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Vratnica-64
2023 ty.
[Event "1st prize VRATNICA 64 -2023"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.09"] [Round ""] [White "Michael Pasman"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/1q4k1/5nr1/4RR2/3Q1p1P/3n1P1K/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "24"] [EventDate "2023"] 1. Rd4 $1 ({Thematic try :} 1. Rxf3 $2 Nxf3+ 2. Qxf3 Qc7+ 3. Qf4 (3. Rf4 Kh6 $1 (3... Nh4 $2 4. Qe3 Kh5 5. Kh1 Qc6+ 6. Re4 Qa8 7. Qe1 (7. Qe2+ Kh6 8. Qe3) 7... Nf3 8. Re8 Qc6) 4. h4 Nxh4 5. Qg3 Rh5 $3 (5... Rxg3 6. Rxh4+ Kg6 7. fxg3 $11)) 3... Nh4 $1 4. Qxc7 Nf3+ 5. Kh1 Rg1#) (1. Re3 Qc7 $19) (1. Qxd2 $2 Rg2+ 2. Kh1 Ng3+ $1 3. fxg3 Qg1#) 1... Qe6 $1 (1... Nb3 2. Rxf5 Rg2+ 3. Kh1 Qxd4 4. Qxd4 Nxd4 5. Rxf3 $11) 2. h4 $1 (2. Qxd2 $2 Rg2+ 3. Kh1 Ng3+ $19) 2... Rg2+ 3. Kh3 Nf1 $1 4. Rg4+ $1 (4. Rd6 $2 Rh2+ 5. Kg4 Rxh4+ 6. Kxf3 Rxf4+ 7. Kxf4 Qxd6+ 8. Qxd6+ Nxd6 $19 {2 kight vs far white pawn- Troiski}) (4. Qe4 $2 Qxe4 5. Rdxe4 Rh2+ 6. Kg4 Rxh4+ 7. Kxf3 Nd2+ 8. Ke2 Nxe4 9. Rxh4 Nxh4 $19 {Troiski}) 4... Kh5 $1 (4... Kf6 5. Rxg2 $16) 5. Rg5+ $1 Rxg5 6. Re4 $1 (6. Qxf3+ $2 Kg6 $19) 6... Qd6 $1 7. Qxd6 Rg1 $3 (7... Nxd6 8. Re5 $1 Rf5 (8... Rxe5 {stalemate}) 9. Rxf5+ Nxf5 {stalemate}) 8. Qh2 $3 Nxh2 9. Rf4 $1 (9. Re5 $2 Kg6 $1 $19) 9... Nd4 $1 ( 9... Kg6 10. Kxh2 Rg2+ 11. Kh3 Rxf2 12. Kg4 Ne3+ 13. Kg3 $11) 10. Rxd4 Ng4 $1 11. Rd5+ Kh6 12. Rh5+ $1 Kxh5 $11 {stalemate} (12... Kg6 13. Rg5+ Kf6 14. Rxg4 $11) 1/2-1/2
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[Event "2nd prize VRATNICA 64 -2023"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Michal Hlinka & Luboš Kekely"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "K7/2r5/1k5B/8/2p5/1p5P/3pB2R/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2023"] 1. Be3+ $1 Kb5 (1... Ka5 2. Bxd2+ c3 3. Bf4 Rd7 4. Bh5 $1 b2 5. Bg6 $19) 2. Bxd2 b2 3. Rh1 Ka6 4. Kb8 (4. Bf4 $2 Rc8+ 5. Bb8 Kb6 6. Rb1 c3 7. Bd3 Rd8 8. Be4 Re8 9. Bd3 Rd8 $11) 4... b1=Q+ $1 (4... Rb7+ 5. Kc8 Rb8+ 6. Kd7 $1 $18 (6. Kxb8 $2 b1=Q+ 7. Rxb1 {stalemate})) 5. Rxb1 Rb7+ $1 6. Kc8 $1 (6. Rxb7 $2 { stalemate}) 6... Rxb1 7. Bxc4+ Kb6 8. Be6 $1 (8. h4 $2 Kc5 9. Bd3 Rd1 $1 10. Be3+ Kd6 11. Bg6 Ke5 $11) 8... Kc6 9. Kd8 (9. h4 $2 Rh1 10. Bg5 Kd6 11. Bg4 Rg1 $11) 9... Kd6 (9... Rd1 10. Bd7+ Kd5 11. Bg5 Rg1 12. h4 $18) 10. Bc8 $1 (10. Bg4 $2 Rb8+ $1 11. Bc8 Ke5 $11) 1-0
