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Studies of the 4th UAPA 2016 Final.

A1. Three minor pieces dominate one or two.

[Event "1st Prize  4th. U.A.P.A. Sec. A.1."] [Site ""] [Date "2016.07.19"] [Round ""] [White "Pavel Arestov"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6N1/4N3/k1P4P/1n6/2b2r1n/7B/2K5/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. c7 $1 (1. h7 $2 Rf2+ 2. Kc1 Nd4 3. h8=Q Nb3+ 4. Kd1 (4. Kb1 Bd3#) 4... Rd2+ 5. Ke1 Nf3#) 1... Nxc7 (1... Rf2+ 2. Kc1 Nxc7 (2... Nd4 3. c8=Q+ $18) 3. h7 $18 ) 2. h7 Ng6 $1 (2... Rf2+ 3. Kc1 $18) 3. Nxg6 Bd3+ $1 4. Kb3 $1 ({Thematic try: } 4. Kc1 $2 Rc4+ $1 ({buy not} 4... Rh4 $2 5. Nxh4 Bxh7 6. Bf1+ Ka5 7. Nf6 $18) 5. Kb2 Rb4+ $1 ({but not} 5... Rh4 $2 6. Nxh4 Bxh7 7. Bf1+ Ka5 8. Nf6 $18) 6. Kc1 Rc4+ 7. Kd2 Rh4 $1 8. Nxh4 Bxh7 9. Bf1+ Ka5 10. Nf6 Bb1 11. Kc1 Ba2 $11) ( 4. Kxd3 $2 Rf3+ 5. Ke4 Rxh3 $11) (4. Kc3 $2 Nd5+ 5. Kxd3 Rf3+ $11) (4. Kd2 $2 Rh4 5. Nxh4 Bxh7 $11) 4... Rh4 $1 5. Nxh4 Bxh7 6. Bf1+ $1 (6. Nf6 $2 Bd3 $1 $11 ) 6... Ka5 7. Nf6 Bb1 8. Kb2 $1 $18 {Elegant work of the author with a purely executed theme in which an interesting actual solution is closely interlaced with a false trace! The correct choice of the white King on the fourth move with the refusal to take the elephant does not leave any escape routes for the black Bishop in the final. Study decorates the counter play of black with the victims of two figures.} 1-0

[Event "3rd Prize  4th. U.A.P.A. Sec. A.1."] [Site ""] [Date "2016.06.12"] [Round ""] [White "Jan Timman & Mario Garcia"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3k2b1/p6p/3K2B1/1pp1pN2/8/4N3/2P5/2n5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. Bh5 $1 (1. Ne7 $2 hxg6 2. Nxg8 a5 3. Kxc5 a4 $11 {no is possible position Troiski}) 1... b4 (1... Bc4 2. Nxc4 $18) (1... e4 2. Ne7 $18) 2. Ne7 b3 (2... Ba2 3. N3f5 $18) 3. cxb3 (3. Bg4 $2 Ke8 $1 $11) 3... Bxb3 4. N3f5 Ba2 $1 ({ Main :} 4... Ba4 5. Ng7 Bd7 6. Be8 Bxe8 (6... Bh3 7. Bb5 c4 8. Nc6+ Kc8 9. Ba6# {mate}) 7. Ne6# {mate}) ({or} 4... e4 5. Ng7 Nd3 6. Nc6+ Kc8 7. Bg4+ Kb7 8. Na5+ {Fork domination} Kb6 9. Nxb3 $18) ({or} 4... Nd3 5. Nc6+ Kc8 6. Nfe7+ $18 {similar domination}) ({or} 4... a5 5. Ng7 a4 6. Bg4 Nd3 7. Nc6# {mate}) 5. Nc6+ $1 (5. Ng7 $2 Nd3 $1 6. Bg4 Nb4 $1 $11) 5... Kc8 6. Na5 Kb8 (6... Nb3 7. Ne7+ Kb8 8. Nxb3 {(ab)} Bxb3 9. Nc6+ {(ba)} Ka8 10. Bf3 $1 c4 11. Kc7 $1 $18 { leads to matt} a5 12. Ne7+ Ka7 13. Bb7 Ba4 14. Nc8#) 7. Ne7 $1 (7. Bf3 $2 Bb3 8. Ne7 Ba4 $1 $11) 7... e4 (7... Nd3 8. Nec6+ $18) 8. Bg4 $1 ({Try I :} 8. Nec6+ $2 Ka8 9. Kc7 Be6 $1 (9... Nb3 $2 10. Nxb3 Bxb3 11. Ne7 Be6 12. Be8 a5 13. Bc6+ Ka7 14. Bb7 Bd7 15. Bxe4 $18) 10. Nd8 Bd5 $1 $11) 8... Nb3 9. Nac6+ $1 ({Try II :} 9. Nec6+ $2 Ka8 10. Bc8 Nxa5 11. Nxa5 Bf7 $1 (11... e3 $2 12. Bb7+ Kb8 13. Ba6 e2 14. Nc6+ Ka8 15. Kc7 e1=Q 16. Bb7#) 12. Kc7 (12. Nc6 Be8 $1 $11) 12... Bd5 $1 13. Nc4 e3 $1 $11) 9... Kb7 10. Bc8+ Kb6 11. Nd5+ Kb5 12. Nc3+ $1 {Fork domination} Kc4 13. Nxa2 Kd3 (13... e3 14. Ba6# {mate}) 14. Ne5+ Kc2 15. Nc4 e3 (15... Kb1 16. Nc3+ $18) 16. Bf5+ $1 $18 {An unusual game study with interesting content and positional struggle of both sides, in character resembling a chess game (one of the co-authors is a grandmaster-practitioner), in which the game finishes catching a black Bishop after 9 moves, after quietly entering the field a2!..} 1-0

