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Rumyantsev-55 JT 2011
[Event "1.p Rumyantsev 55 JT"] [Site ""] [Date "2011.06.28"] [Round ""] [White "Pervakov=O"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/Q2N2R1/8/rq1p2p1/4p3/4K2B/5P2/7k w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "16"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Bg2+ $1 (1. Qd4 $2 Qb3+ 2. Ke2 Ra2+ 3. Ke1 Qb1+ 4. Qd1 Qb2 5. Rf7 Qc3+ 6. Kf1 Qxh3+ 7. Ke1 Kg1 $19) 1... Kg1 $1 (1... Kxg2 2. Rxg5+ Kf1 3. Qd4 $11) (1... Kh2 2. Qc7+ Kg1 3. Qc1+ Kxg2 4. Rxg5+ $18) 2. Bxe4 dxe4 3. Qd4 Qf5 $1 (3... Qb3+ 4. Kxe4 Qc2+ 5. Kf3 Ra3+ 6. Kg4 Ra4 7. Qxa4 Qxa4+ 8. Kxg5 $11) (3... Qb1 4. Rxg5+ $1 Rxg5 5. Kf4 Rb5 6. f3+ Kh1 7. Ne5 Rb4 8. Qe3 $1 exf3+ 9. Kg3 $1 $11 ) (3... Qf1 4. Rxg5+ $1 Rxg5 5. Kf4 Rg2 6. f3+ Kh1 7. Qxe4 $11) 4. Ne5 $1 (4. Rxg5+ $2 Qxg5+ 5. f4 Qg2 $1 6. Qd1+ Kh2 7. Ne5 Ra3+ 8. Kd4 Rf3 $1 9. f5 Qb2+ $19) 4... Rxe5 5. Rxg5+ $3 (5. Rf7 $2 Qxf7 $19) 5... Qxg5+ 6. f4 $1 exf3+ (6... Qg3+ 7. Ke2+ $1 Kg2 8. fxe5 $11) 7. Kxf3+ Kh1 $1 8. Qh4+ $1 Qxh4 { mirror stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "2.p Rumyantsev 55 JT"] [Site ""] [Date "2011.06.28"] [Round ""] [White "Zakharov=S"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4k3/7p/6Np/p2n4/3Q4/P5pP/P5K1/1q6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "32"] [EventDate "2011"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Qe5+ Kf7 2. Nh8+ Kf8 3. Qxd5 Qb2+ 4. Kxg3 Qxh8 5. Qd8+ $1 (5. Qa8+ $2 Kg7 6. Qxa5 Qb8+ $11) 5... Kg7 6. Qd4+ $1 (6. Qxh8+ $2 Kxh8 7. Kf4 Kg7 $11) 6... Kg8 7. Qc4+ Kf8 8. Qc8+ Kg7 9. Qc3+ Kg8 10. Qb3+ Kg7 11. Qb2+ Kg8 12. Qb8+ Kg7 13. Qe5+ Kg8 14. Kf4 $1 Qg7 $1 (14... Qxe5+ 15. Kxe5 Kg7 16. Kd5 $18) 15. Qe8+ Qf8+ 16. Qxf8+ Kxf8 $18 1-0
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[Event "3.p Rumyantsev 55 JT"] [Site ""] [Date "2011.06.28"] [Round ""] [White "Becker=R"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6B1/4bp2/k7/N7/2P3q1/5p2/5Q2/7K w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "36"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Nb3 Qh5+ 2. Kg1 Qg6+ 3. Kh1 $1 (3. Kf1 $2 Qb1+ $19) (3. Kh2 $2 Bd6+ 4. Kh3 Qh5+ 5. Qh4 f2 $19) 3... Qb1+ 4. Qg1 Qe4 5. Qf2 $1 (5. Qa1+ $2 Kb7 6. Qd4 Qe1+ $19) 5... Qe2 6. Kg1 $1 Qd1+ 7. Qf1 Qxb3 8. c5+ Kb7 9. Kh2 $1 Bxc5 10. Bxf7 $1 Bd6+ (10... Qxf7 11. Qxf3+ Qxf3 {stalemate}) 11. Kh3 Qxf7 12. Qb5+ Ka7 13. Qa5+ Kb7 14. Qb5+ Kc8 15. Qc4+ $1 Qc7 (15... Qxc4 {stalemate}) 16. Qe4 $1 Qd7+ 17. Kh4 Qf7 18. Qf5+ Qxf5 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "1.Hm Rumyantsev 55 JT"] [Site ""] [Date "2011.06.28"] [Round ""] [White "Arestov=P"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4R3/8/KP6/8/k7/8/8/2r3n1 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "17"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Re4+ $1 Ka3 2. b7 Rb1 3. Re1 Rxe1 $1 4. b8=Q Ne2 5. Ka5 $1 Ka2 $1 6. Qd6 $3 ({Thematic try} 6. Qb4 $2 Ra1 {zz} 7. Ka4 Nc1 $1 {zz} 8. Qd2+ Kb1+ $11) 6... Ra1 7. Qb4 {zz} 7... Nc1 8. Ka4 $1 {zz} 8... Nd3 (8... Rb1 9. Qa3#) 9. Qb3# 1-0
