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Studies awarded for the Dutch Magazine tournament Probleemblad
2015-2016
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[Event "1.pr Probleemblad 2015-2016"] [Site ""] [Date "2015"] [Round ""] [White "Yochanan Afek"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4k3/8/P2P2K1/p2R2p1/q2B1P2/8/3p2p1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2014"] {Dieren NOK Study 2014} 1. a7 Qc6 2. a8=Q+ $1 Qxa8 3. d7+ Ke7 4. Bc5+ (4. Bf6+ $2 Ke6 5. d8=Q Qxd8 6. Rxd8 gxf4 $1 $19) 4... Kd8 5. Bb6+ Ke7 6. d8=Q+ Qxd8 7. Bxd8+ Ke6 (7... Ke8 8. Bxg5 $18) 8. Rxd2 g1=Q 9. f5+ Ke5 10. Rd4 $3 $18 1-0
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[Event "2.pr Probleemblad 2015-2016"] [Site ""] [Date "2016"] [Round ""] [White "Jan Timman"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/7k/1p4p1/1p2P1R1/1P1p3P/2pq4/B7/2K3R1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2016"] 1. Rh5+ $1 gxh5 (1... Kg7 2. Rxg6+ Kxg6 3. Bb1 Qxb1+ 4. Kxb1 Kxh5 5. e6 Kg6 6. h5+ Kf6 7. h6 $18) 2. Bb1 c2 3. Bxc2 Kh6 $1 4. Kb1 $1 {reciprocal zugzwang} (4. Bxd3 $2 {stalemate}) 4... Qa3 5. Rg6+ Kh7 6. Rg3+ d3 7. Rxd3 Qa7 8. Rd7+ (8. Ra3+ Kh6 $11) 8... Kh6 9. Rh7+ $18 (9. Rxa7 $2 {stalemate}) 1-0
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[Event "3.pr Probleemblad 2015-2016"] [Site ""] [Date "2016"] [Round ""] [White "Martin Minski"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3B1p2/8/8/8/1k1K2B1/1p5n/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2016"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.11.16"] 1. Ba4+ Kxa4 2. Kc2 Nf1 (2... Ka3 3. Be5 $11) 3. Bf4 $1 (3. Be5 $2 {(d6)} Ne3+ 4. Kxb2 Nc4+) (3. Bf2 $2 Ka3 4. Bd4 Ne3+ $1 5. Bxe3 Ka2 $19) 3... Ka3 4. Kb1 f6 ({main} 4... Kb3 5. Bh6 $1 (5. Be3 $2 Kc3 $1 6. Bg5 Nd2+ $19) (5. Bg5 $2 f6 6. Bxf6 Nd2#) 5... f6 (5... Ng3 6. Bg7 $11) 6. Bg5 $1 f5 7. Bf4 $1 {zz}) 5. Be3 (5. Bd6+ $2 Kb3 $19) 5... Kb3 (5... f5 6. Bg5 {(h6)} ({tt} 6. Bf4 $2 Kb3 { zz} 7. Bg5 (7. Be5 Nd2#) 7... Ng3 $1 8. Bf6 f4 9. Bxb2 Nf5 $1)) 6. Bg5 f5 7. Bf4 Kc3 8. Be5+ 1/2-1/2
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[Event "4.pr Probleemblad 2015-2016"] [Site ""] [Date "2016"] [Round ""] [White "Arestov, Pavel"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7R/7K/6p1/6kN/6n1/7P/5Pp1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "2016"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.11.20"] 1. h4+ $1 (1. f4+ $2 Kh4 $11) 1... Kxh4 (1... Kxh5 2. Kg7+ $18) 2. Nf4 $1 (2. Kxg6 $2 g1=Q 3. Ng3+ Nh6 $11) 2... g1=Q 3. Kg8+ $3 (3. Kg7+ $2 Nh6 $1 4. Rxh6+ Kg4 $1 5. Rxg6+ Kh4 $1 6. Ng2+ Kh3 {(h5)} 7. Nf4+ Kh4 8. Rxg1 {stalemate} (8. f3 Qa7+ {(d4)+=})) 3... Nh6+ $1 (3... Kg5 4. Nh3+ $18) 4. Rxh6+ Kg4 5. Rxg6+ Kh4 6. f3 $1 (6. Rxg1 $2 {stalemate}) (6. Ng2+ Kh3 7. Nf4+ Kh4 {loss of time}) 6... Qa7 {no check!} (6... Qxg6+ 7. Nxg6+ Kg3 8. f4 $18) (6... Qg3 7. Ng2+ $1 Kh3 8. Rxg3+ Kxg3 9. f4 $18) 7. Rg4# 1-0
