www.arves.org - Voia 100 MT 2023

Studies awarded in memory of the 100th birthday of composer Voia, Radu 1922-2006 .

[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "V. Tarasiuk - 1st prize"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "user"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4k2N/8/4r3/6PP/8/r3p3/2R2B2/4K3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 {Where should the white rook give itself for black's advanced pawn? The answer decides the fate of the battle. In the instructive critical position, the turn to move decides the issue.} 1. Bh4 $1 (1. Bg3 $2 e2 2. Rxe2 Rxe2+ 3. Kxe2 Rxg3 $11) 1... Ra1+ (1... Re4 2. Ng6 $18) 2. Ke2 Rh1 3. g6 $1 Rh2+ $1 (3... Kf8 4. Rc8+ Kg7 5. Be1 $1 Rxh5 6. Bc3+ Kh6 7. g7 $18) (3... Rxh4 4. g7 Rg4 5. Rc8+ Kd7 6. Ng6 $18) 4. Kf3 $1 (4. Kd3 $2 Rd6+ $1 5. Kxe3 Rxc2 $11) 4... Rh3+ 5. Kg4 Rxh4+ $1 6. Kxh4 e2 7. Rxe2 $1 ({Thematic try:} 7. Rc1 $2 e1=Q+ 8. Rxe1 Rxe1 9. g7 Rg1 10. h6 Rg2 11. Kh3 Rg1 $1 (11... Rg5 $2 12. Kh2 $1 $18 {see main line}) 12. Kh2 Rg5 $1 {zz wtm} 13. Kh1 Rg3 $1 14. Kh2 Rg5 $1 {positional draw}) 7... Rxe2 8. g7 Rg2 9. h6 Rg1 10. Kh3 $1 (10. Kh5 $2 Rg3 $1 11. Kh4 Rg2 $1 $11 { see thematic try}) 10... Rg5 11. Kh2 $3 {zz btm} ({Try:} 11. Ng6 $2 Kf7 $1 12. h7 Rh5+ $11) 11... Rg4 (11... Ke7 12. h7 Rxg7 13. Ng6+ $1 Rxg6 14. h8=Q $18) 12. Ng6 $1 (12. Kh1 $2 Rg3 $1 13. Kh2 Rg5 $1 14. Kh3 Rg1 $11) 12... Kf7 (12... Rxg6 13. h7 Rxg7 14. h8=Q+ $18) 13. Ne5+ 1-0

[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "M. Pasman 2nd prize"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "user"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5R2/8/2P2n2/4k3/2Bq1p1K/2N5/8/2B5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "24"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 {Splendid sacrificial introduction prevents black's mating threats and leads to the final stalemate.} 1. Ne4 $3 {allowing capture on e4 by 3 pieces} (1. c7 Qf2+ {with mate}) 1... Kxe4 (1... Nxe4 2. Bxf4#) (1... Qxe4 2. Bb2+) 2. c7 Qe5 $1 (2... Qf2+ 3. Kg5) 3. Bd5+ $3 {again - allowing capture by 3 pieces} (3. c8=Q Qh5#) 3... Kxd5 (3... Qxd5 4. Rxf6 $11) (3... Nxd5 $4 4. c8=Q $19) 4. Rd8+ (4. c8=Q {still} Qh5#) 4... Ke4 5. Rd4+ $3 {allowing capture by 2 pieces, but none is good} Kf3 $1 (5... Kxd4 6. Bb2+) (5... Qxd4 6. c8=Q Qf2+ (6... Kf3) ( 6... f3 7. Qe6+ Kd3+ 8. Kg3 Ne4+ (8... Qg1+ 9. Kxf3) 9. Kxf3 Qf2+ 10. Kg4) 7. Kg5) 6. Rxf4+ Kg2 7. Rg4+ $1 (7. c8=Q Qh5#) 7... Kf2 (7... Nxg4 8. c8=Q) (7... Kh1 8. c8=Q Qh5+ 9. Kg3 Qh2+ 10. Kf3) (7... Kf3 8. Rf4+) 8. Rf4+ Kg1 (8... Kg2 9. Rg4+ Nxg4 10. c8=Q Qh2+ 11. Kg5 $1 Qh6+ 12. Kf5 $1) (8... Ke2 $4 9. c8=Q { and no mate}) 9. Rg4+ $1 (9. c8=Q $2 Qh5+ 10. Kg3 Qh2+ 11. Kf3 Qf2#) 9... Nxg4 10. c8=Q Nf6 $1 {renewing the mate threats} 11. Qc5+ $1 (11. Qc6 Qh5+ 12. Kg3 Qg4#) (11. Qh3 Qh5+ 12. Kg3 Ne4+ 13. Kf4 Qxh3) 11... Qxc5 12. Be3+ $1 Qxe3 { stalemate} 1/2-1/2

