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[Event "Die Schwalbe 2015"] [Site ""] [Date "2015.06"] [Round ""] [White "M. Hlinka & L. Kekely"] [Black "2/3 Prize"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "q1r5/8/2b5/1R6/k2N4/1NpP4/2K3P1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2014"] 
 1. Nc5+ Ka3 2. Rb3+ (2. Kb1 $2 Qa4 $1 $11) 2... Ka2 3. Ne2 {A)} Qa4 $1 ({B)} 3... Rb8 4. Nc1+ $1 (4. Rxb8 Qxb8 (4... Ba4+ $11) 5. Nxc3+ Ka3 6. Nb1+ Ka2 $11) (4. Nxc3+ Ka1 5. Rxb8 Qxb8 (5... Ba4+ $11) 6. Nb3+ Qxb3+ 7. Kxb3 Bxg2 $11) 4... Ka1 5. Rxb8 Qxb8 6. N5b3+ {switchback} Qxb3+ 7. Nxb3+ Ka2 8. Nc1+ {switchback} (8. g4 $2 Ba4 $11) 8... Ka3 9. g3 $1 (9. g4 $2 Kb4 10. Na2+ Kc5 11. Nxc3 {or Kxc3 = EGTB}) 9... Kb4 10. Na2+ $18) 4. Nxc3+ $1 (4. Nxa4 Bxa4 5. Nxc3+ Ka1 $11 ) 4... Ka1 5. g3 $1 {with threat 6.Kc1} (5. d4 $2 Be4+ $1 6. N3xe4 Qa2+ $11) 5... Qa2+ (5... Be8 6. Kc1 Qa2 7. Nxa2 Kxa2 8. Rc3 $18) 6. Nxa2 Ba4 $1 7. Nc1 $1 (7. Nc3 Rxc5 $11) (7. Kd2 Bxb3 8. Nc1 Bd5 $11) 7... Rxc5+ 8. Kd2 Rxc1 9. Ra3+ (9. Kxc1 $2 Bxb3 $11) 9... Kb2 10. Rxa4 $18 {EGTB Meredith. Two wins in better posittion against queen. Points are 5. g3! resp. the same move 9.g3! later.} 1-0

[Event "Die Schwalbe 2015"] [Site ""] [Date "2015.08"] [Round ""] [White "Andrzej Jasik"] [Black "2/3 Prize"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "q6B/r3p3/pRP5/P1R2p2/k4K2/8/1P6/N4b2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2014"] 
 1. Bc3 $1 (1. Be5 $2 Qg8 2. b3+ Ka3 3. Nc2+ Ka2 4. Ne3 Qh7 $1 5. Nxf1 Qh4+ 6. Kf3 Qe4+ 7. Kf2 Qh4+ 8. Kg1 Qg4+ 9. Ng3 f4 $1 10. Rc3 Qd1+ 11. Nf1 Qg4+ 12. Kf2 Qh4+ $11) (1. b3+ Ka3 2. Be5 Qg8 {w.o.}) 1... Bb5 (1... e5+ 2. Rxe5 Bb5 3. Rd5 $1 $18) 2. Rc4+ $1 Bxc4 3. b3+ (3. Rb4+ $2 Kxa5 $11) 3... Bxb3 4. Rb4+ Ka3 5. Rxb3+ Ka2 (5... Ka4 6. Rb4+ Ka3 7. Nc2+ Ka2 8. Rb2#) 6. Rb2+ $1 Kxa1 7. Be5 $1 {zz} (7. Bd4 $2 Qd8 $11) 7... e6 8. Ke3 $1 f4+ 9. Ke2 $1 (9. Kf2 $2 f3 $1 $11 { zz}) 9... f3+ 10. Kf2 $1 {zz} (10. Ke1 $2 Rc7 $1 11. Rb8+ Ka2 12. Rxa8 Rxc6 13. Ra7 (13. Bd4 e5 14. Bb6 e4 15. Re8 Rc4 16. Kd2 Kb3 17. Ke3 Kb4 $11) (13. Bg3 Kb3 14. Kf1 Kc4 15. Rf8 Rc5 16. Rf4+ Kd5 17. Be1 Kc6 $11) 13... Rc2 $1 14. Bg3 (14. Kf1 Ka3 15. Rxa6 Ka4 16. Ra7 Kb5 $11 {SH}) 14... Ka3 15. Rxa6 Kb4 $11) 10... Rc7 11. Rb8+ Ka2 12. Rxa8 $18 1-0

