www.arves.org - Magyar Sakkvilag 2025

Studies awarded for the Hungarian magazine Magyar Sakkvilag 2025 tournament.

Judged by Vladislav Tarasiuk

[Event "1st prize MSV"] [Site ""] [Date "2025"] [Round ""] [White "Amatzia Avni & Michael Pasman"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1R3bN1/2N2r2/8/8/p1k5/8/PKP3q1/2Q5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2025"] 
 1. Nb5 $1 (1. Qe1 $2 a3+ 2. Kc1 Rf1 $19) (1. Ne6 $2 a3+ 2. Kb1 Rf1 $19) (1. a3 $2 Rf1 2. Nd5 Qg7+ $19) 1... Bg7+ 2. Nf6 $1 (2. Ka3 $2 Qg3+ 3. Kxa4 Qxb8 4. Na3+ Kc5 5. Qg1+ Bd4 6. Qg5+ Qe5 7. Qxe5+ Bxe5 $19) 2... Rxf6 (2... Bxf6+ 3. Ka3 $1 Qg3+ 4. Kxa4 Qxb8 5. Qf1+ Kd5 6. Qf3+ Ke6 7. Qc6+ Ke7 8. Qc5+ $11) 3. Nc3 $1 (3. Na3+ $2 Kd5 4. Qd1+ Kc5 $1 5. Rb5+ Kc6 $19) 3... Rf8 $1 (3... a3+ 4. Kb1 Rf8 5. Rb3 Bh6 $1 6. Qxh6 Rf1+ 7. Qc1 Rxc1+ 8. Kxc1 $11) 4. Ka3 $1 (4. Rxf8 $2 Qb7+ $19) 4... Bxc3 (4... Rxb8 5. Qf4+ Bd4 6. Qxb8 $11) 5. Qe3 $1 (5. Rxf8 $2 Bb4+ 6. Kb2 Qg7+ $19) 5... Bb2+ $1 (5... Rxb8 6. Qf4+ Bd4 7. Qxb8 Qf3+ 8. c3 $1 Bc5+ 9. Kxa4 Qc6+ 10. Ka5 $11) 6. Rxb2 Rf3 7. Qb3+ $1 ({Thematic try:} 7. Qd3+ $2 Kc5 $1 (7... Rxd3+ 8. cxd3+ $18) 8. c3 Qxb2+ $1 9. Kxb2 Rxd3 $19) 7... Kc5 $1 (7... axb3 8. cxb3+ $18) 8. c3 $1 axb3 9. Rxg2 {draw. In the best study of the competition, the axis of the struggle becomes the diagonal a1-h8, where both sides sacrifice their pieces. After 1...a3+, Black threatens to pin White's queen on the 1st rank. In the course of the game, they succeed - Black pins White's queen, but on the 3rd rank. The final denouement is memorable: 7. Qb3+!, refusal to take and a quiet move 8.c3!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "2nd prize MSV"] [Site ""] [Date "2025"] [Round ""] [White "Michal Hlinka & Lubos Kekely"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3B4/1R1P4/5NpP/6K1/1p3p2/2p4p/5k2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "18"] [EventDate "2025"] 
 1. Ng3+ (1. Rxb3 $2 h1=Q $1 2. Ng3+ Kg2 3. Nxh1 c1=Q $19) 1... Kg1 $1 2. Rxb3 ( 2. Kxf3 $2 h1=Q+ $1 3. Nxh1 c1=Q 4. Rxb3 Qd1+ 5. Ke4 Qxb3 $19) 2... c1=Q 3. Rxf3 Qc4+ 4. Kxg5 Kg2 5. Bg4 $1 (5. Re3 $2 Qc5+ 6. Nf5 h1=Q 7. Bc6+ Qxc6 8. Re2+ Kf1 9. Ng3+ Kg1 10. Re1+ Kf2 11. Rxh1 Kxg3 $19) 5... Qc5+ 6. Kh4 $1 (6. Kf4 $2 Qxd6+ 7. Ke4 Qb4+ 8. Kf5 Qd2 $1 9. Nf1 Qd5+ 10. Kf6 Qd6+ 11. Kf5 h1=Q 12. Ne3+ Kg1 13. Rf1+ Kh2 14. Rxh1+ Kxh1 $19) 6... Qxd6 7. h6 $1 Qxh6+ (7... Qe7+ 8. Kh5 Qe8+ 9. Kg5 Qe5+ 10. Kg6 Qxg3 11. Rxg3+ Kxg3 12. h7 h1=Q 13. Kg7 Qa1+ 14. Kg8 Qa8+ 15. Kg7 Qb7+ 16. Bd7 $1 Qxd7+ 17. Kg8 $11) 8. Nh5 h1=Q+ (8... h1=N 9. Rf6 $1 Qe3 10. Bf3+ Kh2 11. Bxh1 $11) 9. Bh3+ $1 Kxf3 {stalemate. Three white pieces successfully oppose black's passed pawns. In the final game, black manages to promote two pawns to queens, which leads to an unexpected stalemate with two pairs of minor pieces.} (9... Kh2 10. Rf2+ Kg1 11. Rf1+ Kh2 12. Rf2+ $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd prize MSV"] [Site ""] [Date "2025"] [Round ""] [White "Arkadij Vorovich"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1Nr5/8/1P6/3kp1p1/1K1P4/p1p4P/P3P3/1B6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "35"] [EventDate "2025"] 
 1. Na6 $1 ({Logical try:} 1. Nd7 $2 c2 2. Bxc2 Rxc2 3. Kxa3 {Position A with wNd7} Kc6 $1 $11) 1... c2 2. Bxc2 Rxc2 3. Kxa3 {Position A with wNa6} (3. b7 $2 Rb2+ $19) 3... Rc3+ $1 4. Kb4 $1 ({Logical try:} 4. Kb2 $2 Rxh3 5. b7 Rh8 6. b8=Q Rxb8+ 7. Nxb8 g4 8. Nd7 Kxd4 9. Nf8 g3 10. Ng6 g2 11. Nh4 g1=N 12. Nf3+ Nxf3 13. exf3 {Position B with Kb2} Ke3 (13... e4 14. fxe4 Kxe4) 14. a4 e4 15. fxe4 Kxe4 $11) 4... Rxh3 5. b7 Rh8 6. b8=Q Rxb8+ 7. Nxb8 g4 8. Nd7 Kxd4 $1 ( 8... g3 9. Nxe5 g2 10. Nf3 $18) 9. Nf8 $1 g3 10. Ng6 g2 11. Nh4 g1=N $1 12. Nf3+ $1 Nxf3 13. exf3 {Position B with Kb4} Ke3 14. a4 Kxf3 15. a5 e4 16. a6 e3 17. a7 e2 18. a8=Q+ {win. A nice logical study in practical style, where subtle choices on the 1st and 4th moves are the key to the successful excelsior of the white pawn in the finale.} 1-0

