www.arves.org - FRME 7th Moroccan 2021

The Royal Moroccan Chess Federation (FRME) 7th Composing Tourney

Grandmasters David Gurgenidze and Martin Minski 2016 (possibly during a summer time).

[Event"1st prize 7th Composing Ty of FRME"] [Site ""] [Date "2021"] [Round ""] [White "David Gurgenidze and Martin Minski"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4b1Q1/4q3/2k5/p1P5/6N1/2p4B/K7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "16"] [EventDate "2021"] 
 1. Qc3 $1 (1. Bg1+ $2 Kc6 $1 $19) (1. Kb2 $2 Bf6+ $19) 1... Bf6 2. Ne4+ $1 (2. Bg1+ $2 Kc6 $19) 2... Qxe4 3. Bg1+ {main A:} Bd4 ({main B:} 3... Qd4 $1 4. Ka2 $1 ({logical try:} 4. Bxd4+ $2 Bxd4 5. Ka2 (5. Qxd4+ Kxd4 6. Kb2 Kd3 $19 { position X with wPc4}) 5... Bxc3 $19 {position Y with bBc3, no stalemate}) 4... Qxg1 5. Qa5+ Kxc4 ({main:} 5... Kd6 6. Qd5+ Ke7 7. Qc5+ $1 (7. Qb7+ $2 Kf8 8. Qc8+ Kg7 9. Qd7+ Kh6 10. Qd2+ Qg5 11. Qxc2 Qc5 $1 12. Qxa4 Qf2+ 13. Kb3 Qb2# { mate with self-block}) 7... Qxc5 {model stalemate}) 6. Qa6+ Kd5 7. Qb7+ Kd6 8. Qb8+ Ke6 9. Qc8+ Kf7 10. Qc7+ Be7 (10... Kg8 11. Qc8+ Kg7 12. Qd7+ Kg6 13. Qd3+ Kh5 14. Qh7+ Kg4 15. Qe4+ Kg5 16. Qe3+ $1 Qxe3 {stalemate}) 11. Qc4+ Kf8 12. Qc8+ Kg7 13. Qc3+ Kg8 (13... Bf6 14. Qg3+ $1 Qxg3 {stalemate}) 14. Qc8+ Bf8 15. Qc4+ Kh8 16. Qh4+ $1 (16. Qd4+ $6 Qg7 $1 $19) 16... Kg7 17. Qd4+ $1 Qxd4 { model stalemate}) (3... Kc6 4. Qxf6+ $11) 4. Bxd4+ Qxd4 5. Ka2 $1 ({ logical try:} 5. Qxd4+ $2 Kxd4 6. Kb2 Kd3 $19 {position X with wPc4}) 5... Qxc4+ (5... Qxc3 {postion Y with bQc3, stalemate}) 6. Qxc4+ Kxc4 7. Kb2 Kd3 { position X without the wPc4} 8. Kc1 a3 {ideal stalemate} (8... Kc3 { model stalemate}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "7th Composing Tourney of FRME"] [Site ""] [Date "2021"] [Round ""] [White "S. Osintsev"] [Black "2. Prize"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k7/P3n1Kp/PP2p3/7p/5P2/8/6P1/8 w - - 0 1"] 
   
 1. Kf6 $1 ({Logical try} 1. Kf7 $2 Nd5 $1 2. Kxe6 (2. g3 h4 $1 3. gxh4 Nxf4 $11 ) 2... Nxf4+ 3. Kd6 h4 $1 4. Kc6 h5 ({or} 4... h3 5. gxh3 h5 6. Kd6 h4 7. Kc6 Ne6) 5. Kd6 h3 $1 6. gxh3 h4 $1 7. Kc6 Ne6 8. Kd5 (8. Kd7 Nc5+ 9. Kc8 Nxa6 $11) 8... Nc5 $1 (8... Nf4+ $2 9. Kd6 $1 Nd5 10. b7+ $1 Kxa7 11. Kxd5 $18) 9. Kxc5 { stalemate, there is no f5 pawn on the board.}) 1... Ng6 $1 (1... Nd5+ 2. Ke5 $1 Nxb6 3. Kxe6 Nc4 4. f5 Ne3 5. g3 $1 (5. f6 $2 Nxg2 $11) 5... Ng4 6. f6 $18) 2. f5 $3 ({Logical try} 2. Kxe6 $2 Nxf4+ {- see 1.Kf7?}) (2. g3 $2 h4 $1 3. gxh4 Nxf4 $11) 2... exf5 3. Ke6 Nf4+ 4. Kd6 h4 5. Kc6 $1 Ne6 6. Kd5 $1 Nf4+ 7. Kd6 h6 8. Kc6 Ne6 9. Kd5 Nf4+ 10. Kd6 h5 11. Kc6 Ne6 12. Kd5 Nf4+ 13. Kd6 h3 14. gxh3 h4 15. Kc6 Ne6 16. Kd5 Ng7 ({After} 16... Nf4+ 17. Kd6 $18 {the remaining f5 pawn brings Black a loss}) (16... f4 17. Kxe6 f3 18. Kd7 ({or} 18. Kd6) 18... f2 19. Kc7 f1=Q 20. b7+ Kxa7 21. b8=Q+ Kxa6 22. Qb6#) 17. Kd6 $1 f4 18. Kd7 $1 $18 (18. Kc7 $2 Ne8+ $1 19. Kc8 Nd6+ 20. Kd7 Nb5 $1 21. b7+ Kxa7 22. Kc8 Nd6+ $11) 1-0

[Event "7th Composing Tourney of FRME"] [Site ""] [Date "2021"] [Round ""] [White "P. Arestov & D. Keith"] [Black "3. Prize"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/3K4/r6P/3R4/7k/4B1n1 w - - 0 1"] 
   
 1. h5 Nh3 (1... Ne2 2. Ke5 $18) (1... Ra8 2. Bc3 $18) (1... Ra7 2. Bd2 $1 Rh7 3. h6 $18) 2. Ke5 (2. Bg3+ $2 Kg2 $11) 2... Ra8 $1 3. Rd2+ $1 (3. Kf5 $2 Rf8+ 4. Kg4 Rf4#) (3. Kf6 $2 Rh8 $1 4. Kg6 Nf4+ $11) (3. Bg3+ $2 Kg2 4. Kf6 Rh8 5. Kg6 Rg8+ $11) (3. Bd2 $2 Nf2 $1 4. Bf4+ Kh1 $1 $11) 3... Kh1 $1 (3... Kg1 4. Kf5 Rh8 5. Kg4 Nf4 6. Bf2+ $1 Kf1 (6... Kh1 7. Kxf4 Rxh5 8. Kg4 Rh8 9. Bg3 Kg1 10. Kf3 Rf8+ 11. Bf4 $18) 7. Kf3 $18) 4. Kf5 (4. Rd3 $2 Kg2 $11) 4... Rh8 (4... Ra5+ 5. Kg4 Nf4 6. h6 $18) 5. Bh4 $3 (5. Kg4 $2 Nf4 $1 6. Kxf4 Rxh5 7. Bg3 (7. Bf2 $2 Rh7 $1 (7... Rb5 $2 8. Be3 Rb4+ 9. Kf3 $18) 8. Bg3 Rb7 $1 9. Kf3 Rb3+ 10. Kg4 Kg1 $11) 7... Rb5 $3 (7... Rc5 $2 8. Kg4 $18) (7... Ra5 $2 8. Bf2 $1 Ra8 9. Kf3 Rf8+ 10. Kg4 Rg8+ 11. Kh3 Rd8 12. Bd4 $18) (7... Rh7 $2 8. Kf3 Rf7+ 9. Bf4 $18) 8. Bf2 (8. Kg4 Kg1 $11) 8... Rb7 $1 9. Kf3 Rf7+ 10. Kg3 Rg7+ 11. Kh3 Rd7 $1 12. Bd4 Rh7+ 13. Kg3 Rh3+ $1 14. Kxh3 {stalemate}) 5... Rxh5+ 6. Kg4 Nf4 $1 7. Bg5 $1 Rh3 (7... Rh8 $5 {Black moves the wKing away from f3 and keeps their king on the first line (f1 or g1). It's desperate, the bKing has to get out of the corner.} 8. Bxf4 Rg8+ 9. Kf3 Rg2 10. Rd1+ Rg1 11. Rd3 $1 Rf1+ 12. Kg3 Rg1+ 13. Kh3 Rf1 14. Be5 ({or} 14. Bg5) 14... Rg1 15. Bf6 $1 $18 { White will create zugzwangs by playing his bishop and the bR will have to leave the first row. Then White will win as in the solution.}) 8. Bxf4 Ra3 9. Re2 $1 Kg1 10. Be3+ Kf1 11. Kf3 Ra8 12. Rh2 $1 Rf8+ 13. Bf4 Rg8 14. Bh6 $1 (14. Rf2+ $2 Ke1 15. Rc2 Rd8 $11) 14... Rg6 15. Be3 Rf6+ 16. Bf4 Rg6 17. Rf2+ Ke1 18. Rc2 Kd1 19. Rc1# 1-0

[Event "7th Composing Tourney of FRME"] [Site ""] [Date "2021"] [Round ""] [White "I. Richardson"] [Black "1. honorable mention"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4r3/3n3k/4N1N1/6K1/R1b5/4R3/6p1/8 w - - 0 1"] 
   
 1. Nef8+ $1 (1. Rg3 $2 Bxe6 $11) (1. Rxc4 $4 g1=Q+ $19) 1... Nxf8 (1... Kg7 2. Rg3 Nxf8 3. Nxf8 Bd5 (3... Bb5 4. Rf4 Rxf8 5. Kh4+ $18) 4. Ng6 $18) (1... Rxf8 2. Nxf8+ $18) 2. Ra7+ Bf7 $1 (2... Kg8 3. Kh6 $1 {(Threatening 4.Rg7#)} Nxg6 4. Rxe8+ Nf8 5. Rg7+ Kh8 6. Rxf8+ Bg8 7. Rfxg8#) 3. Rxf7+ Kg8 4. Kf6 $1 { (Threatening 4.Rg7#)} (4. Rxe8 $4 g1=Q+ $19) 4... Nh7+ $1 (4... Nd7+ 5. Rxd7 Rf8+ 6. Nxf8 g1=Q 7. Ne6 Qf2+ (7... Qxe3 8. Rd8+ Kh7 9. Ng5+ Kh6 10. Rh8#) 8. Kg6 Qg1+ 9. Kh5 Qh1+ 10. Kg4 Qg2+ (10... Qf1 11. Rd8+ Kh7 12. Rh3+ Kg6 13. Rg8+ Kf7 14. Rf8+) 11. Rg3 Qe4+ 12. Kh5+ Kh8 13. Rd8+ Kh7 14. Rg7#) (4... Re6+ 5. Rxe6 Nxe6 6. Re7 $18 {with an unstoppable mate after 7.Re8}) 5. Rxh7 (5. Kf5 $2 Rxe3 $19) 5... Rf8+ $1 6. Nxf8 (6. Ke7 $4 g1=Q $19) 6... g1=Q 7. Rh8+ $1 Kxh8 8. Ng6+ Kg8 (8... Kh7 9. Rh3+ Kg8 10. Rh8#) 9. Re8+ Kh7 10. Rh8# 1-0