www.arves.org - Rossi MT 2022

Studies awarded for the Memorial Tournament

dedicated to Italian composer Pietro Rossi:

Rossi, Pietro 1924-2020

MEMORIAL PIETRO ROSSI 2022

Studies Win

[Event "1.p. Memorial P. Rossi 2022"] [Site ""] [Date "2022.10.27"] [Round ""] [White "Jan Timman"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4b3/1P2P3/P5P1/2N4R/2p4p/7p/pP5P/5k1K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2022"] 
 1. Rf5+ $1 (1. Ne4 $4 a1=Q 2. Rg5 Qxb2 3. Rg1+ Ke2 $19) 1... Ke2 2. Nb3 $1 (2. Re5+ $2 Kf1 3. Ne4 (3. Rf5+ Ke2 4. Nb3 {is a loss of time}) 3... a1=Q $11) 2... cxb3 3. Ra5 Kf2 4. b8=N $1 (4. b8=Q $4 Bc6+ $19) 4... Bxg6 5. e8=R $1 (5. e8=Q $2 Be4+ 6. Qxe4 a1=Q+ 7. Rxa1 {stalemate}) 5... Bxe8 6. a7 Bg6 7. a8=B $1 (7. a8=Q $2 a1=Q+ 8. Rxa1 Be4+ 9. Qxe4 $11 {stalemate}) 7... Bd3 8. Bc6 Bf1 9. Rf5+ Ke1 10. Kg1 Bc4 11. Ra5 Kd2 12. Nd7 (12. Ra4 $2 Bg8 $1 13. Nd7 Kc2 14. Nf6 Bf7 15. Kf2 Kxb2 16. Bd5 Bxd5 17. Nxd5 a1=Q 18. Rxa1 Kxa1 19. Ke2 b2 $11) 12... Kc2 13. Nb6 {/e5} Bf7 14. Bb5 Kxb2 15. Bc4 Bxc4 (15... a1=Q+ 16. Rxa1 Kxa1 17. Bxf7 b2 18. Bg6 $18) 16. Nxc4+ Kc3 17. Ra4 b2 18. Nxb2 Kxb2 19. Kf2 a1=Q 20. Rxa1 Kxa1 21. Kf3 Kb2 22. Kg4 Kc3 23. Kxh3 $1 Kd4 24. Kxh4 Ke5 25. Kg5 Ke6 26. Kg6 Ke7 27. Kg7 Ke6 28. h4 Kf5 29. h5 Kg5 30. h6 $18 1-0

[Event "2/4.p. Memorial P. Rossi 2022"] [Site ""] [Date "2022.10.27"] [Round ""] [White "Peter S. Krug"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/pp5p/3BK3/4p1kP/nQ4p1/3pP1Pp/1p5P/r1n1qN2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "37"] [EventDate "2022"] 
 1. Nd2 $3 (1. Qxe1 $2 Nc5+ $1 2. Ke7 b1=Q 3. Qf2 Ne4 4. Qf7 Qb6 $11) (1. Qxb7 $2 Nc5+ 2. Bxc5 Ra6+ $1 $19) 1... Qxd2 $1 (1... Kxh5 2. Qb5 $18) (1... Qf1 2. Ne4+ Kh6 3. Nf6 $18) 2. Qxd2 Nc5+ (2... Ne2 3. Qa5 $18) 3. Bxc5 (3. Ke7 $2 b1=Q 4. e4+ Kxh5 5. Qf2 Nxe4 6. Qf5+ Kh6 7. Qe6+ Kh5 8. Qxe5+ Ng5 9. Kf6 Qb2 $19) 3... Ra6+ $1 (3... b1=Q 4. e4+ Kxh5 5. Kf5 h6 6. Qg2 $1 hxg2 (6... Ra4 7. Qxh3+ gxh3 8. g4+ $18) 7. h3 gxh3 (7... g1=Q 8. hxg4#) 8. g4+ Kh4 9. Bf2#) 4. Ke7 b1=Q 5. e4+ Kxh5 6. Qf2 Ne2 7. Qf5+ (7. Qf7+ Kh6 8. Qf8+ Kh5 9. Qf5+ { is a loss of time}) 7... Kh6 8. Be3+ $1 (8. Kd8 $2 Qb6+ $11) (8. Qf8+ Kh5 9. Qf7+ Kh6 10. Be3+ {is a loss of time}) 8... Nf4 9. gxf4 Qb4+ 10. Kf7 Qb3+ ( 10... Qc4+ 11. Kf8 Qb4+ 12. Kg8 Qc4+ 13. Kh8 $18) 11. Kf8 Qa3+ 12. Kg8 Rg6+ 13. Kh8 d2 (13... Qe7 14. fxe5+ Rg5 15. Bxg5+ Qxg5 16. Qxh7#) 14. Qf7 Kh5 (14... d1=Q 15. Qxh7#) 15. Kxh7 Qd6 16. Qf5+ Kh4 (16... Rg5 17. Qxg5#) 17. Bf2+ g3 18. hxg3+ Rxg3 19. Qg5# 1-0

