[Event "1.Prize, Olimpiya dunyasi"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hlinka=Michal (Slovakia)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5R2/PP1rP1B1/8/4n3/B7/Kp4q1/6r1/k2N4 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "18"]
[EventDate "2008.02.22"]

{Publication: No21 (515) 4-14. 04. 2008, study290. Solution:24 (518) 25-28. 04.
2008.} 1. Nb2 $1 (1. Bxe5+ $2 Qxe5 2. e8=Q Qc5+) (1. b8=Q $2 Ra2+ 2. Kb4 Qg4+)
1... Nc4+ $1 (1... Rxb2 $2 2. Rf1+ Rb1 3. Rxb1+ Kxb1 4. b8=Q b2+ 5. Bb3 Qc3 6.
a8=Q Qc5+ 7. Qb4 Ra7+ 8. Qxa7 Qxa7+ 9. Ba4 Qe3+ $11) 2. Nxc4+ b2+ 3. Bb3 (3.
Kb4 $2 Qe1+ 4. Bc3 Qxe7+) 3... Qxg7 4. Rf1+ $1 (4. e8=Q $2 b1=Q) (4. a8=Q $2
Qxe7+ 5. Ka4 Rxb7 $19) 4... b1=Q 5. Rxb1+ Kxb1 6. b8=Q Qxe7+ (6... Rxa7+ 7.
Qxa7 Qa1+ 8. Kb4 Qxa7 9. e8=Q $11) 7. Nd6 $3 Rxa7+ (7... Rxd6 $5 8. Ba2+ $1 Kc1
9. Qb1+ Kd2 10. Qb4+ Ke3 11. a8=Q Rd3+ 12. Bb3 Ra2+ $1 13. Kxa2 Qxb4 14. Qe8+
Kf2 15. Qf7+ Rf3 16. Qa7+ Re3 17. Qf7+ Kg3 18. Qg6+ Kh2 19. Qh5+ Rh3 20. Qe5+
$11) 8. Ba4+ Kc1 9. Qb2+ $1 Rxb2 {stalemate. Stalemate with two pins.Just to
set the final position on board is easy,to reach it through balanced play is a
challenge. The author well managed it. Judge: David Gurgenidze (Georgia).}
1/2-1/2

[Event "2.Prize, Olimpiya dunyasi"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Didukh=Sergiy (Ukraine)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3k4/p3R1p1/4p3/4P3/P4bP1/K7/bPp5/R7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]

{Publication: No24 (518) 25-28. 04. 2008, study295. Solution:No26 (520) 2 - 5.
05. 2008.} 1. Rf7 $1 (1. Rxg7 $2 Bb1 2. Rg8+ Kc7 3. Rg7+ Kc6 4. Rg8 Bxe5 5.
Rc8+ Bc7 {wins.}) 1... Bb1 2. Rf8+ Kd7 3. Rf7+ Kc6 4. Rf8 Kb7 (4... Bxe5 $2 5.
Rf1) 5. Rf7+ Kb6 6. a5+ Kb5 7. Rc7 Bxe5 8. Rc8 Bd4 $1 (8... Bd6+ $2 9. b4 Bxb4+
10. Kb2 $11) 9. g5 $1 (9. a6 $2 e5 $1 10. Kb3 (10. g5 e4) 10... Bc5 11. Ra5+
Kxa5 12. Rxc5+ Kb6 $1 13. Rc3 (13. Rxc2 Bxc2+ 14. Kxc2 Kxa6 15. Kd3 Kb5 {wins.}
) 13... e4 14. Kc4 e3 15. Kd3 c1=Q+ {check!}) 9... g6 (9... e5 10. b4 $1 (10.
a6 $2 e4 11. Kb3 Bc5 12. Ra5+ Kxa5 13. Rxc5+ Kxa6 $1) 10... Bxa1 (10... e4 11.
Ra2 $11) 11. Rc5+ Ka6 12. Rc7 $1 Kb5 13. Rc5+ Ka6 14. Rc7 $11 {
perpertual alternation of check and threat of mate.}) 10. a6 $1 (10. Rc7 $2
Bc5+ 11. Rxc5+ Kxc5 12. b4+ Kc4 13. Kb2 Kxb4 {zz} 14. a6 e5 15. Ra3 c1=Q+ {
wins.}) 10... Bc5+ (10... e5 11. Kb3 Bc5 12. Ra5+ Kxa5 13. Rxc5+ Kb6 14. Rxc2
$11) 11. Rxc5+ Kxc5 12. b4+ Kc4 13. Kb2 Kxb4 14. Kc1 {zz} 14... e5 15. Kd2 {
(b2)} 15... e4 16. Kc1 e3 17. Ra3 $1 Kxa3 {stalemate. Meaty study with two
Rooks dealing with two black Bishops plus an advanced Pawn.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3.Prize,  Olimpiya dunyasi"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aliev=Ilham (Azerbaijan)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1B6/1p3R2/P3p3/r5P1/5p2/3k1p2/5P2/5K2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]

{Publication: No24 (518) 25-28. 04. 2008, study296. Solution:No26 (520) 2 - 5.
05. 2008.} 1. Rd7+ (1. Kg1 $2 Rxg5+ 2. Kf1 Ra5 3. Kg1 Rg5+ $11) 1... Kc2 2.
Rc7+ Kb2 {(Kd2)} 3. Rc1 $1 (3. Rxb7+ $2 Kc2 4. Rc7+ Kb2 5. Kg1 Rxg5+ 6. Kf1 Rd5
7. Ke1 Re5+ 8. Kf1 Rd5 9. Rb7+ Kc2 10. Kg1 Rg5+ 11. Kh2 Rh5+ 12. Kg1 Rg5+ 13.
Kf1 Rd5 {positional draw}) 3... Kxc1 4. axb7 (4. a7 $2 Kc2 $19) 4... Ra1 5. Be5
(5. Kg1 $2 Kc2+ 6. Kh2 Rb1) 5... Rb1 6. b8=R $1 (6. b8=Q $2 Kd2+ $1 7. Qxb1 {
stalemate. Effective 'shortly'. While threatening a mate Black is looking at a
stalemate. Phoenix came to be the winning strategy for White.}) 1-0

[Event "4.Prize, Olimpiya dunyasi"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Akobia=Iuri (Georgia)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4B2N/n5k1/8/8/2P5/2K5/5P2/1n6 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]

{Publication: No17 (511) 7-13. 03. 2008, study 280. Solution:20 (514) 1-3. 04.
2008.} 1. Kc2 $1 (1. Kd3 $2 Kxh8 $11) (1. Kb4 $2 Kxh8 $11) (1. Kb2 $2 Nd2 2. c5
Ne4 $11) 1... Na3+ 2. Kb3 (2. Kd3 $2 Kxh8 $11) 2... Nxc4 (2... Nb1 3. Nf7 Nd2+
4. Kb4 Nc8 (4... Nxc4 5. Kxc4 Nc8 6. Kd4 $18) 5. c5 Kf6 6. Bd7 Ne7 (6... Kxf7
7. Bxc8 $18) 7. Nd6 Nd5+ 8. Kb5 Ke5 9. Nc4+ Nxc4 10. Kxc4 Nf6 11. Bc6 Ng4 12.
f3 $18) 3. Kxc4 Nc8 $1 (3... Kxh8 4. Bd7 $18) 4. Nf7 (4. Ng6 $2 Nd6+) 4... Kf8
(4... Kf6 5. Kd5 Nb6+ 6. Kc5 Nc8 7. Kd4 Ne7 8. Ke4 $18) 5. Kc5 Ke7 $1 (5...
Kxe8 6. Nd6+ Nxd6 7. Kxd6 Kf7 8. Ke5 $18) 6. f3 $3 {zz BTM} ({Thematic try} 6.
f4 $5 Kxe8 7. Nd6+ Nxd6 8. Kxd6 Kf7 9. Ke5 Ke7 {WTM} 10. Kf5 Kf7 $11) 6... Kxe8
7. Nd6+ Nxd6 8. Kxd6 Kf7 9. Ke5 $18 {
. Nice lightweight with both sides playing subtly.} 1-0