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[Event "3rd Prize VRATNICA 64 -2023"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Darko Hlebec"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3bq3/5p1P/3r2pR/k4p2/N4B2/2K5/R7/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "2023"] 1. h8=Q Bf6+ 2. Qxf6 Rxf6 3. Rh8 $1 Qxh8 4. Kc4 $1 Qc8+ 5. Bc7+ $1 (5. Nc5+ $2 Kb6 6. Ra6+ Qxa6+ $19) 5... Qxc7+ 6. Nc5+ Kb6 7. Ra6# 1-0
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[Event "Hm VRATNICA 64 -2023"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Michal Hlinka & Luboš Kekely"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2K5/qPN3p1/p1k5/p4R2/5P2/P6b/1P6/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "2023"] 1. b8=N+ $1 Kd6 (1... Kb6 2. Nd7+ Kc6 3. Nb8+ Kd6 4. Ne8+ $11) 2. Ne8+ Ke6 ( 2... Ke7 3. Nc6+ Kxe8 4. Nxa7 Bxf5+ 5. Kc7 $11) 3. Re5+ Kf7+ 4. f5 Bxf5+ (4... Kg8 5. Nd7 Qd4 6. Kc7 Qc4+ 7. Rc5 $11) (4... Qd4 5. Nc6 Qxb2 6. Nd6+ Kg8 7. Ne7+ Kh7 8. Re4 Qf2 9. Kd8 $11) 5. Rxf5+ Kxe8 6. Re5+ $1 (6. Rxa5 $2 Qe7 7. b4 g5 8. Nxa6 g4 9. Nc7+ Kf7 10. Rf5+ Kg6 11. Rf4 Qe2 $19) 6... Kf7 7. Rxa5 (7. Rf5+ $2 Ke6 8. Rxa5 Qe3 9. Rxa6+ Kf7 10. Nc6 g5 $19) 7... Qg1 8. b4 $1 (8. Nxa6 $2 {or Rxa6?} g5 $19) 8... g5 9. Nd7 (9. Nc6 $2 Kf6 10. Ne5 Qa7 $19) 9... Ke7 ( 9... g4 10. Ne5+ Ke6 11. Nxg4 Qxg4 12. Kb7 $11) 10. Ne5 g4 (10... Qb6 11. Rc5 Ke8 12. Nc4 Qh6 13. Kb7 Qh1+ 14. Kxa6 Qa8+ 15. Kb6 g4 16. Nd6+ Kd7 17. Nf5 Qxa3 18. b5 $11) 11. Nxg4 $1 Qxg4+ 12. Kb7 $1 (12. Kb8 $2 Qd7 13. Rxa6 Kd8 14. Ra5 Qc7+ 15. Ka8 Qb6 16. Rd5+ Kc7 17. Rc5+ Kd6) 12... Qc4 (12... Qe6 13. Rxa6 Qd7+ 14. Kb6 Kd6 15. Ra5 $1 $11) 13. Rxa6 (13. Rc5 $2 Qd3 14. Rc7+ Kd6 15. Rc6+ Kd5 16. Rc5+ Kd4 17. Ra5 Kc3 $19) 13... Qb5+ 14. Ka7 (14. Rb6 $2 Qd7+ $1 15. Kb8 Qa4 16. Rb7+ Kd8 17. Ra7 Qb5+ 18. Rb7 Qa6 19. Ra7 Qc8#) 14... Kd8 $1 15. Ra5 Qd7+ 16. Kb6 (16. Ka6 $2 Kc7 17. Rc5+ Kb8 18. Rb5+ Ka8 $19) (16. Kb8 $2 Qc7+ $19) 16... Qc7+ 17. Ka6 $11 (17. Kb5 $2 Kc8 18. Ra6 Kb7 $19) 1/2-1/2
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[Event "VRATNICA 64 -2023"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Michal Hlinka & Luboš Kekely"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6B1/2N1k3/8/4bP2/5p1n/1P5N/P1P3r1/5K2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2023"] 1. f6+ $1 (1. Nd5+ $2 Kf8 2. Be6 f3 3. Ndf4 Rxc2 4. Bd5 Ke8 5. Nd3 Bg3 6. a4 Ra2 $19) 1... Kxf6 (1... Kf8 2. Bd5 $11) 2. Nd5+ Kf5 3. Be6+ $1 (3. Bh7+ $2 Kg4 4. Be4 (4. Nf2+ Kg3 $19) 4... f3 5. Ng1 Kg3 $19) (3. Ne7+ Kg4 