www.arves.org - Springaren 2019-2020

Studies awarded for the Springaren 2019-2020 tournament.

[Event "1st Prize , Springaren 2019-2020"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Michael Pasman"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator ",Afek"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2pp3p/8/P6P/2K4k/3pB3/7b/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "2020"] 
 {A most subtle bishop ending of the same colour with all units active. White tries to penetrate through the enemy pawn barricade to trap the black Bishop in the upper corner of the queenside, while Black opts for a well known fortress on the kingside. The White Bishop's journey of 9 only moves is the highlight of this tough and deep battle.} 1. a6 $1 (1. Kxd3 c6 $1) 1... d2 $1 ( 1... Bg1 2. Kxd3 $1) 2. Bxd2 Bg1 3. Bc3 $1 (3. Kd3 $2 Ba7 $1 4. Be3 Bb8 $11) ( 3. Ba5 $2 c6 $3) (3. Bb4 $2 Ba7 4. h6 Kh5 5. Bc5 Bb8 6. Be3 c6 $11) ({Try :} 3. h6 c6 $3 4. Kd3 Ba7 $1 5. Be3 Bb8 6. a7 (6. Ke4 Kg4 $1 $11) 6... Bxa7 7. Bxa7 { We reach drawn position - Black can give up also his c and d pawns and with the king in the corner - g8 - White can not win,positionaldraw}) 3... Ba7 (3... c6 4. Bd4 $18) 4. Bd4 $1 ({Try :} 4. h6 $2 c6 $1 5. Bd4 d5+ $1 6. Kd3 c5 $1) 4... Bb8 5. h6 $1 ({Thematic try :} 5. Be5 $2 d6 $1 6. Bc3 (6. Bd4 c6 $1 7. Bc3 $6 Ba7) 6... c6 $1 7. Bb4 (7. h6 Ba7 8. Bb4 d5+ $1 $11) 7... Kxh5 8. Bxd6 Ba7 9. Bc5 Bb8 {See main line - move 8 if Black plays 8. ..Kxh6 - the small difference is Black King position on h5 instead of h6 - is enough for draw.} 10. Bb6 Kg4 $1 11. Kc5 h5 $1 12. Kxc6 h4 13. Kb7 h3 14. Kxb8 (14. Bg1 Kg3 15. Kxb8 Kg2 $11) 14... h2 $11) 5... Kg5 {[#]} (5... c6 $5 6. Bf6+ $1 Kg4 (6... Kh5 7. Kc5 Ba7+ 8. Kd6 $18) 7. Kc5 $1 Ba7+ (7... Kf5 8. Kb6) 8. Kd6 $1 $18 c5 9. Kd5 Kf5 10. Be7 c4 11. Kxc4 Ke5 12. Bc5) (5... Kg4 6. Be5) (5... Kh5 6. Be5) 6. Be5 $3 {To open up a path in with for his King.} d6 (6... Ba7 7. Bxc7) (6... Kxh6 7. Bxc7 Ba7 8. Kb5 Kg5 9. Bb6 Bb8 10. Bf2 h5 11. Kb6 $18) 7. Bc3 $3 { Back to c3 - and this is the only move} ({Try :} 7. Bb2 $2 Kxh6 8. Kd5 (8. Kb5 Ba7) 8... Ba7 $1 9. Bd4 c6+ $1) ({Try :} 7. Bg7 $2 c6 $1 8. Bf8 d5+ $1 9. Kc5 Ba7+ $1 10. Kxc6 d4 $1 11. Kb7 (11. Ba3 d3 12. Bc1+ Kg6 13. Kb7 Bf2 14. a7 Bxa7 15. Kxa7) 11... d3 $1 {and black exactly in time}) ({Try :} 7. Bd4 $2 c6 $1 8. Be3+ (8. Bc3 $4 Ba7 9. Bb4 d5+) 8... Kf5 9. Bb6 Kg5 10. Bc7 d5+ 11. Kc5 d4 12. Bxb8 d3 13. a7 d2 14. a8=Q d1=Q $11) 7... c6 $1 { To avoid penetration via b5 or d5} (7... Kxh6 8. Kb5 Ba7 9. Kc6 $1 Kg6 10. Kb7 $1 Bc5 (10... Bb6 11. Ba5 $1 Bf2 12. Kxc7) 11. Kxc7 h5 12. Ba5 {Here we see the difference - if white played Bb2 insted of Bc3 for example - Bishop on c3canjumptoa5} h4 13. Bb6 $18) 8. Bb4 $1 {Now threatening Bxd6} Kf6 ({ Important line is} 8... Kxh6 9. Bxd6 Ba7 10. Bc5 $1 Bb8 { and the bad position of the Black king on h6 allows White to win, for example : } 11. Bf8+ Kg6 (11... Kg5 12. Kc5 h5 13. Kxc6 h4 14. Be7+ Kg4 15. Bxh4 $18) 12. Kc5 h5 13. Kb6 h4 14. Bd6 $1 Bxd6 15. a7 h3 16. a8=Q $18) (8... Kf5 9. Bxd6 Ba7 10. Bc5 $1 Bb8 11. Kd4 $1 (11. Ba3 {or Bb4} Ba7 { wastes time, must play again Bc5}) (11. Bb6 Ke6 12. Kc5 Kd7 $11) 11... Ke6 ( 11... Be5+ 12. Kd3 Bb8 13. Bb6 $18) (11... Kf6 12. Bb6 Ke6 13. Ke4) 12. Ke4 $1 Kf6 $5 (12... Kf7 13. Kf5 $18) (12... Kd7 13. Kf5 $1 {Main line}) 13. Bb6 Ke6 14. Bd4 $1 {Black is in zugzwang} Kf7 (14... Kd7 15. Kf5 $18) 15. Kf5 Ke7 16. Bb6 Kf7 17. Bc5 Ke8 18. Kf6 $18) (8... d5+ { White wins by King penetration Kc5-c6-b7}) 9. Bxd6 Ba7 10. Bc5 $1 { The 8th move with the Bishop !} Bb8 11. Kd4 $1 (11. Bb4 {/Bf8} Ba7 { is a loss of time}) (11. a7 $2 Bxa7 12. Bxa7 c5 13. Bxc5 Kf7 { is a draw - Black king hides on g8-h8.}) 11... Kf5 ({Or} 11... Ke6 12. Ke4 Kf6 13. Bb6 Ke6 14. Bd4 {zz}) 12. Bb6 $1 (12. Bf8 $2 Ba7+ {and White must return} 13. Bc5) 12... Ke6 13. Ke4 $1 Kd7 ({Or} 13... Kf6 14. Be3 Ke6 15. Bd4 {ZZ} Kd7 16. Kf5 $18) 14. Kf5 $1 Kc8 ({After} 14... Ke7 {the shortest win is} 15. Bd4 Kf7 16. Bc5 $18) 15. a7 $1 Bxa7 16. Bxa7 1-0

[Event "3rd Prize Springaren 2019-2020"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Amatzia Avni and Vladislav Tarasiuk"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "user"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5k2/2n5/5Br1/1P2p3/1N3p2/8/4P2b/4K3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "20"] [EventDate "2020"] 
 {The agile white knight is the hero of the defensive efforts over the board. A fine example of the Grand Leap motive.} 1. b6 (1. Bxe5 Nxb5 $19) 1... Na6 $1 ( 1... Bg3+ 2. Kf1 $1 $11) (1... Rg1+ 2. Kf2 $11) 2. Nxa6 (2. b7 Nb8 3. Bxe5 Bg3+ 4. Kf1 f3 $19) 2... e4 (2... Bg1 3. b7 Ba7 4. Bxe5 Rxa6 5. b8=Q+ Bxb8 6. Bxb8 $11) 3. b7 (3. Nc5 e3 $19) 3... f3 (3... Rg1+ 4. Kd2 f3 5. exf3 exf3 6. Bd4 Rb1 7. b8=Q+ Bxb8 8. Nxb8 Rxb8 9. Ke3 Rb3+ 10. Kf2 $11) 4. b8=Q+ (4. exf3 $4 Rxf6) 4... Bxb8 5. Nxb8 f2+ $1 (5... Rg1+ 6. Kf2 Rg2+ 7. Kf1 Rxe2 $11 (7... fxe2+ 8. Ke1 $11)) 6. Kf1 $1 (6. Kxf2 $2 Rxf6+ 7. Ke3 Ke7 $19) 6... e3 { now white seems to be lost...} 7. Nd7+ Ke8 (7... Kf7 8. Ne5+ Kxf6 9. Ng4+ Kf5 10. Nxe3+ Ke4 11. Ng2 $1 Rf6 12. Nh4 Rf4 13. Ng2 $11 {positional draw} (13. Ng6 $2 Rg4 $19)) 8. Bg5 $1 Rxg5 9. Nf6+ Kf7 10. Ng4 $1 Rxg4 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2

[Event " 1st Commendation Springaren 2019-2020"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Geir Sune Ostmoe Tallaksen"] [Black "After A. Gillberg"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator ",Afek"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3p4/rpP5/P7/2qp2Nk/8/3n4/R2Q3K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "29"] [EventDate "2018"] 
 {The main point 10.Qe2!! belongs to A. Gillberg (Springaren 2013) however the additional introductory play inserts considerable liveliness in the pale source of inspiration.} 1. Ne3 $1 (1. Qxd2 $2 Qxc6+ {draws}) 1... dxe3 (1... Qxc6+ 2. Ng2+ Kg5 3. Qxd2+ {wins}) 2. Ra4 Qxa4 (2... dxc6 3. Qe1+ Kg4 4. Qe2+ Kf5 5. Rxc4 Nxc4 6. axb6 $1 {wins}) 3. Qxa4+ Kg3 4. cxd7 b5 $1 (4... e2 5. Qh4+ $1 Kxh4 6. d8=Q+ Kg3 7. Qxd2 {wins}) 5. Qxb5 (5. Qa3 $2 Nf3 6. Qxe3 Rd6 7. Qc1 Rxd7 {draws}) 5... Rh6+ 6. Kg1 Nf3+ 7. Kf1 e2+ $1 8. Kxe2 (8. Qxe2 $4 Rh1#) 8... Nd4+ 9. Ke1 $1 Re6+ 10. Qe2 $3 (10. Kd2 $2 Nxb5 11. d8=Q Rd6+ {draws}) ( 10. Kf1 $2 Rf6+ 11. Kg1 Nf3+ $1 (11... Nf3+) 12. Kf1 Nd4+ {draws}) 10... Rxe2+ 11. Kd1 Re3 12. Kd2 $1 (12. d8=Q $4 Rd3+ {wins}) 12... Re2+ 13. Kd3 Nb3 14. Kxe2 Nxa5 15. d8=Q {wins} 1-0