[Event "5.Prize, Olimpiya dunyasi"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Afek=Yochanan (Israel)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2n1K3/3N4/p7/7k/8/7p/7P/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]

{Publication: No87 (581) 19 - 22. 12. 2008, study 338. Solution: No89 (583) 26
- 29. 12. 2008.} 1. Nc5 $1 (1. Nf6+ $2 Kg5 2. Ne4+ Kf4 3. Nf2 a5 4. Kd7 a4 $19)
(1. Kd8 $2 a5 2. Kxc8 a4 3. Nc5 a3 4. Kd7 Kg4 5. Kc6 Kf3 $19) 1... a5 2. Kd7
Kg4 $1 (2... Nb6+ 3. Kc6 a4 $1 4. Kxb6 a3 5. Nb3 Kg4 6. Kc5 $1 Kf3 7. Kd4 Kg2
8. Ke3 Kxh2 9. Kf2 $11) 3. Kc6 (3. Kxc8 $2 Kf3 4. Kc7 Kg2 $19) 3... Kf3 4. Kb5
Nd6+ $1 (4... Kg2 5. Ne6) 5. Kxa5 (5. Ka4 $2 Kg2 6. Nd3 Kxh2 7. Nf4 Nb7 $19)
5... Nb7+ $1 6. Nxb7 Kg2 7. Nd6 $1 Kxh2 8. Nc4 $3 (8. Nf5 $2 Kg1 $1 $19) 8...
Kg1 (8... Kg3 9. Ne3 $11) 9. Ne5 Kg2 10. Ng4 Kg3 11. Ne3 $11 {
. Educational S-endgame having a certain pactical value.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "1.hm Olimpiya dunyasi"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Becker=Richard (USA)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r7/1p6/p7/1n1p2R1/1P1k4/pP4N1/1P6/1K6 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]

{Publication: No24 (518) 25-28. 04. 2008, study294. Solution:No26 (520) 2 - 5.
05. 2008.} 1. Ne2+ (1. bxa3 $2 Nxa3+ 2. Kb2 Nb5 3. Ne2+ Ke4 4. Nc3+ Nxc3 5.
Kxc3 Rc8+ 6. Kd2 Rf8 {-+}) 1... Ke3 (1... Kd3 2. Nf4+ Ke4 3. Nxd5 {=}) (1...
Ke4 2. Nc3+ Nxc3+ 3. bxc3 Rh8 4. Ka2 Rh3 5. Rg4+ Kf5 (5... Kd3 6. Rd4+ Kxc3 7.
Rxd5 Kxb4 8. Rd4+ {=}) 6. Rg7 Rxc3 7. Rxb7 d4 8. Kxa3 d3 9. Rd7 {=}) 2. Nc3 d4
3. Nxb5 axb5 ({Main} 3... a2+ 4. Ka1 $1 (4. Kxa2 $2 axb5+ 5. Kb1 d3 {-+}) 4...
axb5 5. Rg3+ (5. Re5+ $2 Kd3 6. Re3+ Kc2 7. Re2+ Kxb3 {-+}) 5... Kf4 6. Rg4+ {
(Rf3+)} 6... Kxg4 {stalemate}) 4. bxa3 d3 (4... Rh8 5. Re5+ Kd2 6. Rxb5 Rh7 7.
Kb2 d3 (7... Re7 8. Rh5 Re2 9. Rh3 d3 10. Rh1 b5 11. a4 {=}) 8. Rg5 Kd1 (8...
Rh1 9. Rg7 b5 10. a4 {=}) (8... Rh2 9. Rg1 $1 (9. Rg3 $2 Ke2 10. Rg1 Kf2 {-+})
9... Ke3+ (9... b5 10. a4 {=}) 10. Kc1 Rc2+ 11. Kd1 {=}) 9. Rg1+ Ke2 10. Rg2+
Ke3 11. Rg3+ Ke2 12. Rg2+ Ke1 13. Rg1+ Kf2 14. Rg8 $1 (14. Rg6 $2 Rc7 15. a4
Rc2+ 16. Kb1 Rc6 {-+}) (14. Rg5 $2 Rc7 15. Rh5 Rc2+ 16. Kb1 Ke3 17. Rh7 Re2 18.
Re7+ Kf2 19. Rf7+ Ke1 {-+}) 14... Rc7 15. a4 Rc2+ 16. Kb1 {=}) 5. Kc1 $1 (5.
Kb2 $2 d2 {-+}) (5. Rg3+ $2 Ke2 ({Also} 5... Kd2 6. Kb2 Re8 {-+}) 6. Rg2+ Kf3
7. Rg7 Rc8 {-+}) (5. Re5+ $2 Kd4 ({Also} 5... Kd2 6. Kb2 Rh8 {-+}) 6. Rxb5 Rc8
7. Rxb7 d2 {-+}) 5... Rxa3 (5... Rc8+ 6. Kd1 Rh8 7. Re5+ Kd4 8. Rxb5 {=}) 6.
Rg3+ (6. Kb2 $2 d2 7. Re5+ Kd4 8. Re8 Ra6 9. Rd8+ Ke3 10. Re8+ Kd3 11. Rd8+ Ke2
12. Re8+ Kd1 {-+}) 6... Ke2 (6... Kd4 7. Kb2 Ra8 8. Rg4+ Ke3 9. Rg3+ Ke4 10.
Rg4+ Kf3 11. Rh4 {=}) 7. Rg2+ Ke1 (7... Kf3 8. Rg7 {(Rg5)} 8... Ra2 9. Re7 Kf2
(9... Re2 10. Rxb7 Ke3 11. Re7+ {=}) 10. Kd1 Rb2 11. Re5 b6 12. Re6 {=}) 8. Rh2
$1 (8. Kb2 $2 d2 $1 9. Rg1+ Ke2 10. Kxa3 d1=Q 11. Rxd1 Kxd1 12. Kb2 Kd2 13. Ka2
Kc2 14. Ka3 Kc3 15. Ka2 Kxb4 16. Kb2 b6 {zz -+}) (8. Rg1+ $2 Kf2 9. Rg7 Ra2 10.
Re7 Re2 11. Rd7 Ke3 12. Re7+ Kd4 13. Rc7 Ra2 14. Kb1 Rh2 15. Kc1 Re2 16. Rc8
Ke3 17. Re8+ Kf2 18. Rd8 Rc2+ 19. Kd1 Ke3 {-+}) 8... d2+ ({Main} 8... Rxb3 9.
Rh1+ Ke2 (9... Kf2 10. Kd2 {=}) 10. Re1+ $1 Kxe1 {stalemate}) 9. Rxd2 Ra1+ 10.
Kc2 Ra2+ 11. Kc3 Rxd2 {stalemate. wR sacrifices preceed three stalemates with
wK on different squares (Author).} 1/2-1/2