4. Nf2+ Kg3 5. Ne4+ Kh2 $19) 3... Ke4 (3... Kxe6 $4 4. Ndxf4+ $18 {fork}) 4. Nf6+ $1 (4. Nf2+ $2 Kf3 5. Nd3 Rg5 6. Ke1 Kg3 7. Kd1 Ng2 8. a4 Bd4 $19) (4. c3 $2 Rh2 $19) 4... Kd4 (4... Bxf6 5. Bd5+ $1 Kxd5 6. Nxf4+ {fork} Kd4 7. Nxg2 $11) 5. c3+ $1 (5. Nd5 $2 f3 6. c3+ Kc5 7. Ndf4 Kd6 8. Nxg2 fxg2+ 9. Kf2 Kxe6 10. Ng1 Kf5 $19) 5... Kxc3 6. Nxf4 (6. Nd5+ $2 Kd2 7. Ndxf4 Rg3 8. Bd5 Rc3 $19) 6... Bxf4 7. Nd5+ {fork} Kd4 8. Nxf4 Rxa2 9. Bc4 $1 Ke4 10. Nd5 (10. Nd3 Ke3 11. Kg1 Nf3+ 12. Kf1 Nd2+) 10... Kf3 11. Ke1 Ng2+ 12. Kd1 $11 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Special Hm VRATNICA 64 -2023"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.07.26"] [Round ""] [White "Peter Krug"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/5p2/8/6p1/4k3/6K1/6P1/r5NR w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "45"] [EventDate "2023"] 1. Kh2 $1 ({try :} 1. Kg4 $6 Ke3 $3 2. Kxg5 Rf1 $3 {but not} (2... Ra8 $2 3. g4 f6+ $1 4. Kf5 $1 Ra4 5. Nh3 Kf3 6. Rg1 Rb4 7. Ng5+ $3 fxg5 8. Kxg5 {+-}) 3. g4 f6+ 4. Kg6 Ke4 $1 5. Kf7 Ke3 $3 6. Kg6 Ke4 7. Rh4 Ke3 $1 8. Nh3 Kf3 9. Kxf6 Kg3+ 10. Kg5 Ra1 $11 {=}) (1. Kf2 $2 Ra2+ 2. Ne2 f5 {=}) 1... f5 2. Nh3 $1 Rxh1+ 3. Kxh1 g4 4. Nf2+ Ke3 5. Kg1 Ke2 6. Nh1 Ke1 7. Ng3 f4 8. Ne4 Ke2 9. Nf2 g3 10. Ne4 Ke3 11. Ng5 Ke2 12. Nf3 Ke3 13. Kf1 Kd3 14. Ke1 Ke3 {White is in ZZ} 15. Ne5 Ke4 16. Nc4 Kd3 17. Nd2 Ke3 18. Nf3 {..now Black is in ZZ} Kd3 19. Kf1 Ke3 20. Ne1 Kd2 21. Nc2 Kd3 22. Ke1 $1 Kxc2 23. Ke2 $18 1-0
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[Event "Hm VRATNICA 64 -2023"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.06.14"] [Round ""] [White "Pavel Arestov & Michal Hlinka"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1kB5/7N/2P5/7r/8/K7/2P5/6n1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2023"] 1. Nf6 Rh6 2. Ng8 $1 (2. Ng4 $2 Rh3+ $1 $19) 2... Rg6 (2... Rxc6 3. Bf5 $1 $11 (3. Bd7 $2 Rg6 $1 4. Ne7 Rg7 5. Nc6+ Kc7)) 3. Ne7 $1 (3. c7+ $2 Kxc7 4. Ne7 Rg5 $19) 3... Rg7 4. c7+ $1 (4. Nf5 $2 Ra7+ $1 5. Kb4 Kxc8 $19) 4... Kxc7 5. Nf5 Rg6 (5... Rg5 6. Be6 $11) 6. c3 $1 (6. Ne7 $2 Rg5 7. Bf5 Kd6 8. Nc8+ Kc5 9. Ne7 Ne2 10. Bc8 Ng3 $1 $19 11. Bh3 Nh5 12. Kb2 Nf4) (6. c4 $2 Rf6 $1 7. Ne7 Kd8 8. Nd5 Rf3+ $19) 6... Nf3 (6... Ne2 7. Ne7 Rg7 8. Nf5 Rg6 9. Ne7 Rg5 10. Bf5 Kd6 11. Bd3 $1 Nxc3 (11... Nf4 12. Nf5+ $11) 12. Kb3 $1 $11 (12. Kb4 $2 Na2+ $19)) (6... Kxc8 7. Ne7+ {fork}) 7. Ne7 Rg5 8. Bh3 $1 (8. Bf5 $2 Kd6 $1 $19) 8... Ng1 $1 9. Bf5 $1 