Kd6 $10) 8. g5 Be3 9. g6 Bh6 10. Kb5 Kc7 $1 {the famous correction of the Chà ron's study} (10... Bg7 $2 11. Kb6 $18) 11. Kc5 (11. Ka6 Bf8 {/g7 =}) (11. Bf7 Bg7 12. Kc5 Bf8+) 11... Bf8+ {/Fe3+ =}) 6... Bb6 (6... Bb8 7. Kb4 Ba7 8. Kc4 $18 {transpose}) 7. Kd3 $1 Ba7 (7... Bc7 8. Kc4 $18) 8. Kc4 Bb6 9. d5 Ke5 10. Kb5 $1 {The explanation of the 6th move!} Ba7 11. Kc6 Bb8 12. Bc8 {/Bd7} (12. Kb7 $2 Bd6 13. Kc6 Bb8) 12... Bd6 13. g5 1-0
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[Event"Phenix 282.8145"] [Site ""] [Date "2018"] [Round ""] [White "V.Samilo"] [Black "by Halberstadt 1930"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "daniel"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2Pp4/1n1N4/8/5k2/K4P2/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] [EventDate "2018"] {[#] The fascinating study of Halberstadt (1930) has been commented on and analyzed in detail by A. Pallier in the special issue Phenix 278 p10940, I will not repeat them here. The Black King is there in g3. And if no one found fault with Halberstadt's solution, the EGTBs revealed demolitions. The modification made by the author completely corrects the study.} 1. Ka2 $1 (1. Kb3 $2 Kxf3 $1 2. Kc2 Ke2 $11) (1. Kb2 Ke5 $1 2. Nb5 d6 3. Kc3 Ke6 4. Kd4 Kd7 5. f4 Na8 6. c8=Q+ Kxc8 7. Nxd6+ Kd7 $11) 1... Kxf3 2. Kb3 $1 (2. Kb1 $2 Kf2 $1 3. Kc1 Ke1 $11) 2... Kf4 3. Kc2 $1 Kg5 4. Kd3 Kf6 5. Kd4 Ke6 6. Kc5 $18 1-0
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[Event"Phenix 282.8146"] [Site ""] [Date "2018"] [Round ""] [White "V.Samilo"] [Black "by Halberstadt 1938"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "daniel"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4N3/8/1k2P3/5r2/1KP5/1N6/5n2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2017"] 1. e7 (1. Nd6 Re5 2. e7 Nd3+ 3. Kc3 Rxe7 4. Nc8+ Kc7 5. Nxe7 Ne5 6. c5 Nd7 $11) 1... Ng4 $1 (1... Re5 2. Nf6 $1 Nd3+ (2... Rxe7 3. Nd5+ Kc6 4. Nxe7+) 3. Kc3 $1 Rxe7 4. Nd5+ Kb7 5. Nxe7 Ne5 6. c5 Nd7 7. c6+ Kc7 8. Nd4 $1 $18) (1... Nd3+ 2. Kc3 $1 Re5 3. Nf6) 2. c5+ $1 (2. Nd6 $2 Re5 3. c5+ Kc6 4. e8=Q+ Rxe8 5. Nxe8 Ne5 6. Na5+ (6. Nd4+ Kd5 $1 $11) 6... Kd7 $11) 2... Rxc5 (2... Kc6 3. Nd4+) 3. Nxc5 Ne5 4. Nd7+ $3 (4. Na4+ $2 Ka7 $1 $11) 4... Nxd7 {We have here the position at the 2nd move of a study by V Halberstadt (1/2 price, 1938) which unfortunately suffers a demolition at the first move.} 5. Ka3 $1 (5. Kb3 $2 Nc5+ 6. Kc4 Ne6 7. Nf6 Ng7 $1 $11) (5. Kc3 $2 Kc5 $1 6. Nd6 Nf6 $11) 5... Kc6 ( 5... Kc5 6. Nd6 $1 Nf6 7. Ne4+) 6. Ka2 $1 {And Black lose by zugzwang. White have no win in strength, and if they were at move, they should, to win, play Ka1 or Kb1.} (6. Kb4 $2 Nc5 $1 {ou Cb8} 7. Nc7 Na6+ 8. Nxa6 Kd7 $11) (6. Kb2 $2 Ne5 $1 {ou Cb6} 7. Nd6 Nc4+ 8. Nxc4 Kd7 $11) 6... Kc5 (6... Kb6 7. Nc7 $1 Nf6 8. Nd5+) 7. Nd6 $1 Nf6 8. Ne4+ Nxe4 9. e8=Q 1-0
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[Event"Phenix 282.8152"] [Site ""] [Date "2018"] [Round ""] [White "L.Kekely"] [Black "Corrige le 79"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "daniel"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2k5/p4P2/2KP1p1q/1N3p2/7p/5P2/P7/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2017"] 1. d7+ (1. Nd4 Qc1+ 2. Kd5 Qh6 3. Nxf5 Qf8 {/Qf8 =}) 1... Kd8 2. Nd4 Qc1+ (2... h3 3. f4 Qh8 4. Ne6+ Ke7 5. f8=Q+ Qxf8 6. Nxf8 h2 7. Kc7 h1=Q 8. d8=Q+ $18) 3. Kd5 Qa3 (3... Qh6 {idem}) 4. f8=Q+ $1 (4. Ne6+ $2 Kxd7 5. f8=Q Qxf3+ $19) 4... Qxf8 5. Ne6+ Kxd7 (5... Ke7 6. Nxf8 h3 7. Kc6 h2 8. Kc7 h1=Q 9. d8=Q+ {Comme aprÃ..s 2:..h3}) 6. Nxf8+ {A)} Ke8 ({B)} 6... Kc7 7. Ne6+ Kb6 8. Nf4 Kb5 9. Ke6 Kb4 10. Kxf6 (10. Kxf5 $2 Ka3 11. Kxf6 Kxa2 12. Kg5 a5 $11) 10... Ka3 11. Kxf5 Kxa2 12. Kg4 $18 {because now, on 12: .. a5 13: Nd3 and Nd5 are the only 2 winning moves, impossible if the King is only in g5}) 7. Ne6 h3 8. Ng7+ Kd7 9. Nxf5 h2 10. Ng3 $18 1-0