[Event "2.hm Olimpiya dunyasi"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mikitovics=Janos  (Hungary)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6K1/4p3/P2P2n1/4r3/8/2k3P1/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]

{Publication: No17 (511) 7-13. 03. 2008, study 282. Solution:20 (514) 1-3. 04.
2008.} 1. a7 $1 (1. d7 $2 Rh5 $1 (1... Rd5 $2 2. a7 $1 Rh5 3. Kg7 {/f7} 3...
Rh8 4. Kxg6 $11 {see the main line}) 2. Kg7 Rh8 (2... Rd5 $2 3. a7 $1 Rxd7 4.
a8=Q Rd6 5. Qe4 Kb3 6. g4 $18) 3. Kxg6 Rf8 $1 (3... Kc4 $2 4. Kf7 $1 Kd5 5.
Kxe7 Rh7+ 6. Ke8 $1 Ke6 7. d8=N+ $3 $11) 4. Kg7 (4. g4 Kd4 5. Kg7 Rd8 6. Kf7
Rxd7 $19) 4... Rd8 $1 (4... Ra8 $2 5. Kf7 e5 6. Ke7 $18) 5. a7 Ra8 $1 (5... e5
$4 6. Kf6 $1 e4 7. Ke7 $18) 6. Kf7 e5 $1 7. Ke6 (7. Ke7 Rxa7 8. Ke6 Rxd7 $1 $19
) 7... e4 (7... Kd4 $2 8. Kd6 e4 9. Kc6 e3 10. Kb7 $18) 8. Kd6 e3 (8... Kc4 $2
9. Kc6 e3 10. Kb7 $11) 9. Kc6 e2 10. Kb7 e1=Q $3 11. Kxa8 Qe7 (11... Qd2 $2 12.
Kb8 Qd6+ 13. Kc8 Qc6+ 14. Kb8 Qb6+ 15. Kc8 $11) 12. Kb8 Qd8+ $1 13. Kb7 Qxd7+
$19) 1... Ra5 (1... Rh5 2. Kg7 Rh8 (2... Ne5 $2 3. dxe7 $1 (3. a8=Q $2 Rg5+ 4.
Kf8 exd6 $11) 3... Rg5+ 4. Kf6 $1 Rg8 5. Kxe5 $18) 3. dxe7 $1 Ra8 4. Kxg6 $11)
2. d7 $1 Rh5 $1 (2... Rxa7 $2 3. d8=Q Ne5 (3... Kc4 4. Qb6 $18) 4. Qb8 Ra5 5.
Qc7+ Nc4 6. Qxe7 $18) 3. Kf7 {/g7} 3... Rh8 (3... Rf5+ 4. Kxg6 Rf8 5. a8=Q $11
{see the main line}) 4. Kxg6 Rf8 (4... Ra8 5. Kf5 $3 Kd4 6. Ke6 Kc5 $1 $11 (
6... Ke4 $2 7. g4 $1 Kf4 (7... Kd4 8. g5 Kc5 9. g6 Kc6 10. g7 Kc7 11. Kf7 $18)
8. Kd5 $1 Kxg4 (8... e5 9. Kc6 e4 10. g5 e3 11. Kb7 Rg8 12. a8=Q Rxa8 13. Kxa8
e2 14. d8=Q e1=Q $19) 9. Kc6 Kf5 10. Kb7 Ke6 11. Kxa8 $18)) (4... Kc4 5. Kf7 $3
Ra8 $1 $11 (5... Kd5 $2 6. Kxe7 Rh7+ 7. Kd8 Ke6 8. Kc8 $1 Rxd7 9. a8=Q $1 $18))
(4... e5 $2 5. Kf6 $3 Ra8 6. Kxe5 $1 Kc4 7. Kd6 $1 (7. Ke6 $2 Kc5 8. Ke7 Rxa7
$11) 7... Kb5 8. Ke7 (8. g4 $2 Kb6 9. Ke7 Kc7 $1 $11) 8... Rxa7 9. Ke8 $18) 5.
a8=Q Rxa8 6. Kf5 $3 (6. Kf7 $4 e5 $19) 6... Rd8 7. Ke6 {draws.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3.hm Olimpiya dunyasi"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kovalenko=Vitaly  (Russia)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5bk1/1R1R3p/3pK3/Q2PPp2/6q1/2p3p1/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]

{Publication:14 (508) 26 - 28 . 02. 2008, study 275. Solution:15 (509) 29. 02
- 03. 03. 2008.} 1. Rg7+ (1. Re7 $2 Qg6+ 2. Kd7 Bxe7 3. Kxe7 Qg7+ 4. Kxd6 Qxb7)
1... Bxg7 2. Rb8+ Bf8 3. Rxf8+ Kxf8 4. Qd8+ Kg7 5. Qf6+ Kg8 6. Qf7+ Kh8 7. Qf8+
$1 (7. exd6 $2 Qe4+ 8. Kd7 h5 9. Qf8+ Kh7 10. Qf7+ Kh6 11. Qf6+ Kh7 12. Qxc3 g2
13. Qc5 Qg4 14. Qg1 Qe2 $19) 7... Qg8+ 8. Qxg8+ Kxg8 9. exd6 g2 10. d7 g1=Q 11.
d8=Q+ Kg7 12. Qf6+ Kg8 13. Qf7+ $1 (13. Qxc3 $2 Qg6+ 14. Qf6 Qxf6+ 15. Kxf6 Kf8
16. d6 Ke8 $11) 13... Kh8 14. Qf8+ Qg8+ 15. Qxg8+ Kxg8 16. d6 c2 17. d7 c1=Q
18. d8=Q+ Kg7 19. Qf6+ Kg8 20. Qf7+ Kh8 21. Qf8# 1-0

[Event "4.hm Olimpiya dunyasi"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mikitovics=Janos (Hungary)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7K/P1PnP3/8/4rPP1/8/8/p2P3k/b7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]

