[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "1st (N19) Oleg Pervakov, Russia"]
[Black "Win Section"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2Rn4/r2k2K1/qPp5/5N2/4B3/8/8/7R w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "21"]

1. Rb8 $1 Rb7 $1 (1... Ke6+ 2. Kg6 $1 Ra8 (2... Rd7 3. Re1 $1 Qa5 4. Re3 {(e2)
!+-}) 3. Rh8 $1 Rxb8 (3... Ke5 4. Rxa8 Qxa8 5. Re8+ Kf4 6. Bh1 Qa4 7. Rxd8 $18)
4. Re8+ Kd7 5. Re7+ $18) 2. Kf6 $3 Rxb8 3. Rh7+ Nf7 $1 (3... Ke8 4. Nd6+ Kf8 5.
Rh8#) 4. Rxf7+ Kc8 $1 {If now no knight f5, White wins after 5.Bf5+ Kd8 6.Rf8#.
} (4... Kd8 5. Rf8+ Kd7 6. Rxb8 {Without pawn c6 it is a draw in the view of
stalemate resources. With pawn c6 - a win, for example:} Qa1+ 7. Kg6 Qg1+ (7...
Qe1 8. Rb7+ Kd8 9. Bf3 $1 Qg1+ 10. Kf6 Qa1+ 11. Kg5 Kc8 12. Rc7+ Kb8 13. Rxc6
$18) (7... Qf6+ $5 8. Kxf6 $18 {no stalemate!}) 8. Kf7 Qf2 9. Kf6 $1 Qh2 (9...
Qb2+ 10. Kg6 $18) 10. Rb7+ Kd8 11. Ne7 $1 $18) 5. Ne7+ $1 ({Another check is
wrong:} 5. Nd6+ $2 Kd8 6. Bf5 Qa1+ 7. Ke6 Qa2+ $1 $11) 5... Kb7 ({The first
mate after} 5... Kd7 6. Nc8+ $1 Kxc8 7. Bf5+ {No knight f5!} Kd8 8. Rf8#) 6.
Nd5+ $1 (6. Nc8+ $2 Ka8 $1 7. Bxc6+ Rb7 $11 {, and no 8.Rf8# - knight ñ8!})
6... Ka8 {If now no knight d5, White wins after 7.Bxc6+.} 7. Nc7+ Kb7 8. Na8+
$1 (8. Nxa6+ $2 Kxa6 $11) 8... Kxa8 9. Bxc6+ {No knight d5!} Qb7 ({Second mate
after} 9... Rb7 10. Rf8# {, no knight ñ8!}) 10. Kf5 $1 {Zugzwang} ({Try} 10.
Be4 $2 Rd8 $1 11. Bxb7+ (11. Rxb7 Rd6+ 12. Kf7 Rf6+ $1 $11 {with mad rook})
11... Kb8 12. Ke7 Re8+ $1 13. Kd7 Rd8+ 14. Kc6 Rd6+ 15. Kc5 Rxb6 $1 16. Bc6 Rb2
$1 17. Bd5 Rh2 $1 18. Kd6 Rh6+ $1 $11 {, and no position of Philidor!}) 10...
Qxc6 (10... Rd8 11. Bxb7+ $1 $18 (11. Rxb7 $2 Rd5+ $1 $11)) 11. Ra7# 1-0

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "2.-3. (Nr11) Steffen S.Nielsen, Denmark"]
[Black "Win section"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3b4/3qpQ2/8/8/r6B/5R2/2P1kP2/7K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]

1. Re3+ Kf1 2. Qh5 Qd5+ $1 (2... Rg4 3. Bg3 (3. Bg3 Qb7+ 4. f3 Rxg3 5. Qh2 $18)
3... Qc6+ 4. f3 Rxg3 5. Qh2 Qxc2 6. Qxc2 Rh3+ 7. Qh2 Rxh2+ 8. Kxh2 $18) 3. f3
$1 (3. Qxd5 $2 Rxh4+ 4. Rh3 Rxh3#) 3... Ba5 (3... Qxh5 4. Re1#) 4. c3 $1 ({
Logical try} 4. Bg5 Qd1 5. Qh2 Rg4 6. Bf4 Qd2 7. Qh3+ Qg2+ 8. Qxg2+ Rxg2 $11 {
9. Rxc3 is not possible.}) 4... Bxc3 (4... Qxh5 5. Re1#) 5. Bg5 ({Try} 5. Qh7
$2 Qf5 $1 $19) 5... Qd1 {Threat 6...Kf2+} (5... Ra1 6. Qh2) 6. Qh2 Rg4 $1 7.
Bf4 {Threatening 8. Bg3} (7. fxg4 $2 Qd5+ $19) 7... Rg8 (7... Qd2 8. Qh3+ Qg2+
9. Qxg2+ Rxg2 10. Rxc3 {The reason for 4. c3!}) (7... Be1 8. Qh3+ Kf2 9. Qxg4
Bd2+ 10. Kh2 Bxe3 11. Qg2+) (7... Bd2 {or 7....Bd4} 8. fxg4 {The bishop blocks
the queens way to d5}) 8. Rxc3 (8. Bg3 $2 Rh8 9. Bh4 Rxh4 10. Qxh4 {eg} Be5 $19
) 8... Rh8 9. Rc1 $1 (9. Qxh8 $2 Kf2+ 10. Kh2 Qg1+ 11. Kh3 Qh1+ (11... Qg2+ $11
)) 9... Rxh2+ 10. Kxh2 Qxc1 11. Bxc1 Kf2 12. f4 Kf3 13. Kh3 Ke4 14. Kg4 e5 15.
f5 $18 1-0

[Event "Mikitovics 70 2019"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "2.-3.(Nr21) Vladislav Tarasiuk, Ukraine"]
[Black "Win Section"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1k6/3B4/P6R/8/6K1/2n5/p7/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]

1. Rh1 Nb1 2. Bf5 Ka7 $1 (2... a1=Q 3. Rxb1+ Qxb1 4. Bxb1 Ka7 5. Bd3 $18) 3.
Rh7+ Kb6 $1 4. Rb7+ $1 (4. a7 $2 a1=Q 5. Be4 Qxa7 $1 $11) 4... Kxa6 5. Bc8 $1
Nc3 $1 (5... a1=Q 6. Rxb1+ $18) 6. Kh4 $3 ({Thematic try-1:} 6. Kh3 $2 Nb5 7.
Rf7+ Ka5 8. Rf1 Nc3 9. Be6 Kb4 10. Rc1 Ne2 $1 11. Ra1 Nf4+ {fork} 12. Kg4 Nxe6
$11) 6... Nb5 7. Rf7+ $3 ({Thematic try-2:} 7. Rg7+ $2 Ka5 8. Rg1 Kb4 9. Be6
Nd4 $1 10. Bxa2 Nf3+ {fork} 11. Kg3 Nxg1 $11) 7... Ka5 8. Rf1 Nc3 9. Be6 Kb4
10. Rc1 $1 (10. Ra1 $2 Ka3 11. Kg4 Kb2 $11) 10... Ne2 11. Ra1 Nc3 12. Bxa2 $18
1-0

