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Miniatures are studies up to 7 figures.
Examples with a Rook against Bishop.
[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "2015"] [Round ""] [White "Minski=M"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [EventDate "2015"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "37"] [FEN "1K6/5k2/8/3p4/4p2P/R2b4/8/8 w - - 0 1"] 1.Kc7 ( 1.h5 $2 d4 2.h6 e3 ) 1...d4 2.Kd6 e3 3.Ke5 ( 3.Ra7+ $2 Kf6 $1 ) 3...e2 4.Ra7+ $1 Kg6 ( 4...Ke8 5.Ra1 Bb1 6.Rxb1 d3 7.Ke6 Kf8 8.Kf6 Ke8 9.Ke6 Kd8 10. Kd6 Kc8 11.Rc1+ Kb7 12.Rb1+ Ka6 13.Kc6 Ka5 14.Kc5 Ka6 15.Kc6 ) 5.h5+ $1 Kh6 ( 5...Kg5 {<main>} 6.Rg7+ $1 ( 6.Ra1 $2 Bb1 7.Rxb1 d3 8.Rg1+ Kh6 $1 9.Kf6 d2 ) 6...Bg6 $1 ( 6...Kh6 7.Rg1 ) 7.Rxg6+ Kxh5 8.Rg1 d3 9.Kf5 Kh6 10.Kf6 Kh5 11.Kf5 ) ( 5...Kxh5 6.Ra1 Bb1 7.Rxb1 d3 8.Kf5 ) 6.Ra1 Bb1 $1 ( 6...Bc2 7.Kxd4 Bd1 8. Ra6+ ) 7.Rxb1 d3 8.Kf6 d2 9.Rb8 Kh7 10.Rb7+ Kg8 11.Rb8+ Kh7 12.Rb7+ Kh6 13.Rb8 Kxh5 14.Kf5 Kh4 15.Kf4 Kh3 16.Kf3 e1=Q 17.Rh8+ Qh4 18.Rxh4+ Kxh4 19.Ke2 1/2-1/2
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "2012"] [Round ""] [White "Afek=Y"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [EventDate "2012"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "21"] [FEN "1k6/2R5/8/2K5/5p2/4p3/1P5b/8 w - - 0 1"] 1.Re7 $1 ( 1.Kb6 $2 e2 $1 ( 1...f3 $2 2.Rf7 Bc7+ 3.Rxc7 ) 2.Re7 Bg1+ 3.Kc6 Be3 4.Re8+ Ka7 5.Re7+ Ka6 6.Re4 e1=Q ( 6...Ka5 $2 7.b3 ) 7.Ra4+ Qa5 ) 1...f3 $1 ( 1...Bg1 2.Kc4 f3 3.Kd3 ) 2.Kb6 Bc7+ $1 ( 2...Kc8 3.Kc6 $1 Kd8 4.Rxe3 ) 3.Rxc7 f2 ( 3...e2 {<main>} 4.Re7 Kc8 5.b4 $1 ( 5.Kb5 $2 f2 6.Rxe2 f1=Q ) 5...f2 ( 5...Kd8 6.Re3 f2 7.Rd3+ Kc8 8.Rc3+ Kd7 9.Rd3+ Ke6 10.Re3+ Kd5 11.Rxe2 f1=Q 12. Rc2 Qb1 13.Rc5+ ) 6.Re8+ $1 ( 6.Rxe2 $2 f1=Q 7.Rc2+ Kb8 $1 ) 6...Kd7 7.Rxe2 f1=Q 8.Rc2 $1 Qg1+ {<eg>} 9.Kb5 ) 4.Rf7 Kc8 5.Kb5 $1 ( 5.b4 $2 e2 6.Rf8+ ( 6. Rxf2 e1=Q 7.Rc2+ Kb8 ) 6...Kd7 7.Rxf2 e1=Q 8.Rc2 Qxb4+ ) ( 5.Kc6 $2 Kd8 6.Kd6 Ke8 7.Re7+ Kf8 8.Rxe3 f1=Q ) 5...e2 6.Rxf2 e1=Q 7.Rc2+ Kb7 8.Rc3 $1 Qa1 9.Kc4 $1 Qa4+ 10.Kd3 $1 Qb4 11.Kc2 1/2-1/2
