[Event "1st prize Kalandadze MT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2019"]
[Round ""]
[White "Gilboa=A  Afek=Y"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "K7/5k2/5p2/8/5P2/R7/8/1r6 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "18"]
[EventDate "2019"]

1. f5 $1 Rb5 2. Ra7+ $1 Kg8 $1 3. Rd7 $3 ({Thematic tries:} 3. Rc7 $2 Rxf5 4.
Kb7 Rg5 5. Kc6 Rg7 $1 $19) (3. Re7 $2 Rxf5 4. Kb7 Re5 $1 5. Rc7 Re6 $1 $19)
3... Rxf5 4. Kb7 Rg5 5. Kc6 Rg7 6. Rd4 $3 (6. Rd1 $2 Kf7 7. Kd5 Rg4 8. Rf1 Kg6
9. Ke6 Re4+ $19) 6... Kf7 (6... Kh7 7. Rf4 $1 Kg6 8. Kd5 Re7 9. Rf1 $1 f5 10.
Kd4 Kg5 11. Rg1+ Kh4 12. Rf1 Kg4 13. Rg1+ $11) 7. Kd5 Rg5+ 8. Ke4 $1 (8. Kc4 $2
Rg3 $1 9. Rd1 Kg6 $19) 8... Rg4+ 9. Kf5 Rxd4 {Ideal stalemate!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "2nd prize Kalandadze MT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2019"]
[Round ""]
[White "Gonzalez=L"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4K3/4R3/4P3/8/8/4P3/3r1r2/4k3 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:20/3600:1800"]

1. Rf7 $1 (1. Rd7 $2 Rde2 $3 ({but not} 1... Ra2 {(b2)} 2. e7 $1 Rf5 3. Rd6 $1
Re5 4. Kf7 $1 Rxe3 5. Rd3 $1 Rf2+ 6. Ke8 $1 $11 {symmetrical to the main line})
2. e7 Rf5 $1 3. Rd3 Re5 $1 4. Kd7 Ra2 $1 5. e8=N $1 Ra7+ 6. Nc7 Rc5 $1 $19)
1... Rh2 $1 (1... Rfe2 2. e7 Rd5 3. Rf3 $1 Re5 4. Kf7 Rh2 5. e8=Q Rh7+ 6. Kg6
$11) 2. e7 $1 Rd5 $1 3. Rf6 $3 Re5 4. Kd7 Rxe3 $1 5. Rf3 $1 (5. Re6 $2 Rd2+ $1
6. Rd6 Rde2 $19) (5. e8=N $2 Rh7+ $1 6. Kd8 Rh8 $19) (5. e8=Q $2 Rd2+ $19) 5...
Re4 6. Rf4 $1 Re5 7. Rf5 $1 Rd2+ 8. Ke8 $1 Re6 9. Rf6 $1 Re5 10. Rf5 $1 Re4 11.
Rf4 $1 Re3 12. Rf3 $1 Ree2 (12... Rxf3 {stalemate}) 13. Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd prize Kalandadze MT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2019"]
[Round ""]
[White "Pervakov=O"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/p6p/8/PPP3K1/8/4kr2/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]

1. b6 $1 (1. c6 $2 h6+ 2. Kg6 Kf4 3. c7 Rc3 4. b6 h5 5. b7 Rc6+ 6. Kxh5 Rc5+ 7.
Kh4 Rc6 8. Kh3 Kf3 9. Kh4 Kf4 10. Kh5 Rc5+ 11. Kh4 Rc6 $11) 1... h6+ 2. Kg6
axb6 3. cxb6 (3. axb6 $2 Kf4 4. b7 Rb3 5. c6 Rb6 6. Kh5 Rb5+ $11) 3... Rg3+ 4.
Kf6 $3 ({logical try} 4. Kxh6 $2 Ke4 5. b7 Rh3+ 6. Kg6 Rg3+ 7. Kf6 Rf3+ 8. Ke6
Rb3 9. a6 Rb6+ 10. Kd7 Kd5 11. Kc8 Rc6+ 12. Kd8 Rd6+ 13. Ke8 Re6+ 14. Kf8 Rf6+
15. Kg8 Rg6+ 16. Kh8 Rh6+ $11) 4... Ke4 5. b7 Rb3 6. a6 Rb6+ 7. Ke7 Kd5 8. Kd8
$1 ({logical try} 8. Kd7 $2 h5 9. Kc8 Rc6+ 10. Kd8 Rd6+ 11. Ke8 Re6+ 12. Kf8
Rf6+ 13. Kg8 Rg6+ 14. Kh8 Rh6+ $11) 8... Rd6+ 9. Ke8 Re6+ 10. Kf8 Rf6+ 11. Kg8
Rg6+ 12. Kh8 $1 $18 1-0