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "4.-5.(Nr8)Branislav Djuraševic, Serbia"]
[Black "Win Section"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/P7/P7/2n5/1b2B1k1/8/4N2K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]

1. Bf2+ $3 {Paradoxical move. White sacrifices the bishop on a square where
the opponent's king can easily threaten the knight. However, it is the only
correct way to play for a win.} (1. a7 $2 Nxe3 2. a8=Q Bd5+ $11) ({Thematic
try:} 1. Bf4+ $2 Kxf4 2. a7 (2. Nd3+ Ke3 $1 (2... Kf5 $2 3. a7 $1 Ne3 4. Nb4
$18) 3. a7 (3. Nb4 Bd1 $1 $11) 3... Nb6 4. axb6 Bd5+ 5. Kh2 Kxd3 $1 $11 (5...
Kd4 $2 6. Nf4 $1 Bb7 7. Ne6+ Kd5 8. Nd8 $1 $18 {Similar geometry as in the
main line A.})) 2... Nb6 $1 3. axb6 Bd5+ 4. Kh2 Ke5 $11 {or 4....Kd4=}) (1. Bb6
$2 Ne5 {with easy draw} 2. Bc7 Kf2 $11) 1... Kxf2 2. a7 $1 (2. Nd3+ $2 Ke3 $1
$11 {Please see the same analysis as after 1.Bf4? Kxf4 2.Nd3+ Ke3! etc.}) 2...
Nb6 $1 (2... Ne3 $5 3. Nd3+ $1 Kg3 4. Nb4 $1 Bd1 5. a8=Q Bf3+ 6. Qxf3+ Kxf3 7.
a6 Nc4 8. Nd5 $1 Nd6 9. a7 $18 {Main line C.}) 3. axb6 Bd5+ 4. Kh2 Ke3 $1 (4...
Kxe1 $5 5. Kg3 $1 Ke2 6. Kf4 Kd3 7. Ke5 Kc4 8. Kd6 Bf3 9. Kc7 $1 $18 {Main
line B.}) 5. Nc2+ $1 Ke4 (5... Kd3 6. Nb4+ $18) 6. Na1 $3 (6. Nb4 $2 Bb7 $1 (
6... Ba8 $2 7. Na6 $1 $18) 7. Na6 Kd5 $11) (6. Na3 $2 Kd4 $1 7. Nb5+ Kc5 $11)
6... Ba8 7. Nb3 Kd5 8. Na5 $1 Kc5 9. b7 $18 {Main line A. In total three lines
with completely different and rich play! Active and passive sacrifices of
white and black pieces. The journey of the white knight to the corner square
in the main line A and the march of the white king in the main line B are the
highlights of this study.} 1-0

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "4th-5th (Nr13) Pavel Arestov, Russia"]
[Black "Win Section"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2N5/2K2p2/k7/4P3/1P6/4p3/6P1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]

1. b5+ $1 (1. Kc6 $2 e2 2. b5+ Ka5 3. b6 e1=Q 4. b7 Qxe5 5. Nd6 Qg5 6. b8=Q
Qxg2+ $11) 1... Kxb5 (1... Ka5 2. Ne7 e2 3. b6 (3. Nc6+) 3... e1=Q 4. Nc6+ Ka4
5. b7 $18) 2. Nd6+ Kb4 $1 (2... Ka4 3. Ne4 e2 4. Nc3+ $18) (2... Kc5 3. e6 $1
fxe6 4. Ne4+ Kd4 5. Ng3 Kd3 6. Kd6 $18) 3. Nf5 $1 e2 4. Nd4 e1=N $1 (4... e1=Q
5. Nc2+ $18) 5. g4 Nd3 6. g5 $1 (6. Nf3 $2 Kc5 $1 7. Kd7 Kd5 8. Ke7 Nf2 $11) (
6. Kd6 $2 Nf2 7. g5 Ne4+ $11) 6... Nf4 $1 (6... Nxe5 7. Nc6+ Nxc6 8. Kxc6 $18)
(6... Kc5 7. e6 $1 fxe6 8. g6 $18) 7. Kd6 $1 (7. Kd7 $2 Kc4 8. e6 fxe6 9. Nxe6
Ng6 $1 $11) 7... Kc4 8. Nf3 (8. Nf5 $2 Kd3 9. Ke7 Ke4 10. Kf6 Nh5+ $11) 8...
Kd3 9. Kd7 $3 ({Try:} 9. Ke7 $2 Ke4 $1 {zz} 10. Kxf7 Kf5 $1 11. e6 (11. g6 Nxg6
12. e6 Nh8+ 13. Ke7 Ng6+ 14. Kf7 Nh8+ {pos. draw}) 11... Nxe6 12. g6 Nd8+ 13.
Kg7 Ne6+ 14. Kf7 Nd8+ {pos. draw}) 9... Ke3 $1 10. Ke8 $3 (10. Ke7 $2 Ke4 $1 {
zz, see try}) 10... Ke4 11. Ke7 $1 {zz} Kxf3 $18 (11... Kf5 12. Kxf7 Ne6 (12...
Ng6 13. e6) 13. g6 $18) (11... Nh3 12. e6 $1 fxe6 13. g6 $18) 12. Kxf7 Ke4 ({or
} 12... Kg4 13. g6 $1 Nxg6 14. Kxg6 {win.}) 13. e6 $1 (13. g6 $2 Nxg6 14. Kxg6
Kxe5 $11) 13... Nxe6 14. Kxe6 {win.} 1-0

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "6th (Nr2) Árpád Rusz, Romania"]
[Black "Win Section"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1K2b3/4q1p1/pk2p3/pPN1p1pQ/P3P1p1/B5P1/8/7R w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2018.??.??"]