{Publication:14 (508) 26 - 28 . 02. 2008, study 276. Solution:15 (509) 29. 02
- 03. 03. 2008.} 1. Kg8 $1 (1. f6 $2 Rxe7 (1... Nxf6 2. a8=Q (2. gxf6 $2 Rh5+
3. Kg8 $1 (3. Kg7 $2 Bxf6+ $19) 3... Bxf6 $11) 2... Rxe7 3. gxf6 Bxf6+ 4. Kg8
a1=Q (4... Rxc7 5. Qxa2 Rg7+ 6. Kf8 $18) 5. Qxa1 Bxa1 6. c8=Q Rg7+ 7. Kf8 $18)
2. a8=Q Bxf6+ 3. gxf6 Nxf6 $19) (1. a8=Q $2 Ra5+ $19 (1... Rxe7+ $2 2. Kg8 Rg7+
3. Kh8 $11 {see the main line})) (1. Kh7 $2 Rxe7+ $19 (1... Nb6 $2 2. f6 $1 $11
)) 1... Rxe7 2. a8=Q $1 (2. c8=Q $2 Rg7+ 3. Kh8 Rxg5+ 4. Kh7 (4. d4 Bxd4+ $19)
4... Bg7 $19) 2... Rg7+ 3. Kh8 Rxg5+ (3... Rf7+ 4. Kg8 (4. d4 $2 Bxd4+ 5. f6
a1=Q 6. Qxa1 Rf8+ $19) 4... Rg7+ $11) 4. d4 $3 (4. Kh7 $2 Bg7 $19) (4. f6 $2
Bxf6+ $19) 4... Bxd4+ (4... Rg2 $2 5. Qd5 Nb6 6. Qd6+ Kg1 7. Qxb6 Bc3 8. Qa7
a1=Q 9. Qxa1+ Bxa1 10. c8=Q Bxd4+ 11. Kh7 Rh2+ 12. Kg6 $18) 5. f6 $1 (5. Kh7 $2
Nf6+ $19) 5... a1=Q 6. Qxa1 Bxa1 7. c8=Q $1 Bxf6+ 8. Kh7 Rg7+ (8... Ne5 9. Qc2+
Rg2 10. Qc7 Kg3 11. Qc3+ Kg4 12. Qc8+ Kh4 {thr: 13...Rg7+ 14.Kh6 Ng6#} 13. Qf8
$1 $11 (13. Qe8 $2 Rg7+ 14. Kh8 (14. Kh6 Ng4#) 14... Re7+ 15. Kg8 Rxe8+ 16. Kh7
Rh8#)) 9. Kh6 (9. Kh8 $2 Bd4 10. Qc4 Rg4+ $19) 9... Ne5 (9... Rf7 $2 10. Qc2+
$19) 10. Qc2+ (10. Qe6 $2 Nf7+ 11. Kh5 Rg5+ 12. Kh4 Rf5+ $1 13. Kg4 Nh6#) (10.
Qf5 $2 Nf7+ 11. Kh5 Rg5+ $18) 10... Rg2 (10... Kg3 11. Qc3+ $11) 11. Qc7 $1 Kg3
12. Qc3+ Kh2 (12... Kg4 13. Qb4+ (13. Qc8+ $2 Kh4 $19) (13. Qd4+ $2 Kf5 $19)
13... Kf5 14. Qb1+ $11) 13. Qc7 Rg3 {/g4/g8} (13... Bg5+ $11 {eg.} 14. Kh5 Bf4
15. Qe7 $1 Nf3 16. Qe4 $1 Rg5+ 17. Kh6 Kg3 18. Kh7 $1 $11) 14. Qc2+ Rg2 15. Qc7
{draws.} (15. Qh7 $2 Kh3 $3 16. Qf5+ (16. Qb7 Rh2 $1 $19) 16... Kg3 $1 17. Qxf6
(17. Kh7 Rh2+ 18. Kg8 Rh8#) 17... Ng4+ $19) 1/2-1/2

[Event "5.hm Olimpiya dunyasi"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mikitovics=Janos (Hungary)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/3p4/P7/4p3/4P3/3p2p1/3P3P/bk1BKb1R b K - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]

{Publication: No83 (577) 2 - 4. 12. 2008, study 323. Solution: No85 (579) 12 -
15. 12. 2008.} 1... Bg2 (1... g2 2. Rxf1 $18) 2. Bf3 $1 (2. a7 $2 Bxe4 3. Bf3
Bxf3 4. O-O+ Kc2 (4... Ka2 $2 5. Rxf3 Bd4+ 6. Kf1 Bxa7 7. Rxg3 e4 8. Rg4 e3 (
8... Kb3 9. Rxe4 Bb8 10. h4 Kc2 11. h5 d5 12. Re6 Kxd2 13. h6 $18) 9. dxe3 Bxe3
10. Ke1) 5. Rxa1 gxh2+ $11) 2... Bxf3 (2... Bxh1 3. Bxh1 Bd4 4. hxg3 $18) 3.
O-O+ $1 Kc2 4. Rxa1 $1 gxh2+ (4... Kxd2 5. h4 $18) 5. Kxh2 Kxd2 (5... Bxe4 6.
Ra2+ $18 {e.g.} 6... Kb3 (6... Kd1 7. Kg3 Ke2 8. Rb2 Bc6 9. Rb6 Be4 10. a7 Ba8
11. Rb8 Bc6 12. Rc8 Be4 13. Rh8 Kxd2 14. Kf2 Bb7 15. a8=Q $18) 7. Ra5 d6 8. a7
Kc2 9. Ra2+ Kd1 10. Kg3 Ke2 11. Rb2 Bh1 12. Rb8 Kxd2 13. Kf2 Bd5 14. a8=Q $18)
6. Ra4 Ke2 (6... Ke3 7. a7 d2 8. Ra3+ $1 (8. a8=Q $2 d1=Q 9. Ra3+ Kf4 10. Qf8+
Kxe4 11. Qb4+ Kf5 $11) 8... Kf4 (8... Ke2 9. a8=Q d1=Q 10. Qa6+ $18) 9. Rd3 $1
Bxe4 10. Rxd2 $18 (10. Rxd7 $2 Ke3 $19)) 7. a7 $1 (7. Kg3 $2 d2 8. a7 d1=Q 9.
Ra2+ Ke3 10. Ra3+ Ke2 11. Ra2+ Ke3 $11) 7... d2 8. a8=Q (8. Kg3 $2 d1=Q 9. Ra2+
Ke3 10. Ra3+ Ke2 $11) 8... d1=Q 9. Qa6+ $1 (9. Ra2+ $2 Ke3 $1 10. Ra3+ Kf4 (
10... Kf2 $2 11. Ra1 Qd6 12. Qa7+ Ke2 13. Ra2+ $18) 11. Qf8+ Kxe4 12. Qb4+ Kf5
$11) (9. Ra1 $2 Qd6 10. Qa2+ Qd2 $11) 9... Ke3 10. Qh6+ $1 (10. Qb6+ $2 Kf4 11.
Qh6+ Kg4 12. Qg6+ Kf4 13. Qf5+ (13. Qf6+ Kg4 14. Qg7+ Kf4 15. Qg3+ Ke3 16. Ra3+
Kxe4 $11) 13... Ke3 14. Ra3+ (14. Qg5+ Kd3) 14... Kf2 15. Ra2+ Ke3 16. Qg5+
Kxe4 $11) (10. Ra3+ $2 Kxe4 11. Qc4+ (11. Qg6+ Kf4 $11 (11... Kd4 $2 12. Qb6+
Ke4 13. Qe3+ Kf5 14. Qxf3+ $18)) 11... Kf5 $11 (11... Qd4 $2 12. Qc2+ Kf4 (
12... Kd5 13. Rd3 $18) 13. Ra4 $18)) 10... Kd3 (10... Ke2 11. Ra2+ Kd3 12. Kg3
Bh5 13. Ra3+ Kc2 14. Qe3 Qg4+ 15. Kf2 Qh4+ 16. Kg1 {/Kg2} 16... Qg4+ 17. Kf1
Qd1+ 18. Kf2 Qd2+ 19. Qxd2+ Kxd2 20. Ra5 {(+-)} 20... Kd3 21. Rxe5 Bd1 (21...
Bg6 22. Kf3 $18) 22. Rd5+ $18) 11. Ra3+ $3 (11. Qd6+ $2 Ke3 12. Qc5+ (12. Qb6+
Kf4 13. Qf6+ Kg4 14. Qg6+ Kf4 $1 (14... Kh4 $2 15. Qg3+ Kh5 16. Qxe5+ $18) 15.
Qg3+ Ke3 16. Ra3+ Kxe4 17. Qg6+ Kf4 18. Qg3+ Ke4 19. Qg6+ Kf4 20. Qf6+ Kg4 $11)
12... Kf4 13. Qf8+ Kg4 $3 (13... Ke3 $2 14. Qh6+ Kd3 15. Ra3+ $18 {
see the main line}) 14. Qf5+ Kh4 15. Qh3+ Kg5 16. Qg3+ Kf6 17. Qh4+ Kg6 $1 (
17... Kf7 $2 18. Qh7+ $18) 18. Ra6+ d6 $11) 11... Kc2 (11... Kxe4 12. Qe3+ Kf5
13. Qxf3+ $18) 12. Ra2+ $1 {It is a new variant! -->} (12. Kg3 $2 Bxe4 13. Qh2+
(13. Qe3 Qd4 14. Qe2+ Kc1 (14... Kb1 $2 15. Rb3+ Kc1 16. Qe1+ Qd1 17. Qe3+ $1 (
17. Qc3+ $2 Bc2 18. Qa1+ Kd2 $11 (18... Bb1 $2 19. Qb2#)) 17... Qd2 (17... Kc2
18. Qc3#) 18. Qxe4 $18) 15. Qe1+) 13... Kc1 $1 14. Ra1+ (14. Qf2 Qd4 $11) 14...
Bb1 $11) 12... Kb1 {thr. 13...Qh1+} (12... Kd3 13. Kg3 $1 $18 {
(see after b) 10...Ke2 11.Ra2+ Kd3 12.Kg3!)}) 13. Qa6 $1 {thr. 14.Ra1+} (13.
Qd2 $2 Qxd2+ $11) 13... Qd4 14. Qa5 $1 Bxe4 (14... Qd6 15. Ra1+ (15. Rd2 $2
Qh6+ $11) 15... Kb2 16. Qa2+ $18) (14... d5 15. Rd2 $18) (14... Qxe4 15. Ra1+
$18) 15. Rd2 $1 (15. Re2 $2 Bc2 $11) 15... Bd3 {(The closing of line.)} 16.
Rd1+ $1 {The wR gives place for the wQ.} (16. Qa2+ $2 Kc1 $11) 16... Kb2 $1 (
16... Kc2 17. Qd2+ Kb3 18. Qxd3+ $18) 17. Qd2+ $1 (17. Qa1+ $2 Kc2 $1 (17...
Kb3 $2 18. Qxd4 $1 exd4 19. Rxd3+ Kc4 20. Rd1 $1 $18) 18. Qb1+ Kc3 $11) 17...
Bc2 {(The opening and closing of lines.)} (17... Kb3 18. Qxd3+ $18) 18. Qc1+ $1
{wins. Funny?! The wQ opens a line for the wR!} 18... Kb3 19. Rxd4 $18 1-0