[Event "4th prize Kalandadze MT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2019"]
[Round ""]
[White "Slumstrup Nielsen=S"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/1P5R/p7/5p2/k1K5/6P1/6r1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2018"]

{[#] White's only plan is to promote his advanced pawn, possibly with the
support of his king.} 1. Rh5 $1 ({The logical alternative} 1. b7 $2 {
fails because of} Rb1 2. Rh7 Rb4 {and White's king is not in time to support
the pawn. The point of 1. Rh5 seems to be the old trick 2. Rb5 after 1...Ka4,
but in fact the purpose is more subtle.}) 1... Ka4 (1... a4 2. Rb5 $18) (1...
Rc1+ 2. Kd4 (2. Kd2 $18)) 2. b7 (2. Rb5 $2 f3 $1 3. b7 (3. gxf3 $2 Kxb5) 3...
fxg2 $11 (3... f2 $11)) 2... Rb1 3. Rh7 {White has managed to lure the black
king to a4, but why? Can Black not stop the progress of Whites's king like
before?} Rb4 {[#] Otherwise White plays 4. Kc4 or 4. Kd4 winning.} 4. g4 $1 {
After} (4. g3 $2 Rb3+ $11) 4... fxg3 ({After} 4... f3 {
White's king turns to defensive duties:} 5. Kd2 f2 6. Ke2 $18) 5. Rh4 Ka3 (5...
Rxh4 6. b8=Q) (5... g2 6. b8=Q g1=Q 7. Rxb4+ axb4+ 8. Qxb4#) 6. Rxb4 axb4+ 7.
Kc2 (7. Kc4 $2 g2 8. b8=Q g1=Q $11) 7... b3+ (7... g2 8. b8=Q (8. b8=R) 8...
g1=Q 9. Qa8+ Qa7 10. Qxa7#) 8. Kc3 g2 9. b8=Q $18 1-0

[Event "5th prize Kalandadze MT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2019"]
[Round ""]
[White "Sergiienko=A Samilo=V"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5K2/7R/2P1P3/2r1k3/8/4rp2/4P3/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2019"]

1. e7 Kd6 2. e8=N+ $1 (2. e8=Q $2 Rf5+ $19) 2... Rxe8+ 3. Kxe8 Re5+ 4. Kd8 fxe2
5. c7 Re8+ $1 6. Kxe8 e1=Q+ 7. Kd8 Qe6 8. c8=N+ $1 $11 (8. c8=Q $2 Qg8#)
1/2-1/2

[Event "1st hm Kalandadze MT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2019"]
[Round ""]
[White "Rewitz=P"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6K1/p7/1k1p1r1r/3P3P/P2P4/8/8/7R w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2019"]

