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Studies awarded for the Pat-a-Mat Magazine Tournament 2018 - 2019.
[Event"1 prize, Pat a Mat"] [Site ""] [Date "2019"] [Round ""] [White "D.Gurgenidze and M.Minski"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5k2/6R1/3K1p2/5r2/3RPP2/8/4r3/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] 1. Rg4 $1 (1. Ke6 $2 Kxg7 2. Kxf5 Rf2 $11) 1... Ra5 2. Ke6 Rxe4+ (2... Ra6+ 3. Kf5 Rh2 4. Rd7 {probably wins.}) 3. Rxe4 Ra6+ (3... f5 4. Rg5 $1) 4. Kd7 $1 (4. Kf5 $2 Kf7 5. Re3 Ra5+ 6. Ke4 f5+ 7. Kf3 fxg4+ $11) 4... Ra7+ (4... f5 5. Re8+ Kf7 6. Rgg8 $18) 5. Kd8 Ra8+ 6. Kc7 f5 7. Rh4 fxe4 8. Rh8+ 1-0
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[Event"2 prize, Pat a Mat"] [Site ""] [Date "2019"] [Round ""] [White "P.Arestov and D.Keith"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5B2/K7/2q4P/4k3/8/p7/Q2p4/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] 1. Bg7+ Kf5 2. Qxd2 Qc7+ (2... a2 3. Qd3+ $1 Kg5 4. h7 Qc7+ 5. Ka6 { - see the main line.}) 3. Ka6 a2 4. Qd3+ (4. Qxa2 $2 Qc6+ 5. Ka5 $4 Qa8+) 4... Kg5 (4... Ke6 5. Qg6+ Kd5 6. Qf5+ Kc6 7. Qc2+) 5. h7 $1 Qxg7 6. Qg3+ Kh6 (6... Kf6 7. Qc3+ Kg6 8. h8=Q $18) 7. Qh3+ $1 (7. Qh4+ $2 Kg6 8. h8=N+ Kf5 $1 $11) 7... Kg6 (7... Kg5 8. Qg2+ Kh6 9. Qh1+ Kg6 10. h8=Q $18) 8. h8=N+ $1 Kf6 (8... Kg5 9. Qg3+ Kh6 10. Qh4#) 9. Qc3+ 1-0
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[Event"3 prize, Pat a Mat"] [Site ""] [Date "2019"] [Round ""] [White "Peter Krug"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3P3p/q1n3rk/2B4P/4rP2/pp6/2PK1QP1/3B4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] 1. Bf8+ (1. hxg6 $2 hxg6 2. Bf8+ Kh7 $11) 1... Rg7 2. Qc5 $1 Qa5+ $1 (2... Rxf4 3. Qd6+ Kg5 4. Bxg7 $18) 3. Qxa5 Rd4+ 4. Ke1 Nxa5 5. g4 Rxd1+ (5... Re4+ 6. Be2 Rxe2+ 7. Kxe2 Nb7 8. cxb3 a2 9. g5+ Kxh5 10. Bxg7 $18) 6. Kxd1 b2 7. d8=Q b1=Q+ 8. Ke2 $1 (8. Kd2 $2 Nc4+) 8... Qxc2+ 9. Kf3 Qc6+ 10. Kg3 Qc3+ 11. Kh2 ({or} 11. Kg2) (11. Qd3 $2 Qe1+ 12. Kg2 Nc4 13. Qxc4 Qd2+ 14. Kf3 Qd1+ 15. Qe2 Qh1+ 16. Kg3 Qg1+ 17. Qg2 Qxg2+ 18. Kxg2 a2 19. g5+ Kxh5 20. Bxg7 Kg4 $11) 11... Qc2+ 12. Kh3 Qc3+ 13. Qd3 $1 Qxd3+ 14. Kh4 {mating.} 1-0
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[Event"Special prize, Pat a Mat"] [Site ""] [Date "2019"] [Round ""] [White "Arpad Rusz"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3n4/8/5bP1/4k3/7n/8/8/KQ6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] 1. g7 Bxg7 2. Qb2+ Kf5 ({B)} 2... Ke6 3. Qxg7 Nf5 4. Qg8+ Kd7 (4... Nf7 5. Qg6+ ) 5. Qg4 Ke6 6. Qc4+ Kf6 7. Qc3+ Kg6 8. Qc8 Nf7 9. Qe6+ $18) 3. Qxg7 Ne6 4. Qh7+ Kg4 (4... Ng6 5. Qf7+) 5. Qd7 Kf5 6. Qd3+ Kf6 (6... Kg4 7. Qe2+ Kf5 8. Qh5+) 7. Qc3+ Kf7 8. Qh3 Ng6 9. Qf5+ $18 1-0