Kd6 10. Nc8+ Kc5 11. Ne7 Rg2 $1 {additional variant} (11... Kc4 12. Kb2 Rg2+ 13. Bc2 Nf3 14. Nf5 Ne1 15. Ne3+ $11 {fork}) (11... Nf3 12. Bc2 $1 Kc4 13. Bb3+ $1 Kxc3 14. Nd5+ Kd4 15. Nc7 $1 Re5 (15... Rg7 {/Rc5} 16. Ne6+ {fork}) 16. Kb4 $1 $11 (16. Ne6+ $2 Kc3 $1 $19)) (11... Ne2 12. Kb2 $1 Rg2 13. Bc2 $1 $11) 12. Nc6 $1 Kxc6 (12... Rf2 13. Nd4 $11) 13. Be4+ Kc5 14. Bxg2 $11 1/2-1/2
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[Event "VRATNICA 64 -2023"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.05.30"] [Round ""] [White "Pavel Arestov & Michal Hlinka"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2n3K1/8/8/7k/2P5/7P/8/2B5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "35"] [EventDate "2023"] 1. Bf4 $1 ({try :} 1. Ba3 $2 Kh4 $1 2. Bc5 { the rider is eliminated, but it is not enough to win} Kxh3 3. Kf7 Kg4 {(g3,g2)} 4. Ke6 Kf3 $1 5. Kd5 Ke2 $11) 1... Ne7+ $1 (1... Kh4 2. Kf7 Kxh3 3. Ke6 Na7 4. Kd7) 2. Kf7 (2. Kf8 $2 Ng6+ 3. Ke8 Nxf4 $11) (2. Kg7 $2 Nc6 3. c5 Kh4 4. Kf7 Kxh3 $11) 2... Nc6 3. Ke8 $1 {try} (3. Bg3 $2 {(Ke6)} Na5 $1 4. c5 Nb7 5. c6 Nd8+ 6. Ke8 Nxc6 $11) 3... Kh4 4. Kd7 Nb4 5. Bd2 $1 (5. Bd6 $2 Nd3 $1 $11) (5. Kd6 $2 Kxh3 6. Bd2 Na6 $1 $11) 5... Na6 (5... Nd3 6. Kd6 $1 Kxh3 7. Kd5 Kg4 8. Kd4 Nf2 9. Be3 $1 Nd1 10. Ke4 $1 Nc3+ 11. Kd3 $18) 6. Kc6 Kxh3 7. Kb6 (7. Kb5 $2 Nc7+ 8. Kc6 Ne6 9. Kd6 Nd4 10. Kd5 Nb3 $11) 7... Nb8 8. Bf4 (8. Kc7 $2 Na6+ 9. Kb6 Nb8 10. Bf4) 8... Nd7+ 9. Kc6 Nf6 10. Be5 $1 (10. Bg5 $2 Ne4 $11) (10. Kb5 $2 Kg4 $11) 10... Ne4 11. Kd5 Nf2 12. Bc3 $1 (12. c5 $2 Nd3 13. c6 Nb4+ $11 ) 12... Nd3 13. Bd2 $1 Kg4 14. Kd4 Nf2 (14... Nb2 15. c5 Kf5 16. c6 Ke6 17. Kc5 Na4+ 18. Kb5 Nb2 19. Ka6 $18) 15. Be3 $1 (15. Be1 $2 {(Ke3?)} Nd1 $1 16. c5 Kf5 17. c6 Ke6 $11) 15... Nd1 16. Ke4 $1 Nc3+ 17. Kd3 (17. Kd4 $2 Nb1 $1 18. c5 Kf5 $11) (17. Ke5 $2 Kf3 $1 $11 (17... Na4 $2 18. Ke4 Nc3+ 19. Kd3 $18)) 17... Na2 {main line} (17... Nd1 18. Bd4 $1 {rider is eliminated}) 18. Bd2 $1 $18 { rider is eliminated Together with the attempt, the knight is eliminated 3 times (on the fields c8, a2, d1).} 1-0
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[Event "Special prize VRATNICA 64 -2023"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.01.10"] [Round ""] [White "Jan Timman"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/P4p2/5b2/1p2Bp2/1K6/7p/4k3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2023"] 1. Bh1 $1 f3 (1... Ke2 2. a7 f3 3. a8=Q $18) 2. Bxf3 Kf2 3. Bc6 $1 (3. Ba8 $2 Bd3 4. a7 f5 $11) 3... Bd7 4. Ba8 $1 Be6+ 5. Kb2 $1 (5. Kxb4 $2 Bh3 6. a7 f5 $1 7. Kc3 Bg2 $1 8. Bxg2 Kxg2 9. a8=Q+ Kg1 10. Qa1+ Kg2 11. Qa2+ Kg1 $11) 5... Kg1 (5... Bh3 6. a7) 6. a7 Bg4 7. Bb7 $1 {Mitrofanov} (7. Kb3 $2 f5 8. Bd5 f4 9. a8=Q f3 10. Qa7+ Kg2 $11) 7... Bc8 8. a8=Q Bxb7 9. Qa7+ Kf1 10. Qxb7 $18 1-0