1. Rb1+ (1. Kg7 $2 Rfg6+ $1 2. hxg6 Rxh1 3. Kf7 Rf1+ $19 ({or} 3... Ka5 4. g7
Rf1+ $1 5. Ke7 Rg1 $19)) 1... Ka5 (1... Ka6 $6 2. Kg7 $11 {fx} Ka5 3. Rb7 a6 4.
Rb1 Kxa4 5. Rb6 $1 {a (+) main line.}) (1... Kc7 2. Kg7 $11) 2. Kg7 Kxa4 (2...
a6 $6 3. Rb3 ({or} 3. Rb2) 3... Kxa4 4. Rb6 ({or} 4. Rb1) 4... a5 5. Rb2 $1 {
a (+) main line.}) 3. Rb7 $1 (3. Rb8 $2 Rxh5 4. Kxf6 Rxd5 $19) (3. Rb2 $2 a5 $1
$19 {for instance} 4. Rb1 Ka3 {zz} 5. Rb6 (5. Rb5 a4 6. Rb1 Rxh5 7. Kxf6 Rxd5)
5... Rxh5 $1 6. Kxf6 Rxd5) 3... a5 (3... a6 4. Rb6 ({or} 4. Rb1 $11) 4... a5 5.
Rb2 $1 {a (+) main line.}) 4. Rb2 $1 (4. Rb1 $2 Ka3 $19 {
zz a (+) 3.Rb2 a5 4.Rb1 Ka3 a (+) line.}) 4... Ka3 (4... Rxh5 5. Kxf6 Rxd5 6.
Rd2 $1 $11) 5. Rb1 $1 {zz} a4 (5... Rxh5 6. Kxf6 Rxd5 7. Rd1 Kb2 8. Ke6 Kc2 9.
Ra1 $11) (5... Ka2 6. Rb5 $1 a4 {a (+) main line.}) 6. Rb5 $1 (6. Rb6 $2 Rxh5
7. Kxf6 Rxd5 $19) 6... Ka2 7. Rb4 $1 (7. Rb6 $2 Rxh5 $19) (7. Rb7 $2 Rxh5 $19)
(7. Rb8 $2 Rxh5 $19) 7... a3 8. Rb6 $3 (8. Rb8 $2 Rf8 $3 (8... Rxh5 $2 9. Kxf6
Rxd5 10. Rb4 $11) (8... Rf3 $2 9. Kxh6 Rb3 10. Rf8 (10. Re8) ({or} 10. Rg8)
10... Kb2 11. Rf2+ $11 {for ijnstance} Kc3 12. Ra2 Kxd4 13. Kg6 Kxd5 14. h6) 9.
Rxf8 Rxh5 10. Rb8 Rxd5 11. Rb4 Rf5 $1 $19 {for instance} 12. Kg6 Rf1 13. Rb6 d5
14. Rb5 Rd1 15. Rxd5 Kb3) (8. Rb7 $2 Rf7+ $3 (8... Rxh5 $2 9. Kxf6 Rxd5 10. Rb4
$11) (8... Rf3 $2 9. Kxh6 Rb3 10. Rf7 (10. Re7) ({or} 10. Rg7) 10... Kb2 11.
Rf2+ $11 {for instance} Kc3 12. Ra2 Kxd4 13. Kg6 Kxd5 14. h6) 9. Rxf7 Rxh5 10.
Rb7 Rxd5 11. Rb4 Rf5 $1 $19 {for instance} 12. Kg6 Rf1 13. Rb6 d5 14. Rb5 Rd1
15. Rxd5 Kb3) (8. Rb5 Rf3 $1 (8... Rf2 $2 9. Kxh6 Rb2 10. Ra5 $1 $11) 9. Kxh6
Rb3 10. Ra5 Kb2 11. Kg7 a2 12. h6 a1=Q 13. Rxa1 Kxa1 14. h7 Rh3 15. h8=Q Rxh8
16. Kxh8 Kb2 17. Kg7 Kc3 18. Kf6 Kxd4 19. Ke6 Kc5 $19) 8... Rxh5 (8... Ka1 9.
Rb5 ({or} 9. Rb3 a2 10. Rb6 $1 $11) 9... a2 10. Rb6 $1 $11 (10. Rb8 $2 $19 {
for instance} Rf2 11. Kxh6 Rb2 12. Ra8 Kb1 13. Kg7 a1=Q 14. Rxa1+ Kxa1 15. Kf7
Re2 16. h6 Kb2 17. h7 Rh2 18. Ke7 Kc3 19. Kxd6 Kxd4 20. Kc6 Ke5 21. d6 Rh6 $1))
9. Kxf6 Rxd5 10. Rb4 $1 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "2nd hm Kalandadze MT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2019"]
[Round ""]
[White "Minski=M"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7R/8/8/4P3/P3R3/r1r2p2/8/1k5K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2018"]

