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Studies of the 3rd UAPA Ty 2016:

[Event "3rd. U.A.P.A. Internet T.T Sec.A"] [Site ""] [Date "2016.06.21"] [Round ""] [White "Jan Timman & Mario Garcia"] [Black "1st Prize"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5N2/1kP5/5R2/RPn5/3K3p/p3P3/2P1r1r1/7b w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 {Theme : << A study ends in mate the black king.. The final move makes White Pawn>>.} 1. Ra7+ $1 {Sacrifice} (1. Kxc5 $2 Rxc2+ $13) 1... Kxa7 2. c8=Q Rd2+ 3. Ke5 Rg5+ ({Main} 3... Rd5+ $5 {Sacrifice} 4. Kxd5 Rxc2+ 5. e4 Bxe4+ 6. Kd6 Nb7+ 7. Ke7 $1 ({Try in this line :} 7. Kd7 $2 Rxc8 8. Kxc8 Nc5 9. b6+ Ka8 10. Ne6 Bb7+ 11. Kc7 Na6+ $1 $11) 7... Rxc8 8. Ra6+ Kb8 9. Nd7+ Kc7 10. Rc6+ Bxc6 11. b6# {model mate}) 4. Kf4 Bb7 5. Qc7 Rdg2 (5... Rxc2 6. Qb6+) 6. Qa5+ {/b6} (6. e4 $2 R2g4+ 7. Kf3 Rg3+ 8. Ke2 a2 $11) (6. Qb6+ Ka8 (6... Kb8 7. Qd8+ Ka7) 7. Qd8+ Ka7) 6... Kb8 7. Qd8+ Ka7 (7... Bc8 8. Rb6+ Ka7 9. Qc7+ Bb7 (9... Nb7 10. Ra6# {mate}) 10. Rxb7+ Nxb7 11. Nd7 R2g4+ 12. Kf3 Rg3+ 13. Ke2 Rg2+ 14. Kd3 Rd5+ 15. Kc3 Rxd7 16. Qxd7 $18) 8. Ra6+ Nxa6 (8... Bxa6 9. b6+ Kb7 10. Qc7+ Ka8 11. Qa7# {mate} (11. Qc6+ $2 Kb8 12. Nd7+ {is loss of time})) 9. b6# { mate The figure of mate in main with antecedent in study with error} 1-0

[Event "3rd. U.A.P.A. Internet T.T Sec.A"] [Site ""] [Date "2015.12.28"] [Round ""] [White "Alexander Zhukov"] [Black "1st HM"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7n/2R1p2N/6Pp/7q/4k3/5p2/2K1PPPP/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "2015"] 
 {Theme : << A study ends in mate the black king.. The final move makes White Pawn>>.} 1. g7 $1 (1. Rxe7+ $2 Kd4 $1 2. Re4+ Kc5 $1 3. g7 Qg6 4. gxh8=Q Qxe4+ $11) (1. gxf3+ $2 Kf5 $1 2. g7 (2. Rc5+ e5 3. g7 Qe8 $1 4. Nf8 Qa4+ $11) 2... Qe8 $1 3. Rxe7 Qa4+ $11) 1... Qe8 2. Rxe7+ $1 (2. Rc4+ $2 Kd5 $1 3. Nf8 Kxc4 4. g8=Q+ Nf7 $1 5. Qg4+ Kc5 $11) (2. exf3+ $2 Kf5 $1 $11) 2... Qxe7 3. exf3+ $1 ( 3. gxh8=Q $2 Qc5+ $11) (3. gxf3+ $2 Kf4 $1 4. e3+ Kxf3 5. gxh8=Q Kxf2 $1 $11) 3... Kf4 (3... Kd5 4. g8=Q+ Nf7 5. Qa8+ $18 {witch the exange queen}) (3... Kf5 4. g4+ Kf4 5. gxh8=Q Qe2+ 6. Kb3 $1 Qe6+ 7. Kc3 Qe1+ 8. Kc4 Qe6+ 9. Kd4 Qd6+ 10. Kc3 $1 Qa3+ 11. Kc4 $18 {slipping!}) 4. gxh8=Q Qe2+ $1 (4... Qc5+ 5. Qc3 $18) 5. Kc3 $1 (5. Kb3 $2 Qb5+ $11) 5... Qe1+ 6. Kc4 (6. Kb3 $2 Qe6+ $1 $11) ( 6. Kd3 $2 Qf1+ $1 7. Kd2 Qxf2+ $11) 6... Qe6+ (6... Qe2+ 7. Kd5 $18) 7. Kc5 $1 (7. Kb5 $2 Qd5+ $11) (7. Kd4 $2 Qd6+ $1 $11) 7... Qe7+ (7... Qf5+ 8. Kd6 $18) 8. Kc6 (8. Kb6 $2 Qd6+ $1 $11) (8. Kd5 $2 Qd7+ $1 $11) 8... Qe6+ 9. Kc7 (9. Kb7 $2 Qd7+ $1 $11) 9... Qe7+ (9... Qc4+ 10. Kd6 $18) 10. Kc8 $1 {climb - string!} (10. Kb8 $2 Qd6+ $1 11. Kc8 Qc6+ $11) 10... Qe6+ (10... Qc5+ 11. Kd7 $18) 11. Kd8 $1 (11. Kb8 $2 Qb6+ $11) 11... Qd6+ (11... Qd5+ 12. Ke7 $18) 12. Ke8 $3 Qb8+ 13. Kf7 $1 Qxh8 14. Nf8 $3 Qa1 {/g2} (14... Kf5 15. g4+ Kg5 16. h4+ $18) ( 14... Kg5 15. h4+ $18) 15. Ng6+ Kf5 (15... Kg5 16. h4+ Kf5 (16... Kh5 17. g4# { third correct mat!}) 17. g4# {second correct mat!}) 16. g4+ Kg5 17. h4# { correct mat! Three correct mates with two pawns!} 1-0