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[Event"Phenix 282.8153"] [Site ""] [Date "2018"] [Round ""] [White "P.Arestov"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "daniel"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1q6/3P2pQ/2b3Np/8/4r3/4P2k/R7/1N3K2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2017"] 1. Nc3 Rxe3 (1... Bb5+ 2. Re2 Bxe2+ 3. Nxe2 Qb1+ 4. Kf2 $18) 2. Qxg7 (2. d8=Q Qxd8 3. Nf4+ Kg4 $11) 2... Bb5+ (2... Rf3+ 3. Rf2 Rxf2+ 4. Kxf2 Qg3+ (4... Qa7+ 5. Ke2 $18) 5. Ke2 $18) (2... Qg3 3. Rh2+ $1 (3. Qxh6+ Kg4 4. Qxe3) 3... Kxh2 4. Qxh6+) 3. Nxb5 Qxb5+ 4. Kf2 Qg5 $1 5. Qxh6+ $3 (5. d8=Q $2 Qg3+ 6. Kf1 Re1#) 5... Qxh6 6. d8=Q Rf3+ $3 (6... Qxg6 7. Qc8+ $1 (7. Kxe3 $2 Qg5+ $1 8. Qxg5 { pat}) 7... Re6 8. Ra3+ $1 Kh4 9. Qh8+ $1 Qh6 10. Qd4+ $1 Kg5 11. Rg3+ Kf5 12. Rf3+ Kg6 13. Qd3+ Kg7 14. Qd7+ Kg8 15. Qc8+ Kg7 16. Qf8+ Kg6 17. Qf7+ Kg5 18. Qf5+ Kh4 19. Rh3#) 7. Kxf3 Qf8+ $1 (7... Qh5+ 8. Ke4 $1 (8. Ke3 {ou Rf2} Qf3+ 9. Kxf3 {pat}) (8. Kf4 Qg4+ 9. Ke5 Qg5+ $1 10. Qxg5 {pat}) 8... Qxg6+ 9. Kd4 $1 (9. Ke5 $2 Qg5+ $1) 9... Qg1+ 10. Kc4 $18) 8. Qf6 $3 (8. Qxf8 $2) (8. Nxf8 $2) (8. Nf4+ $2 Qxf4+ 9. Kxf4 {pat}) 8... Qxf6+ 9. Nf4+ Kh4 10. Rh2+ Kg5 11. Rh5# 1-0
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[Event"Phenix 282.8154"] [Site ""] [Date "2018"] [Round ""] [White "M.Garcia & Peter Krug"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "daniel"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1K1B3k/3N1p2/6p1/n6N/R7/1p1n1p2/6Pp/6b1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "29"] [EventDate "2017"] 1. Rh4 $1 (1. Bf6+ $2 Kh7 2. Ng3 Bd4 3. Bxd4 Nc6+ 4. Kc7 Nxd4 5. Rxd4 fxg2) 1... Bf2 $1 {but why this move? What does it allow for particular? The answer is in the comparison of variations (A) and (B).} (1... gxh5 2. Bf6+ Kh7 3. Nf8+ Kh6 (3... Kg8 4. Rxh5 $18) 4. g4 $1 $18 {(A) Lead to the mate} Nf4 5. g5#) ( 1... g5 2. Bxg5 Bd4 (2... Kg8 3. Bf6 $18) 3. Bf6+ $1 Bxf6 4. Nhxf6+ Kg7 5. Rg4+ Kh6 6. Ng8+ Kh7 (6... Kh5 7. Ndf6#) 7. Ndf6+ Kh8 8. Ne7 {/h6} h1=Q 9. Rg8#) 2. Ng3+ $1 (2. Bf6+ $2 Kg8 3. Rxh2 b2 $1 4. Bxb2 gxh5 $11) (2. Rxh2 $2 gxh5 3. Bf6+ Kh7 $1 4. Nf8+ (4. Rxh5+ Kg6 5. Rg5+ Kh6 $1 $11) 4... Kh6 5. g4 {(B)} Bg3+ {or h4, both allowed by Bf2!}) 2... Kg8 (2... Kg7 3. Bf6+ Kg8 4. Rh8#) 3. Nf6+ Kf8 4. Rh8+ Kg7 5. Rh7+ $1 ({Try :} 5. Rg8+ $2 Kh6 6. Nge4 Nc6+ $1 (6... Bd4 $2 7. Rh8+ Kg7 8. Rh7+ Kf8 9. Kc7 $18) 7. Ka8 ({(a)} 7. Kc7 Nxd8 8. Kxd8 Nc5 9. Ng4+ Kh5 10. Ngxf2 Nxe4 11. Rh8+ Kg5 12. Nxe4+ Kf4 $11) 7... h1=Q $3 8. Rh8+ Kg7 9. Rxh1 g5 $1 10. gxf3 Nxd8 11. Ne8+ Kg6 12. Rd1 b2 13. Nc3 Ne1 $11) 5... Kf8 6. Nge4 Nc6+ (6... Bd4 7. Kc7 $18 ({or} 7. g4 $18)) (6... b2 7. Nd7+ Kg8 8. Nef6#) 7. Ka8 $3 (7. Kc7 $2 Nxd8 8. Rh8+ Kg7 9. Rg8+ Kh6 $11 {similar to try in (a)}) 7... fxg2 $1 ({main 1 :} 7... Nxd8 8. Rh8+ Kg7 (8... Ke7 9. Re8#) 9. Rg8+ Kh6 10. Ng4+ Kh5 (10... Kh7 11. Nef6#) 11. Nxh2 fxg2 (11... Bd4 12. g4+ $1 $18) 12. Rh8#) ({main 2 :} 7... Nc5 8. Rh8+ Kg7 9. Rg8+ Kh6 10. Ng4+ Kh7 11. Nef6#) ({main 3 :} 7... Bd4 8. Rh8+ Kg7 9. Rg8+ Kh6 10. g4 h1=Q (10... g5 11. Nd6 Bxf6 12. Bxf6 $18) 11. g5#) 8. Rh8+ Kg7 9. Rg8+ Kh6 10. Be7 $1 (10. Rh8+ $2 Kg7 11. Rh7+ Kf8 12. Ng5 Nxd8 $19) 10... Nxe7 (10... h1=Q 11. Bf8#) 11. Rh8+ Kg7 12. Rh7+ Kf8 13. Ng5 Ne5 (13... h1=Q 14. Rxf7#) 14. Rxf7+ Nxf7 15. Ne6# 1-0
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[Event"Phenix 287.8241"] [Site ""] [Date "2018"] [Round ""] [White "V.Samilo"] [Black "by Halberstadt 1936"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "daniel"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1R6/3P4/8/8/2k3p1/P4r2/6K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "9"] [EventDate "2018"] {[#] This study is a correction of a very beautiful Halberstadt study of 1936. In the original study, the White King is on h1 and Black Rook on e2. The win after 1: d7 Rd2 is well based on a single win maneuver of 4 moves, but the order of the moves can be reversed (concretely, Kg1 must be played but can be at any time). This remarkable study is perfectly commented on by A Pallier in the special issue of Phenix 278 P 10946 and I encourage the reader to refer to it. V Samilo eliminates these duals by a small modification and thus rehabilitates the study of Halberstadt in the eyes of those who do not accept the duals.} 1. d7 (1. Rb8 $2 Rf7 $1 $11 ({and not} 1... Rd2 $2 2. Rd8 Kb4 3. d7 Kc5 4. Rc8+)) 1... Rd2 2. a3 $1 (2. a4 $2 Kc4 3. a5 Kc5 4. a6 Kc6 {ZZ} 5. Kf1 Rf2+ 6. Ke1 Rf8 $11) 2... Kc4 3. a4 Kc5 4. a5 Kc6 5. a6 $1 {and Black is in ZZ} 1-0
