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Rossi-80 JT 2005
Composer Pietro Rossi (1924) from Italy
[Event "1.p Rossi-80 JT Best Problems"] [Site ""] [Date "2005"] [Round ""] [White "Melnichenko=E"] [Black "[=0326.20c5f5"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/BB6/3P4/n1K2k2/1r1P4/8/2n5/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2005"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Bd5 Nb7+ 2. Kc6 Nxd4+ 3. Kc7 Ke5 4. Bxb7 Nb5+ 5. Kb6 Nxd6+ 6. Kc6 Nxb7 7. Bb6 Nd6 8. Bc7 Rd4 9. Kd7 1/2-1/2
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[Event "2.p Rossi-80 JT Best Problems"] [Site ""] [Date "2005"] [Round ""] [White "Bertoli=F"] [Black "[=0343.31c8c5"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2KB4/P1P5/8/n1k5/8/6p1/5P2/5br1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2005"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Be7+ Kb6 2. Bc5+ Kxc5 3. a8=Q Bh3+ 4. Kd8 Nc6+ 5. Ke8 Re1+ 6. Kf8 gxf2 7. Qa3+ Kb6 8. c8=N+ Kc7 9. Qg3+ Ne5 10. Qxf2 Rf1 11. Qxf1 Bxf1 12. Ne7 1/2-1/2
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[Event "3.p Rossi-80 JT Best Problems"] [Site ""] [Date "2005"] [Round ""] [White "Becker=R"] [Black "[+0130.13b8f1"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1K6/pp5R/8/pb6/8/4P3/8/5k2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2005"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. e4 Bd3 2. Rh4 b5 3. e5 Ke2 4. e6 b4 5. Kxa7 b3 6. Rh2+ Kd1 7. Rh3 Kc2 8. Rxd3 b2 9. e7 b1=Q 10. e8=Q Qg1+ (10... Kxd3 {main} 11. Qg6+) 11. Re3 Kd2 12. Qd8+ Kxe3 13. Qb6+ 1-0
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[Event "1.hm Rossi-80 JT Best Problems"] [Site ""] [Date "2005"] [Round ""] [White "Gonzalez=L"] [Black "[=0717.22f5h8"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7k/8/1rN2P2/5KBP/1r4Rp/1p5n/4n3/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "14"] [EventDate "2005"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. f7 R4b5+ 2. Ne5 Rb8 3. Bf6+ Kh7 4. f8=N+ Rxf8 5. Rg7+ Kh6 6. Rg6+ Kxh5 7. Rg5+ Nxg5 1/2-1/2
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[Event "2.hm Rossi-80 JT Best Problems"] [Site ""] [Date "2005"] [Round ""] [White "Matous=M"] [Black "[+0750.11f4h4"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4B3/5p2/3BP3/2r5/1b3K1k/7r/8/5R2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "2005"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Be7+ Kh5 2. exf7 Rh4+ 3. Bxh4 Rc4+ 4. Kg3 Bd6+ 5. Rf4 Rxf4 6. f8=B+ (6. f8=Q+ $2 Rf7+ 7. Qxd6) 6... Rf7+ 7. Bxd6 1-0