[Event "1 hm.  4th. U.A.P.A. Sec. A.1."] [Site ""] [Date "2016.12.16"] [Round ""] [White "Pavel Arestov"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5N2/8/PbP5/4k2K/1B6/7n/4p3/1b6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. Nd7+ (1. Kh4 $2 Kd5 2. Nd7 Bf2+ 3. Kxh3 Kxc6 $11) 1... Kd4 $1 (1... Ke4 2. a7 Bxa7 3. c7 $18) 2. a7 $1 (2. Nxb6 $2 Nf4+ 3. Kg4 Nd3 4. a7 Nxb4 5. a8=Q e1=Q $11) 2... Nf4+ (2... Bxa7 3. c7 Nf4+ 4. Kg4 {- main line}) 3. Kg4 $1 (3. Kg5 $2 Ne6+ 4. Kf6 Bxa7 5. Kxe6 Bd3 6. c7 Ba6 $11) (3. Kh6 $2 Bxa7 4. c7 Nd5 5. c8=Q Nxb4 6. Qh8+ Ke3 $11) 3... Bxa7 4. c7 Bf5+ $1 (4... Nd5 5. c8=Q Nxb4 6. Qh8+ Ke3 7. Qh6+ Kd3 8. Ne5+ Kc2 9. Nf3 Nd3 10. Qd2+ Kb3 11. Qxe2 $18) 5. Kxf5 e1=Q $1 (5... Nd5 6. c8=Q Ne7+ 7. Bxe7 e1=Q 8. Bf6+ Ke3 9. Qe8+ Kd2 10. Bc3+ $18) 6. Bxe1 Nd5 $1 7. c8=N $1 {Domination} (7. c8=Q $2 Ne7+ {fork< =}) (7. Bf2+ $2 Kd3 $11) 7... Ne3+ (7... Bc5 8. Bf2+ Ne3+ 9. Kf4 Kd5 10. Nxc5 $18) 8. Kg5 $1 (8. Kf4 $2 Ng2+ $11) 8... Bc5 9. Nxc5 (9. Bf2 $2 Bb4 $11) 9... Kxc5 10. Bf2 Kd4 11. Kf4 {win.      Full-fledged struggle of the parties, with the participation of the turned white Knight, leads to the capture of black figures. A pleasant study for solving.} 1-0

[Event "2 hm.  4th. U.A.P.A. Sec. A.1."] [Site ""] [Date "2016.08.11"] [Round ""] [White "Michal Hlinka & Luboš Kekely"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "B7/n1P1k2K/3N4/P4n2/8/8/8/Nb6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. c8=N+ $1 (1. c8=Q $2 Nxd6+ {from battery} 2. Qc2 Bxc2+ $11) (1. Nxf5+ $2 Bxf5+ 2. Kg7 Kd6 3. Kf6 Bd7 4. Nb3 Kxc7 $11) 1... Nxc8 (1... Kd7 2. Nxa7 Nxd6+ 3. Kg7 Be4 4. Bxe4 Nxe4 5. Nb3 $18) 2. Nxc8+ Kd7 3. Nb6+ (3. Na7 $2 Kc7 4. Nb5+ Kb8 {bishop has not safety square!} 5. Nc3 Kxa8 6. Nxb1 Nd4 $11) 3... Kd6 (3... Kc7 4. Kh8 $1 Nd4 5. Bd5 $1 Nc6 6. Bxc6 $1 Kxc6 7. Nb3 Ba2 8. Nd2 $1 Be6 9. Kg7 Kb5 10. Ndc4 $18) 4. Kh8 $3 {to the corner - now 3 white pieces are at the corner} (4. Kg8 $2 Nd4 5. Nc8+ Kc5 6. a6 Ba2+ 7. Kh7 Be6 8. Bg2 Nb5 9. Ne7 Kb6 $11) (4. Na4 $2 Nd4+ 5. Kg7 Bf5 6. Nb2 Be6 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. a6 Bc8 9. Bf1 Kc5 10. Kf6 Kb6 11. Na4+ Ka7 $11) (4. Bb7 $2 Kc7 5. Bd5 Ne3+ {from battery} 6. Kg7 Nxd5 7. Nxd5+ Kc6 $1 8. Nc3 Bd3 $1 9. Nb3 Bc4 10. Nd2 Bd3 $1 11. Kf6 Kc5 $11) 4... Nd4 {for stop of Na1} 5. Bb7 (5. Kg7 $2 Kc5 6. Kf6 Kb5 7. Ke5 Nc2 8. Nb3 Ba2 9. Nc1 Kxa5 $11) 5... Bd3 (5... Kc7 6. Bg2 Bd3 7. Bd5 $1 Bb5 (7... Nc6 8. Bxc6 $1 Kxc6 9. Nb3 $18) 8. Nc4 $1 Bc6 9. Bf7 Bd7 10. Nd2 Be6 11. Nc2 Bxf7 12. Nxd4 Bd5 13. Kg7 $18) (5... Kc5 6. Nd7+ Kb4 7. a6 Nb5 8. Ne5 (8. Kg7 Kc3 9. Nc5 Ba2) 8... Kc3 9. Nc6 Be4 10. Na7 (10. Na5 Bd3 11. N1b3 Bc2) 10... Nxa7 11. Bxe4 $18) 6. a6 ({try} 6. Kg7 $2 Bb5 7. a6 Bxa6 8. Bxa6 Kc5 9. Nc4 Ne6+ $1 10. Kf6 Nc7 $11) 6... Bxa6 7. Bxa6 Kc5 8. Nc4 Kb4 {king goes for Na1} 9. Kg8 $1 {Domination } (9. Kg7 $2 Ne6+ 10. Kf6 Nc7 $11) (9. Kh7 $2 Kc3 10. Kh6 Ne6 $1 11. Bc8 Nd4 $1 12. Ba6 Ne6 {positional draw}) 9... Kc3 10. Kf7 {and wins.      An attractive study in which the white, to achieve their goal, correctly leave the King at the very corner of the board.} (10. Kg7 $2 {or Kf8?} Ne6+ $11) 1-0