[Event "2/4.p. Memorial P. Rossi 2022"] [Site ""] [Date "2022.10.27"] [Round ""] [White "Sergey Osintsev"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2n3K1/2P3n1/7N/1P5B/3k4/3p4/5Pr1/2B5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2022"] 
 1. b6 $1 (1. Be3+ $2 Ke4 2. b6 $4 (2. Bg4 Ne6 3. b6 Nxb6 4. Bxb6 Nxc7 5. Bxc7 Rxf2 $11) 2... Nxh5+ $19) (1. Bb2+ $2 Kc5 2. Bxg7 Rxf2 $11) 1... Nxb6 (1... Ne6+ 2. Kf7 Nxb6 3. Kxe6 $18) (1... Nxh5+ 2. Kh8 $1 Nxb6 3. Be3+ Ke4 4. Bxb6 d2 5. c8=Q $18) 2. Be3+ Ke4 $1 3. Bxb6 Ne6+ 4. Ng4 $1 ({Thematic try:} 4. Kh8 $2 Nxc7 5. Bxc7 (5. f3+ Kf4 6. Bxc7+ Kg5 7. Be8 d2 8. f4+ Kxh6 9. Bd6 Rg6 $1 10. Bf8+ Kh5 $11) 5... d2 6. Ng4 Rg1 $1 (6... d1=Q $2 7. Nf6+ Kf5 8. Bxd1 Kxf6 9. Bb6 $18) 7. f4 Rf1 8. Bg6+ Kf3 9. Nh2+ Kf2 10. Bb6+ Ke1 $11) ({or Thematic try: } 4. Kf7 $2 Nxc7 5. f3+ $1 Kf4 $1 6. Bxc7+ Kg5 7. Bg6 d2 8. Nf5 $1 Rf2 $1 (8... d1=Q $2 9. f4+ Kg4 10. Ne3+ Kf3 11. Nxd1 $18) (8... Re2 $2 9. f4+ $1 Kg4 10. Nh6+ $1 Kg3 11. Bc2 $18) 9. Bb6 Rxf3 10. Be3+ Kg4 $1 $11) 4... Nxc7 5. Bxc7 Kf5 $1 (5... d2 6. Kf7 d1=Q 7. Nf6+ $18) 6. f3 $3 (6. Bg3 $2 Kg5 $1 7. Ne3 Rxg3 $1 8. fxg3 Kxh5 9. Kf7 d2 10. Kf6 d1=Q 11. Nxd1 Kg4 $11) (6. Ba5 $2 Rxg4+ 7. Bxg4+ Kxg4 8. Bd2 Kf3 $11) 6... d2 7. Kf7 $1 Rxg4 $5 (7... d1=Q 8. Ne3+ Kg5 9. Nxd1 Kxh5 10. Ne3 $1 Rd2 11. Kf6 $1 Rf2 12. f4 Rf3 13. Nd5 $18) (7... Re2 8. Bg6+ Kg5 9. Bc2 Re1 10. Be5 $1 d1=Q 11. Bxd1 Rxd1 12. Ne3 $1 Rd3 13. f4+ $18) (7... Kg5 8. Nf6 $1 d1=Q 9. f4+ Kh6 10. Bxd1 Rg7+ 11. Ke6 $1 $18 (11. Kf8 $2 Rf7+ 12. Kxf7 {stalemate})) 8. fxg4+ $1 (8. Bxg4+ $2 Kg5 9. Bd8+ Kf4 $1 $11) 8... Kg5 9. Bd8+ Kh6 (9... Kf4 10. g5 $18) 10. Bg6 $1 d1=Q 11. g5# {model mate} 1-0

