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Theme tournament for studies with up to 7 pieces.
[Event "1/3.p Seven Chess Notes"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Minski=M"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2K5/8/8/8/b5k1/8/3p1PB1/7N w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "29"] [EventDate "2023"] 1. f4 Kxf4 2. Nf2 Ke3 3. Ng4+ Ke2 4. Ne5 $1 (4. Nh2 $2 Bd7+ 5. Kc7 Bg4 $1 $19) 4... Bd7+ $1 5. Kc7 $1 (5. Kb7 $2 Bg4 6. Bf1+ Kf2 7. Nd3+ Ke3 8. Nb2 Kd4 9. Bb5 Kc3 10. Na4+ Kb4 $19) 5... Bg4 $1 6. Bf1+ $1 Kf2 7. Nd3+ Ke3 8. Nb2 Kd4 9. Bb5 Kc3 10. Bd7 $1 Be2 (10... Bxd7 11. Nd1+ Kc2 12. Nf2 $11) 11. Na4+ Kb4 12. Nb2 Kb3 13. Nd3 $1 d1=Q (13... Bxd3 14. Bg4 Kc2 15. Kd6 Kc1 16. Ke5 Bc2 17. Kd4 Bd1 18. Bd7 Bh5 19. Ba4 Bg6 20. Kc3 $11) 14. Ba4+ $1 Kxa4 15. Nb2+ 1/2-1/2
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[Event "1/3.p Seven Chess Notes"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Arestov=P Keith=D"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "Q7/8/4K3/6k1/3P1r2/8/6p1/3b4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "29"] [EventDate "2023"] 1. Qd5+ $1 (1. Qxg2+ $2 Bg4+) (1. Qg8+ $2 Kh5 $1 2. Qxg2 Bg4+ 3. Ke7 Rxd4 4. Qh2+ Kg6 5. Qc2+ Bf5 6. Qc6+ Kh5 7. Kf6 Rf4 8. Ke5 Be4 $1 9. Qe8+ Bg6 $11) 1... Kg6 2. Qxg2+ Bg4+ 3. Kd6 $3 (3. Ke5 $2 Rf5+ 4. Ke6 (4. Ke4 Kg5) 4... Kh5 5. Qg3 Rf3+) 3... Rxd4+ 4. Ke5 Rc4 5. Qd5 Rc1 6. Qd3+ Kg7 7. Qd4 $1 Bc8 8. Qa7+ Kg6 9. Qb6+ Kh5 10. Qb5 $1 Kh4 11. Kf6 Rg1 12. Qe2 $1 Rg3 13. Qe1 Bg4 14. Ke5 $1 Kh3 15. Qh1# 1-0
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[Event "1/3.p Seven Chess Notes"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Arestov=P Krug=P"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/2kP4/8/8/7P/6P1/1K2nB2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "2023"] 1. g3 $1 (1. g4 $2 Kxd6 2. Kc1 Nf3 $11) 1... Kxd6 2. Be2 $1 Ke5 3. Kc1 Ng2 ( 3... Ke4 4. Kd2 Ng2 5. Bd1 $18) 4. Kd2 Nf4 5. Bg4 $1 Nd5 6. Bc8 Ne7 (6... Nb6 7. Ba6 Nd5 8. Bf1 $1 Nf4 9. Ke3 Nh5 10. g4 Kf6 11. h4 $18) 7. Bd7 Nd5 8. Bg4 Kd4 9. Bf5 Ne3 10. Bd3 Ng2 11. Bh7 $1 Ke5 12. Bb1 $1 (12. Bc2 $2 Nf4 13. h4 Nh5 14. g4 Nf4 15. Ke3 (15. g5 Kd4 $1) 15... Ng2+ 16. Kf3 Ne1+ $1 $11) 12... Nf4 13. h4 Nh5 14. g4 Nf4 (14... Ng3 15. Bg6 $1) 15. Ke3 Ng2+ 16. Kf3 Nxh4+ 17. Kg3 $18 1-0
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[Event ".hm Seven Chess Notes"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Arestov=P"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3N2p1/8/3k4/5p1p/8/8/7K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "14"] [EventDate "2023"] 1. Nf8 $1 (1. Kg2 $2 Ke4 2. Nc5+ Ke3 3. Ne6 f3+ 4. Kf1 h3 $19) 1... f3 2. Ng6 Ke4 3. Nxh4 g5 4. Ng6 Ke3 ({main} 4... Kd3 5. Ne5+ Ke2 6. Nc6 $1 g4 (6... f2 7. Nd4+ Kd3 8. Kg2 $11) 7. Nd4+ Kf2 (7... Ke1 8. Kh2 $1 f2 9. Nc2+ Ke2 10. Nd4+) 8. Nf5 g3 9. Nxg3 Kxg3 10. Kg1 f2+ 11. Kf1 Kf3 $11) 5. Ne7 $1 (5. Ne5 $2 f2 6. Ng4+ Ke2 $19) 5... f2 6. Nf5+ Kf4 7. Ng3 $1 Kxg3 $11 1/2-1/2