1. Re1+ Kc2 2. e6 (2. Rh2+ $2 Kd3 $11) (2. Kg1 $2 Re3 3. Rh2+ Kd3 $11) 2... Re3
(2... Kd2 3. e7 $18) (2... f2 3. Re2+ Kd1 4. Rxf2 Re3 5. Rb8 $1 $18) 3. Rh2+ $1
{White wins only with the paradoxical self-block (antizielelement).} Kd3 4.
Rxe3+ Kxe3 {position X} 5. Ra2 $1 ({logical try} 5. e7 $2 Ra1# $1 {
model mate with self-block on h2}) 5... Rb3 {/Rc3} (5... Rxa2 6. e7 Ra1+ 7. Kh2
Ra2+ 8. Kh3 $18) (5... Rd3 6. e7 $18) 6. Ra3 $1 Rxa3 {
position X without the wRh2} 7. e7 Rxa4 (7... Ra1+ 8. Kh2 Ra2+ 9. Kh3 $18) 8.
e8=Q+ Re4 9. Qh5 $1 (9. Qg6 $2 Rh4+ 10. Kg1 f2+ 11. Kg2 Rh2+ $1 12. Kxh2 f1=Q
$11) (9. Qh8 $2 f2 10. Kg2 Rg4+ 11. Kh3 $11) 9... f2 10. Kg2 Rf4 11. Qe5+ $18
1-0

[Event "3rd hm Kalandadze MT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2019"]
[Round ""]
[White "Tarasiuk=V"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/2R5/2P4R/8/1k1p4/p2K1p2/2P1rp2/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "19"]

1. c3+ $1 (1. Rb7+ $2 Kc5 $1 2. c7 Re3+ 3. Kd2 Re2+ 4. Kd3 Re3+ {
positional draw}) 1... Kb3 (1... dxc3 2. Rb7+ Ka5 3. Rh1 Re1 4. Rb1 $18) 2.
Rb7+ $1 (2. Rh1 $2 Re3+ $1 3. Kxd4 Re1 4. Rb7+ Kc2 $1 (4... Ka2 $2 5. Rh2 {
see main line}) 5. Rh2 Re2 6. Rh1 Re1 {positional draw}) 2... Ka2 $1 3. Rh1 Re1
4. Rh2 Re3+ $1 5. Kxd4 (5. Kc4 $2 Re2 6. Rxf2 Rxf2 7. c7 Rc2 8. Kxd4 f2 9. c8=Q
f1=Q $11) 5... Re2 6. Rxf2 $1 (6. Rh1 $2 Re1 7. Rh2 Re2) 6... Rxf2 7. c7 Rd2+
8. Ke3 Re2+ $1 9. Kxf3 (9. Kd3 $2 Re8 10. Rb8 f2 $1 11. Rxe8 f1=Q+ 12. Re2+ Kb3
$1 13. c8=Q Qf3+ $11) 9... Rc2 10. c8=R $1 $18 (10. c8=Q $2 Rxc3+ $1 11. Qxc3 {
stalemate}) 1-0

[Event "4th hm Kalandadze MT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2019"]
[Round ""]
[White "Campioli=M"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5k2/1p6/1Pp1PP2/2P2R2/8/2ppp3/3r4/4K3 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]