A2. Domination: Rook against rook.

[Event "1st Prize  4th. U.A.P.A. Sec. A.2. "] [Site ""] [Date "2016.11.12"] [Round ""] [White "Yuri Bazlov"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2K2k2/6r1/1N1p2P1/b3P3/Nr3P1R/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. Rh8+ $1 (1. Nd7+ $2 Rxd7 2. Kxd7 dxe5 3. Nc5 exf4 4. Ne6+ Kg8 $11) 1... Ke7 (1... Rg8 2. Nd7+ Kg7+ 3. Rxg8+ Kxg8 4. e6 Kg7 5. e7 Re4 6. Ne5 Rxf4 7. Kd7 $1 Rf8 8. exf8=Q+ Kxf8 9. Kxd6 Kg7 10. Nc5 $18) 2. Rh7 $1 (2. f5 $2 dxe5 3. Nd5+ Kd6 4. Nxb4 Bxb4 5. Rh7 Rg8+ 6. Kb7 e4 7. Nb6 Ke5 $11) (2. Nd5+ $2 Ke6 3. Nxb4 Bxb4 4. Re8+ Kf5 5. Rf8+ Kxg6 6. Rf6+ Kh5 $11) 2... Kf8 3. e6 $1 Rxg6 (3... Rxf4 4. Rh8+ Rg8 5. Nd7+ Ke7+ 6. Rxg8 Rc4+ 7. Kb7 Kxe6 8. Re8+ Kxd7 9. g7 Rb4+ 10. Nb6+ Rxb6+ 11. Ka7 Kxe8 12. g8=Q+ Ke7 13. Qg5+ $18) 4. f5 $1 (4. Nd7+ $2 Kg8 5. e7 Re4 $11) (4. e7+ $2 Ke8 5. Nd5 (5. f5 Rgg4 6. f6 Rh4 $1 7. Rg7 Rhg4 $1 8. Rh7 Rh4 $11) 5... Rc4+ 6. Kb7 Re6 7. f5 Rxe7+ $1 8. Rxe7+ Kf8 $1 $11) 4... Rxe6 $1 (4... Rg7 5. Rh8+ Rg8 (5... Ke7 6. Nd5#) 6. Rxg8+ Kxg8 7. Kd7 Bxb6 8. Nxb6 Re4 9. Nd5 $18) (4... Bxb6 5. e7+ Ke8 6. Nxb6 Rg1 7. f6 Rc1+ 8. Kb7 Re1 9. Rh8+ Kf7 10. Rf8+ Kg6 11. Kc7 $18) 5. Nd7+ $1 (5. fxe6 $2 Bxb6 6. Kd7 Rxa4 7. e7+ Kg8 8. e8=Q+ Kxh7 9. Kxd6 Ra7 $1 10. Kc6 Bg1 $1 11. Qh5+ Kg8 $1 12. Qd5+ Rf7 13. Qd8+ Kh7 $1 14. Qh4+ Kg8 15. Qg5+ Rg7 $11) 5... Ke8 (5... Kg8 6. fxe6 Rc4+ 7. Nac5 $18) 6. fxe6 Bd8 7. Nab6 Rxb6 $1 8. e7 $1 (8. Nxb6 $2 Bxb6 $11) 8... Rc6+ 9. Kb7 Rc7+ 10. Kb8 Rxd7 11. exd8=Q+ Rxd8+ (11... Kxd8 12. Rh8+ Ke7 13. Kc8 $1 {domination} Ra7 (13... Ke6 14. Rh6+ Ke7 15. Rh7+ $18) 14. Rh7+ $18) 12. Kc7 $1 {domination} Ra8 13. Rh8+ $18 {A memorable work in which both options end in two echoes of the black Rook, which gives the work a special attraction! The struggle of both sides deserves high praise, and the study itself demonstrates how to load the figures leaving the board during the game. I hope that the analysis of this amazing work will bring a lot of pleasant minutes and pleasure.} 1-0