1. Nd7+ $1 Qxd7 2. Bc5+ $1 Kxc5 3. Rc1+ Kb6 4. Rc6+ $1 Qxc6 5. bxc6 Bxh5 6. c7
{Is it over? Not yet! Black has a counterplay by setting a stalemate trap!} g6
$1 {During the introduction, White has lost a Knight, a Bishop, a Rook, and a
Queen. Will we see some kind of a Phoenix promotion now, right? No!} 7. Kc8 $3
{anti-Phoenix} (7. c8=Q $2 {echo stalemate}) 7... Kc6 8. Kd8 Kd6 $1 {An echo
stalemate trap!} 9. Ke8 $3 {The Pawn is also sacrified! Does White really want
to win this endgame?} (9. c8=Q $2 {echo stalemate}) (9. Kc8 $6 Kc6 10. Kb8 Kb6
{positional draw}) 9... Kxc7 10. Ke7 {mutual zugzwang - Position A} Kc8 $1 (
10... Kc6 11. Kxe6 Kc7 12. Kxe5 Kd7 13. Kf6 $18) 11. Kd6 $1 ({Thematic try:} 
11. Kxe6 $2 Kd8 12. Kd6 (12. Kxe5 Ke7 13. Kd5 Kd7 14. e5 Ke7 15. e6 Ke8 16. Kd6
Kd8 17. e7+ Ke8 18. Ke6 {stalemate}) 12... Ke8 13. Kc6 Ke7 {positional draw}
14. Kc7 Ke6 $1 {The e6 pawn is missing!} 15. Kc6 Ke7 {positional draw}) 11...
Kd8 12. Kc6 Ke7 (12... Kc8 13. Kb6 Kb8 14. Kxa6 $18) 13. Kc7 $1 {The kings
have interchanged their places! - Position B} (13. Kb6 $2 Kd6 14. Kxa5 Kc5 15.
Kxa6 Kd4 $11) 13... Ke8 14. Kb6 Kd7 15. Kxa5 $1 (15. Kxa6 $2 Kc6 16. Kxa5 Kc5
17. Ka6 Kd4 $11) 15... Kc6 16. Kxa6 Kc5 17. a5 Kc6 (17... Kd4 18. Kb5 (18. Kb6)
18... Kxe4 19. a6 Kf3 20. a7 Kxg3 21. a8=Q Kh2 22. Qa2+ $18) 18. Ka7 Kc7 19. a6
{mutual zugzwang} Kc8 20. Kb6 (20. Ka8 $6 Kc7 21. a7 $2 Kc8 {stalemate}) 1-0

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "7th (Nr9) Árpád Rusz, Romania"]
[Black "Win Section"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4n1r1/1PP5/8/8/8/4Kp2/1p3Rb1/7k w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]

1. b8=Q (1. Rxb2 $2 Nxc7 $11) 1... Nxc7 $1 2. Qxb2 Nd5+ 3. Ke4 Rd8 (3... Rg5 4.
Qc1+ $18) 4. Rxf3 $1 (4. Qg7 $2 Rd7 $1 5. Qxd7 Nf6+ $11) 4... Ra8 $1 {The
black rook goes to the only square on the board which is safe. But - like in
the classical Q vs R Philidor position - white can pass the move to black
making the rook move again.} ({main} 4... Rg8 {position B} 5. Qb1+ $1 Kh2 6.
Ke5 $1 (6. Kd4 $2 Rg4+ $11) 6... Rg5+ (6... Bxf3 7. Qh7+ $18) (6... Re8+ 7. Kd4
$1 Bxf3 8. Qh7+ Kg2 9. Qg6+ Kf2 10. Qxe8 $18 {pseudo-fortress}) 7. Rf5 Nc3 $1
8. Qb8 $1 {battery} (8. Qc1 $2 Rxf5+ 9. Kxf5 Ne4 $1 $11 {fortress}) 8... Rxf5+
9. Kxf5+ {Check! There is no time for Ne4...} Kh1 10. Qh8+ $18) (4... Bxf3+ 5.
Kxf3 Rf8+ 6. Kg3 Rg8+ 7. Kh4 $1 (7. Kh3 $2 Nf4+ $11) 7... Nf4 8. Qc1+ $18) (
4... Rd7 5. Qc1+ Kh2 6. Qh6+ Kg1 7. Qg6 $18) (4... Re8+ 5. Kd4 Bxf3 6. Qb1+ Kg2
7. Qg6+ Kf2 8. Qxe8 $18 {pseudo-fortress}) (4... Rf8 5. Qc1+ Kh2 6. Qh6+ $18)
5. Qg7 $3 (5. Kxd5 $2 Bxf3+ $11) (5. Qc1+ $2 Kh2 6. Qh6+ (6. Qd2 Ra2 $1 7. Qxd5
Rf2 $11) 6... Kg1 7. Qc1+ (7. Qg7 Ra3 $11) 7... Kh2 {positional draw}) (5. Qb3
$2 Rf8 $11) (5. Qc2 $2 Nf6+ $11) 5... Ra2 {position A} (5... Bxf3+ 6. Kxf3 Ra3+
7. Kf2 Ra2+ 8. Ke1 $1 (8. Kf1 $2 Ne3+ $11) 8... Ne3 9. Qh6+ $18) (5... Ra3 6.
Qh6+ Kg1 7. Qc1+ $18) (5... Ra4+ 6. Ke5 Bxf3 7. Qh7+ Kg2 8. Qc2+ Kg3 9. Qxa4
$18 {pseudo-fortress}) (5... Ra6 6. Qh8+ Kg1 7. Qd4+ Kh1 8. Qd1+ $1 $18 (8.
Qxd5 $2 Rf6 $11)) (5... Rc8 6. Qa1+ Kh2 7. Qe5+ Kh1 8. Qh5+ $1 $18 (8. Qxd5 $2
Rc3 $11)) 6. Qh7+ $1 Kg1 7. Kd4 $1 (7. Ke5 $2 Re2+ $11) 7... Rd2+ (7... Ra4+ 8.
Ke5 $1 Bxf3 9. Qb1+ Kg2 10. Qc2+ Kg3 11. Qxa4 $18 {pseudo-fortress}) (7... Bxf3
8. Qb1+ $18) 8. Rd3 Nf6 $1 9. Qa7 $1 {battery} (9. Qh6 $2 Rxd3+ 10. Kxd3 Ne4 $1
$11 {fortress}) 9... Rxd3+ 10. Kxd3+ {Check! There is no time for Ne4...} Kh1
11. Qa1+ 1-0

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT  2019"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "8th (Nr25) Yochanan Afek, Israel"]
[Black "Win Section"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/4B3/3P4/6K1/q3kr2/2R4R/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "31"]

1. Rhe3+ $1 Kd5 2. Rc5+ $3 {[%emt 0:00:01] Sacrifice} (2. Rcd3+ $2 Rd4 (2...
Kc6 $2 3. d7)) 2... Kxc5 (2... Kd4 3. Rce5 $18 (3. Rec3 $18)) 3. d7+ Kd4 $1 {
Any other move is met by 4.d8Q} 4. Bc5+ $3 {[%emt 0:00:02] Sacrifice} Kxc5 5.
d8=Q Rg4+ 6. Kh5 $1 Rd4 $1 7. Rc3+ $1 Rc4 (7... Kb5 8. Qb8+ Ka6 9. Qc8+ Ka5 10.
Qc7+ Ka6 11. Rc6+ $18) 8. Ra3 $3 {[%emt 0:00:03] Sacrifice} Rh4+ $1 (8... Qc2
9. Ra5+ Kb4 10. Qb6+ {wins.}) (8... Qc6 9. Qg5+ Kb6 10. Qa5+ Kb7 11. Qa8+ Kc7
12. Ra7+ Kd6 13. Ra6 {wins}) 9. Qxh4 Qe8+ (9... Qxa3 10. Qe7+) 10. Kh6 $1 (10.
Kg5 $2 Qe7+ 11. Kh5 Qh7+ 12. Kg4 Qe4+ 13. Kg3 Qe1+ 14. Kh3 Qh1+ 15. Kg4 Qe4+ {
Perpetual check}) 10... Qh8+ 11. Kg5 Qe5+ 12. Kg6 $1 Qe8+ 13. Kf5 $1 (13. Kg7
Qd7+ 14. Kf8 Qf5+ 15. Ke8 Qg6+ 16. Ke7 Qg7+ 17. Ke8 Qg6+ 18. Ke7 Qd6+ 19. Kf7
Qd5+ 20. Kg7 Qd7+ 21. Kg6 Qe8+ 22. Kf5 $1 {is a loss of time}) 13... Qd7+ 14.
Kf4 $1 Qd4+ 15. Kg3 Qg1+ 16. Kf3 $1 {Wins} 1-0

