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[Event "Prize, Šachová skladba 2023"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Martin Minski, Germany"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2P1P1p1/8/5bK1/3Q4/3n1q2/kN1p4/N1b2B2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2023"] 1. Nd1 $1 Qxd1 ({JP} 1... Bb2 2. Qa4+ Kb1 3. Nc3+ Bxc3 4. Qc2+ Kxa1 5. Qxc3+ Ka2 6. Qc4+ Ka1 7. Qa4+ Kb1 (7... Kb2 8. e8=Q)) 2. e8=Q Qh5+ $1 3. Kxh5 (3. Qxh5 $2 d1=Q+ 4. Kxf5 Qxh5+ $11) 3... d1=Q+ 4. Qe2+ (4. Kh4 $2 g5+ 5. Kg3 Bf4+ 6. Qxf4 gxf4+ $11) 4... Qxe2+ 5. Bxe2 Nf4+ 6. Kh4 $1 ({logical try} 6. Kg5 $2 Nxe2+ 7. Qd2+ Bxd2+ 8. Kxf5 Nd4+ 9. Kg4 Bc3 10. Nc2 Nxc2 11. c8=Q {position X with bPg7} Kb3 {/Kb2=}) 6... g5+ $1 7. Kxg5 Nxe2+ (7... Ne6+ 8. Kxf5 Nxd4+ 9. Kg4 {/Kf6}) 8. Qd2+ $3 {Desperado Queen} ({logical try} 8. Kxf5 $2 Nxd4+ 9. Kg4 Bb2 {/Kxa1} 10. Nc2 Nxc2 11. c8=Q Nd4 12. Qa6+ Kb1 13. Qf1+ Ka2 $11 {fortress}) (8. Qe3 $2 Bd7 {/Bc8=}) 8... Bxd2+ 9. Kxf5 Nd4+ 10. Kg4 $1 (10. Kf6 $2 Bc3 { /Bc1=} (10... Bg5+ $2 11. Kg6 $1 Nc6 12. Kxg5 Ne7 13. Nc2 Kb3 14. Ne3 Ka4 15. Kf6 Nc8 16. Ke6 Kb5 17. Kd7 $18)) 10... Bc3 $1 (10... Kxa1 11. c8=Q $18) 11. Nc2 $1 {Desperado Knight} ({logical try} 11. c8=Q $2 Bxa1 12. Qc4+ Kb1 13. Qd3+ Ka2 14. Kh5 Bb2 15. Qa6+ Kb1 16. Qf1+ Ka2 $11 {fortress}) (11. Nb3 $2 Kxb3 $1 ( 11... Nxb3 $2 12. c8=Q Ba1 13. Qc4 $18) 12. c8=Q Ba1 $1 13. Qa6 Kb2 14. Qa4 Kb1 15. Qd1+ Ka2 16. Qd3 Bb2 17. Qa6+ Kb1 18. Qf1+ Ka2 $11 {fortress}) 11... Nxc2 12. c8=Q $18 {position X without the bPg7, no fortress possible} 1-0
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[Event "1st hon. men., Šachová skladba 2023"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Pavel Arestov & Michal Hlinka, Russia & Slovakia"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "B5r1/6p1/8/B7/8/3k4/p3N2K/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2009"] 1. Nc1+ {A)} Kc2 (1... Kc4 {B)} 2. Bd5+ $1 (2. Nxa2 $2 Rxa8) 2... Kxd5 3. Nxa2 (3. Bc3 $2 Ra8 $1 4. Bxg7 a1=Q 5. Bxa1 Rxa1 6. Nd3 Ke4 $19) 3... Ra8 4. Nb4+ $1 {try} (4. Nc3+ $2 Kc4 5. Bc7 Rh8+ $1 6. Kg3 Kxc3 $19 7. Be5+ Kd3 8. Kf4 Rg8 9. Kg5 g6 10. Kf6 Ke4) 4... Kc5 $1 {A1)} (4... Kc4 {B1)} 5. Nc6 Kb5 6. Bc3 $1 Rh8+ $1 7. Kg3 Kxc6 8. Kf4 $1 Rg8 9. Kg5 g6 10. Bd2 $1 Kd5 11. Kf6 $1 (11. Kh6 $2 Ke6 12. Kh7 Kf7 $19)) 5. Nd3+ Kc4 6. Nb2+ Kb3 7. Bc7 $1 Rh8+ 8. Kg3 Kxb2 9. Be5+ Kb3 10. Kf4 $1 Rg8 11. Kg5 (11. Kf5 $2 g6+ 12. Kg5 Kc4 $19) 11... g6 12. Bf4 $1 $11 Kc4 13. Kh6 Kd5 14. Kh7 Rf8 15. Bg5) 2. Nxa2 Rxa8 3. Nb4+ (3. Bc3 $2 g6 $1 $19) 3... Kb3 4. Nc6 Ra6 5. Nd4+ Kc4 6. Nf5 g6 7. Nh4 $1 (7. Ne7 $2 Rxa5 8. Nxg6 Rh5+ 9. Kg3 Rg5+ $19) 7... Rxa5 8. Kh3 $1 (8. Kg3 $2 Rg5+ $19) 8... Rg5 9. Nf3 Rh5+ 10. Kg4 Kd5 11. Nh4 Rh6 12. Kg5 Rh5+ 13. Kg4 {pos. draw} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "2nd hon. men., Šachová skladba 2023"] [Site "ACER-PC"] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Peter Krug, Austria"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/3pk3/4p1K1/8/2N2P2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "39"] [EventDate "2023"] 1. Kh3 $1 ({try} 1. Kg3 $6 d4 $1 2. Kg4 d3 3. Ne3 Kd4 4. Nf1 d2 {!