www.arves.org - Magyar Sakkvilag 2024

Studies awarded for Hungarian Magyar Sakkvilag magazine ty 2024.

[Event "MSV-2024 prize"] [Site ""] [Date "2024"] [Round ""] [White "Vladislav Tarasiuk (Ukraine)"] [Black "2024/12-811"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [EventDate "2024"] [FEN "6K1/3N4/8/5P2/2p5/7k/2r5/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "26"] [SetUp "1"] 
 1. f6 $1 ( { Logical try-1: } 1. Ne5 $2 c3 2. f6 Rg2+ 3. Kh7 Rf2 $1 4. Kg6 c2 5. Nd3 Rd2 6. f7 Rxd3 7. f8=Q Rg3+ $1 ( 7... c1=Q $2 8. Qf5+ )8. Kh5 { Position A with bRg3.} 8... c1=Q 9. Qf5+ Kg2 $1 $19 )1... Rg2+ 2. Kh7 $1 { 2. Kh8? transposes to the try 3. Kg7? in the next move.} 2... Rf2 $1 3. Kg6 $1 ( { Logical try-2: } 3. Kg7 $2 c3 4. Nc5 c2 5. Nb3 Rf3 6. Nc1 Rf1 7. Ne2 Re1 8. f7 Rxe2 9. f8=Q Rg2+ { Position B with wKg7.} 10. Kh7 c1=Q $19 )3... c3 4. Nc5 $1 ( 4. Ne5 $2 c2 5. Nd3 Rd2 6. f7 Rxd3 $19 { see Logical try-1} )4... c2 5. Nb3 $1 { Here and in the 7th move, Nd3 transposes to the first logical try.} 5... Rf3 6. Nc1 Rf1 7. Ne2 $1 Re1 8. f7 Rxe2 9. f8=Q Rg2+ $1 { Position B with wKg6.} ( 9... c1=Q 10. Qf3+ { loses the rook.} )10. Kh5 $1 { Position A with bRg2.} 10... c1=Q 11. Qf5+ Kg3 12. Qg4+ Kh2 13. Qf4+ $1 ( 13. Qh3+ $2 Kg1 $1 $19 )13... Qxf4 { stalemate.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "MSV-2024 special prize"] [Site ""] [Date "2023.01.13"] [Round ""] [White "Arestov=Hlinka, Pavel=Michal"] [Black "2024/12-809"] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "2022"] [FEN "8/1K5R/P7/3r4/1p6/6PB/8/1k1r4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "39"] [SetUp "1"] 
 { [#] } 1. a7 Rb5+ 2. Ka6 ( 2. Kc6 $2 Ra5 $11 )2... Rdd5 3. a8=Q Ra5+ 4. Kb7 Rxa8 ( 4... Rdb5+ 5. Kc6 Rxa8 6. Kxb5 $18 )5. Kxa8 Ra5+ $1 ( 5... Rg5 6. g4 b3 7. Rh5 $1 )( 5... b3 6. Be6 $1 $18 )6. Kb8 $1 ( 6. Kb7 $2 b3 $1 $11 7. Be6 b2 8. g4 Kc2 9. Rh2+ Kc3 $1 )6... Rg5 ( 6... b3 7. Be6 $1 b2 8. g4 Ka1 9. Bf5 $1 b1=Q+ ( 9... Rxf5 10. Rh1+ )10. Bxb1 Kxb1 11. Rh5 $18 { /Rg7} )7. g4 b3 8. Rh5 $1 Rg8+ 9. Ka7 $3 ( 9. Kc7 $2 { /Kb7} 9... b2 10. g5 Rf8 $1 11. g6 Kc2 12. Rc5+ Kd2 { /d3} 13. Rb5 Kc2 14. Bg2 Re8 $11 { /Rf4} )9... b2 10. g5 Rf8 $1 ( 10... Kc2 11. Bf5+ $18 )11. g6 Kc2 12. Rc5+ Kd2 13. Rb5 Kc2 14. Bg2 $1 Re8 15. g7 $1 ( 15. Bh3 $2 Rf8 16. Bg2 Re8 17. g7 )15... Re7+ ( 15... b1=Q 16. Be4+ $1 Rxe4 17. Rxb1 )16. Rb7 b1=Q 17. Be4+ $1 Rxe4 18. Rxb1 Ra4+ $1 19. Kb8 $1 Rg4 20. Rb7 $18 1-0

