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Magyar Sakkvilag 2014
[Event "1.p MSV-2014"] [Site ""] [Date "2014"] [Round ""] [White "Minski, Martin "] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1k6/8/P3q3/N2R1R2/4Pp2/8/5Kp1/1b5N w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "22"] [EventDate "2013"] 1. Ng3 $1 (1. Rb5+ $2 Ka7 $1 2. Rxb1 Qa2+ $19) 1... fxg3+ 2. Kg1 $1 Bxe4 ({main } 2... Qb6+ 3. Rc5 $1 Bxe4 4. Rf8+ Ka7 5. Nc6+ $1 Bxc6 6. Rf7+ Kxa6 7. Ra7+ Qxa7 {/Kxa7 pin stalemate}) (2... Qh6 3. Rb5+ Ka8 4. Kxg2 $11) 3. a7+ (3. Nc6+ $2 Kc7 $1 $19) 3... Kxa7 4. Nc6+ Kb6 5. Ne5 $3 (5. Nd8 $2 Qh6 $1 6. Rb5+ Ka7 $1 7. Ra5+ Kb8 8. Rfb5+ Kc7 {/Kc8} 9. Rc5+ Kd7 10. Ra7+ Bb7 $1 11. Rxb7+ Ke8 12. Re5+ Kxd8 $19) (5. Rb5+ $2 Kc7 $1 $19) 5... Qxd5 ({main} 5... Bxd5 6. Rf6 $1 Qxf6 7. Nd7+ $11) ({main} 5... Bxf5 6. Rd6+ $1 Qxd6 7. Nc4+ $11) (5... Qxf5 6. Nc4+ {/Sd7+} Kc6 7. Rxf5 $11) (5... Ka6 6. Nd7 $1 Bxf5 7. Nc5+ $11) 6. Nd7+ $1 (6. Nc4+ $2 Qxc4 7. Rf6+ (7. Rb5+ Kc7 {/Kc6} 8. Rc5+ Qxc5#) 7... Bc6 $1 8. Rxc6+ Kxc6 $19 (8... Qxc6 $2 {stalemate})) 6... Qxd7 7. Rb5+ Ka6 8. Ra5+ Kb6 9. Rb5+ Kc6 (9... Kc7 10. Rb7+ Bxb7 {stalemate}) 10. Rc5+ Kd6 11. Rd5+ Bxd5 { stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "2.p MSV-2014"] [Site ""] [Date "2014"] [Round ""] [White "Michal Hlinka & Lubos Kekely"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2R3p1/1R1NP1P1/q2N2qk/5p2/3B4/6PK/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2014"] 1. Nf5 $1 {Main A)} (1. Nf6+ $2 Kh4 2. Nf5+ Qaxf5 3. Bxf5 Qg3+ 4. Kh1 Qe1+ 5. Kh2 Qg3+ $11 {perpetual check}) (1. Be2+ Kh4 2. Nf5+ Qxf5 3. Rxg7 f3 4. Rh7+ Kg5 5. Bxf3 Qe5+ 6. Kh3 Qf5+ 7. Kh2 Qe5+ $11 {perpetual check}) 1... Qxd5 ({ Main B)} 1... Qd2 2. Nf6+ $1 gxf6 (2... Qxf6 3. e7 f3 4. Rc2 Qe5+ 5. Ng3+ $18) 3. Rh7+ Kg4 (3... Kxg6 4. Ne7# {or Nh4 mate}) 4. Rh3 $1 f3 5. Rxf3 (5. Rg3+ Kh5 ) 5... Qh5+ ({or} 5... Qgf4+ 6. Rxf4+ Qxf4+ 7. Kg1 Qc1+ 8. Kf2 Qd2+ 9. Be2+ Kxf5 10. Rb3 $1 $18 {as main B}) 6. Kg1 Qc1+ 7. Kf2 Qd2+ 8. Be2 Qxf5 9. Rxf5+ Kxf5 10. Rb3 $1 (10. e7 $2 {or g7?} Qd4+ $11 {or Qf4+ = perpetual check}) 10... Kxe6 (10... Kxg6 11. Re3 $18) 11. Re3+ $1 Kf5 12. g7 $18 {for example 12.- Qa2 13. Kg1 Qa7 14.Bg4+ kf4 15.g3+! Kxe3 16.g8D +-}) 2. Nxg7+ (2. Be2+ $2 f3 $1 3. Bxf3+ Qxf3 4. gxf3 Qxf5 5. Kg2 Qa5 6. Rbc6 Qd2+ 7. Kg3 Qg5+ 8. Kh3 Qe3 9. Rc5+ Kxg6 10. Kg2 Qe2+ $11 11. Kg3 Qe1+ 12. Kf4 Kf6 $11) 2... Kg4 (2... Kh6 {or Kh4} 3. Nf5+ Qgxf5 4. Bxf5 Qxf5 5. Rh7+ Kg5 6. e7 Qe4 7. Rb5+ Kxg6 8. Rb8 $18) 3. Be2+ Kh4 4. Nf5+ $1 {switchback} Qgxf5 5. Rh7+ Kg5 6. Rh5+ Kxg6 (6... Kf6 7. e7+ $1 Kxe7 8. Rh7+ Kd8 9. Rb8+ Qc8 10. Rh8+ Ke7 11. Rbxc8 $18) 7. e7+ $1 (7. Rxf5 $2 Qxf5 8. e7+ Kf7 9. Rb7 Qe5 10. Bb5 Qh5+ 11. Kg1 Qc5+ 12. Kf1 Qc1+ 13. Kf2 Qe3+ $11 {perpetual check}) 7... Kf7 8. e8=Q+ $1 Kxe8 9. Rb5 $1 Qxh5+ (9... Qxb5 10. Bxb5+ Qxb5 11. Rxb5 $18) (9... Qxg2+ 10. Kxg2 Qe4+ 11. Kf1 Kf7 12. Rh3 Qc2 13. Rb7+ Kf6 14. Rh6+ Kg5 15. Rd6 Qc1+ 16. Kg2 {(threat 17.Rb5+)} f3+ 17. Bxf3 $18 {EGTB}) (9... Qc2 10. Rbxd5 Qxe2 11. Rhe5+ Qxe5 12. Rxe5+ $18) 10. Bxh5+ Qxh5+ 11. Rxh5 {and wins. Fight against 2 queens in 2 main lines. Perpetual checks. Point is position after 9.Rb5!} 1-0
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[Event "3.p MSV-2014"] [Site ""] [Date "2014"] [Round ""] [White "Jasik, Andrzej"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3b3r/1p1B2q1/3N4/1P6/K1P3p1/1r3k2/1p1p1B2/1Q6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2014"] [SourceDate "2014.01.22"] 1. Qf1 (1. Bc5 Qxd7) 1... Rb4+ (1... Ra3+ 2. Kxa3 Qc3+ 3. Ka2 Qa5+ 4. Kb3 $11) 2. Kxb4 b1=Q+ (2... Ba5+ 3. Kxa5 b1=Q 4. Be1+ Ke3 5. Qf2+ Kd3 6. Qxd2#) 3. Qxb1 Ba5+ (3... Kxf2 4. Qf5+ Kg1 $11) 4. Kxa5 Qa1+ (4... Ra8+ 5. Kb4 $11) 5. Qxa1 Ra8+ 6. Ba7 ({Try:} 6. Kb6 $2 Rxa1 7. Bxg4+ Kxg4 8. Ne4 d1=Q $19) 6... Rxa7+ 7. Kb6 Rxa1 8. Bxg4+ Kxg4 9. Ne4 d1=Q 10. Nf2+ Kf5 11. Nxd1 {draw.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "sp.p MSV-2014"] [Site ""] [Date "2014"] [Round ""] [White "Becker, Richard"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/p6p/4P2p/p3K1pP/pPk5/p2r2p1/P5R1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2014"] 1. b5 $1 (1. bxa5 $2 {unblocks the 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. 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+ 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 {The 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 $1 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 {-+}) 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 {The beginning of the second maneuver.} (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 {Again, repeating the position 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 {The third maneuver, but this time the wK's rundlauf goes clockwise.} (20. Re1 $2 g2 21. Kf7 Rf3+ {=}) (20. Rc1+ $2 Kb4 21. Kf7 (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 {The third position is repeated with BTM. 23. ..} Re3 24. Rc1+ $1 (24. Rg2 $2 Rf3 $1 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} 1-0
