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StrateGems 2020
tournament.
[Event "1st Prize StrateGems 2020"] [White "Martin Minski"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [FEN "4K3/k1r5/P7/4pP2/8/1B4b1/4q3/6RQ w - - 0 1"] 1. Kd8 Kb8 (1... Rg7 2. f6 $18) (1... e4 2. Rxg3 $18) 2. a7+ $1 (2. Rb1 $2 Bh4+ $1 3. Qxh4 Qd3+ 4. Bd5+ Qxb1 5. a7+ Rxa7 6. Qf6 Rh7 $1 7. Qxe5+ (7. Qc6 Rh8+ $11) (7. Qd6+ Ka7 8. Qa3+ Kb6 $11) 7... Ka7 8. Qd4+ Qb6+ 9. Qxb6+ Kxb6 $11) (2. Rxg3 $4 Qxa6 $19) 2... Rxa7 3. Rb1 $1 {battery} (3. Rxg3 $4 Qa6 $19) 3... Bh4+ $1 {deflection of the white queen} (3... Qd3+ 4. Bd5+ $18) 4. Qxh4 (4. Ke8 $4 Qb5+ $19) 4... Qd3+ (4... Qd2+ 5. Bd5+ $18) 5. Qd4 $3 {the point} (5. Bd5+ $2 Qxb1 6. Qf6 Rh7 $1 $11) 5... Qxd4+ (5... exd4 6. Bc2+ Ka8 7. Bxd3 $18) 6. Bd5+ Rb7 7. Rxb7+ Ka8 8. Rd7+ (8. Rb5+ $2 Ka7 $11) 8... Kb8 9. f6 e4 (9... Qh4 10. Rb7+ $18) (9... Qb6+ 10. Ke7 Qc5+ 11. Ke8 e4 12. f7 $18) 10. f7 Qh8+ 11. Ke7 Qe5+ 12. Be6 Qc5+ 13. Ke8 $18 1-0
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[Event "sp.p StrateGems"] [Site ""] [Date "2020"] [White "Garcia=M Krug=P"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7r/3b2q1/6B1/4ppp1/2Qpp3/N7/3RK2p/4B2k w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] 1. Kd1 $1 d3 2. Qxe4+ fxe4 3. Bxe4+ Kg1 4. Rg2+ Kf1 5. Rg3 Qh7 (5... Bb5 6. Bg2+ (6. Nxb5 $2 Qh7 $11) 6... Kg1 7. Bc6+ $1 Kf1 8. Nb1 h1=Q 9. Nd2#) (5... Ba4+ 6. Kd2 Bb5 (6... Qd7 7. Bg2+ Kg1 8. Bd5+ $1 Kf1 9. Nc4 Qa7 10. Bg2+ Kg1 11. Be4+ Kf1 12. Bxd3#) 7. Bg2+ Kg1 8. Bb7+ $1 Kf1 9. Nc2 dxc2 10. Bg2+ Kg1 11. Bc6+ Kf1 12. Bxb5#) (5... Bg4+ 6. Kd2 Qd7 7. Bg2+ Kg1 8. Bd5+ Kf1 9. Nc4 Qa7 10. Bg2+ Kg1 11. Be4+ Kf1 12. Bxd3+ Be2 13. Bxe2#) 6. Bg2+ (6. Bxh7 $2 Bb5 7. Be4 h1=Q 8. Bxh1 Ba4+ 9. Kd2 Rxh1 10. Rf3+ Kg2 $11) 6... Kg1 7. Bf3+ $1 (7. Bd5+ $2 Kf1 8. Nc4 Qh5+) 7... Kf1 8. Nc4 Ba4+ 9. Kd2 Qa7 10. Bg2+ Kg1 11. Be4+ Kf1 12. Bxd3# 1-0
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[Event "sp.p StrateGems"] [Site ""] [Date "2020"] [White "Carf=J"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4N2k/5P1P/4n2K/1p3p1p/4P2p/Bp5P/2r5/5r2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "33"] 1. Bd6 Rc6 $1 (1... Rc5 2. Bxc5 fxe4 3. Bd6 Rf5 4. Kg6 b2 5. Kxf5 Nf8 6. Bxf8 b1=Q 7. Be7 e3+ 8. Kg5 Qf1 9. f8=Q+) 2. Be5+ Ng7+ 3. Nf6 $1 (3. Nd6 $2 Rxd6+ 4. Bxd6 fxe4 5. f8=Q+ Rxf8 6. Bxf8 Nf5+ 7. Kg6 b2 8. Bb4 b1=N 9. Kxf5 Kxh7 10. Kxe4 Kg6 $11) 3... Ne6 (3... Rc8 4. f8=Q+ Rxf8 5. Nxh5 Rg1 6. Nxg7 $18) 4. Nxh5+ Ng7+ 5. Nf6 Ne6 6. Ne8+ Ng7+ 7. Nd6 Rxd6+ 8. Bxd6 fxe4 9. f8=Q+ Rxf8 10. Bxf8 Nf5+ 11. Kg6 b2 12. Bb4 b1=N 13. Kxf5 Kxh7 14. Kxe4 Kg6 15. Kf4 Kh5 (15... Kf6 16. Kg4 Ke5 17. Kxh4 Kf4 18. Kh5 Ke3 19. h4 Nd2 20. Kg6 Nf3 21. h5 Ne5+ 22. Kf6 Ng4+ 23. Kg5 Ne5 24. Bd6 Nf7+ 25. Kg6 Nxd6 26. h6 $18) 16. Kf5 Kh6 17. Kg4 $18 1-0
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[Event "1/2.hm StrateGems"] [Site ""] [Date "2020"] [Round ""] [White "Vrabec=F"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6R1/5p2/1Bk1p3/4P3/1p1P4/1P6/5p1b/6NK w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] 1. Rc8+ Kb7 $1 (1... Kb5 2. Rc5+ Ka6 3. Ra5+ Kb7 4. Ra7+ Kc6 5. Ra1 {see main line.}) 2. Rc7+ $1 (2. Rc1 $2 fxg1=Q+ 3. Rxg1 Bxg1 4. Kg2 Be3 5. Kf3 Bd2 $11) 2... Ka6 3. Ra7+ Kb5 4. Ra5+ Kxb6 (4... Kc6 5. Ra1 fxg1=Q+ 6. Rxg1 Bxg1 7. Ba7 $1 Be3 (7... Kb7 8. Kxg1 Kxa7 9. Kf2 $18) 8. d5+ Kxd5 9. Bxe3 Kxe5 10. Bc5 $18) 5. Ra1 fxg1=Q+ 6. Rxg1 Bxg1 7. Kxg1 Ka6 ({B)} 7... Kb7 8. Kf1 $1 (8. Kf2 $2 Ka7 $1 9. Ke2 Ka6 10. Kd2 Ka5 $1 $11) 8... Kb6 9. Ke1 $1 (9. Ke2 $2 Ka6 $1) (9. Kf2 Ka7 $1) 9... Kb7 (9... Ka5 10. Kd2 Ka6 11. Ke2 $1 Ka5 12. Kf3 Kb6 13. Ke3 $18) 10. Kd2 Ka6 11. Ke2 $1 Kb6 12. Ke3 $18) 8. Kg2 $1 Kb6 (8... Kb7 9. Kf3 Kc7 10. Kf4 Kd7 11. Ke3 Kc6 12. Ke4 $18) 9. Kg3 $1 Kc6 10. Kf2 $1 Kc7 11. Ke2 $1 Kb6 12. Ke3 Kc6 13. Ke4 Kb6 (13... Kc7 14. Kd3) 14. d5 $18 1-0
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[Event "1/2.hm StrateGems"] [Site ""] [Date "2020"] [Round ""] [White "Afek=Y"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2bk4/6K1/N2P3r/8/5BP1/5p2/1N6/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] 1. Nd1 $1 (1. Nd3 $2 Bxa6 2. Kxh6 Bxd3 $11) 1... Rh1 2. Nf2 Rf1 3. Nc5 Rxf2 4. Bg5+ Ke8 5. d7+ Bxd7 6. Ne4 Bxg4 (6... Rg2 7. Nd6#) (6... Bc8 7. Nxf2) 7. Nf6+ Ke7 8. Nxg4+ Ke6 9. Nxf2 $18 1-0
