www.arves.org - ChessStar 2019

Studies awarded for the ChessStar.com 2019 tournament.

[Event"2.p.ChessStar 2019 "] [Site ""] [Date "2019.12.02"] [Round ""] [White "Jan Timman & Mario Garcia"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "qr3RQ1/6Pp/2np4/8/k4p2/1p1N4/5pKp/6br w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1. Kf1 Ne5 (1... Na5 2. Qe6 Rxf8 3. Qd7+ Nc6 4. gxf8=Q Qxf8 5. Qxc6+ $11) 2. Nxe5 d5 (2... dxe5 3. Qc4+ $11) 3. Nd3 $1 (3. Qe6 $2 Qa5 $1 4. Rxf4+ Ka3 $19) 3... b2 $1 (3... Qa5 4. Rxf4+ Ka3 {e.g.} 5. Qxb8 Qe1+ 6. Kg2 f1=Q+ 7. Rxf1 Qe2+ 8. Rf2 Bxf2 9. Qb4+ Ka2 10. Qa4+ Kb1 11. Qxb3+ $11) 4. Nxb2+ (4. Rxb8 $2 b1=Q+ 5. Rxb1 Qxg8 $19) 4... Ka3 5. Nc4+ $1 ({Try :} 5. Qe6 $2 Qa5 $1 ({no} 5... Rxf8 $2 6. gxf8=Q+ Qxf8 7. Nd3 Qb8 8. Qa6+ Kb3 9. Qc6 $1 $11) 6. Qd6+ (6. Nc4+ dxc4 7. Qd6+ Ka2 $19) 6... Ka2 7. Qxd5+ Qxd5 8. Rxb8 Qg2+ 9. Kxg2 f1=Q+ 10. Kxf1 Ba7+ $1 11. Kg2 Rg1+ 12. Kxh2 Rxg7 13. Rb5 f3 14. Nd1 Bd4 $1 15. Rd5 Bg1+ 16. Kh1 Kb1 17. Rd3 (17. Nc3+ Kb2 18. Rd3 (18. Ne4 Ba7 $1 $19) 18... f2 19. Nd1+ ( 19. Rf3 Rg3 $1 20. Nd1+ Kc1 $1 $19) 19... Kc2 20. Rf3 Kd2 $1 (20... Kxd1 $2 21. Rd3+ Ke1 22. Re3+ Kf1 23. Re1+ Kxe1 $11 {stalemate}) 21. Nxf2 Ke2 $1 $19) 17... Rg3 18. Ne3 Kb2 19. Nf1 Rh3+ 20. Kxg1 f2+ 21. Kxf2 Rxd3 $19) 5... dxc4 6. Rxb8 Qg2+ 7. Kxg2 f1=Q+ 8. Kxf1 f3 9. Rb3+ $1 (9. Ra8+ $2 Ba7#) (9. Qf8+ $2 Bc5#) 9... cxb3 (9... Kxb3 10. Qxc4+ $11 {similar to solution}) 10. Qxb3+ $1 (10. Qa8+ $2 Ba7#) 10... Kxb3 11. g8=Q+ Kb4 {/c3} 12. Qg2 $1 (12. Qg4+ $2 Bd4+ $19) (12. Qf8+ $2 Bc5#) 12... fxg2+ 13. Kxg2 $11 {After:Attila Koranyi} 1/2-1/2

[Event"2.hm.ChessStar 2019"] [Site ""] [Date "2019.10.23"] [Round ""] [White "Peter Krug & Mario Garcia"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "b6k/4NKpP/P2p2P1/8/4P3/q7/4Q3/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "34"] [EventDate "2018"] 
 {A)} 1... Bd5+ ({B)} 1... Qb3+ 2. Ke8 $1 (2. Kf8 $2 Qb8+ 3. Kf7 Bd5+ $11 4. exd5 Qe8+ 5. Kxe8 $11 {stalemate}) 2... Bd5 (2... Qb8+ 3. Kd7 Qa7+ 4. Ke6 Bd5+ 5. Kxd5 $1 $18) (2... Qa4+ 3. Kf8 Qd7 4. e5 $1 $18) 3. Qf2 $1 (3. Nc8 $2 Be6 4. Kd8 Qc3 5. Nb6 Qf6+ 6. Kc7 Qe7+ 7. Kc6 Qe8+ $11) (3. exd5 Qb5+ 4. Qxb5 $11 { stalemate}) 3... Qb5+ 4. Kd8 Qa5+ (4... Qb8+ 5. Nc8 $18) 5. Kd7 $1 Qb5+ 6. Kc7 Qe8 (6... Qa5+ 7. Qb6 $18) 7. Nc8 $1 (7. Qf5 $2 Qxe7+ $11) 7... Be6 8. Na7 Qd7+ 9. Kb6 Qd8+ 10. Kb5 Bd7+ (10... Qg5+ 11. e5 $18) 11. Nc6 $1 $18 (11. Kb4 $2 Qb8+ 12. Ka3 Qd8 13. Qf7 Qa5+ $11)) 2. Nxd5 Qxa6 (2... Qf3+ 3. Nf4 $3 $18) 3. Qg4 $1 (3. Qb2 $2 Qb7+ 4. Qxb7 $11 {stalemate}) (3. Qf2 Qa7+ 4. Qxa7 $11 { stalemate}) (3. Qxa6 $2 $11 {stalemate}) (3. Qf3 $2 Qa7+ $1 4. Ne7 Qa2+ $1 5. Ke8 Qa4+ 6. Kd8 Qa5+ 7. Kd7 Qb5+ 8. Ke6 (8. Nc6 Qb7+ 9. Ke6 Qc8+ 10. Kd5 Qf5+ 11. exf5 {stalemate}) 8... Qd5+ 9. exd5 $11 {stalemate}) 3... Qc4 4. Qd7 Qxd5+ (4... Qf1+ 5. Nf4 $1 Qxf4+ 6. Qf5 Qc1 7. Ke7 $1 Qc7+ 8. Qd7 Qb8 9. Qd8+ Qxd8+ 10. Kxd8 d5 11. e5 $18) 5. Kf8 $1 (5. exd5 $11 {stalemate}) 5... Qa8+ 6. Qe8 Qb7 7. Qd8 $1 d5 (7... Qa7 8. Qc8 d5 9. e5 d4 10. e6 d3 11. e7 $18) 8. e5 d4 9. e6 d3 10. e7 Qf3+ 11. Ke8 Qf5 (11... d2 12. Kd7+ $18) 12. Qb8 $1 (12. Qd7 $2 Qe5 $1 $11) (12. Qa8 d2 $11) 12... d2 (12... Qd5 13. Qf4 Qc6+ 14. Kd8 {/f7+-}) 13. Kd8 $1 Qxg6 14. e8=Q+ $1 (14. e8=R+ $2 Kxh7 15. Qh2+ Qh6 16. Qxh6+ Kxh6 $11 ) (14. Kd7+ $2 Kxh7 15. Qh2+ Qh6 16. Qe2 Qh1 17. Qd3+ g6 18. Qxd2 Qb7+ $11) 14... Qxe8+ 15. Kxe8 d1=Q 16. Kf7+ Kxh7 17. Qh2+ Qh5+ 18. Qxh5# { Theme: Elimination of the threat of stalemate, in the black counterplay} 1-0