[Event "MSV-2024 4th Honorable Mention"] [Site ""] [Date "2024.03"] [Round ""] [White "Pasman Michael - Avni, Amatzia -"] [Black "2024/8-CCLVI."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "8"] [EventDate "2024"] [FEN "1nN3k1/8/4K3/4PP2/1p6/8/7b/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "29"] [SetUp "1"] 
 1. f6 ( 1. Ne7+ $2 Kh7 2. f6 Bg1 3. Nf5 Bc5 4. f7 Bf8 $19 )1... Bg1 $1 ( 1... Bxe5 2. f7+ Kg7 3. Ke7 $11 )( 1... b3 2. Ne7+ Kh7 3. f7 )( 1... Kf8 2. Ne7 )2. Ke7 $1 ( 2. Kd6 $2 b3 3. e6 b2 4. e7 Kf7 $19 )( 2. Kd5 $2 b3 3. Ne7+ Kf7 $19 )( 2. Ne7+ $2 Kh7 $1 3. Nd5 ( 3. Nf5 Bc5 $1 4. f7 Bf8 5. Nd4 Kg6 6. Kd5 Kxf7 $19 )3... b3 4. Nc3 b2 5. Kd5 Nd7 6. Kc4 Nb6+ 7. Kb3 Nd5 8. Nb1 Bd4 9. f7 Kg7 10. e6 Nc7 { /f4} 11. Kc2 Nxe6 12. Nd2 Nc5 13. Nc4 Na4 $19 { /d3} )( 2. Nd6 $2 Nc6 3. Nc4 Bh2 $1 4. Kd5 Nxe5 $1 $19 )2... Nc6+ ( 2... Bc5+ 3. Ke8 Kh7 4. f7 b3 5. Nd6 { /e7} )3. Kd6 ( 3. Ke8 $2 Nxe5 )3... b3 ( 3... Nxe5 4. Kxe5 b3 5. Ne7+ Kf7 6. Nd5 b2 7. Nc3 $11 )4. e6 b2 5. Ne7+ $1 ( 5. e7 $2 Nxe7 6. fxe7 Bc5+ $1 7. Kxc5 Kf7 $19 )5... Kh7 6. f7 Bc5+ $1 ( 6... Kg7 7. Ng6 $11 )7. Kxc5 Nd8 $1 8. f8=N+ $1 ( 8. Kd5 $2 Nxf7 $1 9. exf7 Kg7 $19 )( 8. f8=Q $2 Nxe6+ $19 )8... Kg7 9. Nf5+ Kxf8 10. e7+ Ke8 { black's promotion is unavoidable but white generates enough counter-play to save a draw.} 11. Kd6 Nf7+ ( 11... b1=Q 12. Ng7+ $11 )12. Ke6 Ng5+ 13. Kd6 ( 13. Kf6 $2 Kd7 $19 )13... Ne4+ 14. Ke6 Ng5+ 15. Kd6 { draw by repetition} 1/2-1/2

[Event "MSV-2024 commendation"] [Site ""] [Date "2024"] [Round ""] [White "Egorov, Evgeny"] [Black "2024/12-815"] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "2024"] [FEN "8/4q3/ppp4k/4pP2/2QpP1P1/5p1P/PPPPr3/7K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "45"] [SetUp "1"] [SourceDate "2023.03.31"] 