[Event "1.c Olimpiya dunyasi"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mikitovics=Janos (Hungary)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/8/1P6/4P3/K7/1N4N1/1rk5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]

{Publication: No83 (577) 2 - 4. 12. 2008, study 324. Solution: No85 (579) 12 -
15. 12. 2008.} 1. Ne1 $1 (1. Nf4 $2 Kc2 $1 (1... Rxb2 $2 2. Nd3+ $18) 2. Nfd3 (
2. Kb4 Re1 $11 (2... Rxb2+ $2 3. Kc4 Ra2 4. Ne6 $1 (4. Nd5 $2 Ra4+ 5. Nb4+ Kb2
$1 6. e5 Ka3 $11) 4... Ra4+ 5. Kd5 Rb4 6. Nc7 Kd3 7. e5 $18)) 2... Kc3 3. Ka2
Rf1 4. b6 Kd4 5. b7 Rf8 6. Nb4 Kxe4 7. Nc6 Kd5 8. Ne7+ Kd6 9. Nc8+ Kc7 $11)
1... Kd2 (1... Rxb2 2. Nd3+ $18) 2. b6 $1 (2. Ned3 $2 Kc3 3. Ka2 Rh1 4. b6 Kd4
5. b7 Rh8 6. Nb4 Kxe4 7. Nc6 Kd5 8. Ne7+ Kd6 9. Nc8+ Kc7 $11) (2. Nf3+ $2 Kc3
$1 (2... Ke3 $2 3. b6 $18) 3. Na4+ Kd3 4. b6 Rxb6 $11) 2... Kc3 {
The wN open a line for the bR the intersection (b2) ->} (2... Rxe1 3. b7 Re3+
4. Ka2 $18 (4. Kb4 $2 Kc2 $11) (4. Ka4 $2 Rxe4+ $11)) 3. Na4+ (3. Ned3 $4 Ra1#)
3... Kc4 4. Nc2 {The bR pass on the intersection ->} 4... Rb5 (4... Kd3 5. Nb4+
$18) 5. Ne3+ (5. Ka2 $2 Kd3 6. Na3 Rxb6 $11) 5... Kd4 6. Nf5+ (6. Nd5 $2 Rxb6
$11) 6... Ke5 (6... Kxe4 7. Nd6+ $18 ({or} 7. Nc3+)) 7. Ng3 $1 {
The bR returns through the intersection onto his original place (Switchback) ->
} (7. Ne7 $2 Rxb6 $11) (7. Nc3 $2 Rxb6 $11) 7... Rb1 {
The wN locks away the line of the bR on the intersection (Switchback) ->} (7...
Kf4 8. Ne2+ Ke3 9. Nec3 Kd4 10. Nxb5+ {wins.} (10. Ka2 $2 Rb4 11. Ka1 Rb3 12.
Ka2 Rb4 13. Ka3 Rb5 14. Nxb5+ {loss of time})) (7... Kd6 8. Ne2 $1 (8. Nf1 $2
Kc6 9. Nd2 Re5 10. Kb4 Re7 11. Kc4 Re8 12. Kc3 Ra8 13. Kb4 Re8 $11) 8... Re5 9.
Nec3 $18) (7... Kd4 8. Ne2+ Kd3 9. Nec3 $18 (9. Nf4+ $2 Kd4 (9... Kxe4 $2 10.
Nc3+ $18) 10. Ne6+ Ke5 (10... Kxe4 $2 11. Nc3+ $18) 11. Nec5 Kd4 12. Ka2 Rb4
13. Ka3 Rb5 14. Ka2 Rb4 15. Ka1 Rb5 $1 $11 (15... Kc4 $2 16. e5 $1 Kd5 17. e6
Kd6 18. Ka2 $1 Rb5 19. Ka3 Ke7 20. Nc3 Rxb6 (20... Rxc5 21. b7 $18) 21. Nd5+
$18))) 8. Nb2 {wins.} (8. Nc5 $2 Kd6 9. Na4 $1 Ke5 10. Nb2 $18 {loss of time})
(8. Ne2 $2 Rxb6 $11 (8... Ra1+ $2 9. Kb3 $1 (9. Kb4 $2 Rb1+ 10. Kc5 Rxb6 $11)
9... Rb1+ 10. Nb2 $18) (8... Rb5 9. Nec3 $18)) 1-0

[Event "2.c Olimpiya dunyasi"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kovalenko=Vitaly  (Russia)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1Q2R3/8/8/1p6/1pR5/1K2p3/1p1rq3/4k3 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "18"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]

{Publication: No17 (511) 7-13. 03. 2008, study 283. Solution:20 (514) 1-3. 04.
2008.} 1. Qg3+ Kd1 2. Qg1+ Qe1 3. Qxe1+ $1 Kxe1 4. Rxe3+ Kd1 (4... Kf2 5. Rf4+
Kxe3 6. Rf1) 5. Re1+ $1 Kxe1 6. Re4+ Kd1 7. Ka2 Kc1 (7... Kc2 8. Rc4+ bxc4 {
stalemate}) 8. Rc4+ Rc2 (8... bxc4 {stalemate}) 9. Rxc2+ Kxc2 {stalemate}
1/2-1/2