[Event "3rd. U.A.P.A. Internet T.T Sec.A"] [Site ""] [Date "2015"] [Round ""] [White "Darko Hlebec"] [Black "4th HM"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3r2Q1/1N6/2pnp2R/1r1R1b2/4N2b/1k3p1p/3KP3/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2015"] 
 {Theme : << A study ends in mate the black king.. The final move makes White Pawn>>.} 1. Nbc5+ $1 (1. Rxb5+ $2 cxb5 2. Nxd8 Nxe4+ 3. Ke3 f2 4. Nxe6 Kb2 $1 5. Nd4 Bg5+ 6. Qxg5 Nxg5 7. Kxf2 Bd7 8. Rh5 Ne4+ 9. Kf3) 1... Kc4 (1... Kb4 2. Nd3+ Ka5 3. Qxd8+ $1 Bxd8 4. Rxd6 Rd5 (4... f2 5. Ndxf2 Bc7 6. Ke1 Bxe4 7. Nxe4 Bxd6 8. Nxd6 $18) 5. Rh5 {/h8+-}) (1... Ka2 2. Nc3+ Kb2 {e.g.} 3. Nd1+ Kb1 4. Rxh4 Rxg8 5. Nc3+ Kb2 6. Rxd6 Rxc5 7. Na4+) 2. Rd4+ $1 Kxd4 3. Qg7+ e5 (3... Kc4 4. Qc3+ Kd5 {e.g.} 5. exf3 ({also seems possible} 5. Ke3 Nc4+ 6. Kxf3 Bxe4+ (6... Rxc5 7. Nxc5 Be1 8. Qxe1 Kxc5 9. Rh4 e5 10. Qf2+ Kb5 11. Qa7 Rd7 12. Qb8+ Kc5) 7. Nxe4 Rf8+ 8. Kg4 Ne5+ 9. Kxh3 Be7) 5... Nxe4+ (5... Nc4+ 6. Kd3 Bf2 7. Na4 $18) 6. fxe4+ Kd6 7. Rxh4 Rxc5 8. Qf6 $18) 4. Rxd6+ $1 (4. Qg1+ $2 Kc4 5. Qc1+ Kd5 6. Kd3 Bxe4+ 7. Nxe4 Rb3+ 8. Nc3+ Kc5 9. Kc2 Rxc3+ 10. Kxc3 Bg5 11. Qa3+ Kb6 12. Rxd6 fxe2 13. Qb2+ Kc7 $11) 4... Rxd6 5. e3+ Kd5 6. Qf7+ Be6 7. Qa7 $1 Rxc5 $1 8. Kd3 $1 (8. Qxc5+ $4 Kxe4+ 9. Qxd6 f2 $1 $19) 8... Rc4 9. Qc5+ $3 (9. Qa2 $2 c5 10. Qa8+ Rc6 11. Qa2 Rd6 $3 $11) 9... Rxc5 10. Nf6+ $1 Bxf6 11. e4# 1-0

[Event "3rd. U.A.P.A. Internet T.T Sec.A"] [Site ""] [Date "2015"] [Round ""] [White "L. Kekely & M. Hlinka"] [Black "Commendation"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "R7/2N5/2B4r/3K4/5kp1/8/5PPN/7q w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2015"] 
 {Theme : << A study ends in mate the black king.. The final move makes White Pawn>>.} 1. Ne6+ Kf5 (1... Rxe6 2. Kxe6 Qe1+ 3. Kd7 Qd2+ 4. Kc7 Kf5 5. Ra4 Qxf2 6. Nxg4 $18) 2. Nd4+ (2. Rf8+ $2 Kg6 3. Nxg4 Qxg2+ 4. Kc5 (4. Ke5 Qxc6 5. Rf6+ Kh5 $11) 4... Qxg4 5. Rg8+ Kf5 6. Rxg4 Kxg4 $11) 2... Kg5 (2... Kf4 3. Rf8+ Kg5 4. f4+ gxf3 5. Nhxf3+ Kg4 6. Rg8+ ({or} 6. Nf5 Rxc6 7. Kxc6 Qc1+ 8. Kd7 $18 {MG }) 6... Kf4 7. Ne5 Rh5 8. Rf8+ Ke3 9. Rf3+ Kd2 10. g4 $18) (2... Kg6 3. Nxg4 Rh5+ 4. Ne5+ $18) 3. Nxg4 $1 (3. Rg8+ $2 Rg6 4. f4+ Kxf4 $1 5. Rxg6 Qxg2+ 6. Nhf3 Qa2+ 7. Kd6 gxf3 8. Rf6+ Ke3 9. Nxf3 Qa3+ $11) 3... Qxg2+ (3... Rxc6 4. Ne5 $1 Qxg2+ 5. Ndf3+ Kf5 6. Kxc6 $18) 4. Ke5 $1 (4. f3 $2 Rh5 5. Ke6 Kf4 6. Ra4 Kg3 7. Nf6 Qh3+ 8. Kf7 Rh8 $11) 4... Qxg4 (4... Rxc6 5. f4+ Kh4 6. Nf5+ Kxg4 7. Ne3+ Kf3 8. Nxg2 $18) 5. Nf3+ Kh5 6. Be8+ Rg6 7. Bxg6+ Qxg6 (7... Kxg6 8. Rg8+ $18) (7... Kh6 8. Ra6 Qc8 9. Bd3+ Kg7 10. Nd4 $18) 8. Rh8+ Kg4 9. Nh2+ Kg5 10. f4# {Meredith. Ideal mate in midboard with active blocking. Final position was created full actively. Knight from h2 died and his brother jump by jump comes to his place.} 1-0