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[Event "1.hm MSV-2014"] [Site ""] [Date "2014"] [Round ""] [White "Pavel Arestov & Iuri Akobia"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3R4/4b2R/8/5N2/7N/1K1p4/1pp1p3/5k2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "29"] [EventDate "2012"] 1. Ne3+ $1 (1. Ng3+ $2 Ke1 2. Nf3+ Kf2 3. Ne4+ Kxf3 4. Rxd3+ Kf4 $11) 1... Ke1 2. Nxc2+ dxc2 3. Kxb2 (3. Kxc2 $2 Bxd8 4. Nf3+ Kf2 5. Rf7 e1=Q $11) 3... Bf6+ ( 3... c1=Q+ 4. Kxc1 Bxd8 5. Kc2 $18) (3... Bxd8 4. Kxc2 $18) 4. Kc1 $1 (4. Kxc2 Bxd8 {zz.} 5. Rh8 Bg5 {zz.} 6. Rh7 (6. Rh5 Kf2 7. Ng2 Be3 $11) 6... Bd8 $11) 4... Bg5+ 5. Rd2 (5. Kxc2 Bxd8 6. Rh8 Bg5 $1 {zz.}) 5... Bxd2+ 6. Kxc2 Bg5 7. Rh8 {zz.} Kf2 (7... Bf6 8. Nf3+ Kf2 9. Rf8 Be7 10. Rf7 Bb4 11. Kb3 Bd6 12. Nd4+ Ke3 13. Nc2+ Kd2 14. Rd7 {wins.}) 8. Rf8+ Kg3 9. Nf3 Be7 10. Re8 Bb4 11. Nd2 Kf2 12. Ne4+ Kf3 13. Nc3 Bxc3 14. Kxc3 Kf2 15. Kd2 {wins.} 1-0
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[Event "2.hm MSV-2014"] [Site ""] [Date "2014"] [Round ""] [White "Minski, Martin "] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "K7/2B1RB2/p7/p1P5/Pk2prp1/8/1P4bb/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "2013"] 1. Bd6 $1 (1. c6 $2 Rxf7 $1 2. Rxf7 Bxc7 3. Rxc7 $11) 1... e3+ (1... Rxf7 2. Rxf7 e3+ 3. Kb8 $18) 2. c6+ (2. Ka7 $2 Rxf7 $1 3. Rxf7 Bg1 $11) 2... Kxa4 3. b3+ (3. Be8 $2 Re4 $1 4. Rxe4+ Bxe4 5. Bxh2 Kb3 6. Ka7 Bxc6 7. Bxc6 e2 8. Bg3 Kxb2 $11) 3... Kb5 4. Be8 $1 Rf7 $1 (4... Bxc6+ 5. Rb7#) 5. Rb7+ $1 (5. Rxf7 $4 Bxd6 $1 $19) 5... Rxb7 6. c7+ (6. cxb7+ $2 Kb6 $11) 6... Kb6 (6... Bc6 7. Bxc6+ Kxc6 (7... Kb6 8. Bxb7 $18) 8. c8=Q+ $18) 7. c8=N# $1 1-0
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[Event "3.hm MSV-2014"] [Site ""] [Date "2014"] [Round ""] [White "Becker, Richard"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/5P2/3r4/8/3n1R2/4Pn1k/5K2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] 1. f7 Rd8 (1... Rg5 2. exd3 {+-}) 2. f8=Q $1 (2. exd3 $2 Nxd3 3. Rxd3 Rxd3 $1 4. f8=Q Rf3+ 5. Qxf3 {stalemate}) 2... Rxf8 3. Rxf8 Kg3 4. Rf3+ $1 ({Thematic try} 4. Rg8+ $2 Kf4 5. Re8 Kf5 {zz} 6. Re7 (6. Re3 Ne5 7. Kxf2 Ng4+ 8. Kf3 Nxe3 9. Kxe3 Ke5 {=}) 6... Kf6 {(Kf4)} 7. Re8 Kf5 8. Kg2 Kf4 {zz} 9. Re7 Ng4 $1 10. exd3 Ne5 11. d4 Nc6 {=}) (4. Re8 $2 Nb2 $1 5. Re3+ Kg4 6. Kxf2 Nd1+ {=}) 4... Kg4 5. Rf7 $1 Kg3 (5... Kg5 6. Rf8 Kg4 7. Rd8 {+-}) 6. Rg7+ Kf4 7. Re7 {zz} Kf5 (7... Kg3 8. exd3 $1 {+-}) (7... Ng4 8. exd3 Ne5 9. Ke2 {+-}) (7... Kg4 8. Rd7 Nc5 {(Ne5)} 9. Rg7+ {+-}) 8. Re8 $1 {zz} Kf4 9. Kg2 {zz} Ng4 (9... Kf5 10. Kf3 {+-}) 10. exd3 Ne5 11. d4 Nc6 12. d5 {wins} 1-0