[Event "5..p. Memorial P. Rossi 2022"] [Site ""] [Date "2022.10.27"] [Round ""] [White "Alexey Gasparyan"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2q5/6pB/p2Q2N1/6Kp/P5pr/1P3b2/kP2N2P/1n6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "2022"] 
 1. Nc3+ $1 (1. Nxh4 $2 Bxe2 $11) (1. Kxh4 $2 g3 $11) (1. Ne7 $2 g3 $3 (1... Qh8 $2 2. Qg6 Nd2 3. Nc3+ Ka1 4. Qd6 $18) 2. Bxb1+ Kxb1 3. Nxc8 (3. Qd1+ Ka2 4. Nxc8 Bxe2 5. Qh1 Rxh2 6. Qg1 h4 7. Ne7 Bf3 $11) 3... gxh2 4. Qd1+ Ka2 5. Kxh4 h1=Q+ 6. Qxh1 Bxh1 7. b4 Kxb2 8. b5 (8. a5 Ka3 9. b5 axb5 10. a6 b4) 8... axb5 9. axb5 Kb3 $11) 1... Nxc3 (1... Kxb2 2. Nxb1 Be4 3. Qd4+ $18) 2. Qa3+ $1 Kb1 3. Ne7+ $1 (3. bxc3 $2 Be4 $11) 3... Ne4+ $1 (3... Be4 4. Nxc8 g3 5. hxg3 Rg4+ 6. Kxh5 $18) 4. Bxe4+ $1 Bxe4 5. Nxc8 g3 $1 6. hxg3 (6. Qd6 $2 gxh2 7. Qd1+ Ka2 $11) 6... Rg4+ $1 7. Kxh5 Bf3 $1 8. b4 $3 (8. Qd6 $2 Rd4+ $1 9. Kg6 Rxd6+ 10. Nxd6 Bd1 $11) 8... Be2 $1 9. Qd3+ $1 Bxd3 10. Kxg4 Bc2 $1 (10... Kxb2 11. Nd6 $1 $18) 11. b3 $3 (11. Nb6 $2 Kxb2 $11) 11... Bxb3 12. Nb6 $1 Kb2 13. a5 $1 ( 13. b5 $2 axb5 14. a5 Bf7 $1 15. a6 Be8 $1 16. Kf4 Bc6 17. Ke5 (17. a7 b4 $11) 17... Kc3 $11) 13... Kc3 (13... Bd1+ 14. Kf4 Be2 (14... Kb3 15. b5 Be2 16. bxa6 Bxa6 17. Nd5 $18) 15. Ke3 Bb5 16. Kd4 $18) 14. b5 $1 axb5 15. a6 $1 (15. Kf4 $2 Kd4 16. a6 Bc2 17. a7 Be4 18. a8=Q g5+ $1 (18... Bxa8 $2 19. Nxa8 b4 20. Nb6 b3 21. Na4 Kc4 22. Ke3 Kb4 23. Nb2 Kc3 24. Nd3 $18) 19. Kxg5 Bxa8 20. Nxa8 b4 21. Nb6 (21. Nc7 Kc4 $11) 21... b3 22. Na4 Kc4 23. Kf4 Kb4 24. Nb2 Kc3 $11) 15... Bc2 (15... Kd4 16. a7 Bd1+ 17. Kf4 g5+ 18. Kxg5 Bf3 19. Kf4 $18) 16. Nd5+ $18 1-0

