études 2013-2015

[Event "5th Prize Tata Steel-75 AT "] [Site "?"] [Date "2013.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Peter Krug"] [Black "?"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4P2k/4KB2/8/4b2p/1n1R4/8/1B2q3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "39"] [EventDate "2012.??.??"] {5th Prize: No.11 - Peter Krug (Austria). The white rook changes its role in the course of an exciting battery play against her majesty: from a front piece of a bishop battery to a rear piece in a king battery. The slight dual on the ninth move is of minor importance.} 1. e8=Q Bf5+ $1 (1... Bxd3+ 2. Be5 Nc5+ 3. Kf7 Qf2+ 4. Bf6) 2. Kxf5 Qxe8 3. Kf4 Qb8+ 4. Kg5 $1 (4. Kg4 $2 Qc8+ $1 5. Kxh4 Nd4 $1 6. Rxd4+ (6. Rc3+ Nf5+ $11) 6... Kh6 7. Rd6 Qg4+ 8. Kxg4 {stalemate}) 4... Qg8+ 5. Kxh4 Nd4 $1 6. Rg3+ Nf5+ $1 7. Bxf5+ Kh6 8. Rh3 (8. Rxg8 $2 { stalemate}) 8... Qg2 9. Bd3 ({or} 9. Bb1 $18) 9... Qg8 10. Be4 Qg1 11. Rh1 Qg8 12. Rh2 Qg1 13. Rh3 Qg8 14. Rh1 Qg1 15. Kh3 Qg8 16. Bb2 Qc8+ 17. Kh4 Qe6 18. Kg3+ Kg5 19. Bc1+ Kf6 20. Rh6+ 1-0 [Event "Variantim, 1.p"] [Site "?"] [Date "2013.03.04"] [Round "?"] [White "Peter Krug"] [Black "?"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4r3/1R6/4b3/r7/4q2Q/8/B4B1p/2k2K1n w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "14"] [EventDate "2013.??.??"] 1. Rb1+ $1 (1. Qh6+ $2 Kd1 2. Rd7+ Bxd7 3. Bb3+ Qc2) 1... Qxb1 2. Be3+ Kb2+ 3. Bxb1 Ng3+ (3... Bh3+ {main} 4. Ke2 Ng3+ 5. Kf2 Rxe3 $1 (5... h1=N+ 6. Kg1 Rxe3 {draw e.g.} 7. Qb4+ Rb3 8. Qd2+ Kxb1 9. Qd1+ Kb2 10. Qd2+ Ka1 11. Qd4+ $1 Rb2 12. Qa4+ Rxa4 {stalemate}) 6. Qb4+ $1 (6. Kxe3 $2 Re5+ 7. Kf4 h1=Q 8. Kxe5 Qe1+ 9. Kf6 Qc3+ 10. Kg6 Bf1 11. Bf5 Qg7+ 12. Kxg7 Nxf5+) 6... Rb3 7. Qd2+ $1 (7. Qxa5 $2 h1=N+ $1 8. Kg1 Kxb1 9. Qd5 Rc3 10. Qb5+ Kc1 11. Qa5 Rc8 $1) 7... Kxb1 8. Qe1+ Kc2 9. Qd2+ $1 (9. Qd1+ Kc3) 9... Kxd2 {stalemate}) 4. Kf2 h1=N+ 5. Ke1 $1 (5. Kg1 $2 Ne2+ 6. Kh2 (6. Kxh1 Rh5) 6... Bb3 7. Bd4+ Nxd4 8. Qxd4+ Kxb1 9. Qd3+ Bc2 10. Qf1+ Kb2) 5... Ra1 (5... Bb3 6. Qd4+ Kxb1 7. Qd3+ (7. Qc3 {or}) 7... Bc2 8. Qxc2+ Kxc2) 6. Qb4+ Bb3 7. Qc3+ Kxc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "1st-international-internet-tournament-st 1.p"] [Site "?"] [Date "2014.07.07"] [Round "?"] [White "Peter Krug"] [Black "?"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "qb6/8/3p3P/1B1P3k/2nBKP2/7n/6p1/1Q6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] 1. Qd3 {!} (1. Bxc4 {try} Ba7 2. Qd1+ Kxh6 3. Qg4 Qe8+ {draw}) (1. Qd1+ Kxh6 2. Qe1 Nxf4 3. Kxf4 Ne5 4. Qh4+ Kg7 5. Qg5+ Kf7 6. Qf5+ Kg8 7. Qe6+ Kg7 8. Bd7 g1=Q {draw}) (1. h7 Nd2+ 2. Kd3 Ba7) (1. Be8+ {try} Kxh6 2. Qe1 Nd2+) 1... Qxd5+ (1... g1=N 2. h7 Ba7 3. Qxc4 Nf2+ 4. Bxf2 Qh8 5. Bxg1 Qxh7+ 6. f5 Bxg1 7. Be8+ Kh4 (7... Kg4 8. Qe2+ Kg3 9. Qf3+ Kh2 10. Qh5+ Qxh5 11. Bxh5) 8. Kf3+ Kg5 9. Qf4+ Kf6 10. Qxd6+ Kg5 11. Qg6+ {!} Qxg6 12. fxg6 Kf6 13. d6) 2. Kxd5 Nxf4+ 3. Kc6 {!!} (3. Kxc4 {try} Nxd3 4. h7 Ne5+ 5. Bxe5 (5. Kd5 Nf7 6. Be8 Kh6 7. Bxf7 Kxh7) 5... d5+ 6. Kxd5 Bxe5 7. Kxe5 Kg4 (7... g1=Q {not} 8. h8=R+) 8. h8=Q g1=Q 9. Qg7+ Kf3 10. Qxg1 {stalemate}) 3... Nxd3 4. h7 Nde5+ 5. Kb7 Na5+ 6. Kc8 {!!} (6. Kxb8 {try} Ng6 {!} (6... Nf7 {not} 7. Be8 Kg4 8. Bxf7 Nc6+ 9. Kc7 Nxd4 10. h8=Q g1=Q 11. Qg7+) 7. Be8 Kg4 8. Kc7 (8. Bxg6 Nc6+) 8... Nh8 9. Bd7+ Kh5 10. Bh3 Nb3 11. Be3 Nc5 12. Bxg2 Ne6+ 13. Kc6 Ng5 14. Bd4 Ngf7 15. Be4 Kh6 16. Be3+ Kg7 17. Bd4+ Kh6 {positional draw}) (6. Ka8 Nf7 7. Be8 Kh6 8. Bxf7 Kxh7 { draw}) 6... Nf7 7. Be8 Kh6 8. Bxf7 Kxh7 9. Bd5 Kg6 10. Kxb8 1-0 [Event "Sachova Skladba, Oktober 2014, 2.p"] [Site "?"] [Date "2014.07.13"] [Round "?"] [White "Peter Krug"] [Black "?"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5Nk1/3KP3/rP5P/8/4B3/2P3r1/1p6/7q w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "32"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] 1. h7+ {!} (1. e8=Q {try} Rd3+ 2. Bxd3 Qb7+ 3. Ke6 Qxb6+ 4. Kd5 Qd6+ 5. Ke4 Qxd3+ {!} 6. Kxd3 b1=Q+ $19 7. Kc4 Qf1+ 8. Kc5) 1... Kh8 2. Ng6+ Kxh7 3. e8=Q Rd3+ 4. Kc7 {!!} Rxc3+ 5. Kd7 {!} (5. Kb7 Rxb6+ {!}) 5... Rd3+ (5... Qd1+ {main } 6. Ke7 Rc7+ 7. Kf8 {!} Kh6 8. Ne7 {!} (8. bxc7 {not} Rf6+ 9. Kg8 Qb3+ 10. Kh8 Qc3 {!} 11. Ne5 Qxe5 {!} 12. Qxe5 Rf8#) 8... Rxb6 9. Ng8+ Kg5 10. Qe5+ Kg4 11. Nh6+ {!!} (11. Qf5+ {?} Kg3 12. Qg5+ (12. Qe5+ Kh3) 12... Qg4) 11... Rxh6 12. Qf5+ Kg3 13. Qg5+ Kf2 (13... Qg4 14. Qe3+ Kh4 15. Qxh6+) 14. Qf4+ Ke1 15. Qg3+ Ke2 16. Qf3+ {!} (16. Bf3+ Kd2 17. Qf4+ Kd3)) 6. Bxd3 (6. Kc7 {try} Qc1+ 7. Kb7 Rxb6+ {!}) 6... Qb7+ 7. Ke6 Qxb6+ 8. Kf5 {!} Qxg6+ 9. Ke5 Ra5+ {! Line A} (9... Qxd3 {Line B} 10. Qe7+ Kg6 11. Qf6+ Kh7 12. Qe7+ {!} Kg6 13. Qf6+ Rxf6 { Stalemate} (13... Kh5 14. Qg5+ Kxg5)) 10. Kf4 {!} Qxd3 (10... Ra4+ 11. Qxa4 Qxd3 12. Qa7+ Kh6 13. Qb6+) 11. Qe7+ {!} Kg6 12. Qe6+ (12. Qg5+ {?} Kf7 {!}) 12... Kh5 13. Qg4+ Kh6 14. Qg5+ Kh7 15. Qe7+ Kh6 16. Qg5+ Rxg5 {stalemate No [%emt 0:00:01]} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Hlinka-60 JT"] [Site "?"] [Date "2014.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Krug, Peter"] [Black "7.-15.cest.uznanie"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5rk1/2n5/7P/5B2/1bb2K2/5N2/8/1Q3r2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "22"] [EventDate "2013.??.??"] 1. h7+ (1. Qe4 $2 Nd5+ 2. Kg3 Bd6+ 3. Kh3 Kh8 $1) 1... Kf7 2. Qb2 (2. Qe4 Nd5+ 3. Kg3 Bd6+ 4. Kh3 Kf6 5. Kh4 Rh1+ 6. Bh3 Kg7 7. Qd4+ Kxh7 8. Ng5+ Kh6 9. Nf7+ Rxf7 10. Qh8+ Kg6 11. Qg8+ Rg7 12. Qe6+ Kh7 (12... Nf6 $2 13. Qf5+ Kf7 14. Qe6+ Bxe6 {stalemate}) 13. Qh6+ Kg8 $19) (2. h8=N+ $2 Kg8 $19) 2... Nd5+ 3. Kg4 $1 ( 3. Ke4 $2 Nf6+ 4. Ke5 Rxf3 $19) 3... Ne3+ 4. Kf4 Nd5+ 5. Kg4 Nf6+ 6. Kg5 Nxh7+ (6... Be7 7. Ne5+ Kg7 8. Nxc4 $11) 7. Bxh7 Be7+ 8. Kg4 $1 (8. Kh6 $2 Rxf3 9. Qg7+ Ke8 10. Qg6+ R8f7 11. Qc6+ Kd8 12. Qa8+ (12. Qb6+ Kd7 13. Qb7+ Kd6) 12... Kc7 $1 (12... Kd7 13. Qa4+ Kd6 14. Qxc4 Rh3+ 15. Kg6 Rf6+ 16. Kg7 Rg3+ 17. Kh8 Rf8+ 18. Bg8 Bf6+ 19. Kh7 Rg7+ 20. Kh6 Rgxg8 21. Qd3+ $11) 13. Qa7+ (13. Qa5+ Kd6) 13... Kd6 14. Qd4+ Bd5 15. Be4 Rh3+ 16. Kg6 Rf6+ 17. Kg7 Rg3+ 18. Kh7 Rg5 19. Bxd5 Rxd5 20. Qb6+ Kd7 21. Qb7+ Ke6 22. Qc8+ Ke5 23. Qc7+ Bd6 24. Qc3+ Rd4 $19) 8... Be6+ 9. Kh5 Rh1+ 10. Nh2 Rh8 11. Qg7+ $1 (11. Qf2+ $2 Ke8 12. Kg6 Rf8 13. Qg2 Rf6+ 14. Kg7 Rf7+ 15. Kh6 Bf8+ 16. Kg5 Ra1 17. Qc6+ Bd7 18. Qe4+ Be7+ 19. Kh6 Ra4 $19) 11... Kxg7 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2 [Event "1st Prize, Olimpiya dunyasi"] [Site "?"] [Date "2014.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Peter Krug (Austria)"] [Black "?"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/7q/1R6/1Pr5/1N6/4p3/8/2QN1Kbk w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] 1. Nf2+ $1 exf2 2. Rh6+ (2. Qh6+ $2 Qxh6 3. Rxh6+ Bh2 4. Nd3 Rc1+ 5. Nxc1 { stalemate}) 2... Bh2 3. Qd1 $1 (3. Qa1 $2 Qb1+ 4. Qxb1 Rc1+ 5. Qxc1 {stalemate} ) (3. Rxh7 $2 Rxc1+ $11) 3... Rc1 $1 (3... Qxh6 4. Qf3#) (3... Qf5 4. Nd3 Rd5 5. Rh3) 4. Qxc1 Qxh6 5. Qa1 $1 (5. Qxh6 $2 {stalemate}) (5. Qb1 $2 Qe3) (5. Qd1 $2 Qh5 $1) 5... Qh8 $1 6. Qb1 $1 (6. Qxh8 $2 {stalemate}) (6. Qd1 $2 Qh5 $1) 6... Qh4 (6... Qh7 7. Nd3 $1 Bg1 8. Nxf2+ Bxf2 9. Qxh7+) 7. Nd3 (7. Qd1 $2 Qh5 $1) 7... Bg3 8. Nf4 $1 Qxf4 ({Main} 8... Qe7 9. Ne2 $1 Kh2 (9... Qh4 10. Qe4+) 10. Qg6 $1) (8... Bxf4 9. Qe4+ Kh2 10. Qg2#) 9. Qh7+ Bh4 (9... Qh4 10. Qb7+ Kh2 11. Qg2#) 10. Qb7+ Kh2 11. Qg2# 1-0

[Event "Doré 80JT, 3.prize"] [Site "?"] [Date "2013.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ostmoe, Geir Sune"] [Black "Draw"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k7/3R4/1P4PK/7P/Pb6/6n1/5p2/5b2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "28"] [EventDate "2013.??.??"] 1. Ra7+ $1 ({Thematic try} 1. Rf7 $2 Nh1 $1 2. g7 Bd2+ 3. Kh7 Bd3+ 4. Kh8 Bc3 5. h6 f1=Q 6. Rxf1 Bxf1 7. h7 Bc4 8. a5 Ng3 9. a6 Nf5 {Now that the king is on a8, White must start with the b-pawn, which makes a difference:} 10. b7+ Ka7 11. b8=Q+ Kxb8 12. a7+ Kc7 $1 13. a8=Q Bxg7#) 1... Kb8 2. Rf7 Nh1 $1 (2... Bd2+ 3. Kh7 Ne4 (3... Be3 4. g7 Bd3+ 5. Kh8 Bd4 6. Rxf2 $1 {draws.}) 4. Rf8+ Kb7 5. g7 Ng5+ 6. Kh8 Be3 $1 7. h6 $1 (7. g8=Q $2 Bd4+ 8. Qg7+ Bxg7+ 9. Kxg7 Ne6+ { wins.}) 7... Bc4 8. Rxf2 Bxf2 9. g8=Q Bd4+ $1 10. Qg7+ Bxg7+ 11. Kxg7 $1 (11. hxg7 $2 Nf7+ 12. Kh7 Bd3+ 13. Kg8 Nh6+ 14. Kf8 Bc4 {wins.}) 11... Bd3 12. a5 { draws; Black can make no progress.}) 3. g7 Bd2+ 4. Kh7 Bd3+ 5. Kh8 Bc3 6. h6 f1=Q 7. Rxf1 Bxf1 8. h7 $1 (8. Kg8 $2 Bc4+ 9. Kf8 Bb4+ 10. Ke8 Bg8 {wins.}) 8... Bc4 {Otherwise White plays 9.Kg8 with a draw.} 9. a5 Ng3 10. a6 Nf5 (10... Bxa6 11. Kg8 Bc4+ 12. Kf8 Bb4+ 13. Ke8 Bb5+ 14. Kf7 Bc4+ 15. Ke8 {draws.}) ( 10... Bd5 11. a7+ Kc8 12. a8=Q+ Bxa8 13. b7+ Bxb7 14. Kg8 Bd5+ 15. Kh8 $1 (15. Kf8 $4 Bb4+ 16. Ke8 Nh5 $1 17. g8=Q Nf6#) 15... Be4 16. Kg8 Bxg7 17. Kxg7 Nh5+ 18. Kh6 {draws.}) 11. a7+ Kb7 12. a8=Q+ Kxa8 13. b7+ {Unlike the thematic try, there is no escape for Black's king.} Ka7 14. b8=Q+ Kxb8 {Stalemate.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Doré 80JT, 2.hm"] [Site "?"] [Date "2013.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ostmoe, Geir Sune"] [Black "Win"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1k4b1/3K4/p7/4Pp2/P7/8/1P2P3/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "2013.??.??"] 1. e6 (1. a5 $2 Bc4 2. e3 Bb5+ 3. Kd8 Bc4 {draws.}) 1... Kb7 $1 (1... a5 2. e7 Bf7 3. e8=Q+ Bxe8+ 4. Kxe8 {wins.}) 2. a5 $1 ({Thematic try} 2. e7 $2 Bb3 $1 3. a5 f4 4. e8=Q Ba4+ 5. Kd8 Bxe8 6. Kxe8 Kc6 7. Ke7 Kb5 8. Kd6 Kxa5 9. Ke5 Kb4 10. Kxf4 Kb3 11. e4 Kxb2 12. e5 a5 13. e6 a4 14. e7 a3 15. e8=Q a2 {draws.}) ( 2. b4 $2 f4 3. e7 Bb3 $1 4. a5 Bf7 5. e8=Q Bxe8+ 6. Kxe8 Kc6 7. Kd8 Kb5 8. Kc7 Kxb4 9. Kb6 Kc3 10. Kxa6 Kd2 11. Kb5 Kxe2 {draws.}) 2... f4 3. b3 $3 (3. e7 $2 Bb3 4. e8=Q Ba4+ 5. Kd8 Bxe8 6. Kxe8 {transposes to the thematic try (2.e7).}) (3. b4 $2 Bh7 4. e7 Bg6 5. e8=Q Bxe8+ 6. Kxe8 {transposes to the try 2.b4.}) 3... Bh7 4. e7 Bf5+ 5. Kd8 Bg6 6. e8=Q Bxe8 7. Kxe8 Kc6 8. Ke7 Kb5 9. Kd6 $1 Kb4 $1 (9... Kxa5 10. Kc5 f3 11. b4+ Ka4 12. exf3 {wins.}) 10. Ke5 $1 (10. Kc6 $2 Kxb3 $1 11. Kb6 Kc3 12. Kxa6 Kd2 13. Kb5 Kxe2 {draws.}) (10. Kd5 $2 Kxb3 $1 11. Ke4 Kb4 12. Kxf4 Kxa5 13. e4 Kb6 14. e5 a5 15. e6 Kc7 {draws.}) 10... Kxa5 11. Kxf4 Kb4 12. e4 Kxb3 13. e5 a5 14. e6 a4 15. e7 a3 16. e8=Q {Compared to the thematic try, Black's king is on b3 instead of b2.} 1-0 [Event "Brieger 100MT, 2.sp.com"] [Site "?"] [Date "2014.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ostmoe, Geir Sune"] [Black "Draw"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/KP2n2B/2pp4/1k6/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2013.??.??"] 1. b6 Nd7 $1 (1... c3 2. Bd1+ Kc4 (2... c2 3. Bxc2+ Kxc2 4. b7 Nd7 5. Kb5 d3 6. Kc6 d2 7. Kxd7 d1=Q+ 8. Kc7 {draws}) (2... Kb2 3. b7 Nd7 4. Bg4 Nb8 5. Bf5 c2 6. Bxc2 Kxc2 7. Kb6 d3 8. Kc7 d2 9. Kxb8 d1=Q 10. Kc7 {draws.}) 3. b7 Nd7 4. Ba4 Nb8 5. Bb5+ Kb3 6. Bd3 c2 7. Bxc2+ Kxc2 8. Kb6 d3 9. Kc7 d2 10. Kxb8 d1=Q 11. Kc7 {draws.}) 2. b7 d3 $1 (2... c3 3. Bd1+ {transposes to the lines arising after 1... c3.}) 3. Bf7 $1 {Preventing 3...c3 and forcing 3...d2.