[Event "Die Schwalbe 2015"] [Site ""] [Date "2015.04"] [Round ""] [White "Ladislav  Salai jr."] [Black "Sp. Prize"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1rBQ4/p5p1/5pPp/1p3P2/1Pkb2K1/P3r2P/1P6/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2014"] 
 {Dedicated to  Michal Dragoun} 1. Qc7+ $3 ({TT} 1. Be6+ $2 Kd3 (1... Rxe6 $2 2. Qc7+ $18) 2. Qxb8 Re4+ 3. Kf3 (3. Kh5 Bf2 4. Qxb5+ Kd2 5. Qd5+ Rd4 $11) 3... Re3+ 4. Kg2 Re2+ 5. Kf1 Rf2+ 6. Ke1 Re2+ 7. Kd1 Rd2+ 8. Kc1 Rc2+ 9. Kb1 Rxb2+ 10. Kc1 Rc2+ 11. Kd1 Rd2+ 12. Ke1 Re2+ 13. Kf1 Rf2+ 14. Kg1 Re2+ 15. Kh1 Re1+ 16. Kg2 Re2+ 17. Kf3 Re3+ 18. Kg4 Re4+ 19. Kh5 Bf2 20. Qxb5+ Kd2 21. Qd5+ Rd4 22. Qa2+ Ke3 23. Qb3+ Kd2 24. Qb2+ Ke1 25. Qc1+ (25. Qc3+ Kf1 $11) 25... Ke2 26. Bc4+ Kf3 27. Qc3+ ({TT} 27. Qh1+ $4 Kg3 28. h4 Rxc4 $19) 27... Kg2 28. Bd5+ Kh2 29. Qc7+ Kxh3 30. Qc3+ $11) 1... Kd3 2. Qxb8 Re4+ 3. Kf3 $1 (3. Kh5 $2 Bf2 4. Qxb5+ Kd2 5. Qd5+ Rd4 $11) 3... Re3+ 4. Kg2 ({or} 4. Kf2) 4... Re2+ 5. Kf1 Rf2+ 6. Ke1 Re2+ 7. Kd1 Rd2+ (7... Rg2 8. Qxb5+ $18) 8. Kc1 Rc2+ 9. Kb1 Rxb2+ 10. Kc1 Rc2+ 11. Kd1 Rd2+ 12. Ke1 Re2+ 13. Kf1 Rf2+ 14. Kg1 Re2+ (14... Rxf5+ 15. Kg2 Rf2+ 16. Kg3 Be5+ 17. Qxe5 fxe5 18. Kxf2 $18) 15. Kh1 Re1+ 16. Kg2 Re2+ (16... Rg1+ 17. Kh2 Be5+ 18. Qxe5 $18) 17. Kf3 Re3+ 18. Kg4 Re4+ 19. Kh5 Bf2 20. Qxb5+ Kd2 21. Qd5+ Rd4 22. Qa2+ $1 Ke3 (22... Ke1 23. Qb1+ (23. Qa1+) 23... Kd2 (23... Ke2 24. Ba6+ Kf3 25. Qh1+ $18) 24. Qb2+ $18) 23. Qb3+ Kd2 (23... Ke2 24. Ba6+ $18) 24. Qb2+ Ke1 25. Qc1+ $1 (25. Qc3+ $2 Kf1 26. Qc1+ Kg2 27. Bb7+ Kg3 28. Qc3+ Kh2 29. Qc7+ Kxh3 30. Qc3+ Kh2 $11) 25... Ke2 26. Ba6+ Kf3 27. Qh1+ $1 (27. Qc3+ $2 Kg2 $11) (27. Qc6+ $2 Kg3 $11) 27... Kg3 28. h4 $1 $18 { MR:} Rf4 29. Bd3 $1 (29. Bc8 $2 $11) 29... Be3 30. Be4 $18 1-0