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[Event "3/4.hm StrateGems"] [Site ""] [Date "2020"] [Round ""] [White "Arestov=P Kiryakov=P"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/8/1p6/6P1/q1B5/2k1K2R w K - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] 1. Be4 (1. O-O+ $2 Kxc2 2. Rf2+ Kb3 3. Rxa2 Kxa2 $19) 1... Qd2+ (1... b3 2. O-O+ $1) (1... Qc4 2. Rh4 $11) 2. Kf1 b3 3. Rh4 b2 4. Kg1 $1 (4. Rf4 $2 Qh2) ( 4. Bh7 $2 Qe3 5. Kg2 Qe2+ 6. Kg1 Qf3 7. Kh2 Qf2+) 4... Qe3+ 5. Kg2 Qe2+ 6. Kg1 b1=Q 7. Bxb1 Qf3 $1 (7... Kxb1 8. Rf4 {fortress.}) 8. Rh3 $1 (8. Kh2 $2 Qf2+ 9. Kh1 (9. Kh3 Kxb1) 9... Qxg3 10. Rc4+ Kb2 $1 11. Rc2+ (11. Rb4+ Ka3) 11... Kb3 12. Rg2 Qh4+ 13. Kg1 Qe1+ $19) 8... Kxb1 9. Kh2 Qf1 10. Rh4 $1 Qf2+ 11. Kh1 Qxg3 12. Rb4+ {draw.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "3/4.hm StrateGems"] [Site ""] [Date "2020"] [Round ""] [White "Kekely=L"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k7/3B4/2P2r2/8/8/6p1/1n1RK3/7n w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] 1. c7 (1. Rxb2 $2 Rf2+ 2. Kd3 Rxb2 $11) 1... Rf2+ 2. Ke1 $1 (2. Ke3 $2 Nc4+ 3. Kd3 Rxd2+ 4. Kc3 Nd6 $11) 2... Nd3+ 3. Rxd3 (3. Kd1 $2 Rf8 4. c8=Q+ Rxc8 5. Bxc8 Nf4 $11) 3... Rc2 4. c8=Q+ Rxc8 5. Bxc8 g2 6. Bb7+ $1 Kxb7 7. Rd7+ Kc6 8. Rg7 Kd5 9. Rxg2 Ke4 10. Rg1 $18 1-0
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[Event ".c StrateGems"] [Site ""] [Date "2020"] [Round ""] [White "Arestov=P"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1K6/7P/8/7p/r1N5/8/8/1b4k1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] 1. h8=Q Rb4+ (1... Rxc4 2. Qa1 Rb4+ 3. Kc7 h4 4. Qg7+ {main line.}) 2. Nb6 $1 Rxb6+ 3. Kc7 Rb4 (3... Re6 4. Qc3 $1 Rg6 5. Qb2 Bf5 6. Qd4+ Kh2 7. Qf2+) 4. Qa1 $1 {zz} (4. Qc3 $2 Rg4 5. Qc1+ Kh2 6. Qxb1 h4 $11) 4... h4 (4... Kh1 5. Qa5 $1 Rf4 6. Qe1+ Kg2 7. Qxb1 $18) (4... Rb3 5. Qd4+ Kg2 6. Qd2+ Kg3 7. Qe1+ Kg2 8. Qe2+ Kg3 9. Qe6 $18) (4... Kg2 5. Qc3 Rg4 6. Qb2+ Kf3 7. Qxb1 $18) 5. Qg7+ (5. Qc3 $2 Rf4 6. Qc1+ Rf1) 5... Kh1 (5... Kh2 6. Qe5+ Kg2 7. Qe2+) 6. Qc3 Re4 7. Qc1+ Kg2 8. Qb2+ $1 (8. Qxb1 Rc4+ $1 9. Kd6 h3 $11) 8... Kg3 9. Qxb1 Rc4+ 10. Kd6 h3 11. Qg1+ $18 1-0
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[Event "sp.c StrateGems"] [Site ""] [Date "2020"] [Round ""] [White "Robinson=Y"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7k/7P/7K/5p2/5P2/8/P7/7n w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] 1. a4 Nf2 2. a5 Ne4 3. a6 Nd6 4. a7 Nc8 $1 5. a8=N $1 (5. a8=Q $2 {stalemate.}) (5. a8=B $2 Nb6 $11) 5... Nb6 6. Nc7 Nd7 7. Ne6 Nf8 8. Ng5 Nxh7 9. Nxh7 $18 1-0
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