} 5. Nxd2 e3 6. Nf3+ ({JP} 6. Nb3+ Kd5 $1) 6... Kd5 $1 7. fxe3 Ke4 {=}) 1... Kf4 (1... d4 2. Kg3 d3 3. Ne3 {tahle pozice vznikne v øesení po 16.Je3} Kd4 4. Nf1 Kc3 ({JP} 4... d2 5. Nxd2 e3 6. Nf3+ Kd5 7. fxe3 Ke4 8. Kf2) 5. Kf4 d2 6. Nxd2 Kxd2 7. Kxe4) 2. Kg2 Ke5 {White is in Zugzwang. Die weiteren Manöver des weißen Königs zwingen den Schwarzen in den Zugzwang} 3. Kh2 ({JP} 3. Kg3 $6 d4 {ZZ - ji# známe ze svùdnosti 1.Kg3}) 3... Kf4 (3... d4 4. Kg3) 4. Kg1 Kf5 5. Kf1 Ke5 6. Kg2 {! ZZ} Kf6 7. Kh3 {!} Ke6 8. Kh4 {!} Kf6 9. Ne3 d4 10. Ng2 Kf5 11. Kh3 {!} Ke6 12. Kg4 Ke5 13. Kg3 Kf5 14. Ne1 d3 (14... Kg5 15. Nc2 d3 16. Ne3) ({JP} 14... Ke5 15. Nc2 ({or} 15. Ng2) 15... d3 16. Ne3 {a dále jako v hlavní variantì}) 15. Ng2 Ke5 16. Ne3 Kd4 17. Nf1 Kc3 ({JP} 17... d2 18. Nxd2 e3 19. Nf3+ (19. Nb3+) 19... Kd5 20. fxe3 Ke4 21. Kf2 {tenhle tah bílý ve svùdnosti nemá, tam bílý král stojí na g4.}) 18. Kf4 d2 19. Nxd2 Kxd2 20. Kxe4 1-0
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[Event "Comm., Šachová skladba 2023"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Michael Pasman, Israel"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "b7/6B1/8/6k1/4ppPr/8/R2b2K1/2R5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2023"] 1. Bf6+ $1 (1. Rxa8) (1. Rc5+ Kxg4 2. Rxd2 e3+) 1... Kxf6 2. Rc5 $1 Bb7 (2... f3+ 3. Kg3 Be1+ 4. Kf4 Bb7 5. Rb2) 3. Rb2 $1 f3+ (3... Be3 4. Rb6+) (3... Rxg4+ 4. Kh3 $1 Rg7 5. Rb6+) 4. Kg3 Be1+ 5. Kf4 f2 6. Rb6+ Ke7 7. Ke5 $1 (7. Rxb7+ Kd6) 7... Bd5 (7... Rxg4 8. Rxb7+ Kd8 9. Rb8+ {Perpetual check}) (7... f1=Q 8. Rxb7+ Kd8 9. Rb8+ {Perpetual check}) (7... Kd8 8. Rxb7) 8. Kxd5 Rh5+ 9. gxh5 f1=Q 10. Re6+ $1 (10. Rb7+ Kf6) 10... Kf8 (10... Kd7 11. Rd6+) 11. Rc8+ Kf7 12. Rc7+ {Perpetual check} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Spec. comm. Šachová skladba 2023"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Jaroslav Polášek, Czech"] [Black "corr. Richter, 1. pr. ÈS šach 1952"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2p5/2R5/3P1r1N/2B1K3/8/1p2b3/5k2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2023"] {Chybnì uvedeno jako zdroj Ès. sach 2023, ale tam vyslo pozdìji, a# 9/2023 Tato SS 158 má uvedeno 5/2023 Podle 1. cena Ceskoslovensky Sach 1952} 1. Ng3+ $1 Kg2 $1 (1... Kf2 {tenhle ústup je do sachu:} 2. Ba2 Bd3+ 3. Kxd3 Rxd5+ (3... b1=Q+ 4. Bxb1 Rxd5+ 5. Kc4 Rd1 6. Ne4+) 4. Kc4 Rd1 5. Ne4+ Ke3 6. Nc3) 2. Ba2 Bd3+ $1 3. Kxd3 (3. Kd4 $2 Rf3 $11) 3... b1=Q+ (3... Rxd5+ $2 4. Bxd5+ {se sachem}) 4. Bxb1 Rxd5+ 5. Kc4 $1 (5. Ke4 $2 Rb5 $1 6. Bd3 Rb4+ $11) 5... Rd1 6. Bc2 Rc1 7. Rg6 {celou pozici se podaøilo vybudovat} Rxc2+ {tohle je Richterova pozice} (7... Kh2 {tohle bylo vyvrácení u Richtera, kvùli} 8. Kc3 Rg1 {zde je ale bílá vì# na g6 kryta, tak#e napø. po} 9. Ne2 {bílý vyhraje}) 8. Kb3 { dominance} Rc5 (8... Rc1 9. Ne2+) (8... Rd2 9. Ne4+) (8... Rf2 9. Ne4+) 9. Ne4+ 1-0
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