[Event "3rd UAPA Bicentennial Sec. Win."] [Site ""] [Date "2015"] [Round ""] [White "Árpád Rusz"] [Black "2nd Prize"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "K3n3/PB1k2p1/P5p1/4n1P1/1P2p3/3pP3/2bP4/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2015"] 
 1. Kb8 Nc7 (1... Kd6 2. a8=Q Nd7+ 3. Kc8 $1 (3. Ka7 $2 Nc7 4. Qh8 Nb5+ 5. Ka8 Nc7+ 6. Ka7 Nb5+ {perpetual check(N)}) 3... Nb6+ 4. Kd8 Nxa8 5. Kxe8 $1 $18 (5. Bxa8 $2 Nc7 6. Bb7 Ba4 7. Kc8 Bc6 8. a7 Na8 $1 9. Kb8 Nb6 $11)) 2. a8=Q Kd8 $1 (2... Kd6 3. Qa7 Nd7+ 4. Kc8 Nb5 $1 5. Qb8+ $1 (5. Qa8 $2 Nb6+ 6. Kd8 Nxa8 7. Bxa8 Nc7 8. Bb7 Ba4 9. Kc8 Bc6 10. a7 Na8 $1 11. Kb8 Nb6 $11) 5... Nxb8 6. Kxb8 $18) (2... Nxa8 3. Bxa8 Ba4 4. a7 $1 (4. Bxe4 $2 Bc6 5. Bxc6+ Kxc6 $1 6. a7 Nd7+ 7. Kc8 Nb6+ 8. Kb8 Nd7+ {perpetual check(N)}) 4... Nc6+ 5. Bxc6+ Bxc6 6. b5 $1 $18) 3. Bc6 $1 (3. Qa7 $4 Nd7#) 3... Nxa8 4. Bxa8 Nd7+ 5. Kb7 $1 (5. Ka7 $4 Kc7 $19) 5... Ba4 6. b5 $3 (6. a7 $2 Bb5 {stalemate}) 6... Bxb5 7. a7 $1 { mutual zugzwang - virtual stalemate} Bc4 (7... Ba4 8. Ka6 Kc7 9. Bxe4 (9. Bd5 $2 Nb6 10. a8=Q Nxa8 11. Bxa8 Bc6 12. Bxc6 Kxc6 $11) 9... Nb6 10. a8=Q Nxa8 11. Bxa8 Bc6 (11... Kd6 12. Be4 $18 (12. Ka5 $2 Bd7 13. Be4 Bf5 $11)) 12. Bxc6 Kxc6 13. Ka5 Kc5 14. Ka4 Kc4 15. Ka3 Kc5 16. Kb3 $18) 8. Kc6 Bd5+ $1 9. Kxd5 Nb6+ 10. Ke6 $1 (10. Kxe4 $2 Nxa8 $11) 10... Nxa8 11. Kf7 $18 1-0

[Event "3rd UAPA Bicentennial Sec. Win."] [Site ""] [Date "2016.05.22"] [Round ""] [White "Vladislav Tarasiuk"] [Black "Sp. Prize"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1K6/5r1N/6R1/8/1Np5/6p1/8/4k3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "43"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 {In base study (V.Vlasenko, Dobrescu-80 JT, 2014, 2 commendation} 1. Nf6 $1 (1. Ng5 $2 Rf8+ 2. Kc7 g2 3. Nc2+ Kd2 $11) 1... Rf8+ (1... Rxf6 2. Rxf6 g2 3. Nc2+ Ke2 4. Nd4+ Ke3 5. Nf5+ Ke4 6. Nd6+ $1 Ke3 7. Rg6 $1 Kf2 8. Ne4+ Kf1 9. Rf6+ Ke2 10. Ng3+ Ke3 11. Re6+ Kf2 12. Ne2 Kf1 13. Re7 $1 c3 14. Ng3+ Kf2 15. Ne4+ Kf1 16. Rf7+ $1 Ke1 17. Ra7 $1 c2 18. Ra1+ $18) 2. Kb7 $1 ({Logical Try :} 2. Kc7 $2 Rxf6 3. Rxf6 g2 4. Nc2+ Ke2 5. Nd4+ Ke3 6. Nf5+ Ke4 7. Nd6+ Ke3 8. Rg6 Kf2 9. Ne4+ Kf1 10. Rf6+ Ke2 11. Ng3+ Ke3 12. Re6+ Kf2 13. Ne2 Kf1 $1 14. Re8 c3 15. Ng3+ Kf2 16. Ne4+ Kf3 17. Ng5+ Kg4 18. Ne6 c2 19. Rg8+ Kh4 $11) 2... Rxf6 $1 3. Rxf6 g2 4. Nc2+ Ke2 5. Nd4+ Ke3 6. Nf5+ Ke4 7. Nd6+ $1 (7. Ng3+ $2 Ke5 $1 8. Rf5+ Ke6 $13) 7... Ke3 8. Rg6 $1 (8. Re6+ $2 Kf3 $1 9. Rg6 c3 10. Nb5 Kf2 $1 $11) 8... Kf2 9. Ne4+ Kf1 10. Rf6+ $1 (10. Nd2+ $2 Kf2 11. Rf6+ Ke3 $1 12. Nf3 c3 13. Ng1 c2 14. Re6+ Kf2 15. Nh3+ Kg3 $11) 10... Ke2 11. Ng3+ Ke3 12. Re6+ Kf2 13. Ne2 Kf1 $1 (13... c3 14. Nf4 g1=Q 15. Nh3+ $18) 14. Re8 $3 (14. Re7 $2 c3 15. Ng3+ Kf2 16. Ne4+ Kf1 $1 (16... Kf3 $2 17. Ng5+ Kg4 18. Ne6 $1 c2 19. Rc7 Kf3 20. Nd4+ Ke4 21. Ne2 Kd3 22. Nf4+ Kd2 23. Rd7+ Kc1 24. Ne2+ Kb2 25. Rg7 $18) 17. Rf7+ Ke1 18. Rg7 {(Can not move 19/\Ra7 - it prevents your king)} Kf1 {positional draw}) (14. Re5 $2 c3 15. Ng3+ Kf2 16. Ne4+ Kf3 $1 (16... Kf1 $2 17. Rf5+ $1 Ke1 18. Ra5 c2 19. Ra1+ $18) 17. Ng5+ Kg4 18. Ne6 Kf3 19. Nd4+ Kf2 20. Rf5+ Ke3 21. Nc2+ Ke2 22. Rg5 Kf2 $11) 14... c3 15. Ng3+ Kf2 16. Ne4+ Kf3 (16... Kf1 17. Rf8+ $1 Ke1 18. Ra8 $1 c2 19. Ra1+ $18) 17. Ng5+ Kg4 18. Ne6 c2 19. Rc8 $1 Kf5 20. Nd4+ Ke4 21. Ne2 Ke3 22. Rxc2 $18 (22. Ng1 $2 Kd2 $11) 1-0

[Event "3rd UAPA Bicentennial Sec. Win."] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Richard Becker"] [Black "1st HM"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6n1/2q2p2/Q4p2/5p2/8/5P2/2k1N3/6K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "51"] 
 1. Nd4+ Kc1 2. Qf1+ (2. Kg2 $2 Qb8 $1 3. Qc4+ Kb2 4. Qc2+ Ka3 5. Qc3+ Ka2 $11) 2... Kb2 3. Qe2+ Ka1 4. Qd1+ Kb2 5. Qb3+ Kc1 6. Qb4 $1 Ne7 (6... Nh6 7. Qe1+ Kb2 8. Qd2+ {+-}) (6... Kd1 7. Kf1 Kc1 {transposes to main line}) (6... Qg3+ 7. Kf1 Qh3+ 8. Ke2 Qg2+ 9. Kd3 {+-}) (6... Qa7 7. Kf1 Qa6+ 8. Kf2 Qa7 (8... Qd3 9. Ne2+ Kc2 10. Qc5+ {(Qb8) +-}) 9. f4 Nh6 10. Ke1 {+-}) 7. Kf1 (7. Kf2 $2 Qh2+ {= }) (7. Kg2 $2 Ng6 $1 {=}) 7... Ng8 {(Main B)} ({Main A)} 7... Ng6 8. Qe1+ Kb2 9. Qd2+ {(Qe2+)} Kb1 10. Qd3+ Kc1 11. Qe3+ Kb2 12. Qb3+ Kc1 13. Ne2+ $1 Kd2 14. Qb2+ Ke3 (14... Kd3 15. Nc1+ Ke3 16. Qf2+ Kf4 17. Qh2+ {+-}) (14... Qc2 15. Qb4+ Ke3 16. Qb6+ Kd2 17. Kf2 $1 Qc4 18. Qb2+ {+-}) 15. Qd4+ Kxf3 16. Ng1+ Kg3 17. Qe3+ Kg4 18. Qh3+ Kg5 19. Nf3+ {1st distant self block} Kf4 20. Qh2+ {wins} ) (7... f4 8. Kf2 $1 f5 9. Qe1+ Kb2 10. Qd2+ Kb1 11. Qd1+ Kb2 12. Qb3+ Kc1 13. Ne2+ Kd2 14. Qb2+ Kd3 15. Nc1+ Kc4 16. Qc2+ {+-}) (7... Nc8 8. Ke1 {(Ne2+) +-}) 8. Qe1+ (8. Ke2 $2 Qe7+ $1 {=}) (8. Kf2 $2 Qh2+ 9. Ke3 Qg1+ 10. Ke2 Qd1+ {=}) ( 8. Kg2 $2 Kd1 9. Kf1 Kc1 {loss of time}) 8... Kb2 9. Qd2+ {(Qe2+)} Kb1 10. Qd3+ Kb2 11. Qb3+ Kc1 12. Qb4 $1 (12. Ne2+ $2 Kd2 13. Qb2+ Ke3 $1 14. Qd4+ Kxf3 15. Ng1+ Kg3 16. Qe3+ Kg4 {(Kh4)} 17. Qh3+ Kg5 18. Nf3+ Kg6 {=}) (12. Qa2 $2 Kd1 13. Qb1+ Kd2 14. Qe1+ Kd3 15. Qd1+ Ke3 16. Nc2+ (16. Nxf5+ Kf4 17. Qd4+ Kxf3 {= }) 16... Kf4 17. Qd2+ Ke5 {(Kg3) =}) 12... Ne7 13. Qe1+ (13. Ke2 $2 Ng6 { (Qe5+) =}) 13... Kb2 14. Qd2+ {(Qe2+)} Kb1 15. Qd3+ Kc1 16. Qe3+ Kb2 17. Qb3+ Kc1 18. Qa2 $1 (18. Qb4 $2 Ng8 $1 {repeats}) 18... Kd1 19. Qb1+ Kd2 20. Qe1+ Kd3 21. Qd1+ Ke3 22. Nc2+ Kf4 23. Qd2+ Ke5 (23... Kg3 24. Nd4 Kh4 25. Qh6+ Kg3 26. Kg1 {+-}) 24. f4+ Ke6 (24... Ke4 25. Qg2+ Kd3 26. Nb4+ {+-}) 25. Nd4+ { 2nd distant self block} Kd7 26. Nb5+ {wins} 1-0