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[Event "1.hm Probleemblad 2015-2016"] [Site ""] [Date "2015"] [Round ""] [White "Peter Krug & Mario Garcia"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6bk/3pP2p/4p2p/2B1K3/4n3/8/1r6/4N3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2015"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.11.20"] 1. Bd4 $1 (1. Kxe4 d5+ 2. Kd3 Bf7 3. Bd4+ Kg8 4. Bxb2 Bg6+ 5. Kd4 Kf7 6. Ba3 Be4 $11) 1... Nf6 $1 2. Kxf6 (2. Bxb2 Kg7 $11) 2... Rb8 3. Nf3 $1 (3. Nd3 $2 Re8 $1 (3... d6 $2 4. Ne5 h5 5. Be3 $18) 4. Ne5 Rxe7 5. Kxe7 Kg7 6. Nxd7+ e5 $1 $11) (3. Be5 $2 Re8 4. Ng2 d6 5. Bxd6 e5 6. Bxe5 Bb3 7. Nh4 Kg8 8. Nf5 Rf8+ $1 $11) 3... d6 (3... Re8 4. Ng5 $1 e5 (4... hxg5 5. Kxg5+ e5 6. Bxe5#) 5. Bxe5 Bd5 6. Nf7+ Bxf7 (6... Kg8 7. Nxh6+ Kh8 8. Kf5#) 7. Kxf7#) 4. Ne5 h5 (4... dxe5 5. e8=Q Rxe8 6. Bxe5 Rf8+ 7. Ke7+ Rf6 8. Bxf6#) 5. Be3 h6 (5... dxe5 6. Bh6 Bf7 7. Kxf7 Rg8 8. e8=Q Rxe8 9. Bg7#) 6. Ng6+ Kh7 7. Nf8+ Kh8 8. Bxh6 Bh7 9. Kf7 Bg8+ 10. Kg6 Bh7+ 11. Nxh7 Rg8+ 12. Kf7 {(f6)} Kxh7 13. Bf8 1-0
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[Event "2.hm Probleemblad 2015-2016"] [Site ""] [Date "2015"] [Round ""] [White "M. Hlinka & L. Kekely, Slovakia"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4k3/4p2b/1p1PrP2/1K4P1/N7/2P5/5P2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2015"] 1. d7+ $1 (1. dxe7 $2 Re5+ 2. Kc6 Rxg5 3. Nxb6 Be4+ 4. Kd6 Rf5 5. Ke6 Rxf2 6. Ke5 Bg6 7. Nd5 Bf7 $19) 1... Kxd7 2. Nc5+ $1 (2. Nxb6+ $2 Ke8 3. f4 Bd3+ 4. Kc5 Re4 5. fxe7 Kxe7 $19) 2... bxc5 3. f7 Bd3+ 4. c4 Bxc4+ 5. Kxc4 Re4+ 6. Kxc5 Rf4 7. g6 Ke6 (7... Rxf2 8. g7 Rxf7 9. g8=Q $11) 8. f3 $1 (8. Kc6 $2 Rxf2 9. Kc5 Rxf7 $19) 8... Rf5+ (8... Rxf3 9. Kd4 $1 $11 {EGTB}) 9. Kc4 $1 (9. Kd4 $2 Rd5+ $1 10. Ke4 Rd8 11. f4 Kf6 12. f5 e6 $19) (9. Kb4 $2 Rxf3 10. Kc4 Rxf7 $19) 9... Rxf3 10. Kd4 $1 Rf1 11. Ke3 $1 {positional draw, EGTB. Meredith. Position like a game. All pieces move (Pe7 is in initial square). Sacrifices.} (11. Ke4 $2 Re1+ $1 12. Kf4 Rd1 13. f8=N+ Kf6 14. Ke4 Rd6 15. Kf4 Kg7 $19 {EGTB}) 1/2-1/2