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[Event"Phenix 287.8242"] [Site ""] [Date "2018"] [Round ""] [White "F.Bertoli"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "daniel"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r7/5k1P/7K/4pPP1/8/2n3P1/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "2018"] {[#]} 1. g6+ (1. g4 $2 Ne4 2. g6+ Kf6 3. g7 Ra1 4. g8=N+ Kf7 5. h8=Q Rh1#) 1... Kf6 2. g7 Ra1 3. g8=N+ Kf7 (3... Kxf5 4. g4+ {(or Ne7)} Kf4 (4... Kxg4 $2 5. Nf6+ Kf5 6. h8=Q Rh1+ 7. Nh5 $19) 5. Kg6 $11 {(or Nf6)}) 4. Nf6 $1 Rh1+ (4... Ra8 5. Nd7 e4 6. g4 e3 7. g5 e2 8. Ne5+ Ke7 9. f6+ Ke6 10. Nf3 $11 {(or Nd3)}) (4... Kxf6 $2 5. h8=Q+) 5. Nh5 (5. Kg5 Kg7 $19) 5... Rxh5+ 6. Kxh5 Kg7 7. f6+ ( 7. g4 $2 Nd5 8. g5 Ne3 9. g6 (9. f6+ Kxh7 10. g6+ Kg8 11. Kg5 Kf8 $1 $19) 9... Nxf5 10. Kg4 Ne7 $1 $19) 7... Kxh7 8. Kg5 (8. Kg4 $2 Kg6 9. f7 Kxf7 10. Kf5 e4 $19) 8... Kg8 9. Kf5 (9. Kg4 $2 Kf7 10. Kf5 e4 $19) 9... e4 10. Kf4 Kf7 11. Ke3 Kxf6 12. Kd4 Kf5 13. Kxc3 Kg4 14. Kd2 (14. Kd4 $2 Kf3 15. g4 e3) 14... Kf3 15. Ke1 $1 (15. g4 $2 Kf2 $19) 15... Kxg3 16. Ke2 $11 1/2-1/2
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[Event"Phenix 287.8243"] [Site ""] [Date "2018"] [Round ""] [White "M.Garcia & Peter Krug"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "daniel"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3K1B1n/N7/8/8/1p6/5Rnp/5p2/6k1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2018"] 1. Bc5 $1 (1. Rxg3+ $2 Kh2 2. Rf3 Kg2 $19) 1... Ne4 2. Bxf2+ Nxf2 3. Rg3+ $1 ( 3. Rf8 $2 h2 4. Rxh8 h1=Q 5. Rxh1+ Nxh1 6. Ke7 b3 7. Nb5 b2 $19) 3... Kf1 (3... Kh2 4. Rg7 $1 b3 5. Nb5 $1 $11) 4. Rxh3 Nxh3 5. Nc6 b3 6. Na5 b2 7. Nc4 b1=N $1 {Recall that in general, 3 N win against a N.} (7... b1=Q 8. Nd2+ $11) 8. Ne5 Ng5 (8... Ke2 9. Ke8 {/e7=}) 9. Ke7 Nh7 10. Ke6 Nc3 11. Nf7 $1 (11. Kf5 $2 Nb5 $1 12. Ng6 Nf7 $19) 11... Ng6 12. Ng5 Nhf8+ (12... Nxg5+ 13. Kf5 {/f6=}) (12... Nf4+ 13. Kf5 {/e5=}) 13. Kf7 $1 $11 {(Nh7 or Ne6 to follow).} 1/2-1/2
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[Event"Phenix 287.8244"] [Site ""] [Date "2018"] [Round ""] [White "B.Buyannemekh & M.Garcia"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "daniel"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4R3/5k2/4NP2/4n3/7r/4B2p/8/2K3n1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2017"] 1. Re7+ $1 (1. Rf8+ $2 Kxe6 2. Bxg1 Nf3 $19) 1... Kxf6 $1 (1... Kg6 2. Nf4+ Kxf6 3. Nd5+ $11) 2. Bg5+ Kg6 ({main} 2... Kf5 3. Bxh4 h2 (3... Ne2+ 4. Kd2 h2 5. Ng7+ Kg6 6. Rxe5 $11 Ng1 7. Re6+ Kf7 (7... Kxg7 8. Bf6+ Kf7 9. Re7+ Kg6 10. Rg7+ Kh6 11. Rg8 $11) 8. Re7+ Kg8 9. Nh5 (9. Ne8) 9... h1=Q 10. Nf6+ Kf8 11. Nd7+ Kg8 12. Nf6+) 4. Nd4+ Kg6 5. Re6+ $1 Kh7 (5... Kh5 6. Rxe5+ $11) 6. Re7+ Kg8 7. Re8+ Kf7 8. Re7+ $11) 3. Bxh4 {with two lines : A)} h2 ({B)} 3... Ne2+ 4. Kb2 $3 (4. Kd2 $2 h2 5. Rg7+ Kf5 6. Nd4+ Nxd4 7. Rg5+ Ke6 $1 8. Rxe5+ Kf7 $1 9. Re1 Nf3+ $1 $19) (4. Kd1 $2 h2 5. Rg7+ Kf5 6. Nd4+ Ke4 $1 7. Be1 h1=Q 8. Nxe2 Kd5 9. Rg1 Qh7 $19) 4... h2 (4... Nd3+ 5. Kc2 h2 6. Kxd3 h1=Q 7. Nf8+ $11) 5. Rg7+ Kf5 6. Nd4+ Nxd4 7. Rg5+ Ke6 8. Rxe5+ Kxe5 9. Bg3+ $11) ({or} 3... Nd3+ 4. Kd2 h2 5. Kxd3 h1=Q 6. Rg7+ Kf5 7. Nd4+ $11 {(Rxg1 next move)}) 4. Nf4+ $1 ( 4. Nf8+ $2 Kf5 5. Rxe5+ Kg4 6. Re4+ Kf3 $1 $19) (4. Rg7+ $2 Kf5 5. Rg5+ (5. Nd4+ Ke4 $19) 5... Kxe6 6. Rxe5+ Kd7 $19) 4... Kf5 5. Rxe5+ Kxf4 (5... Kxe5 6. Nd3+ Ke4 7. Nf2+ $11) 6. Rh5 Nh3 (6... Kg4 7. Bg3 Kxh5 (7... Kxg3 8. Rxh2 $11) 8. Bxh2 $11) 7. Bg5+ Kg4 8. Rh4+ Kg3 9. Bf4+ Nxf4 (9... Kxh4 10. Bxh2 $11) 10. Rxh2 $11 1/2-1/2