[Event "sp..p. Memorial P. Rossi 2022"] [Site ""] [Date "2022.10.27"] [Round ""] [White "Michael Pasman"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4N1R1/8/2r5/2b5/7p/n4K2/7p/3B3k w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2022"] 
 1. Kf4 $1 Be3+ $1 2. Ke4 $1 (2. Kxe3 $2 Nc4+ $11) 2... Rc4+ (2... Bg5 3. Rxg5 Rc4+ 4. Kd3 $1 (4. Ke3 $2 Nc2+ 5. Kf2 Ne1 6. Kxe1 Rf4 7. Bb3 Re4+ 8. Kf2 h3 { position Y2 - see main line - position Y1, rook on g5 instead of g1 is only draw because white has not the move Ng7 as in main line)}) 4... Rf4 5. Ke3 Nc2+ 6. Kxf4 $18) 3. Kxe3 Nc2+ (3... Rc3+ 4. Kf2 $18) 4. Kf2 Ne1 $1 5. Kxe1 (5. Bb3 $2 Rd4 6. Kxe1 h3 7. Ng7 Rd3 $1 8. Bc4 Rg3 $1 $11) 5... Rf4 $1 6. Bb3 $1 ({ Thematic try:} 6. Ng7 $2 h3 7. Be2 Rf2 $1 8. Bb5 Rg2 $1 (8... Rc2 $2 9. Be2 Rc1+ 10. Kf2 Rc2 11. Rf8 $18) 9. Rf8 Rg1+ $1 10. Ke2 Rg2+ $1 11. Ke1 Rg1+ $11) 6... Re4+ 7. Kf2 (7. Kf1 $2 h3 $11) 7... h3 $1 { Position Y1 - see comments before} 8. Ng7 $1 { against stalemate threats like Re2+ or Rf4+} Rc4 $1 (8... Rf4+ 9. Ke3 $18) ( 8... Re2+ 9. Kxe2 $18) 9. Bd1 $1 (9. Rb8 $2 Rf4+ 10. Kg3 Rf3+ 11. Kg4 Kg1 12. Bd5 Rd3 $11) 9... Rg4 $1 (9... Rc2+ 10. Be2 Rxe2+ 11. Kxe2 {no stalemate}) 10. Nh5 $1 Rf4+ 11. Kg3 (11. Ke3 Re4+ 12. Kf3 {is a loss of time} Rf4+) 11... Rf1 12. Be2 $1 ({Logical try:} 12. Bc2 $2 Rg1+ 13. Kf2 Rf1+ 14. Ke3 Rf3+ $11 15. Kxf3 {stalemate}) 12... Rg1+ 13. Kf2 Rf1+ ({main line B} 13... Rxg8 14. Bf3+ Rg2+ 15. Bxg2+ hxg2 16. Ng3#) 14. Ke3 $18 1-0

[Event "1.hm. Memorial P. Rossi 2022"] [Site ""] [Date "2022.10.27"] [Round ""] [White "Pavel Arestov & Michal Hlinka"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/6p1/2n5/8/pPB3kP/8/4KP2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2022"] 
 1. b5 Nd4+ (1... Nd8 2. Bd5 $1 Kxh4 3. Kd3 g5 4. Kc3 Kg4 5. Kb4 Kf4 6. Kxa4 g4 7. Kb4 g3 8. fxg3+ Kxg3 9. Kc5 Kf4 10. Kd6 $18) (1... Nb8 2. Be6+ Kf4 3. Kd3 Kf3 4. Kc4 Kxf2 5. Kc5 Ke3 6. Kd6 $18) (1... Ne5 2. Be6+ Kxh4 3. f4 $18) 2. Kd2 $1 ({Try:} 2. Kd3 $2 Nxb5 3. Bxb5 a3 4. Kc3 Kf3 5. h5 Kxf2 $11) 2... Nxb5 $1 ( 2... a3 3. b6 Nc6 4. Kc3 Nb8 5. Kb3 Kxh4 6. Kxa3 Kg4 7. Kb4 Kf3 8. Be6 Kxf2 9. Kc5 g5 10. Bc8 Ke3 11. Kd6 $18) (2... Kxh4 3. b6 Nc6 4. Kc3 Kg4 5. Bd5 Nb8 6. Kb4 Kf4 7. Kxa4 $18) 3. Bxb5 a3 4. Be2+ $1 (4. Kc3 $2 Kf3 $1 $11) 4... Kxh4 5. Kc3 $1 ({Try:} 5. Kc2 $2 Kh3 $1 6. Bh5 Kh4 $1 7. Bg6 Kg4 8. Be4 Kh3 $1 9. f4 Kg4 $11) 5... Kh3 $1 (5... a2 6. Kb2 Kh3 7. Bh5 $1 g6 8. Bxg6 Kg4 9. Be4 $18) 6. Bh5 $1 (6. Bf1+ $2 Kh2 $11) 6... Kh4 $1 7. Bg6 Kg4 8. Be4 $1 g5 9. Bg2 $1 Kf4 10. Kb3 g4 11. Kxa3 g3 12. f3 Ke3 13. Bh1 $1 Kf2 14. f4 $18 1-0