[Event "3rd UAPA Bicentennial Sec. Win."] [Site ""] [Date "2016.07.07"] [Round ""] [White "Vladislav Tarasiuk"] [Black "3rd HM"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/4K3/2k4b/8/3p4/4N1B1/N7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. Nf4 $1 ({Try:} 1. Ng3 $2 Bd1 2. Ke5 Kb4 $1 3. Ne4 (3. Kd4 Ka3 4. Kxd3 Kb2 5. Kd2 Ba4 $11) 3... Ka3 4. Nf2 Ba4 5. Nxd3 Ka2 6. Nc5 Bd1 $13) ({Try:} 1. Nc3 $2 Kd4 $1 2. Nb1 Ke3 3. Nb3 Bf3 $1 4. Bf1 Be2 5. Bh3 Kf4 $1 6. Kf6 Bg4 7. Bg2 Bf3 8. Bf1 Be2 {positional draw}) 1... Bg4+ (1... Be2 2. Nb3+ Kc4 3. Nd2+ $1 (3. Bd5+ $2 Kc3 4. Ke5 Bg4 $1 5. Ke4 d2 $11) 3... Kc3 4. Ne4+ Kc2 5. Nf2 $18) 2. Ke5 Kc4 $1 (2... d2 3. Nb3+ Kb4 4. Nxd2 $18) 3. Bf1 Kc3 4. Nxd3 $1 (4. Bxd3 $2 Bd1 $1 5. Be4 Kb2 $11) 4... Bh5 5. Kf6 $3 ({Thematic Try :} 5. Kf5 $2 Be8 $1 6. Kf4 Bf7 $1 7. Ke3 Ba2 {/g8} 8. Be2 Bc4 {zz} 9. Nc2 Kxc2 10. Ne1+ Kc3 $11) ({or } 5. Kf4 Bf7 $11) 5... Bd1 6. Kg5 $3 ({Thematic Try :} 6. Kf5 $2 Bh5 $1 7. Kg5 Be8 8. Kf4 Bf7 $11) 6... Ba4 7. Kf4 Bb5 (7... Be8 8. Nc5 $1 Bf7 9. Na4+ Kb4 10. Nb2 Kc3 11. Nd1+ Kd2 12. Ne3 $18) 8. Ke3 Bc4 9. Be2 Bb5 10. Nc2 Kxc2 11. Ne1+ ( 11. Nb4+ $2 Kb3 $11) 11... Kb3 12. Bxb5 $18 1-0

[Event "3rd UAPA Bicentennial Sec. Win."] [Site ""] [Date "2016.02.26"] [Round ""] [White "Mikhail Zinar& L. Katsnelson"] [Black "Sp. HM"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/p1k2p2/p4P1p/1P1P3P/p7/P1p3P1/2P1p1KP/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. b6+ $1 (1. Kf2 $2 axb5 (1... Kd6 $2 2. g4 axb5 3. g5 $18) 2. Kxe2 b4 (2... Kd6 $2 3. g4 Kxd5 (3... b4 4. g5 bxa3 5. g6 a2 6. gxf7 a1=Q 7. f8=Q+ $18) 4. g5 Ke5 5. gxh6 Kxf6 6. Kd3 b4 7. axb4 $18) 3. Kd3 bxa3 4. Kxc3 Kd6 5. g4 Kxd5 6. g5 Ke5 7. gxh6 Kxf6 8. h3 a6 $1 $19 {Monkey game pawns in the year of the monkey!) 9.h4 A5 + zz Black and white symmetry on the diagonal h1-a8.]}) 1... axb6 2. Kf2 b5 3. Kxe2 b4 4. Kd3 (4. g4 $2 bxa3 5. g5 a2 6. g6 a1=Q 7. d6+ Kc6 8. gxf7 Qc1 9. f8=Q Qxc2+ $11) 4... bxa3 5. Kxc3 Kd6 6. g4 Kxd5 7. g5 Ke5 8. gxh6 Kxf6 9. h3 a5 10. h4 $18 {zz In comparison with studies of L. Katznelson, the "Grigoriev-120" competition a tactical technique to fight for Zugzwang applies: a damned victim pawn. It was not a decision symmetry in black and white and HP} 1-0

[Event "3rd UAPA Bicentennial Sec. Win."] [Site ""] [Date "2015"] [Round ""] [White "M. Hlinka & L. Kekely"] [Black "Commendation"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/3R4/2BB2b1/6r1/3K4/3p4/k2n4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2015"] 
 1. Kc2 Ne3+ (1... Nb2 2. Ra6+ Na4 3. Bb3 Re4 4. Bf8 d1=Q+ 5. Kxd1 Kb2 (5... Rd4+ 6. Ke2 Rd2+ 7. Ke1) 6. Bxa4 $18) (1... Nc3 2. Bf3 (2. Ra6+ Na4 3. Bb3) 2... d1=Q+ 3. Bxd1 Rg2+ 4. Kxc3 $18) 2. Bxe3 d1=Q+ (2... Bxe3 3. Ra6+ Ra4 4. Rxa4#) 3. Kxd1 Bxe3 4. Kc2 {switchback} Bb6 $1 (4... Ra4 5. Bb3 $18 {EGTB}) 5. Rh6 $1 {tempo} (5. Rxb6 $2 Rc4+ $1 6. Kb3 (6. Bxc4 {stalemate.