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[Event"Phenix 287.8245"] [Site ""] [Date "2018"] [Round ""] [White "M.Campioli"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "daniel"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5k2/p7/6K1/5B1P/p7/ppn4p/3B4/n7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "2018"] {[#]} 1. h6 (1. Bxh3 $2 b2 2. Bf5 a2 $19) (1. Bxc3 $2 h2 2. Be4 b2 $19) 1... h2 2. h7 h1=Q 3. Bh6+ Ke7 4. h8=Q Qc6+ (4... Qg2+ 5. Kh7 $18) 5. Kh7 (5. Kg5 $2 Ne4+ 6. Kf4 Qf6 $11 {ou Dc1+}) 5... Qf6 (5... Kd6 $18 {E.G.} 6. Qd8+ Ke5 7. Qg5 $1 Qh1 8. Bg6+ Kd4 9. Qd2+ Kc4 10. Qd3+ Kb4 11. Qd4+ Kb5 12. Bd3+ Kc6 13. Qxc3+ ) 6. Bf8+ $1 (6. Bg5 $2 Qxg5 7. Qe5+ Kf8 $1 8. Qb8+ Kf7 9. Qxa7+ Qe7 $19) 6... Qxf8 (6... Kf7 7. Qg8+) 7. Qe5+ Kd8 8. Qb8+ (8. Qa5+ $2 Ke8 $1 9. Bg6+ Kd7 $19) (8. Qd4+ $2 Kc7 9. Qxc3+ Kb6 10. Qd4+ Qc5 $19) 8... Ke7 9. Qb4+ $1 (9. Qc7+ $2 Kf6 10. Qxc3+ Kxf5 11. Qf3+ Ke5 12. Qxf8 b2 $11) (9. Qxa7+ $2 Kd6 $19) (9. Qe5+ Kd8 10. Qb8+ Ke7 11. Qb4+ {is only a waste of time}) 9... Ke8 (9... Kf7 $2 10. Bg6+) 10. Bg6+ (10. Bd7+ $2 Kxd7 11. Qxf8 b2 $17) (10. Qb8+ Ke7 11. Qb4+ {is only a waste of time}) 10... Qf7+ 11. Bxf7+ Kxf7 12. Qxa3 $1 (12. Qxc3 $2 b2 $11) 12... Nc2 13. Qc5 (13. Qb2 $2 Nb5 14. Qg7+ Ke6 $11) 13... b2 (13... a3 14. Qxc3 a2 15. Qxb3+) 14. Qxa7+ $1 (14. Qc4+ $2 Ke7 $1 15. Qc7+ Ke6 16. Qc6+ Kf5 $1 $11) 14... Ke6 15. Qb6+ Kd5 16. Qxb2 $18 1-0
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[Event"Phenix 287.8246"] [Site ""] [Date "2018"] [Round ""] [White "J-C.Wiart & T.Wiart"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "daniel"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "K4b2/P5q1/4P2R/2k1N1p1/6Pp/4P3/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2018"] {[#]} 1. Nd7+ (1. Rf6 $2 Bd6 {(or Qc7)} 2. Nd7+ Kc6 3. Rf7 Qa1 $19 4. Rh7 (4. Nb8+ $2 Bxb8 5. Kxb8 Qh8+) 4... Qh1 5. Nf6 Qb1 6. Rd7 Bc7) 1... Kd6 {/Kc6} ( 1... Kb5 2. Rf6 $1 Be7 (2... h3 3. Rxf8 $11) 3. Kb7 $16) (1... Kb4 2. Kb7 Qxh6 3. a8=Q h3 4. Qa2 $11 {(or Kc7)}) (1... Kd5 {ou Rc4} 2. Kb7 Qb2+ 3. Nb6+ $11) 2. e7+ (2. Rf6 $2 Be7 3. Kb7 Bxf6 4. a8=Q Kxe6 $19) 2... Kxd7 (2... Kxe7 3. Rb6 $1 Qa1 (3... Kxd7 4. Rb7+ Kc8 5. Rb8+ Kc7 6. Rb7+ Kc8 $11) 4. Kb8 h3 5. a8=Q Qxa8+ 6. Kxa8 h2 7. Rb1 Kxd7 $11 {E.G.} 8. Kb7 Bc5 9. Rd1+ Ke6 10. Kc6 Bxe3 11. Re1 Ke5 12. Rxe3+ Kf4 13. Rh3 Kxg4 14. Rxh2 Kf3) 3. Rh7 $1 (3. Rb6 $2 Qf7 4. Kb7 (4. Kb8 Qe8+ 5. Kb7 Qc8#) 4... Qd5+ 5. Kb8 Qe5+ 6. Kb7 Qc7+ 7. Ka6 Qc4+ 8. Rb5 Qa4+ 9. Ra5 Qc6#) 3... Qxh7 (3... Qg8 4. exf8=Q+ Qxh7 $11) 4. exf8=N+ Kc8 ( 4... Kc7 5. Nxh7 h3 6. Nf6 h2 7. Ne8+ Kc8 8. Nd6+ Kc7 9. Ne8+ $11 (9. Nb5+ $2 Kb6 $19)) 5. Nxh7 h3 6. Nf6 h2 7. Ne4 $1 h1=R (7... h1=B {stalemate}) 8. Nd6+ $1 Kc7 (8... Kd7 9. Kb7 Rb1+ 10. Nb5 Rxb5+ 11. Ka6 Rb1 12. a8=Q Ra1+ 13. Kb7 Rxa8 14. Kxa8 Kc6 15. Kb8 Kd5 16. Kc7 Ke4 17. Kd6 $11) 9. Ne8+ Kb6 10. Kb8 Rh8 11. a8=N+ Kc6 12. Nac7 $11 1/2-1/2
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[Event"Phenix 287.8247"] [Site ""] [Date "2018"] [Round ""] [White "D.Gatti"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "daniel"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2k3K1/2p1q3/1pP2R2/bPN3Pp/1R1p1p2/4pP1p/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "2018"] {[#]} 1. Rf8+ Qxf8+ 2. Kxf8 Bxb4 3. g6 Bxc5+ 4. Kf7 Bf8 5. Kxf8 h2 $1 (5... e2 {see main line, 10 ... Qg5 variation.}) 6. g7 h1=Q 7. g8=Q Qh4 8. Qe6+ (8. Kg7+ $2 Qd8 9. Qe6+ Kb8 10. Qd7 Qg5+ 11. Kh7 Qxb5 12. Qd8+ Ka7 13. Qxc7+ Ka6 14. Qb7+ Ka5 {and Black is better}) 8... Kb8 9. Qe8+ Ka7 10. Kf7 $1 (10. Qc8 Qf6+) 10... Qh3 (10... Qg5 {If Black had played 5: .. e2, they could only play here Qg5, the h3 square being occupied!} 11. Qc8 Qd5+ 12. Kg6 $1 Qd6+ 13. Kxh5 $1 Qe5+ 14. Kg6 Qd6+ 15. Kf5 Qd5+ 16. Kg4 $18) 11. Qd7 $1 Qxd7+ 12. cxd7 e2 13. d8=Q e1=Q 14. Qxc7+ Ka8 15. Qc8+ Ka7 16. Qa6+ Kb8 17. Qxb6+ 1-0
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[Event"Phenix 290.8329"] [Site ""] [Date "2018"] [Round ""] [White "A.Villeneuve"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "daniel"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/3Kp3/8/8/3k4/4rB2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] [EventDate "2018"] {After Jan Timman.} 1. Bg2 $1 {W must prevent ...e5-e4, at least when the Bishop is misplaced.} (1. Bh3 $2 e4 $1 $19) 1... Rg1 (1... Kd3 2. Bh3 $1 e4 3. Bf5 $1 Re2 4. Bg6 $11 {: this reminds a famous positional draw... with another black Rook in e4 instead of the pawn}) 2. Bh3 $3 (2. Bf3 $2 Ke3 $1 3. Be4 Kf4 $19) (2. Be4 $2 Rg5 $1 3. Ke6 Ke3 $19) 2... Rg5 {Threatening ...Ke3-f4.