www.arves.org - Pat a Mat 2024-2025

Studies awarded for the Pat a Mat 2024 - 2025 tournament,

judged by Vladislav Tarasiuk.

[Event "3rd prize Pat a Mat"] [Site ""] [Date "2025"] [Round ""] [White "Michal Hlinka & Lubos Kekely"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3B4/3pp3/6R1/Pk2Pp2/p7/8/qPP5/4K3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2025"] 
 1. Rb6+ Kxa5 $1 (1... Kc4 2. Bxe7 Qb1+ 3. Kd2 Qf1 4. Rb4+ Kd5 5. Rxa4 Qf2+ 6. Kd1 f4 7. a6 f3 8. Bh4 Qe2+ 9. Kc1 f2 10. Bxf2 Qxf2 11. c4+ Kd4 12. a7 $11) 2. e6 $1 (2. Kf2 $2 Qg8 $1 3. Bc7 Qc8 $19) 2... dxe6 (2... Qb1+ 3. Kd2 $11) 3. Kf2 $1 e5 4. Bc7 e4 (4... e6 5. b4+ axb3 6. Rb8+ Ka6 7. Ra8+ Kb5 8. Rxa2 bxa2 9. Bxe5 $11) 5. Ke3 $1 (5. b4+ $2 axb3 6. Rb8+ Ka6 7. Ra8+ Kb5 8. Rxa2 bxa2 9. Be5 f4 $19) 5... e6 $1 (5... e5 6. b4+ $1 axb3 7. Rb8+ $18) 6. Kf4 $1 (6. c4 $2 e5 $19) 6... e5+ $1 7. Kxe5 (7. Kxf5 $2 Qf7+ $19) 7... Qf7 (7... e3 8. Kd4 Qf7 9. Rc6+ Kb4 10. Rb6+ Ka5 11. Rc6+ {positional draw}) 8. Kd6 a3 9. Rc6+ $1 (9. bxa3 $2 e3 10. Rb4+ Qxc7+ $1 11. Kxc7 e2 12. Rb1 f4 $19) 9... Ka4 10. Ra6+ Kb5 11. Rb6+ Kc4 12. Rc6+ Kb4 (12... Kd4 $2 13. Bb6#) 13. Rb6+ Ka5 14. Rc6+ { positional draw. Despite the presence of the black queen, the white king makes a saving march across almost the entire board.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3 hm. Pat a Mat"] [Site ""] [Date "2025"] [Round ""] [White "Peter Krug"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/6p1/8/5P1P/3K2pN/n7/4k3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "39"] [EventDate "2025"] 
 1. f5 $1 (1. Ke3 $2 Nc3 $1 $11) 1... gxf5 2. h5 g2 $1 (2... Nb4+ 3. Ke3 Nd5+ 4. Kf3 g2 $1 5. Kxg2 Nf6 6. h6 $18) 3. h6 $1 (3. Ke3 $2 Nc3 $1 4. h6 Ne4 $1 5. h7 Ng5 6. h8=Q f4+ $1 7. Kd3 Nxh3 $11) 3... Nb4+ 4. Ke3 Nd5+ 5. Kf3 Nf6 6. Kxg2 Ke2 7. Kg3 Ke3 8. Kh4 Nh7 9. Kh5 $1 (9. Ng5 $2 Nf8 $11) 9... Nf8 10. Kg5 (10. Ng5 $2 f4 11. Ne6 f3 $11) 10... Ke4 11. Kf6 (11. Nf4 $2 Nh7+ 12. Kg6 Kxf4 13. Kxh7 Ke3 $1 $11) 11... f4 12. Kf7 $1 (12. Ng5+ $2 Ke3 13. Kf7 Nh7 $1 14. Nxh7 f3 15. Nf6 Kf4 $1 16. Nd5+ Ke4 17. Nc3+ Kd3 18. Nd1 Ke2 19. Nc3+ Kd3 $11) 12... Kf5 13. Nxf4 $1 (13. Kxf8 $2 Kg6 $11) 13... Nh7 14. Kg7 Ng5 15. Nh3 $1 Ne6+ 16. Kg8 (16. Kf7 $2 Nf8 $11) 16... Nf8 $1 17. Nf4 $1 Nd7 18. Kg7 $1 (18. Nd5 $2 Nf8 $11) 18... Nf6 19. Nd5 $1 Nxd5 20. h7 {win. The coordinated play of the king and white knight for the successful promotion of the pawn to queen. A similar idea was found in the study by S. Osintsev, St. Petersburg Festival, 1 hm, 1998.} 1-0

[Event "sp. hm. Pat a Mat"] [Site ""] [Date "2025"] [Round ""] [White "Michael Pasman"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1N6/8/4p3/n7/7p/5pn1/k1NK4/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "30"] [EventDate "2025"] 
 1. Ke3 $1 h3 (1... Kb2 2. Ne1 h3 3. Nxf3 $11) 2. Nb4+ $1 Kb1 (2... Kb3 3. Nd3 $11) 3. Nd3 $1 e5 $1 (3... h2 4. Nf2 $11) 4. Nf2 $1 (4. Kxf3 $2 e4+ $19) 4... e4 $1 5. Nxh3 Kc2 6. Na6 $1 (6. Nd7 $2 Nc4+ $19 {e.g.} 7. Kf4 e3 8. Ne5 f2 $19) 6... Nc4+ 7. Kf4 $1 e3 8. Nb4+ $1 ({Logical try:} 8. Kxf3 $2 e2 $1 9. Nb4+ Kd1 $1 (9... Kd2 $2 10. Nd3 $1 Ne5+ 11. Kg2 $1 {main line}) 10. Nd3 Ne5+ $1 { Position X with bKd1} 11. Kxg3 Nxd3 $19) 8... Kd2 9. Kxf3 e2 (9... Ne5+ 10. Kg2 Nh5 11. Ng1 $1 $11) 10. Nd3 $1 Ne5+ $1 {Position X with bKd2} (10... Kxd3 11. Nf4+ $11) 11. Kg2 $1 (11. Kxg3 $2 Nxd3 12. Ng1 e1=Q+ $19) 11... Nxd3 12. Ng1 $1 Nf4+ $1 (12... e1=Q 13. Nf3+ $11) 13. Kh2 $1 Nf1+ 14. Kh1 e1=N 15. Nf3+ $1 Nxf3 {stalemate. A charming study featuring the dynamic play of four knights. The final play is in the spirit of the classic study by A. Herbstman & L. Kubbel, Leningrad Central Chess Club ty, 1st prize, 1937.} 1/2-1/2