}) 6... Rc3+ $1 7. Kxc3 {stalemate}) (5. Rf6 $2 Rg1 $1 6. Rf4 Rc1+ $1 7. Kxc1 {stalemate}) 5... Rg1 (5... Rg7 6. Rxb6 Rc7+ 7. Bc6 $1 $18 {EGTB}) 6. Rh4 $1 (6. Rh3 $2 Bc5 $1 7. Rh8 Ba3 $1 $11 {EGTB}) 6... Bd4 7. Rxd4 Rc1+ $1 8. Kb3 $1 (8. Kxc1 $2 { stalemate}) 8... Rb1+ 9. Ka3 (9. Kc3 Rc1+ 10. Kb3 $18 {is only waste time}) 9... Re1 10. Rd3 $1 {and wins (EGTB), for example 10.- Kb1 11.Rc3 Ka1 12.Be4 Re3 13.Bd3! (13.Rxc3? stalemate) 13.- Re1 14.Rc2 +- EGTB. Meredith. Switchback. Zugzwang. Anti-stalemate play.} 1-0

[Event "3rd UAPA Bicentennial Sec. Draw."] [Site ""] [Date "2015.12.15"] [Round ""] [White "Alexander Zhukov"] [Black "1st Prize"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5K2/6Pr/8/1R6/3N1k2/3R4/r3p3/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "30"] [EventDate "2015"] 
 1... Ra8+ $3 (1... e1=Q 2. Ne6+ $1 (2. Rf5+ $2 Ke4 3. Re5+ Kxe5 4. Nf3+ Kf6 $1 5. Rd6+ Kf5 6. Nxe1 Ra8+ 7. Kf7 Ra7+ 8. Kf8 Rhxg7 $19) 2... Qxe6 3. Rb4+ Kf5 4. Rf3+ Kg6 5. Rg3+ Kh5 6. Rh3+ $1 Qxh3 7. Rb5+ Qf5+ $1 8. Rxf5+ Kh6 9. Rf6+ Kg5 10. g8=Q+ Kxf6 11. Qxa2 $1 $11 {Here's why 1 ... Ra8!}) 2. Kf7 Ra7+ $1 (2... e1=Q 3. Ne6+ $11) 3. Kf8 $1 {initial position only the black rook is no longer in a2 is, but on the A7. In addition, according to the plan:} e1=Q 4. Ne6+ $1 ( 4. Rf5+ $2 Ke4 $19) 4... Qxe6 5. Rb4+ Kf5 (5... Kg5 6. g8=Q+ $11) 6. Rf3+ $1 ( 6. Rb5+ $2 Ke4 $19) 6... Kg6 (6... Kg5 7. g8=Q+ $13) 7. Rg3+ Kh5 $1 (7... Kh6 $2 8. Rh4#) 8. Rh3+ $3 (8. Rb5+ $2 Kh4 $19) 8... Qxh3 9. Rb5+ Qf5+ $3 10. Rxf5+ {with the expectation:} Kh4 11. Rf4+ $1 (11. Rf7 $2 Ra8+ 12. Ke7 Rg8 13. Kf6 Rh6+ 14. Kf5 Kh5 $19) 11... Kh5 $1 (11... Kh3 12. Rf7 Ra8+ 13. Ke7 Rg8 14. Kf6 Rh6+ 15. Kg5 $11) 12. Rf5+ Kh6 (12... Kh4 13. Rf4+ Kh3) 13. g8=N+ (13. Rf6+ $2 Kg5 $1 14. g8=Q+ (14. Rf1 Rhxg7 $19) 14... Kxf6 $19) 13... Kg6 14. Rf6+ (14. Re5 Rhf7+ 15. Ke8 Ra8#) 14... Kg5 15. Re6 $1 Rh8 16. Re8 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd UAPA Bicentennial Sec. Draw."] [Site ""] [Date "2016.02.10"] [Round ""] [White "Andrzej Jasik"] [Black "3rd Prize"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3K2B1/6Pp/4P3/8/2n4P/2R2P2/k2pq3/6B1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. Rc2+ $1 Kb3 $1 (1... Ka3 2. Bc5+ $11) (1... Kb1 2. Bxh7 $11) 2. Rxd2 Qxd2+ 3. Ke8 $1 (3. Ke7 $2 Qd6+ $19) 3... Nd6+ $1 (3... Kb4 4. Bf7 Nd6+ 5. Kf8 { similar to solution} ({or} 5. Ke7 Nf5+ (5... Nc8+ 6. Ke8 Qd6 7. g8=N $11) 6. Kf6 Nh6 7. g8=Q Qc3+ 8. Ke7 Nxg8+ 9. Bxg8 Qg7+ 10. Bf7 Qxg1 11. Kf8 $11)) 4. Kf8 (4. Ke7 $2 Nc8+ 5. Ke8 Qd6 $19) 4... Kb4 $1 5. Bf7 $1 Nf5 6. e7 { With two varinat: A)} Qh6 ({B)} 6... Qd6 7. g8=N $1 (7. g8=Q Qxe7#) 7... Qe5 8. e8=N $1 $11 {Draw} (8. e8=Q $2 Qg7#) (8. Ke8 $2 Qc3 $1 9. Bh5 (9. Be6 Qc6+ 10. Kf7 (10. Kd8 Ng7 $19) 10... Nd6+ 11. Kg7 Qxf3 $19) 9... Qe1 10. Bh2 Qe6 11. Kf8 Nxe7 12. Bf7 Ng6+ 13. Kg7 Qf5 $19)) 7. e8=N $1 (7. e8=Q $2 Qxg7#) 7... Qxh4 8. g8=N $1 $11 {Draw} (8. g8=Q $2 Qe7#) (8. f4 $2 Qe7+ 9. Kg8 Nh6+ 10. Kxh7 Qxf7 11. Kxh6 Qxe8 12. Bd4 Kc4 $1 13. Bb2 Kd5 $19) (8. Kg8 $2 Nh6+ 9. Kf8 Qf4 10. g8=Q Nxg8 11. Kxg8 Qxf3 12. Kf8 h5 $19) 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd UAPA Bicentennial Sec. Draw."] [Site ""] [Date "2016.06.21"] [Round ""] [White "Alain Pallier"] [Black "1st HM"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/n6p/4kp2/R4p2/2p4p/3pPK2/1B6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "29"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. Ra5+ $1 ({Try :} 1. Bc2 $2 Nc5 $1 2. Rc4 Ne4+ 3. Kg1 Kd5 (3... Ng3 $2 4. Bd1 Ne4 5. Bb3 Kf6 6. Kh2 $11) 4. Rc8 Kd4 (4... Ng3 $2 5. Bd1 Kd4 6. Rd8+ Kc4 7. Rc8+ Kb4 8. Rb8+ Ka5 9. Ra8+ $11) 5. Rf8 Ke3 6. Rxf5 h2+ 7. Kxh2 Ng3 8. Rc5 Nxe2 9. Re5+ Kf2 $19) 1... Nc5 2. Rxc5+ Kd6 $1 3. Rxc3 (3. Rc8 $2 h2 $19) 3... d1=N+ $1 4. Kf3 (4. Kf1 $2 Nxc3 $19) 4... Nxc3 5. Bxf5 h2 (5... Ke5 6. Bxh3 $11 ) 6. Kg2 Ke5 (6... Nxe2 7. Kxh2 Ke5 8. Bg4 $1 Nd4 9. Kg2 Ke4 10. Kf2 f3 11. Bc8 Kf4 12. Bb7 h5 13. Bd5 h4 14. Bb7 h3 15. Bd5 h2 16. Bxf3 Nxf3 17. Kg2 $11 { positional draw}) 7. Bg4 $1 Ke4 8. Kxh2 Ke3 9. Kh3 $1 Nxe2 10. Kh4 Ng3 11. Bh3 $1 ({Try :} 11. Bc8 $2 Ne4 $1 12. Kh5 f3 13. Kxh6 f2 14. Bh3 Kf4 $1 15. Kh5 Nd2 16. Kh4 Nf3+ 17. Kh5 Nh2 18. Kh4 Kf3 19. Kg5 Kg3 $19) 11... Kf3 12. Bc8 $1 (12. Be6 $2 Ke4 $1 13. Bc8 Nf5+ 14. Kg4 Ng7 15. Bb7+ Ke3 $19) (12. Bg4+ $2 Ke4 13. Bc8 Nf5+ $19) 12... Ke4 (12... Ke3 13. Bh3 $1 Kf3 14. Bc8 $11) 13. Kg4 $1 (13. Bh3 $2 Nf5+ $19) 13... Ke3 14. Ba6 $1 (14. Bb7 $2 Ne4 $19) 14... Ne4 15. Kh5 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd UAPA Bicentennial Sec. Draw."] [Site ""] [Date "2016.05.03"] [Round ""] [White "Peter S. Krug"] [Black "3rd HM"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4bk1K/7P/8/6rP/7N/6p1/7p/7R w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. Ng6+ $1 (1. Rf1+ $2 Ke7 2. Re1+ Kd7 3. Nf3 g2 4. Nxh2 g1=Q 5. Rxg1 Rxg1 $19) 1... Bxg6 ({main} 1... Kf7 2. Rf1+ Ke6 3. Kg7 Bxg6 4. Rf6+ Kd7 (4... Ke7 5. h8=Q Be4+ 6. Rg6 Rxg6+ 7. hxg6 h1=Q 8. Qf8+ Kd7 9. Qf7+ $11) 5. h8=Q h1=Q (5... Be8+ 6. Kf8 h1=Q 7. Qh7+ $11) 6. Rd6+ Kxd6 7. Qd8+ Ke6 8. Qf6+ Kd7 9. Qxg5 Qxh5 10. Qxg3 Be4 11. Qf4 $1 Qh7+ 12. Kf8 $1 $11) 2. hxg6 g2 3. Rxh2 g1=Q 4. g7+ Kf7 (4... Rxg7 5. Rf2+ Qxf2 {stalemate}) 5. Rf2+ $1 Ke7 6. Re2+ $1 (6. Rf5 $2 Rxf5 7. g8=Q Qc5 8. Qg7+ Ke8 9. Qg6+ Kd7 10. Qg7+ Kc8 11. Qg8+ Rf8 $19) 6... Kd6 7. Re5 $3 (7. Re6+ $2 Kc5 $1 8. Re5+ Rxe5 9. g8=Q Qd4 $1 10. Qc8+ (10. Qf8+ Kc4 $1 $19) 10... Kb4 $1 $19) (7. Rd2+ $2 Kc5 8. Rc2+ Kb4 9. Rb2+ Kc3 10. Rb3+ Kc2 $19 ) 7... Rxe5 (7... Rxg7 $2 8. Rd5+ {/e6= perpetual jaques}) 8. g8=Q Qa1 9. Qg3 $1 (9. Qd8+ $2 Ke6 10. Qg8+ (10. Kg8 Qg1+ 11. Kh8 Qe3 12. Qf8 Qc3 $1 13. Qf7+ Kd6 14. Qf6+ Kd5 15. Qd8+ Ke4 $19) 10... Kf5 11. Qf8+ (11. Qf7+ Ke4 12. Kg8 Rg5+ $19) 11... Ke4 $19) 9... Kd7 10. Qg7+ Ke6 11. Qg6+ $1 (11. Qf7+ $2 Kd6 12. Qf6+ Kd5 $19) 11... Kd5 12. Qg2+ Kc4 13. Kg8 $11 {positional draw} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd UAPA Bicentennial Sec. Draw."] [Site ""] [Date "2015.11.01"] [Round ""] [White "M. Hlinka & L. Kekely"] [Black "Commendation"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6b1/8/k7/5n2/7b/2R2K2/4p2p/7R w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2015"] 