} (2... Rg3 3. Be6 $2 (3. Bf5 $1 {or in c8}) 3... Rg5 $1 4. Ke4 Kc3 $3 {(ZZ on the wrong side)} 5. Bf7 (5. Bf5 Rxf5 $1 6. Kxf5 Kd4 $1) (5. Kd5 Kd3) (5. Bh3 Kc4 $1 ) 5... Kb4 $1 {(threatening ...Kc5-d6)} 6. Kd5 Kb5 $1 7. Be8+ Kb6 8. Bd7 Kc7 9. Be6 Kd8 $1 10. Ke4 Ke7 $1 11. Bf5 Kd6 $19) 3. Ke4 $1 Kc3 4. Be6 $3 {This ZZ comes, if I am not wrong, from Timman 1983. The Bishop is in a focal position : it must prevent ...Kc4 and be ready , on ...Kb4, to play Bf5 before the BK accesses to d6. See comment of the 2nd black move.} (4. Bc8 $2 Kc4 $1 5. Ba6+ Kc5 $1 $19) (4. Kd5 $2 Kd3 $1 {toward f4} (4... Kb4 $2 5. Bf1 $3 Kc3 6. Ba6 $3) ) (4. Bf5 $2 Rxf5 $1 5. Kxf5 Kd4 $1 $19) (4. Bf1 $2 Rg1 $1 5. Bh3 Re1+ $1 6. Kd5 e4 $1 $19) 4... Rh5 (4... Kb4 5. Bf5 $1) 5. Bf7 $3 {4th heroic move of the Bishop. The flexibility of the Rook is too narrow : always the "short side" story, like in Rook + pawn / Rook ! With an "i" file, B could play 5...Ri5! 6 Be6 Rg5! obtaining the ZZ on the good side for Black.} Rg5 (5... Rh7 6. Be6 $1 Re7 7. Kxe5 $1) 6. Be6 $1 1/2-1/2
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[Event"Phenix 290.8332"] [Site ""] [Date "2018"] [Round ""] [White "M.Hlinka & M.Garcia"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "daniel"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2R2K2/2Pb4/5p2/2n4B/p1p5/2P5/6k1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2018"] {Themes: Domination and Elimination of the threat of stalemate in black counterplay.} 1. Ra7 $1 Ne5+ (1... Bb8 2. Ra4 Ne5+ 3. Ke6 Nxc6 4. Kd5 Ne5 5. Rxa3 (5. Bg3 $2 Nd7 {ou Cc4 =}) 5... Nf3 6. Bf6 $18) 2. Ke6 Nxc6 3. Ra6 $1 (3. Ra4 $2 Bf8 $1 (3... Bb4 $2 4. Bf6 $1 f4 5. Kd5 Ne7+ 6. Bxe7 Bxe7 7. Rxf4 Bg5 8. Rb4 $1 $18 {preventing Bc1}) 4. Bf6 f4 5. Rxf4 Bb4 $11) 3... Nb4 $1 (3... Nd4+ 4. Kxd6 Nxc2 5. Bg5 $18) (3... Bb4 4. Rxc6 f4 {e.g.} 5. Kd5 f3 6. Kc4 a2 7. Ra6 Bd6 8. Rxa2 f2 9. Bxf2+ Kxf2 10. Kxc3 $18) 4. Rxa3 $1 (4. Rxd6 $2 f4 $1 (4... a2 $2 5. Rd1+ Kg2 6. Ra1 f4 7. Be7 $18) ({or} 4... Nxc2 $2 5. Rd1+ Kg2 6. Rc1 Nd4+ 7. Kd5 $18) 5. Rd1+ Kg2 6. Bf6 Nxc2 7. Bxc3 f3 8. Rd2+ f2 $11) 4... Nxc2 5. Rxc3 $1 (5. Ra2 $2 Nb4 6. Ra1+ Kg2 7. Kxd6 c2 8. Bg5 Nd3 9. Ra2 f4 10. Rxc2+ Kf1 11. Rd2 f3 12. Rxd3 f2 $1 $11) 5... Nd4+ 6. Kd5 (6. Kxd6 $2 Nb5+ $11) 6... Ne2 (6... Nb5 7. Rb3 $18) 7. Re3 $1 (7. Rc2 $2 Bg3 $11) 7... Bg3 (7... Nf4+ 8. Kxd6 Ng2 9. Rh3 $1 $18) 8. Bxg3 f4 9. Bh2+ $1 ({Try them.:} 9. Bxf4 $2 Nxf4+ 10. Ke4 Ng2 $1 11. Rf3 Ne1 $1 $11 {no domination}) ({or} 9. Rxe2 $2 fxg3 10. Ke4 g2 11. Kf3 Kh1 12. Rxg2 {stalemate}) 9... Kh1 (9... Kxh2 10. Rxe2+ Kg3 11. Ke4 f3 12. Re3 Kg2 13. Rxf3 $18) 10. Bxf4 $1 (10. Rxe2 $2 f3 11. Re3 (11. Ra2 f2 12. Rxf2 {stalemate}) 11... f2 12. Rf3 Kg2 $11) 10... Nxf4+ 11. Ke4 $1 $18 { Domination} 1-0
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[Event"Phenix 290.8335"] [Site ""] [Date "2018"] [Round ""] [White "P.Krug"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "daniel"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/3q1N2/8/3B2p1/p3Npk1/1pQ1rpPp/7K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2018"] 1. Ne4+ Kh4 (1... Kf4 2. g3#) 2. Bf6+ $1 (2. g3+ $2 Kh5 $1 (2... Kh3 $2 3. Nf1 Rxe4 4. Qxe4 Qh6 5. Qc2 $18) 3. Nf6+ Qxf6 4. Qh7+ Qh6 5. Qf5+ Qg5 $11) 2... Qxf6 (2... Kh5 3. Ng3+ Kh6 4. Nxg4#) 3. g3+ Kh3 4. Qb1 (4. Qd1 $2 Re1+ 5. Nf1 Rxe4 $1 $19) 4... Re1+ 5. Nf1 Rxe4 (5... Rxb1 $4 6. Nxf2#) 6. Qxe4 Qh8 7. Qc2 $1 (7. Qb1 $2 a2 8. Qxa2 Qe5 9. Qb1 Qxg3 $1 10. Qh7+ (10. Nxg3 Kxg3 11. Qf1 Kf4 $11) 10... Qh4 11. Qc7 g3 $11) 7... b1=Q 8. Qxb1 a2 ({Insufficient is} 8... Qg7 {E.G.} 9. Qc2 Qh8 10. Qd2 (10. Qxf2 $2 Qb2 $1 $11) 10... Qf6 11. Qa5 Qh6 12. Qc5 Qh8 13. Qa7 {Zugzwang} Qg8 14. Qxf2) 9. Qxa2 Qa1 $1 10. Qc4 $1 (10. Qxf2 $2 Qa2 $1 11. Qxa2 f2 $11 {!}) 10... Qb1 (10... Qa6 11. Qc1 Qa1 12. Qh6#) 11. Qa6 Qc1 (11... Qa1 12. Qh6#) 12. Qb5 $1 (12. Qd3 $2 {would be a waste of time} Qb1 13. Qa6 Qc1) 12... Qb1 (12... Qc5 {would not be enough. For example :} 13. Qd7 Qc7 14. Qd2 Qc1 15. Qxf2) 13. Qh5# 1-0
