www.arves.org - Israeli Ring Ty 2019

Studies awarded for the Israeli Ring tournament 2019

[Event"Variantim 2019"] [Site ""] [Date "2019"] [Round ""] [White "P. Arestov & D. Keith"] [Black "2nd prize"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator ""] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2k5/8/1b4PR/2P5/6n1/3pr3/7B/2K5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1. Rh8+ (1. g7 $4 Nxh6 $19) 1... Bd8 (1... Kb7 2. Rb8+ Kc6 3. Rxb6+ Kxc5 4. Bg1 $18) 2. g7 Nf6 3. c6 $1 (3. Rf8 $2 Re7 4. Rxf6 Rxg7 $11) 3... Ng8 $1 (3... Re7 4. c7 Rxc7+ 5. Bxc7 Kxc7 6. Rf8 $18) 4. Rxg8 (4. c7 $2 Bg5 $1 (4... Re8 5. cxd8=Q+ Rxd8 6. Bd6 (6. Kd2) (6. Be5) 6... Kd7 7. Bf8 Nf6 8. Rh3) 5. Rxg8+ $2 ( 5. Kd2 Re8+ $11) 5... Re8+ $19) 4... d2+ $1 5. Kc2 $1 (5. Kxd2 $2 Re8 6. Rf8 Rxf8 7. gxf8=N Bc7 8. Bg1 Ba5+ 9. Kd3 Kc7 $10) 5... d1=Q+ $1 6. Kxd1 Re8 $1 ( 6... Re1+ 7. Kc2 $1 Re8 8. Rf8 {main line}) 7. Rf8 $1 (7. Rh8 $2 Rxh8 8. gxh8=N Bc7 9. Bg1 Ba5 $1 10. Ng6 Kc7 $10) (7. Rxe8 $2 {stalemate}) 7... Rxf8 8. gxf8=N $1 (8. gxf8=Q $2 {stalemate}) (8. gxf8=B $2 Be7 $1 9. Bd6 Bxf8 10. Bxf8 Kc7 $11 ) 8... Bc7 9. Bg1 $1 (9. Bxc7 $2 Kxc7 $11) 9... Ba5 10. Ne6 $1 $18 (10. Bh2 $2 Bc7 11. Bg1 Ba5 {positional draw.}) 1-0

[Event"Variantim 2019"] [Site ""] [Date "2019"] [Round ""] [White "E. Egorov & P Kiryakov"] [Black "1st honourable mention"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator ""] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6K1/8/4k3/1R1p4/2p1p3/2P1P3/5p2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1. Rb1 d4 2. cxd4 c3 3. Rf1 $1 {Lets consider other moves} (3. Kh7 $2 Kd5 4. Rf1 c2 5. Rc1 Kc4 6. Rxc2+ Kd3 7. Rc1 Kxe3 8. d5 Kd2 9. Rh1 e3 10. d6 e2 11. d7 e1=Q {Black will have Qb1+} 12. d8=Q+ Ke2 13. Qe7+ Kd2 14. Qd6+ Ke2 15. Qe5+ Kd2 16. Qd4+ Ke2 $1 17. Rh2 Qb1+ $1 18. Kh6 Qf5 $1) (3. Kg7 $2 Kd5 4. Rf1 c2 5. Rc1 Kc4 6. Rxc2+ Kd3 7. Rc1 Kxe3 8. d5 Kd2 9. Rh1 e3 10. d6 e2 11. d7 e1=Q) (3. Rc1 $2 Kd5 4. Rf1 c2) (3. Kh8 c2 4. Rc1 (4. Rf1 Kd6 5. Rc1 Kd5 $1 {see 4.Rc1}) 4... Kd5 $1) 3... c2 4. Rc1 $1 (4. Kh8 $5 Kd6 $1 5. Rc1 Kd5 $1) 4... Kd5 { Black is forced to play Kd5, if 4...Kd6 then at least 5.Kf7 with easy win - white king goes to e4 pawn} 5. Kh8 $3 {Mutual ZZ is in White's favour now!} Kc4 (5... Ke6 {White king goes to pawn e4, for example} 6. Kg7 Kd5 7. Kf6 Kc4 8. Rxc2+ Kd3 9. Rxf2) 6. Rxc2+ Kd3 7. Rc1 $1 (7. Rxf2 Kxe3) 7... Kxe3 8. d5 Kd2 9. Rh1 $1 {White rook covers xf1 to prevent black king hiding there!} ({Try} 9. Ra1 e3 10. d6 e2 11. d7 e1=Q 12. d8=Q+ Ke2 13. Qe8+ (13. Ra2+ Kf1 $1) 13... Kf1 14. Qe5 Qxa1 $1) 9... e3 10. d6 e2 11. d7 e1=Q (11... f1=Q 12. d8=Q+ {With Quick win, for example} Kc2 13. Qc7+ Kd3 14. Qd6+ Ke3 15. Qe5+ Kf3 16. Qf5+) 12. d8=Q+ Ke2 13. Qe7+ Kd2 14. Qd6+ Ke2 15. Qe5+ Kd2 16. Qd4+ Kc2 ({In a case of} 16... Ke2 {white has at least} 17. Rh3) 17. Rh2 $1 1-0