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[Event"1 hm, Pat a Mat"] [Site ""] [Date "2019"] [Round ""] [White "A.Avni and M.Minski"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3q4/1R6/B7/1r3kN1/8/2Pb1KP1/8/7R w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] 1. Rh5 $1 (1. g4+ $2 Kxg5 2. Rh5+ Kg6 3. Bxb5 Qf6+ 4. Kg3 Bxb5 $11) 1... Be2+ $1 (1... Kg6 2. Ne6 Qf6+ 3. Nf4+) (1... Qe8 2. Nf7+ Kf6 (2... Kg6 3. Rh6+ Kg7 4. Nd6+) 3. Rh6+ Bg6 4. Rxg6+ Kxg6 5. Bxb5 Qe1 6. Rc7 Qh1+ 7. Kf4 Qc1+ 8. Ke5 Qe3+ 9. Kd6 Qxg3+ 10. Ne5+ $18) 2. Kxe2 Re5+ (2... Qe8+ 3. Kf2 Rxb7 4. Bxb7 Qxh5 5. g4+ Qxg4 6. Bc8+ Kxg5 7. Bxg4 $18) 3. Ne4+ $1 Kxe4 4. Rb4+ Kd5+ 5. Re4 $1 Kxe4 6. Bb7+ $18 1-0
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[Event"2 hm, Pat a Mat"] [Site ""] [Date "2019"] [Round ""] [White "P.Krug and M.Garcia"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2r1k2r/2q2ppp/bp6/4N3/1n2N3/pp1PR1Q1/8/4K2R w Kk - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] 1. O-O $1 (1. Nd6+ $2 Qxd6 2. Nc4+ (2. Nxf7+ Kxf7 3. Qxd6 Nxd3+ 4. Rxd3 Bxd3 5. Qxd3 Rc1+ 6. Kd2 Rxh1 $11) 2... Qe6 3. Rxe6+ fxe6 4. Qxg7 Nxd3+ 5. Kd2 Rxc4 6. Qxh8+ Kd7 7. Rxh7+ Kc6 $11) 1... O-O $1 (1... f6 2. Nd6+ Kf8 3. Rfe1 $1 g5 4. Ng6+ hxg6 (4... Kg7 5. Nf4) 5. Re8+ Kg7 6. R1e7+ Qxe7 7. Rxe7+ Kf8 8. Nxc8 b2 9. Re1 $18) 2. Nf6+ Kh8 3. Qg6 $1 Bxd3 4. Rh3 $1 (4. Rxd3 $2 Qc5+ 5. Kg2 fxg6 6. Nxg6+ hxg6 7. Rh3+ Qh5 $1 $19) 4... Qc5+ 5. Rf2 Qc1+ 6. Kh2 h6 7. Rxd3 fxg6 (7... gxf6 8. Qxf6+ Kh7 9. Rg3 $18) 8. Nxg6# 1-0
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[Event"3 hm, Pat a Mat"] [Site ""] [Date "2019"] [Round ""] [White "A.Zhukov and V.Kirillov"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/6K1/1Nn5/4k1b1/2P5/QPP1q1N1/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "12"] 1... Bf5+ 2. Kf6 $1 (2. Kh6 Qd2+ 3. Kh5 Qd1+ 4. Kh6 Qh1+ $19) 2... Qxb5 (2... Nd7+ 3. Ke7 Kf3+ 4. Kd8 Qxb5 5. Nh4+) 3. Qd5+ $1 (3. Qa8+ $2 Nb7 4. Kg5 Bh3+ 5. Kh4 Bxg2 $19) 3... Kxd5 4. c4+ Kxc4 5. Ne3+ Kb4 ({B)} 5... Kd4 6. Nxf5+ Kd5 7. c4+) 6. Nd5+ Ka5 7. b4+ {draw.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event"4 hm, Pat a Mat"] [Site ""] [Date "2019"] [Round ""] [White "M.Hlinka and L.Kekely"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/q4p2/3R4/4K3/2R2QN1/1r6/b3N1k1/2r5 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] 1... Qe7+ 2. Kf5 Bb1+ 3. Re4 Rb5+ 4. Ne5 Rf1 5. Qxf1+ $1 (5. Kg4 $2 f5+ 6. Kh5 Rh1+ 7. Qh4 Rxh4+ $19) 5... Kxf1 6. Ng3+ $1 (6. Rd1+ $2 Kf2 7. Rxb1 Qe6+ 8. Kf4 Qh6+ 9. Kf5 Qh5+ 10. Kf4 Rxb1 $19) 6... Kf2 7. Rd2+ Kxg3 8. Rd3+ Kf2 (8... Bxd3 {stalemate.