[Event "hm.  4th. U.A.P.A. Sec. A.2. "] [Site ""] [Date "2016.09.08"] [Round ""] [White "Pavel Arestov"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3K4/3p1P2/p4k1b/pPP3r1/1R6/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. Rf4+ Ke6 (1... Ke5 2. Rh4 Bg7 3. bxa6 $18) 2. bxa6 (2. Rh4 $2 axb5 $11) 2... Rxc5 $1 3. f8=N+ $1 (3. f8=Q $2 Bg5+ 4. Ke8 Rc8#) (3. Re4+ $2 Kxf7 4. a7 Bg5+ 5. Kxd7 Rd5+ 6. Kc7 Rd8 $11) 3... Bxf8 (3... Kd6 4. Rf6+ $18) (3... Ke5 4. Nxd7+ Kxf4 5. Nxc5 $18) 4. Rxf8 (4. a7 $4 Be7+ 5. Ke8 Rc8#) 4... a4 (4... Rc6 5. a7 Ra6 6. Kc7 Rxa7+ 7. Kb6 {Domination, +-.}) 5. a7 Ra5 6. Kc7 $1 Rxa7+ 7. Kb6 $1 {Domination, WITH: MAIN A)} Kd5 $1 (7... Ke7 8. Rh8 $18) ({MAIN B)} 7... a3 8. Kxa7 a2 9. Rf1 Kd5 10. Rc1 $1 {win.} ({Try:} 10. Ra1 $2 Kc4 11. Rxa2 d5 12. Kb6 d4 13. Ra4+ Kc3 14. Kc5 d3 15. Ra3+ Kc2 16. Kc4 d2 17. Ra2+ Kc1 18. Kc3 d1=N+ $1 $11)) 8. Rc8 $1 ({Try:} 8. Kxa7 $2 Kc4 $1 9. Kb6 a3 10. Ka5 a2 11. Rf1 Kb3 $11) 8... a3 9. Kxa7 a2 10. Rc1 {win.      An interesting two-variant study with the curious game of the white Rook, which twice (8.Rc8! and 10.Rc1!) , skillfully, cuts off the black King from the place of the main events. Very instructive.} 1-0

[Event "com.  4th. U.A.P.A. Sec. A.2. "] [Site ""] [Date "2016.08.01"] [Round ""] [White "Michal Hlinka & Luboš Kekely"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3b1K2/2pr4/1Pp5/Rp1k4/8/8/2P5/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. b7 Be7+ (1... Bf6 2. Ra8 $1 Ke6 3. Re8+ $1 Be7+ 4. Kg7 Rd4 {with threat perpetual check} 5. Rxe7+ $1 Kxe7 6. b8=Q Rg4+ 7. Kh6 Kd7 8. Qf8 Rc4 9. Qf5+ Kd6 10. Kg6 Rd4 11. Kf7 Rd5 12. Qf4+ Kc5 13. Qxc7 $18) 2. Ke8 (2. Kf7 $2 Bb4+ 3. Kf6 Bxa5 4. b8=Q Kc4 $11) 2... Rd8+ 3. Kxe7 Rb8 4. Kd7 (4. Ra7 $2 Kc5 $11) 4... Rxb7 5. Kc8 Rb6 6. Kxc7 Kc5 7. c3 $1 {domination - Pb5 is pinned} Rb8 $1 8. Kxb8 Kc4 9. Ra6 $1 (9. Kc7 $2 Kxc3 10. Kxc6 b4 11. Kb5 b3 12. Ka4 b2 13. Rb5 Kc2 $11) (9. Ra3 $2 c5 10. Kc7 b4 $11) 9... c5 10. Rc6 Kxc3 (10... b4 11. cxb4 Kxb4 12. Kc7 c4 13. Kd6 $18) 11. Rxc5+ Kb4 12. Rc7 $1 (12. Rc6 $2 Ka3 13. Ra6+ Kb3 14. Kc7 b4 $11) (12. Rh5 $2 Kc4 13. Kc7 b4 14. Kb6 b3 $11) 12... Ka3 13. Ra7+ Kb3 14. Kb7 b4 15. Ka6 Kc2 16. Rc7+ {switchback} Kd2 17. Rb7 {and wins.  For the sake of detaining a white entrance, the black Rook into a trap, from which it is not destined to escape.} 1-0