} (3. Be8 $2 Nb8 4. Bb5 Kc3 $1 5. Kb6 (5. Ba4 Kb2 6. Kb6 c3 {wins.}) 5... Kb4 $1 6. Kc7 (6. Bxc4 Kxc4 7. Kc7 Na6+ 8. Kb6 Nc5 $1 {wins.}) 6... d2 7. Kxb8 d1=Q 8. Kc7 Kc5 9. b8=Q Qd6+ 10. Kc8 Qxb8+ 11. Kxb8 Kxb5 {wins.}) (3. Kb5 $2 c3 4. Kc6 Nb8+ 5. Kc7 c2 6. Kxb8 c1=Q {wins.}) 3... d2 4. Be8 $1 Nb8 (4... d1=Q 5. b8=Q+ $1 Nxb8 6. Ba4+ {draws.}) (4... Ka3 5. Bxd7 d1=Q 6. b8=Q Qd2+ 7. Kb6 Qxd7 8. Kc5 $1 {draws.}) 5. Ba4+ Ka3 (5... Kb2 6. Kb6 c3 7. Kc7 c2 8. Bxc2 Kxc2 9. Kxb8 d1=Q 10. Kc7 {draws.}) 6. Bd1 $1 {Completing the bishop's journey from h5 to d1 - via f7, e8 and a4.} c3 7. Kb6 Kb2 8. Kc7 Na6+ 9. Kb6 Nb8 10. Kc7 c2 11. Bxc2 Kxc2 12. Kxb8 d1=Q 13. Kc7 {draws.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Arves 25JT, 1.prize"] [Site "?"] [Date "2014.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ostmoe, Geir Sune"] [Black "Win"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "B7/2pP1PPP/1b6/1P2BP2/1R6/k1n2p2/Pr3Pp1/R3K3 w Q - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] [SourceDate "2012.08.09"] 1. Rb3+ Ka4 2. Ra3+ Kxa3 (2... Kxb5 3. Bc6+ $1 Kxc6 4. Rxc3+ {wins.}) 3. f8=Q+ c5 $1 4. bxc6+ Ka4 5. Qb4+ $1 Kxb4 (5... Rxb4 6. g8=Q {wins.}) 6. Bxc3+ Kxc3 7. O-O-O g1=Q $1 (7... Bc7 8. Rd3+ $1 Kxd3 9. g8=Q {wins.}) (7... Rc2+ 8. Kb1 Rb2+ 9. Ka1 Kc2 10. Rd2+ $1 Kxd2 (10... Kc1 11. Rxb2 Bd4 12. a3 Bxb2+ 13. Ka2 g1=Q 14. g8=Q Qxf2 15. d8=Q {wins.}) 11. g8=Q Kc1 12. Qc4+ Rc2 13. Qd3 g1=Q 14. h8=Q {wins.}) 8. Rxg1 Rc2+ (8... Bxf2 9. Re1 $1 Bxe1 10. d8=Q {wins.}) (8... Bc7 9. Rg4 Rxf2 10. Rc4+ $1 {wins.}) 9. Kb1 Rb2+ 10. Ka1 Kc2 11. d8=R $1 (11. d8=Q $2 Rb1+ $1 12. Rxb1 Bd4+ 13. Qxd4 {stalemate.}) 11... Bxd8 12. g8=N $1 Bb6 13. h8=B $1 {Valladão and AUW combined.} (13. h8=Q $2 Bd4 $1 14. Qxd4 Rb1+ 15. Rxb1 {stalemate.}) 1-0 [Event "The Problemist"] [Site "?"] [Date "2015.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ostmoe, Geir Sune"] [Black "Win"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2R5/p1P5/P7/8/7N/kpr5/6N1/7K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] 1. Nf3 $1 (1. Rb8 $2 Rxc7 2. Nf3 b2 3. Nd2 Rc1+ $1 (3... Rc2 $2 4. Ne3 $1) 4. Kh2 Rc2 {draws.}) 1... Rxf3 (1... b2 2. Nd2 {wins.}) 2. Ne3 $3 (2. Rb8 $2 Rc3 3. c8=Q Rxc8 4. Rxc8 b2 5. Rb8 Ka2 {draws, e.g.} 6. Ne3 b1=Q+ 7. Rxb1 Kxb1 8. Nc4 Ka2 9. Na5 Ka3 10. Nc6 Ka4 11. Nxa7 Ka5) 2... Rxe3 3. Rb8 Rc3 4. c8=Q Rxc8 5. Rxc8 b2 6. Rb8 Ka2 7. Kg2 {Without 2.Se3, this move would not have been possible.} b1=Q 8. Rxb1 Kxb1 9. Kf3 Kc2 10. Ke4 Kc3 11. Kd5 Kb4 12. Kc6 Ka5 13. Kb7 {wins.} 1-0 [Event "EG"] [Site "?"] [Date "2015.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ostmoe, Geir Sune"] [Black "Win"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6r1/1P6/1R3p2/P7/8/8/5p2/3k3K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] 1. Kh2 $1 (1. Rxf6 $2 Ke2 2. a6 f1=Q+ 3. Rxf1 Kxf1 4. Kh2 Kf2 5. Kh3 Kf3 6. Kh4 Kf4 7. Kh5 Kf5 8. Kh6 Kf6 {draws, since} 9. Kh7 $4 Rb8 $1 {even wins for Black. }) (1. Rb1+ $2 Ke2 2. Kh2 Kf3 $1 3. Rb3+ Ke2 {draws.}) 1... f1=Q (1... Ke2 2. Re6+ $1 {wins.}) 2. Rb1+ Ke2 3. Rxf1 Kxf1 4. Kh3 (4. a6 $2 Kf2 5. Kh3 Kf3 6. Kh4 $4 (6. Kh2 {draws.}) 6... Rh8#) 4... Kf2 5. Kh4 Kf3 6. Kh5 Ke4 7. a6 Kf5 8. Kh6 {Contrary to the line after 1.Rxf6?, there is no 8...Kf6 now.} Rh8+ 9. Kg7 Rb8 10. Kf7 Ke5 (10... Kg5 11. Ke6 {wins.}) 11. Ke7 (11. Kg6 $6 {is a loss of time after} Rg8+ 12. Kh5 Kf5 13. Kh6 Rh8+ 14. Kg7 Rb8) 11... f5 12. Kd7 f4 13. Kc7 $1 (13. Kc6 $2 f3 14. a7 Rxb7 15. a8=Q Rf7 {is an EGTB draw.}) 13... f3 14. Kxb8 f2 15. Kc8 f1=Q 16. b8=Q+ Kd5 17. Qb7+ Kc5 18. Qc7+ Kb5 19. a7 Qf8+ 20. Qd8 Qf3 21. Qd7+ Kb6 22. Qd4+ Ka6 23. Qa4+ Kb6 24. Qb4+ $1 (24. a8=Q $2 Qf8+ 25. Kd7 Qd6+ $1 26. Kxd6 {stalemate.}) (24. a8=R $2 Qb7+ 25. Kd8 Qd5+ 26. Ke7 Qe5+ {positional draw.}) 24... Ka6 (24... Kxa7 25. Qa5#) 25. Qa3+ $1 Qxa3 26. a8=Q+ {wins.} 1-0

[Event "3.p Bogatyrchuk 120 MT"] [Site "?"] [Date "2013.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "González, L. M."] [Black "No. 1"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "K3k2r/8/4N1p1/8/2p5/3N4/3P4/8 w k - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2012.??.??"] 1. Ndf4 $1 (1. Ndc5 $2 Ke7+ 2. Kb7 Kd6 3. Ka6 Rb8 4. Ka5 Rb1 5. Ka4 g5 6. Nxg5 Kxc5 $19) 1... g5 (1... Ke7+ 2. Ka7 Rh2 3. Kb6 Rxd2 4. Kc5 c3 5. Nd4 c2 6. Nfe2 g5 7. Kc4 g4 8. Kc3 Rxd4 9. Kxd4 g3 10. Kd3 $11) 2. Nxg5 (2. Ng6 $2 Rg8 3. Nxg5 Kd7+ 4. Kb7 Rxg6 5. Ne4 Ke6 6. Nc3 Ke5 $19) 2... O-O+ $1 3. Ka7 $1 (3. Kb7 $2 Rxf4 {zz} 4. Kc6 Rf6+ 5. Kd7 Rf2 6. Ne4 Re2 7. Nc3 Rxd2+ 8. Kc6 Rd3 $19) 3... Rxf4 4. Kb7 $1 {zz} Kh8 $1 5. Ka7 $3 (5. Kc7 $2 Rd4 6. Nf3 Rd3 7. Ne5 Rxd2 8. Nxc4 Rc2 $19) (5. Kc6 $2 Rf6+ 6. Kd7 Rf2 7. Ne4 Re2 8. Nc3 Rxd2+ 9. Kc6 Rd3 $19 ) 5... Kg8 6. Kb7 $1 Rf6 7. Ne4 Re6 8. Nc3 Rd6 9. Nb1 Kf7 10. Na3 $11 1/2-1/2 [Event "2.p Josten 75 JT"] [Site "?"] [Date "2013.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "González, L. M."] [Black "No. 2"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/5p1p/2k3p1/8/5P2/P3K3/7P/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "35"] [EventDate "2013.??.??"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Kd4 $1 (1. Ke4 $2 Kd6 $1 {zz} 2. a4 f6 3. Kd4 Kc6 4. Kc4 h6 $1 5. h3 h5 $1 6. h4 Kb6 7. Kd5 Ka5 8. Ke6 g5 9. hxg5 fxg5 10. fxg5 h4 $11) 1... Kd6 2. Ke4 $1 {zz} f6 $1 (2... Ke6 3. f5+ $1 Kd6 4. f6 h6 5. a4 Kc5 6. Ke5 Kc6 7. a5 h5 8. Kf4 Kb5 9. Kg5 Kxa5 10. h4 $18) 3. Kd4 {zz} (3. a4 $2 Kc5 4. h4 h6 5. a5 g5 $11 ) 3... Kc6 4. Kc4 $1 {zz} Kd6 5. Kb5 $3 (5. a4 $2 Kc6 6. a5 g5 7. fxg5 fxg5 8. Kd4 Kb5 $11) 5... h6 $1 (5... h5 6. Kc4 h4 7. Kd4 Kc6 8. Ke4 Kb5 9. Kf3 Ka4 10. Kg4 Kxa3 11. Kxh4 Kb4 12. Kg4 Kc5 13. f5 $1 g5 14. Kh5 Kd6 15. Kg6 Ke5 16. h3 $18) 6. Kc4 $3 g5 7. Kd4 f5 8. h3 $3 Ke6 9. a4 Kd6 10. a5 gxf4 11. Kd3 Kc5 12. Ke2 Kb5 13. Kf3 Kxa5 14. Kxf4 Kb5 15. Kxf5 Kc5 16. Kg6 Kd6 17. Kxh6 Ke7 18. Kg7 $18 1-0 [Event "2.p Uralski Problemist 20 AT"] [Site "?"] [Date "2013.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "González, L. M."] [Black "No. 3"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3r4/NN3B1Q/4R3/2p5/q2r4/8/P7/1K1k1n1b w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2013.??.??"] 1. Bh5+ Kd2 2. Re2+ (2. Nxc5 $2 Rb8+ 3. Ka1 Qc4 4. Re2+ Qxe2 5. Bxe2 Kxe2 6. Qh5+ Bf3 7. Qe5+ Ne3 8. Qxb8 Nc2+ 9. Kb2 Rb4+ 10. Qxb4 Nxb4 $11) 2... Kc3 3. Rc2+ $1 (3. Qc2+ $2 Qxc2+ 4. Rxc2+ Kd3 5. Nxc5+ Ke3 6. Re2+ Kf4 $11) 3... Kb4 4. Rb2+ (4. Nxd8 $2 Nd2+ $1 5. Kc1 Nb3+ 6. Kb2 Qa3+ 7. Kb1 Nd2+ 8. Ka1 Nb3+ 9. Kb1 Nd2+ $11) (4. a3+ $2 Qxa3 5. Rb2+ Qxb2+ $1 6. Kxb2 Rd2+ 7. Kc1 R8d3 $1 8. Qg6 Rc3+ 9. Kb1 Rb3+ $11) 4... Ka3 $1 5. Nb5+ (5. Rb3+ $2 Qxb3+ 6. axb3 Be4+ 7. Qxe4 Nd2+ 8. Kc2 Nxe4 9. Nxd8 Rd2+ 10. Kc1 Rxd8 $19) 5... Qxb5 6. Rxb5 Be4+ ( 6... Rd1+ 7. Bxd1 Rxd1+ 8. Kc2 Ne3+ 9. Kc3 Nd5+ 10. Kc4 Rc1+ 11. Kd3 Rd1+ 12. Ke2 Nc3+ 13. Ke3 Nxb5 14. Qc2 $18) 7. Qxe4 Nd2+ $1 (7... Rxe4 8. Rb3+ Ka4 9. Nxc5+ Ka5 10. Nxe4 $18) 8. Kc2 $1 Nxe4 9. Ra5+ $1 (9. Nxd8 $2 Rd2+ 10. Kc1 Rxd8 $11) 9... Kb4 (9... Ra4 10. Rxa4+ Kxa4 11. Nxd8 Ka3 12. Bf7 $18) 10. a3+ Kc4 11. Bf7+ $1 (11. Be2+ $2 Kd5 12. Nxd8 Rd2+ $11) 11... R8d5 12. Rxc5+ $1 Nxc5 13. Nd6# 1-0 [Event "4-8.p FIDE 3rd World Cup"] [Site "?"] [Date "2013.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "González, L. M."] [Black "No. 4"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5K2/p7/8/1B1P4/p1P4n/kp6/4P3/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "35"] [EventDate "2013.??.??"] 1. d6 $1 (1. c5 $2 Ng6+ $1 2. Ke8 Nf4 3. d6 b2 4. Bd3 Nxd3 5. d7 Nxc5 6. d8=Q b1=Q $19) 1... Ng6+ $1 2. Kg8 $3 (2. Kg7 $2 Ne5 3. d7 (3. Kf6 b2 4. Kxe5 b1=Q $19) 3... Nxd7 4. Bxd7 Kb4 5. c5 a3 $1 6. c6 a2 7. c7 a1=Q+ $19) (2. Ke8 $2 b2 3. d7 b1=Q 4. d8=Q Qe4+ 5. Kf7 Ne5+ $19) 2... Ne5 3. d7 Nxd7 4. Bxd7 Kb4 $1 5. c5 $1 Kxc5 (5... b2 6. Bf5 Kxc5 7. Bb1 $1 a3 8. e4 Kc4 9. Ba2+ Kd4 10. Bb1 $11) 6. Bxa4 Kb4 7. Be8 $1 (7. Bd7 $2 a5 8. Bf5 a4 9. e4 a3 10. e5 a2 11. e6 a1=Q 12. e7 Qe5 $19) (7. Bxb3 $2 Kxb3 8. Kf7 Kc4 9. Kf6 a5 10. e4 a4 11. e5 a3 12. e6 a2 13. e7 a1=Q+ $19) 7... a5 8. Bg6 $1 (8. Bf7 $2 a4 $1 9. e4 a3 10. e5 a2 11. e6 a1=Q 12. e7 Qg1+ $1 13. Kf8 Qc5 14. Bg6 b2 $19) 8... Kc5 $1 (8... b2 9. Bb1 a4 10. e4 Kb3 11. e5 a3 12. e6 $11) 9. Kf7 $1 (9. e3 $2 a4 10. Bf7 Kb4 $1 11. e4 a3 12. e5 a2 13. e6 a1=Q 14. e7 Qg1+ $1 $19) 9... Kd4 10. Kf6 $3 a4 11. e4 a3 12. e5 a2 13. e6 a1=Q 14. e7 Kd5+ $1 15. Kf7 Qa7 16. Kf6 $1 (16. Kf8 $2 Qc5 $1 17. Kf7 Qc7 18. Kf8 Qd6 19. Kf7 Qe6+ $19) 16... Qd4+ (16... Qb6+ 17. Kg7 $1 Qc7 18. Bf7+ $11) 17. Kf7 Qf4+ 18. Kg8 $1 (18. Kg7 $2 Qe5+ 19. Kf8 Qd6 20. Kf7 Qe6+ $19) 1/2-1/2 [Event "4.p Belokon 75 MT"] [Site "?"] [Date "2014.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "González, L. M."] [Black "No. 5"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6q1/P7/6P1/k7/3p4/8/3p3r/3Q1K2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "41"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] 1. Kg1 Rh8 (1... Rh4 2. Qxd2+ Kb6 3. Qb4+ $1 Kxa7 4. Qe7+ Ka6 5. Qxh4 $11) 2. Qxd2+ Ka6 (2... Kb5 3. Qg5+ $1 (3. Qd3+ $2 Qc4 $1 $19) 3... Kb6 4. g7 $11) 3. Qd3+ Kb7 $1 4. Qe4+ $1 (4. Qf3+ $2 Kxa7 $17 (4... Kb6 $2 5. Qf6+ $1 Kxa7 6. Qxd4+ $11)) (4. Qb5+ $2 Kxa7 5. Qd7+ Kb6 6. Qxd4+ Kc6 7. Qf6+ Kd7 $1 8. Qd4+ Ke6 9. g7 Rh5 $1 10. Qg4+ Rf5 11. Qc4+ Rd5 $19) 4... Kxa7 5. Qxd4+ Kb7 $1 6. Qe4+ $1 Kc7 7. Qf4+ (7. Qe7+ Kc6 8. Qf6+ Kd7 $1 $19) 7... Kd7 8. Qg4+ $1 (8. Qd4+ $2 Ke6 9. g7 Rh5 $1 10. Qg4+ Rf5 11. Qc4+ Rd5 $17) 8... Ke7 (8... Qe6 9. Qd4+ $11) 9. Qg5+ (9. g7 $2 Rh6 $1 10. Qg5+ Rf6 $19) 9... Ke6 10. g7 Rh7 11. Qg6+ Ke7 12. Qg5+ Kf7 13. Kf2 $1 (13. Kf1 $2 Rxg7 $19) 13... Rh2+ (13... Rxg7 14. Qd5+ $11) 14. Kf1 (14. Kg1 $2 Ra2 $1 $19) 14... Qxg7 (14... Rh1+ 15. Kf2 Rh2+ 16. Kf1 $11) 15. Qd5+ Kg6 16. Qd3+ $1 (16. Qe4+ $2 Kg5 $1 $19) 16... Kh5 17. Qf5+ Qg5 18. Qh7+ Qh6 19. Qf5+ Kh4 20. Qe4+ Kg3 (20... Kg5 21. Qd5+ $1 $11) 21. Qd3+ $1 $11 1/2-1/2 [Event "2.p Keith 62 JT"] [Site "?"] [Date "2015.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "González, L. M."] [Black "No. 6"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5K1k/7b/2B5/2N3P1/8/N4p2/8/6n1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] 1. Nc4 $1 (1. Ne6 $2 f2 $1 2. Bg2 Be4 3. Bf1 Nf3 4. Nb5 Nh2 $11) 1... f2 (1... Nh3 2. Ne6 Bf5 3. Nd4 f2 4. Bg2 $18) 2. Ne5 $1 (2. Nd6 $2 Bb1 $1 3. Bb5 Nf3 4. Ne6 Kh7 $11) (2. Ne3 $2 Nh3 $1 3. Ne6 Bf5 4. Nd4 Bd3 5. Nf3 Nf4 6. Ne5 f1=Q 7. Nxf1 Bxf1 $11) 2... f1=Q+ (2... Bb1 3. Bb5 Nh3 4. g6 $18) 3. Nf7+ Qxf7+ 4. Kxf7 Nh3 $1 (4... Bg8+ 5. Kf8 Bh7 6. Be4 Ne2 7. g6 Bxg6 8. Bxg6 $18 {EGTB}) 5. g6 Bg8+ (5... Bxg6+ 6. Kxg6 $18 {EGTB}) (5... Ng5+ 6. Kf6 Bxg6 7. Kxg6 $18 {EGTB}) 6. Kf8 Ng5 $1 7. g7+ Kh7 8. Bd7 $1 (8. Bb5 $2 Ba2 9. Ne4 Ne6+ $11) 8... Ba2 $1 (8... Bd5 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Bf5+ Kh6 11. Bxe4 $18 {after Centurini}) 9. Ne4 $1 ( 9. Bf5+ $2 Kh6 10. Ne4 Ne6+ 11. Bxe6 Bxe6 12. Nd6 Kg6 $11) 9... Nf3 $1 10. Bf5+ $1 (10. Be8 $2 Ne5 $1 11. Ng5+ Kh6 12. Nf7+ Bxf7 13. Bxf7 Nd7+ 14. Kg8 Nf6+ 15. Kh8 Kg5 $11 {positional draw}) 10... Kh6 11. Nc3 Bc4 12. Nd5 $1 (12. Bd3 $2 Be6 $1 13. Bf5 Nd4 $11) 12... Bxd5 13. Be4 $1 Bxe4 (13... Ne5 14. Bxd5 Nd7+ 15. Kg8 Nf6+ 16. Kf7 $18) 14. g8=Q 1-0

