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Topko-75 JT 2015
[Event "1.p jt08"] [Site ""] [Date "2015"] [Round ""] [White "Minski, M."] [Black "[+0012.03e1c1]"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/4N3/B2p1N2/8/p7/2p5/2k1K3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2015"] 1. Nfd4 $1 Kb1 2. Nb3 $1 c1=Q+ (2... a2 {{main}} 3. Bd2 $1 d4 $1 4. Nec5 $1 c1=Q+ 5. Bxc1 a1=Q 6. Nxa1 Kxc1 7. Nd3+ Kb1 8. Nb3) 3. Nxc1 Kxc1 4. Bc3 Kb1 5. Kd1 $1 a2 6. Ba1 $1 d4 $1 7. Nc5 $1 Kxa1 8. Kc1 d3 9. Nb3# 1-0
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[Event "2.p jt08 {ph}"] [Site ""] [Date "2015"] [Round ""] [White "Becker, R AkobiaI"] [Black "[+0400.30f7e2]"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/5K2/r7/8/8/P2PPR2/4k3/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2015"] 1. Rg3 $1 (1. Rh3 $2 Kxd3 2. Ke7 Ke4 3. a4 Kd3 $1 4. Rg3 Rxa4 5. e4+ Kd4 6. e5 Kxe5 7. Rg5+ Kf4) 1... Kxd3 2. Rh3 Ke4 3. a4 Kd3 4. Ke7 Rxa4 5. e4+ Kd4 6. e5 Kxe5 7. Rh5+ Kf4 8. Rh4+ Kg5 9. Rxa4 1-0
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[Event "3.p jt08 {ph}"] [Site ""] [Date "2015"] [Round ""] [White "Akobia, I ArestovP"] [Black "[+0400.21d8f3]"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2RK4/8/3P4/8/4r3/1p2Pk2/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2015"] 1. d7+ Rb4 2. Rc1+ b2 3. Rf1 $1 (3. Rb1 $2 Kxe3 4. Ke7 Re4+ 5. Kd6 Rd4+ 6. Kc6 Rc4+ 7. Kb5 Rd4 8. Kc6 Rc4+) 3... Ke2+ $1 4. Rh1 $1 (4. Rb1 $2 Kxe3 5. Ke7 Re4+ 6. Kd6 Rd4+ 7. Kc6 Rc4+ 8. Kb5 Rd4) (4. Rg1 $2 Kf2+ $1 5. Rh1 b1=Q+ 6. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 7. e4 Re1+ 8. Kc7 Rc1+ 9. Kd6 Rd1+ 10. Kc6 Rc1+) 4... Kxe3 5. Rb1 $1 Kd3 6. Ke7 $1 Re4+ 7. Kf6 $1 Rf4+ 8. Kg5 $1 Rd4 9. Rd1+ Kc3 10. Rxd4 b1=Q 11. d8=Q Qg1+ 12. Rg4 $1 1-0
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[Event "sp.p jt08"] [Site ""] [Date "2015"] [Round ""] [White "Zinar, M."] [Black "[=0000.11g4d2]"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1p6/8/P7/6K1/8/3k4/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "9"] [EventDate "2015"] 1. Kf4 $1 (1. Kf5 $2 Kc3 $1 2. Ke5 Kb4) (1. Kf3 $2 Kd3 $1 2. Kf2 Kc4 3. a6 bxa6 4. Ke2 Kc3 5. Kd1 Kb2) 1... Kc3 (1... Kd3 {{main}} 2. Ke5 $1 Kc4 3. Kd6 Kb5 4. Kc7) 2. Ke3 $1 Kb4 3. a6 $1 bxa6 4. Kd2 Kb3 5. Kc1 1/2-1/2
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[Event "1.hm jt08"] [Site ""] [Date "2015"] [Round ""] [White "Samilo, V."] [Black "[+0300.41g6c8]"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1rk5/8/P5KP/3p4/8/2P1P3/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2015"] 1. h7 Kc7 2. Kg7 $1 (2. a7 $2 Rd8 $1 (2... Ra8 $2 3. Kg7 Kb7 4. h8=Q Rxh8 5. Kxh8 Kxa7 6. Kg7 $1 Kb7 7. Kf7 Kb6 8. Kf6 Kc6 9. Ke6 Kc5 10. Kd7 Kb5 11. Kd6 Kc4 12. Kc6) 3. Kg7 Rd7+) 2... Kb6 3. h8=Q Rxh8 4. Kxh8 Kxa6 5. Kg8 $1 Kb6 6. Kf8 Kc6 7. Ke8 $1 Kc7 8. Ke7 Kc6 9. Ke6 Kc5 10. Kd7 Kb5 11. Kd6 Kc4 12. Kc6 1-0