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[Event "2.Hm Rumyantsev 55 JT"] [Site ""] [Date "2011.06.28"] [Round ""] [White "Afek=Y"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2K5/1P5P/k7/8/P6P/1r6/8/6r1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2011"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. b8=N+ $1 (1. h8=Q $2 Rxb7 $11) (1. b8=Q $2 Rc1+ $19) 1... Rxb8+ 2. Kxb8 Rb1+ 3. Ka8 $1 (3. Kc8 $2 Ka7 $1 $19) 3... Rd1 $1 4. h8=R $1 Rd4 5. Rh6+ Ka5 6. h5 Rd7 7. Kb8 Kxa4 8. Kc8 $18 1-0
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[Event "3-4.Hm Rumyantsev 55 JT"] [Site ""] [Date "2011.06.28"] [Round ""] [White "Zakharov=S"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/B7/6N1/PN3K2/8/6pp/1P2r3/7k w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2011"] 1. Nc3 (1. Nf4 $2 Rxb2 2. Nc3 h2 $11) 1... Rxb2 (1... Re8 2. Nf4 h2 3. Ne4 Rg8 4. Bb6 g2 5. Nf2+ Kg1 6. Ng4+ Kh1 7. Nxh2 Kxh2 8. Nxg2 $18) 2. a6 $1 g2 3. Bd4 $1 g1=Q (3... h2 4. a7 g1=Q 5. a8=Q+ Rg2 (5... Qg2 6. Ne4 Qh3+ 7. Ke5 Qh5+ 8. Ng5+ Rg2 9. Qxg2+ Kxg2 10. Nf4+ $18) 6. Be5 Qf1+ 7. Nf4 Kg1 8. Qa7+ Rf2 9. Kg5 h1=Q 10. Nce2+ Qxe2 11. Nxe2+ Kg2 12. Qb7+ Rf3 13. Nd4 $18) 4. Bxg1 Kxg1 5. a7 h2 6. a8=Q Rf2+ 7. Nf4 $1 Rxf4+ 8. Ke6 $3 h1=Q (8... Rf2 9. Qa7 $1 h1=Q 10. Ne2+ $1 Kg2 11. Qg7+ Kf3 12. Qb7+ $18) 9. Ne2+ $1 Kh2 10. Qh8+ Kg2 11. Nxf4+ $1 Kg1 12. Qd4+ $18 1-0
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[Event "3-4.Hm Rumyantsev 55 JT"] [Site ""] [Date "2011.06.28"] [Round ""] [White "Vlasenko=V"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7n/7K/8/kp6/2p5/8/3P2R1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2011"] 1. Kg7 $3 (1. Kxh8 $2 b4 2. Rg5+ Ka4 3. Rc5 Kb3 {zz} 4. Kg7 (4. Kg8 c3 5. d4 Kc2 6. d5 b3 7. d6 b2 8. d7 b1=Q 9. d8=Q Qb3+ $1 $11) 4... c3 5. d4 Kc2 6. d5 b3 7. d6 b2 8. d7 b1=Q 9. d8=Q Qb7+ $1 $11) 1... b4 2. Rg5+ Ka4 3. Rc5 $1 Kb3 4. Kxh8 {zz} c3 5. d4 Kc2 $1 6. d5 b3 7. d6 b2 8. d7 b1=Q 9. d8=Q Qh1+ 10. Kg8 $1 Qg1+ 11. Rg5 $18 1-0
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[Event "c. Rumyantsev 55 JT"] [Site ""] [Date "2011.06.28"] [Round ""] [White "Mikitovics=J"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4r3/8/8/1R1K4/5p2/6k1/3n4/2N5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "2011"] 1. Rb6 $1 Rd8+ (1... f3 2. Nd3 Rd8+ 3. Rd6 Rxd6+ 4. Kxd6 Nc4+ 5. Kd5 Nb2 6. Nc5 {main}) 2. Rd6 Rxd6+ 3. Kxd6 Nc4+ (3... f3 4. Nd3 Nc4+ 5. Kd5 Nb2 6. Nc5 {main} ) 4. Kd5 f3 5. Nd3 Nb2 $1 6. Nc5 $3 {zz} Kf4 7. Ne4 Ke3 8. Nf6 Nd3 9. Ne4 Nc5 $1 10. Ng3 Nd3 11. Ne4 {positional draw, or} Nc5 $1 12. Ng3 Nb3 13. Nh1 Nd2 14. Ke5 Ne4 15. Kf5 Nf2 $1 16. Ng3 $11 1/2-1/2