B1. Win

[Event "1st Prize  4th. U.A.P.A. Sec. B.1."] [Site ""] [Date "2016.12.23"] [Round ""] [White "Steffen S. Nielsen & Minski=M"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6K1/N3pr2/4k3/3p3R/1q6/5B2/8/B7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2017"] 
 1. Re5+ $1 (1. Bxd5+ $2 Kd6 2. Bxf7 Qb8+ 3. Kg7 Qxa7 $11) (1. Nc6 $2 Qa4 $1 2. Nd8+ Kd7 3. Rxd5+ Kc8 4. Nxf7 Qxa1 $11) 1... Kf6 (1... Kd7 2. Rxd5+ Ke8 3. Bh5 $18) (1... Kd6 2. Rxd5+ Ke6 3. Re5+ Kd6 4. Kxf7 Qf4+ 5. Ke8 Qxf3 6. Nb5+ Kc6 7. Nd4+ $18) 2. Re4+ d4 3. Rxd4 {position X} Rg7+ 4. Kf8 Rg8+ $1 5. Kxg8 { position X without the bRf7} Qb3+ 6. Rd5+ e5 $1 7. Bxe5+ Ke6 8. Nc6 $1 (8. Nb5 $2 Qxf3 $11) 8... Qxd5 $5 (8... Qxf3 9. Rd6+ $1 (9. Nd4+ $2 Kxd5 10. Nxf3 Ke4 $11) 9... Kf5 10. Rf6+ $18) 9. Bg4# $1 {The best study of the section, in which the figures of both sides come to their intended places in the final picture of the original and ideal mat, showing maximum ingenuity! Attractive and initial position, and elegant implementation.} (9. Bxd5+ $2 Kxd5 $11) 1-0

[Event "2nd Prize  4th. U.A.P.A. Sec. B.1."] [Site ""] [Date "2016.07.21"] [Round ""] [White "Andrzej Jasik"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1B3k2/3P4/3r3P/5K2/3P4/qbP5/3Q4/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "29"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. h7 $1 (1. Bxd6+ $2 Qxd6 2. Qf4 Qxd7+ 3. Kg5+ Bf7 4. Qb8+ Be8 5. Qe5 Kg8 $11) 1... Qa5+ 2. d5 $3 Rxd5+ 3. Be5 $3 (3. Kf4 $2 Kg7 $1 $11) 3... Rxe5+ 4. Kf4 $1 Rf5+ (4... Kg7 5. d8=Q $18) 5. Kg4 Bd1+ $1 6. Qxd1 Rg5+ 7. Kh4 Qd8 $1 8. Qd6+ ( 8. h8=Q+ $2 Rg8+ 9. Kh3 Rxh8+ $19) 8... Kf7 (8... Kg7 9. h8=Q+ $1 Kxh8 10. Qh6+ Kg8 11. Qxg5+ $18) 9. h8=N+ $1 Kg7 10. Qh6+ $3 Kxh6 11. Nf7+ Kh7 (11... Kg6 12. Nxd8 Rd5 13. Nc6 $1 (13. Ne6 $2 Kf5 $1 14. d8=Q Rxd8 15. Nxd8 Ke4 $11) 13... Kf5 14. Ne7+ Ke5 15. Nxd5) 12. Nxd8 Rd5 13. Ne6 $1 Rxd7 14. Nf8+ Kg8 15. Nxd7 $18 {Thin introduction with refusal to take, point 2.d5!! and 3.Be5!!, the queen's unexpected sacrifice, and, finally, one after another forks of the transformed Knight in the finale - all together taken the place of this interesting study. There is an ideological analogue of E.Dobrescu, 1 prize Nestorescu JT, 1995, (with the final eternal queen sacrifice and fork threat), which did not affect the overall assessment.} 1-0

[Event "3rd Prize  4th. U.A.P.A. Sec. B.1."] [Site ""] [Date "2017.04.16"] [Round ""] [White "Harold van der Heijden"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k5q1/P1P3r1/1K3PP1/8/8/1R3P1B/5p2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2017"] 
 1. f7 $1 (1. fxg7 $2 Qxb3+ (1... f1=Q $11)) 1... Rxg6+ 2. Ka5 $1 Ra6+ $1 (2... Rg5+ 3. Ka4 Ra5+ $1 4. Kxa5 Qg5+ 5. Ka4 $1 Qf4+ 6. Rb4 $1 $18 {echo}) 3. Kxa6 Qc8+ $3 (3... f1=Q+ 4. Bxf1 Qc8+ 5. Kb5 $1 Qb7+ 6. Ka4 $1 Qxa7+ 7. Kb4 Qd4+ 8. Bc4 $1 $18 {echo}) 4. Bxc8 f1=Q+ 5. Kb6 $1 (5. Rb5 $2 Qa1+ 6. Kb6 Qf6+ $1 7. Kc5 Qe5+ $11) 5... Qxf3 6. Kc5 $3 {A)} Qxb3 ({B)} 6... Qxf7 7. Bb7+ (7. Rb8+ $2 Kxa7 8. Rb7+ Ka8 $1 $11) 7... Kxa7 8. c8=N+ $1 (8. c8=Q $2 {e.g.} Qc4+ 9. Kxc4 {stalemate}) 8... Kb8 9. Bd5+ Kxc8 10. Bxf7 {win}) 7. Bb7+ $1 Qxb7 8. f8=R+ $1 (8. f8=Q+ $2 Kxa7 9. c8=Q Qxc8+ 10. Qxc8 {stalemate}) 8... Kxa7 9. c8=Q Qxc8+ 10. Rxc8 {win.      Very spectacular study with a bright introduction, a fresh play of the parties and two final transformations in the Rook and the Knight! Yes, there are two-way studies on the subject of weak transformations, but here the idea is expressed in the form of the transformation of two different pawns, and everything is done skillfully enough. Reworking the study previously sent to the tournament.} 1-0