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[Event "2.hm jt08"] [Site ""] [Date "2015"] [Round ""] [White "Hlinka, M KekelyL"] [Black "[=4237.42b4c1]"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2R2Pb1/p2n4/N2P4/QKP5/1Rp5/P2q1n2/2k5 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2015"] 1... Nd3+ 2. Ka3 Bf8 3. c5 Nxc5 (3... c2 4. Rc6 Nb5+ 5. Rxb5 axb5 6. Nb3 Kd1 7. Qg4+ Qe2 8. Qg1+ Qe1 9. Qg4+) 4. Rxc5 $1 (4. Qh4 $2 Nb5+ 5. Rxb5 Nd7+ 6. d6 Bxd6+ 7. Kb3 Qb2+ 8. Kc4 Qxb5+ 9. Kd4 Be5+ 10. Ke3 Bxc7 11. Nc4 Bb6+ 12. Ke2+ Qd5 13. Nxb6 Qxa2+ 14. Ke3+ Qd2+ 15. Ke4+ Qe2+ 16. Kd4+ Nxb6) 4... Nb5+ 5. Qxb5+ (5. Kb4 $2 c2+ 6. Kc4 Qd4#) (5. Rbxb5 $2 Bxc5+ 6. Kb3 Qxd5+ 7. Nc4 Qd1+ 8. Kxc3 Qd4+ 9. Kb3 Qd3#) 5... axb5 6. d6 $1 Bxd6 7. f8=Q+ $1 Bxf8 8. Rbxc3 Kd1 9. Nb3 Qxc3 1/2-1/2
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[Event "3.hm jt08"] [Site ""] [Date "2015"] [Round ""] [White "Van_der_Heijden, H."] [Black "[=0113.35h7d5]"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3n4/6pK/P6p/3k3P/2RP4/3p4/2p3p1/3B4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "16"] [EventDate "2015"] 1. Rxc2 (1. Bxc2 $2 dxc2 2. Rc5 Kxd4 3. a7 Kxc5 4. a8=Q c1=Q+ 5. Qc8+ (5. Qxg2 Ne6) 5... Nc6 6. Qf5+ Kb6 (6... Kd4 $2 7. Qg4+ Kd3 8. Qg6+ Ke2+ 9. Qxg2+) 7. Qf2+ Qc5 $1 8. Qxg2 Ne7 $1 9. Qxg7 Qc2 10. Kh8 Nf5 $1) 1... dxc2 (1... g1=Q+ 2. a7 dxc2 3. a8=Q Nc6 4. Bxc2) 2. a7 cxd1=Q+ 3. a8=Q Kc4 (3... Nc6 4. Qa2+ Kxd4 5. Qxg2 Ne5 6. Qxg7) 4. Qxg2 Qxh5 5. Qxg7 Nf7 6. Qf6 $1 Kd5 (6... Ng5 {{main}} 7. Kg7 (7. Kg8 {{or}} Qf7+ 8. Qxf7+ Nxf7 9. Kxf7) 7... Qf7+ 8. Qxf7+ Nxf7 9. Kxf7 h5 10. Ke6 h4 (10... Kxd4 11. Kf5) 11. d5) 7. Kg8 $1 (7. Kg7 $2 Nd6 8. Qxh6 Nf5+) 7... Nd6 (7... Qg5+ 8. Kxf7 Qxf6+ 9. Kxf6) 8. Qxh6 $1 (8. Kh7 $2 Qf7+ 9. Qxf7+ Nxf7 10. Kg6 Kxd4) 8... Qxh6 (8... Qf7+ 9. Kh8 Qe8+ 10. Kh7) 1/2-1/2
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[Event "sp.hm jt08 {tw} {ea}"] [Site ""] [Date "2015"] [Round ""] [White "Didukh, S TarasiukV"] [Black "[+0001.22c1a1]"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3N4/1p6/8/1P6/8/8/pP6/k1K5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] [EventDate "2015"] 1. Nc6 $1 (1. Ne6 $2 b6 2. Nc5 bxc5 3. b6 c4 4. b7 c3 5. b8=Q# c2 $1) 1... b6 $1 2. Na5 $1 bxa5 3. b6 a4 4. b7 a3 5. b8=Q# axb2 6. Qxb2 1-0