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "9th (Nr10) Mirko Miljanic, Serbia"]
[Black "Win Section"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/4N1P1/1p6/k3K1n1/8/8/B2p4/3r4 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]

1. Nc6+ $1 (1. g8=Q $2 Re1+ 2. Kf5 d1=Q 3. Nc6+ Ka6 4. Qc8+ Kb5 5. Na7+ Ka5 6.
Nc6+ Kb5 $1 $11) 1... Ka6 $1 (1... Ka4 2. g8=Q Re1+ 3. Kf5 $1 (3. Kf4 $2 Rf1+
4. Ke5 Nf3+ $11) 3... Rf1+ 4. Kg6 $1 d1=Q 5. Bb3+ Qxb3 6. Qa8+ Kb5 7. Nd4+ $18)
2. g8=Q Re1+ 3. Kd6 $3 (3. Kf5 $2 d1=Q $11) 3... d1=Q+ 4. Kc7 Ne6+ $1 5. Qxe6
$1 (5. Bxe6 $2 Rxe6 6. Qxe6 Qc2 $11) 5... Rxe6 6. Bc4+ $1 b5 7. Bxe6 b4 8. Bc4#
1-0

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "10th (Nr17) Luis M. González, Spain"]
[Black "Win Section"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5R2/8/8/5p2/2R5/8/3p1r2/3k3K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]

1. Rd4 $1 (1. Rd8 $2 Ke1 $1 2. Rcd4 f4 $1 3. Kg1 f3 4. Rd3 Rg2+ $1 $11) 1...
Ke1 $1 (1... f4 2. Kg1 $1 Ke1 3. Re4+ Re2 4. Rexf4 d1=Q 5. Rf1+ Kd2 6. Rd8+ $18
) 2. Re8+ $1 ({Logical try 1:} 2. Rg8 $2 f4 $1 3. Re4+ Re2 $1 4. Rxf4 {(wR on
f4)} Re7 {(e6, e5)} 5. Kg1 Rd7 6. Re8+ Kd1 7. Kf2 Kc2 8. Rc8+ Kb3 $1 $11) (2.
Kg1 $2 Rf1+ 3. Kg2 Rf2+ 4. Kg3 f4+ $1 $11) 2... Re2 $1 3. Rg8 $1 Rf2 $1 (3...
Kd1 4. Kg1 $1 Kc2 5. Rc8+ Kb3 6. Rd7 Re1+ 7. Kf2 d1=Q 8. Rb7+ Ka3 9. Ra8+ Qa4
10. Rxa4+ Kxa4 11. Kxe1 $18) 4. Kg1 $1 (4. Rg7 $2 f4 $1 5. Re4+ Re2 $1 6. Rxf4
Re8 $11 {[%emt 0:00:01] as the logical try}) 4... Rf1+ 5. Kg2 Rf2+ 6. Kh3 $1 (
6. Kg3 $2 f4+ $1 $11) 6... Rf3+ 7. Kh4 Re3 $1 8. Rd5 $1 ({Logical try 2:} 8.
Rd7 {(d6)?} Re4+ $1 9. Kh3 Re3+ 10. Kh2 Re2+ 11. Kh1 Rf2 $1 12. Re7+ Re2 13.
Rd7 Rf2 $1 $11 {positional draw}) 8... Re4+ $1 (8... f4 9. Rg1+ Ke2 10. Rg2+
$18) 9. Kh3 $1 Re3+ 10. Kh2 Re2+ 11. Kh1 $1 Rf2 $1 (11... f4 12. Rg1+ Kf2 13.
Rd3 $1 f3 14. Kh2 $1 $18) (11... Kd1 12. Kg1 $1 Kc2 13. Rc8+ $18) 12. Re5+ $1 (
12. Re8+ $2 Re2 13. Red8 (13. Rg8 Rf2 $1 14. Re5+ {loss of time}) 13... f4 $1
$11) 12... Re2 (12... Kd1 13. Kg1 Re2 14. Rb5 $1 f4 15. Rd8 $1 Kc2 16. Rc8+ Kd3
17. Rd5+ Ke4 18. Rcd8 $18) 13. Rxf5 {(wR on f5, compare with logical try 1)}
Re7 {(e6)} 14. Kg1 $1 (14. Rg1+ $2 Ke2 15. Rd5 Rh7+ 16. Kg2 Rg7+ $11) 14... Rd7
15. Re8+ $1 (15. Re5+ $2 Kd1 16. Kf2 Kc2 17. Rc8+ Kd3 $1 18. Re3+ Kd4 19. Ke2
d1=Q+ 20. Kxd1 Kxe3+ $11) (15. Rf1+ $2 Ke2 16. Re8+ Kd3 $11) 15... Kd1 16. Kf2
$1 Kc2 17. Rc8+ $1 (17. Rc5+ $2 Kd3 $1 18. Re3+ Kd4 $11) 17... Kd3 (17... Kd1
18. Rcc5 Rf7 19. Rcd5 Rxf5+ 20. Rxf5 Kc2 21. Rc5+ $18) (17... Kb3 18. Rb5+ Ka4
19. Rb1 d1=Q 20. Ra8+ $18) 18. Rf3+ Ke4 19. Re8+ $1 (19. Rc4+ $2 Ke5 $1 $11)
19... Kd4 20. Ke2 1-0

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "11th (Nr22) Vladislav Tarasiuk, Ukraine"]
[Black "Win Section"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/8/2b5/4K3/1P5P/1P5P/1k6 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]