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[Event"1st Prize Sachove Umenie"] [Site ""] [Date "1979"] [Round ""] [White "V.Pachman"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/1nN3k1/1b6/8/5pPR/3K4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "1979"] {Sachov? Umenie/4 EG#04510.} 1. Ne4+ (1. Ne6+ $2 Kf5 2. Ng7+ Kg6 $1) 1... Kf4 $1 (1... Kg4 2. Ke2) (1... Kf5 2. Nxf2) 2. Rh4+ (2. Ke2 $2 Nd4+) (2. Nxf2 $2 Kg3) 2... Ke3 3. Nxf2 $1 (3. Ng3 $2 Kd3 $1 4. Rxb4 (4. Kc1 Ba3+ 5. Kb1 Nc3+ 6. Ka1 Kc2) 4... Nc3+ 5. Kc1 Ne2+) 3... Nc3+ $1 (3... Kxf2 4. Rxb4 Nc3+ 5. Kd2 $1 Nd5 6. Rd4 $1) (3... Be7 4. Ng4+ Kf4 5. Nf6+ Kg5 (5... Ke3 6. Nd5+) (5... Kg3 6. Rg4+ Kf2 7. Ne4+ Ke3 8. Ke1) 6. Rh5+) 4. Ke1 $1 (4. Kc2 $2 Kxf2 5. Rxb4 Nd5) 4... Ne4+ 5. Kf1 Ng3+ (5... Nd2+ 6. Kg1) 6. Kg1 Ne2+ (6... Be1 7. Ng4+ Kf4 ( 7... Ke2 8. Rh8) 8. Nh6+ Kg5 (8... Ke5 9. Ra4 Kd5 10. Kh2) 9. Rh3 Kf4 10. Nf7 Kf5 11. Rh6) (6... Be7 7. Rh3 Bd6 (7... Kf4 8. Nd3+ Kg4 9. Ne5+ Kf4 10. Ng6+) 8. Nh1) (6... Bc5 7. Rg4 Bd6 8. Rc4 Ne2+ (8... Bb8 9. Ng4+ Kd3 10. Rc8) 9. Kf1 Ng3+ 10. Ke1 Bb8 11. Ng4+ Kd3 12. Rc8 Ba7 13. Nf2+ Kd4 14. Rg8) 7. Kh1 (7. Kh2 $2 Bd6+) 7... Be1 (7... Ng3+ 8. Kh2) 8. Rh3+ $1 (8. Ng4+ $2 Kf4 9. Nf2+ Kg5 $1 10. Rg4+ (10. Re4 Ng3+) 10... Kh5) (8. Nd1+ $2 Kd2) 8... Kxf2 9. Rf3# 1-0
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[Event"sp. Prize Shakhmaty v SSSR"] [Site ""] [Date "1946"] [Round ""] [White "P.Keres"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/4K3/8/6p1/4p2k/4R2P/6r1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "1946"] 1. Kf5 (1. Rxe3+ $2 Kxh2 2. Kf5 g3 3. Kg4 Ra1) 1... Rf1+ ( 1... Rg2 {<main>} 2. Rxe3+ Kxh2 (2... Kh4 3. Re4 Rf2+ 4. Rf4 Rf3 5. Ke4) 3. Kg5 $1 g3 (3... Rg3 4. Re1 Kh3 5. Rh1+ Kg2 6. Ra1) 4. Kh4 $1 (4. Kg4 $2 Ra2) 4... Rg1 5. Ra3 {(b3-f3)} Rg2 (5... g2 6. Rh3#) 6. Rb3 $11) (1... Kh4 2. Ke4) 2. Kg5 Rf3 3. Re1 g3 (3... Kxh2 4. Kxg4 Kg2 5. Re2+) 4. hxg3 Kxg3 5. Re2 Kh3 6. Ra2 { (b2, c2)} Rf2 7. Ra3 Rf3 8. Ra2 Kg3 9. Re2 $1 $11 1/2-1/2
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[Event"2 hm. Phenix"] [Site ""] [Date "2017"] [Round ""] [White "M.Minski & S.S.Nielsen"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7R/1qP5/8/8/2K2knN/8/2b5/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] [EventDate "2017"] 1. Ng2+ (1. c8=Q $2 Ne5+ (1... Ne3+) 2. Kc5 (2. Kc3 Qb3+ 3. Kd2 Nc4+) 2... Qa7+ $1 3. Kb4 Qb6+ 4. Kc3 Qb3+ 5. Kd4 Qb4+ 6. Kd5 Bb3+) (1. Ng6+ $2 Ke4 2. Re8+ Ne5+ 3. Rxe5+ Kf3 4. Nh4+ Kg4 5. Rc5 Qb3+ 6. Kd4 Qd3+ 7. Ke5 Qe4+ 8. Kd6 Qd4+ 9. Rd5 Qb6+ 10. Kd7 Ba4+) (1. Rf8+ $2 Kg3 2. c8=Q Ne3+ 3. Kc3 Qb3+ (3... Qg7+ 4. Kb4 Qd4+ 5. Kb5 Bd3+ 6. Kc6 Be4+ 7. Kb5 Qd5+ 8. Ka4 Bc2+ 9. Kb4 Qd6+ 10. Qc5 Nd5+ 11. Kc4 Nb6+ 12. Kb4 Qxc5+) 4. Kd2 Qd3+ (4... Nc4+) 5. Kc1 Qd1+ 6. Kb2 Qb1+ 7. Kc3 Qa1+ (7... Qb3+ 8. Kd2 Nc4+ $19) 8. Kb4 Qb2+ 9. Kc5 Qc3+ 10. Kd6 Qd4+ 11. Kc6 Be4+ 12. Kb5 Qd5+ 13. Ka6 Qa2+ 14. Kb5 (14. Kb6 Nd5+ 15. Kc5 Qa7+ $19) 14... Qb3+ 15. Kc5 Qd5+ 16. Kb4 (16. Kb6 Nc4+ $19) 16... Nc2+ 17. Ka4 Qa2+ 18. Kb5 Nd4+ 19. Kb6 Qb3+ 20. Kc7 Qc4+ 21. Kd8 Qd5+ 22. Qd7 Ne6+ 23. Ke8 Qxd7+ 24. Kxd7 Nxf8+ 25. Ke7 Nh7 $19) 1... Qxg2 (1... Kg3 $2 2. c8=Q Ne5+ 3. Kc3 (3. Kc5 Qe7+ 4. Kd5 Bb3+ 5. Kd4 Qd6+ 6. Kc3 Be6 7. Rg8+ Kh2 8. Qd8 Qa3+ 9. Kd2 Nf3+ 10. Kd1 Qa1+ 11. Ke2 Ng1+ 12. Ke3 Qe5+ 13. Kd3 Qe2+ 14. Kd4 Nf3+ 15. Kc5 Qc4+ 16. Kb6 Bxg8 17. Ne3 Qb4+ 18. Ka6 Qa3+ 19. Kb7 $11) 3... Qb3+ 4. Kd4 Nf3+ 5. Kc5 Qc3+ 6. Kb6 $11) 2. Rf8+ $1 (2. c8=Q $2 Ne3+ 3. Kb5 Bd3+ 4. Kb6 Nc4+ 5. Kc7 Qg7+ 6. Kb8 (6. Qd7 Qe5+ $3) 6... Qb2+ $11) 2... Bf5 $3 (2... Ke3 3. c8=Q Ne5+ 4. Kc5 $11) 3. Rxf5+ (3. c8=Q $2 Qc2+ 4. Kb5 Qxc8 5. Rxc8 Bxc8 $19) 3... Ke3 ( 3... Kg3 4. Rf3+ $3 $11) (3... Ke4 4. Kb5 $1 Qc2 5. Rc5 $11) 4. Rf3+ $3 (4. Rc5 $2 Qe4+ $1 5. Kb5 Qb7+ 6. Ka5 Qc8 $19 7. Kb6 Nf6 $11) 4... Kxf3 (4... Ke4 5. c8=Q Qc2+ 6. Rc3 $11) 5. Kb3 $1 Ne3 6. c8=Q $11 {draw.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event"Shakhmaty v SSSR"] [Site ""] [Date "1949"] [Round ""] [White "A.Kazantsev"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4pK2/4Pb1P/3P4/p2k4/n7/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "1949"] 1. d6 $1 Nb5 $1 (1... Nc4 2. dxe7 Ke5 3. e8=N Bh8 4. h7 $1 a3 5. Kg8 Kxe6 6. Kxh8 Kf7 7. Nd6+ $1 Kf8 8. Nxc4 a2 9. Ne5 $1 a1=R 10. Nd7+ Kf7 11. Ne5+ Kf6 12. Nd7+) 2. dxe7 (2. d7 $2 Nd6+ 3. Kg8 Nb7) 2... Ke5 3. e8=N $1 (3. e8=Q $2 Nd6+) 3... Bh8 4. Kg8 (4. h7 $1 {<minor dual SR>} a3 5. Kg8 Kxe6 6. Kxh8 Kf7 7. Nd6+) 4... Kxe6 5. Kxh8 Kf7 $1 6. h7 $1 a3 7. Nd6+ $1 Kf8 $1 (7... Nxd6) 8. Nxb5 a2 9. Nd4 $1 (9. Nc3 $2 a1=R $1 10. Nb5 Kf7 11. Nc7 Ra7 12. Ne8 Rd7 13. Nd6+ Kg6) 9... a1=R $1 (9... a1=Q) 10. Ne6+ Kf7 11. Nd8+ $1 Kg6 $1 12. Kg8 Ra8 13. h8=N+ $1 (13. h8=Q $2 Rxd8#) 13... Kf6 14. Nhf7 1/2-1/2