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Bazlov=Y"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "2008"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "19"] [FEN "8/2k4K/P7/7b/6p1/6p1/8/6R1 w - - 0 1"] 1.Rb1 ( 1.a7 $2 Kb7 2.Ra1 Ka8 ) ( 1.Ra1 $2 Kb8 2.a7+ Ka8 ) 1...g2 ( 1...Be8 2. a7 Bc6 3.Rc1 ) ( 1...Bf7 2.Rb7+ Kc6 3.Rxf7 g2 4.a7 ) 2.a7 g1=Q 3.a8=N+ ( 3.Rxg1 $2 Kb7 4.Kh6 Be8 ( 4...Bf7 $2 5.Rxg4 Kxa7 6.Rg7 ) 5.Ra1 Ka8 6.Kg5 g3 ( 6...Bd7 $2 7.Kf4 Be6 8.Ra3 Bc8 9.Ke5 g3 10.Kd6 g2 11.Rg3 Kxa7 12.Kc7 Bb7 13.Ra3+ Ba6 14.Ra1 g1=Q 15.Rxg1 Bb5 16.Ra1+ ) 7.Kf4 g2 ) 3...Kc6 4.Rxg1 Kb7 5.Rc1 ( 5.Kh6 $2 Bf7 6.Rd1 Be8 ( 6...Ba2 $2 7.Rd4 ) 7.Kg5 Bc6 8.Ra1 g3 ) 5...Kxa8 6.Rc5 Bf7 ( 6...Be8 7.Rc8+ ) 7.Kg7 Be6 ( 7...Ba2 8.Ra5+ ) ( 7...Bb3 8.Ra5+ Kb7 9.Rb5+ ) 8. Kf6 Bd7 ( 8...Bg8 9.Rc8+ ) 9.Ke7 Ba4 10.Ra5+ 1-0
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1999"] [Round ""] [White "Ulrichsen=J"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [EventDate "1999"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "22"] [FEN "8/8/8/7k/3p4/3b1R2/2p2K2/8 w - - 0 1"] 1.Rh3+ Kg4 2.Rh1 Kf4 ( 2...Kf5 3.Rh5+ ) 3.Ra1 $1 ( 3.Re1 $2 Bf1 $1 4.Rxf1 d3 5. Ke1+ Ke3 ) ( 3.Rg1 $2 Bf1 ( 3...Bc4 $2 4.Rc1 d3 5.Ke1 Ke3 6.Rxc2 dxc2 ) ) ( 3. Rc1 $2 Ke4 ( 3...Ke5 $2 4.Ke1 ) 4.Re1+ ( 4.Ra1 Bc4 5.Rc1 ( 5.Ke1 Ke3 6.Ra3+ ( 6.Rc1 Kd3 ) 6...d3 7.Rc3 ( 7.Rxd3+ Kxd3 ) 7...c1=Q+ 8.Rxc1 d2+ 9.Kd1 Bb3+ ) 5...Kd3 ( 5...d3 $2 6.Ke1 Ke3 7.Rxc2 dxc2 ) ) 4...Kd5 ) 3...Ke4 ( 3...Ke5 4.Ke1 ) ( 3...Bc4 4.Rc1 d3 5.Ke1 Ke3 6.Rxc2 dxc2 ) 4.Rc1 $1 Kf4 5.Ra1 $1 Bf1 ( 5... Bc4 {<main>} 6.Rc1 $1 ( 6.Ke1 $2 Ke3 7.Ra3+ ( 7.Rc1 Kd3 ) 7...d3 8.Rc3 ( 8. Rxd3+ Kxd3 ) 8...c1=Q+ 9.Rxc1 d2+ 10.Kd1 Bb3+ ) 6...d3 ( 6...Bd3 7.Ra1 ) ( 6... Bb3 7.Ke2 ) 7.Ke1 Ke3 8.Rxc2 dxc2 ) 6.Ke1 ( 6.Rxf1 $2 d3 7.Ke1+ Ke3 ) 6...Ke3 7.Ra3+ d3 ( 7...Bd3 8.Rc3 ( 8.Ra1 $2 Bc4 9.Ra3+ d3 ) 8...dxc3 ( 8...Ke4 9.Rc5 ) ) 8.Rc3 $1 c1=Q+ ( 8...Bg2 9.Rxc2 dxc2 ) ( 8...Be2 9.Rxc2 dxc2 ) 9.Rxc1 d2+ 10. Kd1 Kd3 ( 10...Be2+ 11.Kc2 ) 11.Rc3+ Kxc3 1/2-1/2