1. Kd5 Be7 2. b4 $1 ({Try} 2. Kc4 $2 Kxb2 3. b4 Ka3 4. b5 Ka4 $11) 2... Bxb4 3.
Kc4 Bd6 $1 4. b4 Bxh2 5. b5 $1 ({Try} 5. h4 $2 Kc2 6. h5 Bf4 7. Kd4 Kd2 $1 8.
b5 Be3+ 9. Ke4 Ke2 10. b6 Bxb6 11. h6 Ba5 {(d8)} 12. h7 Bc3 $11) 5... Bg1 $1 (
5... Kc2 6. b6 Kd2 7. h4 Ke3 8. h5 Ke4 9. h6 Ke5 10. h7 $1 $18) 6. Kd3 $3 (6.
h4 $2 Kc2 $1 7. h5 Be3 $11) 6... Bf2 7. Ke2 $1 Bd4 $1 8. h4 Kc2 9. h5 $1 (9.
Kf3 $2 Kd3 10. h5 Be3 $1 $11) 9... Kc3 10. Kf3 $1 (10. h6 $2 Kc4 $1 11. b6 Bxb6
12. h7 Bd4 $11) 10... Kc4 11. Ke4 {Switchback} Kc5 12. b6 $1 Kxb6 13. Kxd4 {
wins. Maneuver wK (e4-d5-c4-d3-e2-f3-e4) in miniature.} 1-0

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "12th (Nr12) Pavel Arestov, Russia"]
[Black "Win Section"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6KR/3p3P/3pk3/2q2p2/4PP1P/2p5/2PR4/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]

1. Rd5 $1 (1. Kg7 $2 Qg1+ $1 (1... cxd2 $2 2. Re8#) 2. Rg2 Qxg2+ $11) (1. Rd1
$2 Qe3 2. Rxd6+ Kxd6 3. Kf7 fxe4 $1 (3... Qxf4 $2 4. e5+ $1 Qxe5 5. Re8 Qd5+ 6.
Kg6 Qg2+ 7. Kf6 $18) 4. Rg8 Qxf4+ 5. Kg6 Qg4+ $11) 1... Qxd5 $1 (1... Qf2 2.
Rxf5 Qg3+ 3. Kf8 $18 (3. Rg5 $2 Qxf4 $1 4. Rg6+ Ke7 5. Kg7 Qf7+ 6. Kh6 Qf4+ $11
)) 2. Kg7 $3 ({Try:} 2. exd5+ $2 Ke7 $1 3. h5 (3. Kg7 {stajemate}) 3... Kf6 4.
h6 (4. Kf8 {stalemate}) 4... Ke7 5. Kg7 {stalemate}) 2... Qd4+ 3. e5 $1 Qg1+ 4.
Kh6 $1 (4. Kf8 $4 Qg6 $19) 4... Qg4 5. Re8+ Kf7 6. Rf8+ $1 (6. e6+ $2 dxe6 7.
Rf8+ Kxf8 8. h8=Q+ Kf7 9. Qh7+ Kf6 $11) 6... Ke7 $1 (6... Kxf8 7. h8=Q+ Kf7 8.
Qf6+ Ke8 9. h5 $18) 7. exd6+ $1 (7. Re8+ $2 Kf7 8. Rf8+ {loss of time}) (7.
h8=Q $2 Qxf4+ 8. Kg6 Qg4+ 9. Kh7 Qxh4+ 10. Kg7 Qg4+ $11) 7... Kxf8 (7... Kxd6
8. h8=Q Qxh4+ 9. Kg6 Qg3+ 10. Kxf5 $18) 8. h8=Q+ Kf7 9. Qh7+ Kf6 $5 (9... Ke6
10. Qe7+ Kd5 11. Qe5+ Kc6 12. Qxc3+ Kxd6 13. Qf6+ Kc5 14. Qg5 $18) 10. Qe7# 1-0

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "13.-14. (Nr18) Gromov-Pervakov, Russia"]
[Black "Win Section"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/8/7P/6KP/8/3Q4/r2n3p/5r2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "27"]

1. h7+ Kh8 2. Kg6 Rf6+ $1 (2... Rg1+ 3. Kh6 $18) 3. Kxf6 Nf3 $1 (3... h1=Q 4.
Qd8+ Kxh7 5. Qe7+ Kh6 6. Qg7+ Kxh5 7. Qg5#) 4. Qd8+ $1 ({Logical try} 4. Qxf3
$2 Rf2 $1 5. Qxf2 h1=Q 6. Qd4 $5 ({or} 6. Qb2 $5 Qb7 {(b1)!} 7. Qxb7 {(xb1)=
Stalemate}) 6... Qg2 $1 7. Kf7+ Kxh7 8. Qd3+ Kh8 9. Qc3+ Kh7 {, and no} 10.
Qc2+ $4 Qxc2 $19) 4... Kxh7 5. Qd3+ $1 (5. Qe7+ $2 Kh6 6. Qe3+ Kxh5 7. Qxf3+
Kh4 $11) 5... Kh8 6. Qxf3 Rf2 $1 7. Qxf2 h1=Q 8. Qb2 $1 (8. Qd4 $2 Qg2 $1 $11 {
See logical try}) 8... Qg1 $1 ({No stalemate after} 8... Qb7 {(b1)} 9. Qxb7 {
(xb1)+-}) 9. Kf7+ Kh7 10. Qc2+ $1 {The key check!} Kh8 11. Qc8+ $1 Kh7 12. Qf5+
Kh8 13. Qf6+ Kh7 14. Qg6+ 1-0

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "13.-14(Nr23) Samilo-Sergiienko, Ukraine"]
[Black "Win Section"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/6p1/4BPpk/K1P3r1/6P1/7P/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]

1. f6 $1 Rxc4+ 2. Kb5 $3 (2. Kb3 $2 Rc8 3. Bd6 (3. g4+ Kh6 $11) 3... Kh6 4. f7
Kg7 5. f8=Q+ Rxf8 6. Bxf8+ Kxf8 7. Kc4 g4 $1 (7... Kg7 $2 8. g4 Kf6 9. Kd5 Kf7
(9... Ke7 10. Ke5 {ZZ} Kf7 11. Kd6 Kf6 12. h3 $18 {ZZ}) 10. Kd6 $18) (7... Ke7
$2 8. Kd5 Kf6 9. g4 Ke7 10. Ke5 $18 {ZZ}) 8. Kd4 Kg7 $1 9. Ke4 Kh6 10. Kf4 (10.
Ke5 Kg5 11. Ke4 Kh6 $11 {poz. draw}) 10... Kh5 $11 {ZZ}) 2... Rc8 (2... Rc2 3.
f7 Rf2 4. Bf4 gxf4 5. f8=Q fxg3 6. Qh8+ $1 $18) 3. Bd6 (3. g4+ $2 Kh6 4. Bd6
Kh7 5. f7 Kg7 6. f8=Q+ Rxf8 7. Bxf8+ Kxf8 8. Kc5 Ke7 9. Kd5 Kd7 {ZZ} 10. Ke5
Ke7 {ZZ} 11. h3 Kf7 12. Kd5 Ke7 $11) 3... Kh6 4. Kb6 $1 (4. f7 $2 Kg7 5. f8=Q+
Rxf8 6. Bxf8+ Kxf8 7. Kc5 g4 8. Kd5 Kg7 9. Ke5 Kh6 10. Kf4 (10. Ke4 Kg5 11. Ke5
Kh6 {poz. draw}) 10... Kh5 $11 {ZZ}) 4... Kh7 (4... g4 5. Kb7 $1 Rh8 6. Kc6 $3
Rh7 (6... Kh7 7. f7 Kg7 8. Be5+ Kxf7 9. Bxh8 $18) 7. Bf8+ Kg5 8. Bg7 $18) 5. f7
$1 (5. Kb7 $2 Rd8 6. Kc7 Ra8 7. Kb7 Rd8 {poz. draw}) 5... Kg7 6. Kb7 $1 (6.
f8=Q+ $2 Rxf8 7. Bxf8+ Kxf8 8. Kc6 g4 9. Kd5 Kg7 $11) 6... Rh8 (6... Rd8 7. Kc7
$18) 7. Be5+ Kxf7 8. Bxh8 $18 {Zugzwangs/ The struggle of the sides around the
passing pawn on f: Black's idea is to go to the endgame with the original
return of the black king (see tries 2.Kb3?, 4. f7?, 6.f8Q?), - White contrasts
to blacks the game on domination wK+wB over black rook and win her. (Main 3...
Kh6 and try 3...Kh6 -> 10th WCCT/D)} 1-0