[Event"Variantim 2019"] [Site ""] [Date "2019"] [Round ""] [White "B. Djurasevic"] [Black "2nd honourable mention"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Dedicated to Fadil Abdurahmanovic"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4b3/8/8/7P/6p1/8/7K/4kB1n w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 {Black last move could be 0...Kd2-e1 (BTM), but author prefers a WTM start.} 1. Bh3 $1 (1. h6 $2 Kxf1 2. h7 Bd7 $1 (2... g3+ $2 3. Kh3 Bd7+ 4. Kh4 g2 5. h8=Q g1=Q 6. Qa1+ $1 Kg2 7. Qg7+ Kh2 8. Qxd7 $11) 3. h8=Q g3+ 4. Kxh1 Bc6#) (1. Bg2 $2 Bxh5 $1 2. Kxh1 (2. Bxh1 Kf2 $19) 2... Kf2 $1 $19) 1... g3+ $1 (1... gxh3 2. h6 $1 Bg6 3. Kxh1 Kf2 4. Kh2 Bf5 5. h7 $11) (1... Bxh5 2. Bxg4 $1 $11) (1... Nf2 2. h6 $1 Bg6 3. Bg2 $11) 2. Kg1 $1 {Main line A:} (2. Kg2 $2 Bxh5 $1 $19) ( {Thematic try:} 2. Kxh1 $2 Kf2 $1 3. Bg2 Bxh5 $1 4. Bd5 Bf3+ 5. Bxf3 Kxf3 $19 { Position A. Mutual zz, WTM.}) 2... Nf2 $1 ({Main line B:} 2... Bxh5 $5 3. Bg2 $1 {The bishop ought to take the black knight, not the king.} Nf2 4. Bf3 $3 (4. Bc6 $2 Bg6 $1 5. Kg2 Be4+ 6. Kg1 Nh3# (6... Bxc6 $2 $11)) 4... Bg6 (4... Bxf3 $11 {stalemate}) 5. Kg2 $1 Nh1 6. Kg1 $1 Nf2 7. Kg2 {Perpetual. White bishop is not hanging only on f3. Namely, now 7....Be4 is not good because of simple 8.K:g3.}) 3. Bc8 $3 (3. Bf5 $2 Bxh5 $1 4. Kg2 Nh1 $1 5. Be4 Ke2 6. Kg1 Nf2 $1 $19 {Crucial attacking tempo because of the bad position of white bishop}) (3. Be6 $2 Nd3 $1 4. Kg2 Nf4+ $19) (3. Bg2 $2 Ke2 {or 3...Kd2} 4. Bb7 Ke3 $1 5. Kg2 Kf4 $1 $19 {New resourse to win. Black king travels from e1 to f4 to protect the g3 pawn!}) 3... Bxh5 (3... Bc6 4. Bf5 $1 (4. h6 $2 Be4 $1 $19) 4... Nd1 5. h6 $1 Nc3 6. Bg4 $11) 4. Kg2 $1 (4. Bb7 $2 Bg6 $1 5. Bf3 (5. Kg2 Be4+ $19) 5... Be4 $1 6. Kg2 Bxf3+ $19) 4... Nh1 5. Bb7 $1 (5. Kg1 $2 Bg6 $1 (5... Bf3 $2 6. Bb7 $1 Bxb7 $11) 6. Bb7 Nf2 $19) 5... Ke2 (5... Bg6 6. Bf3 $1 Bd3 7. Kg1 $1 Nf2 8. Kg2 $11) 6. Kg1 $1 Nf2 7. Kg2 $1 Nh1 8. Kg1 {perpetual} Bf3 {One more but hopeless attempt} 9. Bxf3+ $1 Kxf3 10. Kxh1 $11 {Position A1. Mutual zz, BTM. Giant battle of white bishop to keep equal position.} 1/2-1/2