[Event "Die Schwalbe 2015"] [Site ""] [Date "2015.02"] [Round ""] [White "H. v.d.Hejden & G. Haworth"] [Black "Sp. Prize"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/k1p5/3P4/p7/1P1R3P/8/BK5p/5r2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "2014"] 
 1. dxc7 (1. d7 $2 Rf2+ 2. Ka3 axb4+ (2... h1=Q) 3. Rxb4 h1=Q {and no S-promotion with check.}) (1. Bd5 $2 cxd6 2. bxa5 h1=Q 3. Bxh1 Rxh1 $11 {7EGTB} ) 1... Rf2+ (1... Kb7 2. Rc4 Kc8 3. Rc2 Rb1+ 4. Bxb1 $1 (4. Kxb1 $2 h1=Q+ 5. Kb2 Qe4 $11 (5... Qe1 $11)) 4... h1=Q 5. Rc5 $1 Qg2+ 6. Kb3 a4+ 7. Kxa4 Qa8+ 8. Kb5 Qb7+ 9. Kc4 $18 {e.g.} Qa6+ 10. Kd5 (10. Kb3 {also wins}) 10... Qa8+ 11. Kd6 Qe4 12. Bc2 $1 (12. Bxe4 {stalemate}) 12... Qd4+ 13. Kc6 Qe4+ 14. Kb5 Qb7+ 15. Kc4 Qa6+ 16. Kd5 Qf6 17. h5 Qf7+ 18. Ke4 Qe6+ 19. Kf4 Qh6+ 20. Kf3 Qf6+ 21. Bf5+) 2. Ka3 (2. Kb3 $2 h1=Q 3. c8=Q Qf3+ 4. Ka4 Rxa2+ 5. Kb5 Qe2+ 6. Rc4 axb4 $11) 2... axb4+ 3. Rxb4 {A)} Rxa2+ ({B)} 3... h1=Q 4. c8=N+ $1 (4. c8=Q Rxa2+ 5. Kxa2 Qa1+ 6. Kxa1 {patt}) 4... Ka8 5. Bd5+ $1 Qxd5 6. Nb6+ Ka7 7. Nxd5 $18) 4. Kxa2 h1=Q {This is a D istance to Mate (DTM) record position featuring an underpromotion move. White needs no less than 431 half moves (plies) to mate!} 5. c8=R $1 {This is a won position. As said, many moves are needed for a win. Until move 18, White has a unique winning line (except for some time wasting duals), which does have some study-like play.} (5. c8=Q $2 Qb1+ (5... Qa1+) 6. Ka3 Qa2+ 7. Kxa2 {stalemate}) 5... Qd5+ 6. Kb1 Qe5 7. Ra4+ Kb6 8. Rc2 Kb5 9. Rac4 Qg7 10. Rc5+ Kb4 11. R2c4+ Kb3 12. Rc3+ Kb4 13. R5c4+ Kb5 14. Rc7 Qg1+ 15. Ka2 Qg2+ 16. Ka3 Qa8+ 17. Kb2 Qg2+ 18. Rc2 {e.g.} Qe4 19. R7c5+ Kb6 20. h5 Qb4+ 21. Ka2 Qa4+ 22. Kb1 Qe4 23. R5c3 Ka5 24. Rc4 Qe1+ 25. Kb2 Qe5+ 26. R2c3 Qe2+ 27. Ka3 {etc.} 1-0

[Event "Die Schwalbe 2015"] [Site ""] [Date "2015.10"] [Round ""] [White "Vladislav Tarasiuk"] [Black "2nd HM"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5R1R/6K1/3n4/1P6/6p1/1p6/P2p4/2k5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2015"] 