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "15th (Nr1) M.Hlinka & L.Kekely, Slovakia"]
[Black "Win Section"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7R/8/3k3p/8/2p2PPK/1N6/4P3/4n1r1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]

1. Nd2 $1 (1. Rxh6+ $2 Kd5 2. Rh5+ Ke4 3. Nd2+ Kxf4 4. Rf5+ Ke3 5. Nxc4+ Kxe2
$11) 1... c3 $1 (1... Kc5 2. Rc8+ Kd4 3. Rxc4+ Ke3 4. Nf3 Nxf3+ 5. exf3 Kxf3 6.
Kh5 $18) 2. Ne4+ Kd5 3. Nxc3+ Kd4 4. Nb5+ (4. Rxh6 $2 Kxc3 5. Kg5 Kd4 6. f5 Nc2
7. f6 Ne3 8. f7 Rxg4+ 9. Kf6 Rf4+ $11) 4... Ke4 (4... Ke3 5. Rxh6 Ng2+ (5...
Kxe2 6. Re6+ Kd3 7. Nd6 Ng2+ 8. Kg5 Ne3 9. Rxe3+ $1 Kxe3 10. Nf5+ Kf3 11. Nh6
$18) 6. Kg5 Nxf4 7. Nc3 Ra1 8. Rc6 Nh3+ 9. Kh4 Rh1 10. Rc4 Nf2+ 11. Kg5 Ra1 12.
Kh6 $18) 5. f5 $1 (5. Rxh6 $2 Ng2+ 6. Kg5 Nxf4 7. Nd6+ Ke5 8. Nc4+ Ke4 $11)
5... Ng2+ $1 (5... Rh1+ 6. Kg3 Rg1+ 7. Kf2 Rxg4 8. Kxe1 Kxf5 9. Rxh6 $18) (5...
Kf4 6. Kh5 Rxg4 7. e3+ Kg3 8. f6 $18) 6. Kh5 Nf4+ (6... Rh1+ 7. Kg6 Nh4+ 8. Kg7
Rg1 9. Re8+ Kd5 10. f6 $18) (6... Ne3 7. Re8+ Kf4 8. f6 Nxg4 9. f7 Nf6+ 10.
Kxh6 $18) 7. Kxh6 Rxg4 8. Re8+ Kxf5 (8... Kd5 9. e3 Nd3 10. f6 $18) 9. e4+ Kf6
10. e5+ Kf5 (10... Kf7 11. Nd6# {model mate}) 11. Nd6# {ideal central mate
with 2 active self-blocks. Meredith. All pieces in final position moved.} 1-0

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "16th (Nr4) M.Garcia-, B. Buyannem-M.Hlinka"]
[Black "Argentina-Mongolia-Slovakia, Win Section"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3K3N/5p2/1p3p2/6p1/kPP1r3/7p/1P2B2P/4N3 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]

1. Bf3 $3 (1. Bd1+ $2 Kxb4 2. Nd3+ Kxc4 $11 (2... Ka5 $2 3. b4+ $18)) (1. c5 $2
bxc5 $11 (1... Rxe2 $2 2. cxb6 Rxh2 3. b7 $18)) (1. Bd3 $2 Rxe1 $1 $11 (1...
Rd4+ $2 2. Kc7 g4 3. Kxb6 g3 4. Kc5 Rxd3 5. Nxd3 g2 6. Kd4 g1=Q+ 7. Kc3 Qe3 8.
Nxf7 $18)) 1... Rxc4 (1... Rxe1 2. c5 $3 bxc5 3. bxc5 g4 (3... Rc1 4. c6 $18) (
3... Rg1 4. c6 g4 5. Bxg4 Rxg4 6. Nxf7 $18) 4. Bxg4 Kb5 5. b4 $18) 2. Bd1+ $1 (
2. b3+ $2 Kxb3 3. Bd5 Kxb4 $11) 2... Kxb4 (2... Kb5 3. Be2 $18 {pin}) 3. Nc2+
$1 (3. Nd3+ {e.g.} Kb5 4. Nxf7 Rd4+ 5. Ke7 (5. Kc7 Rxd3 6. Be2 Kc4 7. Nh6 Kd4
8. Bxd3 Kxd3 9. Kxb6 Ke4 $11) 5... g4 6. Nf2 Kb4 7. Bxg4 Rd2 8. Nxh3 Rxb2 $11)
3... Kc5 (3... Ka5 4. Nxf7 $1 (4. b4+ $2 Ka6 $1 5. Be2 b5 $1 6. Bxc4 bxc4 7.
b5+ Kxb5 8. Nxf7 g4 $1 9. Nd6+ Kc6 $1 10. Nf5 Kd5 $1 11. Nfe3+ Ke4 12. Nxg4 f5
$1 13. Nf2+ Kf3 14. Nxh3 Kg2 $11) 4... g4 $1 5. Nd6 Rf4 6. b4+ $1 $18 {e.g.}
Ka4 $18 7. Ne3+ Kxb4 8. Nd5+ $18) 4. b4+ $1 {With two lines : A)} Kd6 ({B)} 
4... Kc6 5. Bf3+ $1 ({Try :} 5. Nxf7 $2 Rf4 $1 6. Nh6 (6. Ke7 Rf2 7. Nd6 Rxh2
8. Bf3+ Kc7 9. Nb5+ Kb8 10. Ncd4 Rd2 11. Nc6+ Kb7 12. Ne5+ Kc8 13. Nd6+ Kc7 14.
Ne8+ Kc8 15. Nxf6 h2 $11) 6... Rf2 7. Nd4+ Kd5 8. Ng4 Rd2 9. Nb3 Rb2 10. Ne3+
Ke4 11. Nf1 Kd3 $11) 5... Kd6 6. Nxf7+ Ke6 7. Ne3 Rxb4 (7... Rd4+ 8. Ke8 f5 9.
Nxg5+ $18) 8. Bd5# {model mate}) 5. Nxf7+ Ke6 6. Nh6 b5 (6... Rc3 7. Nd4+ Ke5
8. Nhf5 $18) (6... Rh4 7. Ng4 Kd6 8. Kc8 f5 9. Nf2 Kc6 10. Bf3+ Kd6 11. Be2 $18
) 7. Nf5 $3 (7. Bg4+ $2 Ke5 8. Ne1 Kd5 9. Kd7 (9. Ng8 Rxb4 10. Nxf6+ Kd6 11.
Bd7 Rf4 $11) 9... Rxb4 10. Be6+ Ke4 $11) 7... Kxf5 8. Ne3+ Ke5 9. Nxc4+ bxc4
10. b5 Kd6 11. Ba4 $1 Kc5 (11... c3 12. b6 c2 13. Bxc2 Kc6 14. Bf5 $18) 12. Kc7
Kb4 13. b6 Kxa4 14. b7 $1 $18 1-0