}) 9. Rf4+ $1 (9. Rd2+ $2 Kf1 10. Rd1+ Kg2 11. Rd2+ Kh3 12. Rd3+ Bxd3 $19) 9... Kg2 10. Rg4+ Kh2 11. Rh4+ Qxh4 {stalemate.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event"Special hm, Pat a Mat"] [Site ""] [Date "2019"] [Round ""] [White "M.Neghina and M.Kamody"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/b7/3p2b1/5p1n/5Pk1/4P1p1/B5P1/R4K2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "2019"] 1. Ke2 (1. Re1 $2 Nf6 2. Bc4 Be8 3. Be2+ Kh4 4. Bf3 Bb5+ $19) (1. Bf7 $2 Bxf7 2. Rxa7 Bc4+ 3. Ke1 Bd5 $19) 1... Bxe3 $1 (1... Nf6 2. Bb3 Bc5 3. Rh1 Ne4 4. Rh8 d5 5. Rg8 $11) 2. Kxe3 Nxf4 3. Rg1 Nxg2+ $1 (3... Be8 4. Bb3 $1 Bc6 5. Bd1+ Kg5 6. Bf3 d5 7. Kd4 $11) 4. Rxg2 f4+ 5. Ke2 $1 f3+ 6. Kf1 fxg2+ 7. Kg1 $1 (7. Kxg2 $2 Be4+ 8. Kg1 d5 $19) 1/2-1/2
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[Event"Schach Magazin"] [Date "1950"] [White "Alois Wotawa"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7R/2pr4/1P6/2Pk4/6r1/8/8/K7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] {Anticipates the 1st prize.} 1. b7 Ra4+ 2. Kb2 Rb4+ 3. Kc3 Rxb7 4. Rh5+ Kc6 5. Kc4 Rb1 (5... Rd1 6. Rh6+ Kd7 7. c6+) 6. Rh6+ Kb7 7. c6+ 1/2-1/2
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[Event"Shakhmaty Zjurnal"] [Date "1901"] [White "Alexey Troitzky"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1Pq1k3/8/8/2b5/8/2Q5/1K6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] {Anticipates the 2nd prize.} 1. Qh7+ ( 1. Qe4+ $2 Kd7) 1... Bf7 $1 (1... Kd8 2. Qh8+) 2. Qh4+ Ke6 $1 (2... Kd7 3. Qa4+ Ke6 4. Qb3+ Ke5 5. Qb5+) 3. Qh3+ Kd5 $1 (3... Ke7 4. Qa3+ Kd7 5. Qa4+) (3... Kd6 4. Qg3+) (3... Kf6 4. Qh8+) 4. Qb3+ Kc6 $1 5. b8=N+ $1 Kd6 6. Qg3+ Kc5 7. Qxc7+ 1-0
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[Event"1 prize, Tidskrift for Schack"] [Date "1974"] [White "Jan Rusinek"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7b/Q2q2rp/4p3/2B3kP/1p1PP1P1/1p4K1/p4P2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] {Anticipates the 3rd prize.} 1. f4+ Kh6 $1 2. Bf8 $1 a1=Q $1 (2... Qxa7 3. Kh4 $1 Qe7+ 4. g5+ Qxg5+ 5. fxg5# ) 3. Qxa1 Qc8 $1 {Queen attacks the bishop who paralyzes Black.} 4. Qa6 $1 Qc3+ $1 (4... Qxa6 5. Kh4 Qe2 6. g5#) 5. Qd3 $1 Qc8 $1 (5... Qe1+ 6. Kg2 b2 7. Qf3 Qh4 8. g5+) 6. Qc4 $1 Qxf8 7. Qxe6+ Rg6 8. g5+ Kg7 9. h6+ Rxh6 10. gxh6# 1-0
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