[Event "2.p.p. Maroc Echess 2014"] [Site "?"] [Date "2014.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Hlebec, Darko"] [Black "Study 6."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "draw"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2P1N1P1/2n1K3/3P3p/8/3kp3/8/1b3q2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "24"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] 1. c8=Q $1 (1. g8=Q $2 e2 $19) 1... Nd4+ (1... e2 2. Qxc6 e1=Q+ 3. Kd7 Qf7 4. Qb5+ Kd2 5. Qa5+ Kd1 6. Qxe1+ Kxe1 7. g8=Q Bf5+ 8. Kd8 $1 Qxg8+ 9. Nxg8 h4 10. Nh6 h3 11. Nxf5 Kf2 12. d6 h2 13. d7 $11) 2. Kd7 Qh3+ 3. Kd8 Qxc8+ 4. Nxc8 $1 ( 4. Kxc8 $2 e2 5. g8=Q e1=Q 6. Nc6 Qe4 $19) 4... e2 5. g8=Q e1=Q 6. Qg6+ (6. Qh7+) 6... Kc4 7. Qxh5 Qa5+ 8. Ke8 $1 (8. Kd7 $2 Bf5+ 9. Qxf5 Nxf5 $19) 8... Qa8 9. Kd7 $1 Bf5+ 10. Qxf5 $1 Qb7+ (10... Qa4+ 11. Kc7 Qa5+ (11... Nxf5 12. Nb6+) 12. Nb6+ $11) (10... Nxf5 11. Nb6+) 11. Kd8 Nxf5 12. Nd6+ Nxd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "comm, Olimpic ty Sochi"] [Site "?"] [Date "2014.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Hlebec, Darko"] [Black "Study 1."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3n3p/6P1/3Pk1PP/7K/3Pb1p1/3p4/3B2n1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "18"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. g7 $1 (1. gxh7 $2 Kf4 $1 $19 {with mate}) 1... Bxg5+ $1 (1... Bf2 $2 2. Kg4 g2 3. g8=Q Nf3 $5 4. Qe6+ Kd4 5. Qe4+ $11) 2. Kxg5 Nf3+ $1 (2... Nf6 $4 3. d4+ $1 $18) (2... Nh3+ 3. Kh4 $1 $11) 3. Bxf3 d1=Q $1 4. Bxd1 g2 5. d4+ $1 (5. g8=Q $2 g1=Q+ (5... g1=R+) 6. Bg4 Qxg4+ 7. Kxg4 Nf6+ $19) 5... Kd6 (5... Kxd4 6. g8=Q g1=Q+ 7. Bg4 $11) 6. Bg4 $3 (6. g8=Q $2 g1=R+ $1 (6... g1=Q+ $2 7. Bg4 Qxg4+ 8. Kh6 $1 Qxg8 $11) 7. Bg4 Rxg4+ $1 8. Kxg4 Nf6+ $19) (6. g8=N $2 g1=Q+ $19 (6... g1=R+ $2 7. Bg4 $11)) 6... g1=R $1 (6... g1=Q $2 7. g8=Q Qxg4+ 8. Kh6 $1 Qxg8 $11) (6... h6+ 7. Kg6 $1 $11 (7. Kxh6 $2 Nf6 $19) (7. Kf5 $2 g1=Q 8. g8=Q Qf2+ 9. Kg6 (9. Ke4 Nf6+ $19) 9... Qf6+ 10. Kh7 Nf8+ $19) 7... g1=Q 8. g8=Q Qxg4+ 9. Kxh6 $1 Qxg8 $11) 7. g8=N $1 (7. g8=Q $2 Rxg4+ $1 8. Kxg4 Nf6+ $19) (7. Kf5 $2 Rxg4 8. Kxg4 Nf6+ $19) 7... Kxd5 8. Kh6 $1 Rxg4 9. Nf6+ $1 Nxf6 $11 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Prize, Olimpic ty Sochi"] [Site "?"] [Date "2014.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Hlebec, Darko"] [Black "Study 2."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4qB1k/6NP/3nQ3/1P4Kp/5r2/8/2R4n b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "22"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1... Rg3+ $1 (1... Qxf7 2. Qg7+ Qxg7 3. hxg7 Rg3+ 4. Kf5 $11) 2. Qxg3 $1 (2. Kh5 $2 Nf4+ 3. Qxf4 Qe2+ 4. Kxh4 Qh2#) 2... Qxb4+ $1 (2... Qd7+ $2 3. Kxh4 Nxg3 4. Nf8+ $18) (2... Ne3+ 3. Qxe3 $1 Qxe3 4. Rxh1 Qg3+ 5. Kf5 Qf3+ 6. Kg5 Qxh1 7. Nf8+ Kh8 8. Ng6+ $11) 3. Rc4 $1 Qxc4+ 4. Qf4 $1 Qc8+ (4... Nxf4 5. Nf8+ Kxh6 6. Bxc4 $11) (4... Qe2+ 5. Qf3 Nf2+ 6. Kg5 Qxf3 7. Nf8+ $11) 5. Be6 $1 (5. Qf5 $2 Ne3+ $19) 5... Qxe6+ 6. Kg5 $3 (6. Kxh4 $2 Qe1+ $19) 6... Nxf4 (6... Qxg6+ 7. Kxh4 Nxf4 $11 (7... Ne7 8. Qe5 $1 Qxh6+ (8... Nf5+ 9. Qxf5 Qxf5 $11) 9. Kg4 $11 (9. Qh5 $4 Nf5+ 10. Kg4 Nf2+ $19)) (7... Qe6 8. Qf5+ Qxf5 $11)) 7. Nf8+ Kh8 8. Nxe6 h3 $1 9. Nd4 $1 (9. Nxf4 $2 h2 10. Ne2 Nf2 11. Ng3 Ne4+ $1 $19) 9... Ne6+ $1 10. Kh4 $1 (10. Kg4 $2 Nf2+ 11. Kg3 Nxd4 12. Kxf2 Ne2 $19 (12... Ne6 $19)) 10... Nf2 11. Nf3 Nd4 12. Nh2 $11 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th -5th Pr. ARVES-25 AT"] [Site "?"] [Date "2014.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Hlebec, Darko"] [Black "Study 3."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2B4R/1N2k1K1/2p5/7P/1RN2rn1/b2b4/2q1P1r1/5Q2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "22"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] [SourceDate "2012.08.09"] {A bloody scene of "free-style wrestling" ends up all of a sudden in an astounding picture of triple self-pinning. People of refined taste might find it a bit too militant but personally I think it's pretty good entertainment and at the same time a piece of art.} 1. Re8+ $1 Kxe8 2. Nbd6+ Kd8 3. Qxf4 Qc3+ 4. Kf7 Bxc4+ (4... Rf2 $2 5. Nb7+ $1 Kxc8 6. Nbd6+ Kd7 7. Rb7+ Kd8 8. Rb8+ Kd7 9. Nb6+ Kc7 10. Ne8#) 5. Rxc4 Ne5+ 6. Ke6 Qh3+ $1 7. Kxe5 Bb2+ 8. Rd4 Qxh5+ 9. Bf5 Rxe2+ 10. Ne4+ Ke7 11. Qg5+ $1 (11. Qg3 $2 Qh2 $1 $19) 11... Qxg5 1/2-1/2 [Event "sp. Prize S.Belokon-75 MT"] [Site "?"] [Date "2014.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Hlebec, Darko"] [Black "Study 5."] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3N4/1P6/rN3bb1/3P1n2/1k1pR3/8/p1K5/5B2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] 1. Nc6+ (1. Bxa6 $2 a1=Q $11) 1... Kc5 (1... Ka3 2. Nc4+ Ka4 3. b8=Q $18) 2. Nd7+ Kxd5 3. Re1 $1 (3. b8=Q $2 Ne3+ 4. Kb3 Ra3+ 5. Kxa3 a1=Q+ 6. Kb3 Qb1+ $11) 3... d3+ (3... Nd6+ 4. Kb2 Nxb7 5. Nxf6+ $18) 4. Bxd3 Rxc6+ 5. Kb3 a1=Q (5... Nd4+ 6. Kb2 $1 (6. Kxa2 $2 Bxd3 7. Nxf6+ Rxf6 8. b8=Q Rf2+ 9. Ka3 Nc2+ $11) 6... Bxd3 7. Nxf6+ Rxf6 8. b8=Q Rf2+ 9. Kc3 $18) 6. Rxa1 Bxa1 7. b8=Q Nd4+ 8. Kb4 $1 (8. Ka4 $2 Bxd3 9. Qe5+ Kc4 $11) 8... Bc3+ 9. Ka4 Bxd3 10. Qe5+ Kc4 11. Qc5+ $1 Rxc5 12. Nb6# 1-0 [Event "1/2 prize MT170 J.N. BERGER"] [Site "?"] [Date "2015.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "HLEBEC, Darko"] [Black "Study 4."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "draw"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/kN2P3/1R2r3/3q1p2/1p2p3/1NQ1n1K1/5P2/3b2b1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "24"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] 1. Ra6+ $1 (1. Qxe3 $2 f4+ $19) 1... Kxa6 (1... Rxa6 2. Qxe3+ Rb6 (2... Kxb7 3. Nc5+ $11) 3. e8=Q $11) 2. N7c5+ Kb5 (2... Ka7 3. Qa1+ Kb8 4. Qh8+ Ka7 5. Qa1+ { perpetual check}) 3. Nd4+ Qxd4 $1 (3... Ka5 $4 4. Qa1+ Kb6 5. Qa6+ Kxc5 6. Nxe6+ $18) 4. Qxd4 Rg6+ (4... Rxe7 5. fxe3 $11) 5. Kf4 Ng2+ 6. Kxf5 Nh4+ 7. Kxe4 $1 (7. Kf4 $2 Bh2+ $19) 7... Rg4+ 8. f4 $1 Bxd4 9. e8=Q+ {Phenix} Kc4 $1 ( 9... Kxc5 10. Qc8+ Kd6 11. Qd8+ $11) 10. Qe6+ (10. Qf7+ {Late phase of study so author considers that this is unimportant minor dual.}) 10... Kc3 11. Na4+ $1 Bxa4 12. Qc4+ $3 (12. Qc8+ $2 Kb2 13. Qxg4 Nf5 $1 $19) (12. Qxg4 $4 Bc6#) 12... Kxc4 {Except pawn on b4 all pieces moved during the solution forming nice picture on 4-rank.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st Pr. 4th Fide Cup"] [Site "?"] [Date "2015.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Miljanic, Mirko"] [Black "Study 1."] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2q5/1k1n3Q/N5R1/2P5/4K3/8/5r2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] {Brilliant sacrificial anti-stalemate play on an open board, with the heavy cannons absolutely free. The battery Rook-pawn is created already in the first move to trap the black queen by checking her king should he move to the sixth rank. Following an amazing journey highlighted by 6.Rf5!! the very same rook eventually lands on the other side of the very same battery line to complete the initial job by role exchanges with the pawn in regards to the enemy royal couple. A highly original concept presented in an exemplary setting. A remarkable achievement!} 1. c6+ Ka8 2. Nc7+ (2. Qxd7 {?} Re2+ {!} 3. Kf3 Qf8+ 4. Kxe2 Qf3+ {!} 5. Kxf3 {Stalemate!}) 2... Qxc7 3. Rg8+ Rf8 (3... Nf8 {?} 4. Qxc7 $18) (3... Ka7 4. Qxd7 Rf4+ 5. Ke3 Rf7 6. Qd4+ {! +-}) 4. Rxf8+ Nb8 5. Qh6 $3 (5. Qxc7 {stalemate!}) 5... Qh7+ $1 (5... Qe7+ 6. Kd5 Qb4 7. Qc1 {+-}) 6. Rf5 $3 Qxh6 7. Ra5+ Na6 8. Rxa6+ Kb8 9. c7+ Kxc7 10. Rxh6 $18 1-0 [Event "1.h.m. ARVES"] [Site "?"] [Date "2014.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Miljanic, Mirko"] [Black "Study 2."] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6k1/r1p5/1p3P2/8/4K3/4R3/p7/Q3b2r w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] 1. Kf5 $1 (1. Rxe1 $2 Rxe1+ 2. Qxe1 Kf7 $1 $11) (1. Qe5 $2 Rh4+ $1 2. Kf3 Rh3+ $1 3. Kg2 Rxe3 $11) 1... c6 $1 (1... c5 $2 2. Re8+ $1 (2. Re7 $2 Rf1+ 3. Ke6 Rxf6+ 4. Kxf6 Bc3+ 5. Kg6 Kf8 6. Qxc3 a1=Q 7. Rf7+ Kg8 (7... Ke8 8. Qe3+ $18) 8. Qh8+ $4 Qxh8 9. Rxa7 Qh1 $1 10. Ra8+ Qxa8 $19) 2... Kf7 3. Re7+ Rxe7 4. Qxa2+ Ke8 5. Qa8+ Kf7 6. Qxh1 $18) (1... Kf8 2. Qd4 $1 $18) 2. Re7 $1 (2. Re8+ $2 Kf7 3. Re7+ Rxe7 4. Qxa2+ Ke8 $11 5. Qa8+ Kf7 $1 6. fxe7 Rf1+ 7. Kg4 Rg1+ 8. Kh3 Kxe7 $11) (2. Qd4 $2 Rf1+ 3. Ke6 Rf7 $1 $11) 2... Rf1+ 3. Ke6 Rxf6+ $1 4. Kxf6 $1 (4. Qxf6 $2 Rxe7+ $1 5. Kxe7 (5. Qxe7 a1=Q $11) 5... Bh4 $1 $11) 4... Bc3+ $1 (4... Bh4+ $2 5. Kg6 Rxe7 6. Qxa2+ Kf8 7. Qa8+ Re8 8. Qxc6 $18) 5. Kg6 $1 (5. Qxc3 $2 a1=Q $1 $11 (5... a1=B $2 6. Kg6 $18)) 5... Kf8 $1 6. Qxc3 (6. Rf7+ Rxf7 (6... Ke8 7. Qxc3 Rxf7 8. Qxc6+) 7. Qxc3 Rf2) 6... a1=Q 7. Rf7+ $1 Kg8 8. Qh8+ $3 Qxh8 9. Rxa7 $18 {Black move 1...c6 intends to close a8-h1 diagonal for WQ, but in turn it closes h1-a8 diagonal for BQ, too. WQ & BQ visit all 4 corners during solution and thematic tries!} 1-0 [Event "1st Prize, Moscow ty"] [Site "?"] [Date "2013.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Miljanic, Mirko"] [Black "Study 3."] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/2Nq1pk1/P5p1/8/5p2/1Q6/7K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2013.??.??"] [SourceDate "2013.09.11"] 1. Ne5+ $1 (1. Nd4 $2 Qe5 $1 2. Qc2+ Kf7 3. Qa2+ Kg7 4. Nxf3 Qe4 $1 5. Qg2 Qa8 $11) 1... Kf5 $1 (1... Qxe5 $2 2. Qxe5 $18) (1... fxe5 $2 2. Qb6 $18) 2. Nxf3 Qd5 3. Qe2 $3 (3. Qb5 $2 Qxb5 4. Nd4+ Ke4 5. Nxb5 Kd5 6. Nd4 Kd6 $1 $11) 3... g4 $1 {White threat 4. a6} (3... Qxa5 $2 4. Nh4+ $1 gxh4 (4... Kf4 5. Qf3+ Ke5 6. Qf5+ $18) 5. Qh5+ $18) 4. Qb5 $1 Qxb5 (4... Ke4 5. Qxd5+ Kxd5 6. Nd4 $18) 5. Nd4+ Ke5 6. Nxb5 Kd5 7. Nd4 $1 Kd6 8. Kg2 {(h2)} Kc7 9. Kg3 f5 10. Nxf5 $18 1-0 [Event "Politika daily "] [Site "?"] [Date "2015.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Miljanic, Mirko"] [Black "Study 4"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Improved version"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2k5/3p2Nq/1PP5/1K5B/8/3p4/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] [SourceDate "2011.04.01"] 1. b7+ Kb8 (1... Kc7 2. cxd7 Qh8 3. d8=Q+ $18) 2. cxd7 Qh8 (2... Qg8 3. Ne6 $18 ) 3. Be8 $1 Qh4 4. Ne6 d2 5. Bh5 $3 Qxh5+ 6. Kb6 d1=Q 7. d8=Q+ Qxd8+ 8. Nxd8 Qh6+ 9. Nc6+ 1-0 [Event "WCCT 9, 11-14.place"] [Site "?"] [Date "2013.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Miljanic, Mirko"] [Black "Study 5."] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7q/8/8/7k/Q2p3p/5N2/4b2P/6K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2012.??.??"] 1. Qa5+ Kg4 (1... Kg6 2. Qg5+ Kf7 3. Qd5+ Ke7 4. Qe4+ Kf7 5. Qxe2 $18) 2. Ne5+ Kh3 (2... Kh5 3. Nf7+) (2... Kf4 3. Ng6+) 3. Qd5 $1 Qg7+ 4. Kh1 Qg5 (4... d3 5. Qe6+ $1 (5. Qe4 $2 d2 $1 6. Qe3+ Qg3 $19) 5... Bg4 6. Qc6 Be2 7. Qc8+ Bg4 8. Qa8 $1 Be2 9. Nxd3 $1 $18) 5. Qc6 $1 (5. Qe6+ $2 Bg4 6. Nd3 Qc1+ $1 $11) 5... Bh5 $1 6. Nd3 Qd2 $1 7. Qe6+ Bg4 8. Qe2 $3 Qc1+ (8... Bxe2 9. Nf2#) (8... Qxe2 9. Nf4#) 9. Nxc1 Bxe2 10. Nxe2 $18 1-0 [Event "comm. Moscow Ty."] [Site "?"] [Date "2014.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Miljanic, Mirko"] [Black "Study 6."] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/5k1P/6R1/5KP1/4n1n1/8/4q3/r5Q1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] 1. Rg7+ $1 Kxg7 2. Qd4+ $3 ({Thematic try} 2. Qxa1+ $2 Ngf6 3. gxf6+ Nxf6 4. h8=Q+ Kxh8 5. Kxf6 Qg2 $1 $11) 2... Ngf6 (2... Kxh7 3. g6+ $18) (2... Nef6 { The same as in the main variation}) 3. gxf6+ Nxf6 4. h8=Q+ $1 Kxh8 5. Kxf6 $1 Rd1 $5 (5... Qg2 $2 6. Kf7+ Kh7 7. Qh4#) 6. Qh4+ Kg8 7. Qg3+ Kf8 8. Qb8+ Qe8 9. Qb4+ Kg8 10. Qg4+ Kf8 11. Qg7# 1-0