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[Event ".hm Seven Chess Notes"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Aliev=I"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2R5/p3k1KP/8/p7/8/r7/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "41"] [EventDate "2023"] 1. h7 Rg2+ 2. Kh6 Rh2+ 3. Kg7 Rg2+ 4. Kf8 Rh2 5. Kg8 Kd6 6. Rc4 $1 a3 7. h8=Q Rxh8+ 8. Kxh8 Kd5 9. Rc1 $1 Kd4 10. Kg7 ({or} 10. Kg8) 10... a5 11. Kf6 a4 12. Ke6 a2 13. Kd6 Kd3 (13... a3 14. Kc6 Kd3 15. Kb5 Kd2 16. Rh1 Kc3 17. Ka4 Kb2 18. Rh2+ Kb1 19. Kb3 $18) 14. Kc5 Kd2 15. Ra1 Kc3 16. Rxa2 Kb3 17. Rh2 a3 18. Rh3+ Kb2 19. Kb4 a2 20. Rh2+ Kb1 21. Kb3 $18 1-0
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[Event ".c Seven Chess Notes"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Belonozhko=I"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/7P/8/8/7K/8/2p1Np1p/7k w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "2023"] 1. h8=Q f1=Q 2. Qa8+ Qg2 3. Ng3+ Kg1 4. Qa7+ (4. Qa1+ $2 Kf2 5. Qd4+ Ke1 6. Qe3+ Kd1 $11) 4... Qf2 5. Qa1+ c1=Q 6. Qxc1+ Kg2 7. Qh1# 1-0
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[Event ".c Seven Chess Notes"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Belonozhko=I"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1N2k2r/8/6P1/8/8/8/P1K5/B7 b k - 0 1"] [PlyCount "12"] [EventDate "2023"] 1... O-O 2. Be5 $1 (2. Nd7 $2 Ra8 3. Kb1 (3. Kb3 Ra3+ 4. Kb2 Rxa2+ 5. Kxa2 $11) 3... Rd8 $1 4. Ne5 Rd1+ 5. Kb2 Re1 6. Nd3 Rd1 $11) 2... Re8 3. Bd6 Re6 (3... Rd8 4. Bg3 Kg7 5. a4 $18) 4. Nc6 $1 Rxd6 (4... Kg7 5. Ne7 Rxe7 6. Bxe7 Kxg6 7. a4 $18) 5. Ne7+ Kf8 6. g7+ Kxg7 7. Nf5+ 1-0
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[Event ".c Seven Chess Notes"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Hlinka=M Kekely=L Arestov=P"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/7b/N7/6p1/7P/2k5/4P3/5K2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2023"] 1. h5 Kd4 2. Nb8 Ke3 (2... Bf5 3. h6 Ke5 4. Nd7+ Ke6 5. h7 Bxh7 6. Nf8+) 3. Nd7 g4 4. Nf6 Bf5 5. h6 g3 6. Kg2 $1 Kf4 (6... Kxe2 7. Kxg3 Ke3 8. Nd7 Ke4 9. Kh4 Kf4 10. Nf8 $1 Be4 11. Kh5 $18) 7. e3+ Ke5 (7... Kxe3 8. Kxg3 Kd4 9. Kf4 Bb1 10. Nd7 $18) 8. Ng4+ Ke6 9. Kxg3 Kf7 10. Kf4 Bb1 11. Kg5 $18 1-0
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[Event ".c Seven Chess Notes"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Niessen=T"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1p6/1P6/8/4p3/5k2/8/2KN4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2023"] 1. Nc3 $1 (1. Kd2 $2 e3+ $1 2. Nxe3 Ke4 3. Nc4 Kd5 4. Kc3 Kc5 5. Kb3 Kb5 $11) 1... Kf4 (1... e3 2. Kc2 e2 3. Kd2 $18) (1... Ke3 2. Nb5 Kd3 3. Nd6 e3 4. Kd1 Kd4 5. Nxb7 $18) 2. Kd2 Kf5 $5 (2... Ke5 3. Ke3 Kd6 4. Kxe4 Kc6 5. Nd5 $18) 3. Nb5 $1 Ke5 4. Kc3 Kd5 5. Na7 Kc5 6. Nc8 Kd5 7. Kb4 $1 Kd4 8. Ne7 e3 (8... Ke5 9. Kc4 $1 Kd6 10. Nc8+ Ke5 11. Na7 $1 $18) 9. Nf5+ Ke4 10. Nxe3 Kxe3 11. Kc5 $18 1-0
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