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[Event "4.hm MSV-2014"] [Site ""] [Date "2014"] [Round ""] [White "Arestov, Pavel"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4nR2/8/8/3k2r1/1K6/2Pp4/1R4p1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2014"] [SourceDate "2014.02.27"] 1. Rb1 $1 ({Try:} 1. Rxg2 $2 Rxg2 2. Rxe8 Rb2+ $1 3. Ka3 Rb1 $1 {zz} 4. Re7 Kc6 5. Re6+ Kc5 6. Re8 Ra1+ $1 7. Kb2 d2 $19) 1... g1=Q 2. Rxg1 Rxg1 3. Rxe8 Rb1+ 4. Ka3 $1 {zz} (4. Ka4 $2 d2 5. Rd8+ Kc4 6. Rxd2 Ra1+ 7. Ra2 Rxa2#) 4... Kc4 5. Rc8+ Kd5 6. Re8 $1 {zz} (6. Rd8+ $2 Ke4 7. c4 Ke3 8. c5 d2 9. Ka4 d1=Q+ 10. Rxd1 Rxd1 11. c6 Kd4 12. c7 Rc1 $19) 6... Rb5 $1 7. Ka4 $1 ({Try:} 7. Rd8+ $2 Kc4 8. Rc8+ Rc5 9. Rxc5+ Kxc5 10. Kb3 Kd5 $1 11. Kb2 Kc4 $1 {zz}) 7... Rb6 $1 8. Rd8+ Kc4 9. Rc8+ Kd5 10. Rd8+ Rd6 $1 11. c4+ $1 (11. Rxd6+ $2 Kxd6 12. Kb3 Kd5 $19) 11... Kc5 12. Rxd6 Kxd6 13. Kb3 d2 14. Kc2 {draw.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "5.hm MSV-2014"] [Site ""] [Date "2014"] [Round ""] [White "Hlebec, Darko"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "R1B4r/p3p2p/2k1P1P1/2p1K3/8/3N3p/5nb1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "18"] [EventDate "2014"] [SourceDate "2014.04.25"] 1. g7 (1. Nxf2 Kb6 2. g7 Rg8 3. Bb7 Rxg7 $19 4. Bxg2 hxg2 5. Nh3 g1=Q 6. Nxg1 Rg5+ 7. Ke4 Rxg1 8. Re8 Rg7 9. Rf8 Rg6 10. Ke5 c4 11. Kd4 h5 12. Rh8 Rg4+ 13. Kc3 h4 14. Rh7 Kc6 15. Rxe7 Kd6 $19) 1... Nxd3+ 2. Kf5 Rg8 3. Bb7+ (3. Bd7+ $2 Kd6 4. Rxg8 h2 5. Rd8 h1=Q 6. Bb5+ Kc7 $19) 3... Kxb7 4. Rxg8 Be4+ (4... h2 5. Rb8+ Kc6 6. Rb1 Bh3+ 7. Ke4 Bxe6 8. Kxd3 $11) 5. Kxe4 h2 6. Rb8+ Kxb8 7. g8=Q+ Kb7 8. Kf5 $1 (8. Qg2 $2 h1=B $1 9. Qxh1 Nf2+ $19) 8... h1=Q 9. Qg2+ Qxg2 { stalemate.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "1.c MSV-2014"] [Site ""] [Date "2014"] [Round ""] [White "Daniel Keith & Martin Minski"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3N3p/6kn/4PpB1/2p2K2/1B6/1n6/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2014"] 1. Nf8+ $1 (1. Bc2 $2 Nd3+ 2. Bxd3 cxd3 3. Nf8+ Kf7 $1 4. e6+ Ke8 $1 {or Kg8!=} ) 1... Kh5 $1 (1... Kg7 2. Bxh6+ (2. Bc2 $18) 2... Kxh6 3. Bc2 $18) 2. Bc2 (2. e6 $2 Nd3+ 3. Ke3 f4+ $1 4. Bxf4 (4. Kd2 Nf5 $1 5. Bxc4 Ne5 {or Nb2 =}) 4... Ng4+ 5. Kd4 Nxf4 6. e7 Nf6 7. Bxc4 Ne8 $1 $11) 2... Nd3+ 3. Bxd3 cxd3 4. e6 Ng8 (4... Nf7 5. exf7 d2 6. Ne6 d1=Q 7. f8=Q Qf1+ 8. Ke5 $18) 5. Kxf5 Ne7+ $1 6. Bxe7 d2 7. Nd7 $1 {switchback} (7. Nxh7 $2 {thematic try} d1=Q 8. Nf6+ Kh4 9. Ne4+ Kh5 10. Ng3+ Kh6 11. Bf8+ {position X without bPh7} Kh7 12. e7 $11) 7... d1=Q 8. Nf6+ Kh4 9. Ne4+ Kh5 (9... Kh3 10. Nf2+ $18) 10. Ng3+ Kh6 11. Bf8# 1-0