1. e7+ Kf7 2. Re5 Re2+ 3. Kf1 Rf2+ 4. Kg1 Ke8 5. Rxe3 Rxf6 6. Rxd3 c2 7. Rc3
Kxe7 8. Rxc2 Rf5 9. Re2+ Kd7 10. Rd2+ Ke7 11. Re2+ Kf6 12. Re8 Rxc5 13. Rf8+ (
13. Rb8 $2 Rg5+ 14. Kf2 Rg7 15. Ke3 Ke5 16. Kd3 Kd5 $19) 13... Ke6 14. Re8+ Kd6
15. Rd8+ Ke6 16. Re8+ Kd7 17. Rb8 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th hm Kalandadze MT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2019"]
[Round ""]
[White "Djurasevic=B"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/8/8/8/8/2p1p3/2r1P3/5R1K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]

1. Rg1+ $1 (1. Re1 $2 Kf7 2. Kg2 Ke6 3. Kf3 Kd5 4. Kxe3 Rd2 $1 5. Kf4 c2 ({or} 
5... Kd4 6. e4 c2 {moves inversion}) 6. e4+ Kd4 $1 7. Rc1 Rf2+ $1 $19) 1... Kf7
2. Kg2 $1 Ke6 3. Kf3 Kd5 $1 4. Rg7 $3 ({Thematic try:} 4. Rg8 $2 Rd2 $1 5. Rc8
Kd4 6. Rc7 Rb2 7. Rd7+ Kc4 8. Kxe3 Rb8 $3 9. Rc7+ Kb3 $1 $19) (4. Kxe3 $2 Rd2
$1 5. Rg8 Kc4 $19) 4... Rd2 $1 5. Rc7 $1 Kd4 6. Rc8 $3 Rb2 7. Rd8+ Kc4 8. Kxe3
Rb7 $1 9. Rc8+ Kb3 10. Kd4 $1 c2 ({Main variation B:} 10... Rd7+ 11. Ke5 $1
Re7+ 12. Kd4 $1 Rd7+ 13. Ke5 c2 {threat Rd1} 14. Rb8+ $1 Kc3 15. Rc8+ Kb2 16.
Rb8+ $1 Kc1 17. e4 $1 {Now it works.} Kd2 (17... Kd1 18. Rh8 $11) (17... Rc7
18. Rh8 $11) 18. Rb2 $1 Kd1 19. Rxc2 $11) 11. Rc3+ $1 (11. Rxc2 $19 Rd7+ $1 12.
Kc5 Rc7+ $1 13. Kd6 Rxc2 14. e4 Rd2+ $1 15. Kc5 Re2 $1 $19) 11... Kb2 12. Rxc2+
$1 Kxc2 13. e4 Rb4+ (13... Rd7+ 14. Kc5 Kd3 15. e5 Ke4 16. e6 $1 Ra7 17. Kd6
$11) (13... Rb1 14. e5 $1 Re1 15. Kd5 Kd3 16. e6 $1 $11) 14. Kd5 Kd3 15. e5
Rb5+ 16. Kd6 Kd4 17. e6 Rb6+ 18. Kd7 Kd5 19. e7 Rb7+ 20. Kd8 Kd6 21. e8=N+ $1
$11 1/2-1/2

[Event "commendation Kalandadze MT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2019"]
[Round ""]
[White "Ilincic=B Djurasevic=B"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/2rp1R2/2Pk1P2/1R6/P1r5/5p2/6Pp/7K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]

1. cxd7 $1 ({Thematic try:} 1. Rxd7+ $2 Rxd7 2. cxd7 Kxd7 $1 3. f7 fxg2+ ({or} 
3... Ke7 4. Rf5 fxg2+) 4. Kxh2 Ke7 5. Rf5 Kf8 6. a5 {position B1} Rg4 $1 7. Kg1
Rg6 $1 $11) 1... Rxd7 2. Rb6+ $3 Kc7 3. Rxd7+ Kxd7 4. f7 $1 fxg2+ 5. Kxh2 $1 (
5. Kxg2 $2 Ke7 6. Rf6 Kf8 7. a5 Rc2+ 8. Kh1 Rb2 9. Rf4 (9. a6 Ra2 $1 $11 {
position B2}) 9... Rb5 $1 10. a6 Ra5 11. Rf6 Ra2 $11 {zz}) 5... Ke7 6. Rf6 $1
Kf8 7. a5 {position A1} Ra4 8. a6 $1 Ra2 9. Kg1 $1 {position A2} Rc2 10. a7 ({
or} 10. Rh6 Kxf7 11. Rh8 Ra2 12. a7) 10... Ra2 11. Rh6 Kxf7 12. Rh8 Rxa7 13.
Rh7+ $18 1-0