 1. Qg8 Re1+ ( 1... Qf6 2. g5+ Qxg5 3. Qh8# )2. Kh2 Re2+ 3. Kg3 ( 3. Kg1 $2 Qg7 )3... Qg7 4. Qd8 $1 ( 4. g5+ $2 Qxg5+ )( 4. Qe8 $2 Kh7 $11 )( 4. Qe6+ $2 Kh7 $11 )4... Kh7 5. Kxf3 Rh2 6. g5 $1 ( 6. Kg3 $2 Qh6 $1 7. Qe7+ Kg8 8. Qe8+ Kg7 9. Qxe5+ Kf8 10. Kxh2 Qxd2+ $11 )6... Rxh3+ 7. Kg4 Rh6 $1 { This is a crucial and difficult position. A pawn endgame is inevitable and tempo counting is very important. It turns out that White needs to lure the black pawn to a4!} ( 7... Rh1 8. g6+ Kh6 9. Qg5# )8. b4 $3 { ZZ} ( 8. c3 $2 d3 $1 $11 ( 8... c5 $2 9. cxd4 cxd4 10. d3 b5 ( 10... a5 11. a4 $18 ) 11. b4 $18 ))( 8. g6+ $2 Rxg6+ 9. fxg6+ Qxg6+ 10. Qg5 Qxe4+ $11 )( 8. f6 $2 Qf7 9. gxh6 Qg6+ $11 )8... a5 ( 8... c5 9. bxc5 bxc5 10. d3 Rc6 11. g6+ Rxg6+ 12. fxg6+ Qxg6+ 13. Qg5 Qe6+ 14. Qf5+ Qg6+ 15. Qxg6+ Kxg6 16. a3 $18 )9. bxa5 bxa5 { Critical moment!} 10. d3 $1 ( { Logical false trail. } 10. a4 $2 c5 11. d3 Ra6 12. g6+ Rxg6+ 13. fxg6+ Qxg6+ 14. Qg5 Qe6+ 15. Qf5+ Qg6+ 16. Kf3 Qxf5+ 17. exf5 Kg7 18. Ke4 Kf6 19. Kd5 Kxf5 20. Kxc5 Kf4 21. Kb5 Ke3 22. Kxa5 Kd2 $11 { The king did not have time to protect the important c2 pawn!} )( 10. a3 $2 c5 $1 $11 )10... a4 ( 10... c5 11. g6+ Rxg6+ 12. fxg6+ Qxg6+ 13. Qg5 Qe6+ ( 13... Qd6 14. Kf5 $18 )14. Qf5+ $18 )11. a3 ( 11. g6+ $2 Rxg6+ 12. fxg6+ Qxg6+ 13. Qg5 a3 $1 $11 )11... c5 12. g6+ Rxg6+ 13. fxg6+ Qxg6+ 14. Qg5 Qe6+ ( 14... Qd6 15. Kf5 c4 16. Qh4+ Kg7 $1 17. Qg3+ Kf7 18. Qxe5 Qg6+ 19. Kf4 Qh6+ 20. Kg4 Qg6+ 21. Qg5 $18 )( 14... Kg7 15. Kh4 $1 $18 )15. Qf5+ Qg6+ 16. Kf3 $1 ( 16. Kh4 $4 Qxf5 17. exf5 e4 18. dxe4 c4 $19 )16... Qxf5+ 17. exf5 Kg7 18. Ke4 Kf6 19. Kd5 Kxf5 20. Kxc5 Kf4 21. Kb4 Ke3 22. Kxa4 Kd2 23. Kb3 $18 1-0

[Event "MSV-2024 commendation"] [Site ""] [Date "2024.02.22"] [Round ""] [White "Neuenschwander, Beat"] [Black "2024/12-810"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [EventDate "2024"] [FEN "8/3p4/3P4/b4k2/8/8/5K1p/N7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [SetUp "1"] 