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[Event "3.hm Rossi-80 JT Best Problems"] [Site ""] [Date "2005"] [Round ""] [White "Aliev=I Muradov=M"] [Black "[+0324.21f6f2"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/5K2/7p/1P2r2P/2B2N1B/5k2/3n4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2005"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Ng5 Rxh4 2. Be1+ Kxe1 3. Nf3+ Kf2 4. Nxh4 Kg3 5. Be6 Kxh4 6. b5 Nc3 7. b6 Na4 8. b7 Nc5 9. b8=R (9. b8=Q $2 Nd7+ 10. Bxd7) 1-0
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[Event "1.c Rossi-80 JT Best Problems"] [Site ""] [Date "2005"] [Round ""] [White "Jasik=A"] [Black "[+4401.26h4a8"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k7/1p4N1/4p3/1P6/7K/pp2P1r1/q4ppR/3Q4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "29"] [EventDate "2005"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. b6 Qd2 2. Qxd2 Rg4+ 3. Kh5 Rg5+ 4. Kh6 Rg6+ 5. Kh7 Rxg7+ 6. Kh6 Rg6+ 7. Kh5 Rg5+ 8. Kh4 Rg4+ 9. Kh3 Rg3+ 10. Kxg3 g1=Q+ 11. Rg2 f1=N+ 12. Kf4 Nxd2 13. Rxg1 e5+ 14. Kf5 Nc4 15. Rg8# 1-0
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[Event "2.c Rossi-80 JT Best Problems"] [Site ""] [Date "2005"] [Round ""] [White "Perkonoja=P"] [Black "[+3315.32a2d6"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3n3r/4P1N1/3kPq2/8/2P5/6p1/K1p1N3/4B3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2005"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. e8=N+ Kc5 2. Nxf6 Nxe6 3. Nxe6+ Kxc4 4. N6f4 Rh1 5. Bd2 g2 6. Nxg2 Kd3 7. Nef4+ Kxd2 8. Ne4+ Kd1 9. Ne3+ Ke1 10. Nxc2+ Kf1 11. Ne3+ Kg1 12. Ne2+ Kh2 13. Ng5 1-0
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[Event "3.c Rossi-80 JT Best Problems"] [Site ""] [Date "2005"] [Round ""] [White "Tkachenko=SI"] [Black "[+0410.23a8g6"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "K7/p6r/6k1/R6p/P6P/B7/7p/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2005"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Rg5+ Kh6 2. Bf8+ Rg7 3. Rxg7 h1=Q+ 4. Kb8 (4. Kxa7 $2 Qa8+ 5. Kxa8) 4... Qh2+ 5. Kc8 Qh3+ 6. Kd8 Qxh4+ 7. Kc8 Qh3+ 8. Kb8 Qh2+ 9. Ka8 Qh1+ 10. Kxa7 1-0
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[Event "4.c Rossi-80 JT Best Problems"] [Site ""] [Date "2005"] [Round ""] [White "Iriarte=E"] [Black "[+0300.41e8g2"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4K3/8/2P5/4p3/4P1P1/3r3P/6k1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2005"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. c7 Rc3 2. Kd8 Kf3 3. g5 Rd3+ 4. Ke7 Rc3 5. Kd6 Rd3+ 6. Kxe5 Rc3 7. Kd6 Rd3+ 8. Kc6 Rc3+ 9. Kb7 Rb3+ 10. Kc8 Kxe4 11. g6 Rg3 12. Kd7 Rd3+ 13. Ke6 Rc3 14. g7 1-0