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "17th (Nr24) Yuri Bazlov, Russia"]
[Black "Win Section"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "b1k3K1/8/3PP3/2P5/1N3n2/2n4B/1Pp5/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]

1... Bd5 $1 {pin} 2. Nxd5 {and two variants: Main A} Ncxd5 ({Main B} 2... Nfxd5
3. e7+ (3. c6 $2 Kb8 $3 (3... c1=Q $2 4. e7+ Kb8 5. e8=Q+ $18) 4. e7 Ka7 5.
e8=Q Nf6+ $11) 3... Kb7 4. e8=Q (4. Bc8+ $2 Ka7 $1 5. e8=Q Nf6+ 6. Kf7 Nxe8 7.
d7 c1=Q $11) 4... Nf6+ 5. Kf7 $1 Nxe8 6. Bg2+ $1 (6. d7 $2 c1=Q 7. dxe8=Q Qf4+
8. Kg6 Qg3+ $11) 6... Ka6 7. d7 c1=Q (7... Nd6+ 8. cxd6 c1=Q 9. d8=Q Nb5 (9...
Qf4+ 10. Qf6 $1 $18) 10. Qf6 $3) 8. d8=Q $3 (8. dxe8=Q $2 Qf4+ $11) 8... Qf4+
9. Kxe8 Qe5+ 10. Qe7 $1 Qh8+ (10... Qxe7+ 11. Kxe7 Na4 12. c6 Kb6 13. Kd6 $1
$18 (13. Kd7 $2 Nc5+ 14. Kd6 Na6 15. Bd5 Nc7 $11)) 11. Kd7 $1 Nb5 12. Bf1 $1
$18 {pin}) 3. e7+ Kb7 4. c6+ Kb6 $1 (4... Ka7 5. c7 c1=Q 6. c8=Q Qg1+ 7. Bg4
Qe3 8. Kf7 Nd3 9. Qd7+ Kb6 10. Qd8+ {and 11.e8Q+-}) 5. c7 $1 Nxc7 {/e7} (5...
Ng6 6. e8=Q Nf6+ 7. Kf7 Nxe8 8. Kxe8 c1=Q 9. c8=Q $18) 6. dxc7 {/dxe7} Nd5 $1 (
6... c1=Q 7. c8=Q $18) 7. e8=Q $1 Nf6+ 8. Kf8 $1 (8. Kh8 $2 Nxe8 9. c8=Q Nc7 $1
10. Qb8+ Kc6 11. Bg2+ Kd7 {10th WCCT/D} 12. Bh3+ Kc6 {poz. draw}) 8... Nxe8 9.
c8=Q Nc7 $1 10. Qb8+ $1 Kc6 11. Bg2+ $1 (11. Ke7 $2 c1=Q 12. Bg2+ Nd5+ $11)
11... Kd7 $1 {10th WCCT/D} 12. Qb6 $1 (12. Bh3+ $2 Kc6 13. Bg2+ {loss of time})
12... Ne6+ $1 13. Kf7 $1 Ng5+ $1 14. Kf6 $1 (14. Kg6 $2 c1=Q 15. Qd4+ Kc7 $1 (
15... Ke7 {/e8 ?} 16. Bd5 $18) 16. Qe5+ Kb6 17. Qb8+ Ka5 $1 18. Qa7+ Kb5 $1 19.
Qb7+ Ka5 20. Bd5 Nh3 $3 21. Qa7+ Kb5 {pos. draw} (21... Kb4 $2 22. Qb6+ Ka4 23.
Bb3#)) 14... c1=Q 15. Qb7+ {/b5+ !} (15. Qa7+ {/d4+ ? loss of time}) 15... Kd8
$1 16. Qb8+ $1 Kd7 17. Qe5 $1 Kc8 (17... Nh7+ 18. Kg6 $1 Ng5 19. Bd5 $1 {wins})
18. Qc3+ $1 Qxc3+ 19. bxc3 Nh7+ 20. Kg7 Ng5 21. Kg6 Ne6 22. Bh3 $1 {pin} 1-0

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "18th (Nr15) Bill Alexander, USA."]
[Black "Win Section"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/1p6/p7/8/8/6kP/PP6/K7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]

1. b3 $1 ({Thematic try} 1. b4 $2 Kxh3 2. Kb2 Kg4 3. Kc3 Kf5 4. Kd4 Ke6 5. Kc5
Kd7 6. Kb6 Kc8 7. Ka7 (7. a3 Kb8 8. a4 Ka8 $1 $11) 7... Kc7 8. a3 a5 $1 $11 (
8... Kc6 $2 9. a4 $1 {ZZ} Kc7 (9... b5 10. a5 $18) 10. b5 a5 11. Ka8 $1 Kb6 12.
Kb8 $18) 9. b5 $2 a4 $19) ({Thematic try} 1. Kb1 $2 Kxh3 2. Kc2 Kg3 $1 (2...
Kg4 $2 3. Kd3 Kf5 4. Kd4 Ke6 5. Kc5 Kd7 6. Kb6 Kc8 7. Ka7 Kc7 (7... a5 8. Kb6
$18) 8. b4 $1 $18 {ZZ, main}) 3. Kd3 Kf2 4. Kd4 (4. b4 Ke1 5. a4 Kd1 6. Kc3 Kc1
7. b5 a5 $1) 4... Ke2 5. Kc5 Kd2 6. Kb6 Kc2 7. Kxb7 (7. a4 Kb3 $1 8. a5 Ka4 9.
b3+ Kb4 $11) 7... a5 (7... Kxb2 $2 8. a4 $18) 8. Kb6 a4 $11) 1... Kxh3 2. Kb2
Kg4 3. Kc3 Kf5 $1 (3... Kf3 4. Kd4 {/c4} Ke2 5. Kc5 Kd3 6. Kb6 Kc3 7. Kxb7 a5
8. Kb6 {/a6} (8. Kc6 $2 a4 $11) 8... Kb4 9. a4 $18) 4. Kd4 {/c4} (4. Kb4 $2 b6
$11) 4... Ke6 5. Kc5 Kd7 6. Kb6 Kc8 7. Ka7 $1 {ZZ} (7. b4 $2 Kb8 $1 8. a4 Ka8
$1 $11 (8... Kc8 $2 9. Ka7 Kc7 10. b5 $18 {main})) 7... Kc7 (7... a5 8. Kb6 a4
9. b4 $1 a3 10. Ka7 Kc7 11. b5 {ZZ} Kc8 12. b6 $18) 8. b4 $1 {ZZ} (8. a4 $2 a5
$11) 8... Kc8 (8... a5 9. b5 $18) 9. a4 $1 {ZZ} (9. Ka8 $2 b5 $3 (9... a5 $2
10. b5 $18) 10. Ka7 a5 11. Kb6 axb4 $11) 9... Kc7 10. b5 $1 (10. Ka8 $2 Kc6 11.
Ka7 Kc7 12. b5 {loss of time}) 10... axb5 11. axb5 {ZZ} Kc8 12. b6 $18 {
Keywords: zugzwangs} 1-0