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[Event "2.c MSV-2014"] [Site ""] [Date "2014.??.02"] [Round ""] [White "Tarasiuk, Vladislav"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/N6p/PnP5/kP4b1/7n/5P2/K7/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2014"] [SourceDate "2014.06.02"] 1. c7 Nf5 2. f4 $1 ({Thematic try:} 2. c8=Q $2 Nxc8 3. Nxc8 Be3 4. a7 Bxa7 5. Nxa7 Ne7 6. Nc6+ Nxc6 7. bxc6 Kb6 8. Kb3 h5 9. Kc4 h4 10. Kd5 Kc7 $19) 2... Bxf4 (2... Ne7 3. fxg5 Nbc8 4. Nxc8 Nxc8 5. Kb3 $11) 3. c8=Q Nxc8 4. Nxc8 Be3 5. a7 Bxa7 6. Nxa7 Ne7 7. Nc6+ Nxc6 8. bxc6 Kb6 9. Kb3 h5 10. Kc4 h4 11. Kd5 Kc7 12. Ke4 h3 13. Kf3 {draw.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "3.c MSV-2014"] [Site ""] [Date "2014"] [Round ""] [White "Tarasiuk, Vladislav"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4KB1k/1P5P/8/1n6/R7/8/1r2p3/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2014"] [SourceDate "2014.06.02"] 1. Bg7+ Kxg7 2. h8=Q+ Kxh8 3. b8=Q Nd6+ $1 (3... e1=Q+ 4. Kf7+ Kh7 5. Qg8+ Kh6 6. Qg6#) (3... Nc7+ $2 4. Kf7+ Rxb8 5. Rh4#) 4. Qxd6 e1=Q+ 5. Kf8 $1 Rf2+ 6. Rf4 Rxf4+ 7. Qxf4 Kh7 8. Kf7 Qh1 9. Qf5+ {wins.} 1-0
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[Event "4.c MSV-2014"] [Site ""] [Date "2014"] [Round ""] [White "Csengeri, József"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3K4/8/2k1P3/pp5R/8/8/p3Pr1p/4N3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2014"] [SourceDate "2014.01.26"] 1. e7 $1 (1. Nc2 $2 Rf8+ 2. Ke7 Rf1 3. Rxh2 b4 4. Ke8 b3 5. Nd4+ Kd6 6. Nxb3 a4 7. Na1 Rxa1 $19) 1... Rxe2 2. Nc2 Rd2+ (2... Kd6 3. e8=Q Rxe8+ 4. Kxe8 b4 5. Rxh2 b3 6. Na1 a4 7. Kd8 $18) 3. Kc8 Re2 4. Nd4+ (4. Kd8 $2 Rd2+ 5. Kc8 Re2 6. Nd4+) 4... Kd6 5. Nf5+ Kc6 6. Rxh2 $1 a1=Q (6... Rxh2 7. e8=Q+ Kc5 8. Qe5+ Kb4 9. Kc7 $18) 7. Rxe2 Qh8+ 8. e8=Q+ {wins.} 1-0
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[Event "5.c MSV-2014"] [Site ""] [Date "2014"] [Round ""] [White "Ilham Aliev & Yunus Emre Ozbey"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/5rN1/2N1b3/8/6kp/4Kp1p/7R w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] [EventDate "2013"] 1. Ne4+ Kg2 (1... Kg4 2. Nxe5+ Kf5 3. Nxf6) 2. Nh4+ $1 (2. Nxf6 $2 Kxh1 3. Kf1 Bxf6 $11) 2... Kxh1 3. Kf1 $1 (3. Nxf6 $2 Bxf6) 3... Rf7 4. Ng6 $1 (4. Nxf2+ $2 Rxf2+ 5. Kxf2 Bd6 $11) 4... Bc7 (4... Rf3 5. Nxe5 Re3 (5... Rf5 6. Ng3#) 6. Nxf2#) 5. Nf4 $1 Rxf4 (5... Bxf4 {main} 6. Nxf2#) 6. Ng3# 1-0
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Daily task - Stalemate
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