[Event "sp.c. Memorial P. Rossi 2022"] [Site ""] [Date "2022.10.27"] [Round ""] [White "Rainer Staudte & Michael, Schlosser"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7r/k6p/2K5/2R5/8/8/5P2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2022"] 
 1. Kc7 $1 (1. f4 $2 Rc8+ $1 2. Kd6 Rxc5 $1 3. Kxc5 h5 $11) 1... Ka6 2. f4 $1 ( 2. Rh5 $2 Rf8 $1 $11) 2... h5 3. Kd6 $1 (3. f5 $2 h4 $1 $11) 3... h4 4. Rc2 h3 ({B)} 4... Rh6+ 5. Ke7 $1 Rh5 (5... Rh7+ 6. Ke6 Rh6+ 7. Kf5 $18) 6. Ke6 Rh6+ 7. Kf5 Kb5 (7... Rh8 8. Kg4 Kb5 9. Rc3 $18) 8. Kg4 Rh8 9. Rc3 Kb4 10. Rh3 Kc5 ( 10... Rg8+ 11. Kxh4 Kc5 12. Re3 $1 $18) 11. Rxh4 Rg8+ 12. Kf5 Kd6 13. Rh6+ Ke7 14. Rh7+ $18) 5. Rh2 Kb7 (5... Kb5 6. f5 $1 Rh6+ 7. Ke7 $1 $18) (5... Rh6+ 6. Ke7 $1 Rh5 (6... Rh4 7. f5 $1 $18) 7. Ke6 $1 $18) 6. f5 Rd8+ 7. Ke5 $1 (7. Ke6 $2 Rd3 $11) 7... Re8+ (7... Rd3 8. Ke4 $1 Ra3 9. f6 $1 Kc6 (9... Ra1 10. Rxh3 $18) 10. f7 $18) 8. Kf4 $1 (8. Kf6 $2 Re3 $1 $11) 8... Rh8 9. f6 Kc6 10. Kf5 $1 (10. Kg5 $2 Rg8+ 11. Kh6 Rg3 $1 12. f7 Rf3 13. Kg7 Rg3+ $1 14. Kf6 Rf3+ 15. Ke7 Re3+ $11) 10... Kd7 11. f7 Ke7 12. Kg6 Rh4 13. Re2+ Kf8 14. Re8# 1-0