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[Event "5.c Rossi-80 JT Best Problems"] [Site ""] [Date "2005"] [Round ""] [White "Van_der_Heijden=H"] [Black "[=0310.11e1a8"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k7/8/8/3rP3/7p/8/1B6/4K3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2005"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. e6 (1. Bc1 $2 Rc5 $1 2. Bf4 (2. Bd2 h3 3. Bf4 Rc2) 2... Rc4 3. Bh2 (3. Be3 h3 4. Kf2 Rg4 5. e6 h2 6. e7 Rg8) 3... Kb7 $1 4. Kf1 (4. e6 Kc8 5. Kf2 (5. Kf1 Rg4 6. Kf2 Rg6) (5. e7 Kd7 6. Kf2 Rg4) 5... Rg4 6. Bd6 (6. e7 Kd7) 6... Kd8 7. Kf3 Rg6 $1 8. Bb4 (8. e7+ Ke8) 8... h3) (4. Kf2 Rg4 5. Kf3 (5. Kf1 h3 6. e6 Kc8 ) (5. e6 Kc8 6. Bd6 Rg6 7. Bc5 h3 8. Bd6 Kd8) 5... Rg6 6. Kf2 (6. Bf4 h3 7. Bg3 Kc6 8. Kf4 Kd5) (6. Ke3 h3 7. Kf3 Kc6) 6... h3 7. Bg3 Kc6 8. Kf3 (8. e6 Rg8 9. Kf3 Kd5 10. e7 Ke6 11. e8=Q+ Rxe8 12. Bh2 Rg8) 8... Kd5 9. Kf4 Ke6) 4... Rg4 5. Kf2 (5. e6 Kc8) 5... h3 6. Bg3 (6. Kf3 Rg2 7. e6 Kc8) (6. e6 Rg2+ 7. Kf1 Kc8) 6... Kc6 7. Kf3 Rg6 8. Kf4 (8. Bf4 Rg2 9. e6 Rc2) 8... Kd5 9. Kf3 Ke6 10. Kf4 Rg8 11. Kf3 Kf5 12. Kf2 Ra8 13. Bh2 Ra3 $1 14. Kf1 Ra2 15. Kg1 Re2 16. Kh1 Kg4 17. Kg1 Kf3 18. Kh1 Re1+ 19. Bg1 Kg3 20. e6 h2) (1. Bc3 $2 Rc5 $1 2. Bd4 (2. Bd2 h3 3. Bf4 Rc2) (2. Bb4 Rxe5+ 3. Kf2 Rg5) 2... h3 3. Kf2 Rc4 $1 4. Bb6 (4. Be3 Rg4 $1 5. e6 h2) 4... Kb7 (4... Rg4 5. e6 Kb7) 5. Bd8 Rg4 6. e6 h2 7. e7 Rg8) 1... Rd6 2. e7 (2. Bc3 $2 Rxe6+ 3. Kf2 Rg6) (2. Kf2 $2 Rd2+) (2. Kf1 $2 Rxe6 3. Kg1 Re1+ 4. Kf2 h3 5. Kg3 Re2 6. Bc3 h2) 2... Re6+ 3. Kf2 $1 (3. Kf1 $2 Rxe7 4. Ba1 h3 $1) 3... Rxe7 4. Ba1 $1 (4. Bc3 $2 Rc7 $1 5. Bh8 (5. Bf6 Rf7) ( 5. Be5 Rc5 $1 6. Bd4 Rg5) (5. Bb2 Rc2+) (5. Ba1 Rc2+ $1 6. Kf3 (6. Kg1 Rc1+) 6... h3) 5... Rc8 $1 6. Bd4 Rg8) (4. Bd4 $2 Re4) (4. Bf6 $2 Rf7) (4. Bh8 $2 Re8 5. Bd4 Rg8) (4. Kf3 $2 h3 $1 5. Kg3 Re2) 4... Ra7 (4... h3 5. Kg3 Re3+ 6. Kh2) 5. Bh8 $1 (5. Bb2 $2 Ra2) (5. Bc3 $2 Rc7) (5. Bd4 $2 Ra4 6. Bf6 Rg4) (5. Be5 $2 Ra5 6. Bd4 Rg5) (5. Bf6 $2 Rf7) 5... Rh7 6. Ba1 $1 (6. Bb2 $2 Rd7 $1 7. Ba1 (7. Bh8 Rd8 8. Be5 Rg8) (7. Bc3 Rc7) (7. Be5 Rd5) 7... Rd2+ 8. Kf3 h3) 6... Ra7 7. Bh8 h3 8. Kg1 $1 (8. Kg3 $2 Rh7 9. Bb2 h2) (8. Bc3 $2 Rc7 9. Bd4 Rc4) (8. Bd4 $2 Ra4) (8. Be5 $2 Ra5) (8. Bf6 $2 Rf7) 8... h2+ 9. Kh1 $1 (9. Kxh2 $2 Rh7+) 1/2-1/2
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[Event "6.c Rossi-80 JT Best Problems"] [Site ""] [Date "2005"] [Round ""] [White "Sizonenko=V"] [Black "[=3111.01g4f2"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1R6/8/5B2/8/2N3K1/3p4/5k2/3q4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2005"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Kf5 Qf3+ 2. Ke6 Qe4+ 3. Ne5 d2 4. Rb2 Qe2 5. Rxd2 Qxd2 6. Kf7 Qd6 7. Kg8 Qe6+ 8. Kh7 Qf5+ 9. Kg8 Qe6+ 10. Kh7 Qh3+ 11. Kg8 Qc8+ 12. Kh7 Qf5+ 13. Kg8 1/2-1/2
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