[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "M. Minski 3rd prize"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "user"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2B5/1K6/4P3/8/4R3/8/4PP2/2k1rbq1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2023"] [TimeControl "300"] 
 {Pins and self-pins; the move 6.f3! is clever. The mutual threats of both sides naturalize each other. The quiet 8.Kb8! is impressive.} 1. e7 Bg2 (1... Qg7 2. Kb8 Qb2+ 3. Bb7 Bg2 4. e8=Q Bxe4 5. Qxe4 $11) 2. e8=Q Rxe2 3. Qc6+ $1 ( 3. Bf5 $2 Qd1 $1 4. Qc6+ Qc2 5. Qh6+ Kb1 $19) 3... Rc2 4. Qh6+ Kb1 5. Bf5 Qe1 $1 (5... Qxf2 6. Kb8 $1 Bxe4 7. Bxe4 Qg3+ 8. Ka8 $1 Qa3+ 9. Kb8 Qg3+ 10. Ka8 Qg8+ 11. Ka7 Qf7+ 12. Bb7 Ra2+ 13. Kb8 Qe8+ 14. Kc7 Qe7+ 15. Kc8 Qe8+ 16. Kc7 $11) 6. f3 $1 {in order to decoy the black Bishop to a worse square} (6. Qc6 $2 Qxf2 7. Qd5 (7. Qd6 Rc4 8. Qd3+ Qc2 9. Qxc2+ Kxc2 $19) (7. Qe6 {e.g.} Qc5 8. Ka6 Bf1+ $19) 7... Kc1 $1 8. Bd7 Rc5 $1 9. Qe6 Qb2+ 10. Ka6 Bf1+ $1 $19) 6... Bxf3 7. Qc6 $3 {switchback} (7. Qb6+ $2 Rb2 8. Ka7 Bxe4 $19) (7. Kb8 $2 Bxe4 8. Bxe4 Qxe4 $19) 7... Qa5 $1 (7... Qf2 8. Qd5 ({or} 8. Qd6 Rc4 9. Qd3+ Qc2 10. Qxf3 $11) ({or} 8. Qe6 Qc5 9. Ka6 $11) 8... Kc1 9. Bd7 Rc5 (9... Rb2+ 10. Kc8 $11) 10. Qe6 $1 Qb2+ 11. Ka6 Be2+ 12. Rxe2 Qa3+ 13. Kb7 Qb4+ 14. Qb6 Qxb6+ 15. Kxb6 $11) (7... Rxc6 8. Rxe1+ $11) (7... Qd2 8. Rc4 {/Qb5+=}) 8. Kb8 $1 (8. Qb6+ $2 Rb2 $19) 8... Qd8+ 9. Ka7 (9. Kb7 $2 Rxc6 10. Rd4+ Rc2+ $19) 9... Qa5+ 10. Kb8 (10. Qa6 $2 Qc7+ $19) 10... Rxc6 (10... Rb2+ 11. Rb4+ $11) 11. Re5+ Kb2 12. Rxa5 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "L.M. Gonzalez 1st hm"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "user"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1Q3r2/P1Pp4/8/5n1q/8/5p1P/5krB/7K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2020"] 
 {Three white queens appear on the board early in the solution. The theme of batteries and the precise choice of moves by the white queens are noteworthy, but play is short of artistic beauty, no "wow" effect.} 1. a8=Q $1 (1. c8=Q $2 Rxc8 $1 $19) 1... Ng3+ 2. Bxg3+ Kxg3 3. c8=Q+ Kxh3 {[%emt 0:00:01] Battery. threat ...Kg4+} 4. Qxd7+ Kh4 $1 {Battery.} 5. Qbb5 $3 {with 2 main lines: main A} (5. Qdb5 $2 Rg1+ $1 6. Kxg1 Qg4+ 7. Kf2 Qd4+ $1 8. Kf1 Qd1+ $11) (5. Qbe8 $2 Rxe8 $1 6. Qdxe8 Qxe8 7. Qxe8 Kg4 $11) (5. Qad5 $2 Rxb8 $1 6. Qh3+ Kxh3 7. Qxh5+ Kg3 8. Qe5+ Kg4 9. Qxb8 Kf5 $11 {positional draw}) 5... Qh8 $1 {Battery.} ({main B} 5... Rxa8 6. Qd4+ $1 (6. Qxh5+ $2 Kxh5 7. Qd5+ Kh4 8. Qxa8 Kg4 $11 { positional draw}) 6... Qg4 $1 7. Qf6+ Kh3 $1 8. Qh6+ Qh4 {[%emt 0:00:04] Battery} 9. Qf5+ $1 Kg3+ 10. Qxh4+ Kxh4 11. Qf4+ Rg4 (11... Kh5 12. Qxf3+ Rg4 13. Qxa8 $18) 12. Qh6+ Kg3 13. Qh2#) (5... Rg5 6. Qf1 $1 Kg3+ 7. Qfh3+ Qxh3+ 8. Qxh3+ Kxh3 9. Qxf8 $18) (5... Qxb5 6. Qe4+ $1 $18) 6. Qaa7 $1 (6. Qxf3 $2 Rxf3 7. Kxg2 Rg3+ 8. Kh2 Rb3 $3 9. Qxb3 Qe5+ 10. Kg2 Qe2+ $11 {perpetual check}) (6. Qe4+ $2 Kg3+ 7. Qdh7 Rh2+ $1 8. Kg1 Rg2+ 9. Kf1 Rf2+ 10. Kg1 Rg2+ $11) 6... Kg3+ 7. Qh7 Rh2+ $1 8. Kg1 Qxh7 9. Qg5+ $1 (9. Qxh7 $2 f2+ $1 10. Kf1 Rxh7 11. Qd3+ Rf3 $1 12. Qxh7 Kf4 $11 {positional draw}) 9... Kh3 10. Qxh7# 1-0