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[Event "Special prize VRATNICA 64 -2023"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Michael Pasman"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1B6/Pk1K4/8/8/1NRnP3/8/2n5/2r1r3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "2023"] 1. Nd5 $1 (1. Rc7+ Ka8 2. Nd5 Rb1) 1... Nb5 (1... Rb1 2. Ra4 $1) 2. a8=Q+ (2. Ra4 Nxa7) 2... Kxa8 3. Kc8 Na7+ $1 (3... Nd6+ 4. Bxd6) 4. Bxa7 Rxe4 {Main A:} ( {Main B:} 4... Nb4 5. Bc5 $1 Na6 6. Nc7+ $1 Nxc7 7. Ra4+ Na6 8. Rxa6#) ({ Main C:} 4... Nd4 5. Bc5 $1 Rxc4 6. Nc7#) 5. Ra4 $3 (5. Rxe4 Nd4+) (5. Bc5 Re8+ ) 5... Rxa4 (5... Re8+ 6. Kc7 Re7+ (6... Nb4+ 7. Bc5+ Na6+ 8. Rxa6#) 7. Nxe7 Ra1 8. Rxa1) 6. Bc5 $1 Ne3 {or other knight moves} (6... Ra7 7. Nb6#) 7. Nc7# 1-0
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[Event "VRATNICA 64 -2023"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Michael Pasman"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/K6p/8/5R2/p6N/4p3/2k5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "2023"] 1. Rc4+ (1. Re4 a2 $19) (1. Nf2 Kd2 $19) 1... Kd1 (1... Kb2 2. Re4) (1... Kb1 2. Rb4+ Ka1 3. Re4) ({Main B:} 1... Kd2 2. Ng1 $1 e1=Q 3. Nf3+ Kd3 4. Rd4+ $1 Kc3 5. Nxe1 Kxd4 6. Nc2+ Kd3 7. Nxa3 { See main line A position difference after 10.Nxa2} h5 8. Kb5 $1 h4 9. Nc4 h3 10. Ne5+ Ke4 11. Ng4 Kf4 12. Nh2 Kg3 13. Nf1+) 2. Rd4+ Kc2 3. Re4 $1 Kd3 4. Re6 $1 (4. Re7 a2 5. Nf4+ Kc3 6. Nxe2+ Kd2 7. Rd7+ Kxe2 8. Re7+ Kf2 9. Rf7+ Kg2 10. Rg7+ Kh2) (4. Re5 a2 5. Nf4+ Kd4) 4... a2 5. Nf4+ Kc3 6. Nxe2+ Kd2 7. Rd6+ { Main A:} Ke1 ({Main C:} 7... Kxe2 8. Re6+ Kf2 9. Rf6+ Kg1 10. Rg6+ Kf1 11. Rf6+ Ke1 12. Re6+ Kd1 13. Rd6+ Kc1 14. Rc6+ Kb2 (14... Kb1 15. Rb6+ $11) 15. Rb6+ Kc3 16. Rc6+ Kb3 17. Rb6+ Kc4 (17... Ka3 18. Kb5 {/b7}) 18. Rc6+ { Perpetual check}) 8. Rd1+ $1 Kxd1 9. Nc3+ Kd2 10. Nxa2 h5 (10... Ke3 11. Nb4 h5 12. Nc6 Ke4 13. Na5 h4 14. Nc4 Kf3 15. Ne5+ Kg3 16. Nc4 h3 17. Ne3) 11. Nb4 h4 (11... Ke3 12. Nc6 $1 h4 13. Ne5) 12. Nc6 $1 h3 13. Ne5 Ke3 14. Ng4+ Kf4 15. Nh2 Kg3 16. Nf1+ { 3 Main lines, in 2 of them white knight stops in different way