Studies Draw

[Event "1.p. Memorial P. Rossi 2022"] [Site ""] [Date "2022.10.27"] [Round ""] [White "Amatzia Avni & Vladislav, Tarasiuk"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4R3/8/3pp3/8/2Pr4/5K2/3P2B1/kr6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "35"] [EventDate "2022"] [TimeControl "600"] 
 1. Ke3 $1 (1. Rxe6 $2 Rxd2 $19) (1. Ke2 $2 Rb2 $19) 1... Rxc4 (1... e5 2. d3 $1 $11 (2. Ra8+ Kb2 3. d3 Ra1 4. Rb8+ Kc3 5. Be4 Rd1 6. Rc8 Re1+ 7. Kf2 Kd2 8. Rc6 Re3 9. Rb6 Rdxd3 10. Bxd3 Rxd3 $19) 2... Rb3 3. Be4 $11 {with fortress}) 2. Rxe6 Re1+ 3. Kd3 Rxe6 4. Bd5 $3 (4. Kxc4 $2 Re2 5. Bd5 Rxd2 $19) 4... Rh4 (4... Rc5 5. Bxe6 Kb2 6. Kd4 $1 Kc2 7. d3 $11) 5. Bxe6 Kb2 6. Bf7 $3 (6. Bg8 $2 Rh2 7. Ke3 Kc2 $19) (6. Bd5 $2 Rh2 7. Ke3 Rh3+ 8. Kd4 Kc2 $19) 6... Rh2 $1 (6... Kc1 7. Kc3 Kd1 8. Be6 Ke2 9. Bd7 (9. Bf7 $2 Rh3+ 10. Kc4 Rd3 $19) (9. Bc8 $2 Ra4 $1 10. Be6 Ra3+ $19) 9... d5 10. Bb5+ $11) 7. Ke3 Rh4 8. Kd3 $1 (8. Be6 $2 Kc1 9. d4 Kc2 $19) 8... Rh2 9. Ke3 Kc2 10. Bg6+ (10. d4 $2 Rh4 $1 11. Be6 Kc3 $19) 10... Kb3 11. Bf7+ Kc2 12. Bg6+ Kb3 13. Bf7+ Kb4 14. d4 Kc3 (14... Rh4 15. Kd3 $11) 15. Ke4 Rd2 16. Kd5 Rxd4+ 17. Kc6 Kd3 18. Bd5 $1 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "sp.p. Memorial P. Rossi 2022"] [Site ""] [Date "2022.10.27"] [Round ""] [White "Sergey Osintsev"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7k/5K1B/1r6/n4P2/3N1r2/1nR5/1p6/6B1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "37"] [EventDate "2022"] 
 1. Bg6 $1 (1. Rh3 $2 Rb7+ 2. Kf8 Rxh7 3. Rg3 Rhh4 $1 (3... Rh1 $2 4. Be3 $1 b1=Q 5. Rg8+ Kh7 6. Rg7+ Kh6 7. Bxf4+ Kh5 8. Rg5+ Kh6 9. Rg1+ Kh5 10. Rg5+ $11) 4. Rg8+ Kh7 5. Rg7+ Kh6 6. Rg6+ Kh5 $19) 1... Rb7+ 2. Kf6 $1 (2. Kf8 $2 Rh7 3. Bxh7 b1=Q 4. Bg6 Qe4 5. Re3 Qa8+ 6. Re8 Qb7 7. Re7 Qxe7+ 8. Kxe7 Nxd4 9. Bxd4+ Rxd4 10. f6) 2... Rb6+ 3. Kf7 (3. Kg5 $2 Rg4+ 4. Kxg4 Rxg6+ 5. fxg6 b1=Q 6. Kf4 Qa1 $19) 3... Rb7+ 4. Kf6 Rg7 $1 (4... Nc5 5. Rxc5 Rb6+ 6. Kg5 $1 (6. Kf7 $2 Rxg6 7. Kxg6 Rg4+ $19) 6... Rxg6+ 7. fxg6 $11) (4... Nc4 5. Rxc4 Rb6+ 6. Kg5 $11) 5. Rc8+ Rg8 6. Rc2 $1 Rxg6+ $1 (6... Nd2 7. Rxb2 $11) 7. Kxg6 Rg4+ (7... Nc4 $1 8. Rxb2 $1 (8. Rxc4 $2 Rg4+ 9. Kh6 b1=Q 10. Rc8+ Rg8 11. Rc7 Rxg1 $19) 8... Nxb2 9. Bh2 $1 (9. Nxb3 $2 Rg4+ 10. Kh6 Rxg1 $19) 9... Rg4+ $1 (9... Rxd4 $2 10. Be5+ Kg8 11. Bxd4 $11) 10. Kh5 Re4 $1 (10... Rg2 11. Be5+ Kg8 12. Nxb3 $11) 11. Nxb3 Re3 12. Kg6 $1 (12. f6 $2 Rh3+ 13. Kg6 Rxh2 14. f7 Rg2+ 15. Kf6 Rf2+ 16. Kg6 Nd3 $19) (12. Nc5 $2 Rh3+ 13. Kg6 Rxh2 14. f6 Rg2+ $19) 12... Rxb3 13. Be5+ Kg8 14. f6 Rb6 15. Bd4 $1 Rb7 16. f7+ $1 Rxf7 17. Bxb2 $11) 8. Kf7 Rg7+ 9. Kf8 b1=Q 10. Rh2+ Rh7 11. Rg2 Rg7 12. Rh2+ (12. Rxg7 $2 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Qb4+ 14. Kf7 Qxd4 $19) 12... Rh7 13. Rg2 Re7 $1 14. Rh2+ $1 (14. Kxe7 $2 Qe4+ 15. Kf8 Qxg2 $19) 14... Rh7 15. Rg2 Rh3 16. Be3 $3 Nxd4 17. Rg8+ $1 (17. Bxd4+ $2 Kh7 18. Rg7+ Kh6 19. Rg6+ Kh5 $19) 17... Kh7 18. Rg7+ Kh8 19. Rg8+ $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "hm. Memorial P. Rossi 2022"] [Site ""] [Date "2022.10.29"] [Round ""] [White "Alexey Gasparyan"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6Bk/p7/6pP/1P1n4/bp3p2/4pR1K/6pB/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "35"] [EventDate "2022"] 