[Event "EG 194, #19209 "] [Site "?"] [Date "2013.10.??"] [Round "?"] [White "2nd prize, EG 2012-2013."] [Black "?"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r6r/1p1K4/6p1/6R1/8/2k5/8/3R4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "24"] [EventDate "2013.??.??"] 1. Rg3+ $1 (1. Rdg1 $2 Rh7+ 2. Kd6 Ra6+ {-+}) 1... Kc4 (1... Kc2 2. Rdg1 $1 Rh7+ (2... Rad8+ 3. Kc7 b5 4. Rxg6 {=}) 3. Kd6 Ra6+ 4. Kc5 Rh5+ 5. Kb4 {=}) 2. Rc1+ $1 ({Thematic} 2. Rg4+ $2 Kc5 3. Rg5+ (3. Rc1+ Kd5 $1 4. Rg5+ Kd4 5. Rd1+ (5. Rg4+ Ke5 {-+}) 5... Ke3 6. Re1+ Kd2 $1 7. Re7 (7. Reg1 Rh7+ 8. Kd6 Ra6+ {-+ }) 7... Rh3 $1 8. Kc7 (8. Rxg6 b5 {-+}) 8... b5 9. Kb7 Rg8 10. Rxb5 g5 {-+}) 3... Kb6 {2nd logical try} 4. Rb1+ ({1st logical try} 4. Rxg6+ Ka7 5. Ra1+ Kb8 6. Rxa8+ Kxa8 7. Kc7 Ka7 $1 {and Black wins with white Rook on g6}) 4... Ka7 5. Ra1+ Kb8 6. Rxa8+ Kxa8 7. Kc7 Rh5 $1 {and Black wins with white Rook on g5}) 2... Kd4 3. Rd1+ Kc5 (3... Ke5 4. Re1+ Kf4 (4... Kf6 5. Re6+ {=}) 5. Rxg6 Rh7+ 6. Re7 $1 {=}) 4. Rc1+ $1 (4. Rg5+ $2 Kb6 {etc.}) 4... Kb6 5. Rb1+ $1 (5. Rxg6+ $2 Ka7 6. Ra1+ Kb8 {etc. See 1st logical try}) ({3rd logical try} 5. Rb3+ $2 Ka7 6. Ra3+ Kb8 7. Rxa8+ Kxa8 8. Kc7 Rh7+ 9. Kb6 Kb8 $1 { and Black wins with white Rook on c1}) 5... Ka7 6. Ra1+ Kb8 7. Rxa8+ Kxa8 { (Here white Rook is on g3)} 8. Kc7 Rh7+ 9. Kb6 Rh6 (9... Rg7 10. Rf3 {(Re3)} Rg8 11. Kc7 Rg7+ 12. Kb6 {=}) 10. Rg5 $1 {zz} (10. Kc7 $2 g5 $1 {-+}) 10... Kb8 11. Kc5 $1 (11. Kb5 $2 Kc7 {(Kc8)} 12. Kc4 Kd6 {(Kd7)} 13. Rb5 Ke6 14. Rxb7 Rh3 $1 {-+}) 11... Rh5 (11... Kc7 12. Kd4 Kd7 13. Rb5 Kc6 14. Rg5 Kd6 15. Rb5 Rh7 16. Rb6+ Kc7 17. Rxg6 {=}) 12. Kb6 $1 Rxg5 {model stalemate. Logical study with 3 thematic tries and ending in a model stalemate. The tries put white Rook on different squares: 1st try puts white Rook on g6 after capturing pawn with check! 2nd try puts wR on g5, but too soon. 3rd try puts white Rook on open c-file. White draws with white Rook on g3, very counter-intuitive.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "3rd FIDE World Cup in Composing"] [Site "?"] [Date "2013.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "1st place and cup winner"] [Black "?"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "B7/1n6/2k5/6P1/1Kp4p/3p3R/2r3b1/7R w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "35"] [EventDate "2013.??.??"] 1. R3h2 $3 {Looking ahead 17 moves} ({Logical try} 1. Rxh4 $2 Bxh1 2. Rh6+ Kc7 3. Rxh1 d2 4. Bxb7 Kxb7 5. Rd1 (5. g6 Rc1 6. g7 Rxh1 7. g8=Q Rb1+ $1 8. Kc3 (8. Kc5 d1=Q 9. Qg2+ Kb8 10. Qh2+ Kc8 {-+}) 8... d1=Q 9. Qf7+ Kb6 $1 ({Not} 9... Ka6 $2 10. Qxc4+ {=}) 10. Qf2+ (10. Qe6+ Ka7 {(Ka5) -+}) 10... Ka6 $1 11. Qa2+ Kb7 {and Black wins because his pawn blocks a2-g8 diagonal}) 5... c3 6. g6 Rc1 7. g7 c2 $1 ({Not} 7... Rxd1 $2 8. g8=Q Rb1+ 9. Kxc3 d1=Q 10. Qf7+ $1 { perpetual check. No black pawn on c4}) 8. g8=Q Rb1+ $1 9. Ka5 cxd1=Q 10. Qd5+ Kc7 11. Qc5+ Kd7 12. Qd5+ Ke7 13. Qe5+ Kf7 14. Qf5+ Kg7 15. Qg5+ Kh7 16. Qf5+ Kh6 17. Qf6+ Kh5 18. Qf5+ Kh4 {(Black King escapes via h4)} 19. Qf6+ Kg3 20. Qe5+ Kf2 21. Qd4+ Kf1 22. Qf4+ Kg2 23. Qg5+ Kf3 24. Qf5+ Ke3 25. Qe5+ Kd3 { and White will soon run out of checks}) ({Too soon for} 1. Bxb7+ $2 Kxb7 2. R3h2 (2. Rxh4 Bxh1 3. Rh7+ Kc6 4. Rxh1 Kd5 {-+}) 2... Bxh1 3. Rxh1 Kc6 $1 4. g6 Kd5 5. g7 (5. Rg1 Rb2+ {-+}) 5... Rg2 6. Rxh4 Rxg7 7. Kc3 Rc7 {-+}) (1. g6 $2 Bxh3 2. Rxh3 d2 3. Rh1 Rc1 {-+}) 1... Bxh1 2. Rxh1 d2 3. Bxb7+ Kxb7 4. Rd1 c3 ( 4... Kc6 5. g6 Kd5 6. g7 {=}) 5. g6 Rc1 6. g7 c2 ({MAIN} 6... Rxd1 7. g8=Q Rb1+ 8. Kxc3 d1=Q 9. Qf7+ $1 Ka6 10. Qa2+ Kb7 11. Qf7+ Kc6 12. Qc4+ (12. Qe6+ Kc5 13. Qc4+ Kd6 {etc.}) 12... Kd6 13. Qf4+ Ke6 14. Qe4+ Kd7 15. Qf5+ Kc7 16. Qc5+ Kb8 17. Qf8+ Kc7 18. Qc5+ Kb7 19. Qe7+ Kc6 20. Qc5+ $1 Kxc5 {stalemate. Black pawn on h4 does not change assessment here, thanks to stalemate resource}) 7. g8=Q Rb1+ (7... cxd1=Q 8. Qd5+ Rc6 9. Qd7+ Kb6 10. Qd8+ Ka7 11. Qd7+ Kb6 12. Qd8+ Kb7 13. Qd7+ Rc7 14. Qd5+ Ka7 15. Qd4+ Ka8 16. Qd8+ Kb7 17. Qd5+ { perpetual check}) 8. Ka5 cxd1=Q 9. Qd5+ $1 Kc7 10. Qc5+ Kd7 11. Qd5+ Ke7 12. Qe5+ Kf7 13. Qf5+ Kg7 14. Qg5+ Kh7 15. Qf5+ Kh6 16. Qf6+ Kh5 17. Qf5+ Kh6 { Black pawn on h4 blocks black King!} 18. Qf6+ {perpetual check. Logical study with "anti-computer" thematic try and very long foresight effect.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Problemistasaljedrez.com"] [Site "?"] [Date "2014.06.18"] [Round "?"] [White "=2nd/3rd prize, Arnoldo Ellerman"] [Black "120 MT"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "b5B1/8/8/2b5/8/n6p/2k5/1R3K2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "47"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] 1. Bh7+ Kd2 (1... Kc3 2. Rc1+ Kd4 3. Rxc5 Kxc5 4. Kg1 {=}) 2. Rb2+ Kd1 (2... Kc3 {(Kc1)} 3. Rh2 {=}) 3. Re2 $1 (3. Bd3 $2 Bc6 {(Bd5)} 4. Rh2 Bd7 {-+}) (3. Bf5 $2 Nc4 4. Rb1+ (4. Bg4+ Kc1 5. Rh2 Ne3+ {-+}) 4... Kd2 5. Bxh3 Ne3+ 6. Kg1 (6. Kf2 Nf5+ 7. Kf1 Ng3#) 6... Ng4+ 7. Kf1 Nh2# {model mate}) (3. Rh2 $2 Nc4 4. Bc2+ (4. Rxh3 Nd2# {model mate}) 4... Kc1 5. Bb3 Ne3+ 6. Ke2 Ng2 $1 {-+}) 3... Nc4 {MAIN B} ({MAIN A} 3... Bc6 4. Re1+ Kd2 5. Re2+ Kc1 { ( In this line black King tries to avoid c3 )} 6. Re1+ Kb2 7. Re2+ Ka1 8. Re1+ $1 (8. Bf5 $2 Bb5 9. Bxh3 Nc2 10. Bc8 (10. Bd7 Ne3+ {-+}) 10... Bd3 $1 11. Bd7 Kb1 12. Be8 (12. Ba4 Nd4 {-+}) 12... Kc1 13. Bh5 Kd1 { and black King arrives in time to win white Rook}) 8... Ka2 9. Re2+ $1 (9. Bg8+ $2 Kb2 10. Re2+ Ka1 $1 11. Re1+ Nb1 {-+}) 9... Ka1 (9... Kb3 10. Bf5 $1 (10. Bg8+ $2 Ka4 $1 11. Be6 Bb5 12. Bxh3 Nc2 13. Bc8 Ka5 {-+}) 10... Bb5 11. Bxh3 Nc2 12. Be6+ $1 Kb2 (12... Ka4 13. Bf7 $1 {=}) 13. Bg4 $1 Kc1 14. Kg2 { and White unpins his Rook before black King reaches d1}) 10. Re1+ Kb2 11. Re2+ Kc3 12. Bf5 $1 {( This move must be played now that black King is on c3 ) 12... } Bb5 13. Bxh3 Nc2 14. Bc8 $1 (14. Be6 $2 Bxe2+ 15. Kxe2 Nd4+ {-+}) 14... Bb6 15. Bh3 $1 (15. Bb7 $2 Nd4 {-+}) 15... Bc5 16. Bc8 {( Positional draw ) 16...} Kb4 ({There is nothing better:} 16... Kb3 17. Be6+ {etc. and}) (16... Kb2 17. Bg4 {etc.}) 17. Bg4 $1 Ne3+ 18. Ke1 Nxg4 {(18...Bb4+ not possible)} 19. Re4+ { draw by double attack}) (3... Bf3 4. Rh2 $1 Bg4 (4... Nc4 5. Bc2+ Kc1 6. Bf5 Ne3+ 7. Kf2 {=}) 5. Bf5 $1 Bxf5 6. Rd2+ $1 Kc1 7. Rd5 {draw by double attack}) 4. Re1+ $1 (4. Be4 $2 Bxe4 5. Re1+ Kc2 $1 {-+}) 4... Kd2 5. Be4 $1 (5. Re2+ $2 Kc3 $1 {In this line black King wants to move to c3} (5... Kc1 $2 6. Re1+ Kb2 7. Re2+ Ka3 8. Rh2 Ne3+ 9. Ke2 Bg2 10. Be4 $1 Bf1+ 11. Kf3 Kb4 12. Bb7 $1 Bg2+ 13. Rxg2 hxg2 14. Kf2 {=}) 6. Rh2 Ne3+ 7. Ke2 Bg2 8. Be4 Bxe4 $1 9. Rxh3 Bd3+ { -+}) 5... Bxe4 6. Rxe4 Kd3 (6... Ne3+ 7. Rxe3 $1 Bxe3 {model stalemate}) 7. Re8 $1 (7. Re6 $2 Bd4 $1 {zz} ({Also} 7... Nd2+ 8. Ke1 Nf3+ 9. Kf1 Nh2+ 10. Ke1 Ng4 11. Kf1 Bd4 $1 {zz}) 8. Ke1 h2 $1 9. Rh6 Bg1 10. Kf1 Ne3+ 11. Ke1 Ke4 {-+}) (7. Re2 $2 Ne3+ {-+}) 7... Bd4 8. Re6 $1 {zz} (8. Rg8 $2 Nd2+ {-+}) 8... Bc5 9. Re8 (9. Ra6 $2 Nd2+ 10. Ke1 Nf3+ {-+}) (9. Rg6 $2 Nd2+ 10. Ke1 Nf3+ 11. Kf1 Kd2 12. Rh6 Nh2# {model mate}) 9... Bd4 (9... Nd2+ 10. Ke1 Nf3+ 11. Kf1 Ng5 12. Rg8 Ne4 13. Rh8 Nd2+ 14. Ke1 {=}) 10. Re6 {( Positional draw ) 10...} Nd2+ 11. Ke1 Nf3+ 12. Kf1 Nh2+ (12... Nh4 13. Rh6 {=}) (12... Kd2 13. Re2+ Kc3 14. Re6 {(Re7) =}) 13. Ke1 Ng4 (13... Be3 14. Re8 {(Re7) =}) 14. Kf1 {zz} Kd2 15. Re2+ Kd3 16. Re6 Bc5 17. Re8 $1 Nh2+ (17... Bd4 18. Re6 {( Positional draw ) 18...} Nh2+ 19. Ke1 Nf3+ 20. Kf1 Nd2+ 21. Ke1 Ne4 22. Rh6 {=}) 18. Ke1 Nf3+ 19. Kf1 Nd2+ 20. Ke1 Ne4 21. Rh8 Ng5 22. Rh5 (22. Kf1 $2 Ke4 {-+}) 22... Nf3+ 23. Kf1 Nd2+ 24. Ke1 { draw. White achieves complex positional draws in each of 2 main lines.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Magyar Sakkvilag, #453"] [Site "?"] [Date "2014.12.??"] [Round "?"] [White "special prize, MSV 2014."] [Black "?"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/p6p/4P2p/p3K1pP/pPk5/p2r2p1/P5R1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] 1. b5 $3 (1. bxa5 $2 {(Unblocks a5 square. See variation 11...Kb4) 1...} Re3+ 2. Kd6 Rd3+ 3. Kc6 Re3 4. Kd7 Rd3+ 5. Ke8 Re3 6. e7 a6 7. Rg1 Kb4 8. Rd1 Kc3 9. Kd7 Kc2 {=}) 1... Re3+ (1... Kc5 2. e7 Re3+ 3. Kf6 Kd6 (3... Rf3+ 4. Ke6 Re3+ 5. Kd7 Rd3+ 6. Ke8 Rf3 7. Rc2+ Kb4 8. Re2 Rf2 9. Re4+ Kc3 10. Kd7 {+-}) 4. Rd2+ Kc7 5. Rd3 $1 Rxd3 (5... Re2 6. Rxg3 Rf2+ 7. Ke6 Re2+ 8. Kf7 Rf2+ 9. Ke8 Rxa2 10. Rc3+ Kb7 11. Re3 Rf2 12. Kd7 a2 13. Re1 Rd2+ 14. Ke6 a1=Q 15. Rxa1 Re2+ 16. Kd7 Rd2+ 17. Ke8 {+-}) 6. e8=Q Rd6+ 7. Ke5 g2 (7... Rd2 8. Qf7+ Kb6 9. Qf3 Kxb5 10. Qxg3 {+-}) 8. Qf7+ Rd7 9. Qf2 Rd2 10. Qxa7+ Kd8 11. Qb6+ Kd7 12. Qe6+ Kc7 13. Qc4+ Kd7 14. Qf7+ Kd8 15. Qg8+ Ke7 16. Qxh7+ Ke8 17. Qg6+ Ke7 18. Qe6+ Kd8 19. Qb6+ Kd7 20. Qc5 Rc2 (20... Rxa2 21. Kf6 {+-}) 21. Qa7+ Kd8 22. Ke6 Re2+ 23. Kf7 Rc2 24. Qg1 {+-}) 2. Kd6 $1 (2. Kf6 $2 Rf3+ 3. Kg7 Re3 4. Kf7 (4. Kxh6 Rxe6+ 5. Kxh7 Rf6 6. h6 Rf2 7. Rxg3 Rxa2 {=}) 4... Rf3+ 5. Ke8 Rf2 6. Rxg3 Rxa2 {=}) 2... Rd3+ 3. Kc6 {(Kc7)} (3. Ke7 $2 Rf3 4. Kd7 Rf2 5. e7 Rxg2 6. e8=Q Rd2+ {=}) 3... Re3 4. Kd7 Rd3+ 5. Ke8 Re3 (5... Rf3 6. e7 Rf2 7. Rxg3 Rxa2 (7... Re2 8. Rxa3 {+-}) 8. Rg4+ $1 (8. Re3 $2 Rd2 $1 9. Kf8 (9. Rxa3 Re2 10. Rxa4+ Kxb5 { =}) 9... a2 10. Re4+ Kd3 11. Rxa4 (11. Re1 Re2 {=}) 11... Rf2+ 12. Kg7 Re2 13. Kf7 Rf2+ 14. Ke6 Kc3 15. Rxa5 g4 {=}) 8... Kb3 9. Re4 Rc2 (9... Rf2 10. Kd8 Rd2+ 11. Kc7 a2 12. e8=Q Rc2+ 13. Kb8 a1=Q 14. b6 $1 {+-}) 10. b6 $1 axb6 11. Kd8 Rd2+ 12. Kc7 a2 13. e8=Q a1=Q 14. Qf7+ Kc2 15. Rc4+ Qc3 (15... Kb2 16. Qf6+ Kb3 17. Qxa1 Kxc4 18. Qxa4+ {+-}) (15... Kb3 16. Rc1+ Kb2 17. Qf6+ Kxc1 18. Qxa1+ Kc2 19. Qxa4+ {+-}) 16. Qxh7+ Rd3 17. Rxc3+ Kxc3 18. Qxh6 {+-}) 6. e7 Rf3 7. Kd7 $1 {White begins first maneuver to lose a tempo} (7. Re2 $2 {(Rc2?)} Kd3 8. Rg2 Kc4 {loss of time}) 7... Rd3+ 8. Ke6 Re3+ 9. Kf7 Rf3+ 10. Ke8 { ( Repeating the position, but with BTM ) 10...} Re3 (10... Kb4 11. Re2 Rf2 12. Re4+ Kc3 13. Kd7 g2 14. Re3+ Kb2 15. Re1 g1=Q 16. Rxg1 Rd2+ 17. Kc6 Re2 18. Rg2 Rxg2 19. e8=Q Kxa2 20. Kb7 Kb1 21. Qf8 Rb2 22. Qf1+ Kc2 (22... Ka2 23. Kxa7 Rb3 24. b6 {+-}) 23. Qc4+ Kd2 24. Kxa7 {+-}) (10... Rf2 11. Rxg3 Rxa2 12. Rg4+ $1 Kb3 (12... Kd5 13. Rxa4 {+-}) 13. Re4 Rc2 14. b6 $1 axb6 15. Kd8 Rd2+ 16. Kc7 a2 17. e8=Q a1=Q 18. Qf7+ Kc2 19. Rc4+ {+-}) 11. Rg1 g4 (11... Rd3 12. Re1 g2 13. Kf7 g1=Q 14. Rxg1 Rf3+ 15. Ke6 Re3+ 16. Kd7 Rd3+ 17. Kc6 {+-}) (11... Re2 12. Rxg3 Kb4 (12... Rxa2 13. Rg4+ {etc.