[Event "3.c Olimpiya dunyasi"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Josten=Gerhard (Germany)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/Pb3p2/p1p5/Kp6/P3n3/pB6/P7/2k5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]

{Publication: No83 (577) 2 - 4. 12. 2008, study 327. Solution: No85 (579) 12 -
15. 12. 2008.} 1. Kb6 Ba8 (1... Nd6 2. Kc7 $11) 2. Kc7 c5 (2... Nc5 3. Kb8 $11)
3. Kb8 Nd6 (3... Bc6 4. Kc7 $11) 4. Kxa8 Nc8 5. Bxf7 c4 (5... Kb2 6. Kb7 Nxa7
7. Kxa6 $11) 6. Kb7 Nxa7 7. Kxa6 c3 (7... Nc8 8. axb5 Nd6 9. b6 c3 10. Bb3 Kb2
11. Ka5 c2 12. Bxc2 Kxc2 13. Kb4 Kb2 14. Kc5 Nb7+ 15. Kc6 Na5+ 16. Kb5 $11) 8.
axb5 Nc8 (8... Nxb5 9. Kxb5 Kb2 10. Bb3 $11) 9. Bb3 Kb2 (9... Nd6 10. b6 Kb2
11. Ka5 $11) 10. Kb7 Nd6+ (10... c2 11. Bxc2 Nd6+ 12. Kc6 $11) 11. Kc6 Nc4 (
11... c2 12. Bxc2 $11) 12. Kd5 Na5 13. b6 c2 (13... Nxb3 14. b7 Kxa2 (14... c2
15. b8=Q c1=Q 16. Qxb3+ $11) 15. b8=Q c2 16. Qh2 $11) 14. Bxc2 Kxc2 (14... Kxa2
15. Bd3 Kb2 16. Bc4 $11) 15. Kc5 Kb2 16. Kb5 Nb7 17. Kc6 Na5+ 18. Kb5 $11
1/2-1/2

[Event "4.c Olimpiya dunyasi"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Fomichev=Evgenij (Russia)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4K3/rBR5/P1p5/3k4/4n3/7r/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]

{Publication: No11 (505) 15 - 18 . 02. 2008, study 271. Solution: 14 (508) 26
- 28 . 02. 2008.} 1. Bxc6+ Kd4 $1 (1... Ke6 2. Bd7+ Kf6 3. Rc6+ Ke5 4. Bxh3) (
1... Kc5 2. Rxa7 Rh8+ 3. Kd7 Rh7+ 4. Kc8 Rxa7 5. Bxe4 $11) 2. Rxa7 Rh8+ 3. Kd7
Rh7+ 4. Kc8 Rxa7 5. Bb7 Nd6+ (5... Nc3) 6. Kb8 Nb5 7. Bc6 Rxa6 8. Kb7 $1 (8.
Bxb5 $2 Rb6+) 8... Ra5 9. Kb6 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "5.c Olimpiya dunyasi"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Badalov=Samir (Azerbaijan)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2N4K/1pp5/4p3/4P3/1P4k1/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]

{Publication: No26 (520) 2 - 5. 05. 2008, study299. Solution: No28 (522) 9 -
12. 05. 2008.} 1. Nd6 $1 (1. Ne7 $2 Kf4 2. Ng6+ Kf5 3. Kg7 c6 4. Kf7 b6 5. Ke7
c5 6. bxc5 bxc5 7. Kd6 Kxg6 8. Kxe6 (8. Kxc5 $2 Kg5 $1) 8... c4 9. Kd7 c3 10.
e6 c2 11. e7 c1=Q 12. e8=Q+ $11) 1... Kf4 2. Nf7 c6 (2... b5 3. Kg7 Kf5 4. Kf8
Ke4 5. Ke7 Kd5 6. Nd8 (6. Ng5 $2 c5 7. bxc5 b4 8. Nf3 b3) 6... c5 (6... Kxe5 7.
Nxe6 c6 8. Nc7 (8. Nc5 Kd5 9. Kd7 Kc4 10. Na6)) 7. bxc5 Kxc5 (7... b4 8. c6 b3
9. c7 b2 10. c8=Q b1=Q 11. Qxe6+) 8. Nxe6+ Kd5 9. Kf6) 3. Kg7 (3. Kg8 $2 b6 4.
Kf8 c5 5. bxc5 bxc5 6. Ke7 c4 7. Kxe6 c3) 3... Kf5 4. Kf8 b6 5. Ke7 c5 6. bxc5
bxc5 7. Kd6 c4 8. Nd8 {wins.} 8... c3 9. Nxe6 (9. Nc6) 9... c2 10. Nd4+ 1-0

[Event "1.s.p Olimpiya dunyasi"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rokirovkin=Nikolay (Ukraine)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/1b2B3/rN3nnr/4N2k/8/Pp1pp2P/p4PP1/R3K2R w KQ - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]

{Publication: No81 (575) 25 - 27. 11. 2008, study 320. Solution: No83 (577) 2
- 4. 12. 2008.} 1. g4+ Kg5 2. Nf7+ Kf4 3. Bd6+ Ke4 4. Ng5+ Kd4 5. Ne6+ Kc3 ({
Main} 5... Ke4 6. f3+ Kxf3 7. Ng5+ Kg2 8. Rh2+ Kg1 9. O-O-O#) 6. Bb4+ Kb2 7.
Nc4+ Kxa1 8. O-O# {
Original idea. The variations end in mates using both castling's.} 1-0

[Event "2.s.p Olimpiya dunyasi"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Zinar=Mikhail (Ukraine)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/pp6/1P6/Pp6/1P6/3Pk2p/4P3/4K3 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]

{Publication: No81 (575) 25 - 27. 11. 2008, study 317. Solution: No83 (577) 2
- 4. 12. 2008.} 1. Kf1 h2 2. Kg2 a6 ({main} 2... axb6 3. axb6 Kxe2 4. d4 Kd3 5.
d5 Kc4 6. d6 Kd5 7. d7 Kc6 $1 8. d8=R $1 {win.}) 3. Kxh2 {(h1)} 3... Kxe2 4. d4
Kd3 5. d5 Kc4 6. d6 Kd5 7. d7 Kc6 $1 8. d8=N+ $1 {
Two well-known promotion ideas done with simple technical means.} 1-0

[Event "Olimpiya dunyasi"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rusz=Arpad (Romania / Hungary"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "BKR5/PPP5/2p1P3/1k1n1p2/1n6/8/2P5/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]

{Publication: No17 (511) 7-13. 03. 2008, study 281. Solution:20 (514) 1-3. 04.
2008.} 1. Rf8 Ne7 2. Rxf5+ $1 (2. c8=Q $4 Na6#) 2... c5 (2... Ka4 3. Rf4 $18) (
2... Kb6 3. c8=N+ $1 $18) 3. Rxc5+ $1 Kxc5 4. c8=Q+ Nbc6+ 5. Qxc6+ $1 (5. Kc7
$2 Nd5+ 6. Kd7 Nf6+ 7. Kc7 Nd5+ {perpetual check(N)}) 5... Kxc6 6. c3 $3 {
mutual zugzwang} (6. c4 $2 Kd6 (6... Kb6) 7. c5+ Kc6 {stalemate}) 6... Kd6 7.
c4 Nc6+ (7... Kc6 8. c5 $18 {mutual zugzwang - virtual stalemate}) 8. Kc8 Nxa7+
9. Kd8 Nc6+ 10. Ke8 Kxe6 11. c5 {mutual zugzwang} 11... Nb8 (11... Kd5 12. b8=Q
$18) 12. Kd8 Kd5 13. Kc8 $1 (13. Kc7 $2 Na6+ 14. Kb6 Nb8 15. Kc7 Na6+ {
positional draw}) 13... Kxc5 14. Kxb8 {Switchback} 14... Kb6 15. Kc8 1-0

