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So far two studies, for the Magazine tournament: Zadachy i Etyudy 2023

[Event "1.p Zadachy i Etiudy"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Martin Minski amd Amatzia Avni"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2NP4/8/6p1/3P4/8/7q/1K5k w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2023"] 
 1. d8=Q g4 2. Nb5 (2. Nd5 $2 Qg1+ 3. Kc2 Qxd4 $11) (2. Qa8+ $2 Qg2 3. Qd5 g3 $11) 2... g3 3. Nc3 Qh5 (3... Qd2 4. Qh4+ Kg2 5. Qxg3+ $1 Kxg3 6. Ne4+ $18) ( 3... g2 4. Ne2 g1=Q+ 5. Nxg1 $18) 4. Qa8+ (4. Qe7 $2 Qf5+ 5. Kb2 Qf2+ 6. Ne2 Kg2 $1 7. Kc3 Qe1+ 8. Kd3 Qb1+ 9. Ke3 Qb3+ $11) 4... g2 5. Qe4 Qf5 $1 { deflection} 6. Qxf5 g1=Q+ 7. Ka2 (7. Kc2 $2 Qf2+ $1 8. Qxf2 {stalemate} (8. Ne2 $4 Qxf5+ $19 {check!})) (7. Kb2 $2 Qxd4 {pin}) 7... Qf2+ $1 {[#]} (7... Qxd4 8. Qh3+ Kg1 9. Ne2+ $18) 8. Ne2 $3 {the point} (8. Qxf2 $2 {stalemate}) 8... Qxe2+ (8... Qxf5 9. Ng3+ $18) 9. Ka1 $1 (9. Kb3 $2 Qd1+ 10. Kc3 (10. Kc4 Qa4+) 10... Qa1+ $11) (9. Ka3 $2 Qe3+ $11) 9... Qd1+ (9... Qa6+ 10. Kb2 Qb6+ 11. Kc3 $18) ( 9... Kg2 10. d5 $18) 10. Qb1 {Themes: Stalemate, avoidance of stalemate, fork, pin, deflection} 1-0