}) 13. Rd3 Rxa2 (13... Kc4 14. Rxa3 {+-} ) 14. Rd4+ Kb3 15. Re4 {etc.}) (11... Kb4 12. Kd7 Rd3+ 13. Ke6 Re3+ 14. Kd6 Rd3+ (14... Re2 15. Rxg3 {+-}) 15. Ke5 Re3+ 16. Kd4 Rxe7 17. Rb1# { mate! The point of 1.b5! instead of 1.bxa5?}) 12. Rg2 { Beginning of 2nd maneuver to lose a tempo} (12. Rc1+ $2 Kd3 {=}) 12... Rf3 ( 12... Kb4 13. Rc2 Re1 (13... g2 14. Rxg2 g3 15. Rc2 {+-}) 14. Rd2 Kc4 15. Kd7 Kc3 16. Rg2 Rd1+ 17. Kc6 Re1 18. Rxg3+ Kb2 19. Rg2+ Ka1 20. Rg1 $1 Rxg1 21. e8=Q Rb1 (21... g3 22. Kb7 Rb1 23. Qe5+ {transposes}) 22. Kb7 g3 23. Qe5+ Kxa2 24. Kxa7 Rb3 (24... g2 25. Qd5+ Ka1 26. Qxg2 Rxb5 27. Ka6 {+-}) 25. b6 Kb1 26. Qe4+ Kb2 27. Qd4+ Kb1 28. Qxa4 Kb2 29. Qxb3+ Kxb3 30. b7 {+-}) 13. Kd7 $1 (13. Re2 $2 Kd3 14. Re1 Kd2 15. Re4 Kd1 {=}) 13... Rd3+ 14. Ke6 Re3+ 15. Kf7 Rf3+ 16. Ke8 Re3 (16... Rc3 17. Rd2 Rd3 18. Re2 {+-}) 17. Rg1 { ( Repeating the position, but with BTM ) 17...} g2 (17... Re2 18. Rxg3 Rxa2 19. Rxg4+ {+-}) (17... Kb4 18. Kd7 Rd3+ 19. Ke6 Re3+ 20. Kd6 {+-}) 18. Rxg2 g3 19. Rg1 Rd3 20. Kf7 $1 {Beginning of 3rd maneuver to lose a tempo, but this time white King's Rundlauf goes clockwise} (20. Re1 $2 g2 21. Kf7 Rf3+ {=}) (20. Rc1+ $2 Kb4 21. Kf7 (21. Rb1+ Kc3 {=}) (21. Rc2 Re3 22. Rd2 Kc3 23. Rg2 Kc4 { loss of time}) 21... Rf3+ 22. Ke6 Re3+ 23. Kd6 Re2 24. Rd1 Kc3 25. Rg1 Kb2 26. Rxg3 Kxa2 {=}) 20... Rf3+ 21. Ke6 Re3+ 22. Kd7 Rd3+ 23. Ke8 { ( Repeating the position, but with BTM ) 23...} Re3 24. Rc1+ $1 (24. Rg2 $2 Rf3 25. Kd7 (25. Re2 Kd3 26. Re1 Kd2 27. Re4 Kd1 {=}) (25. Rc2+ Kd3 26. Kd7 Kxc2 27. e8=Q Kd2 $1 {=}) 25... Rd3+ 26. Ke6 Re3+ 27. Kf7 Rf3+ 28. Ke8 Re3 { loss of time}) 24... Kd3 (24... Kb4 25. Rc2 (25. Kd7 $2 Rd3+ 26. Ke6 Re3+ 27. Kd6 Re2 28. Rd1 Kc3 29. Rg1 Kb2 {=}) 25... Re1 26. Rd2 Kc4 27. Kd7 Kc3 28. Rg2 {+-}) 25. Kd7 Kd2 26. Rf1 $1 (26. Rc8 $2 Rd3+ 27. Ke6 Re3+ 28. Kf7 Rf3+ 29. Kg7 g2 30. e8=Q g1=Q+ {=}) 26... Rd3+ 27. Ke6 Re3+ (27... Ke2 28. Rf8 g2 29. Rg8 Re3+ 30. Kd7 {+-}) 28. Kf7 Kc2 (28... Ke2 29. Rf4 g2 30. Rg4 {+-}) 29. e8=Q Rxe8 30. Kxe8 Kb2 31. Rf7 Kxa2 32. Rxa7 Kb2 33. b6 a2 34. b7 a1=Q 35. b8=Q+ { wins. In order to lose tempos, white King performs 2 counter-clockwise Rundlaufs and 1 clockwise Rundlauf.} 1-0 [Event "EG 200, #20157 "] [Site "?"] [Date "2015.04.??"] [Round "?"] [White "tourney not yet judged"] [Black "?"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/6pQ/p5p1/6K1/2ppp3/2k5/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "52"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] 1. Qh1 $1 ({1st logical try} 1. Qxg6 $2 e2 $1 (1... Kd2 $2 2. Qxg5 {=}) 2. Qe6 Kd2 $1 (2... a4 $2 3. Kf3 {(Kg3)} g4+ 4. Kf2 g3+ 5. Kxg3 Kd1 6. Kf2 d2 7. Qxe2+ Kc1 8. Qe3 {=}) 3. Qa2+ c2 $1 (3... Ke1 $2 4. Qb1+ Kf2 5. Qb6+ Kf1 6. Qf6+ {=}) 4. Qxa5+ Kd1 5. Qa3 e1=Q $1 (5... d2 $2 6. Kxg5 {=}) (5... c1=Q $2 6. Qxd3+ {=} ) 6. Qxd3+ Kc1 7. Qa3+ Kd2 8. Qb4+ Kd1 9. Qd4+ Qd2 10. Qg1+ Ke2 11. Qh2+ Kd3 12. Qd6+ Kc3 13. Qc6+ Kb2 14. Qb6+ Kc1 { and Black wins because pawn on g6 was removed}) (1. Qxg5 $2 d2 2. Qxg6+ Kc1 {-+ }) 1... Kd2 (1... d2 2. Qe4+ Kb2 (2... Kc1 3. Qxe3 {=}) 3. Qd3 {(Qa4)} c2 4. Qd4+ Kb1 5. Qb6+ Kc1 6. Qxe3 {=}) 2. Qa1 $1 ({2nd logical try} 2. Qd5 $2 a4 $1 (2... c2 $2 3. Qxa5+ {=}) (2... e2 $2 3. Qa2+ c2 4. Qxa5+ { transposes to main line}) 3. Qxg5 c2 4. Qa5+ (4. Kf3 c1=Q 5. Qxe3+ Kc2 6. Qc5+ Kb1 7. Qb5+ Qb2 8. Qxd3+ Qc2 {-+}) 4... Kd1 5. Qxa4 e2 6. Qb3 e1=Q 7. Qxd3+ Kc1 8. Qa3+ Kd2 9. Qb4+ Kd1 10. Qd4+ Qd2 11. Qg1+ Ke2 12. Qh2+ Kd3 13. Qd6+ Kc3 14. Qc6+ Kb2 15. Qb6+ Kc1 {and Black wins because pawn on g5 was removed}) 2... a4 (2... e2 3. Qa2+ c2 4. Qxa5+ {etc.}) (2... c2 3. Qxa5+ Kd1 4. Qc3 {(Qd5)} c1=Q 5. Qxd3+ Ke1 6. Qxe3+ $1 Qxe3 {stalemate}) 3. Qxa4 $1 e2 4. Qa2+ c2 5. Qa5+ Kd1 6. Qa3 $1 e1=Q (6... d2 7. Kxg5 $1 e1=Q (7... c1=Q 8. Qa4+ Qc2 9. Qa1+ Qc1 10. Qa4+ Ke1 11. Qh4+ Kd1 12. Qa4+ {perpetual check}) 8. Qf3+ Qe2 9. Qh1+ Qe1 10. Qf3+ Kc1 11. Qa3+ Kd1 12. Qf3+ {perpetual check}) (6... c1=Q 7. Qxd3+ Qd2 8. Qb1+ Qc1 9. Qd3+ Ke1 10. Qg3+ Kd2 11. Qd6+ {=}) 7. Qxd3+ Qd2 8. Qf1+ Qe1 9. Qd3+ Kc1 10. Qa3+ Kb1 11. Qb3+ Kc1 12. Qa3+ Kd2 13. Qb4+ Kd1 (13... Ke2 14. Qc4+ {(Qe4+)} Kf2 15. Qxc2+ {=}) 14. Qd4+ Qd2 15. Qg1+ Qe1 16. Qd4+ Qd2 (16... Kc1 17. Qa1+ Kd2 18. Qd4+ {=}) 17. Qg1+ Ke2 18. Qh2+ $1 (18. Qg2+ $2 Ke3 19. Qg3+ Ke4 20. Qf3+ Kd4 21. Qf6+ Kc5 {-+}) 18... Kd3 19. Qd6+ Kc3 (19... Ke3 20. Qe5+ Kf2 21. Qh2+ {=}) 20. Qc6+ $1 (20. Qa3+ $2 Kc4 21. Qa6+ (21. Qa4+ Kd3 22. Qb5+ Ke4 23. Qe8+ (23. Qc6+ Ke3 24. Qf3+ Kd4 {etc.}) 23... Kd4 24. Qd8+ Ke3 25. Qxg5+ Ke2 {-+}) 21... Kd5 22. Qb7+ (22. Qb5+ Ke4 {etc.}) 22... Ke6 23. Qc8+ Ke7 24. Qc5+ Qd6 25. Qxc2 Qf4+ 26. Kh3 Qf5+ $1 {-+}) 20... Kb3 21. Qe6+ Kb4 22. Qb6+ Ka4 23. Qc6+ Ka3 24. Qa6+ Kb2 25. Qb6+ Kc1 26. Qe3 $1 {zz} Qxe3 { stalemate. Logical study with 2 thematic tries and very long foresight effects. White must preserve black g-pawns to enable a stalemate resource. Each try removes a different g-pawn.} (26... Kd1 27. Qg1+ {repeating}) 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sinfonie Scacchistiche No.122, #1135 "] [Site "?"] [Date "2015.10.??"] [Round "?"] [White "tourney not yet judged"] [Black "?"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1k6/qp6/1p6/1p1K3B/bP5B/7R/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] 1. Bg3+ $1 (1. Ra3 $2 {(Rc3?)(Re3?)} Bb3+ $1 2. Rxb3 Qa2 3. Bg3+ Kc8 $1 4. Bd1 Qd2+ 5. Ke4 Qxd1 6. Rc3+ Kd7 7. Rd3+ Kc8 {(Kc6)} 8. Rxd1 {stalemate}) (1. Bg4 $2 Ka8 $1 2. Bf6 (2. Rc3 Bb3+ $1 3. Rxb3 Qa2 4. Bd1 Qg2+ 5. Ke5 Qg7+ 6. Bf6 Qc7+ {=}) 2... Qb8 3. Rh8 Bb3+ 4. Ke4 Bg8 {=}) 1... Ka8 (1... Kc8 2. Ke6 { (Kd6) +-}) 2. Bd1 Qa6 (2... Bb3+ 3. Bxb3 Qa3 4. Bd6 {+-}) 3. Rh8+ Ka7 4. Bb8+ Ka8 5. Be5+ $1 Ka7 6. Rh1 Bxd1 7. Rxd1 Qa2+ 8. Kd6 Qf7 9. Ra1+ Kb8 10. Ra3 $1 ( 10. Rh1 $2 {(Rc1?)} Ka7 {(Ka8)} 11. Ra1+ Kb8 {Loss of time}) 10... Qf5 11. Ra2 $1 (11. Bg3 $2 Qf7 12. Be5 Qf5 {loss of time}) 11... Qf7 12. Ra1 $1 Qf5 13. Ra3 $1 Qf7 14. Bg3 $1 Qe8 15. Kd5+ Kc8 16. Ra8+ Kd7 17. Rxe8 {wins. White uses discovered check to reposition white Bishop from g3 to e5. Then White uses tempo play to reposition white Bishop from e5 back to g3. "Switchback" is given a thematic treatment.} 1-0

[Event "3rd FIDE World Cup"] [Site "FIDE"] [Date "2013.??.??"] [Round "fourth – eighth Prize"] [White "Victor Aberman(USA)"] [Black "win"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6N1/2k1B3/8/6P1/n1N4b/8/6p1/2K2R1b w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2013.07.15"] 1.Bd6+ $1 {The first two White moves can not be switched. The play should go in a precise order!} (1.Rg1 $2 Bf2 2.Bd6+ (2.Rxg2 Bxg2 3.Nf6 Nc3 4.g6 Nd5 { =}) 2...Kd8 $1 3.Bh2 Nc3 4.Kc2 Bxg1 5.Bxg1 Ne2 { =}) (1.Rd1 $2 Nc3 {=}) 1...Kc6 $1 (1...Kd7 2.Rg1 Bxg5 (2...Bf2 3.Bh2 Nc3 Nf6+ { +-}) 3.Kc2 Nb6 4.Be7 $1 { +-}) (1...Kd8 2.Rf8+ Kd7 3.Nf6+ Kc6 4.Bh2 { +-}) 2.Rg1 Bxg5+ (2...Bf2 3.Bh2 Nc3 4.Kb2 $1 Bxg1 5.Bxg1 Ne2 6.g6 $1 Nxg1 7.Ne3 Ne2 8.Nxg2 Kd6 9.Nf6 Bxg2 10.g7 { +-}) (2...Nc3 3.Kc2 Ne2 4.Ne7+ Kd7 5.g6 Bf6 (5...Nxg1 6.g7 Nf3 7.g8=Q g1=Q 8.Qc8#) 6.Nd5 Bg7 7.Bh2 Nxg1 8.Bxg1 Ke6 9.Nce3 { +-}) 3.Kc2 $1 (3.Kd1 $2 Nc3+ 4.Ke1 Bh4+ 5.Kd2 Ne4+ { =}) 3...Nb6 $1 (3...Kd5 4.Ra1 { +-}) 4.Ne5+ $1 {Black Knight is trying to sacrifice himself, but he gets rejected!} (4.Nxb6 $2 Kxd6 5.Re1 (5.Nc4+ Ke6 { =}) 5...Bh4 $1 6.Rd1+ Ke5 7.Nh6 Ke4 8.Ng4 Kf4 { =}) (4.Be7 $2 Bf4 $1 5.Nxb6 Be3 { =}) (4.Ne7+ Bxe7 5.Bxe7 Nxc4 6.Kd3 Kd5 7.Bh4 Ne5+ 8.Ke3 Ng4+ 9.Kf4 Nh2 10.Rd1+ (10.Bf2 Nf1 { =}) 10...Kc4 11.Bf2 Nf3 $1 { =}) 4...Kxd6 5.Nf7+ Ke6 6.Nxg5+ Kf5 7.Nf3 (7.Nf7 $2 Nd5 $1 { =}) 7...Kf4 8.Nd2 $1 (8.Ne1 $2 Kg3 9.Nf6 Kf2 10.Ng4+ Kxg1 11.Kd1 Kf1 { =}) (8.Nd4 $2 Ke3 9.Rd1 Kf2 10.Rd2+ Ke3 11.Rd3+ Kf2 12.Nf3 g1=Q 13.Nxg1 Be4 $1 { =}) 8...Kg3 (8...Nd5 9.Nh6 $1 Kg3 10.Ra1 Nf6 $1 11.Nf7 $1 Kf2 12.Ng5 g1=N 13.Rf1+ { +-}) 9.Nf6 $1 (9.Nh6 $2 Nc4 10.Ra1 Ne5 11.Kc3 Kh2 12.Nf1+ Kh3 13.Ne3 Nf3 14.Nxg2 Bxg2 { =}) 9...Kf2 10.Ng4+ Kxg1 (10...Kg3 11.Rb1 $1 Nd7 (11...Kxg4 12.Rxb6 g1=Q 13.Rg6+ { +-}) 12.Ne3 Ne5 13.Re1 $1 Kf2 (13...Nf7 14.Nd1 $1 Ng5 15.Nc3 Kf2 16.Re2+ Kg3 17.Re5 Kf4 18.Re1 Nh3 19.Ne2+ Ke3 20.Ne4 $1 Kxe4 21.Ng1+ { +-}) (13...Nc6 14.Kd3 $1 Ne5+ 15.Ke2 Kh2 16.Rg1 $1 Kxg1 17.Ng4 $1 Nxg4 18.Nf3#) 14.Nxg2 Bxg2 15.Rxe5 { +-}) 11.Kd1 $1 (11.Kd3 $2 Nc4 12.Kxc4 {stalemate}) 11...Nc4 $1 12.Nf3+ $1 {Black Knight is unsuccessful again in his try to sacrifice himself!} 12...Kf1 13. Nfh2+ Kg1 14.Ke1 $1 (14.Ke2 $2 Ne5 $1 {zz WTM} 15.Ke1 Nd3+ 16.Kd2 Nf4 $1 17.Ke3 Nd5+ 18.Ke2 Nf4+ 19.Ke1 Nd3+ { =}) 14...Ne5 15.Ke2 {zz BTM and the last rejection of sacrificed Knight!} 15...Nxg4 16.Nf3# {This study delivers a very intense fight. Black Knight is sacrificed multiple times and all these sacrifices are rejected by White. Black King takes a long trip to a point of his death. White Rock is sacrificed. A tempo play for mutual zugzvang leads to a mate by a single knight.} 1-0 [Event "Ural Problemist 20"] [Site "Ural Problemist"] [Date "2013.??.??"] [Round "Special Prize"] [White "Victor Aberman (USA)"] [Black "win"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "B7/8/8/8/7K/4p3/8/6kN w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] 1.Ng3 (1.Bf3{?} e2 { =}) 1...Kf2 2.Ne4+ Kg1 3.Nc3 Kf2 4.Nd1+ Ke2 5.Nb2 Kf1{!} (5...Kf2 6.Nd3+ Kf1 (6...Ke2 7.Be4 Kd2 8.Kg3 e2 9.Kf2) 7.Kg3{!} (7.Kh3{?} e2 8.Bg2+ Kg1 {zz WTM!} 9.Kg3 e1=Q+ 10.Nxe1 {=}) 7...e2 8.Bg2+ { +-}) (5...Kd2 6.Nc4+ Kd3 7.Ne5+ Kd4 8.Nf3+ {+- The King and the Night are dancing tango!}) (5...Ke1 6.Kg3 e2 7.Bd5 Kd2 8.Nc4+ Kd3 9.Kf2 { +-}) 6.Bc6{!!} (6.Kg3{?} e2 7.Bg2+ Kg1{!} 8.Nd3 e1=Q 9.Nxe1 {stalemate}) 6...e2 7.Bb5 Ke1{!} (7...Kf2 8.Nd3+ Ke3 9.Kg3 Kd2 10.Kf2 { +-}) 8.Kg3 Kd2 9.Nc4+ Kd1 10.Ba4+ {If White had play 6.Bb7? they would end up with a perpetual check draw} 10...Kc1 11.Kf2 {A charming 5-men study with natural and sophisticated play!} 1-0 [Event "Zahodyakin-100"] [Site "MT"] [Date "2013.??.??"] [Round "Special Prize"] [White "Victor Aberman(USA)"] [Black "draw"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k7/2K5/8/6B1/8/8/4P3/3n4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2013.04.04"] 1. e4 Ne3 $1 (1... Nc3 2. e5 Nb5+ 3. Kc6 Nd4+ 4. Kd5 Nf5 5. e6 Kb7 6. Ke5 Ng7 7. e7 {+-}) 2. e5 (2. Bxe3 $2 {stalemate}) 2... Nf5 3. e6 Ka7 4. Bf6 $1 {first zz BTM} 4... Ka8 $1 5. Be5 $1 {Everything else is a lost of time} 5... Ka7 6. Kc6 $1 {second zz BTM} (6. Kd7 $2 Kb7 7. Ke8 Kc6 8. Kf7 Nh6+ 9. Kf8 Nf5 10. Bf4 Kd5 {=}) 6... Ka8 $1 ({main} 6... Ka6 7.Bf6 $1 {Third zz BTM. If it would be white turn to move then 8. Kd5 Nh6! 9. Bg5 Ng8 10. Kc6 Ka7 11. Kd7 Kb6 12. Ke8 Kc6 13. Ke7 Kd6! 14. Bf4+ Kd5 = zz WTM!} 7... Ka7 8. Kd5 Kb7 (8...Nh6 9.Bd4+ {+-}) 9. Ke5 Nh6 10. e7 {+-}) ({main} 6... Ne7+ 7. Kd7 {While attacking a Knight White King makes a distance between him and his black vis-a-vis} 7... Nf5 8. Ke8 Kb7 9. Kf7 Nh6+ 10. Kf8 $1 ({Everything else is a lost of time:} 10. Kg6 {10. Kf6? Kc6 =} 10... Ng8 11. Kf7 Nh6+ 12. Kg7 Nf5+ 13. Kf7 (13. Kf6 $2 Ne3 {=}) (13. Kg6 $2 Ne7+ {=})) 10... Nf5 11. Bf4 $1 Kc6 12. Kf7 Kd5 13. Kf6 Ng7 14. e7 Ne8+ 15. Kf7 {+-}) 7.Kb6 $1 {Both kings are not in a hurry to join a fight!