[Event "Olimpiya dunyasi"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Roxlau=Michael (Germany)"]
[Black "(After H.Rombach)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/p7/p3P1Np/6p1/1P1k3p/1P5P/4K1P1/1r6 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]

{Publication: No26 (520) 2 - 5. 05. 2008, study 300. Solution: No28 (522) 9 -
12. 05. 2008.} 1. Ne5 $1 (1. e7 Rb2+ $11) 1... Rxb3 $1 (1... Rb2+ 2. Kd1 Rb1+
3. Kc2 Re1 4. Nf3+ $18) 2. Kd2 $1 (2. Nf3+ Kd5 3. e7 Rxb4 4. e8=Q Re4+ $11)
2... Re3 $1 (2... Rc3 3. e7 Rc8 4. Nc6+ Kd5 5. Nd8 $18) 3. Nf3+ Ke4 4. Ne1 $1
Kf4 5. Nd3+ $3 (5. g3+ hxg3 6. Ng2+ Kf5 7. Kxe3 Kxe6 8. Kf3 h5 9. Kxg3 Kd5 10.
Ne3+ Kd4 11. Kf3 Kc3 12. Nd5+ Kc4 13. Ke4 g4 14. h4 g3 $11) 5... Ke4 6. Nc1 $1
Kf4 7. Ne2+ Ke4 8. e7 {wins. (HHdbIII-31396) Rombach=H - ts70#1229, 1970.} 1-0

[Event "Olimpiya dunyasi"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aliev=Ilham (Azerbaijan)"]
[Black "(After M.Zinar)"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6K1/4k3/2p5/1Pp4p/P1P5/8/P7/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]

{Publication: No81 (575) 25 - 27. 11. 2008, study 318. Solution: No83 (577) 2
- 4. 12. 2008.} 1. a5 Kd7 2. a6 Kc7 3. a7 Kb7 4. bxc6+ Kxa7 {
M.Zinara(HHdbIII#13105, 1989)} 5. Kf7 $1 (5. Kg7 $2 Kb8) 5... Kb6 $1 (5... Kb8
6. Ke6 Kc7 7. Kf5) 6. Kf6 $1 (6. Ke6 $2 Kxc6 7. Kf5 Kb6 8. Kg5 Ka5 9. Kxh5 Kb4
10. Kg4 Kxc4 11. Kf3 (11. Kf4 Kd3 12. a4 c4 13. a5 c3 14. a6 c2 15. a7 c1=Q+)
11... Kd3 12. Kf2 (12. a4 c4 13. a5 c3 14. a6 c2 15. a7 c1=Q 16. a8=Q Qh1+ 17.
Kf2 Qxa8) 12... c4 13. Ke1 Kc3 14. a4 Kb2 15. a5 c3 16. a6 c2 17. a7 c1=Q+)
6... h4 7. Ke5 $1 Kxc6 8. Kf4 Kb6 9. Kg4 Ka5 10. Kxh4 Kb4 11. Kg3 Kxc4 12. Kf2
Kc3 13. Ke2 c4 14. a4 {4 moves are added to M.Zinar study.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olimpiya dunyasi"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buyannemekh=Bizyagiin (MON)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2N5/8/8/4p3/k2n4/7n/8/5K2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "12"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]

{Publication: No81 (575) 25 - 27. 11. 2008, study 319. Solution: No83 (577) 2
- 4. 12. 2008.} 1. Nb6+ $1 (1. Kg2 $2 Ng5 2. Kf2 Kb5 3. Ne7 Kc4 4. Ng6 e4 5.
Ne5+ Kc3 6. Ng4 Nf5 7. Ke2 Kd4 $19) 1... Kb5 2. Nd7 e4 3. Nf6 e3 4. Nd5 e2+ 5.
Ke1 Kc4 6. Nc3 $1 Kxc3 {stalemate.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olimpiya dunyasi"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buyannemekh=Bizyagiin (MON)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6B1/4b3/P7/4N3/bkp4n/6N1/R3K3/6r1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]

{Publication: No83 (577) 2 - 4. 12. 2008, study 321. Solution: No85 (579) 12 -
15. 12. 2008.} 1. Rxa4+ (1. a7 $2 Bd1+) 1... Kxa4 2. a7 Rg2+ 3. Kd1 (3. Kf1
Rg1+) 3... Rg1+ 4. Kc2 Rg2+ 5. Kb1 Rg1+ 6. Ka2 Rg2+ 7. Ne2 $3 Rxg8 (7... Rxe2+
8. Kb1 Re1+ (8... Kb3 9. Bxc4+) 9. Kc2 Re2+ 10. Kd1 Rxe5 11. a8=Q+ Kb4 12. Qc8
$18) 8. Nc6 $1 {(Threat 9.Nb8)} 8... Bc5 (8... Bd6) 9. Nc3# {Model mate.} 1-0

[Event "Olimpiya dunyasi"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rokirovkin=Nikolay (Ukraine)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r7/5p2/p1Kp2k1/3R3p/p5p1/6Q1/1Bp1r1PP/6q1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]

{Publication: No83 (577) 2 - 4. 12. 2008, study 322. Solution: No85 (579) 12 -
15. 12. 2008.} 1. Rg5+ $1 Kxg5 (1... Kh6 2. Bg7+ Kxg5 3. Qh4+ Kg6 (3... Kf4 4.
Qf6+ Ke4 5. Qe7+ Kd3 6. Qxd6+ Kc4 7. Qd5+ Kb4 8. Qa5+ Kb3 9. Qc3+ Ka2 10. Qb2#)
4. Qf6+ Kh7 5. Qh6+ Kg8 6. Qh8#) 2. Qh4+ $1 Kf5 (2... Kxh4 3. Bf6#) 3. Qf6+ Ke4
4. Qe7+ Kd3 5. Qxd6+ Kc4 (5... Qd4 6. Qxd4#) 6. Qd5+ Kb4 7. Qa5+ $1 Kb3 (7...
Kxa5 8. Bc3#) 8. Qc3+ Ka2 9. Qa3+ Kb1 10. Qa1# 1-0

[Event "Olimpiya dunyasi"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Angelini=Piero (Italy)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/PP5B/bb5B/8/P5pp/2kr2P1/P3K2P/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]