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "19th (Nr14) Alexey Gasparyan, Armenia"]
[Black "Wni Section"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/6N1/7N/1P1p1Pr1/4k3/1p5K/4p1P1/4Rb2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]

1. f6 $1 Rg6 $1 (1... Rxg2 2. Kh4 $1 Rh2+ 3. Kg5 Rg2+ 4. Kh5 (4. Ng4) 4... Rh2+
5. Kg6 Rg2+ 6. Kh7 $18) 2. Ng4 $1 (2. Ng8 $2 Rxg2 $1 $11 3. Kh4 d4 4. b6 d3 5.
f7 Rf2 $11) 2... Bxg2+ 3. Kxg2 (3. Kh4 $2 Kf3 $1 4. Ne5+ Kf2 5. Rxe2+ Kxe2 6.
Nxg6 b2 7. f7 b1=Q 8. Kg5 Qxb5 $11) (3. Kg3 $2 Bf3 4. b6 Bxg4 5. b7 Bc8+ $11)
3... Rxg4+ 4. Kf2 $1 (4. Kh3 $2 Kf3 $11) 4... Rf4+ 5. Kxe2 Rxf6 6. Kd2+ Kd4 7.
Ne6+ Kc4 8. b6 $1 Rf2+ 9. Kc1 $1 (9. Ke3 $2 Rf7 $1 10. Rc1+ Kb5 11. Rc7 Rf6 $1
$11) 9... Rf7 10. Nc7 Rf6 11. Re6 $1 (11. Na8 $2 Rf8 12. Nc7 $1 Rf6 13. Re6 {
loss of time}) 11... Rf1+ 12. Kd2 $1 (12. Kb2 $2 Rf2+ 13. Kc1 Rf1+ 14. Kb2 {
loss of time}) 12... Rf2+ (12... b2 13. Rc6+ Kd4 (13... Kb3 14. b7 $18) 14.
Nb5+ Ke4 15. Nc3+ Ke5 16. Kc2 $18) 13. Ke3 b2 14. Rc6+ Kb3 15. b7 $1 (15. Rc5
$2 Rf8 (15... Rh2) (15... Rf1 {duals})) 15... Rf8 16. Rb6+ Kc2 17. Nb5 $1 b1=Q
18. Na3+ $18 (18. Nd4+ $2 Kc1 $11) 1-0

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "20th (Nr3) Marco Campioli, Italy"]
[Black "Win Section"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2k5/1p1pnppp/PK4N1/3p4/2B5/3p4/8/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]

1... Nc6 $1 (1... bxa6 2. Nxe7+ Kd8 3. Nxd5 $18) (1... dxc4 2. Nxe7+ $18) (1...
Nxg6 {(fxg6; hxg6)} 2. a7 $18) 2. Ne7+ $3 (2. axb7+ $4 Kb8 3. Nf8 Ne5 $19) 2...
Kb8 $1 (2... Nxe7 3. a7 $1 $18) (2... Kd8 3. Nxc6+ $1 $18) 3. Nxc6+ dxc6 $1 (
3... Kc8 4. axb7#) (3... Ka8 4. axb7#) 4. a7+ (4. Bxd3 $2 bxa6 $11 (4... Ka8 5.
axb7+ Kb8)) 4... Ka8 5. Bxd3 g6 $1 6. Be2 $1 (6. Bf1 $4 h5 $19) 6... h5 7. Bf1
$3 {ZZ} (7. Bd3 $4 h4 $19) 7... f6 $1 (7... h4 8. Bh3 f5 9. Bf1 {ZZ, main in
10.}) 8. Bd3 $1 (8. Be2 $4 h4 $19) (8. Bh3 $4 f5 $19) 8... f5 9. Be2 (9. Bf1 $4
h4 $19) 9... h4 10. Bf1 $3 {ZZ A)} (10. Bd3 $4 h3 $19) 10... g5 $1 ({B)} 10...
d4 $1 11. Bc4 $1 d3 12. Be6 (12. Bxd3 $4 h3 $19) 12... d2 13. Bc8 d1=Q 14.
Bxb7#) 11. Bd3 $1 (11. Bh3 $4 g4 $19) 11... h3 12. Bxf5 h2 13. Bc8 h1=Q 14.
Bxb7# {Keywords: a) Paradoxical startposition: black moves and it threats with
the captures of all three white pieces. b) Zugzwangs of wB forcing the mattes.}
1-0

[Event "Mikitovics 70 JT 2019"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "21th (Nr16) Josip Pernaric, Croatia"]
[Black "Win Section"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/2p5/N1p5/q1b1B2K/1P1RN3/8/1P6/k7 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "14"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]

1... Bxb4 (1... Qxa6 2. bxc5 $18 ({Thematic try} 2. Rd1+ $2 Ka2 3. Nc3+ Kb3 $11
(3... Kxb2 $2 4. Ne4+ $1 Kc2 (4... Ka3 5. Ra1+ $18) (4... Bd4 5. Bxd4+ Kc2 6.
Rd2+ Kc1 (6... Kb3 7. Nc5+ $18) 7. Bb2+ Kb1 8. Nc3#) 5. Rd2+ Kc1 (5... Kb3 6.
Nxc5+ $18) 6. Bb2+ Kb1 7. Nc3#))) 2. Nec5 Bxc5 3. Rd1+ Ka2 4. Ra1+ $3 Kxa1 5.
b4+ Bd4 6. bxa5 Bxe5 7. Nc5 Bd4 (7... Bd6 8. Nb3+ Ka2 9. a6 $18) 8. Nb3+ $18 {
creation of batteries} 1-0