[Event "com. MSV "] [Site ""] [Date "2025"] [Round ""] [White "Daniele Gatti"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1r5b/3Ppk1K/Qp1p1p1P/p6b/2N1P3/8/6q1/5R2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "16"] [EventDate "2024"] 
 1. Ne5+ dxe5 2. d8=N+ $1 {Phoenix} ({Try:} 2. Qc4+ $2 Kf8 $1 3. Rxf6+ exf6 $1 4. Qc8+ (4. d8=Q+ Rxd8 $1 5. Qf7+ Bxf7 $1 {bBh8 is not defended because King obstructs the way - stalemate not possible -+}) 4... Rxc8 $1 5. dxc8=Q+ Be8 $1 {Again bBh8 is not defended - stalemate not possible -+}) 2... Rxd8 (2... Kf8 3. Ne6+ $1 Kf7 4. Nd8+ $1 Ke8 5. Qb5+ $1 Kf8 6. Ne6+ $1 Kf7 7. Nd8+ $1 Rxd8 8. Rxf6+ $1 exf6 9. Qb3+ $1 Kf8 10. Qa3+ $1 Ke8 11. Qe7+ $1 Kxe7 {stalemate}) 3. Rxf6+ Ke8 (3... Kxf6 4. Qf1+ $1 (4. Qxb6+ $2 Rd6 $1 $19) 4... Qf3 5. Qxf3+ $1 Bxf3 {stalemate}) (3... Bxf6 4. Qc4+ Rd5 5. Qxd5+ $1 e6 6. Qxe6+ $1 Kxe6 { stalemate}) 4. Qb7 $1 Bg4 (4... Qg4 5. Rf8+ $1 Kxf8 6. Qxe7+ $1 Kxe7 {stalemate }) (4... Qg5 5. Qc6+ $1 Rd7 6. Qc8+ Rd8 7. Qc6+ {perpetual check}) (4... Bf7 5. Qc6+ $1 Kf8 6. Rxf7+ $1 {Follows Queen sacrifice with inevitable stalemate.}) ( 4... Qxe4+ 5. Qxe4 $1 Bxf6 6. Qc6+ $1 {Follows draw for perpetual check or stalemate.}) (4... Qg8+ 5. Kxg8 Bxf6 {stalemate threat is eliminated but Black cannot obtain more than a draw.}) 5. Qc6+ $1 Bd7 6. Qc4 $1 ({Try:} 6. Rf8+ $2 Kxf8 $1 7. Qf6+ exf6 $1 {bBh8 not defended - Not possible stalemate -+}) 6... Rc8 (6... Qxe4+ 7. Qxe4 $1 exf6 8. Kxh8 $1 Kf7+ 9. Kh7 $1 {positional draw}) 7. Rf8+ $1 ({Try:} 7. Qf7+ $2 Kd8 $1 8. Qf8+ Kc7 $1 9. Rc6+ Kb7 $1 $19) 7... Kxf8 8. Qf7+ $1 Kxf7 {stalemate. As in the previous study, White takes advantage of the unfortunate position of his king on the edge of the board to achieve stalemate.} 1/2-1/2