[Event "commendation Kalandadze MT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2019"]
[Round ""]
[White "Afek=Y Minski=M"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/1rp5/1p3K2/2P5/8/2k5/R7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2018"]

1. c5 $1 (1. cxb5 $2 cxb5 $19) 1... Rb7 $1 (1... Rb8 2. Ke6 $1 Rh8 3. Kd7 $1
Rh6 4. Ra6 b4 5. Rxc6 Rxc6 6. Kxc6 b3 7. Kd7 {/Kd6} b2 8. c6 b1=Q 9. c7 $11) 2.
Ra6 $1 (2. Ke6 $2 Rh7 $1 3. Ra6 (3. Kd6 Rh6+ $1 $19) 3... Kc3 {/Kb3/Kd3} 4.
Rxc6 Kc4 {/Kd4} 5. Rc8 (5. Kd6 Rh5 6. Rc8 Rd5+ 7. Ke6 Rxc5 $19) 5... Rh6+ 6.
Ke5 Rh5+ 7. Kd6 Rd5+ 8. Ke6 Rxc5 $19) 2... Kc3 (2... b4 3. Rb6 $1 Rxb6 4. cxb6
b3 5. b7 $11) (2... Rc7 3. Ke5 {/Ke6} Kc3 4. Kd6 $11) 3. Rxc6 Kc4 4. Rc8 $1 (4.
Ke6 $2 Rh7 $1 5. Rc8 (5. Kd6 Rh5 6. Rc8 Rd5+ 7. Ke6 Rxc5 $19) 5... Rh6+ 6. Ke5
Rh5+ 7. Kd6 Rd5+ 8. Ke6 Rxc5 $19) 4... b4 5. c6 (5. Ke6 $2 b3 6. c6 (6. Kd6 b2
$19) 6... Rb6 7. Kd7 b2 $19) (5. Kf4 $2 {is too early} Rb5 {/b3-+}) 5... Rb6 $1
(5... Rb5+ 6. Ke6 {/Kf6=}) 6. Kf4 $3 {the point} ({logical try} 6. Ke5 $2 b3 $1
7. c7 Rc6 {zugzwang for White} 8. Ke4 Rc5 $1 9. Ke3 Kc3 10. Rb8 Rxc7 $19) ({
logical try} 6. c7 $2 Rc6 $1 {zugzwang for White} 7. Ke5 (7. Ke4 Rc5 $1 8. Ke3
Kc3 9. Ke2 b3 $19) 7... b3 $19 {zugzwang for White}) (6. Ke4 $2 b3 $1 7. c7 b2
8. Rd8 b1=Q+ $19) (6. Ke6 $2 b3 7. Kd7 b2 $19) 6... b3 (6... Rb5 7. Ke3 Kc3 (
7... Rc5 8. Kd2 $1 $11) 8. Ra8 $1 b3 9. c7 $11) 7. c7 Rc6 8. Ke5 $1 {
zugzwang for Black} Kc3 (8... b2 9. Rb8 $11) 9. Kd5 Rc4 10. Kd6 b2 11. Rb8 $11
1/2-1/2

[Event "commendation Kalandadze MT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2019"]
[Round ""]
[White "Kasparyan=S"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/6pk/R1P3p1/5p2/3K2P1/8/8/2r5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "25"]