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1991"] [Round ""] [White "Chumburidze=E"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [EventDate "1991"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "10"] [FEN "8/K1R5/8/6b1/2P5/8/4p3/4k3 w - - 0 1"] 1.Rh7 Be3+ 2.c5 Bxc5+ ( 2...Kf1 3.Rh1+ Bg1 4.Rxg1+ Kxg1 5.c6 ) 3.Ka8 Kf1 4.Rb7 e1=Q ( 4...Bb4 5.Rf7+ Kg2 6.Rg7+ Kf2 7.Rf7+ Ke3 8.Rf6 ) 5.Rb1 Qxb1 1/2-1/2
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1985"] [Round ""] [White "Bernleitner=H"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [EventDate "1985"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "18"] [FEN "6k1/8/7K/8/5p2/3b2p1/3R4/8 w - - 0 1"] 1.Rg2 $1 ( 1.Rxd3 $2 g2 2.Rd1 ( 2.Rd5 g1=Q 3.Rg5+ Qxg5+ 4.Kxg5 f3 ) 2...f3 3. Rg1 Kf7 ) 1...Be2 ( 1...Be4 {<main>} 2.Kg5 f3 $1 ( 2...Bxg2 3.Kxf4 ) 3.Rxg3 f2 4.Kf4+ Kh7 5.Rh3+ Kg6 6.Rg3+ Kh5 ( 6...Kf6 7.Kxe4 f1=Q 8.Rf3+ ) 7.Rh3+ ) 2.Rg1 $1 ( 2.Kg5 $2 f3 3.Rg1 f2 ) 2...Bg4 $1 ( 2...Kf7 3.Kg5 $1 ) 3.Rg2 $1 ( 3.Kg5 $2 f3 4.Kh4 ( 4.Kxg4 f2 ) 4...f2 5.Rf1 g2 6.Rxf2 g1=Q $1 ) 3...Bd1 4.Rg1 Be2 5.Kg5 $1 ( 5.Rg2 $2 Kf7 $1 6.Kg5 f3 7.Rg1 f2 $1 ) 5...f3 6.Kh4 $1 f2 7.Rf1 $1 g2 $1 ( 7...Bxf1 8.Kxg3 ) 8.Rxf2 g1=Q 9.Rg2+ Qxg2 1/2-1/2
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1955"] [Round ""] [White "Voinov=V"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [EventDate "1955"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "18"] [FEN "2R1K2k/8/8/4p3/5b2/5p2/8/8 w - - 0 1"] 1.Kf7+ Kh7 2.Rc2 ( 2.Ra8 $2 e4 3.Ra1 e3 4.Rh1+ Bh6 ) 2...e4 ( 2...Bg3 3.Rc1 Kh6 4.Kf6 Kh5 5.Kf5 ) 3.Rf2 Bh6 $1 ( 3...Kh6 4.Kf6 ) ( 3...e3 4.Rxf3 e2 5.Rh3+ ) 4. Rf1 e3 5.Rxf3 e2 6.Rg3 $1 e1=Q 7.Rg7+ Kh8 8.Rg8+ Kh7 9.Rg7+ Bxg7 1/2-1/2