 1. Ra1+ $1 (1. Ra3+ $2 Kb5 2. Rb1+ Kc4 3. Kg2 e1=Q 4. Rxe1 Bxe1 5. Kxh2 Kd4 $19 ) 1... Kb5 2. Rb1+ $1 ({Try :} 2. Kxe2 $2 Ng3+ 3. Kf3 h1=Q+ 4. Rxh1 Nxh1 $19 { compare with main line after 5.Nh1}) (2. Kg2 $2 e1=Q 3. Rxe1 Bxe1 4. Rc8 Be6 5. Re8 Nd4 6. Kxh2 Kc4 $19) 2... Ka4 3. Kxe2 (3. Kg2 $2 e1=Q 4. Rxe1 Bxe1 5. Rc5 Be6 6. Kxh2 Kb4 $19) 3... Ng3+ (3... Nd4+ 4. Ke3 $1 $11) 4. Kf3 $1 {switchback} ({Try :} 4. Ke3 $2 h1=Q 5. Rxh1 Nxh1 $19) 4... h1=Q+ (4... Bd5+ 5. Kg4 $1 $11) 5. Rxh1 Nxh1 6. Rd3 $1 Ka5 $1 (6... Kb5 7. Rd1 $1 Nf2 8. Rd2 $11 {as main line} ) 7. Rd1 $1 (7. Rd4 $2 Bf6 $1 8. Rd7 Be5 $1 $19) (7. Rd2 $2 Bf7 $1 8. Kg2 Ng3 9. Kh3 Nf5 10. Kg4 Be1 $1 11. Re2 Bh5+ $1 12. Kxh5 Ng3+ $19) (7. Rd7 $2 Nf2 { tempo compare with main line after 8.Rd7} 8. Rd2 Nh3 9. Kg4 Be1 10. Re2 Nf2+ $1 11. Kg3 Nd3+ $19) (7. Kg2 $2 Nf2 $1 8. Rd4 Be7 $1 9. Kxf2 Bc5 10. Ke3 Bh7 $1 $19) 7... Nf2 8. Rd7 {A)} Kb5 ({B)} 8... Nh3 9. Ra7+ (9. Kg4 $2 Be6+ $19) 9... Kb5 $1 10. Rb7+ $1 (10. Kg4 $2 Bf2 $1 11. Rg7 Be6+ $19) 10... Kc6 (10... Kc5 11. Kg4 $11) 11. Rg7 Be6 12. Rg6 Ng5+ (12... Kd5 13. Rxe6 Kxe6 14. Kg4 $11) 13. Kf4 {draw}) 9. Rd2 Nh3 10. Kg4 Be1 11. Rb2+ Kc4 12. Kxh3 { draw Meredith. Switchback. Thematic try. Zugzwangs. Various draws.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd UAPA Bicentennial Sec. Draw."] [Site ""] [Date "2016"] [Round ""] [White "D.Gurgenidze & M. Minski"] [Black "Commendation"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r1k4K/8/3P3R/1n1Rn3/8/1Q4B1/6b1/2q3r1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "14"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. Rh7 $1 Nf7+ $1 (1... Bxd5 {/Ng6+} 2. Qxd5 Ng6+ 3. Kg8 Ne7+ 4. dxe7 Rxg3+ 5. Rg7 Rxg7+ 6. Kxg7 $11 {Nalimov}) 2. Rxf7 Qh6+ (2... Bxd5 3. d7+ Kd8 4. Bh4+ $11 ) 3. Kg8 Bxd5 $1 (3... Qg6+ 4. Kf8 Bxd5 5. Qxd5 Qh6+ 6. Ke7 $11) 4. Qc2+ $1 ({ thematic try I:} 4. Qc3+ $6 Nxc3 5. d7+ Kb7+ 6. d8=N+ $1 Kc8 $1 $19 (6... Kb6 $2 {/Ka6? echo pin stalemate})) ({thematic try II:} 4. Qc4+ $6 Bxc4 5. d7+ Kb7+ 6. d8=N+ $1 Kc8 $1 $19 (6... Kb6 $2 {/Ka6? echo pin stalemate})) (4. Qxd5 $2 Rxg3+ $19) 4... Kb8 5. Qc7+ $3 ({thematic try III:} 5. Qc8+ $6 Kxc8 6. d7+ Kb7+ 7. d8=N+ $1 Kc8 $1 $19 (7... Kb6 $2 {/Ka6? echo pin stalemate})) 5... Nxc7 6. dxc7+ {mainline A:} Ka7+ ({mainline B:} 6... Kb7+ 7. c8=B+ $1 Kb6 { /Kc6 model pin stalemate}) 7. c8=N+ $1 Ka6 {model pin stalemate} 1/2-1/2

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