1. g5 Kg8 2. Kd5 Kf7 3. Ra7+ Kf8 4. Rd7 Rd1+ 5. Ke6 Re1+ 6. Kd6 Rd1+ 7. Kc7 Rc1
8. Kb7 Rb1+ 9. Kc8 f4 10. c7 f3 11. Kd8 f2 12. c8=Q f1=Q 13. Kc7# 1-0

[Event "commendation Kalandadze MT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2019"]
[Round ""]
[White "Kalashnikov=V"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6R1/4k2p/6PK/8/8/5p2/8/5r2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]

1. Rg7+ $1 Ke8 2. Rg8+ Ke7 3. Rg7+ $1 Ke6 (3... Ke8 4. Rg8+ {eternal check Rook
}) 4. gxh7 Rh1+ 5. Kg5 $1 f2 6. Rg6+ Ke7 7. Rf6 Rg1+ 8. Kh6 $1 Kxf6 (8... Rh1+
9. Kg5 {/Kg6} Rg1+ 10. Kh6 {eternal check Rook}) 9. h8=Q+ Kf7 10. Qh7+ Kf6 11.
Qh8+ {eternal check Queen} 1/2-1/2

[Event "special hm Kalandadze MT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2019"]
[Round ""]
[White "Katsnelson=L Katsnelson=V"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/4P3/8/8/5K1p/8/1R4rk w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "15"]

1. Rb7 {A} Re1 ({B} 1... Rg6 2. e7 Re6 3. Kg3 Re3+ 4. Kf2 Re6 5. Rb3 Kh2 6. Re3
Rxe3 7. Kxe3 Kg1 8. e8=Q $18) 2. e7 Kg1 3. Rb1 $1 Kh2 $1 4. Rb2+ $1 Kg1 5. Re2
Rxe2 6. Kxe2 h2 7. e8=Q h1=Q 8. Qe3+ $18 1-0

[Event "special hm Kalandadze MT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2019"]
[Round ""]
[White "Iskandarov=M Aliev=I"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2K5/6k1/8/8/3P1p2/4p3/3R4/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]

1. Re2 $1 Kf6 2. Kb7 $3 Kf5 3. d5 {Main A} Ke5 ({Main B} 3... Ke4 4. d6 f3 5.
Rb2 $3 (5. Ra2 $2 f2 $1 6. d7 f1=Q 7. Ra4+ (7. d8=Q Qb1+) 7... Kf3 $1 8. d8=Q
Qb5+ $19) 5... e2 6. d7 e1=Q 7. d8=Q $18) ({Main C} 3... Kg4 4. d6 f3 5. Rxe3
f2 6. d7 (6. Re4+ $2 Kg3 7. Re3+ Kg4) 6... f1=Q 7. d8=Q Qb5+ 8. Qb6 $18 (8. Ka7
$2 Qa4+ 9. Kb7 Qb5+)) 4. Kc6 Ke4 5. Ra2 $3 (5. d6 $2 f3 6. Ra2 e2 7. d7 e1=Q 8.
d8=Q Qc3+ $11) 5... f3 6. Ra4+ $3 (6. d6 $2 e2 7. d7 e1=Q 8. d8=Q Qc3+) 6...
Kf5 7. d6 e2 8. d7 e1=Q 9. d8=Q $18 1-0

[Event "special hm Kalandadze MT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2019"]
[Round ""]
[White "Minski=M"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2R1R3/4P3/P7/6pp/2p3P1/6K1/P2P3p/1rr4k w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2018"]