} 7... Nd6 8. Kc7 (8. Bxd6 {stalemate}) (8. e7? Nc8+ {=}) {Generally spearing, this is the only way to win - White has to build a position which will take place in a solution after ninth White move. However White can loose time on waiting moves.} (8.Ka5 Nc8 9.Ka6 Ne7 10.Kb6 Nf5 11.Bh2 Ne7 12.Bd6 Nf5 13.Kc7 {lost of time}) 8... Nf5 9. Bd6 Ka7 10. Bc5+ Ka6 11. Kc6 Ka5 12. Kd5 Nh6 $1 13. e7 Ng8 14. e8N $1 { +-} {Black Knight will be captured. For example:} 14... Nh6 15. Ke6 Ng4 16. Bg1 Kb4 17. Nd6 Kc3 18. Kf5 Nh6 19. Kg5 Ng8 20. Nc8 {It's a five men endgame with a rich content - an excelsior with underpromotion, the precise White's maneuvers with the serial of mutual zugzvangs, a resourceful Black defense using a possibility of stalemates } 1-0 [Event "Sochi-2014"] [Site "FIDE"] [Date "2014.??.??"] [Round "Special Prize"] [White "Victor Aberman(USA)"] [Black "draw"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "21"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "n7/8/1P6/1B6/8/3K3n/6b1/1k6 w - - 0 1"] 1.Ke3 {!} (1.Kd4 {?} Ng5 2.Kc5 Ne4+ 3.Kd4 Nd6 { -+}) 1...Ng5 ({main} 1...Nxb6 2.Bd3+ Kb2 3.Be4 Bf1 (3...Nc4+ 4.Kd4 Bf1 5.Bd3 { =}) 4.Bd3 Bg2 (4...Nd5+ 5.Kd4 Bg2 6.Be4 { =}) 5.Be4 { =}) (1...Kb2 2.Bf1+ {!}) 2.Kf4 (2.Bf1 {?} Bb7 {!} 3.Kf4 Ne6+ 4.Ke5 Nc5 5.Kd4 Nb3+ {-+}) 2...Ne6+ (2...Nf7 3.Bd3+ Kb2 4.Be4 {=}) 3.Ke5 Nc5 4.b7 {!} (4.Kd6 {?} Nb7+ 5.Kd7 Na5 {-+}) 4...Bxb7 (4...Nxb7 5.Bd3+ Kb2 6.Be4 {=}) 5.Kd6 Ne4+ 6.Kd7 {!} Nf6+ 7.Kd6 {!} Ne4+ (7...Bc8 8.Bc6 Nb6 9.Kc7 {=}) (7...Nb6 8.Kc7 {=}) 8.Kd7 Bd5 ({main} 8...Kb2 9.Bc6 Nc5+ 10.Kd6 Ne4+ 11.Kd7 {=}) 9.Bc6 Nb6+ 10.Kc7 Na8+ 11.Kd7 {=} [1/2-1/2] [Event "Sochi-2014"] [Site "FIDE"] [Date "2014.??.??"] [Round "Special Prize"] [White "Victor Aberman(USA)"] [Black "draw"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "21"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "n7/8/8/1B4P1/8/3K3n/6b1/1k6 w - - 0 1"] 1.g6 Nb6 {!} (1...Nf4+ 2.Ke3 {!} (2.Kd4 {?} Nc7 { -+}) 2...Nc7 (2...Nd5+ 3.Kd4 Nac7 4.Bc6 { =}) 3.g7 {!} Bd5 4.Bc6 {!} { =}) (1...Nc7 2.g7 Bd5 3.Bc4 { =}) 2.Kd4 {!} (2.g7 {?} Bd5 3.Kd4 Bg8 {!} 4.Kc5 Nd5 5.Bc4 Nhf4 {-+}) (2.Ke3 {?} Kb2 3.Be8 Kc3 4.Bf7 Nd5+ 5.Ke2 Ndf4+ 6.Ke3 Nh5 { -+}) 2...Nf4 3.g7 {!} (3.Kc5 {?} Nc8 {!} 4.Bc4 (4.Bd7 Ne7 5.g7 Nh5 6.Kd6 Ng8 7.Be6 Nhf6 { -+}) 4...Bh3 {!} 5.g7 Ne6+ 6.Bxe6 Bxe6 7.Kc6 Bb3 8.Kd7 Nb6+ { -+}) 3...Ne6+ (3...Bd5 4.Kc5 { =}) 4.Ke5 Nxg7 5.Kf6 Nh5+ 6.Kg5 Ng3 (6...Bf3 7.Be8 Ng7 (7...Ng3 8.Kf4 { =}) 8.Bg6+ Kb2 9.Kf6 { =}) 7.Kf4 Nf1 (7...Nh5+ 8.Kg5 Ng7 9.Kf6 { =}) 8.Bd3+ Kb2 9.Be4 Bh3 10.Bf5 Bg2 (10...Nd5+ 11.Ke5 Bg2 12.Be4+ { =}) 11.Be4 { =} 1/2-1/2 [Event "XXII Birnov MT"] [Site "MT"] [Date "2015.??.??"] [Round "Third Prize"] [White "Victor Aberman (USA)"] [Black "win"] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "2014.11.30"] [PlyCount "27"] [FEN "k7/2K5/8/N4N2/Pn2p3/8/3p2P1/8 w - - 0 1"] 1. Ne3 d1=Q{!} (1... Nd5+ 2. Nxd5 d1=Q 3. Nb6+ Ka7 4. Nc6+ Ka6 5. Nd7 Qxa4 6. Nc5+ {win}) 2. Nxd1 Nd5+ 3. Kc8 {!!} (3. Kd8{?} e3 4. Nxe3 Nxe3 5. g3 Nf5{!} 6.g4 Nh6{!} 7. g5 Nf7+ {draw}) 3... e3 4. Nxe3 Nxe3 5. g3 Nf1{!} (5... Ka7 6. Kc7 Ka6 7. Nb3 {win}) 6. g4 Nh2{!} 7. g5 Nf3{!} 8. g6 Nh4{!} {If king would of been on c6 or d7 then 8..Ne5 draw} 9. g7 Nf5{!} {If king would of been on d6 then it would of been a draw} 10. g8=N{!} {slow excelsior with Phoenix underpromoution} Ka7 11. Kd7{!!} {Four following tries are study in a study:} (11.Nc6+{?} Kb6{!} (11...Ka6{?} 12.Kd7{!} {win see main}) 12. Kd7 Nd4{!} 13.Nge7 Kc5{!} {zz WTM} 14. Kc7 Ne6+ 15. Kb8{!} Nd8{!} (15... Kb6{?} 16. a5+ Kb5 17. Nd5{!} Nd4{!} 18. Ndb4{!} Nxc6+ 19. Nxc6 Kxc6 20. a6 {win}) 16.Kc7 Ne6+ 17.Kc8 Kb6{!} 18.a5+ Kb5 19.Nd5 Nd4{!} (19...Nc5{?} {Try in a try or study in a study in a study!} 20.Ndb4 Kc4 21.Kb8{!} Kb5 22.Kc7 Kc4 23.Nd3{!!} Kxd3 24.Ne5+ ({the order of moves can be changed:} 24.Kb6 Kc4 25.Ne5+ {etc.}) 24...Kc3 25.Kb6 Kb4 26.Nd3+{!} Nxd3 27.a6 {win. Sacrifice of two nights on the same square!}) 20.Ndb4 Nxc6 21.Nxc6 Kxc6 22.a6 Kb6 {draw}) (11. Kc7{?} Ka6 12.Nb7 (12. Nc6 Nd4 13.Nge7 Nxc6 14.Nxc6 {stalemate}) 12... Nd4{!} 13. Ne7 Nb5+{!} 14. Kb8 Nd6{!} 15. Nc5+ Ka5 16.Nc6+ (16. Kc7 Nb5+ 17. Kb7 Nd6+ 18. Kc7 Nb5+ {draw}) 16... Kb6 17.a5+ Kxc5{!} (17...Kxc6{?} 18.a6 Nb5 19.Na4 {zz BTM} Kd7 20.Nc3{!} {win}) 18. a6 Nb5 19. Kb7 Nd6+ 20. Kb8 Nb5 {draw}) (11.Nf6? Ka6 12.Nb3! (12.Nb7 Nd6+{!} {draw}) 12...Nd4{!} 13.Nc5+ Ka5 14.Kb7 Nf5{!} 15.Nfe4 (15.Nd5 Nd6+ 16.Kc6 Nc4 {draw}) 15...Kb4 16.Kc6 (16.Kb6 Ne3 17.Nd2 Nd5+ 18.Kc6 Nc3) 16...Nd4+ 17.Kb6 Nb3{!} {zz WTM draw}) (11. Nc4{?} Ka6 12. Kc7 Ne3{!} 13.Nb6 Nd1 {draw}) 11...Ka6 (11...Kb6 12.Nc4+{!} (12.Nc6{?} Nd4{!}{draw - see try 11.Nc6}) 12...Kc5 13.Nb2 Kb4 14.Ne7 {win}) 12.Nc6{!} (12.Nc4{?} Ne3{!} 13.Nb2 Nd5 {draw}) (12.Nb3{?} Nd4{!} 13.Nc5 Kb6 14.Kd6 Nb5 15.Kd5 Nc3+ {draw}) 12...Nd4{!} (12...Kb6 13. Nf6 Ne3 14. a5+ Kb5 15. Ne8 Nc4 16. Nd6+ {draw}) 13.Nge7{!} Nb3 (13...Nb5 14.Nd5 {win}) 14. Kd6 {win} 1-0 [Event "4-th FIDE World Cup"] [Site "FIDE"] [Date "2015.??.??"] [Round "Special HM"] [White "Victor Aberman(USA)"] [Black "win"] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "2014.08.15"] [PlyCount "41"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1n6/8/4k3/8/8/8/PP4P1/4K3 w - - 0 1"] {All pieces, except for the Black King, are standing on the same squares as at the beginning of a chess game. Looks like we are invited to play chess with God!} 1.Kd2{!} (1.Kf2{?} Nd7 2.Kf3 (2.Kg3 Ne5 3.a3 Nd3 4.b3 Nc1 5.b4 Nd3 6.Kh3 (6.Kh4 Ne1 7.g4 Nc2 {draw}) 6...Nf4+ 7.Kh2 Nd5 8.g4 Nc3 9.Kg3 Kf6 10.Kf4 Nb5 11.a4 Nc3 12.a5 Nd5+ {draw}) (2.g4 Ne5 3.Kg3 Nd3 4.b3 Nc1 {draw}) 2...Kd5 3.b3 Ne5+ 4.Ke3 Nc6{!} 5.g4 (5.Kf4 Nb4 6.a3 Nc2 7.a4 Nd4 8.b4 Ne2+ 9.Kf5 Nc3 10.a5 Kc6 {an important position for Black defense} 11.g4 Nd5 12.g5 Nxb4 {draw}) 5...Nd4 6.Kd3 Nf3{!} 7.Ke3 Nd4{!} {positional draw or} 8.g5 Ke5{!} 9.Kd3 Ne6{!} {draw}) 1...Nd7 (1...Kd5 2.Kc3{!} Nd7 (2...Nc6 3.g4{!} {win}) 3.Kb4{!} (3.g4? Nf6 4.g5 Ne4+ {draw}) 3...Ne5 (3...Kc6 4.g4{!} Ne5 5.g5 {win - White King can approach Black Night through the square d1}) 4.Kb5 Kd6 5.b4 Kc7 6.Ka6 Kb8 7.b5 Nd3 8.Kb6 Nb4 9.a4 Nd5+ 10.Kc5 Nc3 11.a5 Kc7 12.b6+ Kb7 13.Kd4 (13.g4{?} Ne4+{!} {draw - White King can't approach Knight without losing pawn "g"}) 13...Ne2+ 14.Kc4 Ng3 15.Kb5 Ne4 16.a6+ {win}) 2.Kc3{!} (2.Ke3{?} Kd5 3.b3 (3.g4 Ne5{!} 4.g5 Nc4+ 5.Kf4 Nxb2 6.g6 Ke6 {draw}) 3...Ne5 4.g3 (4.a4 Nc6 5.Kf4 Nd4 6.b4 Ne2+ 7.Kf5 Nc3 8.a5 Kc6 {draw}) 4...Nc6{!} 5.g4 Nd4 {draw see 1.Kf2}) 2...Ne5 ({main} 2...Kd6 3.Kb4 (3.Kc4{?} Kc6{!} 4.Kd4 Kd6{!} 5.Ke4 Nc5+{!} 6.Kd4 Nd7{!} 7.b3 Nf6{!} 8.a3 Nd7{!} 9.Kc4 Kc6{!} 10.b4 Ne5+ 11.Kd4 Kd6 12.b5 Nd7{!} 13.Kc4 Ne5+{!} 14.Kb4 Kc7{!} 15.a4 Nd3+{!} 16.Kc4 Nb2+{!} 17.Kb3 Nd3{!} 18.g4 Nc5+{!} 19.Kb4 Ne4 {!}{draw}) (3.Kd4{?} Nf6 {!} (3...Ne5{?} 4.Ke4{!} {win see main}) 4.Ke3 Nd7 5.Kf3 (5.Ke4 Nc5+{!} {draw see 3.Kc4}) 5...Kd5 {draw see 1...Kf2}) (3.g4{?} Nf6{!} 4. g5 Ne4+ {draw}) 3...Ne5 (3...Nf6 4.Kb5 Kc7 5.Ka6 Nd5 6.Ka7{!} Ne3 7.b4{!} Nd5 8.b5 Nc3 9.b6+ Kc6 10.a4 {win}) 4.Kb5 Kc7 5.b3{!} (5.b4{?} Kb7{!} 6.a3 Ng4{!} 7.Kc5 Ne3 8.g3 Kc7 9.a4 Ng4 10.Kd4 Nf2{!} 11.b5 Nh1{!} 12.g4 Nf2{!} 13.g5 Nh3 14.g6 Nf4 15.g7 Ne6+ {draw. Echo of the final play in main!}) 5...Ng4 (5...Kb7 6.Kc5 Nd3+ (6...Kc7 7.a3 Ng4 8.Kd4 Kd6 9.Ke4 {win see main 2...Ne5}) 7.Kc4{!} Nf4 8.g3{!} (8.g4{?} Nh3{!} 9.Kd4 Nf2{!} {etc. draw}) 8...Nh3 9.Kd5 Nf2 10.Ke6{!} {win}) 6.Ka6 Ne3 7.g3 Nc2{!} (7...Nd5 8.a4 {etc. but also} (8.a3{?!} Kc6 {A miracle appearance of a bonus study!} 9.a4 Nb4+ 10.Ka5 Nc2 11.b4 Kb7 12.Kb5 Ne3 13.Kc5 Ng4 14.Kd6 Nf2 15.Ke7{!} Kb6 16.Kf7{!} Kb7{!} 17.b5 Ng4 18.Ke6{!} Ne3 19.Ke5 Kc7{!} 20.Ke4 Nd1 21.Kd4{!} Nf2 22.Ke5{!} Nd3+ 23.Kd5{!} Nf2 24.Ke6{!} Ng4 25.Kf5{!} Ne3 26.Ke5{!} {Seven moves of King's maneuvering in order to lose a tempo!} 26...Kb6 27.Ke4 Nd1 28.g4 Nc3+ 29.Ke5{!} Nxa4 30.g5 Nc5 31.g6 Nd7+ 32.Kf5{!} {win})) 8.a4 Nb4+ 9.Kb5 (9.Ka7{?} Nd3 10.a5 Nb4 11.g4 Kc6 12.g5 Kb5 13.a6 Nxa6 14.g6 Nb4 15.g7 Nc6+ {draw}) 9...Nc6 10.g4{!} (10. Kc5{?} Ne5 11. Kd5 Nd7{!} {zz WTM} 12.a5 (12.b4 Nb6+) (12.g4 Nf6+) (12.Ke6 Nc5+ {draw !}) 12...Kb7 13.b4 (13.Kd6 Nf6 14.Ke6 Ng4 15.Kf5 Ne3+ 16.Ke4 Ng4 17.Kf4 Nf2{!} 18.g4 Ka6 19.g5 Nh3+ {draw}) 13...Nf6+{!} 14.Ke5 Ng4+ 15.Kf4 Nf6{!} 16.Ke5 (16.b5 Nd5+ 17.Ke5 Ne3{!} 18.Ke6{!} Kc7{!} {draw}) 16...Ng4+ 17.Kf5 Ne3+ 18.Ke4 Nc2{!} 19.b5 Na3{!} 20.b6 Nc4 {draw}) 10...Nd4+ 11.Kc4 Nf3 12.Kd5 Nh2{!} 13.g5 Nf3{!} 14.g6 Nh4{!} 15.g7 Nf5{!} 16.g8=N{!} {win} {Slow excelsior of the pawn "g" with underpromotion and echo of the final play in 2...Ne5!}) 3.Kd4 (3.Kb4 Nd3+ 4. Kc3 Ne5 {waste of time}) 3... Kd6 4.Ke4{!} (4.b3{?} Nd7 5.Ke4 Nc5+{!} 6.Kf5 Nd3{!} 7.a3 Ne1{!} 8.g4 Nc2{!} 9.a4 Nd4+ {draw}) 4...Ng4 (4...Ke6 5.b3{!} (5.g3{?} Ng4 6.b3 Nf6+{!} 7.Kf4 Nd5+{!} 8.Kg5 Nc3{!} 9.a3 Ne2{!} 10.g4 Nd4{!} 11.b4 Nc2 {draw}) (5.b4{?} Kd6{!} 6.a4 Nd7{!} 7.Kf5 Nb6{!} 8.a5 Nd5{!} 9.b5 Ne3+ {draw}) 5...Kd6 (5...Ng4 6.Kf4 Ne5 7.Kg5 Nd3 8.a3 Nc5 9.b4 Ne4+ 10.Kh4 Nc3 11.g4 {win see main}) 6.g3{!} (6.a3{?} Nc6{!} 7.g4 Na5{!} 8.b4 Nc4{!} 9.a4 Nb6{!} 10.a5 Nd5 11.a6 (11.b5 Nc3+ {draw}) 11...Nc7 12.a7 Kc6 {draw}) (6.Kf5 Nd3 7. a3 Ne1 {etc. draw}) 6...Ke6 7.b4{!} (7.a3{?} 7...Kd6{!} {main ZZ WTM} 8.Kf4 (8.b4 Nc4{!} 9.a4 Nb6{!} {etc. draw}) (8.a4 Nd7! 9.b4 Nb6{!} {draw}) 8...Nc6{!} 9.b4 Nd4{!} 10.a4 Ne2{!} 11.Kf3 Nc3 12.a5 Kc6 {draw}) (7.a4{?} 7...Nd7 8.Kd4 Kd6 9.b4 Nf6 10.b5 Nh5{!} 11.g4 Nf6{!} 12.g5 Nh7{!} 13.g6 Nf8{!} 14.g7 Ne6+ {draw}) 7...Kd6 8.a4 Nd7 9.Kf5{!} Nb6 10.a5 Nd5 11.b5 Ne7+ 12.Kf6{!} Nd5+ 13.Kg5! Nc3 14.b6 {win}) 5.b3{!} (5.Kf3 Ne5+ 6.Ke4 Ng4 {waste of time}) (5.a3{?} Ne5 6.b3 Nc6{!} 7.g4 Na5{!}{etc. draw}) (5. Kf4{?} Nf2{!} 6.b3 Nd3+ 7.Kg5 Nc1 {draw}) 5...Nf2+ 6.Ke3{!} (6.Kf5{?} 6...Nd3{!} 7.a3 Ne1{!} {etc draw}) 6...Nd1+ 7.Kd4{!} (7.Kf3{?} Nc3{!} 8.a4 Na2{!} 9.g4 Nc1{!} {draw}) (7.Kd2 Nf2 8.Ke3 Nd1+ {waste of time}) 7...Nf2 8.a3{!} (8.a4{?} Nd1 9.b4 Kc6{!} 10.g3 Kb6{!} 11.Ke5 Nb2{!} 12.g4 Nd3+{!} 13.Ke6 Nxb4 14.g5 Nd3{!} 15.Kf5 Nb4{!} 16.Ke6 Nd3{!} {draw}) (8.Kc4{?} Ne4{!} {zz WTM} 9.a3 Nd2+ 10.Kc3 Nb1+ 11.Kb4 Nd2 12.g4 Ne4 {draw}) 8...Ng4 9.Ke4 Ne5 10.g3{!} {Main zz BTM. All three pawns made a short move from the second row!} (10.Kf4{?} Nc6{!} 11.b4 Nd4{!} 12.a4 Ne2+{!} 13.Kf3 Nc3{!} 14.a5 Kc6 {draw}) (10.b4{?} Nc4{!} {etc.draw}) 10...Ke6 (10...Nd7 11.Kf5{!} Ne5 12.g4 {win}) (10...Nc6 11.b4{!} Ne5 12.a4 {etc. see 4...Ke6 win}) (10...Ng4 11.Kf4 Ne5 12.g4 Nd3+ 13.Kf5 {win}) 11.Kf4 (11.a4{?} Nd7{!} 12.Kd4 (12.b4 Nb6{!} {etc. draw}) 12...Kd6 13.b4 Kc6 14.g4 Nf6 {etc. draw}) (11.Kd4 Kd6{!} 12. Ke4 {waste of time}) 11...Nd3+ ({main} 11...Nc6 12.a4{!} (12.b4{?} Ne5 13.b5 Nc4 14.a4 Kf6 15.Ke4 Nb6 16.a5 Nc4 17.a6 Nd6+ {draw}) 12...Nd4 13. b4 Ne2+ 14. Kf3 Nd4+ 15.Kg2{!} Nc6 16. b5 Ne5 17. Kh3{!} (17.a5{?