www.arves.org - Vratnica-64 2016-2018

Studies awarded for the Vratnica 2016-2018 Magazine tourrnament.

[Event "1st Prize Vratnica-64 2016-2018"] [Date "2018"] [White "Steffen Nielsen and Martin Minski"] [Result "1-0"] [FEN "3K4/3B2Q1/3kb3/3p3q/7p/5p2/8/8 w - - 0 1"] 
 1. Be8 $1 Bf7 $1 (1... Qf5 2. Qc7#) 2. Bxf7 Qf5 (2... Qe5 {self-block} 3. Qf8+ Kc6 4. Be8+ Kb7 5. Qb4+ $18 {with mate in several moves}) 3. Be6 $3 Qe4 (3... Kxe6 4. Qe7# {mate with self-block on f5}) (3... Qxe6 4. Qc7# {mate with self-block on e6}) (3... Qf4 4. Qc7+ $18 {skewer}) (3... Qe5 4. Qe7+ Kc6 5. Bd7+ $18) 4. Bf5 $1 Qc4 (4... Qxf5 5. Qc7+ Ke6 6. Qe7# {mate with self-block on f5}) 5. Bd3 $1 Qxd3 (5... Qc6 6. Qe7# {echo mate with self-block on c6} ({ loss of time} 6. Qa7 Ke5 7. Qe3+ Kd6 8. Qe7#)) 6. Qc7+ Ke6 7. Qe7+ Kf5 8. Qh7+ $18 {skewer. Wonderful presentation of queen chase by bishop with several echo mates and skewers. Evergreen study for solving lovers. This study reminds me of a similar idea where the main roles are played by the bishops only: Timman, J., sp.p The Problemist#1195, (2016). after Ornstein, A . (2006) (EG#22803),  (4644 in hhdbvi).} 1-0

[Event "3.h.m. Vratnica-64 2016-2018"] [Date "2018"] [White "Pavel Arestov"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [FEN "5r2/8/2B5/1pn5/6p1/K3PP1r/RR3p2/7k w - - 0 1"] 
 1. f4+ (1. fxg4+ $2 Kg1 2. Ra1+ Kh2 $1 3. Rh1+ Kg3 4. Rxh3+ Kxh3 5. Bxb5 Ra8+ 6. Kb4 Ne4 7. Be2 Kg2 8. Rc2 Re8 9. Rc1 Ng3 10. Bc4 Rxe3 $19) (1. Rxf2 $2 b4+ $1 2. Kxb4 Nd3+ 3. Kc3 Nxf2 4. Rxf2 Kg1 $19) 1... Rf3 $1 (1... Kg1 2. Ra1+ Kh2 3. Rxf2+ $11) 2. Bxf3+ $1 (2. Rxf2 $2 b4+ $1 3. Kxb4 Nd3+ 4. Kb5 Rb8+ $1 5. Kc4 Nxf2 6. Bxf3+ (6. Rxf2 Rc8) 6... gxf3 7. Rxf2 Kg1 8. Rxf3 Kg2 $19) 2... gxf3 3. Rxf2 b4+ $1 4. Kxb4 Nd3+ 5. Kb5 $3 (5. Kc4 $2 Nxf2 6. Rxf2 Kg1 7. Rxf3 Kg2 8. Rf1 Kxf1 9. Kd5 Ke2 10. e4 Kf3 11. e5 Kxf4 $19) 5... Nxf2 (5... Rb8+ 6. Kc6 $1 $11) 6. Rxf2 Kg1 7. Rxf3 Kg2 8. Rf1 $1 Kxf1 9. Kc6 $1 Ke2 10. e4 Ke3 (10... Rxf4 11. e5 Ke3 12. e6 $11) 11. e5 Kxf4 12. e6 Ke5 13. e7 Ra8 14. Kd7 Ra7+ 15. Kd8 Kd6 16. e8=N+ $1 {In a somewhat cumbersome position, the introductory play looks more interesting than the remaining play after the basic idea 5.Kb5!! which is the highlight of this study.} (16. e8=Q $2 Ra8#) 1/2-1/2