1. a7 h4+ (1... Kg1 2. a8=Q h4+ 3. Kh3 {see mainline}) (1... Rg1+ 2. Kf3 Rgf1+
3. Ke3 Rfe1+ 4. Kd4 Kg1 5. a8=Q h1=Q 6. Qxh1+ Kxh1 7. gxh5 $18) 2. Kh3 (2. Kf2
$2 Rf1+ $11) 2... Kg1 3. a8=Q h1=R+ {"black humor"} 4. Qxh1+ Kxh1 5. Rb8 (5.
Rh8 $4 Rb2 $1 6. Rxh4 Rxd2 7. Kg3+ Kg1 $1 $19) (5. Rg8 $4 {/Rc5??} Rc3+ $1 6.
dxc3 Rb2 7. Rxg5 Rh2#) 5... Rc3+ $1 {play for stalemate} (5... Ra1 6. Rb5 Rxa2
7. Rxg5 Rxd2 8. Kxh4 Rh2+ 9. Kg3 Rg1+ 10. Kf4 Rf1+ 11. Ke5 Re2+ 12. Kd6 $18) (
5... Rxb8 6. Rxb8 Rg1 7. Rb1 $1 Rxb1 8. e8=Q $18) (5... Rg1 6. Rxb1 $18 {
no stalemate trap}) 6. dxc3 Rg1 {(7...Rg3#)} 7. Rb1 $1 Rxb1 8. Rf8 (8. Rg8 $2
Rb2 9. Rxg5 Rh2#) (8. Rd8 $2 Rg1 9. Rd1 Rxd1 10. e8=Q Rd3+ 11. Qe3 Rxe3#) 8...
Re1 (8... Rg1 9. Rf3 $18) (8... Rb2 9. Rf1#) 9. e8=R $1 {
the "serious" white answer} (9. e8=Q $2 Re3+ $1 10. Qxe3 {stalemate}) (9. Rf3
$4 Kg1 $1 $19) 9... Re3+ (9... Rg1 10. Rf3 {/Re3+-}) 10. Rxe3 $18 {no stalemate
} 1-0

[Event "special commendation Kalandadze MT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2019"]
[Round ""]
[White "Ulrichsen=J"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/p7/6K1/2p5/8/R7/2k5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2019"]

1. Kf4 c3 2. Ke3 Kb1 3. Ra4 $1 (3. Rxa6 $2 c2 4. Rb6+ Kc1 5. Kd3 (5. Ke2 {
stalemate}) 5... Kd1 6. Rh6 c1=N+ $1 $11) 3... a5 4. Rc4 a4 5. Rxc3 (5. Rxa4 $2
c2 $11) 5... Kb2 6. Kd2 $1 (6. Kd3 $2 a3 7. Rc2+ Kb3 8. Rc8 Kb2 9. Rb8+ Kc1 $11
) 6... a3 7. Rc2+ $1 (7. Rc8 $2 a2 $11) 7... Kb1 8. Kc3 $1 a2 9. Rb2+ $18 {
Inspired by Josif Krikheli, 1995. Krikheli's study Kh5, Rb2 / Kd1, Pb7, Pd4 is
incorrect. White also wins after 1.Kg4 c3 2.Kf3 Kb1 with 3.Ra2 instead of 3.
Rb5. In my study the position is moved one file to the left and the solution
is not the same.} 1-0

[Event "special commendation Kalandadze MT"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2019"]
[Round ""]
[White "Zinar=M"]
[Black ""]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/p1PPPPP1/r6R/4ppp1/3p4/6pp/6P1/1k4K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]

{systematic active sacrifices of 5 queens (and of 1 rook in the introduction)} 
1... h2+ 2. Kh1 (2. Kf1 $2 Rxh6 $19) 2... Ra1 3. Ra6 $1 Rxa6 4. c8=Q $1 Ra1 5.
Qa6 $1 {one} Rxa6 6. d8=Q $1 Ra1 7. Qa5 $1 {two} Rxa5 8. e8=Q $1 Ra1 ({main} 
8... Kc2 9. Qc6+ {/Qc8+} Kd2 10. Qc1+ $1 Kxc1 11. f8=Q $1 Ra1 12. Qa3+ $1 Rxa3
13. g8=Q Ra1 14. Qa2 $1 {five} Rxa2 {stalemate}) 9. Qa4 $1 {three} Rxa4 10.
f8=Q $1 Ra1 11. Qa3 $1 {four} Rxa3 12. g8=Q Ra1 13. Qb3+ $11 (13. Qa2+ $2 Kxa2#
) 1/2-1/2