 1. h7 $1 (1. Kxg2 $2 Kxg8 2. Bxf4 Bd1 3. h7+ Kxh7 4. Rh3+ Kg8 5. Bxe3 b3 6. Bc1 Nf4+ 7. Kh2 Nxh3 8. Kxh3 Kf7 $19) 1... b3 $1 (1... Bc2 2. Rxf4 $11) 2. Bxd5 $1 (2. Rxe3 $2 Nxe3 3. Bxf4 g1=N+ 4. Kh2 Ng4+ 5. Kxg1 b2 6. Ba2 Kxh7 $19) 2... b2 $1 3. Ba2 $1 (3. Be4 $2 e2 $1 4. Rxf4 e1=Q $19) (3. Rxf4 $2 b1=Q $19) 3... e2 $3 (3... Bb3 $5 4. Rxe3 $1 fxe3 5. Be5+ Kxh7 6. Kxg2 $11 {e.g} e2 7. Kf2 Bxa2 8. Bxb2 Bc4 9. Bd4 Bxb5 10. Bxa7 $11) 4. Re3 $1 (4. Rxf4 $2 e1=Q 5. Rxa4 b1=Q 6. Bxb1 Qxb1 $19) 4... g1=N+ $1 ({or} 4... fxe3 5. Bg8 {as in main version}) 5. Kg4 $1 (5. Kg2 $2 fxe3 6. Bg3 Kxh7 7. Kxg1 g5 $19) 5... fxe3 6. Bg8 $1 Nf3 7. Kxf3 e1=N+ $1 8. Kxe3 Nd3 $1 9. Ba2 $1 Bc2 (9... Bxb5 10. Kd2 Kxh7 11. Kc3 $11 {whites are saved. Stronger}) 10. Bb8 $3 (10. Kd4 $2 b1=Q 11. Bxb1 Bxb1 12. Bb8 Nc1 13. Kc3 (13. Bxa7 Nb3+ 14. Ke5 Bd3 15. b6 Na5 $19) 13... Be4 14. Bxa7 g5 $1 15. Kb4 Ne2 $19) 10... Kxh7 11. Bxa7 Ne5 (11... Nb4 12. Bd4 Nxa2 13. Bxb2 $11) 12. Kd4 $1 Nf7 $5 13. Kc5 $1 b1=Q (13... g5 14. Kc6 $1 g4 15. Bf2 $11 ({ also is draw} 15. Bd4 b1=Q 16. Bxb1 Bxb1 17. Kc7 $11)) 14. Bxb1 Bxb1 15. Kc6 $1 Be4+ (15... Nd8+ 16. Kc7 $11) 16. Kc7 $1 Ne5 17. b6 $1 Nc6 18. b7 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "sp.hm. Memorial P. Rossi 2022"] [Site ""] [Date "2022.10.27"] [Round ""] [White "Rainer. Staudte & Michael, Schlosser"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/6R1/1b6/n7/1K2k3/1b6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "30"] [EventDate "2022"] 
 1. Re5+ $1 (1. Kb3 $2 Bd6 $1 2. Ra5 Bc2+ 3. Kb2 Nc4+ 4. Kxc2 Nxa5 $18) (1. Rg2+ $2 Kf3 $1 $19) 1... Kd2 (1... Kf1 2. Kb3 $1 Bd6 3. Rd5 $11) (1... Kf2 2. Kb3 $1 Bd6 3. Rd5 $1 Be7 4. Rd7 $1 $11) (1... Kf3 2. Kb3 $1 Bd6 3. Rd5 $1 Bc2+ 4. Ka2 Nc4 (4... Be7 5. Rd7 $11) 5. Rd4 $11) 2. Kb3 $1 (2. Rd5+ $2 Bd3 $1 3. Kb3 Nc2 $1 $19) 2... Bf8 (2... Bd6 3. Rd5+ $11) 3. Rd5+ $1 Kc1 (3... Ke3 4. Rd8 $1 $11) 4. Rd8 $1 Bc2+ 5. Ka2 $1 Bc5 6. Rd5 $1 Bb1+ 7. Kb3 $1 Be7 8. Rd7 $1 Bc2+ 9. Ka2 $1 Bb4 (9... Bf8 10. Rd8 $1 Be7 11. Rd7 Bc5 12. Rd5 $1 Bb4 13. Rd4 $11 { see main line}) 10. Rd4 $1 Bc3 (10... Bf8 11. Rd8 Bc5 12. Rd5 Bb4 13. Rd4 { see main line}) 11. Rd6 $1 Bg7 12. Rd7 $1 Bb2 13. Rc7 $1 Be5 14. Rc6 $1 (14. Rc8 $2 Bd6 $1 $19) 14... Nb5 (14... Nb1 15. Rxc2+ Kxc2 $11 {stalemate}) 15. Rxc2+ Kxc2 $11 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2

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