[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "E. Eliazyan 3rd hm"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "user"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "R2n4/8/Pr2P3/k7/6p1/7p/5K1B/2b4b w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 {Precise play by white neutralizes the powerful pair of black pawns.} 1. e7 Rb2+ 2. Kg3 $1 (2. Kg1 $2 Be3+ 3. Kxh1 Rb1+ 4. Bg1 Rxg1+ 5. Kh2 Ne6 6. e8=Q Rg2+ 7. Kh1 g3 $19) 2... Ne6 3. e8=Q Rg2+ 4. Kh4 Bg5+ 5. Kh5 Ng7+ 6. Kxg5 Nxe8 7. Be5 $1 (7. Rxe8 $2 g3 $1 8. Bxg3 Rxg3+ 9. Kh4 Ra3 $1 $19) 7... Ng7 (7... Re2 8. Rxe8 $1 Kxa6 9. Kxg4 Bg2 10. Re6+ $1 Kb5 11. Re8 $1 Ka6 (11... Ka4 12. Re7 $1) 12. Re6+ Kb5 13. Re8 $11 {Positional draw}) 8. Bxg7 $1 (8. Rh8 $2 Ne6+ $1 ( 8... Re2 $2 9. Bxg7 h2 10. Be5 Rxe5+ 11. Kxg4 Re2 12. Kg3 Rg2+ 13. Kh3 Ra2 14. Kg3 Rg2+ 15. Kh3 $11 {Positional draw}) 9. Kf5 Kxa6 $1 10. Rh6 Rf2+ $1 11. Kxg4 (11. Kxe6 Kb5 $19) 11... Bd5 12. Kxh3 $19) 8... Ra2 (8... Re2 9. Rh8 $1 h2 10. Be5 Rxe5+ 11. Kxg4 Re2 12. Kg3 (12. Rh5+ Kxa6 $11) 12... Rg2+ 13. Kh3 Ra2 14. Kg3 Rg2+ 15. Kh3 Ra2 $11 {Positional draw}) 9. Rb8 $1 (9. Bc3+ $2 Kb5 $1 10. Rb8+ Kc4 $1 11. Rc8+ Kd3 12. Kxg4 h2 13. Rh8 Bd5 14. Be5 h1=Q $19) 9... Kxa6 10. Rb2 $1 Ra5+ 11. Kh4 $1 (11. Kxg4 $2 Bg2 12. Bd4 Ra4 13. Rb6+ Ka5 $19) 11... Bg2 12. Bd4 h2 (12... Ra4 13. Be5 Bf3 14. Kg3 Re4 15. Bf4 $11) 13. Rb6+ Ka7 14. Rb5+ Ka6 15. Rb6+ Ka7 16. Rb5+ $11 1/2-1/2