 1. Kg2 Bb6 $1 { Prepares the defence of the h-pawn.} ( 1... Ke4 2. Nb3 $1 Bb4 ( 2... Bb6 3. Nd2+ $10 ( 3. Kxh2 $2 Kd3 ) )3. Kxh2 $10 )( 1... Ke4)2. Nb3 $1 ( { After } 2. Kxh2 $2 { , the white knight cannot be saved.} 2... Ke4 3. Nc2 Ba5 4. Na3 Kd3 5. Kg2 Bb4 6. Nb5 Kc4 7. Nc7 ( 7. Na7 Bxd6 8. Nc8 Bc5 $19 )7... Bxd6 8. Ne8 Be5 $19 )2... Bg1 3. Nc1 $1 ( 3. Na5 $2 Ke5 4. Nb7 Kd5 $19 )3... Ke5 4. Na2 $1 Ke6 $1 { Sets up a trap.} 5. Kh1 $1 ( 5. Nb4 $2 { is premature because of} 5... Bc5 $1 $19 )5... Kxd6 6. Nb4 $1 Ke6 ( 6... Kc5 7. Na6+ $1 Kc4 8. Nb8 $1 ( 8. Nc7 Bd4 $19 )8... d5 9. Nd7 d4 10. Ne5+ $10 )7. Na6 $1 ( 7. Kg2 $2 Bc5 $19 )7... Bd4 $1 ( 7... Kd5 8. Nb8 d6 9. Nd7 $10 )8. Kg2 $1 ( 8. Kxh2 $2 Be5+ $1 9. Kg2 Bd6 $1 $19 )8... Kd5 9. Nb8 $1 d6 10. Kxh2 { Finally.} 10... Ba7 11. Na6 $1 ( 11. Nd7 $2 Ke6 12. Nf8+ Kf7 $10 ) 1/2-1/2

[Event "MSV-2024 commendation"] [Site ""] [Date "2024"] [Round ""] [White "Nielsen, Steffen"] [Black "2024/4-CCLI."] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "4"] [EventDate "2023"] [FEN "4B2K/6p1/7k/1Qp2r2/4pP2/q3P2p/2P1P2B/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "35"] [SetUp "1"] 
 1. Qc6+ ( 1. Qb6+ Rf6 2. f5 Qc3 $19 ( 2... Qxe3 $19))1... Rf6 2. f5 Qxe3 $1 ( 2... Rxc6 3. Bf4+ g5 4. fxg6+ Kh5 5. g7+ $18 )( 2... Qc3 3. Bf4+ g5 4. fxg6+ Rxf4+ 5. g7+ Rf6 6. g8=N+ Kg5 7. Nxf6 Qxf6+ 8. Kg8 h2 9. Qxe4 )3. Bd6 $1 Qd4 $1 { Leaving f4 but eyeing h8,} ( 3... h2 4. Qd7 Qg5 5. Kg8 $1 h1=Q 6. Bf4 Qxf4 7. Qxg7# )4. Bf4+ g5 5. fxg6+ { Unpin} 5... Rxf4+ ( 5... Kh5 6. g7+ Kg4 { eg}  7. Qd7+ Qxd7 8. Bxd7+ $18 )6. g7+ Rf6 { Unpin. But White cannot promote yet.}  ( 6... Kg5 7. Qg6+ Kh4 { eg} 8. e3 Rf8+ 9. Kh7 )7. e3 $1 { Covering f4.} ( 7. g8=N+ $2 Kg5 8. Nxf6 Qxf6+ 9. Kg8 Qxc6 $19 ( { eg } 9... Qe5 $11))7... Qc3 ( 7... Rxc6 8. exd4 $18 )( 7... Qe5 { transfers} )( 7... Qb2 { transfers} )8. g8=N+ Kg5 9. Nxf6 $1 ( 9. Qxf6+ $2 Qxf6+ 10. Nxf6 Kxf6 11. Bc6 Ke5 $19 )9... Qxf6+ 10. Kg8 $1 ( 10. Qxf6+ $2 Kxf6 11. Bc6 Ke5 $19 )10... Qxc6 ( 10... Qe5 11. Bg6 $18 )( 10... Qf3 { eg} 11. Qxc5+ Kh4 12. Bg6 h2 13. Qe7+ Kg3 14. Qe5+ $18 ( 14. Bxe4 $18))11. Bxc6 Kg4 ( 11... Kf5 12. Bd7+ Ke5 13. Bxh3 $18 )12. Bxe4 Kg3 $1 13. Bh1 $1 ( 13. Kf7 Kf2 14. Bh1 Kxe3 $11 )13... Kf2 14. e4 $1 ( 14. Kf7 $2 Kxe3 15. Ke6 Kd4 $11 ( 15... c4 $11))14... Kg1 15. e5 ( 15. Bf3 Kf2 16. Bh1 { waste of time} )15... Kxh1 16. e6 h2 17. e7 Kg1 ( 17... Kg2 18. e8=Q h1=Q 19. Qa8+ ( 19. Qc6+)( 19. Qe4+))18. e8=Q $18 { A check on e1 or e3 will decide.} 1-0