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[Event"De Schaakwereld"] [Site ""] [Date "1937"] [Round ""] [White "C.De Feijter"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3r4/P1k5/K7/1P6/8/8/2P5/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "1937"] 1. b6+ Kc6 2. b7 Rd1 3. b8=N+ $1 Kc7 (3... Kc5 {<main>} 4. Nc6 $1 Ra1+ 5. Na5 Kb4 6. c3+) 4. Nc6 $1 Ra1+ 5. Na5 Rxa5+ 6. Kxa5 Kb7 {<eg>} 7. Kb5 1-0
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[Event"1st Prize Shakhmatna Misl"] [Site ""] [Date "1955"] [Round ""] [White "M.Mikhailov"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4k3/6P1/4NP1n/4N3/pK6/8/2bn4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "1955"] 1. g7 $1 Nxg7 2. f6+ Kf8 3. Nc5 $1 (3. Nd6 $2 Ne6) 3... a2 $1 4. Kxa2 (4. Ncd7+ $2 Kg8 5. f7+ Kh7 6. f8=Q a1=Q 7. Nf6+ Kh6 8. Qh8+ Kg5 9. Qxg7+ Kf5) 4... Nc3+ (4... Ba3 5. Kxa3) 5. Kb3 $1 (5. Ka1 $2 Bb2+ $1 6. Kxb2 Na4+ $1 7. Nxa4 Ne8 8. f7 Nd6) 5... Ba3 $1 6. Kxa3 (6. Ncd7+ $2 Kg8 7. f7+ Kh7 8. Kxa3 Ne6) 6... Nb5+ 7. Kb4 Nd6 8. Ncd7+ Kg8 9. f7+ $1 Nxf7 10. Nf6+ Kf8 11. Ng6# 1-0
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[Event"1st Prize Shakhmatna Misl"] [Site ""] [Date "1987"] [Round ""] [White "K.Stoichev"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2K5/8/5pP1/1n6/8/4n3/8/3k4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "1987"] 1. g7 $1 (1. Kd7 $2 Ng4 $1 2. g7 (2. Ke6 Nd4+ 3. Kf7 Nf5 $1) 2... Nh6 3. Ke6 f5 (3... Ng8 $2 4. Kf7) 4. Ke5 Nd6) 1... Nf5 2. g8=N $1 Nfd6+ 3. Kd7 f5 4. Ne7 f4 5. Ng6 f3 6. Ne5 f2 7. Ng4 f1=N $1 8. Kc6 Nd2 (8... Ng3 {<main>} 9. Ne3+ Ke2 10. Nc4 $1) 9. Ne3+ Ke2 10. Nf5 1/2-1/2
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[Event"3 hm. Kasparjan MT"] [Site ""] [Date "2010"] [Round ""] [White "O.Pervakov"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/6p1/6P1/1p6/kPp5/q7/P1P2PP1/KQ6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2010"] 1. Qb2 $1 (1. Qe1 $2 Qc3+ 2. Qxc3) (1. Qd1 $2 Qc3+ 2. Kb1 Qxb4+ 3. Kc1 Qa3+ 4. Kd2 Qd6+ 5. Ke1 Qxg6 6. Kf1 Ka3) 1... Qc3 $1 2. a3 (2. Qxc3 $2) 2... Qe1+ 3. Ka2 Qxf2 (3... Qe4 4. Qb3+ cxb3+ 5. cxb3#) 4. Qc3 $1 (4. Qxg7 $2 Qxc2+ 5. Qb2 Qxg6 6. Qf2 (6. g4 Qd3 $1 7. g5 Qd1 $1 8. g6 c3) 6... Qh7 $1 7. Qe2 c3 $1 (7... Qd3 $2 8. Qxd3 cxd3 9. Kb2 d2 10. Kc2 Kxa3 11. g4 Kxb4 12. g5 Ka3 13. g6 b4 14. g7 b3+ 15. Kxd2 b2 16. Kc2 $1 Ka2 17. g8=Q+) 8. Qd1+ c2 9. Qd5 c1=N+ $1) (4. g4 $2 Qe3 $1 5. Qxg7 c3 $1 6. Qf7 Qe6+ $1 7. Qxe6) 4... Qxg2 (4... Qd2 5. Qxd2 c3 6. Qh6 $1) 5. Qxg7 (5. Kb2 $2 Qf2 6. Qxg7 Qe3 7. Qf6 c3+ 8. Qxc3 Qc1+ 9. Kxc1) 5... Qxc2+ (5... Qf2 6. Qe5 Qf3 7. Qc5 Qxa3+ 8. Kb1 Qf3 9. Qg1 Qd5 10. g7) 6. Qb2 Qxg6 (6... Qd1 7. g7 c3 8. g8=Q cxb2 9. Qa8#) 7. Qf2 $1 Qh7 $1 8. Qg2 $1 Qd3 9. Qa8# 1-0
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[Event"1st Place 8WCCT"] [Site ""] [Date "2005"] [Round ""] [White "M.Minski & G.Sonntag"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2k4q/7r/2P1K3/N6p/7Q/8/1p6/5R2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2005"] 1. Nc4 $1 (1. Kd5 $2 Rg7 $1 2. Qf6 (2. Qh3+ Rg4 ) 2... Qd8+ 3. Qxd8+ Kxd8 4. Nb3 (4. Nc4 Kc7 5. Rb1 Rg5+ 6. Ne5 Rg2 7. Nf3 h4) 4... Kc7 5. Nd4 Rg5+ 6. Kc4 Kb6) (1. Qh3 $2 Qd4 2. Qf5 Qg4 3. Rb1 Rh6+ 4. Ke5+ Qxf5+ 5. Kxf5 h4) (1. Nb7 $2 Qg8+ $1 2. Kd6 Qg6+ 3. Kc5 Qc2+) 1... b1=Q $1 ( 1... Rg7 2. Nb6+) (1... Rh6+ 2. Kd5 $1) (1... Qg8+ 2. Kd6 $1 b1=Q (2... Rh6+ 3. Kc5 $1) 3. Qh3+ $1 (3. Rxb1 $2 Qg6+ $1) 3... Kd8 4. Rxb1 Rh6+ 5. Ke5 $1 (5. Kc5 $2 Rxc6+ 6. Kxc6 Qxc4+) 5... Qe8+ 6. Kd4) 2. Rxb1 (2. Nd6+ $2 Kc7 3. Rxb1 Rh6+ 4. Kf7 Qh7+) 2... Rh6+ (2... Qg8+ 3. Ke5 $1) 3. Kd5 Qg8+ 4. Kc5 $1 (4. Kd4 $2 Qg7+ $1 5. Kc5 Rxc6+ 6. Kxc6 Qb7+ $1 7. Kc5 (7. Rxb7) 7... Qxb1 8. Nb6+ (8. Nd6+ Kd7) 8... Kb7) 4... Rxc6+ $1 (4... Qf8+ 5. Kb5 $1 Qf5+ 6. Ka6 $1 Rxc6+ 7. Nb6+ Rxb6+ 8. Rxb6) 5. Kxc6 Qg6+ (5... Qe6+ {<main>} 6. Kc5 $1 (6. Kb5 $2 Qc6+ $1 7. Ka5 (7. Kxc6) 7... Qa8+ $1 8. Kb4 Qb7+ 9. Kc5 Qxb1 10. Nb6+ (10. Nd6+ Kd7 ) 10... Kb7) 6... Qf5+ (6... Qc6+ 7. Kd4 $1 (7. Kxc6 $2)) 7. Ne5 $1 (7. Kd4 $2 Qxb1) (7. Kd6 $2 Qxb1) (7. Kc6 $2 Qe6+ 8. Nd6+ Qxd6+ 9. Kxd6) 7... Qxe5+ (7... Qxb1 8. Qh3+ Kb7 9. Qg2+ Kc8 10. Qg8+ Kb7 11. Qd5+ Ka7 12. Nc6+ Ka6 13. Nb4+) 8. Kc4 Qe2+ 9. Kb4 $1 (9. Kd4 $2 Qd2+ $1) (9. Kc3 $2 Qe3+ 10. Kc4 Qe2+) (9. Kb3 $2 Qd3+ $1 10. Kb2 Qb5+) (9. Kd5 $2 Qd3+ $1) 9... Qd2+ 10. Ka3 $1 (10. Ka4 $2 Qa2+ $1) (10. Kb3 $2 Qd3+ $1) 10... Qd3+ (10... Qe3+ 11. Rb3) 11. Rb3) 6. Qf6 $1 (6. Nd6+ $2 Qxd6+ 7. Kxd6) (6. Kc5 $2 Qxb1 $1 7. Nd6+ Kd7 $1) (6. Kd5 $2 Qf5+ $1 7. Ne5 (7. Kc6 Qg6+) 7... Qxb1 8. Qh3+ Kb7) 6... Qxf6+ (6... Qxb1 7. Qf8#) 7. Nd6+ Kd8 8. Rb8+ Ke7 9. Re8# 1-0
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[Event"5 hm. A.Zinchuk-80 MT"] [Site ""] [Date "2018"] [Round ""] [White "M.Campioli"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4b3/P4NPP/4P2P/2b5/pk6/8/2K5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "35"] [EventDate "2018"] 1. a7 a2 2. a8=Q Ba3+ 3. Kd2 a1=Q 4. Qf3+ Ka2 $1 (4... Kb4 5. Qb7+ $11) 5. Qc3 $1 (5. Ke3 $2 Qxe5+ $19) 5... Bc1+ $1 6. Qxc1 Qd4+ 7. Ke1 Qg1+ 8. Kd2 Qg5+ $1 ( 8... Qd4+ 9. Ke1 $11) 9. Kd1 Bb3+ 10. Qc2+ Bxc2+ 11. Kxc2 Qxh6 (11... Qf5+ 12. Kd2 $1 $11 (12. Kd1 $2 Qd3+ $1 13. Ke1 Qe3+ 14. Kd1 Qxh6 $19) (12. Kc1 $2 Kb3 $1 13. Kd2 Kc4 14. Ke3 Qxe5+ $19)) 12. Kd3 $1 Qf4 $1 13. g7 Qg3+ 14. Ke4 $1 ( 14. Kd4 Qxg7 $19) 14... Qxg7 15. Kf5 Kb3 16. e6 Kc4 17. h6 $1 Qxh6 18. e7 $11 1/2-1/2
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[Event"4th Prize Ceskoslovensky Sach"] [Site ""] [Date "1930"] [Round ""] [White "Halberstadt=V"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2Pp4/1n1N4/8/8/K4Pk1/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "1930"] 1. Kb2 $1 (1. Kb3 $2 Kxf3 2. Kc2 Ke2 3. Kc1 Ke1) (1. Kb4 $2 Nd5+ 2. Kc5 Nxc7) 1... Kxf3 2. Kc1 $1 (2. Kc2 $2 Ke2) 2... Kf4 (2... Ke2 3. Kc2 Kf3 4. Kd3 Kf4 5. Kd4) (2... Ke3 3. Nc4+ Nxc4 4. c8=Q) (2... Kf2 3. Kd2) 3. Kc2 $1 (3. Kd2 $2 Ke5 $1) 3... Kg5 $1 (3... Ke5 4. Nc4+ Nxc4 5. c8=Q) 4. Kd3 Kf6 5. Kd4 Ke6 6. Kc5 Na4+ 7. Kb5 1-0
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[Event"1/2 Prize Gros#151 (v)"] [Site ""] [Date "1938.05.07"] [Round ""] [White "Halberstadt=V"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4N3/3nP3/1k6/8/1K6/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "9"] [EventDate "1938"] {(v): 25-6-1938.} 1. Ka3 $1 (1. Kc3 $2 Kc5 $1 2. Nd6 (2. Kd3 Ne5+ 3. Ke4 Nc6) 2... Nf6) (1. Ka4 $2 Nc5+ 2. Ka3 Ne6) (1. Kb3 $2 Nc5+ 2. Kc4 Ne6 3. Nd6 (3. Kd5 Nf4+ 4. Ke4 Ng6) 3... Ng7 4. Kd5 Kc7 5. Ke5 Kd7) 1... Kc6 (1... Ka5 2. Kb2 Ka4 3. Ka2 Ka5 4. Ka3 Kb6 5. Nc7 Nf6 6. Nd5+ Nxd5 7. e8=Q) (1... Ka7 2. Kb2 Kb6 3. Kc2 Ka7 4. Kd2 Kb6 5. Ke2 Ka7 6. Kf2 Kb6 7. Kg3 Ka7 8. Kf4 Kb6 9. Kf5 Kc6 10. Nf6) 2. Ka2 $1 (2. Kb4 $2 Nc5) (2. Kb2 $2 Ne5 3. Nd6 Nc4+ 4. Nxc4 Kd7) 2... Kb6 (2... Kc5 {<main>} 3. Nd6 Nf6 4. Ne4+ Nxe4 5. e8=Q) 3. Nc7 Nf6 4. Nd5+ Nxd5 5. e8=Q 1-0
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[Event"3rd Prize Magyar Sakkvilag"] [Site ""] [Date "1936"] [Round ""] [White "Halberstadt=V"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1R6/3P4/8/8/2k3p1/P3r3/7K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] [EventDate "1936"] 1. d7 $1 (1. a4 $2 Rh2+ 2. Kg1 Rd2 3. d7 Kc4 4. a5 Kc5 5. a6 Kc6 6. Kf1 Rf2+ 7. Ke1 Rf8) (1. a3 $2 Rh2+ 2. Kg1 Ra2 $1 3. d7 Rd2 4. a4 Kc4 5. a5 Kc5 6. a6 Kc6) 1... Rh2+ (1... Rd2 {<main>} 2. a4 $1 (2. a3 $2 Rh2+ $1 3. Kg1 Rd2) (2. Kg1 $2 Rd6 3. Kg2 Kd4 4. a4 Ke5 5. a5 Kf4 6. a6 Rd2+ 7. Kf1 Rd1+) 2... Kc4 3. a5 Kc5 4. a6 Kc6 5. Kg1) 2. Kg1 Rd2 3. a3 $1 (3. Kf1 $2 Rf2+ 4. Ke1 Rf8) 3... Kc4 4. a4 Kc5 5. a5 Kc6 6. a6 1-0
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