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[Event "sp.hm jt08 {tw} {ea}"] [Site ""] [Date "2015"] [Round ""] [White "Didukh, S TarasiukV"] [Black "[+0001.22c1a1]"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3N4/1p6/8/1P6/8/1P6/p7/k1K5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] [EventDate "2015"] 1. Ne6 $1 (1. Nc6 $2 b6 2. Na5 bxa5 3. b6 a4 4. b7 a3 $1 5. b8=Q#) 1... b6 2. Nc5 $1 bxc5 3. b6 c4 4. b7 cxb3 5. b8=Q# b2 6. Qxb2 1-0
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[Event "1.c jt08"] [Site ""] [Date "2015"] [Round ""] [White "Keith, D PolasekJ"] [Black "[=3015.21e2d8]"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3k4/5q2/3PpP2/1nB5/3N4/8/2N1K3/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2015"] 1. Nc6 $1 Kc8 2. d7+ $1 Qxd7 3. Ne7+ Kb7 $1 4. f7 Qd8 $1 5. Nd5 $1 (5. Nb4 $2 Nc3 $1) (5. Bb4 $2 Nc3 $1) (5. Nc6 $2 Nc3 $1) (5. Ng6 $2 Nc3 $1) 5... Nd6 6. Bxd6 Qxd6 7. Nd4 $1 exd5 8. Kd1 $1 Qf6 9. Ne6 Qxf7 10. Nd8+ Kc8 11. Nxf7 1/2-1/2
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[Event "2.c jt08"] [Site ""] [Date "2015"] [Round ""] [White "Krug, P GarciaM"] [Black "[=3116.20h6f5]"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2R2B2/P5P1/4n2K/5k2/8/8/5n2/1q6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "30"] [EventDate "2015"] 1. Rc5 $1 Nxc5+ 2. a8=Q+ $1 Ng4+ 3. Kh7 $1 Nf6+ $1 4. Kh8 Qb3 5. Qc8+ Ne6 6. g8=N $1 Nxg8 7. Kxg8 Kf6 8. Bg7+ $1 Nxg7+ 9. Kh8 Qb2 10. Kh7 $1 Qh2+ 11. Kg8 Qa2+ 12. Kh7 $1 (12. Kh8 $2 Qa1 $1 13. Qb7 Ne6 $1 14. Kh7 Qc3 15. Qg2 Qc7+ 16. Kh6 Qc1+ 17. Kh7 Nf8+ 18. Kg8 Qc4+ 19. Kh8 Qh4+ 20. Kg8 Qh7+ 21. Kxf8 Qf7#) 12... Qb1+ 13. Kg8 Qa2+ 14. Kh8 Ne6 15. Qf8+ $1 Nxf8 1/2-1/2
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[Event "3.c jt08"] [Site ""] [Date "2015"] [Round ""] [White "Bertoli, F."] [Black "[=0302.02g3c4]"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/7r/6p1/8/1NkN4/4p1K1/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2015"] 1. Ndc6 $1 e2 $1 2. Kf2 Rh2+ 3. Ke1 g5 4. Na6 $1 Rh6 5. Nab8 $1 Re6 6. Nd7 Kd5 7. Nb4+ Kd4 $1 8. Nf8 Re8 9. Nd7 $1 g4 10. Nc2+ Kd3 11. Nb4+ Ke3 12. Nc2+ Kf4 13. Nf6 Re5 14. Nxg4 $1 1/2-1/2
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[Event "sp.c jt08"] [Site ""] [Date "2015"] [Round ""] [White "Pallier, A."] [Black "[=3011.32c6a6]"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/kPKN4/8/7p/B2P4/3P2p1/4q3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "29"] [EventDate "2015"] 1. b7 Qb1+ 2. Bc5 h3 3. Bg1 $1 Qc2 4. Nc4 $1 Qb3 5. Nd6+ Qb1+ 6. Bh2 $1 Qb6 7. Kd7+ $1 Qb4 8. Kc6+ $1 Qa4+ 9. Kc7+ Qa5+ 10. Kc6 $1 (10. Kd7+ $2 Qb6 11. d4 Qb3 12. d3 Ka7 13. Kc8 g1=Q 14. Bxg1 h2 15. Bxh2 Qc2+) 10... Qb6+ 11. Kd7+ Qb1 12. Kc6+ Qc2+ 13. Nc4 Qb3 14. Nd6+ Qb1 15. Bg1 $1 1/2-1/2
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