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1947"] [Round ""] [White "Birnov=Z"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "1947"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "19"] [FEN "8/P1k5/3p4/8/2K3Rb/8/2p5/8 w - - 0 1"] 1.Rg7+ $1 ( 1.Rg1 $2 Kb7 $1 ( 1...Bf2 $2 2.a8=Q ( 2.Ra1 $2 c1=Q+ 3.Rxc1 Bxa7 ) 2...Bxg1 3.Qa5+ Bb6 4.Qd2 ) ) ( 1.a8=N+ $2 Kc6 2.Rg1 Bg5 ) 1...Kb6 $1 ( 1...Kc8 2.a8=Q# ) ( 1...Kc6 2.a8=Q+ ) 2.a8=N+ $1 ( 2.a8=Q $2 c1=Q+ ) 2...Ka6 ( 2...Kc6 3.Rc7# ) ( 2...Ka5 3.Ra7# ) 3.Nc7+ ( 3.Rg1 $2 Bg5 ) 3...Ka5 $1 ( 3...Kb7 4.Ne6+ Kc6 5.Rg1 ) ( 3...Kb6 4.Nd5+ Ka6 5.Nb4+ ) 4.Rg1 Bg5 $1 5.Rxg5+ $1 d5+ $1 6. Rxd5+ Ka4 ( 6...Kb6 7.Rb5+ Kxc7 ( 7...Ka7 8.Ra5+ ) 8.Rc5+ ) 7.Nb5 $1 c1=Q+ 8. Nc3+ Ka3 9.Ra5+ Kb2 10.Ra2# 1-0
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1941"] [Round ""] [White "Bickelhaupt=F"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "1941"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "13"] [FEN "7k/6R1/5K1P/6p1/8/8/b7/8 w - - 0 1"] 1.Rb7 Bd5 ( 1...Bc4 2.Rd7 Ba2 3.Rd1 Bb3 4.Rd2 ) ( 1...g4 2.Kg6 $1 ) 2.Rb4 Kh7 3.Kxg5 Bc6 ( 3...Be6 4.Rb7+ ) 4.Rc4 Bd5 5.Rc7+ Kh8 6.h7 Be4 7.Kh6 1-0
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1938"] [Round ""] [White "Rabinovich=I"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "1938"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "11"] [FEN "5k2/6R1/7K/8/7P/3b4/8/8 w - - 0 1"] 1.Rg3 Bc2 ( 1...Be4 2.Kg5 Kg7 3.Kf4+ ) ( 1...Bb1 2.Rg5 $1 Kf7 ( 2...Bd3 3.Kh5 Be2+ 4.Kg6 Kg8 5.Rd5 ) ( 2...Bc2 3.Kh5 Bd1+ 4.Kg6 Kg8 5.Rc5 Bg4 6.Rb5 ) ( 2... Be4 3.Kh5 Bf3+ 4.Kg6 Kg8 5.Kh6+ Kh8 6.Rf5 ) 3.Kh5 Bc2 4.Kg4 ) 2.Rf3+ $1 Kg8 3. Rc3 $1 Bb1 ( 3...Be4 4.Rg3+ Kf7 5.Kg5 ) ( 3...Bf5 4.Rg3+ Kh8 5.Rf3 ) 4.Rg3+ Kf7 ( 4...Kh8 5.h5 Bf5 6.Rf3 Be6 7.Re3 Ba2 8.Re8+ Bg8 9.Kg5 Kg7 10.Re7+ Kh8 11.Kg6 Bc4 12.Rh7+ Kg8 13.Rd7 Kh8 14.h6 Ba2 15.h7 ) 5.Rg7+ $1 Kf8 6.Rg5 $1 1-0
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