[Event "Special Prize  4th. U.A.P.A. Sec. B.1."] [Site ""] [Date "2016.12.31"] [Round ""] [White "Steffen S.Nielsen"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/1P6/8/6P1/1K2Nppp/4p3/k7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. b7 (1. Nc2+ {?} Kb1 2. b7 f2 3. Na3+ Kc1 4. b8=Q e1=Q 5. Qc7+ Kd2 {=}) 1... e1=Q 2. Nc2+ Kb1 3. Nxe1 f2 4. Nf3 (4. b8=Q {?} fxe1=Q $19) 4... f1=Q 5. Nd2+ Kc1 (5... Ka1 6. Nxf1 g2 7. b8=Q $18) 6. Nxf1 g2 7. Ng3 (7. b8=Q {?} gxf1=Q $11 ) 7... g1=Q (7... Kd1 8. b8=Q g1=Q {eg} 9. Kc4 $18) 8. Ne2+ (8. b8=Q {eg} Qd1+ {=}) 8... Kd1 (8... Kd2 9. Nxg1 h2 10. Nf3+ $18 (10. b8=Q)) 9. Nxg1 h2 10. Nh3 (10. b8=Q {?} hxg1=Q {=}) 10... h1=Q 11. Nf2+ Ke2 12. Nxh1 $18 {Amazing work with a very clear mechanism and a beautiful geometric pattern of movement of a white horse with a length of 11 moves! In the study, there is no counter play of black, but it is from the category of those that are rare enough, and they say about it: the study is a find! The development of the study M.Travasoni, L'Italia Scacchistica, 3 com, 1983.} 1-0

[Event "1 hm.  4th. U.A.P.A. Sec. B.1."] [Site ""] [Date "2016.07.23"] [Round ""] [White "Daniel Keith & Martin Minski"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2k5/8/P1Bp4/K7/6b1/7p/7R/4r3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. Rh1 $1 ({Logical try:} 1. a7 $2 Ra1+ 2. Kb6 Rb1+ 3. Bb5 Rxb5+ $1 4. Kxb5 Kb7 5. a8=Q+ (5. Ra2 Bd7+ $1 6. Kb4 (6. Ka5 Kxa7 $11) 6... Ka8 $11) 5... Kxa8 6. Kb6 Kb8 {position X with wRh2} 7. Rf2 Kc8 $1 8. Rf8+ Kd7 $11) 1... Re2 (1... Re3 2. a7 Ra3+ 3. Kb6 Rb3+ 4. Bb5 Rxb5+ 5. Kxb5 $18 {see mainline}) (1... Re5+ 2. Kb6 $18) 2. a7 ({try:} 2. Bd5 $2 Be6 $1 ({Logical try:} 2... Rd2 $2 3. a7 $1 Rxd5+ 4. Kb6 Rb5+ $1 5. Kxb5 Kb7 6. a8=Q+ $1 Kxa8 7. Kb6 Kb8 {position X with wRh1} 8. Rg1 $1 $18 {see mainline}) 3. Rc1+ Kb8 $1 (3... Kd7 $2 4. Bc6+ Kd8 5. Ra1 Bd7 6. Bxd7 Kxd7 7. a7 $18) 4. Rb1+ Kc7 (4... Kc8 $2 5. Bxe6+ Rxe6 6. a7 $18) 5. Rb7+ Kc8 6. a7 Ra2+ $1 7. Bxa2 Kxb7 $11) 2... Ra2+ 3. Kb6 Rb2+ 4. Bb5 Rxb5+ 5. Kxb5 Kb7 6. a8=Q+ $1 {/B+!} Kxa8 7. Kb6 (7. Rg1 $2 h2 $1 $11) 7... Kb8 {position X with wRh1} 8. Rg1 $1 (8. Rf1 $2 Kc8 $1 9. Rf8+ Kd7 $11) 8... Be6 ( 8... h2 9. Rxg4 h1=Q 10. Rg8#) 9. Re1 (9. Rf1 $2 Kc8 $1 10. Rf8+ Kd7 $11) 9... Bd7 10. Rf1 Kc8 (10... h2 11. Rf8+ Bc8 12. Rh8 $18) 11. Rf8+ Be8 12. Rxe8+ $18 {A logical study, the outcome of which depends on the correct choice on the first move. And the white Rook itself, being in the introduction on the first line, in the end triumphantly strikes a blow on the eighth horizontal.} 1-0