black h-pawn} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "VRATNICA 64 -2023"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.08"] [Round ""] [White "Michael Pasman"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2K3N1/8/1r1k4/Q7/2R5/4q3/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2023"] 1. Kd7 $1 Rb6 2. Ne8 $1 Qe6+ 3. Kc7 Qe5+ 4. Kxb6 Qe3+ $1 (4... Qb8+) (4... Qxc3 5. Nc7+ Ke5 6. Qe8+) 5. Kb7 Qxc3 6. Nc7+ Ke5 7. Qe8+ Kf5 8. Qh5+ Ke4 9. Qh7+ Ke3 10. Nd5+ 1-0
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[Event "VRATNICA 64 -2023"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.10.10"] [Round ""] [White "Rainer Staudte & Michael, Schlosser"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4Q3/2N1K3/8/2p5/3R4/k3p3/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "18"] [EventDate "2023"] 1... e1=Q+ 2. Kd5 $1 (2. Ne5 $2 cxd3 $1 $11) (2. Kd6 $2 Qxe7+ $11) 2... Qxe7 3. Rd2+ $1 Kb1 (3... Kb3 4. Nxe7 c3 5. Rd3 Kb2 6. Kc4 $1 c2 7. Rd2 {see solution}) 4. Nxe7 c3 5. Rd1+ Kb2 6. Kc4 $1 c2 7. Rd2 Kb1 8. Nd5 c1=Q+ 9. Nc3+ { Position from a study of N. Danilyuk, Sportivnaya Gazeta 1976} Ka1 10. Ra2# 1-0
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[Event "VRATNICA 64 -2023"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Darko Hlebec"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/q2p2p1/2bkP3/7P/5RK1/3P4/7p/1Q2N3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "2023"] 1. Nf3 $1 (1. Qb4+ $2 Kc7 2. Rf1 Qg1+ $1 $11) 1... Bxf3+ 2. Kxf3 Qb7+ $1 3. Qxb7 h1=Q+ 4. Kg3 $1 (4. Ke3 $2 Qxb7 5. exd7 Kc7 $1 (5... Ke7 $2 6. Rf7+ Kxf7 7. d8=N+ $18) 6. Rf8 Qb6+ $19) 4... Qxb7 5. exd7 Ke7 ( 5... Kc7 6. Rf8 Kxd7 7. Rf7+ $18) (5... Kxd7 6. Rf7+ $18) 6. Rf7+ $1 Kxf7 (6... Ke6 7. d8=N+ $18) 7. d8=N+ $1 $18 1-0
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[Event "Commendation VRATNICA 64 -2023"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Borislav Ilincic"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1k6/8/2p2pp1/K7/5P2/8/7P/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2023"] 1. Kb6 $1 (1. f5 $2 gxf5 2. h4 f4 $19 ) 1... c5 $1 (1... g5 2. f5 $1 c5 3. Kxc5 Kc7 4. Kd5 {[%emt 0: 00:00]} Kd7 5. h3 $1 $18 ) 2. f5 $1 (2. Kxc5 $2 Kc7 3. f5 gxf5 4. h4 Kd7 $11 ) 2... gxf5 (2... g5 3. Kxc5 Kc7 4. Kd5 Kd7 5. h3 $1 $18 ) 3. h4 c4 4. h5 c3 5. h6 c2 6. h7 c1=Q 7. h8=Q+ Qc8 8. Qh2+ Ka8 9. Qa2+ Kb8 10. Qa7# 1-0
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