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[Event "comm. Probleemblad 2015-2016"] [Site ""] [Date "2016"] [Round ""] [White "Daniel Keith"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/B7/2P1K3/8/2R5/8/r1b5/2k4r w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2016"] 1. Be3+ (1. c7 $2 Ra6+ 2. Kd5 Rh5+ 3. Kd4 Rh4+ $19) 1... Kb1 $1 (1... Kd1 2. c7 $1 Ra6+ 3. Kf7 $1 Rf1+ 4. Ke7 Bf5 5. c8=Q Bxc8 6. Rxc8 Re1 7. Rc3 $10) (1... Kb2 {e.g.} 2. c7 $1 Ra6+ 3. Kf7 $1 Bf5 (3... Rf1+ 4. Ke7 Bf5 5. c8=Q Bxc8 6. Bd4+ Kb3 7. Rxc8) 4. c8=Q Bxc8 5. Rxc8 Rf1+ 6. Kg7 $10) 2. Rb4+ $1 (2. c7 $2 Ra6+ $1 3. Kf7 $1 Rf1+ $1 (3... Rh7+ $2 4. Kg8 $10) (3... Bf5 $2 4. c8=Q $10) 4. Ke7 Bf5 5. c8=Q Bxc8 6. Rxc8 Re1 7. Rc3 Kb2 $19) 2... Rb2 3. Rxb2+ Kxb2 4. c7 Rf1 (4... Rh5 5. Bg5 $1 Rxg5 6. c8=Q Bf5+ 7. Kf6 Bxc8 8. Kxg5 $10) (4... Bd1 5. Kf5 Rf1+ 6. Bf4 Rg1 7. Bg3 $1 Rxg3 8. c8=Q Bg4+ 9. Kf4 Bxc8 10. Kxg3 $11) 5. Bf4 $1 Rxf4 6. c8=Q Bf5+ 7. Ke5 Bxc8 8. Kxf4 1/2-1/2
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[Event "comm. Probleemblad 2015-2016"] [Site ""] [Date "2016"] [Round ""] [White "Jan Timman"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4p2p/1P2p3/2p3kn/2P4b/5P2/P7/3B2K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2016"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.11.20"] 1. f4+ Nxf4 2. Kh2 (2. b7 $2 Bg3 $1) 2... Nh5 3. Bxh5 Kh6 4. b7 (4. a4 Be1 5. b7 Bc3 6. b8=B Kxh5 7. Kg3 Ba5 $11) 4... Bf6 5. b8=B (5. b8=Q $2 Be5+ 6. Qxe5 $11) 5... Kxh5 6. Kg3 (6. a4 Bc3 7. Bc7 Kg4 $11) 6... Bc3 7. Bc7 Kg6 8. a4 Kf5 9. Kf3 (9. a5 $2 Bxa5 10. Bxa5 Ke4) 9... e5 10. a5 1-0
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[Event "comm. Probleemblad 2015-2016"] [Site ""] [Date "2015"] [Round ""] [White "Fernand Joseph"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r7/P2n1P2/2Q2p1p/4bP1k/p6P/p1n4K/4b1P1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.11.20"] 1. Qc4 Bg3 2. f8=Q Rxf8 (2... Bxc4 3. Qxa8) 3. a8=Q Ne5 4. Qxf8 Bxc4 5. Qxf6 Be2 6. Qe7 1/2-1/2
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[Event "comm. Probleemblad 2015-2016"] [Site ""] [Date "2015"] [Round ""] [White "Vladimir Samilo"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/8/3P3K/1NR1pk2/8/5r1n w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2015"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.11.20"] 1. Nd2+ Kf2 (1... Kf4 2. Nxf1 e2 3. Rc1 $18) 2. Nxf1 e2 $1 3. Rc2 $1 (3. Rc1 $2 exf1=Q 4. Rxf1+ Kxf1 5. d5 Kg2 $1 6. d6 Ng3 7. d7 Nf5+ 8. Kg5 Nd4 $1 $11 ) 3... Kxf1 4. Rxe2 (4. Rc1+ $2 Kg2 $1 5. d5 Ng3 $11) 4... Kxe2 5. d5 Kf2 6. d6 Ng3 7. d7 Nf5+ 8. Kh3 1-0
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