 1. Rf1+ $1 (1. Rh1+ $2 d1=Q 2. Rxd1+ Kxd1 3. axb3 Nxb5 4. Rf5 $1 Na3 $1 5. Rf2 Nc2 6. Kh8 Ne3 7. b4 Ke1 $1 (7... g3 $2 8. Rf3 g2 9. Rg3 $18) 8. Ra2 Kf1 $1 9. b5 Nc4 10. Ra4 Nd6 11. b6 g3 12. Rd4 Nb7 $11) 1... d1=Q 2. Rxd1+ Kxd1 3. axb3 Nxb5 4. Rh5 $1 (4. Rh2 $2 Ke1 $1 5. Rg2 Nd4 6. b4 Nf5+ 7. Kf6 Ne3 8. b5 Nxg2 9. b6 g3 10. b7 Nf4 11. b8=Q Nh5+ $1 (11... g2 $2 12. Qb4+ $1 Ke2 13. Qe4+ $18) 12. Kf5 g2 13. Qb1+ Kf2 $11) 4... Na3 $1 (4... Nc7 5. Kf6 $1) 5. Rh2 $1 Nc2 $1 6. Kh8 $3 {weicht dem Springerschach aus} (6. Kh7 $2 Ne3 7. b4 g3 8. Rh3 g2 9. Rg3 Ke1 10. b5 Kf1 11. b6 Nd5 12. b7 Nf6+ 13. Kg6 Nd7 $11) 6... Ne3 (6... g3 7. Rg2 $18) 7. b4 g3 (7... Ke1 8. b5) 8. Rh3 $1 Nf5 ({SH} 8... g2 9. Rg3 Ke2 10. b5 Kf2 11. Rxg2+ Nxg2 (11... Kxg2 12. b6 $18) 12. b6 Nf4 13. b7 Ng6+ 14. Kg7 $1 $18) 9. Rh5 (9. b5 $2 g2 $11) 9... Nd6 (9... g2 10. Rg5 $18) 10. Rd5+ (10. Rg5 $4 Nf7+ $19) 10... Kc2 11. Rxd6 $18 1-0

[Event "Die Schwalbe 2015"] [Site ""] [Date "2015.12"] [Round ""] [White "Vladislav Tarasiuk"] [Black "Sp. Commend."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/3k4/8/6p1/K6p/RP6/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2015"] 
 1. b4 $1 g3 2. Rd2+ Ke5 3. Rd3 Kf4 4. Rd4+ $1 (4. b5 $2 h2 $1 $19 (4... g2 $2 5. Rxh3 g1=Q 6. Rh4+ $1 Ke5 7. Rc4 Kd5 8. Rc6 $11)) 4... Ke3 ({SH} 4... Kf3 5. Rh4 h2 {und weiter wie in der HV}) 5. Rg4 $1 (5. Rh4 $2 h2 $1 6. b5 g2 7. Rxh2 g1=Q 8. Rh6 Qf1 $19 (8... Qg5 $19)) 5... Kf3 (5... g2 6. Rg3+ Kd4 $1 7. Rg4+ $1 (7. Rxh3 $2 g1=Q 8. Rh4+ Kc3 $19) 7... Kc3 8. Rg3+ Kd4 (8... Kd2) 9. Rg4+ $11) 6. Rh4 h2 7. Ka2 $3 (7. Kb2 $2 Ke3 $3 (7... Kg2 $2 8. b5 h1=Q 9. Rxh1 Kxh1 10. b6 g2 11. b7 g1=Q 12. b8=Q $11) 8. Ka3 (8. b5 g2 9. Rxh2 g1=Q 10. Rc2) 8... g2 9. Rxh2 g1=Q 10. Rc2 (10. Rb2) 10... Qa1+ $1 $19) (7. b5 $2 g2 $1 8. Rxh2 g1=Q $19) (7. Rh5) 7... g2 (7... Ke3 8. b5 g2 9. Rxh2 g1=Q 10. Rb2 $1 Kd4 11. b6 $11 ) 8. Rxh2 g1=Q 9. Rh3+ (9. Rc2 $2 Qd4 $19 (9... Qe1 $19) 10. Ka3 Qa1+) 9... Ke4 10. Rc3 Kd4 11. Rc5 Qd1 12. Ka3 $11 1/2-1/2