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[Event "c. Rumyantsev 55 JT"] [Site ""] [Date "2011.06.28"] [Round ""] [White "Akobia=I"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/5np1/8/8/1pk1K3/5P2/2B5/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2011"] 1. Kf5 Kc3 2. Ba4 $1 (2. Bd1 $2 Nd6+ $1 (2... Nd8 $2 3. f4 $1 $11) 3. Kg6 Nc4 4. f4 Nb2 $19) 2... Nd6+ ({Main A} 2... Nd8 3. f4 $1 (3. Kg6 $2 Ne6 $19) 3... Nb7 4. Kg6 $1 ({Thematic try} 4. Bc6 $2 Nd6+ 5. Kg6 b3 6. Bd5 b2 7. Ba2 Kd2 $1 {(Reti's manoeuvre)} ({not} 7... Kc2 $2 8. Kxg7 $11) 8. Bb1 (8. Kxg7 Ke3 $19) 8... Kc1 9. Ba2 Ne8 10. Kf7 Nf6 11. f5 Nh5 12. Kg6 Ng3 $19) 4... Nc5 5. Be8 $1 b3 6. Bf7 b2 7. Ba2 Ne6 8. f5 Nd4 9. Bb1 Kd2 10. Kxg7 Kc1 11. Bd3 {(Be4)} Nc2 12. Bxc2 {(f6)=}) 3. Kg6 Nc4 4. Kxg7 (4. f4 $5 Nb2 5. Bc6 Nd3 6. Ba4 (6. f5 Ne5+ $19) 6... Nxf4+ $19) 4... Nb2 (4... Nb6 5. Bd1 (5. Be8 $2 b3 6. Bf7 Nc4 $19) 5... Kd2 6. Bb3 Kc3 7. Ba2 $11) 5. Bc6 $1 ({Thematic try} 5. Bd7 $5 b3 6. Be6 Nc4 7. f4 b2 8. Bf5 Na3 {and impossible 9.f5} 9. Be4 Nc2 10. Bxc2 Kxc2 11. f5 b1=Q $19) 5... b3 (5... Kd4 6. f4 Nd3 7. f5 $11) (5... Nd3 6. Bd5 $11) 6. Bd5 Nc4 7. f4 b2 8. Be4 Na3 {compare with the same move of thematic try.} 9. f5 Nc2 10. Bxc2 Kxc2 11. f6 b1=Q 12. f7 $11 1/2-1/2
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[Event "c. Rumyantsev 55 JT"] [Site ""] [Date "2011.06.28"] [Round ""] [White "Bazlov=Y"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1K6/2N5/B7/P7/q3k3/8/8/4n3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2011"] 1. Bb7+ Ke5 2. a6 Nd3 3. a7 Nc5 4. a8=Q (4. Nb5 $2 Qxb5 5. a8=Q Kd6 6. Qa7 Nd7+ 7. Ka8 Nb6+ $19) (4. Bc6 $2 Qxc6 5. a8=Q Nd7+ 6. Ka7 Qb6#) 4... Nd7+ 5. Kc8 Nb6+ 6. Kb8 Nxa8 7. Nd5 Qe8+ 8. Ka7 Qa4+ 9. Kb8 Qe8+ 10. Ka7 Nc7 11. Nxc7 Qa4+ 12. Kb8 Qb4 13. Nd5 $11 1/2-1/2
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[Event "c. Rumyantsev 55 JT"] [Site ""] [Date "2011.06.28"] [Round ""] [White "Pallier=A"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3K4/nRPP4/2k1rP1P/8/8/3r1P2/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2011"] 1. c8=Q+ Nxc8 2. Rc7+ $1 ({Thematic try} 2. Kxc8 $2 Rxf6 $1 3. Rc7+ Kb5 $1 4. d8=Q Rxd8+ 5. Kxd8 Rxh6 $11) 2... Kb6 $1 (2... Kb5 3. f7 $1 Rf6 4. Kxc8 $1 Rxf7 5. d8=Q $18) 3. Kxc8 $1 Rxf6 4. d8=Q Rxd8+ 5. Kxd8 Rd6+ $1 6. Rd7 $1 Rxh6 7. Ke7 $1 Kc5 $1 8. Rd1 $1 (8. Rd2 $2 Rh3 9. Rf2 Kd4 $11) 8... Rh4 9. Ke6 Rf4 10. Rd5+ $1 Kc4 11. Rf5 $18 1-0
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[Event "c. Rumyantsev 55 JT"] [Site ""] [Date "2011.06.28"] [Round ""] [White "Zinar=M"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6k1/3p3p/3Pp1pP/3pP1p1/3P2Pb/6pK/P5P1/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "25"] 1. a4 Kf8 2. a5 Ke8 3. a6 Kf8 4. a7 Kf7 $1 5. a8=B $1 Kf8 6. Bb7 Kf7 7. Ba6 Kf8 8. Bb5 $1 Ke8 9. Ba4 $1 Kd8 10. Bc2 Ke8 11. Bxg6+ $1 hxg6 12. h7 Kf7 13. h8=R $1 $18 (13. h8=Q $2 {stalemate}) 1/2-1/2
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