[Event"Variantim 2019"] [Site ""] [Date "2019"] [Round ""] [White "D. Gurgenidze & M. Minski"] [Black "3rd Honourable mention"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator ""] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r4k2/P4P2/1b2K2P/8/R7/8/3N4/4n2b w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1. Nc4 $1 (1. Rg4 $2 Bd5+ $1 2. Kxd5 Kxf7 $1 $11) (1. h7 $2 Kg7 $11) 1... Bc7 ( 1... Bd4 2. Rb4 Bxa7 3. Nd6 Bc5 4. Rg4 Bd5+ 5. Kxd5 Bxd6 6. Ke6 $1 Be5 7. Rg8#) 2. Nd6 Bxd6 (2... Rd8 3. Nb5) 3. Rg4 $1 {(4.Rg8#)} Bd5+ $1 4. Kxd5 Rxa7 5. h7 $1 (5. Rg8+ $2 Kxf7 6. Rg7+ Kf6 7. Rxa7 Bf8 8. h7 Bg7 $11) 5... Be5 $1 (5... Ra5+ 6. Ke6 $1 Re5+ 7. Kf6 Rh5 8. Rg8#) 6. Kxe5 (6. Rg8+ $2 Kxf7 7. Kxe5 Ra5+ 8. Ke4 Ra4+ $1 $11 (8... Rh5 $2 9. h8=Q Rxh8 10. Rxh8 $18)) 6... Nf3+ 7. Ke4 $1 (7. Kd6 $2 Ra6+ 8. Kc7 Rh6 $11) (7. Kd5 $2 Ra5+ 8. Ke6 Ra6+ $11) 7... Re7+ 8. Kd3 $1 (8. Kd5 $2 Re5+ 9. Kd6 Rh5 $11) (8. Kxf3 $2 Rxf7+ $11) 8... Ne5+ 9. Kd4 $1 (9. Kc3 $2 Rc7+ 10. Kd4 Nxf7 $11) (9. Kd2 $2 Rd7+ 10. Ke2 Nxf7 $11) 9... Nxf7 (9... Nxg4 10. h8=Q+ Kxf7 11. Qh5+ {/Qh7++-}) (9... Rd7+ 10. Kxe5 $18) 10. Rg8# {model mate with two self-blocks} 1-0

[Event"Variantim 2019"] [Site ""] [Date "2019"] [Round ""] [White "D. Gatti"] [Black "2nd commendation"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator ""] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k6K/1p1r4/1P1p2N1/1p1p4/1R1P4/N7/pP2r1P1/R7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "39"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1. Nf8 $1 (1. Kg8 Rxg2 2. Kf8 Rxg6 3. Nxb5 (3. Re1 Rd8+ 4. Ke7 Rdg8 5. Nc2 Kb8 6. Rxb5 (6. Rb3 R6g7+ 7. Kxd6 Rd8+ 8. Kc5 Rc8+ 9. Kxb5 Rxc2)) 3... Rh6 4. Rxa2+ Kb8) (1. Ne5 dxe5 2. dxe5 Rxg2 3. Nxb5 Rd8+ 4. Kh7 Rd7+ 5. Kh6 Rd8 6. Rxa2+ Kb8 7. Kh7 Rd7+ 8. Kh8 Rd8+) 1... Rxg2 (1... Re8 $2 2. Kg8 $1) 2. Ra4+ (2. Nxd7 $2 Rg8+ 3. Kh7 Rg7+ 4. Kh6 Rg6+ 5. Kh5 Rg5+ 6. Kh4 Rg4+ 7. Kh3 Rg3+ 8. Kh2 Rg2+ 9. Kh1 Rh2+ 10. Kg1 Rg2+ 11. Kf1 Rf2+ 12. Ke1 Re2+ 13. Kd1 Rd2+ 14. Kc1 Rd1+ 15. Kc2 Rd2+ 16. Kc3 (16. Kb3 Rxb2+ 17. Kc3 Rc2+ 18. Kd3 Rc3+ 19. Ke2 Re3+ 20. Kf2 Rf3+ 21. Kg2 Rg3+ 22. Kh1 Rh3+ 23. Kg1 Rg3+ 24. Kf1 Rf3+ 25. Ke1 Re3+ 26. Kd1 Rd3+ 27. Kc1 Rc3+ 28. Kb2 Rc2+ 29. Kb3 Rb2+ 30. Kc3 Rc2+ 31. Nxc2 {Stalemate}) 16... Rd3+ 17. Kxd3 {Stalemate}) (2. Ne6 Re7 3. Nc7+ Kb8 4. Rb3 Re4 5. Rh3 Rf4 6. Ne6 Rf6 7. Re1 a1=Q 8. Rxa1 Rxe6 9. Rf1 Re8+ 10. Kh7 Re7+ 11. Kh6 Re6+ 12. Kh5 Re8) (2. Rb3 Rh2+ 3. Kg8 Rg2+ 4. Ng6 Rxg6+ 5. Kf8 Rh6) 2... bxa4 3. Nxd7 Rg8+ 4. Kh7 Rg7+ 5. Kh6 Rg6+ 6. Kh5 Rg5+ 7. Kh4 Rg4+ 8. Kh3 Rg3+ 9. Kh2 Rg2+ 10. Kh1 Rh2+ (10... Rg1+ 11. Rxg1 a1=Q 12. Nb5) 11. Kg1 Rg2+ 12. Kf1 Rf2+ 13. Ke1 Re2+ 14. Kd1 Rd2+ 15. Kc1 Rd1+ (15... Rc2+ 16. Nxc2) 16. Kc2 Rd2+ 17. Kc3 Rd3+ 18. Kb4 Rb3+ 19. Ka5 (19. Kxa4 Rb4+ 20. Ka5 Rb5+ 21. Nxb5 {Stalemate}) 19... Rb5+ 20. Nxb5 1-0