} Kd6 18.a6 Kc7 19. Kh3 Kb6 20. g4 Nf7 21. Kh4 Nd6 22. g5 Nxb5 {draw}) 17...Nc4 18.Kg4 {/Kh4 light dual} Kf6 19. Kh5 Kg7 20. Kg5{!} {The highlight of this variation is a denial of a try 20.g4} (20.g4{?} Kh7 {zz WTM #1} 21.Kg5 Kg7 {zz WTM #2} 22.Kh5 Kh7 23. g5 Nd6 {zz WTM #3} (23... Na5 {/Kg7 light duals zz WTM #4,#5} 24.g6+ Kg7 {/Na5 zz WTM #6 etc. draw}) 24.g6+ (24.b6 Nb7 {zz WTM #7 etc. draw}) 24...Kg7 {zz WTM #8} 25.b6 (25. Kg5 Nc4 {zz WTM #9} 26. Kf5 Nb6 {!} 27. a5 Nc4 {!} 28. a6 Nd6+ {draw}) 25...Nb7 {zz WTM #10} 26. Kg5 Na5 {zz WTM #11} 27.Kf5 Nc4 28. b7 Nd6+ {draw A set of eleven mutual zugzwangs!}) 20...Kf7 21.Kh6 {win}) ({main} 11...Kf6 12.a4{!} (12.b4{?} Nc4 {etc. draw}) (12.g4{?} Nd3+ 13.Ke3 Ne5 14.Kf4 Nd3+ {draw}) (12.Ke3{/Ke4} Ke6 13.Kd4 Kd6 14.Ke4 Ke6 15.Kf4 Kf6 {waste of time}) 12...Nd3 13.Ke3{!} Nc5 14.a5{!} Nxb3 15.a6 Na5 16.a7 Nc6 17.a8=Q {(R) win} {14...Na6 or 16...Nc4+ would of been more stubborn defense, but a "cooperative" slow excelsior of the pawn "a" is a much better fit for the miracle storyline of this study!}) 12. Kg5 {/Kg4 light dual} 12... Nc5 13.b4 Ne4+ 14.Kh4 Nc3 15.g4{!} (15. Kh5{?} Nb5 16.a4 Nc3 17.a5 Kd6 18.g4 Kc6 19.g5 Nd5 20.g6 Nxb4 21.g7 Nd5 {draw}) 15...Kf6 16.Kh5 Kg7 17.Kg5 Nd5 18.b5 Nb6 19.Kf5 (19.Kf4 Nc4{!} 20.a4{?} (20.Kg5 Nb6 {draw}) 20...Kf6 21.Ke4 Nb6{!} 22.a5 Nc4{!} 23.a6 Nd6 {draw}) 19... Na4 20. Ke5 (20.Ke6{?} Nc3 {!} 21. b6 Na4 {!} 22. b7 Nc5+ {draw}) (20.g5{?} Kf7 21.Ke5 {etc. waste of time and position strength}) 20... Nc3{!} 21.b6 Na4{!} 22.b7 Nc5{!} 23.b8=N{!} {win} {Slow excelsior of the pawn "b" with underpromotion and echo of the final play in 2...Kd6!} 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result "*"] [PlyCount "?"] [EventDate "?"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "B7/8/8/8/7K/4p3/8/6kN w - - 0 1"] 1. Ng3 Kf2 2. Ne4+ Kg1 3. Nc3 Kf2 4. Nd1+ Ke2 5. Nb2 Kf1 (5... Kf2 6. Nd3+ Kf1 (6... Ke2 7. Be4 Kd2 8. Kg3 e2 9. Kf2)7. Kg3 (7. Kh3 e2 8. Bg2+ Kg1 9. Kg3 e1=Q+ 10. Nxe1)7... e2 8. Bg2+)(5... Kd2 6. Nc4+ Kd3 7. Ne5+ Kd4 8. Nf3+) 6. Bc6 (6. Kg3 e2 7. Bg2+ Kg1 8. Nd3 e1=Q+ 9. Nxe1) 6... e2 7. Bb5 Ke1 (7... Kf2 8. Nd3+ Ke3 9. Kg3 Kd2 10. Kf2) 8. Kg3 Kd2 9. Nc4+ Kd1 10. Ba4+ Kc1 11. Kf2 *

[Event "37-38th place, 9th WCCT"] [Site "?"] [Date "2012.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ilham Aliev (Azerbaijan)"] [Black "?"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Ilham Aliev"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1k1q4/pp6/7p/7Q/1r1Pp3/1p5p/PP4P1/K1R5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "2012.??.??"] 1. Qe5+ Ka8 2. Qf5 (2. Qe7 $2 {Thematic move} Rxd4 $19) (2. Qd5 $2 {Thematic move} Qb8 $1 3. a3 Rb6 4. gxh3 e3 5. Qe4 a6 $11) 2... Kb8 (2... a6 3. Rc8+) 3. Qf4+ Ka8 4. Qg4 Kb8 (4... a6 5. Rc8+) 5. Qg3+ Ka8 6. Qxh3 {With stairs down} Kb8 (6... a6 7. Rc8+) 7. Qg3+ Ka8 8. Qg4 Kb8 (8... a6 9. Rc8+) 9. Qf4+ Ka8 10. Qf5 (10. Qf6 $2 Qb8 11. a3 Ra4 $11) 10... Kb8 (10... a6 11. Rc8+) 11. Qe5+ { With stairs upper} Ka8 12. Qd5 $1 {Thematic-1} (12. Qe7 $2 {Thematic move} Rxd4 $19) 12... Qf8 (12... Rxd4 {Main} 13. Qxd4 $1 Qxd4 14. Rc8#) (12... Qe8 13. Qc5 ) (12... Qb8 13. Qd7) 13. Qe6 $1 Kb8 (13... a6 14. Rc8+) 14. Qe5+ Ka8 15. Qe7 $1 {Thematic-2} Qxe7 16. Rc8# 1-0 [Event "Special prize, Olimpiya dunyasi"] [Site "?"] [Date "2013.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ilham Aliev (Azerbaijan)"] [Black "?"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Ilham Aliev"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "Q3B2N/3pP2K/3N1q2/b7/4P1k1/1b1P4/rr6/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "26"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] [SourceDate "2014.01.05"] 1. Bh5+ $1 Kxh5 (1... Kh3 2. Qf8) 2. e8=Q+ Kg5 (2... Kg4 3. Qxd7+ Be6 4. Qg8+) 3. Ndf7+ $1 ({Thematic try} 3. Nhf7+ $2 {but} Kf4 $1 (3... Bxf7 4. Nxf7+ Qxf7+ 5. Qxf7 Rh2+ 6. Kg8 Rh8+ 7. Kxh8 Bc3+ 8. d4 Bxd4+ 9. e5 Bxe5+ 10. Qf6+ Bxf6+ 11. Kh7 Rh2+ 12. Kg8 Rh8+ 13. Kf7 Rxa8 {main line})) 3... Bxf7 4. Nxf7+ Qxf7+ ( 4... Kf4 5. Qf8 Bc3 6. Qad8) 5. Qxf7 Rh2+ 6. Kg8 (6. Kg7 $2 Bc3+) 6... Rh8+ $1 7. Kxh8 Bc3+ 8. d4 $1 (8. Qf6+ $2 Bxf6+ 9. Kh7 Rxa8) 8... Bxd4+ 9. e5 $1 Bxe5+ 10. Qf6+ $3 Bxf6+ 11. Kh7 Rh2+ (11... Rxa8 {stalemate}) 12. Kg8 Rh8+ 13. Kf7 Rxa8 {stalemate} (13... Rh7+ {main} 14. Kg8 (14. Ke8) 14... Rh8+ 15. Kf7 { positional draw}) 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sp. HM, Sochi Olimpic ty"] [Site "?"] [Date "2014.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ilham Aliev (Azerbaijan)"] [Black "?"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Ilham Aliev"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5q2/3B2bP/5pQ1/p3BP2/npb3p1/k7/8/1K5R w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "2012.??.??"] 1. Rh3+ $1 gxh3 (1... Nc3+ 2. Bxc3 bxc3 3. Rxc3+ Kb4 4. Kb2 Qd6 5. Qxg4 Qd2+ 6. Rc2) (1... b3 2. h8=Q Qc5 3. Rxb3+ Bxb3 4. Qh2) 2. Qg3+ (2. Qg1 $2 Nc3+) 2... Bb3 3. h8=Q $3 (3. Be6 $2 Nc3+ 4. Bxc3 Bxe6 $1 $11) 3... Qxh8 ({MAIN} 3... Bxh8 4. Qe3 $1 Qc5 5. Bb2+ $1 (5. Qxc5 $2 Ba2+ $1 6. Kc2 Bb1+ $1 7. Kxb1 Nxc5 $19) 5... Nxb2 6. Qxc5 $18) (3... fxe5 4. Qxf8 Bxf8 5. Bxa4 Kxa4 6. Qxe5 $18) 4. Be6 Nc5 ({MAIN} 4... Nc3+ 5. Qxc3 $3 (5. Bxc3 $2 Bxe6 $1 $19) 5... bxc3 (5... fxe5 6. Qxb3#) 6. Bd6+ Ka4 7. Bd7#) 5. Qxb3+ $3 ({Try} 5. Bb2+ $2 Ka4 6. Qxb3+ Kb5 ( 6... Nxb3 $2 7. Bd7#) 7. Qd5 Qe8 $1 8. Bd4 Qc6 9. Bd7 Qxd7 10. Qxc5+ Ka4 (10... Ka6 $2 11. Qb6#) 11. Qc2+ Kb5 $11) 5... Nxb3 6. Bb2+ Ka4 7. Bd7# 1-0 [Event "1st Prize, Azerbaijan CCC-45 JT"] [Site "?"] [Date "2015.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ilham Aliev (Azerbaijan)"] [Black "?"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Ilham,Aliev"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2p1P2k/7b/8/2P5/B2p1r1P/5qPK/4R2Q w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2013.??.??"] 1. Qg1 Bf4+ 2. Kh1 Qh4 3. Re2 $3 dxe2 (3... Rxh3+ 4. gxh3 Qxh3+ 5. Rh2 Bxh2 6. Qxh2 Qxh2+ 7. Kxh2 d2 8. e8=Q) 4. Qb1+ Kg7 5. Qg6+ $3 ({Try} 5. e8=N+ $2 Kh6 $1 6. Bf8+ Kg5 7. Be7+ Kh6 8. Bf8+ {perpetual chekh, positional draw}) 5... Kxg6 6. e8=Q+ Kh7 ({Main} 6... Kg7 7. Bf8+ $1 (7. Bb2+ $2 Be5 8. Bxe5+ Kh7 9. Qd7+ Kg6 10. Qg7+ Kf5 11. Qf7+ Kg5 12. Qe7+ Kg6 13. Qxh4 Rf1+ 14. Kh2 e1=Q $11) 7... Kg8 8. Be7+ Kg7 9. Qf8+ Kh7 10. Qf7+ Kh6 (10... Kh8 11. Bf6+ Qxf6 12. Qxf6+) 11. Bf8+ Kg5 12. Qe7+ (12. Qg7+ {loss of time}) 12... Kf5 13. g4+) 7. Qf7+ Kh6 (7... Kh8 8. Bb2+) 8. Bf8+ Kg5 9. Qe7+ (9. Qg7+ {loss of time}) 9... Kg6 (9... Kf5 10. g4+) 10. Qe6+ (10. Qg7+ {loss of time}) 10... Qf6 (10... Kh5 11. g4+) ( 10... Kh7 11. Qf7+ Kh8 12. Qg7#) (10... Kg5 11. Be7+ Kh5 12. g4+) 11. Qg8+ Kf5 (11... Kh5 12. Qg4#) 12. g4+ Ke4 (12... Ke5 13. Qd5#) 13. Qd5+ Ke3 14. Bc5+ 1-0 [Event "3rd prize, M.Muradov-65 JT"] [Site "?"] [Date "2015.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ilham Aliev (Azerbaijan)"] [Black "?"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Ilham,Aliev"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1N6/1p6/1P2p3/p7/Pk6/1P3N1r/1K6/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] 1. Na6+ $1 ({Thematic try} 1. Nc6+ $2 bxc6 2. b7 Rh8 3. b8=Q+ Rxb8 4. Ne5 Kc5 5. Nd7+ Kd6 6. Nxb8 Kc7 7. Na6+ Kb6 8. Nb8 Kc7 {positional draw} 9. Nxc6 Kxc6) 1... bxa6 2. b7 Rh8 3. b8=Q+ $1 (3. Ne5 $2 Rh2+ 4. Kb1 Rh1+ 5. Kb2 Rh2+) 3... Rxb8 4. Ne5 Kc5 (4... Rd8 5. Nc6+ Kc5 6. Nxd8) (4... Rc8 $4 5. Nd3#) 5. Nd7+ Kc6 6. Nxb8+ Kc7 7. Nxa6+ Kb6 8. Nb8 (8. b4 $2 Kxa6 9. b5+ Kb6 $11) 8... Kc7 9. Kc3 $1 Kxb8 10. Kc4 $1 (10. Kd4 $2 Kc7 11. Kc5 e5 $11) 10... e5 (10... Kc7 11. Kb5 e5 12. Kxa5 e4 13. Kb4) 11. Kd5 $1 (11. Kb5 $2 e4 $1 12. Kc4 Kc7 13. Kd4 Kc6 14. Kxe4 Kc5 $11) 11... Kc7 12. Kxe5 Kc6 13. Ke6 $1 (13. Kd4 $2 Kd6 14. Kc4 Kc6 15. Kd4 Kd6 $11) 13... Kc5 14. Kd7 $1 Kb4 15. Kc6 Kxb3 16. Kb5 1-0 [Event "2nd Prize, N.Grigoriev-120 MT"] [Site "?"] [Date "2015.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ilham Aliev (Azerbaijan)"] [Black "?"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Ilham,Aliev"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1K4k1/7p/p7/7p/5P1P/8/6P1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "45"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] 1. Kc7 a5 2. Kd6 $1 {Reti manouevre} a4 3. Ke7 a3 4. f5 a2 5. f6 a1=Q 6. f7+ Kg7 7. f8=Q+ Kg6 8. Qf7+ Kh6 9. Qf4+ (9. Qf6+ $2 Qxf6+ 10. Kxf6 {pat}) 9... Kg7 10. Qg5+ Kh8 11. Qf6+ Qxf6+ 12. Kxf6 Kg8 13. Kg5 Kg7 14. Kxh5 Kg8 (14... Kh8 15. Kh6 Kg8 16. h5 Kh8 17. g4 Kg8 18. g5 Kh8 19. g6 hxg6 (19... Kg8 20. g7 Kf7 21. Kxh7) 20. hxg6 Kg8 21. g7 Kf7 22. Kh7) 15. Kh6 Kh8 16. h5 Kg8 {"Kling=J Horwitz=B 1851, [FEN "8/6kp/8/7P/7K/8/6P1/8 w - - 0 1"]} 17. g3 $1 Kh8 18. g4 Kg8 19. g5 Kh8 20. g6 hxg6 (20... Kg8 21. g7 Kf7 22. Kxh7) 21. hxg6 Kg8 22. g7 Kf7 23. Kh7 1-0

[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2013.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Villeneuve, A."] [Black "0410.00"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6k1/R7/6BK/8/8/5r2/8/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "2013.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] {With the black Rook on f1, f2 or f4, it would be a draw : this is the very known Szen position. But incredibly this is lost. As we know, there is an exception in Szen, when the defensive Rook is on the Knight file. Now, there is another, when the defensive Rook is on the 3rd rank. The present study is a theoretical novelty.} 1. Kg5 $3 {The only winning move seems to abandon the mate threat ! But this is only temporary. This idea already was in Von der Lasa !} Kh8 {What is new is that the redeployment of the BR in the 6th rank (to obtain a Centurini defence) will not be possible.} (1... Rc3 2. Be4 $3 Kf8 (2... Rd3 {impossible}) (2... Rb3 {impossible}) (2... Rc8 3. Kf6 $1 Rf8+ 4. Kg6 $1 Rc8 5. Bd5+ $1 Kf8 6. Be6 $1 Rc2 7. Kf6 Rf2+ 8. Bf5 {Lolli}) 3. Kf6 $1 Ke8 ( 3... Rc6+ {impossible}) 4. Ke6 $1 Kf8 (4... Kd8 5. Kd6 $1) 5. Rf7+ $1 Ke8 (5... Kg8 6. Kf6 $1) 6. Bd5 $1 Rc1 7. Kd6 $1 Re1 8. Rf2 Kd8 9. Rf8+ Re8 10. Rf7 { Philidor}) (1... Rb3 2. Bf7+ $1) (1... Rg3+ 2. Kf6 $1 Rf3+ 3. Bf5 $1) (1... Kf8 2. Bf5 $1 Ke8 3. Kf6 $1 {(no ...Rd3)} Kd8 4. Rd7+) (1... Rd3 2. Bxd3) (1... Rf8 2. Re7 $3 (2. Rc7 $2 Rd8 $3) 2... Ra8 (2... Rd8 3. Bf5 Rd6 4. Be6+ $1) 3. Bf5 $1 Rb8 (3... Kh8 4. Be6 Ra7 5. Re8+ Kh7 6. Kf6 Kh6 7. Rg8 { is Lolli after a quarter turn}) 4. Be6+ Kf8 5. Kf6 $1 Rb1 6. Rh7 Rf1+ 7. Bf5 $1 {Lolli}) (1... Rf2 2. Bf5 $1 Kf8 3. Kf6 $1 Re2 4. Rb7 {Lolli}) 2. Bf5 $3 (2. Rb7 $6 Rf2 3. Bf5 $1 Rg2+ 4. Kf6 $1 Rg7 5. Rb8+ $1 {waste of time}) 2... Rg3+ 3. Kf6 $1 Rg7 $1 (3... Rg1 $6 4. Ra4 $1 Rg2 5. Rh4+) 4. Ra8+ $1 (4. Ra1 $2 Rf7+ $1 5. Ke5 Kg7 $1 6. Be6 Rf2 $11) 4... Rg8 5. Ra6 $3 (5. Ra1 $6 Rf8+ 6. Kg6 $1 Rg8+ 7. Kh6 $1 (7. Kf7 $2 Rg7+ $1 8. Kf6 Rf7+ $1) 7... Rg7 8. Ra8+ $1 Rg8 9. Ra6 $1 {waste of time}) 5... Rf8+ (5... Re8 6. Be6 $1 Kh7 (6... Rf8+ 7. Kg6) 7. Ra5) (5... Rg1 6. Ra4 $1 Rg4 7. Bxg4) 6. Kg6 $1 Rg8+ 7. Kh6 $1 Rf8 $1 (7... Rb8 8. Be6 $3 Rf8 (8... Rd8 9. Ra7) 9. Kg6 $1 Re8 10. Rb6 {Z} Rf8 (10... Ra8 11. Rb7) 11. Rb1 $1 (11. Rb7 $2 Rf6+ $1)) (7... Rg7 8. Bg6 $1 Rh7+ 9. Kg5 $1 Rc7 ( 9... Rh1 10. Kf6 $1 Rf1+ 11. Bf5 $1 Rg1 12. Ra4) 10. Kf6 $1 Rc8 11. Bf7 $1 Kh7 12. Ra4 Rc6+ 13. Be6 $1) (7... Rg1 8. Bg6 $1 Rh1+ 9. Kg5 Kg7 10. Ra7+ $1 Kf8 11. Kf6 $1 Rf1+ 12. Bf5 $1) 8. Rd6 $3 {Zugzwang. The only good square : the square c6 is reserved for the Bishop and we must not intercept the a2-g8 diagonal. This win was missed in the game Ljubojevic-De la Villa 1996.