[Event "2 hm.  4th. U.A.P.A. Sec. B.1."] [Site ""] [Date "2016.08.29"] [Round ""] [White "Pavel Arestov"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2K5/8/4P3/8/7N/4pR1b/1R1pk1p1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. Rg3 Bxe6+ 2. Kb8 $3 (2. Kc7 $2 Bd5 3. Nxg2 Bxg2 4. Rxg2+ Kd3 5. Rb3+ Kc4 6. Rb1 Kd3 7. Ra1 e2 8. Ra3+ Kc4 9. Rg4+ Kd5 10. Ra5+ Ke6 11. Rg6+ Kf7 $11) 2... Bd5 $1 (2... Kd3 3. Rxd2+ $1 Kxd2 4. Nxg2 e2 5. Rg6 Bc4 6. Rd6+ $18) 3. Nxg2 Bxg2 4. Rxg2+ Kd3 5. Rb3+ {with: MAIN A)} (5. Rb1 $2 e2 6. Rb3+ Kc4 $11) 5... Kc4 ({MAIIN B)} 5... Ke4 6. Rg4+ Kf5 (6... Kf3 7. Rd4 $18) 7. Ra4 $1 d1=Q 8. Rb5+ Ke6 9. Ra6+ Ke7 10. Rb7+ Kd8 11. Rf6 $1 (11. Rc6 $2 Qg4 $11) (11. Rg6 $2 Qd5 $11) (11. Rh6 $2 Qa1 $11) 11... Ke8 12. Rc6 $1 (12. Re6+ $2 Kd8 13. Rf6 Ke8 {- loss of time}) 12... e2 13. Rc8+ {win.}) 6. Rb1 Kd3 7. Ra1 $1 (7. Rb3+ $2 Kc4 8. Rb1 Kd3 {- loss of time}) 7... e2 8. Ra3+ {with: MAIN A1)} Kc4 ({MAIN a2)} 8... Kd4 9. Rg4+ Ke5 10. Ra5+ Kf6 11. Rc4 $1 d1=Q 12. Rc6+ Kf7 13. Ra7+ Ke8 14. Rc8+ {win.}) (8... Ke4 9. Rxe2+ $18) 9. Rg4+ Kb5 (9... Kc5 10. Ra5+ Kb6 11. Rh5 $18) 10. Rh3 $1 e1=Q 11. Rh5+ Kc6 12. Rg6+ Kd7 13. Rh7+ Kd8 14. Rg8+ { win.     An attractive two-variant study with a memorable point 2.Kb8!! and with similar captures of the black Queen by both Rooks. One of the variants already met in the study V.Razumenko, Ural Problemist, 2008.} 1-0

[Event "com.  4th. U.A.P.A. Sec. B.1."] [Site ""] [Date "2016.08.27"] [Round ""] [White "Arpad Rusz"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k7/2p5/2P5/5p1p/5P1P/6P1/8/K7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. Kb2 Ka7 2. Kc3 Kb6 3. Kd4 Kxc6 4. Ke5 Kd7 5. Kf6 $3 ({Thematic try:} 5. Kxf5 $2 c5 {mutual zugzwang} 6. g4 (6. Kg6 Ke7 $1 7. Kg7 Ke6 8. Kg6 Ke7 {positional draw}) 6... c4 7. gxh5 c3 8. h6 c2 9. h7 c1=Q 10. h8=Q Qc2+ 11. Kg5 Qg2+ { perpetual check} 12. Kh6 {WCCT-10 Position [%eval 0,0]} Qc6+ $1 {The 6th rank is open!} 13. Kg5 Qg2+ {perpetual check}) 5... Kd6 (5... c6 $5 6. Ke5 $1 Kc7 $1 (6... Ke7 7. Kxf5 c5 8. Ke5 $18) 7. Kxf5 (7. Ke6 $2 c5 8. Kxf5 Kd7 $1 $11) 7... c5 8. Kg6 $1 (8. Ke5 $2 Kc6 9. f5 c4 10. f6 Kd7 $11) (8. g4 $2 c4 9. gxh5 c3 10. h6 c2 11. h7 c1=Q 12. h8=Q Qc2+ 13. Kg5 Qg2+ {perpetual check} 14. Kh6 Qc6+ 15. Kg5 Qg2+ {perpetual check}) 8... c4 9. f5 c3 10. f6 Kd7 (10... c2 11. f7 c1=Q 12. f8=Q $18) 11. f7 Ke7 12. Kg7 $18) 6. Kxf5 c5 7. g4 $1 (7. Kg6 $2 Ke7 $1 8. Kg7 Ke6 9. Kg6 Ke7 {positional draw}) (7. Ke4 $2 Ke6 $11) 7... c4 (7... hxg4 8. Kxg4 c4 9. Kf3 $18) 8. gxh5 c3 9. h6 c2 10. h7 c1=Q 11. h8=Q Qc2+ 12. Kg5 Qg2+ 13. Kh6 $1 $18 {An uncomplicated but pleasant pawn study, in which the white King in precise moves (point 5.Kf6!!) forces the black counterpart to stand on the "mined" field.} 1-0