[Event"Variantim 2019"] [Site ""] [Date "2019"] [Round ""] [White "Y. Afek & J. Mikitovicz"] [Black "3rd commendation"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator ""] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/5r2/8/2k2b2/1pp5/1P6/K2P4/2R5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "28"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 1. d4+ $1 (1. Rxc4+ $2 Kb5 $1 $19 (1... Kd5 $2 2. Rxb4 $11)) 1... Kd5 $1 { no 1. .. cxd3 e.p!} (1... Kxd4 2. Rxc4+ Kd3 3. Rxb4 $11 (3. Kb2 $2 Rb7 $19)) ( 1... Kb5 2. bxc4+ Ka4 3. Kb2 b3 4. Kc3 b2 5. Kxb2 $11) (1... Kb6 {/d6} 2. bxc4 Be6 3. Kb3 $11) 2. bxc4+ (2. Rxc4 $2 Ra7+ 3. Kb2 Rb7 4. Rc5+ Ke4 5. Re5+ Kf4 $19) 2... Kxd4 3. Kb3 Rb7 4. Rd1+ $1 (4. c5 $2 Be6+ $19) 4... Ke3 (4... Bd3 5. c5 $1 Rb5 6. c6 $1 $11) (4... Ke4 5. Rd6 Bh7 6. Ra6 Kd4 7. Ra4 Bg8 8. Rxb4 { main}) 5. Rd6 $1 (5. Rd5 $2 Bd7 $1 6. c5 Be6 $1 $19 {pin}) 5... Bh7 $1 (5... Be4 6. c5 $1 $11) 6. Ra6 $1 (6. Rd8 $2 Bg6 $1 (6... Bf5 $2 7. Rd6 {main line}) 7. Rd5 Bf7 $3 $19) (6. Rd5 $2 Bg8 $18) 6... Bg8 7. Ra4 $1 (7. Ra8 $2 Be6 8. Ra4 Kd4 9. Rxb4 Bxc4+ 10. Ka3 {loss of time}) 7... Kd4 8. Rxb4 Bxc4+ 9. Ka3 (9. Ka4 $2 Ra7#) 9... Ra7+ 10. Ra4 (10. Kb2 $2 Kd3 $1 (10... Ra2+ $2 11. Kb1 Rh2 12. Rb2 $3 Rh1+ 13. Kc2 Rg1 14. Kd2 $11) 11. Rb8 Ra2+ $18) 10... Rf7 11. Rb4 Rf3+ 12. Ka4 (12. Kb2 $2 Rh3 13. Rb8 Rh2+ 14. Ka3 Ra2+ 15. Kb4 Rb2+ $19) 12... Rf2 13. Ka5 Kc5 14. Rb5+ (14. Ka4 $2 Ra2#) 14... Bxb5 {stalemate.} 1/2-1/2

[Event"Variantim 2019"] [Site ""] [Date "2019"] [Round ""] [White "A Avni & M Minski"] [Black "4th Commendation"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator ""] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "R7/P3nnP1/8/8/7R/8/5P2/1q2k2K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 {A complicated position. White has two pawns on the threshold of promotion, but Black holds material advantage and some serious threats (1...K:f2+, 1... Qb7+) .} 1. Rb8 $1 {attacks the queen and evacuates a8 for promoting the a-pawn. This is a precise move order.} ({Not first} 1. g8=Q $2 Nxg8 2. Rb8 { because} Qd1 {/Qc1= draws.}) 1... Qd3 $1 {intends 2...Qf1+} ({another important line, equally instructive as the main line, is} 1... Qd1 $1 2. Kg1 $1 Ne5 $1 3. a8=Q Ke2+ (3... Nf3+ 4. Kg2 $1 Nxh4+ 5. Kh3 Qd3+ 6. Kxh4 Qh7+ 7. Kg3 Qxg7+ (7... Nf5+ 8. Kf4 Qh4+ 9. Ke5 $1 Qd4+ 10. Ke6 $1 Nxg7+ 11. Kf7 $18) 8. Kh2 Qh6+ 9. Kg1 {all the way back!} Qg6+ 10. Qg2 $18) 4. Kh2 Nf3+ 5. Qxf3+ Kxf3 6. Rf8+ Ke2 7. Re4+ Kf1 8. Rxe7 Qd6+ (8... Qf3 $1 9. Re1+ $1 $18 (9. Rxf3 $2 { stalemate})) 9. Kh3 Qh2+ $1 10. Kg4 $1 $18 (10. Kxh2 $2 {stalemate})) (1... Qc1 2. Rb2 Qc6+ 3. Kg1 Qg6+ 4. Kh2) 2. g8=Q {/R} Nxg8 (2... Qf1+ 3. Qg1 $18) 3. Re8+ (3. a8=Q $2 Qf1+ 4. Kh2 Qxf2+ 5. Kh3 Qe3+ $11 {with a draw, as white cannot get out of checks.}) 3... Ne7 $1 {With a double knight-sacrifice Black plays for stalemate} (3... Kxf2 $2 {loses to} 4. Rh2+ Kf1 5. a8=Q $18) 4. Rxe7+ Ne5 $1 5. Rxe5+ Kf1 (5... Kxf2 6. Re2+ {/Rf4+ and White wins.}) 6. a8=B $1 ({ Skipping two mines:} 6. a8=Q $2 Qf3+ $1 7. Qxf3 {stalemate} (7. Kh2 Qxa8 $11 ({ but not} 7... Qf4+ $2 8. Kh3 $1 $18))) (6. Re1+ $6 Kxe1 7. a8=Q Qf1+ 8. Kh2 Qxf2+ 9. Kh3 Qe3+ 10. Kg4 Qd4+ 11. Kh3 Qe3+ $11 {perpetual check}) 6... Qg6 ({ or} 6... Qd8 7. Bg2+ $18 {with a technical win.}) 7. Kh2 Kxf2 (7... Qg1+ 8. Kh3 $18 {and White wins technically.}) 8. Rf4# {The only winning move, but a decisive one} 1-0

[Event"Variantim 2019"] [Site ""] [Date "2019"] [Round ""] [White "Vladislav Tarasiuk"] [Black "5th commendation"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator ""] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3N4/8/4p3/3Ppk1p/2K2p1P/5Np1/4B3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2019"] 
 {See Kubbel Rigaer Tageblatt 1914} 1. Nd3+ $1 exd3 2. Bf2 exd4+ 3. Kd2 $3 ({ Logical try-1:} 3. Kxd3 $2 g1=Q 4. Bxg1 Kg3 5. Nc5 Kxh3 $1 6. Ne4 {( no moves 6.Nd3)} Kg2 7. Bf2 h3 $11) 3... g1=Q 4. Bxg1 Kg3 5. Nc5 $1 ({Try:} 5. Ne5 $2 f2 6. Bxf2+ Kxf2 $11) 5... Kxh3 $1 (5... f2 6. Ne4+ Kxh3 7. Bxf2 $18) (5... Kg2 6. Bxd4 f2 7. Bxf2 Kxf2 8. Ne4+ Kg2 9. Ng5 Kg3 10. Kxd3 Kf4 {Position arises from a study by L. Kubbel} 11. Ne4 Kf3 12. Kd4 Kf4 13. Kd5 $1 Kf5 14. Nc3 $1 Kf4 15. Ne2+ Kf3 16. Ng1+ Kg2 17. Ke4 $1 Kxg1 18. Kf3 Kh2 19. Kg4 $18) 6. Nxd3 Kg2 7. Bf2 $3 ({Logical try-2:} 7. Bxd4 $2 f2 $1 (7... h3 $2 8. Ne1+ Kh1 9. Nxf3 h2 10. Be5 $1 $18) 8. Bxf2 h3 9. Ke2 h2 10. Nf4+ Kh1 11. Kf1 {stalemate}) 7... h3 8. Ke1 h2 9. Nf4+ Kh1 10. Kf1 d3 11. Nh5 $1 (11. Nxd3 $2 {stalemate}) 11... d2 12. Ng3# 1-0