} (8. Be4 $6 Rb8 9. Rf6 $1 Rg8 10. Rd6 $1 Rf8 11. Bf3 $1 {waste of time}) (8. Bg4 $6 Rg8 $1 9. Bh5 $6 Rb8 {is premature : Von der Lasa wants the BR at the bottom of the board, see 12th move}) (8. Be6 $2 Rf6+ $1) (8. Kg5 $2 Kg7 $1 9. Ra7+ Rf7 $1 ) (8. Bg6 $2 Kg8 $1 9. Kg5 Rf1 $1) (8. Rc6 $6 Rg8 9. Be4 (9. Be6 $2 Rg6+ $1) 9... Rf8 (9... Rb8 10. Bd5 $2 Rb6 $1) 10. Bf3 Rd8 11. Rf6 $1 (11. Bd5 $2 Rd6+ $3) 11... Rg8 12. Rd6 $1 (12. Bd5 $2 Rg6+ $1) 12... Rf8 13. Bg2 Rg8 14. Be4 $1 Rf8 15. Bf3 $3 {main line}) (8. Re6 $6 Rg8 9. Be4 Rf8 10. Bf3 $2 { (compare to the main line)} Kg8 $1 11. Bd5 Kf7 $3) (8. Rg6 $2 Rxf5) (8. Rb6 $6 Rg8 $1 9. Be4 Rf8 10. Bf3 Rg8 11. Rb4 $6 Rd8 $1 12. Rb6 $1 (12. Kg6 $2 Rd6+ $1 13. Kf7 Rd7+ $1)) (8. Kg6 $6 Rg8+ $1 9. Kf7 $2 Rg7+ $1 10. Kf6 Rf7+ $1) 8... Rg8 $1 (8... Ra8 9. Be6 $1 Rf8 10. Kg6 $1) (8... Kg8 9. Be6+ $1 Kh8 10. Kg6 $1 {idem}) 9. Be4 $3 {Zugzwang.} Rf8 (9... Rg1 $6 10. Bg6 $1 {main line}) (9... Rb8 $6 10. Bd5 $1 Rb6 11. Bc6 $3 {: see 10...Rb8}) (9... Rg7 10. Bg6 $1 Rh7+ 11. Kg5 $1 Ra7 12. Kf6 $1 Ra8 13. Bf7 $1 Kh7 14. Rd4 Ra6+ 15. Be6) 10. Bf3 $3 { Zugzwang. Transposing in a famous and difficult Crosskill study. This was already given by... Troitzky in 1914, but the following was wrong!} (10. Bh1 $6 {(the Bishop must intervene in g4)} Rg8 $1 11. Be4 Rf8 12. Bf3 $1) (10. Bg2 $6 Rg8 $1 11. Rd2 $2 Rxg2 $1) 10... Rg8 $1 (10... Rb8 11. Bd5 $3 Rb6 $1 12. Bc6 $1 {(the WR must be in d6 and keep c6 for the B)} Kg8 (12... Rb8 13. Rd7 $1) 13. Kg6 $1 Rb8 (13... Kf8 14. Kf6 $1) 14. Rd7 $1 Rc8 15. Rg7+ $1 Kh8 16. Rh7+ $1 Kg8 17. Bd5+) (10... Re8 11. Bd5 $1 Rb8 (11... Re6+ 12. Rxe6 $1) 12. Kg6 Rb6 13. Bc6 $1 Rb8 14. Kf7) (10... Kg8 11. Bd5+ $1 Kh8 12. Kg6 $1 Rb8 (12... Rc8 13. Rd7) 13. Kf7) 11. Rd4 $3 {Zugzwang (the 4th in a row). The plan is to force the BR to go down to transpose into Von der Lasa, as we prepare to play Kg6 if it remains on the 8th rank. The d4 (or d2) square is chosen to avoid the stalemate tricks. And d5 allow a later ...Rb7+.} (11. Rd3 $6 Rg3 $1 12. Rd8+) (11. Rd1 $6 Rg1 $1 12. Rd8+) (11. Rd2 $3 {(is the same)} Rg1 (11... Re8 12. Kg6 $1 Kg8 13. Bg4 $1) 12. Bh5 $1 Rg2 $1 13. Rd6 $3 {: see the main line}) (11. Bd5 $2 Rg6+ $1) (11. Bh5 $6 Ra8 12. Bf3 $1) (11. Rd5 $6 Rb8 $1 12. Rd6 $1 (12. Kg6 $2 Rb6+ $1 13. Kf7 Rb7+ $1)) (11. Rd7 $6 Rg7 12. Rd8+ $1) 11... Rg1 ( 11... Rg7 12. Bh5 $3 Rh7+ $6 (12... Rg1 $1 13. Rd6 $3 {main line}) 13. Kg6 $1 Rg7+ 14. Kf6 $1 Rg1 15. Bg4 $1) (11... Re8 {(the main line for Crosskill)} 12. Kg6 $1 {(threat Rh4+ et Bd5+, which would be refuted by ...Rd8 if the WR had not chosen the good file)} Kg8 (12... Re6+ 13. Kf7 $1) (12... Rg8+ 13. Kf7 $1 Rg7+ 14. Kf6 $1 {(for this the WR must not be in d6)} Kh7 15. Rh4+ $1 Kg8 16. Bd5+ $1) (12... Rc8 13. Rh4+ Kg8 14. Bd5+ Kf8 15. Rh8+) 13. Bg4 $3 Kf8 (13... Kh8 14. Kf7 $1 Rg8 $1 15. Bf3 $1 Rg7+ 16. Kf6 $1) (13... Rb8 14. Be6+ $1 Kf8 15. Kf6 $1 Ke8 16. Bf7+ $1 Kf8 17. Rg4 Rb6+ 18. Be6 $1) 14. Kf6 $1 Re7 15. Rd8+ $1 Re8 16. Rd7 $1 Re4 (16... Rb8 17. Rh7 $1 Kg8 18. Rg7+ $1 Kh8 19. Be6 $3 Rf8+ 20. Bf7 $1 Rb8 21. Rg4) (16... Kg8 17. Be6+) 17. Rc7 $1 Re1 18. Rh7 $1 Rf1+ ( 18... Kg8 19. Rh2) 19. Bf5 $1 Rg1 20. Bh3 $1 {main line}) (11... Rb8 12. Kg6 $1 Kg8 (12... Rb6+ 13. Kf7 $1) 13. Bc6 $1 (13. Bd5+ $2 Kf8 $1) 13... Rc8 14. Bd7 $3 Rc2 (14... Ra8 15. Be6+ $1 Kf8 16. Kf6 $1 Ke8 17. Rh4) 15. Re4 $1 Rg2+ 16. Kf6 $1 Rf2+ 17. Bf5 $1 Kf8 18. Rh4 $1 Rg2 19. Rh7 $1 Rg1 20. Bh3 $1 { is the same}) (11... Rg4 12. Bxg4 $1) 12. Bh5 $3 Rg2 (12... Rg8 $6 13. Bf7 $3 Rb8 (13... Rf8 14. Kg6) 14. Be6 $3 Re8 15. Rd6 $1 Rf8 16. Kg6 $1 Re8 17. Rc6 {Z } Rf8 18. Rc5) (12... Rg7 13. Rd6 $1 Rg8 $6 14. Bf7 $1) 13. Rd6 $3 { Come back on the old good square, preparing the transfert of BK.} (13. Rc4 $6 Rg1 14. Rc6 $1) (13. Bg6 $6 Rh2+ 14. Kg5 $6 Ra2 $1 {(we are not ready for Kf6)} 15. Rd6 $2 Kg7 $1 16. Rd7+ Kf8 $1 17. Kf6 Ra6+ $1) 13... Rg1 {Von der Lasa.} ( 13... Rg8 14. Bf7 $1 Rf8 15. Kg6 $1 Ra8 16. Be6) (13... Rg7 14. Bg6 Rh7+ 15. Kg5 $1) 14. Bg6 $1 Rh1+ 15. Kg5 $1 Rf1 (15... Kg7 16. Rd7+ $1 Kf8 17. Kf6 $1 Rf1+ 18. Bf5 $1 {is the same}) (15... Ra1 16. Kf6 $1 Ra8 17. Bf7 $1 Kh7 18. Rd4 $1 Ra6+ 19. Be6 $1) 16. Bf5 $1 Kg7 17. Rd7+ $1 Kf8 18. Kf6 $1 Re1 (18... Ke8 19. Rd2 $1 Rf4 (19... Rf3 20. Rc2) 20. Re2+ $1 (20. Rh2 $1) 20... Kd8 (20... Kf8 21. Rc2) 21. Rc2) 19. Rh7 $1 Rg1 20. Bh3 $3 {Lolli.} Rg3 21. Be6 $1 Rf3+ 22. Bf5 $1 Rg3 23. Rf7+ $1 Kg8 (23... Ke8 24. Rc7) 24. Rd7 $1 Kh8 25. Rd4 $1 Rg7 (25... Rg1 26. Rh4+ $1 Kg8 27. Be6+) 26. Rh4+ $1 (26. Bg6 $1 Rf7+ 27. Bxf7 $1) 26... Kg8 27. Be6+ $1 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2015.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Villeneuve, A."] [Black "0000.33"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1p6/2p1k3/p7/4K3/8/PP3P2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. a4 $1 (1. f4 $2 a4 $1) (1. Kd4 $2 b6 $1 2. a4 Kf5 $1) 1... b5 (1... Kf6 2. Kd4 ({or} 2. f4) 2... b6 3. Ke4 $1 Ke6 4. f4 $1) (1... b6 2. f4 $1 b5 3. axb5 cxb5 4. f5+ $1 Kd6 5. f6 $1 Ke6 6. Kd4 $1) (1... Kd6 2. Kd4 $1 b6 3. f4 $1) 2. Kd4 $1 (2. f4 $2 bxa4 $11) 2... bxa4 (2... Kd6 3. b4 $3 c5+ (3... axb4 4. a5 c5+ 5. Kd3 c4+ 6. Kc2) 4. bxc5+ Kc6 5. axb5+ Kxb5 6. Kd5 $1 a4 7. c6 { followed soon by Qb7-a7+}) 3. Kc5 $1 Kd7 4. f3 $3 (4. f4 $2 Kc7 $1 {ZZ} 5. f5 Kd7 $1 6. Kb6 (6. f6 Ke6 $11) 6... Kd6 $1 7. Kxa5 Ke5 $1 8. Kxa4 Kxf5 $11) (4. Kb6 $2 a3 $1 {(or first ...Kd6 and then ...a3!)} 5. bxa3 Kd6 $1 6. Kxa5 Kd5 $3 7. f4 c5 8. f5 c4 9. Kb4 Kd4 10. f6 c3 11. f7 c2 12. f8=Q c1=Q 13. Qd6+ Ke4 $1 14. a4 Qb2+) 4... Kc7 5. f4 $1 {ZZ} Kd7 (5... Kb7 6. Kd6) 6. Kb6 $1 {The idea o f zugzwang with f2-f3!! is not to play f5 in the formation Kc5/Kd7 because there, ...Kc7 still draws. It is to play Kb6 with the pawn still in f4, because after ...Kd6 White can take a5 at a moment when Black cannot attack the "f" pawn in 1 move (like it would be if the pawn were in f5).} (6. f5 $2 Kc7 $8 7. f6 Kd7 8. f7 Ke7 $8 9. Kxc6 Kxf7 10. Kb5 a3 $1 11. bxa3 Ke7 12. Kxa5 Kd7 13. Kb6 Kc8 $1 $11) 6... Kd6 7. Kxa5 { Compared to the line 4 f4?, the BK is further from the "f" pawn.} a3 (7... Kd5 8. Kxa4 Ke4 9. Kb4 Kxf4 10. Kc5 $1) 8. bxa3 Kd5 {White is one tempo ahead than in the line 4 Kb6? for the advance of the "f" pawn.} 9. f5 c5 10. f6 { Synthesis of two opposite ideas, frequent in pawn endings : one is violent (le break 2...Kd6 3 b4!!) and the other is quiet (the festina lente 4 f3!! based on a ZZ).} 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2015.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Villeneuve, A."] [Black "0100.03"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "R7/8/8/6p1/4Kpp1/6k1/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. Ra2 $3 {Black was threatening ...Kf2-f1 and, if White does not take the perpetual check, ...g3 with the idea Kf3, ...g4+.} (1. Ra5 $2 Kf2 $1 2. Rxg5 g3 $1 $11) (1. Rg8 $2 f3 $1 2. Rxg5 f2 $1 3. Rf5 Kg2 $1 $11) (1. Ra3+ $2 Kg2 2. Ra2+ Kh1 $1 3. Rb2 g3 4. Kf3 g4+ $1) 1... Kh3 (1... f3 2. Ke3 $1 Kh3 3. Ra4 $8 {: see later 4...Kh3}) (1... Kh4 2. Ra5 $1 Kh5 3. Ra8 $1 {: see later 2...Kh4}) 2. Ra5 $3 {The threat was simply ...g3.} (2. Rb2 $2 g3 $1 3. Kf3 g4+ $1) 2... f3 (2... Kh4 3. Rb5 $1 Kh5 (3... g3 4. Kf3 $1 g4+ 5. Kxf4 g2 6. Rb8 $3) 4. Rb8 $1 Kh4 5. Rg8 $1 Kh5 6. Rh8+ $1 Kg6 7. Ke5 $1 Kg7 (7... f3 8. Ke4 $1) 8. Rh5 Kg6 9. Rh1 $1 f3 10. Ke4 $18) (2... g3 3. Rxg5 Kh2 4. Kf3 $18) 3. Ke3 $1 Kg2 ( 3... g3 4. Kxf3 g4+ 5. Kf4 Kh2 6. Rh5+ Kg2 7. Kxg4) 4. Ra2+ $1 (4. Rxg5 $2 g3 $1 5. Rf5 (5. Kf4 f2 $1 6. Rxg3+ $1 Kh2 $11) 5... f2 $1 6. Ke2 Kg1 $11) 4... Kg1 (4... Kh3 5. Ra4 $3 (5. Kf2 $2 g3+ $1 6. Kxf3 g4+ $1) (5. Ra5 $6 Kg2 6. Ra2+ $1) 5... Kg3 (5... Kh4 6. Kf2 $1) 6. Rb4 $1 Kh3 (6... f2 7. Ke2 $1) 7. Kf2 $1 g3+ 8. Kxf3 $1) (4... Kf1 5. Rb2 {Z} (5. Ra4 $2 f2 $1 6. Rxg4 Ke1 7. Ra4 f1=N+ $1) 5... Kg1 6. Rb4 $1 {: main line}) 5. Ra4 $3 { Third floor of the file to be visited.} (5. Rb2 $6 Kf1 $1 6. Rc2 Kg1 7. Rc4 $1) 5... Kf1 6. Rxg4 $1 f2 7. Kf3 $1 Ke1 8. Re4+ $1 { And the 3rd square of the rank...} Kf1 9. Ra4 $1 Kg1 (9... Ke1 10. Ra1+) 10. Rg4+ $1 Kf1 11. Rg2 $1 { Swallow (Schwalbe, hirondelle) a8-a2-a5-a2-a4 and then a4-g4-e4-a4-g4.} 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2015.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Villeneuve, A."] [Black "0030.21"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/6p1/1P2k3/P7/3K4/8/8/4b3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. b7 $1 (1. a6 $2 Bf2+ $1) (1. Kc5 $2 Bxa5 $1) 1... Bg3 (1... Bf2+ 2. Kc4 $1 Ba7 (2... Bg3 3. a6 $1 Bb8 4. Kc5) 3. Kb5 $1 Kd7 (3... g5 4. Ka6 $1) 4. Ka6 $1 Bb8 5. Kb6 $1 Bc7+ 6. Ka7 $1 Kc6 7. b8=Q (7. a6 $2 Kb5 $1) 7... Bxb8+ 8. Kxb8 Kb5 $1 9. Kb7 $3 Kxa5 $1 10. Kc6 $1 $11 {"à la Reti"}) 2. Kc5 $1 (2. Kc4 $2 Kd7 $1 3. a6 Kc6 $1) (2. a6 $2 Bf2+ $1 3. Kc4 Ba7 $1 { : the WK has no more the square a6}) 2... Kd7 3. a6 $1 { This would be lost with the BB in h2.} (3. Kd5 $2 Bd6 $1 (3... Bc7 $1 4. Kc5 Bh2 $3) 4. a6 Bb8 $1 {: see further}) 3... Bf2+ {Now, the white pawns cannot move anymore. Only the white King must play, but he will do it brilliantly.} ( 3... Bh2 4. Kd4 $3 (4. Kd5 $2 Bb8 $1 5. Kc5 Kc7 $1) 4... Kc7 (4... Bb8 5. Kd5 $1 {: main line}) 5. Ke4 $1 Kb6 6. Kf5 $1 Kxa6 7. Kg6 $1) (3... Kc7 4. Kd5 $1 Kb6 (4... g5 5. Ke4 $1 {followed by Kf5!}) 5. Ke6 $1 Kxa6 6. Kf7 $1 $11 { : the BB blocks his pawn}) 4. Kd5 $1 (4. Kc4 $2 Ba7 $1 5. Kd5 Bb8 $3 {ZZ}) 4... Ba7 5. Ke5 $1 Bb8+ (5... Ke7 6. Kd5 $1) 6. Kd5 $3 {ZZ and switchback on d5.} ( 6. Kf5 $2 Ke7 7. Kg6 Kf8 $1) 6... Kc7 (6... g6 7. Kc5 $1 Kc7 8. Kd5 $1 Kb6 9. Ke6 $1 {using the weakening g7-g6}) (6... g5 7. Ke4 $1 Ke6 (7... g4 8. a7) 8. Kd4 $3 Ba7+ (8... g4 9. Ke4 $1) (8... Kf5 9. Kc5 $1 g4 10. Kb6 $1) 9. Ke4 $1 Kf6 10. Kd5 $1 g4 11. Kc6 g3 12. b8=Q Bxb8 13. Kb7 g2 14. Kxb8 g1=Q 15. a7 $11) 7. Ke5 $3 { It is not a ZZ because Kf5! if white to move. But it is another switchback.} ( 7. Ke6 $2 Kd8 $3 (7... Kb6 $2 8. Kf5 $1) 8. Kf5 Ke7 $1 9. Kg6 Kf8 10. Kf5 Kf7 11. Ke4 Ke6 $1) (7. Ke4 $2 Kd6 $1 8. Kf5 Ke7 $1) (7. Kc5 $2 g5 $1) 7... Kd8+ { Where do you play your King ?} (7... Ba7 8. Kf5 $1 (8. Ke6 $1)) 8. Kd4 $3 { ZZ and 3rd switchback, this time on the departure square.} (8. Ke6 $2 Ke8 $1) ( 8. Kd5 $2 Kd7 $1 {(this ZZ once again)} 9. Kc5 (9. Ke4 Ke6 $1) 9... Kc7 $1 10. Kd5 Kb6 $1) (8. Kf5 $2 Ke7 $1) (8. Ke4 $2 Ke7 $1) 8... Ke7 (8... Kd7 9. Kd5 $1) 9. Kc5 $1 {4th switchback.} Ba7+ 10. Kc6 { Or 10 Kd5. The 4 switchbacks are on the "table" d4-c5-d5-e5.} 1/2-1/2