{Publication: No83 (577) 2 - 4. 12. 2008, study 325. Solution: No85 (579) 12 -
15. 12. 2008.} 1. Bg7+ (1. Bxd3 $2 Bxd3+ 2. Ke1 Bxa7 3. Be3 hxg3 4. hxg3 Bb8 5.
Bf4 Ba7 $11) 1... Rd4+ 2. Ke3 Bxb7 3. gxh4 (3. Be4 $2 Kc4 $1 4. Bxd4 (4. Bxb7
Rd7+ 5. Kf4 Bxa7 $11) 4... Bxd4+ 5. Kf4 Bxe4 6. Kxe4 Bxa7 7. gxh4 Bg1 8. h5
Bxh2 9. h6 Be5 10. Kxe5 g3 11. h7 g2 12. h8=Q g1=Q 13. Qh4+ Kc5 14. Qe7+ Kb6
15. Qb4+ Ka7 $11) (3. a8=Q $2 Bxa8 4. gxh4 Kc4 5. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 6. Kf4 Bg1 7. Kxg4
Bxh2 8. h5 Kb4 $11) 3... Kc4 (3... Bxa7 4. Bg8 $1 Ba6 5. Bb3 Bd3 6. h5 Bf5 7.
h6 Bh7 (7... Bg6 8. Bg8 $18) 8. Bd5 Bg6 9. Bg8 Bc5 10. h7 Bxh7 11. Bxh7 $18) (
3... Bd5 4. Bg8 Be4 5. h5 Bxa7 6. h6 $18) 4. Bg8+ Rd5+ 5. Ke4 (5. Kf4 $2 Bxa7
6. h5 Bb8+ 7. Kxg4 Bc8+ 8. Kf3 Kc5 9. Bxd5 Kxd5 10. h6 Bf5 $11) 5... Bxa7 6. h5
Kc5 (6... Bg1 7. Bb2 Kc5 8. Ba3+ Kc4 9. h6 Bd4 10. h7 Bh8 11. Bd6 Bc6 12. Be5
Kc5 13. Bxd5 Bxd5+ 14. Kf4 Bxa2 15. Bxh8 Bb1 16. Bd4+ $18) 7. Bf8+ Rd6+ 8. Ke5
Bb8 9. Bf7 $1 (9. h6 $2 Kc6 10. Bxd6 Bxd6+ 11. Kf5 Bb4 12. Kxg4 Ba6 13. h7 Bc3
14. Kf5 Kd6 $11) 9... Kc6 (9... Ba6 10. Be8 $1 Bd3 11. h6 Bc7 12. Bd7 Bh7 13.
a5 Bb8 14. a6) 10. Be8+ Rd7+ 11. Ke6 Bc8 12. h6 Kc7 13. Bxd7 {Anticipations-
(HHdbIII 44669) Kasparjan=G - 2.p Tschigorin MT Shakhmaty v SSSR, 1949 and
(HHdbIII 38997) Kasparjan=G, 3.p Magyar Sakkvilag, 1958.} 1-0

[Event "Olimpiya dunyasi"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Miljanic=Mirko (Serbia)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1k6/1P4Nq/3P4/1K5B/8/3p4/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]

{Publication: No83 (577) 2 - 4. 12. 2008, study 326. Solution: No85 (579) 12 -
15. 12. 2008.} 1. d7 Qh8 (1... Qg8 2. Ne6) 2. Be8 Qh4 3. Ne6 d2 4. Bh5 $1 Qxh5+
5. Kb6 d1=Q 6. d8=Q+ Qxd8+ 7. Nxd8 Qg6+ 8. Nc6+ Qxc6+ 9. Kxc6 Ka7 10. Kc7 1-0

[Event "Olimpiya dunyasi"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aliev=Ilham (Azerbaijan)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/4p1p1/6P1/8/4P3/7k/1K6/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]

{Publication: No85 (579) 12 - 15. 12. 2008, study 329. Solution: No87 (581) 19
- 22. 12. 2008.} 1. Kc3 Kg4 (1... e5 2. Kc4 Kg4 3. Kd5 Kf4 4. Ke6 Kxe4 5. Kf7
$11) 2. Kd4 Kg5 3. Ke5 $1 {Pushing away by a shoulder} (3. Kd5 $2 Kf6 $1 4. e5+
Kf5 $1 $19) 3... Kxg6 4. Ke6 Kg5 5. Kxe7 Kf4 6. Kf7 $1 (6. Ke6 $2 Kxe4 $19)
6... g5 7. Kf6 $1 {Reti maneuver} 7... g4 (7... Kxe4 8. Kxg5 $11) 8. e5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olimpiya dunyasi"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aliev=Ilham (Azerbaijan)"]
[Black "after M.Zinar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1K6/3k2p1/4p3/2p4P/7P/8/PP6/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]

{Publication: No85 (579) 12 - 15. 12. 2008, study 330. Solution: No87 (581) 19
- 22. 12. 2008.} 1. a4 (1. Kb7 $2 e5 2. a4 e4 3. a5 e3 4. a6 e2 5. a7 e1=Q 6.
a8=Q Qb4+ 7. Ka6 Qa4+ 8. Kb7 Qb5+ 9. Ka7 Kc7 $19) 1... Kc6 (1... e5 2. a5 e4 3.
a6 e3 4. a7 e2 5. a8=Q e1=Q 6. Qd5+) 2. a5 Kb5 {M.Zinara(HHdbIII#24914, 1977)}
3. Kb7 $1 (3. Kc7 $2 e5 $19) 3... Kxa5 4. Kc6 Kb4 5. Kd6 c4 6. Kxe6 Kb3 7. Kd5
$1 Kb4 8. Kc6 Ka4 9. Kc5 Kb3 10. Kb5 c3 11. bxc3 Kxc3 12. Kc5 Kd3 13. Kd5 Ke3
14. Ke5 Kf3 15. Kf5 Kg3 16. h6 $1 gxh6 17. h5 {It is changed the first 2 moves.
} 1-0

[Event "Olimpiya dunyasi,study 274"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Akobia=Iuri (Georgia)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/8/kP2R3/8/1r6/6P1/K7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]

{Publication:14 (508) 26 - 28 . 02. 2008, study 274. Solution:15 (509) 29. 02
- 03. 03. 2008.} 1. g4 Ka4 (1... Kb4 2. b6 Kc4 3. Re6 Rb5 4. Rg6 Kd4 5. Ka2 $18
) 2. g5 Ka3 (2... Rb4 3. Ka2 $1 (3. Rc5 $2 Kb3 4. Kb1 Rg4 5. Kc1 Kb4 6. Rf5 Kc3
7. Kd1 Kd3 8. Ke1 Ke4 9. Rc5 Kd4 $11) 3... Ka5 4. Ka3 Rg4 5. Kb3 $18) 3. Rc5 $1
({Thematic try} 3. Rf5 $2 {(d5)} 3... Rb4 4. Rf3+ Ka4 5. Rf2 Rg4 6. b6 Rg1+ 7.
Ka2 Rxg5 8. b7 Rg8 9. Rb2 Rb8 10. Rb3 Ka5 11. Ka3 Ka6 $11) 3... Rb4 (3... Rg3
4. Kb1 Kb4 (4... Kb3 5. Kc1 Kb4 6. Rf5 Kc3 7. Kd1 {etc as in line 4...Kb4}) 5.
Rf5 Kb3 6. Kc1 Kc3 7. Kd1 Kd3 8. Ke1 Rg1+ (8... Ke4 9. Kf2 Rb3 10. Rc5 Kd4 11.
g6 $18) 9. Kf2 {wins,}) (3... Kb4 4. Rc2 Ra3+ 5. Ra2 Rg3 6. b6 $18) 4. Rc3+ Ka4
5. Rc2 $1 Rg4 (5... Rxb5 6. Ra2+ Kb4 7. Rb2+ Kc5 8. Rxb5+) 6. b6 Rg1+ 7. Ka2
Rxg5 8. b7 Rg8 9. Rc8 {win} 1-0