[Event "com.  4th. U.A.P.A. Sec. B.1."] [Site ""] [Date "2017.03.24"] [Round ""] [White "Luis Miguel González"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5R2/1p6/5B2/1P4K1/8/6k1/8/1r6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "2017"] 
 1. Be5+ $1 ({Thematic try:} 1. Bb2 $2 Rxb2 2. Rf5 Re2 3. Kf6 Re4 4. Re5 Kf4 $1 5. Re7 Rd4 $1 6. Rxb7 (6. b6 Rd6+ 7. Re6 Rd7 8. Re7 Rd6+ $11 {positional draw}) 6... Rd6+ 7. Ke7 Rh6 8. Rb8 Ke5 9. Kd7 Kd5 10. Kc7 Kc5 $11) 1... Kg2 2. Bb2 $1 Rxb2 3. Rf5 Kg3 4. Kf6 Re2 $1 5. Re5 $1 Rd2 $1 (5... Kf3 6. Re6 $1 Rb2 7. b6 Kf4 8. Ke7 Kf5 9. Rh6 Ke5 10. Kd8 $1 Rc2 11. Rh7 Rc6 12. Rxb7 $18) 6. Re7 $1 ( 6. Ke7 $2 Kf4 $1 7. Re6 Kf5 8. b6 Rh2 $11) 6... Kf4 $1 (6... Rd6+ 7. Re6 $1 Rd7 8. Ke5 Kf3 9. Rd6 Rc7 10. Rd8 $1 Rc5+ 11. Rd5 Rc1 12. Kd4 Kf4 13. Rd6 Kf5 14. Kd5 Rc7 15. Rh6 Kg5 16. Re6 Rg7 17. Kd6 $18) 7. Ke6 $1 (7. Rxb7 $2 Rd6+ $1 $11) 7... b6 $1 8. Rh7 $1 (8. Rb7 $2 Ke4 $1 9. Rxb6 Rd5 $1 10. Rb8 Rh5 11. b6 Rh6+ 12. Kd7 Kd5 $11) 8... Ke4 9. Rh4+ Ke3 10. Ke5 $1 (10. Rh5 $2 Rc2 $1 11. Rd5 Ke4 12. Rd6 Rb2 13. Rxb6 Kd4 $1 $11) 10... Rd1 $1 11. Rh6 (11. Re4+ $2 Kf3 12. Rf4+ Ke3 13. Rf6 Rc1 14. Rc6 {loss of time}) 11... Rc1 $1 12. Rc6 $1 (12. Rxb6 $2 Rc5+ $1 13. Kd6 Kd4 $11) 12... Rg1 $1 13. Re6 $3 Kd3 (13... Rg5+ 14. Kd6+ $1 $18) 14. Kd5 $1 (14. Kd6 $2 Rc1 $1 15. Kd7 Rc5 16. Rxb6 Kc4 $11) 14... Rg5+ 15. Kc6 Kc4 16. Re4+ $18 {The laborious work of the whites for the sake of preserving and advancing their pawn to the field of transformation. But, the exact game of both sides, it seems a little dry, although it contains a lot of subtleties.} 1-0

B2. Draw

[Event "1st Prize  4th. U.A.P.A. Sec. B.2. "] [Site ""] [Date "2017.03.03"] [Round ""] [White "Steffen S Nielsen"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5k2/8/5r2/1RRK4/6p1/8/5p2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2017"] 
 1. Rb1 $3 ({Logical try} 1. Rc1 $2 Rf5+ 2. Ke4 Rxb5 3. Kf4 Rf5+ 4. Kxf5 g3 5. Kf6 Ke8 6. Ke6 Kd8 7. Kd6 {position X with wRc1} g2 8. Ra1 Ke8 $1 9. Ke6 Kf8 $19) (1. Rb8+ $2 Kf7 {/g7=}) (1. Rc8+ $2 Kf7 {/g7=}) 1... Rf5+ 2. Ke4 Rxc5 3. Kf4 Rf5+ $1 (3... Rc4+ 4. Kg3 $11) 4. Kxf5 g3 5. Kf6 Ke8 6. Ke6 Kd8 7. Kd6 { position X with wRb1} Kc8 (7... g2 $2 8. Rb8#) 8. Rc1+ $1 ({Try:} 8. Kc6 $2 g2 9. Ra1 Kd8 10. Kd6 Ke8 11. Ke6 Kf8 $19) 8... Kb7 9. Rb1+ Ka6 10. Kc6 Ka5 11. Kc5 {draw.      A perfect synthesis in a logical try and the actual solution of two key positions known, for example, by the study J.Moravec, 28 Rijen, 1924. In a simple-looking position, the author found an interesting and elegant game with a logical choice of the first move. Amazing miniature, composed in a classic style, and which is remembered for a long time!..} 1/2-1/2

[Event "2nd Prize  4th. U.A.P.A. Sec. B.2."] [Site ""] [Date "2017.03.14"] [Round ""] [White "Vladimir Samilo"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1N6/2p1p2p/P2P4/8/b5K1/r6P/p3k3/7R w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2017"] 
 1. Rh2+ $1 ({Try :} 1. dxc7 $2 Bd1 $1 2. Rxd1 Kxd1 3. c8=Q a1=Q 4. Qd7+ Ke2 $1 5. Qe6+ Re3 6. Qc4+ Ke1 7. Qb4+ Kd1 $1 8. Qf4 Qg7+ 9. Kh4 Qc3 10. Qf1+ Kc2 11. Qf5+ Kb2 12. Nd7 (12. Qb5+ Ka3 $1 $19) 12... Qc4+ 13. Kh5 Qe2+ 14. Kh6 Qxa6+ 15. