www.arves.org - Mikitovics 70 JT 2019

Studies awarded for the 70 year jubilee tournament János Mikitovics.

Mikitovics, Janos 1949

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[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "1st  Oleg Pervakov, Russia"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2Rn4/r2k2K1/qPp5/5N2/4B3/8/8/7R w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] 
 1. Rb8 $1 Rb7 $1 (1... Ke6+ 2. Kg6 $1 Ra8 (2... Rd7 3. Re1 $1 Qa5 4. Re3 {(e2) !+-}) 3. Rh8 $1 Rxb8 (3... Ke5 4. Rxa8 Qxa8 5. Re8+ Kf4 6. Bh1 Qa4 7. Rxd8 $18) 4. Re8+ Kd7 5. Re7+ $18) 2. Kf6 $3 Rxb8 3. Rh7+ Nf7 $1 (3... Ke8 4. Nd6+ Kf8 5. Rh8#) 4. Rxf7+ Kc8 $1 {If now no knight f5, White wins after 5.Bf5+ Kd8 6.Rf8#. } (4... Kd8 5. Rf8+ Kd7 6. Rxb8 {Without pawn c6 it is a draw in the view of stalemate resources. With pawn c6 - a win, for example:} Qa1+ 7. Kg6 Qg1+ (7... Qe1 8. Rb7+ Kd8 9. Bf3 $1 Qg1+ 10. Kf6 Qa1+ 11. Kg5 Kc8 12. Rc7+ Kb8 13. Rxc6 $18) (7... Qf6+ $5 8. Kxf6 $18 {no stalemate!}) 8. Kf7 Qf2 9. Kf6 $1 Qh2 (9... Qb2+ 10. Kg6 $18) 10. Rb7+ Kd8 11. Ne7 $1 $18) 5. Ne7+ $1 ({Another check is wrong:} 5. Nd6+ $2 Kd8 6. Bf5 Qa1+ 7. Ke6 Qa2+ $1 $11) 5... Kb7 ({The first mate after} 5... Kd7 6. Nc8+ $1 Kxc8 7. Bf5+ {No knight f5!} Kd8 8. Rf8#) 6. Nd5+ $1 (6. Nc8+ $2 Ka8 $1 7. Bxc6+ Rb7 $11 {, and no 8.Rf8# - knight ñ8!}) 6... Ka8 {If now no knight d5, White wins after 7.Bxc6+.} 7. Nc7+ Kb7 8. Na8+ $1 (8. Nxa6+ $2 Kxa6 $11) 8... Kxa8 9. Bxc6+ {No knight d5!} Qb7 ({Second mate after} 9... Rb7 10. Rf8# {, no knight ñ8!}) 10. Kf5 $1 {Zugzwang} ({Try} 10. Be4 $2 Rd8 $1 11. Bxb7+ (11. Rxb7 Rd6+ 12. Kf7 Rf6+ $1 $11 {with mad rook}) 11... Kb8 12. Ke7 Re8+ $1 13. Kd7 Rd8+ 14. Kc6 Rd6+ 15. Kc5 Rxb6 $1 16. Bc6 Rb2 $1 17. Bd5 Rh2 $1 18. Kd6 Rh6+ $1 $11 {, and no position of Philidor!}) 10... Qxc6 (10... Rd8 11. Bxb7+ $1 $18 (11. Rxb7 $2 Rd5+ $1 $11)) 11. Ra7# 1-0

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "2/3   Steffen S.Nielsen, Denmark"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3b4/3qpQ2/8/8/r6B/5R2/2P1kP2/7K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "29"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1. Re3+ Kf1 2. Qh5 Qd5+ $1 (2... Rg4 3. Bg3 (3. Bg3 Qb7+ 4. f3 Rxg3 5. Qh2 $18) 3... Qc6+ 4. f3 Rxg3 5. Qh2 Qxc2 6. Qxc2 Rh3+ 7. Qh2 Rxh2+ 8. Kxh2 $18) 3. f3 $1 (3. Qxd5 $2 Rxh4+ 4. Rh3 Rxh3#) 3... Ba5 (3... Qxh5 4. Re1#) 4. c3 $1 ({ Logical try} 4. Bg5 Qd1 5. Qh2 Rg4 6. Bf4 Qd2 7. Qh3+ Qg2+ 8. Qxg2+ Rxg2 $11 { 9. Rxc3 is not possible.}) 4... Bxc3 (4... Qxh5 5. Re1#) 5. Bg5 ({Try} 5. Qh7 $2 Qf5 $1 $19) 5... Qd1 {Threat 6...Kf2+} (5... Ra1 6. Qh2) 6. Qh2 Rg4 $1 7. Bf4 {Threatening 8. Bg3} (7. fxg4 $2 Qd5+ $19) 7... Rg8 (7... Qd2 8. Qh3+ Qg2+ 9. Qxg2+ Rxg2 10. Rxc3 {The reason for 4. c3!}) (7... Be1 8. Qh3+ Kf2 9. Qxg4 Bd2+ 10. Kh2 Bxe3 11. Qg2+) (7... Bd2 {or 7....Bd4} 8. fxg4 {The bishop blocks the queens way to d5}) 8. Rxc3 (8. Bg3 $2 Rh8 9. Bh4 Rxh4 10. Qxh4 {eg} Be5 $19 ) 8... Rh8 9. Rc1 $1 (9. Qxh8 $2 Kf2+ 10. Kh2 Qg1+ 11. Kh3 Qh1+ (11... Qg2+ $11 )) 9... Rxh2+ 10. Kxh2 Qxc1 11. Bxc1 Kf2 12. f4 Kf3 13. Kh3 Ke4 14. Kg4 e5 15. f5 $18 1-0

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "4th/5th  Branislav Djuraševic, Serbia"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/P7/P7/2n5/1b2B1k1/8/4N2K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1. Bf2+ $3 {Paradoxical move. White sacrifices the bishop on a square where the opponent's king can easily threaten the knight. However, it is the only correct way to play for a win.} (1. a7 $2 Nxe3 2. a8=Q Bd5+ $11) ({Thematic try:} 1. Bf4+ $2 Kxf4 2. a7 (2. Nd3+ Ke3 $1 (2... Kf5 $2 3. a7 $1 Ne3 4. Nb4 $18) 3. a7 (3. Nb4 Bd1 $1 $11) 3... Nb6 4. axb6 Bd5+ 5. Kh2 Kxd3 $1 $11 (5... Kd4 $2 6. Nf4 $1 Bb7 7. Ne6+ Kd5 8. Nd8 $1 $18 {Similar geometry as in the main line A.})) 2... Nb6 $1 3. axb6 Bd5+ 4. Kh2 Ke5 $11 {or 4....Kd4=}) (1. Bb6 $2 Ne5 {with easy draw} 2. Bc7 Kf2 $11) 1... Kxf2 2. a7 $1 (2. Nd3+ $2 Ke3 $1 $11 {Please see the same analysis as after 1.Bf4? Kxf4 2.Nd3+ Ke3! etc.}) 2... Nb6 $1 (2... Ne3 $5 3. Nd3+ $1 Kg3 4. Nb4 $1 Bd1 5. a8=Q Bf3+ 6. Qxf3+ Kxf3 7. a6 Nc4 8. Nd5 $1 Nd6 9. a7 $18 {Main line C.}) 3. axb6 Bd5+ 4. Kh2 Ke3 $1 (4... Kxe1 $5 5. Kg3 $1 Ke2 6. Kf4 Kd3 7. Ke5 Kc4 8. Kd6 Bf3 9. Kc7 $1 $18 {Main line B.}) 5. Nc2+ $1 Ke4 (5... Kd3 6. Nb4+ $18) 6. Na1 $3 (6. Nb4 $2 Bb7 $1 ( 6... Ba8 $2 7. Na6 $1 $18) 7. Na6 Kd5 $11) (6. Na3 $2 Kd4 $1 7. Nb5+ Kc5 $11) 6... Ba8 7. Nb3 Kd5 8. Na5 $1 Kc5 9. b7 $18 {Main line A. In total three lines with completely different and rich play! Active and passive sacrifices of white and black pieces. The journey of the white knight to the corner square in the main line A and the march of the white king in the main line B are the highlights of this study.} 1-0

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "4th/5th  Pavel Arestov, Russia"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2N5/2K2p2/k7/4P3/1P6/4p3/6P1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1. b5+ $1 (1. Kc6 $2 e2 2. b5+ Ka5 3. b6 e1=Q 4. b7 Qxe5 5. Nd6 Qg5 6. b8=Q Qxg2+ $11) 1... Kxb5 (1... Ka5 2. Ne7 e2 3. b6 (3. Nc6+) 3... e1=Q 4. Nc6+ Ka4 5. b7 $18) 2. Nd6+ Kb4 $1 (2... Ka4 3. Ne4 e2 4. Nc3+ $18) (2... Kc5 3. e6 $1 fxe6 4. Ne4+ Kd4 5. Ng3 Kd3 6. Kd6 $18) 3. Nf5 $1 e2 4. Nd4 e1=N $1 (4... e1=Q 5. Nc2+ $18) 5. g4 Nd3 6. g5 $1 (6. Nf3 $2 Kc5 $1 7. Kd7 Kd5 8. Ke7 Nf2 $11) ( 6. Kd6 $2 Nf2 7. g5 Ne4+ $11) 6... Nf4 $1 (6... Nxe5 7. Nc6+ Nxc6 8. Kxc6 $18) (6... Kc5 7. e6 $1 fxe6 8. g6 $18) 7. Kd6 $1 (7. Kd7 $2 Kc4 8. e6 fxe6 9. Nxe6 Ng6 $1 $11) 7... Kc4 8. Nf3 (8. Nf5 $2 Kd3 9. Ke7 Ke4 10. Kf6 Nh5+ $11) 8... Kd3 9. Kd7 $3 ({Try:} 9. Ke7 $2 Ke4 $1 {zz} 10. Kxf7 Kf5 $1 11. e6 (11. g6 Nxg6 12. e6 Nh8+ 13. Ke7 Ng6+ 14. Kf7 Nh8+ {pos. draw}) 11... Nxe6 12. g6 Nd8+ 13. Kg7 Ne6+ 14. Kf7 Nd8+ {pos. draw}) 9... Ke3 $1 10. Ke8 $3 (10. Ke7 $2 Ke4 $1 { zz, see try}) 10... Ke4 11. Ke7 $1 {zz} Kxf3 $18 (11... Kf5 12. Kxf7 Ne6 (12... Ng6 13. e6) 13. g6 $18) (11... Nh3 12. e6 $1 fxe6 13. g6 $18) 12. Kxf7 Ke4 ({or } 12... Kg4 13. g6 $1 Nxg6 14. Kxg6 {win.}) 13. e6 $1 (13. g6 $2 Nxg6 14. Kxg6 Kxe5 $11) 13... Nxe6 14. Kxe6 {win.} 1-0

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "6th  Árpád Rusz, Romania"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1K2b3/4q1p1/pk2p3/pPN1p1pQ/P3P1p1/B5P1/8/7R w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "39"] [EventDate "2018"] 
 1. Nd7+ $1 Qxd7 2. Bc5+ $1 Kxc5 3. Rc1+ Kb6 4. Rc6+ $1 Qxc6 5. bxc6 Bxh5 6. c7 {Is it over? Not yet! Black has a counterplay by setting a stalemate trap!} g6 $1 {During the introduction, White has lost a Knight, a Bishop, a Rook, and a Queen. Will we see some kind of a Phoenix promotion now, right? No!} 7. Kc8 $3 {anti-Phoenix} (7. c8=Q $2 {echo stalemate}) 7... Kc6 8. Kd8 Kd6 $1 {An echo stalemate trap!} 9. Ke8 $3 {The Pawn is also sacrified! Does White really want to win this endgame?} (9. c8=Q $2 {echo stalemate}) (9. Kc8 $6 Kc6 10. Kb8 Kb6 {positional draw}) 9... Kxc7 10. Ke7 {mutual zugzwang - Position A} Kc8 $1 ( 10... Kc6 11. Kxe6 Kc7 12. Kxe5 Kd7 13. Kf6 $18) 11. Kd6 $1 ({Thematic try:}  11. Kxe6 $2 Kd8 12. Kd6 (12. Kxe5 Ke7 13. Kd5 Kd7 14. e5 Ke7 15. e6 Ke8 16. Kd6 Kd8 17. e7+ Ke8 18. Ke6 {stalemate}) 12... Ke8 13. Kc6 Ke7 {positional draw} 14. Kc7 Ke6 $1 {The e6 pawn is missing!} 15. Kc6 Ke7 {positional draw}) 11... Kd8 12. Kc6 Ke7 (12... Kc8 13. Kb6 Kb8 14. Kxa6 $18) 13. Kc7 $1 {The kings have interchanged their places! - Position B} (13. Kb6 $2 Kd6 14. Kxa5 Kc5 15. Kxa6 Kd4 $11) 13... Ke8 14. Kb6 Kd7 15. Kxa5 $1 (15. Kxa6 $2 Kc6 16. Kxa5 Kc5 17. Ka6 Kd4 $11) 15... Kc6 16. Kxa6 Kc5 17. a5 Kc6 (17... Kd4 18. Kb5 (18. Kb6) 18... Kxe4 19. a6 Kf3 20. a7 Kxg3 21. a8=Q Kh2 22. Qa2+ $18) 18. Ka7 Kc7 19. a6 {mutual zugzwang} Kc8 20. Kb6 (20. Ka8 $6 Kc7 21. a7 $2 Kc8 {stalemate}) 1-0

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "7th  Árpád Rusz, Romania"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4n1r1/1PP5/8/8/8/4Kp2/1p3Rb1/7k w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1. b8=Q (1. Rxb2 $2 Nxc7 $11) 1... Nxc7 $1 2. Qxb2 Nd5+ 3. Ke4 Rd8 (3... Rg5 4. Qc1+ $18) 4. Rxf3 $1 (4. Qg7 $2 Rd7 $1 5. Qxd7 Nf6+ $11) 4... Ra8 $1 {The black rook goes to the only square on the board which is safe. But - like in the classical Q vs R Philidor position - white can pass the move to black making the rook move again.} ({main} 4... Rg8 {position B} 5. Qb1+ $1 Kh2 6. Ke5 $1 (6. Kd4 $2 Rg4+ $11) 6... Rg5+ (6... Bxf3 7. Qh7+ $18) (6... Re8+ 7. Kd4 $1 Bxf3 8. Qh7+ Kg2 9. Qg6+ Kf2 10. Qxe8 $18 {pseudo-fortress}) 7. Rf5 Nc3 $1 8. Qb8 $1 {battery} (8. Qc1 $2 Rxf5+ 9. Kxf5 Ne4 $1 $11 {fortress}) 8... Rxf5+ 9. Kxf5+ {Check! There is no time for Ne4...} Kh1 10. Qh8+ $18) (4... Bxf3+ 5. Kxf3 Rf8+ 6. Kg3 Rg8+ 7. Kh4 $1 (7. Kh3 $2 Nf4+ $11) 7... Nf4 8. Qc1+ $18) ( 4... Rd7 5. Qc1+ Kh2 6. Qh6+ Kg1 7. Qg6 $18) (4... Re8+ 5. Kd4 Bxf3 6. Qb1+ Kg2 7. Qg6+ Kf2 8. Qxe8 $18 {pseudo-fortress}) (4... Rf8 5. Qc1+ Kh2 6. Qh6+ $18) 5. Qg7 $3 (5. Kxd5 $2 Bxf3+ $11) (5. Qc1+ $2 Kh2 6. Qh6+ (6. Qd2 Ra2 $1 7. Qxd5 Rf2 $11) 6... Kg1 7. Qc1+ (7. Qg7 Ra3 $11) 7... Kh2 {positional draw}) (5. Qb3 $2 Rf8 $11) (5. Qc2 $2 Nf6+ $11) 5... Ra2 {position A} (5... Bxf3+ 6. Kxf3 Ra3+ 7. Kf2 Ra2+ 8. Ke1 $1 (8. Kf1 $2 Ne3+ $11) 8... Ne3 9. Qh6+ $18) (5... Ra3 6. Qh6+ Kg1 7. Qc1+ $18) (5... Ra4+ 6. Ke5 Bxf3 7. Qh7+ Kg2 8. Qc2+ Kg3 9. Qxa4 $18 {pseudo-fortress}) (5... Ra6 6. Qh8+ Kg1 7. Qd4+ Kh1 8. Qd1+ $1 $18 (8. Qxd5 $2 Rf6 $11)) (5... Rc8 6. Qa1+ Kh2 7. Qe5+ Kh1 8. Qh5+ $1 $18 (8. Qxd5 $2 Rc3 $11)) 6. Qh7+ $1 Kg1 7. Kd4 $1 (7. Ke5 $2 Re2+ $11) 7... Rd2+ (7... Ra4+ 8. Ke5 $1 Bxf3 9. Qb1+ Kg2 10. Qc2+ Kg3 11. Qxa4 $18 {pseudo-fortress}) (7... Bxf3 8. Qb1+ $18) 8. Rd3 Nf6 $1 9. Qa7 $1 {battery} (9. Qh6 $2 Rxd3+ 10. Kxd3 Ne4 $1 $11 {fortress}) 9... Rxd3+ 10. Kxd3+ {Check! There is no time for Ne4...} Kh1 11. Qa1+ 1-0

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT  2019"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "8th  Yochanan Afek, Israel"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4B3/3P4/6K1/q3kr2/2R4R/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] 
 1. Rhe3+ $1 Kd5 2. Rc5+ $3 {[%emt 0:00:01] Sacrifice} (2. Rcd3+ $2 Rd4 (2... Kc6 $2 3. d7)) 2... Kxc5 (2... Kd4 3. Rce5 $18 (3. Rec3 $18)) 3. d7+ Kd4 $1 { Any other move is met by 4.d8Q} 4. Bc5+ $3 {[%emt 0:00:02] Sacrifice} Kxc5 5. d8=Q Rg4+ 6. Kh5 $1 Rd4 $1 7. Rc3+ $1 Rc4 (7... Kb5 8. Qb8+ Ka6 9. Qc8+ Ka5 10. Qc7+ Ka6 11. Rc6+ $18) 8. Ra3 $3 {[%emt 0:00:03] Sacrifice} Rh4+ $1 (8... Qc2 9. Ra5+ Kb4 10. Qb6+ {wins.}) (8... Qc6 9. Qg5+ Kb6 10. Qa5+ Kb7 11. Qa8+ Kc7 12. Ra7+ Kd6 13. Ra6 {wins}) 9. Qxh4 Qe8+ (9... Qxa3 10. Qe7+) 10. Kh6 $1 (10. Kg5 $2 Qe7+ 11. Kh5 Qh7+ 12. Kg4 Qe4+ 13. Kg3 Qe1+ 14. Kh3 Qh1+ 15. Kg4 Qe4+ { Perpetual check}) 10... Qh8+ 11. Kg5 Qe5+ 12. Kg6 $1 Qe8+ 13. Kf5 $1 (13. Kg7 Qd7+ 14. Kf8 Qf5+ 15. Ke8 Qg6+ 16. Ke7 Qg7+ 17. Ke8 Qg6+ 18. Ke7 Qd6+ 19. Kf7 Qd5+ 20. Kg7 Qd7+ 21. Kg6 Qe8+ 22. Kf5 $1 {is a loss of time}) 13... Qd7+ 14. Kf4 $1 Qd4+ 15. Kg3 Qg1+ 16. Kf3 $1 {Wins} 1-0

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "10th Luis M. González, Spain"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5R2/8/8/5p2/2R5/8/3p1r2/3k3K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "39"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1. Rd4 $1 (1. Rd8 $2 Ke1 $1 2. Rcd4 f4 $1 3. Kg1 f3 4. Rd3 Rg2+ $1 $11) 1... Ke1 $1 (1... f4 2. Kg1 $1 Ke1 3. Re4+ Re2 4. Rexf4 d1=Q 5. Rf1+ Kd2 6. Rd8+ $18 ) 2. Re8+ $1 ({Logical try 1:} 2. Rg8 $2 f4 $1 3. Re4+ Re2 $1 4. Rxf4 {(wR on f4)} Re7 {(e6, e5)} 5. Kg1 Rd7 6. Re8+ Kd1 7. Kf2 Kc2 8. Rc8+ Kb3 $1 $11) (2. Kg1 $2 Rf1+ 3. Kg2 Rf2+ 4. Kg3 f4+ $1 $11) 2... Re2 $1 3. Rg8 $1 Rf2 $1 (3... Kd1 4. Kg1 $1 Kc2 5. Rc8+ Kb3 6. Rd7 Re1+ 7. Kf2 d1=Q 8. Rb7+ Ka3 9. Ra8+ Qa4 10. Rxa4+ Kxa4 11. Kxe1 $18) 4. Kg1 $1 (4. Rg7 $2 f4 $1 5. Re4+ Re2 $1 6. Rxf4 Re8 $11 {[%emt 0:00:01] as the logical try}) 4... Rf1+ 5. Kg2 Rf2+ 6. Kh3 $1 ( 6. Kg3 $2 f4+ $1 $11) 6... Rf3+ 7. Kh4 Re3 $1 8. Rd5 $1 ({Logical try 2:} 8. Rd7 {(d6)?} Re4+ $1 9. Kh3 Re3+ 10. Kh2 Re2+ 11. Kh1 Rf2 $1 12. Re7+ Re2 13. Rd7 Rf2 $1 $11 {positional draw}) 8... Re4+ $1 (8... f4 9. Rg1+ Ke2 10. Rg2+ $18) 9. Kh3 $1 Re3+ 10. Kh2 Re2+ 11. Kh1 $1 Rf2 $1 (11... f4 12. Rg1+ Kf2 13. Rd3 $1 f3 14. Kh2 $1 $18) (11... Kd1 12. Kg1 $1 Kc2 13. Rc8+ $18) 12. Re5+ $1 ( 12. Re8+ $2 Re2 13. Red8 (13. Rg8 Rf2 $1 14. Re5+ {loss of time}) 13... f4 $1 $11) 12... Re2 (12... Kd1 13. Kg1 Re2 14. Rb5 $1 f4 15. Rd8 $1 Kc2 16. Rc8+ Kd3 17. Rd5+ Ke4 18. Rcd8 $18) 13. Rxf5 {(wR on f5, compare with logical try 1)} Re7 {(e6)} 14. Kg1 $1 (14. Rg1+ $2 Ke2 15. Rd5 Rh7+ 16. Kg2 Rg7+ $11) 14... Rd7 15. Re8+ $1 (15. Re5+ $2 Kd1 16. Kf2 Kc2 17. Rc8+ Kd3 $1 18. Re3+ Kd4 19. Ke2 d1=Q+ 20. Kxd1 Kxe3+ $11) (15. Rf1+ $2 Ke2 16. Re8+ Kd3 $11) 15... Kd1 16. Kf2 $1 Kc2 17. Rc8+ $1 (17. Rc5+ $2 Kd3 $1 18. Re3+ Kd4 $11) 17... Kd3 (17... Kd1 18. Rcc5 Rf7 19. Rcd5 Rxf5+ 20. Rxf5 Kc2 21. Rc5+ $18) (17... Kb3 18. Rb5+ Ka4 19. Rb1 d1=Q 20. Ra8+ $18) 18. Rf3+ Ke4 19. Re8+ $1 (19. Rc4+ $2 Ke5 $1 $11) 19... Kd4 20. Ke2 1-0

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "12th  Pavel Arestov, Russia"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6KR/3p3P/3pk3/2q2p2/4PP1P/2p5/2PR4/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1. Rd5 $1 (1. Kg7 $2 Qg1+ $1 (1... cxd2 $2 2. Re8#) 2. Rg2 Qxg2+ $11) (1. Rd1 $2 Qe3 2. Rxd6+ Kxd6 3. Kf7 fxe4 $1 (3... Qxf4 $2 4. e5+ $1 Qxe5 5. Re8 Qd5+ 6. Kg6 Qg2+ 7. Kf6 $18) 4. Rg8 Qxf4+ 5. Kg6 Qg4+ $11) 1... Qxd5 $1 (1... Qf2 2. Rxf5 Qg3+ 3. Kf8 $18 (3. Rg5 $2 Qxf4 $1 4. Rg6+ Ke7 5. Kg7 Qf7+ 6. Kh6 Qf4+ $11 )) 2. Kg7 $3 ({Try:} 2. exd5+ $2 Ke7 $1 3. h5 (3. Kg7 {stajemate}) 3... Kf6 4. h6 (4. Kf8 {stalemate}) 4... Ke7 5. Kg7 {stalemate}) 2... Qd4+ 3. e5 $1 Qg1+ 4. Kh6 $1 (4. Kf8 $4 Qg6 $19) 4... Qg4 5. Re8+ Kf7 6. Rf8+ $1 (6. e6+ $2 dxe6 7. Rf8+ Kxf8 8. h8=Q+ Kf7 9. Qh7+ Kf6 $11) 6... Ke7 $1 (6... Kxf8 7. h8=Q+ Kf7 8. Qf6+ Ke8 9. h5 $18) 7. exd6+ $1 (7. Re8+ $2 Kf7 8. Rf8+ {loss of time}) (7. h8=Q $2 Qxf4+ 8. Kg6 Qg4+ 9. Kh7 Qxh4+ 10. Kg7 Qg4+ $11) 7... Kxf8 (7... Kxd6 8. h8=Q Qxh4+ 9. Kg6 Qg3+ 10. Kxf5 $18) 8. h8=Q+ Kf7 9. Qh7+ Kf6 $5 (9... Ke6 10. Qe7+ Kd5 11. Qe5+ Kc6 12. Qxc3+ Kxd6 13. Qf6+ Kc5 14. Qg5 $18) 10. Qe7# 1-0

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "13.-14 Samilo-Sergiienko, Ukraine"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/6p1/4BPpk/K1P3r1/6P1/7P/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1. f6 $1 Rxc4+ 2. Kb5 $3 (2. Kb3 $2 Rc8 3. Bd6 (3. g4+ Kh6 $11) 3... Kh6 4. f7 Kg7 5. f8=Q+ Rxf8 6. Bxf8+ Kxf8 7. Kc4 g4 $1 (7... Kg7 $2 8. g4 Kf6 9. Kd5 Kf7 (9... Ke7 10. Ke5 {ZZ} Kf7 11. Kd6 Kf6 12. h3 $18 {ZZ}) 10. Kd6 $18) (7... Ke7 $2 8. Kd5 Kf6 9. g4 Ke7 10. Ke5 $18 {ZZ}) 8. Kd4 Kg7 $1 9. Ke4 Kh6 10. Kf4 (10. Ke5 Kg5 11. Ke4 Kh6 $11 {poz. draw}) 10... Kh5 $11 {ZZ}) 2... Rc8 (2... Rc2 3. f7 Rf2 4. Bf4 gxf4 5. f8=Q fxg3 6. Qh8+ $1 $18) 3. Bd6 (3. g4+ $2 Kh6 4. Bd6 Kh7 5. f7 Kg7 6. f8=Q+ Rxf8 7. Bxf8+ Kxf8 8. Kc5 Ke7 9. Kd5 Kd7 {ZZ} 10. Ke5 Ke7 {ZZ} 11. h3 Kf7 12. Kd5 Ke7 $11) 3... Kh6 4. Kb6 $1 (4. f7 $2 Kg7 5. f8=Q+ Rxf8 6. Bxf8+ Kxf8 7. Kc5 g4 8. Kd5 Kg7 9. Ke5 Kh6 10. Kf4 (10. Ke4 Kg5 11. Ke5 Kh6 {poz. draw}) 10... Kh5 $11 {ZZ}) 4... Kh7 (4... g4 5. Kb7 $1 Rh8 6. Kc6 $3 Rh7 (6... Kh7 7. f7 Kg7 8. Be5+ Kxf7 9. Bxh8 $18) 7. Bf8+ Kg5 8. Bg7 $18) 5. f7 $1 (5. Kb7 $2 Rd8 6. Kc7 Ra8 7. Kb7 Rd8 {poz. draw}) 5... Kg7 6. Kb7 $1 (6. f8=Q+ $2 Rxf8 7. Bxf8+ Kxf8 8. Kc6 g4 9. Kd5 Kg7 $11) 6... Rh8 (6... Rd8 7. Kc7 $18) 7. Be5+ Kxf7 8. Bxh8 $18 {Zugzwangs/ The struggle of the sides around the passing pawn on f: Black's idea is to go to the endgame with the original return of the black king (see tries 2.Kb3?, 4. f7?, 6.f8Q?), - White contrasts to blacks the game on domination wK+wB over black rook and win her. (Main 3... Kh6 and try 3...Kh6 -> 10th WCCT/D)} 1-0

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "15th  M.Hlinka & L.Kekely, Slovakia"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7R/8/3k3p/8/2p2PPK/1N6/4P3/4n1r1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1. Nd2 $1 (1. Rxh6+ $2 Kd5 2. Rh5+ Ke4 3. Nd2+ Kxf4 4. Rf5+ Ke3 5. Nxc4+ Kxe2 $11) 1... c3 $1 (1... Kc5 2. Rc8+ Kd4 3. Rxc4+ Ke3 4. Nf3 Nxf3+ 5. exf3 Kxf3 6. Kh5 $18) 2. Ne4+ Kd5 3. Nxc3+ Kd4 4. Nb5+ (4. Rxh6 $2 Kxc3 5. Kg5 Kd4 6. f5 Nc2 7. f6 Ne3 8. f7 Rxg4+ 9. Kf6 Rf4+ $11) 4... Ke4 (4... Ke3 5. Rxh6 Ng2+ (5... Kxe2 6. Re6+ Kd3 7. Nd6 Ng2+ 8. Kg5 Ne3 9. Rxe3+ $1 Kxe3 10. Nf5+ Kf3 11. Nh6 $18) 6. Kg5 Nxf4 7. Nc3 Ra1 8. Rc6 Nh3+ 9. Kh4 Rh1 10. Rc4 Nf2+ 11. Kg5 Ra1 12. Kh6 $18) 5. f5 $1 (5. Rxh6 $2 Ng2+ 6. Kg5 Nxf4 7. Nd6+ Ke5 8. Nc4+ Ke4 $11) 5... Ng2+ $1 (5... Rh1+ 6. Kg3 Rg1+ 7. Kf2 Rxg4 8. Kxe1 Kxf5 9. Rxh6 $18) (5... Kf4 6. Kh5 Rxg4 7. e3+ Kg3 8. f6 $18) 6. Kh5 Nf4+ (6... Rh1+ 7. Kg6 Nh4+ 8. Kg7 Rg1 9. Re8+ Kd5 10. f6 $18) (6... Ne3 7. Re8+ Kf4 8. f6 Nxg4 9. f7 Nf6+ 10. Kxh6 $18) 7. Kxh6 Rxg4 8. Re8+ Kxf5 (8... Kd5 9. e3 Nd3 10. f6 $18) 9. e4+ Kf6 10. e5+ Kf5 (10... Kf7 11. Nd6# {model mate}) 11. Nd6# {ideal central mate with 2 active self-blocks. Meredith. All pieces in final position moved.} 1-0

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "16th  M.Garcia-, B. Buyannem-M.Hlinka"] [Black "Argentina-Mongolia-Slovakia, Win Section"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3K3N/5p2/1p3p2/6p1/kPP1r3/7p/1P2B2P/4N3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1. Bf3 $3 (1. Bd1+ $2 Kxb4 2. Nd3+ Kxc4 $11 (2... Ka5 $2 3. b4+ $18)) (1. c5 $2 bxc5 $11 (1... Rxe2 $2 2. cxb6 Rxh2 3. b7 $18)) (1. Bd3 $2 Rxe1 $1 $11 (1... Rd4+ $2 2. Kc7 g4 3. Kxb6 g3 4. Kc5 Rxd3 5. Nxd3 g2 6. Kd4 g1=Q+ 7. Kc3 Qe3 8. Nxf7 $18)) 1... Rxc4 (1... Rxe1 2. c5 $3 bxc5 3. bxc5 g4 (3... Rc1 4. c6 $18) ( 3... Rg1 4. c6 g4 5. Bxg4 Rxg4 6. Nxf7 $18) 4. Bxg4 Kb5 5. b4 $18) 2. Bd1+ $1 ( 2. b3+ $2 Kxb3 3. Bd5 Kxb4 $11) 2... Kxb4 (2... Kb5 3. Be2 $18 {pin}) 3. Nc2+ $1 (3. Nd3+ {e.g.} Kb5 4. Nxf7 Rd4+ 5. Ke7 (5. Kc7 Rxd3 6. Be2 Kc4 7. Nh6 Kd4 8. Bxd3 Kxd3 9. Kxb6 Ke4 $11) 5... g4 6. Nf2 Kb4 7. Bxg4 Rd2 8. Nxh3 Rxb2 $11) 3... Kc5 (3... Ka5 4. Nxf7 $1 (4. b4+ $2 Ka6 $1 5. Be2 b5 $1 6. Bxc4 bxc4 7. b5+ Kxb5 8. Nxf7 g4 $1 9. Nd6+ Kc6 $1 10. Nf5 Kd5 $1 11. Nfe3+ Ke4 12. Nxg4 f5 $1 13. Nf2+ Kf3 14. Nxh3 Kg2 $11) 4... g4 $1 5. Nd6 Rf4 6. b4+ $1 $18 {e.g.} Ka4 $18 7. Ne3+ Kxb4 8. Nd5+ $18) 4. b4+ $1 {With two lines : A)} Kd6 ({B)}  4... Kc6 5. Bf3+ $1 ({Try :} 5. Nxf7 $2 Rf4 $1 6. Nh6 (6. Ke7 Rf2 7. Nd6 Rxh2 8. Bf3+ Kc7 9. Nb5+ Kb8 10. Ncd4 Rd2 11. Nc6+ Kb7 12. Ne5+ Kc8 13. Nd6+ Kc7 14. Ne8+ Kc8 15. Nxf6 h2 $11) 6... Rf2 7. Nd4+ Kd5 8. Ng4 Rd2 9. Nb3 Rb2 10. Ne3+ Ke4 11. Nf1 Kd3 $11) 5... Kd6 6. Nxf7+ Ke6 7. Ne3 Rxb4 (7... Rd4+ 8. Ke8 f5 9. Nxg5+ $18) 8. Bd5# {model mate}) 5. Nxf7+ Ke6 6. Nh6 b5 (6... Rc3 7. Nd4+ Ke5 8. Nhf5 $18) (6... Rh4 7. Ng4 Kd6 8. Kc8 f5 9. Nf2 Kc6 10. Bf3+ Kd6 11. Be2 $18 ) 7. Nf5 $3 (7. Bg4+ $2 Ke5 8. Ne1 Kd5 9. Kd7 (9. Ng8 Rxb4 10. Nxf6+ Kd6 11. Bd7 Rf4 $11) 9... Rxb4 10. Be6+ Ke4 $11) 7... Kxf5 8. Ne3+ Ke5 9. Nxc4+ bxc4 10. b5 Kd6 11. Ba4 $1 Kc5 (11... c3 12. b6 c2 13. Bxc2 Kc6 14. Bf5 $18) 12. Kc7 Kb4 13. b6 Kxa4 14. b7 $1 $18 1-0

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "17th  Yuri Bazlov, Russia"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "b1k3K1/8/3PP3/2P5/1N3n2/2n4B/1Pp5/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "42"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1... Bd5 $1 {pin} 2. Nxd5 {and two variants: Main A} Ncxd5 ({Main B} 2... Nfxd5 3. e7+ (3. c6 $2 Kb8 $3 (3... c1=Q $2 4. e7+ Kb8 5. e8=Q+ $18) 4. e7 Ka7 5. e8=Q Nf6+ $11) 3... Kb7 4. e8=Q (4. Bc8+ $2 Ka7 $1 5. e8=Q Nf6+ 6. Kf7 Nxe8 7. d7 c1=Q $11) 4... Nf6+ 5. Kf7 $1 Nxe8 6. Bg2+ $1 (6. d7 $2 c1=Q 7. dxe8=Q Qf4+ 8. Kg6 Qg3+ $11) 6... Ka6 7. d7 c1=Q (7... Nd6+ 8. cxd6 c1=Q 9. d8=Q Nb5 (9... Qf4+ 10. Qf6 $1 $18) 10. Qf6 $3) 8. d8=Q $3 (8. dxe8=Q $2 Qf4+ $11) 8... Qf4+ 9. Kxe8 Qe5+ 10. Qe7 $1 Qh8+ (10... Qxe7+ 11. Kxe7 Na4 12. c6 Kb6 13. Kd6 $1 $18 (13. Kd7 $2 Nc5+ 14. Kd6 Na6 15. Bd5 Nc7 $11)) 11. Kd7 $1 Nb5 12. Bf1 $1 $18 {pin}) 3. e7+ Kb7 4. c6+ Kb6 $1 (4... Ka7 5. c7 c1=Q 6. c8=Q Qg1+ 7. Bg4 Qe3 8. Kf7 Nd3 9. Qd7+ Kb6 10. Qd8+ {and 11.e8Q+-}) 5. c7 $1 Nxc7 {/e7} (5... Ng6 6. e8=Q Nf6+ 7. Kf7 Nxe8 8. Kxe8 c1=Q 9. c8=Q $18) 6. dxc7 {/dxe7} Nd5 $1 ( 6... c1=Q 7. c8=Q $18) 7. e8=Q $1 Nf6+ 8. Kf8 $1 (8. Kh8 $2 Nxe8 9. c8=Q Nc7 $1 10. Qb8+ Kc6 11. Bg2+ Kd7 {10th WCCT/D} 12. Bh3+ Kc6 {poz. draw}) 8... Nxe8 9. c8=Q Nc7 $1 10. Qb8+ $1 Kc6 11. Bg2+ $1 (11. Ke7 $2 c1=Q 12. Bg2+ Nd5+ $11) 11... Kd7 $1 {10th WCCT/D} 12. Qb6 $1 (12. Bh3+ $2 Kc6 13. Bg2+ {loss of time}) 12... Ne6+ $1 13. Kf7 $1 Ng5+ $1 14. Kf6 $1 (14. Kg6 $2 c1=Q 15. Qd4+ Kc7 $1 ( 15... Ke7 {/e8 ?} 16. Bd5 $18) 16. Qe5+ Kb6 17. Qb8+ Ka5 $1 18. Qa7+ Kb5 $1 19. Qb7+ Ka5 20. Bd5 Nh3 $3 21. Qa7+ Kb5 {pos. draw} (21... Kb4 $2 22. Qb6+ Ka4 23. Bb3#)) 14... c1=Q 15. Qb7+ {/b5+ !} (15. Qa7+ {/d4+ ? loss of time}) 15... Kd8 $1 16. Qb8+ $1 Kd7 17. Qe5 $1 Kc8 (17... Nh7+ 18. Kg6 $1 Ng5 19. Bd5 $1 {wins}) 18. Qc3+ $1 Qxc3+ 19. bxc3 Nh7+ 20. Kg7 Ng5 21. Kg6 Ne6 22. Bh3 $1 {pin} 1-0

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "18th  Bill Alexander, USA."] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1p6/p7/8/8/6kP/PP6/K7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1. b3 $1 ({Thematic try} 1. b4 $2 Kxh3 2. Kb2 Kg4 3. Kc3 Kf5 4. Kd4 Ke6 5. Kc5 Kd7 6. Kb6 Kc8 7. Ka7 (7. a3 Kb8 8. a4 Ka8 $1 $11) 7... Kc7 8. a3 a5 $1 $11 ( 8... Kc6 $2 9. a4 $1 {ZZ} Kc7 (9... b5 10. a5 $18) 10. b5 a5 11. Ka8 $1 Kb6 12. Kb8 $18) 9. b5 $2 a4 $19) ({Thematic try} 1. Kb1 $2 Kxh3 2. Kc2 Kg3 $1 (2... Kg4 $2 3. Kd3 Kf5 4. Kd4 Ke6 5. Kc5 Kd7 6. Kb6 Kc8 7. Ka7 Kc7 (7... a5 8. Kb6 $18) 8. b4 $1 $18 {ZZ, main}) 3. Kd3 Kf2 4. Kd4 (4. b4 Ke1 5. a4 Kd1 6. Kc3 Kc1 7. b5 a5 $1) 4... Ke2 5. Kc5 Kd2 6. Kb6 Kc2 7. Kxb7 (7. a4 Kb3 $1 8. a5 Ka4 9. b3+ Kb4 $11) 7... a5 (7... Kxb2 $2 8. a4 $18) 8. Kb6 a4 $11) 1... Kxh3 2. Kb2 Kg4 3. Kc3 Kf5 $1 (3... Kf3 4. Kd4 {/c4} Ke2 5. Kc5 Kd3 6. Kb6 Kc3 7. Kxb7 a5 8. Kb6 {/a6} (8. Kc6 $2 a4 $11) 8... Kb4 9. a4 $18) 4. Kd4 {/c4} (4. Kb4 $2 b6 $11) 4... Ke6 5. Kc5 Kd7 6. Kb6 Kc8 7. Ka7 $1 {ZZ} (7. b4 $2 Kb8 $1 8. a4 Ka8 $1 $11 (8... Kc8 $2 9. Ka7 Kc7 10. b5 $18 {main})) 7... Kc7 (7... a5 8. Kb6 a4 9. b4 $1 a3 10. Ka7 Kc7 11. b5 {ZZ} Kc8 12. b6 $18) 8. b4 $1 {ZZ} (8. a4 $2 a5 $11) 8... Kc8 (8... a5 9. b5 $18) 9. a4 $1 {ZZ} (9. Ka8 $2 b5 $3 (9... a5 $2 10. b5 $18) 10. Ka7 a5 11. Kb6 axb4 $11) 9... Kc7 10. b5 $1 (10. Ka8 $2 Kc6 11. Ka7 Kc7 12. b5 {loss of time}) 10... axb5 11. axb5 {ZZ} Kc8 12. b6 $18 { Keywords: zugzwangs} 1-0

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "19th  Alexey Gasparyan, Armenia"] [Black "Wni Section"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/6N1/7N/1P1p1Pr1/4k3/1p5K/4p1P1/4Rb2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "35"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1. f6 $1 Rg6 $1 (1... Rxg2 2. Kh4 $1 Rh2+ 3. Kg5 Rg2+ 4. Kh5 (4. Ng4) 4... Rh2+ 5. Kg6 Rg2+ 6. Kh7 $18) 2. Ng4 $1 (2. Ng8 $2 Rxg2 $1 $11 3. Kh4 d4 4. b6 d3 5. f7 Rf2 $11) 2... Bxg2+ 3. Kxg2 (3. Kh4 $2 Kf3 $1 4. Ne5+ Kf2 5. Rxe2+ Kxe2 6. Nxg6 b2 7. f7 b1=Q 8. Kg5 Qxb5 $11) (3. Kg3 $2 Bf3 4. b6 Bxg4 5. b7 Bc8+ $11) 3... Rxg4+ 4. Kf2 $1 (4. Kh3 $2 Kf3 $11) 4... Rf4+ 5. Kxe2 Rxf6 6. Kd2+ Kd4 7. Ne6+ Kc4 8. b6 $1 Rf2+ 9. Kc1 $1 (9. Ke3 $2 Rf7 $1 10. Rc1+ Kb5 11. Rc7 Rf6 $1 $11) 9... Rf7 10. Nc7 Rf6 11. Re6 $1 (11. Na8 $2 Rf8 12. Nc7 $1 Rf6 13. Re6 { loss of time}) 11... Rf1+ 12. Kd2 $1 (12. Kb2 $2 Rf2+ 13. Kc1 Rf1+ 14. Kb2 { loss of time}) 12... Rf2+ (12... b2 13. Rc6+ Kd4 (13... Kb3 14. b7 $18) 14. Nb5+ Ke4 15. Nc3+ Ke5 16. Kc2 $18) 13. Ke3 b2 14. Rc6+ Kb3 15. b7 $1 (15. Rc5 $2 Rf8 (15... Rh2) (15... Rf1 {duals})) 15... Rf8 16. Rb6+ Kc2 17. Nb5 $1 b1=Q 18. Na3+ $18 (18. Nd4+ $2 Kc1 $11) 1-0

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "20th  Marco Campioli, Italy"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2k5/1p1pnppp/PK4N1/3p4/2B5/3p4/8/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "26"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1... Nc6 $1 (1... bxa6 2. Nxe7+ Kd8 3. Nxd5 $18) (1... dxc4 2. Nxe7+ $18) (1... Nxg6 {(fxg6; hxg6)} 2. a7 $18) 2. Ne7+ $3 (2. axb7+ $4 Kb8 3. Nf8 Ne5 $19) 2... Kb8 $1 (2... Nxe7 3. a7 $1 $18) (2... Kd8 3. Nxc6+ $1 $18) 3. Nxc6+ dxc6 $1 ( 3... Kc8 4. axb7#) (3... Ka8 4. axb7#) 4. a7+ (4. Bxd3 $2 bxa6 $11 (4... Ka8 5. axb7+ Kb8)) 4... Ka8 5. Bxd3 g6 $1 6. Be2 $1 (6. Bf1 $4 h5 $19) 6... h5 7. Bf1 $3 {ZZ} (7. Bd3 $4 h4 $19) 7... f6 $1 (7... h4 8. Bh3 f5 9. Bf1 {ZZ, main in 10.}) 8. Bd3 $1 (8. Be2 $4 h4 $19) (8. Bh3 $4 f5 $19) 8... f5 9. Be2 (9. Bf1 $4 h4 $19) 9... h4 10. Bf1 $3 {ZZ A)} (10. Bd3 $4 h3 $19) 10... g5 $1 ({B)} 10... d4 $1 11. Bc4 $1 d3 12. Be6 (12. Bxd3 $4 h3 $19) 12... d2 13. Bc8 d1=Q 14. Bxb7#) 11. Bd3 $1 (11. Bh3 $4 g4 $19) 11... h3 12. Bxf5 h2 13. Bc8 h1=Q 14. Bxb7# {Keywords: a) Paradoxical startposition: black moves and it threats with the captures of all three white pieces. b) Zugzwangs of wB forcing the mattes.} 1-0

Draw Section:

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "1st Yuri Bazlov, Russia"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "R3K1Bq/pPp1B1N1/8/1P5p/1rnP4/4kp2/8/6bN w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "39"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1. Nf5+ $1 (1. Bg5+ $1 Kd3 $19) (1. Bf6 $2 Qxg8+ 2. Ke7 Qd5 3. b8=Q Bh2 $19) ( 1. Kf7 $2 Rxb5 2. b8=Q Rxb8 3. Rxb8 Kd2 4. Bf6 Qh6 5. Nf5 Nd6+ 6. Nxd6 cxd6 $19 {black has a simple technical win. Therefore}) ({It seems that a far advanced pawn guarantees white an easy draw. But it is not. If, for example,} 1. b8=Q $2 Qxg8+ $19) 1... Kf4 $1 {With other wastes, white has a chance to win.} 2. Kd7 $3 {It is necessary to abandon the idea that a draw is possible only with the Queen.} (2. b8=Q $2 Qxg8+ 3. Kd7 Qd5+ $19) 2... Nb6+ $1 3. Kc6 $1 {Wandering in search of salvation, the king of white must very accurately choose the place for his bet.} (3. Kxc7 $2 Rc4+ 4. Bc5 Bxd4 5. Bxc4 Be5+ 6. Kc6 Nxa8 7. Be6 Kg5 8. Nd6 Qb8 9. Kd5 Bh2 $19) (3. Ke6 $2 Bxd4 4. Nxd4 Qh6+ 5. Kf7 Rxd4 6. Rd8 Rxd8 7. Bxd8 Nd7 $19) 3... Rc4+ $1 4. Bxc4 (4. Bc5 $2 Qf6+ 5. Kxc7 Bh2 $19) 4... Nxa8 5. Be6 $1 (5. Ng7 $2 Qb8 6. Ne6+ (6. Bf7 Bxd4 7. Nxh5+ Ke3 8. Bg5+ Kd3 9. Nf4+ Kc3 $19) 6... Kf5 7. Bd8 h4 8. Bd5 f2 9. Nxf2 Bxf2 10. Nxc7 Nxc7 11. Bxc7 Qe8+ 12. Kc5 Qe3 13. b8=Q Qxd4+ 14. Kc6 Qc5+ 15. Kd7 (15. Kb7 Qxb5+) 15... Qxd5+ $19) 5... Qe8+ $1 (5... f2 6. Nxf2 Bxf2 7. b6 axb6 8. Kd7 b5 9. Bd8 Nb6+ 10. Kxc7 Bxd4 11. Nxd4 $11) 6. Bd7 $1 Qg8 $1 7. Bc8 $1 Qe8+ $1 8. Bd7 Qb8 $1 {Now that the dangerous pawn is held and blocked, black hopes to squeeze the opponent with material superiority. However} 9. Bf6 $1 Ke4 $1 10. Be5 $1 h4 $1 (10... Kd3 11. Bc8 f2 12. Nxf2+ Bxf2 13. d5 a6 (13... a5 14. d6 Qa7 15. Kd7 Nb6+ 16. Ke8) (13... Bb6 14. Ne7) 14. d6 Qa7 15. b6 Qxb6+ 16. Kd7 Qb5+ 17. Ke6 {and draw have white "in pocket>>}) 11. b6 $3 ({Early} 11. Nxh4 $2 Bxd4 12. Ng3+ (12. Bh2 Qd8 13. Bf5+ Ke3 14. Bg1+ Ke2 15. Ng3+ Kd1 16. b8=Q Qxb8 17. Bxd4 Qd8 18. Nxf3 Qd6+ 19. Kb7 Qd5+ 20. Kxa7 Qxf3 $19) 12... Kxe5 13. Nxf3+ Kf4 $19) 11... axb6 {Black knight was immured in the corner, where he got after taking the rook, but the best is not visible.} ({After} 11... Nxb6 12. Bxc7 Qg8 13. Nd6+ Kxd4 14. Bxb6+ axb6 15. Bc8 {white equalizes the material and the game.}) 12. Nxh4 $1 (12. Nd6+ $2 cxd6 13. Bxd6 Qa7 $1 14. b8=Q Qa4+ 15. Kb7 Qxd7+ 16. Kxa8 Bxd4 17. Qf8 b5 {and white it is time surrender.}) 12... Bxd4 $1 (12... Qg8 13. Bf5+ Ke3 14. Bc8 $11) 13. Ng3+ $1 Kxe5 14. Nxf3+ Kf4 $1 15. Ne2+ $3 ( 15. Nxd4 $2 Kxg3 $19) 15... Kxf3 {Black has an overwhelming advantage in power. } 16. Kb5 $3 {Fantastic move: white also gives a pawn-his last hope, which never became a queen.} Qxb7 {Nothing better.} (16... Kxe2 17. Bc6 $1 Qxb7 ( 17... Qg8 18. bxa8=Q Qb3+ 19. Ka6 Qa3+ 20. Kb7 {"despite black's two extra pawns, they can't win.} (20. Kb5 $2 Qd3+ 21. Ka4 Qc4+ 22. Ka3 Kd2 $19)) 18. Bxb7 c6+ 19. Kxc6 $11) 17. Nxd4+ (17. Bc6+ $2 Qxc6+ 18. Kxc6 Kxe2 $19) 17... Ke3 18. Nc6 $1 Ke4 (18... Kf4 19. Bh3 $1 {A positional draw with the black knight immured, whereas the queen has no safe place to go. Only the black king can walk, but one in the field is not a warrior-the opponent does not give him the opportunity to break through the defense he built. For example,} (19. Be6 $2 Ke4 $1 $19 {ZZ}) 19... Kg5 20. Be6 {/d7 etc. positional draw}) 19. Be6 $1 { zz when black moves, it is a draw.} (19. Bh3 $2 Kd5 $1 20. Bg2+ Kd6 $19) 19... Kf4 20. Bd7 {/h3 positional draw Paradoxical positions: only two light pieces of white led by their leader on a free board calmly restrain the onslaught of the king, queen, knight and two pawns of the enemy!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "2nd  Yuri Bazlov, Russia"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1B1k2r1/6P1/8/2N5/R3r3/8/6Pp/5Kb1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 {It is impossible to stop the h2 pawn, and it is dangerous to take it, since after 1.Bxh2? Rxa4 2.Kxg1 Ra1+ 3.Kf2 3.Ke8 4.Ke3 Ra2 5.Be5 Kf7 black rooks and the king will push white's light pieces to unfavorable positions, and then take both pawns and bring the party to victory. Right only} 1. Ra8 $1 Ke7 $1 ( 1... Ra4 2. Ba7+ Ke7 3. Rxg8 h1=Q 4. Re8+ Kd6 5. Rd8+ $1 (5. g8=Q $2 Bxc5+ 6. Ke2 Ra2+ 7. Qxa2 Qxg2+ 8. Kd3 Qxa2 $19) 5... Kc6 (5... Kc7 6. Rc8+ Kd6 7. Rd8+ Ke7 8. Re8+ Kf6 9. g8=Q $1 Bxc5+ 10. Ke2 Ra2+ 11. Qxa2 Qxg2+ 12. Kd3 Qxa2 13. Bxc5 Qb3+ 14. Ke4 Qc2+ 15. Kd5 $11) 6. Rc8+ Kb5 7. Rb8+ Ka5 8. Bb6+ Kb4 9. Ba7+ $1 Ka5 10. Bb6+ Kb5 11. Ba7+ {perpetual check}) 2. Bd6+ $1 Kf7 $1 3. Rf8+ $1 Kxg7 4. Nxe4 h1=Q (4... Rxf8+ 5. Bxf8+ Kxf8 6. Ng3 $11) 5. Ng3 $1 Qh8 $1 (5... Qh2 6. Nf5+ $11) (5... Qh7 6. Nf5+ Kg6 7. Rxg8+ Kxf5 8. Rf8+ Ke6 9. Kxg1 Kxd6 10. Rf3 {theoretical positional draw}) 6. Be5+ $1 {White attempts to create an impregnable fortress are useless:} (6. Rf5 $2 Kg6 7. Be5 Qh7 $1 8. Kxg1 Re8 $1 9. Bf4 Qa7+ 10. Kf1 Qa1+ 11. Kf2 Qe1+ 12. Kf3 Qd1+ 13. Kf2 Re2+ 14. Nxe2 Kxf5 { with a win on Nalimov}) (6. Rf4 $2 Kg6 7. Kxg1 Qa1+ 8. Nf1 Qa7+ 9. Rf2 Re8 10. Bf4 Re2 11. Be3 Qa2 12. Ng3 Qb1+ 13. Rf1 Re1 14. Kf2 Rxf1+ 15. Nxf1 Qf5+ $19) ( 6. Nf5+ $2 Kh7 7. Rf7+ Kg6 $19) 6... Kxf8 7. Bxh8 Bh2 $1 (7... Bb6 8. Be5 $11 { Both white pieces are attacked, but only one can be saved. Which to prefer?}) 8. Nh1 $1 (8. Nf5 $2 Rxh8 9. g3 Rh5 $1 (9... Kf7 $2 10. Kg2 Kf6 11. Nh4 $11) ( 9... Rg8 $2 10. Kg2 Rg5 11. Nd4 Bxg3 12. Ne6+ $11)) 8... Rxh8 9. g3 $1 Kf7 10. Kg2 $1 Kg6 {All of a sudden, the elephant was trapped. The king rushes to the rescue.} 11. Nf2 $1 Kf5 12. Nd1 $1 ({Thematic try} 12. Nh3 $2 Rd8 $1 (12... Ra8 13. g4+ Kxg4 14. Nf2+ Kf4 15. Nh3+ Ke3 16. Kxh2 Kf3 17. Ng1+ Kf2 18. Nh3+ Kf3 19. Ng1+ {In Yu. Averbach's "Chess endings" this position is considered as a draw. But black here can move to another endgame. Averbach does not have it listed, although, in general, it is also well known:} Kg4 20. Kg2 $1 Ra2+ 21. Kf1 Kf4 22. Ke1 (22. Ne2+ Ke3 23. Ng1 {- both last moves between knight and king are an inconsequential duality as they result in the same position -} Rh2 24. Ke1 Rf2 25. Nh3 Rb2 26. Kf1 $1 Kf3 27. Ng1+ $1 {lost, of course,} (27. Ng5+ $2 Kf4 28. Ne6+ Ke3 29. Ng5 Rh2 $19) (27. Ke1 $2 Rb1+ 28. Kd2 Rb5 29. Ng1+ Kf2 30. Nh3+ Kg3 $1 31. Ng1 Rb2+ $1 32. Kd3 Rb3+ $1 33. Kc2 Re3 $1 34. Kd1 Kf2 $1 35. Kd2 Ra3 36. Ne2 Ra2+ $19) 27... Ke3 28. Nh3 {- on the board another theoretical positional draw, where the weakest side demonstrates ways to defend in such endings. But black is not obliged to throw the rook to the opposite corner on the twelfth move. They can play more accurately}) 22... Ke3 23. Kf1) 13. g4+ ({or} 13. Kxh2 Rd2+ 14. Kg1 Kg4 15. Nf2+ Kf3 $1 $19) 13... Kxg4 14. Nf2+ Kf4 15. Nh3+ Kf5 $1 16. Kxh2 Kg4 17. Kg2 Rd2+ 18. Nf2+ Kf4 19. Kf1 {the win is obvious.}) 12... Ke4 $1 {Black is looking for other opportunities to turn the fight in his favor.} 13. Nf2+ Kf5 14. Nd1 $1 { positional draw!} Rd8 $1 (14... Rc8 $1 {This option is interesting for practitioners as an example of a game in the endgame, where in addition to the knight, white has a pawn. Of course, this circumstance strengthens their defensive capabilities, but not so much as to allow themselves to relax. The figures of both sides operate at the limit of their capabilities, demonstrating high maneuverability, mobility and accurate calculation.} 15. Kxh2 Rc2+ 16. Kh3 $1 (16. Kg1 $2 Rc1 $19) 16... Ke4 $1 17. Kg4 $1 ({What should we do next? Their knight is immobilized, and on} 17. g4 $2 {the easiest way wins} Kf4 {White should play extremely carefully:}) (17. Kh4 $2 Kd4 18. g4 Rd2 {But now it is up to the blacks to exercise caution.}) 17... Rd2 $1 (17... Kd4 18. Kf3 $1 $11) 18. Nc3+ Ke5 $1 {t seems that black managed to put the opponent in a desperate situation.} 19. Kh4 $1 {What cannot be was two moves before, now use to anyone in the most times.} ({Now it is bad as} 19. Nb5 $2 Rd3 20. Kh4 Rb3 21. Nc7 Rb7 22. Na6 Kd6 23. g4 Rb6 $19) (19. Na4 $2 Rd4+ $19) ( 19. Kf3 $2 Rd3+ $19) (19. Kh5 $2 Rc2 $1 (19... Rd3 $2 20. Ne2 $1 Re3 21. Nf4 $1 Rxg3 22. Ng6+ $11) 20. Na4 Kf6 21. Nb6 Rc5+ 22. Kh6 (22. Kg4 Rb5 23. Nc4 {/a4} Rb4 $19) 22... Ke6 $1 23. Kg6 Rc6 $1 24. Na4 Rc4 25. Nb2 Rg4+ 26. Kh5 Kf5 27. Nd1 Rxg3 28. Kh4 Rf3 29. Nb2 Rf2 $19 {Remains the only}) 19... Kd4 $1 {White again faces a difficult choice.} 20. Na4 $3 (20. Nb5+ $2 Kc5 21. Nc7 (21. Nc3 Kb4 22. Ne4 Rd4 $19) 21... Re2 22. Kg5 Kc6 23. Na6 Rb2 $19) 20... Ra2 21. Nb6 $1 Ra6 (21... Kc5 22. Nd7+ $11) 22. Nc8 $1 {Turns out, even in such a studied along and across material are possible finds!} ({White came to the moment of truth. Alas, now impossible the obvious} 22. Nd7 $2 {because of} Rd6 $1 23. Nf8 Rf6 24. Nd7 Rh6+ $19) 22... Re6 (22... Ke5 23. Ne7 $1 Ke6 24. Ng6 $1 $11 { still a draw! After a round-the-world tour of the chessboard, the white knight was finally reunited with his king.} ({after} 24. Ng8 $2 Kf7 $1 {white lost his knight})) 23. g4 $1 (23. Kh5 $2 Kc5 24. g4 Re8 25. Na7 Ra8 26. g5 Rxa7 27. g6 Kd6 $19) (23. Kg5 $2 Kc5 24. g4 Kc6 25. Kf5 Kd7 $1 26. g5 Rc6 $1 27. Na7 Rc7 28. Nb5 Rc5+ $19) 23... Kc5 24. g5 $1 Re8 25. Na7 $1 Ra8 26. g6 $1 Rxa7 27. Kg5 $1 Kd6 28. Kf6 $11 {white manages to exchange the converted pawn for a rook.}) 15. Ne3+ $1 (15. Nf2 $2 Rd2 $19) 15... Ke4 16. Nf1 $1 {It seems that white has achieved his goal: the bishop was under a double blow, and the d2 square field is controlled by the knight. But not everything is so simple even in such a clear-looking position - a draw still needs to be earned.} Bg1 $1 {Not a bad answer.} 17. Kxg1 Kf3 $1 18. Nh2+ Kxg3 19. Nf1+ Kf3 20. Nh2+ {Positional draw? A similar echo-position of the eternal shah has already been encountered in the thematic try after 12.Nh3, so black tries to evade the knight's pursuit.} Ke2 21. Kg2 $1 (21. Ng4 $2 Rg8 $19) 21... Rg8+ 22. Kh3 Ke3 23. Kh4 (23. Ng4+) 23... Kf4 24. Kh3 {/Nh2} Rg1 25. Kh4 Rg3 26. Nf1 Rg7 27. Kh3 Kf3 28. Nh2+ $1 ( 28. Nd2+ $2 Ke3 $1 29. Nc4+ Kf4 $1 30. Nd2 Rg1) (28. Kh4 Rh7+ 29. Kg5 Rd7 30. Nh2+ Kg3 31. Nf1+ Kf2 32. Nh2 Rg7+ 33. Kf5 Rf7+ 34. Kg6 Rf4 35. Kh5 Kg3 36. Kg5 Rf8 37. Ng4 Rg8+ $19) 28... Kf4 29. Nf1 $11 {- a theoretical positional draw, forming, like the whole game of the parties, an exact echo in relation to the same draw from a false trail. On the fourteenth move, black could play differently -} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "3rd  Luis M. González, Spain"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4q3/8/P1r4k/1R6/1n3n2/8/5PP1/Q5K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "43"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1. a7 $1 (1. Rxb4 $2 Ne2+ $1 2. Kf1 Rc1+ $19) 1... Qa8 $1 (1... Ne2+ 2. Kh2 $1 Ra6 3. a8=Q Qxa8 4. Rb6+ Kh7 5. Qb1+ Kh8 6. Qxb4 $11) (1... Ra6 2. Rb6+ $1 Rxb6 3. a8=Q Ne2+ 4. Kf1 $11) 2. Rb7 $1 (2. Rxb4 $2 Rc1+ 3. Qxc1 Qxg2#) (2. f3 $2 Ra6 $1 3. Qe5 Qxa7+ 4. Kh2 Nbd3 $19) 2... Rg6 $1 3. g3 Nbd3 $1 4. Kf1 $1 Qe8 $1 5. Re7 $1 (5. gxf4 $2 Nxf4 $1 6. Qb2 Qd8 $1 7. Qc2 Qd5 $19) 5... Qc8 $1 6. Rd7 $1 Qa8 7. Rb7 $1 Nh5 $1 (7... Nh3 8. Qd4 $1 Qxb7 9. Qh8+ Kg5 10. Qh4+ $1 Kf5 11. Qxh3+ Rg4 12. Qh5+ Rg5 13. g4+ Kf4 14. Qh2+ Kxg4 15. Qg3+ Kh5 16. a8=Q $1 Qxa8 17. Qf3+ $1 Qxf3 {stalemate}) (7... Nc5 8. Qe5 Nxb7 9. Qxf4+ Kh7 10. Qh4+ Kg8 11. Qc4+ $11) (7... Ne6 8. Qa4 $1 $11) 8. Qd4 $1 (8. Kg1 $2 Nxg3 $1 9. fxg3 Rxg3+ 10. Kh2 Rg6 $1 11. Qd4 Qxb7 12. Qh8+ Kg5 13. a8=Q Qc7+ $1 14. Kh1 Nf2+ 15. Kg1 Kf5+ 16. Qg2 (16. Kf1 Qc1+ 17. Kxf2 Qd2+ 18. Kf3 Qf4+ 19. Ke2 Re6+ 20. Kd1 Rd6+ 21. Kc2 Qd2+ {mates}) 16... Qc1+ 17. Kh2 Rh6+ 18. Qxh6 Qxh6+ 19. Kg1 Nh3+ 20. Kh1 Nf4+ 21. Qh2 Qc6+ 22. Kg1 Qc1+ 23. Kf2 Qd2+ 24. Kg1 Qe1#) (8. Qa2 $2 Rf6 $1 9. Kg1 (9. Qd2+ Nhf4 $1 10. Qc3 Nd5 11. Qd2+ N3f4 $1 $19) 9... Nhf4 $1 10. f3 Ne2+ $1 11. Kh2 Ne5 12. Qd2+ Nf4 $1 13. Qe3 Qxb7 $19) 8... Nxg3+ $1 ( 8... Rf6 9. Qd7 $1 Nxg3+ (9... Nc5 10. Qh7+ Kg5 11. f4+ $1 Kg4 12. Kf2 $1 Ra6 13. Rg7+ $1 Nxg7 14. Qxg7+ Kf5 15. Qf7+ $1 Rf6 16. Qh5+ Ke6 17. Qe5+ Kf7 18. Qxc5 $11) 10. Kg1 $1 Ne2+ 11. Kh2 Ne5 (11... Rxf2+ 12. Kh1 Rf8 13. Kh2 $1 $11) 12. Qh7+ Kg5 13. Qg7+ Ng6 14. Rb5+ Rf5 15. Rxf5+ Kxf5 16. Qd7+ $1 Ke4 17. f3+ Kxf3 18. Qg4+ Kxg4 {stalemate}) (8... Qxb7 9. Qh8+ Kg5 10. a8=Q Qb1+ 11. Kg2 Nhf4+ 12. Kh2 $1 Rh6+ 13. Qxh6+ Kxh6 14. gxf4 $11) 9. fxg3 Qf8+ (9... Qxb7 10. Qh8+ Kg5 11. a8=Q Qb1+ 12. Kg2 Nf4+ 13. Kh2 {(f2)=}) 10. Ke2 $1 (10. Kg1 $2 Rxg3+ 11. Kh2 Rg2+ $1 12. Kxg2 Ne1+ 13. Kg3 Qf3+ 14. Kh4 Ng2#) 10... Nc1+ 11. Kd2 Rd6 12. Rb6 $1 Nb3+ $1 13. Ke1 $1 (13. Ke3 $2 Nxd4 14. Rxd6+ Kg5 $1 15. Rxd4 Qa3+ 16. Ke2 Qxa7 $19) 13... Nxd4 14. Rxd6+ Ne6 $1 15. Rxe6+ Kg5 16. Ke2 $1 (16. Re3 $2 Kg4 $1 17. Ke2 Kh3 $1 18. Re6 Kg2 $1 19. Re3 Kg1 $1 $19) 16... Qa3 17. Re5+ $1 Kg6 $1 18. Re4 $1 Qxa7 19. Rg4+ $1 Kf5 20. Rf4+ Kg5 21. Kf1 $1 (21. Kf3 $2 Qg1 $1 $19) 21... Qe3 22. Kg2 $11 {theorical draw} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "4th  Árpád Rusz, Romania"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/6p1/2K3P1/8/P1k5/7R/6p1/6r1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1. Rh2 $1 {White has to hide its rook!} ({The rook wouldn't be safe on g3:} 1. Rg3 $2 Kd4 2. Kd6 Ke4 3. Ke6 Kf4 $19 {The rook is caught!}) 1... Kb4 2. Kb7 $1 ({Thematic try:} 2. Kb6 $2 Kxa4 3. Ka6 {The close opposition doesn't work.} Kb4 4. Kb6 Kc4 5. Kc6 Kd4 6. Kd6 Ke4 7. Ke6 Kf3 (7... Kf4 $2 8. Kf7 Kg3 9. Rxg2+ $1 Rxg2 10. Kxg7 $11) (7... Re1 $2 8. Rxg2 Kf3+ 9. Kf7 $11) 8. Kf7 Ra1 (8... Rb1) (8... Rc1) 9. Rxg2 Ra7+ $1 $19) 2... Kxa4 3. Ka8 $3 {Distant opposition! The king must be also hidden.} Kb5 (3... Ka3 4. Ka7 Ka2 5. Ka8 $1 {Only there!} Kb2 6. Kb8 Kc2 7. Kc8 Kd2 8. Kd8 Ke2 9. Ke8 Ke3 10. Ke7 Kd3 11. Kd7 Kc3 12. Kc7 Kb3 13. Kb7 Ka3 14. Ka7 Ka2 15. Ka8 {positional draw}) 4. Kb7 Kb4 5. Kb8 $1 Kc5 6. Kc7 Kc4 7. Kc8 $1 Kd5 8. Kd7 Kd4 9. Kd8 $1 Ke5 10. Ke7 Ke4 11. Ke8 $1 Kf3 12. Kf8 $1 {White should avoid the f7 square.} Ra1 13. Rxg2 $1 Kxg2 14. Kxg7 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "5th  Poul Rewitz, Denmark"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "R7/1N1nk3/B7/P4K2/3r2N1/1p5p/8/n7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] 
 1. Bc4 $1 Rxc4 (1... b2 2. Ba2 $11) 2. Re8+ $1 (2. Ne3 $2 Rd4 $1 $19 (2... b2 $2 3. Nd5+ $1 Kf7 4. Nd8+ Kg8 5. Ne6+ Kh7 6. Ng5+ Kh6 7. Rh8+ Kg7 8. Rh7+ Kg8 9. Ne7+ Kf8 10. Ng6+ Ke8 11. Rh8+ Nf8 12. Rxf8+ Kd7 13. Ne5+ Kc7 14. Ne6+ Kb7 15. Nd8+ Kc7 16. Ne6+ $11) (2... Nb6 $2 3. axb6 b2 4. Nd5+ $1 Kd7 5. Rd8+ Kc6 6. Na5+ Kc5 7. Nb7+ Kd4 8. Nf4+ Kc3 9. Rd1 Kc2 10. Rh1 $11) (2... Rc6 $1 3. Nd5+ Kf7 4. Nd8+ Kg7 5. Nxc6 b2 6. Nc3 h2 7. Rd8 h1=Q 8. Rxd7+ Kh6 $19)) 2... Kxe8 3. Nd6+ Kd8 (3... Kf8 4. Nxc4 Nc2 5. Kf4 $1 Ne5 (5... Ne3 6. Kxe3 $11 {e. g.} Ne5 7. Nb2 Nxg4+ 8. Kf3) 6. Kxe5 Ne3 7. Ngxe3 $1 (7. Ncxe3 $2 b2 8. Kf4 b1=Q 9. Kg3 Qh1 $19) 7... h2 8. Kd4 h1=Q 9. Kc3 Qb1 10. a6 Qa2 11. a7 $11) 4. Nxc4 Nc2 $1 5. Kf4 $1 (5. a6 $2 Ne3+ $19 (5... h2 6. Nxh2 Ne3+ $19)) (5. Nf2 $2 Ne3+ 6. Nxe3 b2 $19) (5. Nd2 $2 Ne3+ 6. Nxe3 h2 $19) (5. Ke4 $2 Nf6+ $19 (5... b2 6. Nxb2 Nf6+ 7. Kf3 Nxg4 $19)) 5... Ne5 $1 (5... Ne3 6. Kxe3 Ne5 7. Nb2 (7. Ngxe5 h2 8. Kd3 {(Kd2/Kd4)} h1=Q 9. Kc3 Qb1 10. Nc6+ $1 $11) 7... Nxg4+ 8. Kf3 $11) 6. Kxe5 Ne3 7. Ngxe3 $1 (7. Ncxe3 $2 b2 8. Kf4 b1=Q 9. Kg3 Qh1 $19 (9... Qh7 $19)) 7... h2 8. Kd4 $1 h1=Q 9. Kc3 Qb1 10. a6 $1 Kc8 (10... Kc7 11. Nd5+ $11 (11. a7 $11)) (10... Qa2 11. a7 $11) 11. a7 Kb7 12. Na5+ Kxa7 13. Nxb3 Qe1+ 14. Kd3 (14. Kd4 $2 Qb4+ $19) 14... Qb1+ 15. Kc3 (15. Kc4 $2 Qe4+ $19) 15... Qe1+ 16. Kd3 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "6th  Vasilij G. Lebedev, (Russia)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1r6/6p1/B1P2pKP/5r2/4k2P/3bP1P1/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1. c7 $1 Ra8 $1 2. c8=Q $3 ({Thematic try} 2. c8=R $2 Rxa6 $1 (2... Rxc8 $2 3. Bxc8 $11 {main line}) 3. hxg7 Kxe3 $1 (3... Kf3 $2 4. g8=Q {Phoenix} Rg5+ 5. Kh6 Rxg8 6. Rxg8 f5+ 7. Kg5 Ra5 8. Kf6 $11) 4. Kh6 $1 (4. g8=Q Rg5+ $19) 4... Rb5 $1 5. Re8+ Kf3 6. g8=Q f5+ 7. Re6 {selfpin} Bc4 $19) (2. Bb7+ $2 Kxe3 $19 ( 2... Rd5 $2 3. Bxa8 $1 Kxe3+ 4. Kxg7 Rd7+ 5. Kxf6 $11)) (2. Bxd3+ $2 Kxd3 3. Kxf5 gxh6 $19) 2... Rxc8 3. Bxc8 Rc5 $1 (3... Rf3 4. Kxg7 (4. hxg7 $2 Ke5+ $19) 4... Ke5 (4... Rxg3+ 5. Kxf6 $11) 5. g4 $11) 4. Bf5+ $1 Rxf5 (4... Kxe3 5. Bxd3 gxh6 6. Bf5 h5 7. g4 hxg4 (7... Kf4 8. Kxh5 $11) 8. Bxg4 $11) 5. h7 $1 Rh5 $1 6. Kxh5 Kf5 7. g4+ (7. h8=Q $2 Be2+ 8. g4+ Bxg4#) (7. e4+ Bxe4 8. g4+ Ke6 9. h8=Q (9. g5 Kf5 10. h8=Q Bf3#) 9... Kf7 10. Qh6 gxh6 11. Kxh6 Kg8 12. g5 f5 $19 ) 7... Ke6 8. h8=Q $1 {Phoenix} (8. h8=R $2 Kf7 9. Rh6 Be4 $19) (8. h8=N $2 Bc2 {(Be4) -+} (8... Bb1 $2 9. g5 $1 f5 10. Ng6 $1 (10. Kg6 $2 f4+ $19) 10... Be4 $1 11. Nf8+ $1 Kf7 {thr 12...Bf3#} 12. g6+ Kxf8 13. Kg5 Ke7 14. h5 Ke6 15. h6 $11)) 8... Kf7 9. Qh6 $3 Be4 $1 (9... gxh6 10. Kxh6 $11) 10. Qg5 $3 fxg5 11. Kxg5 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "7th  M.Hlinka & L.Kekely, Slovakia"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2b1R3/4pp2/3Pp1PN/8/3K4/3p2r1/1k6/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "22"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1. Ng4 $1 (1. Rxc8 $2 d2 2. Rb8+ Kc2 3. Rc8+ Kd1 4. Ra8 exd6 5. Nxf7 Rg4+ 6. Kd3 Ke1 $19) 1... d2 (1... Rxg4+ 2. Kxd3 Rxg6 3. dxe7 Bd7 4. Rd8 Ba4 5. Ra8 $11 ) 2. Nf2 e5+ $1 (2... Rf3 3. Nd1+ Kc2 4. dxe7 Kxd1 5. Rd8 Kc2 6. Kc5 Rc3+ 7. Kb4 Rb3+ 8. Kc5 $11) (2... exd6 3. gxf7 Rf3 4. f8=Q Rxf8 5. Rxf8 Ba6 6. Ke3 Kc2 7. Rf6 $11) 3. Kxe5 (3. Kc5 $2 exd6+ $19) 3... exd6+ (3... Rxg6 4. Rxc8 Re6+ 5. Kf4 exd6 6. Rc6 $11) 4. Kd4 $1 {switchback. now important column for white rook is opened} (4. Kf4 $2 Rxg6 5. Ke3 Rg2 6. Kxd2 Rxf2+ 7. Ke3 Rc2 $19) 4... Rf3 (4... Be6 5. gxf7 Bxf7 6. Re2 Kc1 7. Rxd2 $1 Kxd2 8. Ne4+ $11 {fork}) 5. Re2 (5. Nd1+ $2 Kc2 $1 6. g7 Rd3+ $1 7. Kc4 Ba6+ 8. Kb4 Rg3 9. g8=Q Rxg8 10. Rxg8 Kxd1 $19) 5... Kc1 (5... fxg6 6. Rxd2+ Kc1 7. Re2 Ba6 8. Ra2 g5 9. Kd5 Kb1 10. Rxa6 Rxf2 11. Ke4 $11) 6. Rxd2 Kxd2 7. g7 (7. Ne4+ $2 Ke2 8. g7 Rd3+ 9. Kc4 Be6+ $19) 7... Be6 (7... Rf4+ 8. Ne4+ Rxe4+ 9. Kxe4 Be6 10. g8=Q {or 9.g8R} f5+ 11. Kd4 Bxg8 {stalemate as in main}) 8. g8=Q (8. Ne4+ $2 Ke2 9. g8=Q Rd3#) 8... Rf4+ 9. Ne4+ Rxe4+ 10. Kxe4 f5+ 11. Kd4 {switchback} Bxg8 {central ideal stalemate. Meredith. Fork. Mate. All pieces in final position moved.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "9th  M.Gromov-O.Pervakov, Russia"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2k5/2P3pp/2p5/4p1P1/P6B/8/3pK2P/2b5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] 
 1. g6 $1 (1. Bg3 $2 d1=Q+ $1 2. Kxd1 Bf4 3. Bxf4 exf4 4. Ke2 Kxc7 5. Kf3 Kb6 6. Kxf4 Ka5 7. Ke5 Kxa4 8. Kd6 Kb5 $19) 1... hxg6 2. Bd8 d1=Q+ $1 (2... e4 3. a5 $1 d1=Q+ 4. Kxd1 Be3 5. Ke2 Bd4 6. a6 $11) 3. Kxd1 Bf4 4. h3 $3 ({Logical try}  4. h4 $2 e4 $1 5. Ke2 Bxc7 6. Bxc7 Kxc7 7. Ke3 Kb6 8. Kxe4 Ka5 $1 9. Kd4 Kb4 $1 10. a5 Kb5 $1 $19 {zz Mutual zugzwang.}) (4. Ke2 $2 Bxh2 5. Kf2 (5. Kf3 Bg1 $19 ) 5... Bf4 6. a5 Bd2 7. a6 Ba5 8. Kf3 Bb6 9. Ke4 Bd4 10. Kf3 g5 $1 $19) 4... e4 5. Ke2 Bxc7 (5... g5 6. a5 $1 Bxc7 7. Bxg5 Bxa5 8. Ke3 Bd8 9. Bf4 Kd7 10. Kxe4 $11) 6. Bxc7 $1 (6. Bg5 $2 Bb6 7. a5 (7. Be3 Kb7 $19) 7... Bd4 $1 8. Be3 c5 $19 ) 6... Kxc7 7. Ke3 Kb6 8. Kxe4 Ka5 (8... Kc5 9. Ke5 Kb4 10. Kd6 $1 c5 11. a5 $11) 9. Kd4 Kb4 $1 10. a5 $1 Kb5 $1 11. h4 $1 {zz. Mutual zugzwang.} g5 12. hxg5 g6 13. Ke5 c5 14. Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "10th  Pervakov-Sumbatyan, Russia"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2r5/5P2/3K4/7R/Pk4r1/1p6/3p4/1R6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] 
 1. Kd7 $1 ({Loses} 1. Rd5 $2 Rd8+ 2. Kc7 Rf8 3. Rxd2 Rxf7+ 4. Kd6 Rg6+ 5. Ke5 Rg5+ 6. Ke4 Re7+ 7. Kf4 Rg8 8. Kf5 Rf8+ 9. Kg6 Re3 $19) ({Too early} 1. Rb5+ $2 Kxa4 2. R5xb3 Rc1 3. Rd3 Rf4 $1 $19) 1... Rgc4 $1 {Easy draw after} (1... Ra8 2. Rb5+ $1 Kxa4 3. R5xb3 Rd4+ (3... d1=Q+ 4. Rxd1 Kxb3 5. Rf1 $11) (3... Rf4 4. R3b2 $11) 4. Ke6 d1=Q 5. Rxd1 Rxd1 6. Rf3 $11) 2. Rb5+ Kxa4 3. R5xb3 R4c7+ $1 { Cunning check.} ({After} 3... Rc1 4. Rb4+ Ka5 5. Rb5+ Ka6 6. Rb6+ Ka7 7. Rb7+ Ka8 8. Rb8+ Rxb8 9. Rxb8+ Ka7 10. Ra8+ $1 Kb7 11. Rb8+ $11 {draw is obvious}) 4. Ke6 $1 ({Strong try:} 4. Kd6 $2 Rc1 $1 5. Rb4+ Ka5 6. Rb5+ Ka6 7. Rb6+ Ka7 8. Rb7+ Ka8 9. Rb8+ $5 Rxb8 10. Rxb8+ Kxb8 11. f8=Q+ Rc8 12. Qf3 d1=Q+ $1 13. Qxd1 Rd8+ $19) 4... d1=Q 5. Rb4+ $1 ({Logical try:} 5. Rxd1 $2 Kxb3 6. Rd7 Rc3 $1 7. Rd5 Rf3 8. Rf5 Rc6+ 9. Ke5 Rc5+ $19 {black rook f3 is not attack by white king!}) 5... Ka3 6. Rxd1 Kxb4 7. Rd7 $1 {[%emt 0:00:07] It is necessary to kick black rook from the 7-th line.} ({After} 7. Rf1 $2 Rf8 $1 $19 {the plan of Black/^s winning though the only, but simple: they bring the king on s8, then put the rook on d7, play the king on d8 and give the decisive check by rook from e7.}) 7... Rc4 $1 {Defending against the threat of transferring white rook to line <<f>>:} (7... Rc1 8. Rd4+ Kc3 9. Rf4 $11) 8. Rd5 $1 ({This is the death - to allow the transfer of black rook to the line <<f>>:} 8. Kf6 $2 Rf4+ $19 {and further, putting king on c5, combining threats to pawn f7 (so white rook cannot leave the 7-th line when king on g7 due to the pin of pawn) and possible checks of black rook from the rear with white king 's throw away from pawn, Black win quite easily.}) 8... R4c7 9. Rd7 Rc4 10. Rd5 Rf4 {Or positional draw.} 11. Rf5 $1 Rc6+ 12. Ke5 $11 {nd black rook on f4 was attack by white king thanks to the check 5.Rb4+!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "11th  Vladislav Tarasiuk, Ukraine"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "RRQK4/1PPP4/P2n4/2k5/1N6/5rP1/b7/N7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "20"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 {White has considerable material advantage, but Black is essentially compensated for it: the white pieces blockaded in the upper left corner have limited mobility and his king is weak, facing the threat of mate in the not too distant future.} 1. Nb3+ $3 ({Thematic try:} 1. Nd3+ $2 Kd5 2. Nf4+ Rxf4 $1 3. gxf4 Ke6 $1 4. Ra7 Kf7 5. Rba8 Kf8 6. Qb8 Nf7+ 7. Kc8 Be6 $11 {Position X with wNa1}) 1... Bxb3 2. Nd3+ Kd5 $1 (2... Rxd3 3. Ke7 $18) 3. Nf4+ Rxf4 4. gxf4 Ke6 $1 5. Ra7 $1 (5. f5+ $2 Kf7 6. Ra7 Kf8 7. Rba8 Nf7#) 5... Kf7 6. Rba8 Kf8 7. Qb8 Nf7+ 8. Kc8 Be6 {Position X without wNa1} 9. f5 Ke7 $1 (9... Bxf5 { - stalemate.}) 10. f6+ $1 (10. fxe6 $2 Nd6#) 10... Kxf6 {- the stalemate with active lockup of three white pieces became possible due to White's anticipatory move 1.Nb3+!! in the starting part of the solution, concerted play of the white pieces, and the climax in the finale, with a refusal to capture and a sacrificed pawn.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "13th  Alexey Gasparyan, Armenia"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "R3K3/Bp6/PrP2p1p/2k5/8/2P5/q1b5/3R4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1. Kf8 $1 (1. cxb7 $2 Qg8+ $1 (1... Qe6+ $2 2. Kf8 Bg6 3. Rc8+ Kb5 4. Rc7 $11) 2. Ke7 $1 Qg7+ $1 (2... Qh7+ $2 3. Kd8 $1 Bxd1 4. Bxb6+ Kd5 5. c4+ Ke6 6. Kc8 $1 $11) (2... Qe6+ $2 3. Kf8 Bg6 4. Rc8+ Kb5 5. Rc7 $11) 3. Kd8 $1 Bxd1 (3... Qf8+ $2 4. Kc7 Qg7+ 5. Rd7 Qg3+ 6. Kd8 $11) 4. Bxb6+ Kd5 $1 (4... Kc6 $2 5. Rc8+ $11) 5. c4+ Ke6 $1 6. Kc8 Qf8+ $1 (6... Qd7+ $2 7. Kb8 $11) 7. Kc7 (7. Bd8 Qc5+ $19) 7... Qd6+ $19) 1... Kxc6 2. Rc8+ $1 Kb5 3. c4+ $1 (3. Bxb6 $2 Kxb6 4. Rd6+ Ka7 5. axb7 Kxb7 $19) 3... Kxa6 4. Ra1 $3 (4. Ra8 $2 Qxc4 $19) (4. Bxb6 $2 Kxb6 5. Rd6+ Ka7 6. Rdd8 Ba4 $1 7. c5 Ka6 $19) 4... Qxa1 5. Ra8 $1 Qa3+ $1 ( 5... Ka5 6. Bxb6+ Kxb6 7. Rxa1 $11) 6. Kf7 $1 (6. Kg8 $2 Qg3+ 7. Kh8 Ka5 8. Bb8+ Kb4 9. Bxg3 Kxc4 $19) 6... Bg6+ $1 (6... Ka5 7. Bxb6+ $11) 7. Kg8 $1 Bh7+ 8. Kf7 $1 (8. Kh8 $2 Qf8+ 9. Rxf8 Kxa7 10. Kxh7 Rc6 $19) 8... Bg8+ $1 9. Kxg8 Qg3+ 10. Kh8 $1 Ka5 11. Bb8+ $1 Kb4 (11... Ra6 12. Rxa6+ bxa6 13. Bxg3 $11) 12. Bxg3 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "14th  Vladimir Samilo, Ukraine"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6Bk/1r4p1/6P1/8/2N1pP1K/1p6/n7/6N1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1. Bh7 $3 (1. Bd5 $2 Rb4 $1 (1... Rd7 $2 2. Be6 Re7 3. f5 $11) 2. Nd2 (2. Ne2 b2 3. Nxb2 Rxb2 4. Bc4 Rc2 5. Bb5 (5. Ba6 Nb4 $19) 5... Nc3 6. Nxc3 Rxc3 $19) 2... Nc3 3. Bxb3 e3 4. Ngf3 exd2 5. Nxd2 Rxf4+ $19) 1... b2 2. Nxb2 Rxb2 3. Nh3 $1 (3. Kg3 $2 Nc3 {/c1!} (3... Rb3+ $2 4. Kg2 Rb2+ $3 5. Kg3 Nc3 {/c1 loss of time}) 4. Nh3 Ne2+ 5. Kg4 Nd4 6. Ng5 Rg2+ 7. Kh3 Rxg5 8. fxg5 e3 9. Kg3 Ne6 10. Kf3 Nxg5+ 11. Kxe3 Nxh7 12. gxh7 Kxh7 13. Kf3 Kh6 14. Kg4 Kg6 $19 {Mutual zugzwang}) 3... Rg2 $1 (3... Nc3 4. Ng5 $1 (4. Kg3 $2 Ne2+ $1 $19) 4... Rh2+ 5. Kg3 $11) (3... Rh2 4. Kg3 $11) 4. Ng5 Rxg5 5. fxg5 $1 (5. Kxg5 $2 e3 $19) 5... e3 6. Kg3 e2 (6... Nc3 7. Kf3 e2 8. Kf2 Ne4+ 9. Kxe2 {main}) 7. Kf2 Nc3 8. Ke1 Ne4 $1 9. Kxe2 Nxg5 10. Kf2 $1 (10. Ke3 $2 Nxh7 $19) 10... Nxh7 11. gxh7 Kxh7 12. Kg3 $1 (12. Kf3 $2 Kh6 $19) 12... Kh6 (12... Kg6 13. Kg4 Kh6 (13... Kf6 14. Kf4 g5+)) 13. Kh4 {ZZ} Kg6 14. Kg4 $11 {Mutual zugzwang Idea of study - is the initial move of bishop to the edge of the board to a passive position (compare to final of study); thematic try 3.Kg3 with theme of 10th WCCT(9.Kg3/ main 6. Kg3)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "15th M.Garcia & M.Hlinka, Argentina - Slovakia"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2BP4/8/7K/4p1r1/R1p1p1p1/p1pR4/2r1k3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1. Rxc2 $3 ({Thematic try} 1. Rg2 $6 Rg8 $1 2. Rxa2 (2. Bxg3+ Kf1 $19) 2... Kf1 $3 3. Raxc2 (3. Rxg3 Rh8+ $1 4. Kg4 e2 5. Re3 e1=Q 6. Rxe1+ Kxe1 $19) 3... Rxc2 4. Rxc2 g2 5. Rc1+ Kf2 6. Bh2 Rd8 7. Bg1+ Ke2 8. Rxc3 Rxd7 9. Kg4 Rd3 10. Rc4 Rd1 11. Rc2+ Kd3 12. Rxg2 e2 $19) ({or} 1. d8=Q $2 exd2 $1 $19) 1... Rxc2 2. d8=Q $1 (2. Kxg4 $2 Rd2 3. Bxg3+ Kd1 4. Rxa2 Rxd7 5. Ra1+ Ke2 $19) 2... Rg7 $1 (2... g2 3. Kxg4 g1=Q+ 4. Bg3+ Ke2 5. Qd5 Qh1 6. Rxa2 $11) 3. Bxg3+ Rxg3 4. Qh4 Rcg2 (4... Kd1 5. Qxg3 e2 6. Qg4 $11) 5. Rxa2 e2 6. Ra1+ $1 ({Try :} 6. Ra4 $2 Kf1 $1 (6... Kd1 $2 7. Ra1+ Kd2 8. Qf4+ Kd3 9. Qd6+ $11 {see solution}) 7. Qf4+ (7. Rxe4 Rg5+ 8. Kh6 Rg6+ 9. Kh7 Rg7+ 10. Kh6 R2g6+ 11. Kh5 Rh7+ $19) 7... Rf3 (7... Rf2 $2 8. Ra1+ e1=Q 9. Rxe1+ Kxe1 10. Qxg3 $11) 8. Ra1+ e1=Q (8... Kf2 $2 9. Qh4+ Ke3 10. Ra4 Kd2 11. Ra2+ c2 12. Rxc2+ Kxc2 13. Qxe4+ $11) 9. Rxe1+ Kxe1 10. Qxe4+ Kf2 $1 $19) 6... Kd2 7. Qf4+ $1 (7. Ra2+ $2 Ke3 8. Rxe2+ Kxe2 9. Qxe4+ Kf1 $19) 7... Kd3 8. Qd6+ Kc2 9. Kh4 $1 (9. Ra2+ $2 Kb1 10. Ra1+ Kxa1 11. Qa3+ Kb1 12. Qb3+ Kc1 $19) 9... Rg6 10. Ra2+ Kb1 11. Ra1+ $3 {sacrifice} (11. Qb4+ $2 Kxa2 12. Qc4+ Kb2 13. Qb4+ Kc2 $19) 11... Kxa1 12. Qa3+ Kb1 13. Qb3+ Kc1 14. Qxc3+ Kd1 15. Qa1+ $1 (15. Qd4+ $2 Ke1 16. Qa1+ Kf2 $19) 15... Kd2 16. Qa5+ $1 $132 {perpetual checks} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "16th  Franco Bertoli, (Italy)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "n4B2/N1P1P3/8/N2p4/1np5/k7/5p2/K7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "29"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1. Nxc4+ $1 (1. Nb5+ $2 Ka4 2. Nc3+ Kxa5 3. c8=Q f1=Q+ 4. Kb2 (4. Nb1 Qf6+ $19) 4... Nd3+ $19) 1... dxc4 {(thr. 2...f1Q#)} 2. Nb5+ Kb3 (2... Ka4 3. Kb2 {main}) 3. Nd4+ Ka3 4. Nb5+ Ka4 5. Kb2 f1=Q $1 6. Nc3+ $1 (6. e8=Q $2 Qf2+ 7. Kc3 Qc2+) 6... Ka5 7. e8=Q $1 (7. c8=Q $2 Nd3+ $19 (7... Qf2+ $2 8. Ka3 $11)) 7... Nd3+ $1 8. Ka2 $1 (8. Kc2 $2 Qc1#) 8... Qf2+ (8... Qg2+ 9. Qe2 $11 (9. Ne2 $2 Nxc7 10. Qe3 Qxe2+ 11. Qxe2 Nc1+ $19)) 9. Qe2 $1 (9. Ne2 $2 Nxc7 $1 $19) 9... Nc1+ ( 9... Qxf8 10. Qh5+ $11 (10. c8=Q $2 Qxc8 11. Qh5+ Nc5 $19)) 10. Kb2 $1 (10. Kb1 $2 Nxe2 $19) (10. Ka3 $2 Qxf8+ $11) 10... Nxe2 11. c8=Q $1 Qb6+ $1 (11... Nd4+ 12. Ka3 $1 (12. Ka1 $2 Nb3+ $19) 12... Nb5+ 13. Nxb5 $11) 12. Kc2 $1 (12. Ka1 $2 Qg1+ 13. Ka2 (13. Kb2 Qc1+ 14. Ka2 Nxc3#) 13... Nxc3+) (12. Bb4+ $2 Qxb4+ $1 13. Kc2 Nd4+ 14. Kd1 Qb3+ $19) 12... Nd4+ (12... Qb3+ 13. Kd2 Qxc3+ (13... Nxc3 14. Qxa8+ $11) 14. Kxe2 $11) 13. Kc1 $1 (13. Kd2 $2 Qb2+ 14. Ke3 Qxc3+ $19 ( 14... Nb6 $2 15. Qc5+ $11)) (13. Kd1 $2 Qb3+ $19) 13... Nb3+ $1 14. Kb2 $1 (14. Kc2 $2 Qf2+ (14... Nd4+ $2 15. Kc1 {main}) 15. Ne2 Qxe2+ $19) (14. Kb1 $2 Qg1+ 15. Ka2 Qa1#) 14... Qf2+ (14... Nd4+ 15. Kc1 {positional draw}) 15. Ka3 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "17th  Marco Campioli, Italy"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3r4/1p1p4/7P/6p1/6P1/5kp1/8/4K2R w K - 0 1"] [PlyCount "37"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1. O-O+ $1 (1. Rf1+ $2 Kg2 $19) (1. h7 $2 g2 2. h8=Q (2. Rg1 Rh8 $19) 2... Rxh8 $19) 1... Kxg4 (1... Ke4 2. Rb1 Rh8 (2... Rb8 3. Kg2 d5 4. h7 $11) 3. Rxb7 Rxh6 4. Rxd7 $11) 2. h7 $1 (2. Rb1 $2 Kh3 3. Rxb7 Ra8 4. Rxd7 (4. Rb1 d5 $19) 4... Ra1+ 5. Rd1 Rxd1#) (2. Rf7 $2 d5 3. h7 (3. Rxb7 d4 4. h7 d3 5. Rd7 Rxd7 6. h8=Q d2 7. Kg2 d1=Q 8. Qh4+ Kf5 $1 $19 (8... Kxh4 $2 {stalemate}) (8... gxh4 $2 { stalemate})) 3... b6 $1 4. Rb7 (4. Rd7 Rh8 5. Kg2 (5. Rxd5 Rxh7 $19) 5... Kh4 6. Rxd5 Rxh7 7. Rb5 Rb7 $19) 4... Rh8 5. Rxb6 Rxh7 6. Rd6 Ra7 7. Rxd5 Kh3 8. Rxg5 Ra1#) 2... Ra8 $1 (2... d5 $1 3. Rb1 $1 (3. Rf7 $2 b6 $1 $19 {see the play after 2.Rf7? and 3.h7}) 3... d4 4. Rb4 (4. Rxb7 $2 d3 $19 {see the play after 2.Rf7? and 3.Rxb7 and 4.h7;}) (4. Rd1 $2 Kf3 5. Rxd4 Rxd4 6. h8=Q Rd1#) 4... Kh3 5. Rxd4 Ra8 (5... Rxd4 6. h8=Q+ $11) 6. Rd1 b5 7. Rf1 (7. Rb1 $2 b4 8. Rxb4 Ra1+ 9. Rb1 Rxb1#) 7... Rh8 8. Rf7 b4 9. Rb7 b3 10. Rxb3 Rxh7 11. Rb6 { /d8 Positional draw. Study within a study}) 3. Rf7 $1 (3. Rf6 $2 d5 4. Rb6 (4. Rd6 Ra1+ 5. Kg2 Ra2+ 6. Kg1 Rh2 7. Rxd5 Rxh7 $19) 4... Ra1+ 5. Kg2 Ra2+ 6. Kg1 Rh2 7. Rxb7 Kf5 8. Rd7 Ke6 9. Rg7 d4 10. Rxg5 Rxh7 11. Rxg3 Rf7 $19) (3. Kg2 $2 Ra2+ 4. Kg1 Rh2 5. Rf7 d5 6. Rxb7 Kf5 $19) (3. Rb1 $2 {/d1?} Kh3 $19) 3... Kh3 $1 4. Rf6 (4. Rf1 $2 b5 $19) 4... Rh8 (4... Ra1+ 5. Rf1 $11) 5. Rf7 $1 (5. Rh6+ $2 Kg4 6. Rd6 Rxh7 $19) 5... Ra8 (5... b5 6. Rxd7 $11) (5... d5 $1 6. Rxb7 $11 {ee the play after 12.Rxb7 in the main line}) 6. Rf6 Rh8 7. Rf7 Rc8 8. Rf6 Rh8 (8... g2 9. Rf3+ $11) 9. Rf7 {positional draw or} Re8 $1 10. Rf6 $1 (10. Re7 $2 Ra8 (10... Rxe7 $2 11. h8=Q+ $11) 11. Rf7 (11. Rxd7 Ra1+ 12. Rd1 Rxd1#) 11... b5 12. Rf6 Rh8 $19) 10... Rh8 (10... g2 11. Rf3+ $11) 11. Rf7 d5 $1 (11... b5 12. Rxd7 $11) 12. Rxb7 d4 13. Rd7 Rb8 $1 (13... d3 14. Rxd3 $11 {see the main line after 18.Rxd3}) 14. Rb7 $1 (14. Rf7 $2 d3 15. Rf6 d2 16. Rh6+ Kg4 17. Rd6 Kf3 18. Rd3+ (18. Rxd2 Rb1+ 19. Rd1 Rxd1#) 18... Ke2 $19) 14... Rc8 $1 (14... Rxb7 $2 15. h8=Q+ $18) 15. Rc7 $1 (15. Rf7 $2 d3 16. Rf6 d2 17. Rh6+ Kg4 18. Rd6 Kf3 19. Rd3+ (19. Rxd2 $2 Rc1+ 20. Rd1 Rxd1#) 19... Ke2 $19) 15... Re8 $1 ( 15... Rxc7 $2 16. h8=Q+ $18) 16. Re7 $1 (16. Rf7 d3 17. Rf6 d2 18. Rh6+ Kg4 19. Rd6 Kf3 20. Rd3+ (20. Rxd2 Re1#) 20... Ke2 $19) 16... Rh8 $1 (16... Rxe7 $2 17. h8=Q+ $18) 17. Rd7 $1 (17. Rf7 $2 d3 18. Rf6 Rxh7 $19) 17... d3 (17... Rb8 18. Rb7 $11 {see the main line after 14.Rb7}) 18. Rxd3 Rxh7 19. Rd6 {/Rd8= Author's note: Medium sized study. Rook Ending. Natural position. Short castling. Various tries. Tempo moves. Refusal to capture undefended material. Systematic movement. Checkmate avoidance. Play covers all the chessboard. Strong counter-play by Black. Study within a study. Positional draw.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "19th  Pavel Arestov, Russia"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/r7/8/6P1/2P5/7P/1k1K4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "28"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1. Ke2 $1 (1. Kd2 $2 Ra4 $1 2. h3 Kb2 3. Kd3 Kb3 4. Ke3 Kc4 $1 5. Ke4 Kc5+ 6. Ke5 Kc6 7. Ke6 Kc7 8. Ke7 Re4+ $19) 1... Kc2 (1... Ra4 2. g5 Rg4 3. Kf3 Rxg5 4. h4 $11) 2. Kf3 $1 (2. Ke3 $2 Ra4 $1 3. h3 Kb3 $3 4. g5 Rh4 $1 5. Kf3 $1 Kc4 $1 (5... Rxh3+ $2 6. Kg4 $11) 6. g6 Rh6 $1 (6... Rxh3+ $2 7. Kg4 $11) 7. Kf4 Rxg6 8. h4 Rg1 9. h5 Rh1 10. Kg5 Kd5 11. h6 Ke6 $19) (2. g5 $2 Ra5 $1 3. h4 Ra4 $1 4. h5 Ra5 $1 $19) 2... Kd3 $1 (2... Kxc3 3. Ke4 $1 Kc4 4. g5 Kc5 5. Ke5 $1 Kc6 6. Ke6 $1 Kc7+ 7. Kf7 $1 $11) 3. g5 $1 (3. h4 $2 Rf6+ $1 4. Kg3 Ke4 $19) (3. Kf4 $2 Kc4 $1 4. Ke5 Ra5+ $1 5. Kf6 Kd5 6. g5 Ra6+ $1 7. Kf5 Kd6 8. Kf6 Kd7+ 9. Kf7 Ra4 10. g6 Rf4+ $19) 3... Ra4 $1 (3... Kc4 4. Ke4 $1 Kc5 5. Ke5 Kc6 6. Ke6 $1 Kc7+ 7. Kf7 $11) 4. c4 $3 (4. g6 $2 Ra6 $1 5. h4 Rxg6 6. Kf4 Rg1 7. h5 Rh1 8. Kg5 Ke4 $1 9. h6 Ke5 10. Kg6 Ke6 11. Kg7 Ke7 $1 12. h7 Rg1+ 13. Kh8 (13. Kh6 Kf7 14. h8=Q Rh1+ $19) 13... Kf7 {no stalemate, there is w.p.c3! blsck win.}) 4... Rxc4 (4... Kxc4 5. Ke4 $1 Kc5+ 6. Ke5 $1 Kc6 7. g6 Kd7 8. g7 Rg4 9. Kf6 Ke8 10. h4 $11) (4... Kd4 5. Kf4 $1 $11) 5. g6 $1 Rc6 6. h4 {(Kf4)} Rxg6 7. Kf4 {(h4)} Rg1 (7... Kd4 8. h5 $1 Rg1 9. Kf5 {- main line}) 8. h5 $1 (8. Kf5 $2 Rh1 9. Kg5 Ke4 $19) 8... Kd4 9. Kf5 $1 (9. h6 $2 Rg6 $1 10. h7 Rh6 $19) 9... Kd5 10. h6 Rh1 11. Kg6 Ke6 12. Kg7 $1 (12. h7 $2 Rg1+ 13. Kh6 Kf7 $1 14. h8=Q Rh1+ 15. Kg5 Rxh8 $19) 12... Ke7 (12... Rg1+ 13. Kf8 $1 Kf6 (13... Rh1 14. Kg7 $11) 14. h7 Rh1 15. Kg8 Rg1+ 16. Kf8 {pos, draw}) 13. h7 Rg1+ 14. Kh8 $1 (14. Kh6 $2 Kf7 15. h8=Q Rh1+ $19) 14... Kf7 {stalemate, no w.p.c3!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "20th Marco Campioli, Italy"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k7/Bpp5/P2p4/1P2p1p1/5P2/3PQ1pp/2P1P1Pr/5K2 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1... Rh1+ $1 (1... hxg2+ $2 2. Kg1 $18) (1... gxf4 $2 2. Qe4 Rh1+ 3. Bg1 h2 4. Qxb7#) 2. Qg1 Rxg1+ $1 (2... hxg2+ $2 3. Kxg2 Rxg1+ 4. Bxg1 $18) 3. Kxg1 (3. Bxg1 $2 h2 $19) 3... h2+ (3... Kxa7 $2 4. fxg5 $18) (3... exf4 $2 4. Bd4 $18) ( 3... gxf4 $2 4. gxh3 $18) 4. Kh1 gxf4 $1 5. b6 $1 (5. Bg1 hxg1=Q+ 6. Kxg1 bxa6 7. bxa6 Ka7 8. Kf1 Kxa6 $19) 5... c6 $1 (5... c5 $2 6. Bb8 $1 Kxb8 7. a7+ Ka8 8. c4 $1 $18) (5... bxa6 $2 6. bxc7 Kb7 7. Bb6 $1 $18) 6. Bb8 $1 Kxb8 7. a7+ Ka8 8. c3 $1 (8. c4 $2 c5 $19) 8... d5 $1 (8... f3 $2 9. gxf3 $1 d5 10. d4 exd4 11. cxd4 c5 12. dxc5 d4 13. c6 $1 bxc6 14. f4 $18) 9. c4 $1 (9. d4 $2 e4 $19) 9... dxc4 (9... f3 10. gxf3 $1 $11) (9... d4 10. c5 e4 11. dxe4 f3 12. gxf3 $11 ) 10. dxc4 c5 $1 (10... e4 11. c5 $11) 11. e4 $1 (11. e3 $18 e4 $1 $19) 11... fxe3 {stalemate.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "20th  Marco Campioli, Italy"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k7/Bpp5/P2p4/1P2p1p1/5P2/4Q1pp/2PPP1Pr/5K2 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1... Rh1+ $1 (1... hxg2+ $2 2. Kg1 $18) (1... gxf4 $2 2. Qe4 Rh1+ 3. Bg1 h2 4. Qxb7#) 2. Qg1 Rxg1+ (2... hxg2+ $2 3. Kxg2 Rxg1+ 4. Bxg1 $18) 3. Kxg1 (3. Bxg1 $2 h2 $19) 3... h2+ (3... Kxa7 $2 4. fxg5 $18) (3... exf4 $2 4. Bd4 $18) (3... gxf4 $2 4. gxh3 $18) 4. Kh1 gxf4 $1 5. b6 $1 (5. Bg1 $2 hxg1=Q+ 6. Kxg1 bxa6 7. bxa6 Ka7 8. Kf1 Kxa6 $19) 5... c5 $1 (5... c6 6. Bb8 $1 Kxb8 7. a7+ Ka8 8. d3 d5 9. c4 dxc4 10. dxc4 e4 11. c5 e3 {stalemate}) 6. Bb8 $1 Kxb8 7. a7+ Ka8 8. e4 $1 (8. c3 $2 c4 $1 9. d3 (9. e4 fxe3 10. dxe3 d5 $1 $19) 9... cxd3 10. exd3 d5 $1 $19) (8. c4 $2 e4 $1 9. d3 e3 10. d4 cxd4 $19) (8. d3 $2 c4 $1 9. dxc4 ( 9. c3 cxd3 10. exd3 d5 $19) 9... e4 10. c5 d5 11. c3 (11. c6 bxc6 $19) 11... e3 $1 $19) (8. e3 $2 d5 $1 9. exf4 (9. c4 e4 $1 10. cxd5 f3 $1 $19) 9... exf4 10. c3 (10. d3 d4 $19) 10... c4 $19) 8... fxe3 (8... c4 $2 9. c3 $18) 9. dxe3 c4 $1 (9... d5 10. e4 d4 11. c4 $1 dxc3 {stalemate} (11... d3 {stalemate})) 10. e4 $1 (10. c3 $2 d5 $1 11. e4 d4 $1 $19) 10... c3 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "20th Marco Campioli, Italy"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k7/Bpp5/3p4/1P2p1p1/4PP2/3PQ1pp/2P1P1Pr/5K2 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1... Rh1+ $1 (1... hxg2+ 2. Kg1 gxf4 3. Qf3 $18) (1... gxf4 2. Qg1 hxg2+ (2... Rxg2 3. b6 Rxg1+ 4. Kxg1 cxb6 5. Bxb6 $11) 3. Ke1 Rh1 4. Kd2 f3 5. exf3 b6 6. Bxb6 cxb6 7. Qxb6 g1=Q 8. Qa6+ {perpetual check}) (1... exf4 2. Qg1 hxg2+ $1 ( 2... Rxg2 $2 3. Qd4 Rf2+ 4. Qxf2 $18) 3. Ke1 Rh1 4. Kd2 f3 5. exf3 b6 $1 6. Bxb6 cxb6 7. Qxb6 g1=Q 8. Qa6+ {perpetual check}) 2. Qg1 Rxg1+ (2... hxg2+ $2 3. Kxg2 $18) 3. Kxg1 (3. Bxg1 $2 h2 $19) 3... h2+ (3... Kxa7 $2 4. fxg5 $18) ( 3... exf4 $2 4. Bd4 $18) (3... gxf4 4. gxh3 $18) 4. Kh1 gxf4 $1 5. b6 $1 (5. Bg1 $2 hxg1=Q+ 6. Kxg1 Ka7 7. Kf1 Kb6 8. c4 Kc5 9. Ke1 Kd4 10. Kd2 c6 11. b6 Kc5 12. Kc3 Kxb6 $19) 5... c6 $1 (5... c5 $2 6. c4 $18) 6. c3 $1 (6. Bb8 $2 Kxb8 7. c3 c5 $19) (6. c4 $2 c5 $19) 6... d5 (6... c5 $2 7. c4 $18) 7. exd5 (7. c4 $2 dxc4 8. dxc4 c5 9. e3 fxe3 $19) (7. d4 $2 exd4 8. cxd4 dxe4 $1 $19) 7... cxd5 8. c4 $1 (8. d4 $2 e4 $19) 8... dxc4 9. dxc4 e4 10. c5 e3 $1 (10... f3 11. gxf3 $1 exf3 12. exf3 $11 g2+ 13. Kxg2 h1=Q+ 14. Kxh1 {stalemate}) 11. c6 bxc6 (11... f3 $2 12. gxf3 $18) 12. b7+ (12. Bb8 Kxb8 13. b7 f3 $1 $19) 12... Kxa7 $1 (12... Kxb7 $2 13. Bc5 $1 Kc7 14. Bf8 c5 15. Bh6 c4 16. Bxf4+ $18) 13. b8=Q+ Kxb8 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "21th Franco Bertoli, Italy"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "R7/3B4/8/2n5/2N2K1P/p1pp1p2/8/6bk w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1. Rxa3 $1 (1. Kxf3 $2 c2 $19 (1... Bd4 $2 2. Re8 $1 a2 $1 3. Re1+ Kh2 4. Ne3 $1 Bxe3 5. Kxe3 d2 6. Ra1 $1 c2 (6... Nb3 7. Rxa2 {pin} Kg3 8. Rxd2 $3 cxd2 9. Ke2 $11) 7. Kxd2 Nb3+ 8. Kxc2 Nxa1+ 9. Kb2 $11) (1... Nxd7 $2 2. Rxa3 c2 3. Ra1 Ne5+ 4. Ke4 $3 Nxc4 5. Kxd3 $11)) 1... c2 2. Ra1 $1 Nb3 $1 3. Re1 $1 (3. Rf1 $2 Kg2 4. Bf5 Bh2+ (4... Kxf1 $2 5. Bxd3+ Ke1 6. Bxc2 f2 7. Ne3 $1 Bh2+ 8. Ke4 $1 $11) 5. Kg4 Kxf1 6. Bxd3+ Ke1 7. Bxc2 f2 8. Ne3 Nd4 9. Bd3 Kd2 10. Bf1 Kxe3 $19 ) 3... Kg2 (3... f2 4. Rf1 $11 (4. Bc6+ $2 Kh2 5. Rf1 d2 6. Nxd2 Nxd2 7. Bb5 Nxf1 $19)) 4. Bh3+ $1 (4. Bf5 $2 Bh2+ 5. Kg4 Kf2 6. Rh1 Bg1 7. Ne5 Nc5 8. Nxd3+ Nxd3 9. Bxd3 c1=Q $19) 4... Kxh3 5. Kxf3 (5. Rxg1 $2 Kh2 6. Rf1 d2 7. Nxd2 Nxd2 8. Rc1 f2 9. Ke3 (9. Rxc2 f1=Q+ $19) 9... f1=Q $19) 5... c1=Q (5... d2 6. Nxd2 c1=Q 7. Rxc1 $11) 6. Rxc1 Nxc1 7. h5 $1 (7. Ke4 $2 Bc5 $3 (7... Kxh4 $2 8. Ne5 $1 d2 9. Nf3+ $11) 8. h5 Bf8 $19) 7... Kh4 8. h6 Kh5 9. h7 Bd4 10. Ke4 $1 Bg7 ( 10... Bf6 11. Ke3 $1 Kg6 12. h8=Q (12. h8=N+ $2 Kg7 $1 13. Kd2 Bg5+ $19) 12... Bxh8 13. Kd2 Nb3+ 14. Kxd3 $11) 11. Ke3 $1 Kg6 12. h8=Q (12. h8=N+ $2 Kf6 13. Kd2 Bh6+ $19) 12... Bxh8 13. Kd2 Nb3+ 14. Kxd3 $11 1/2-1/2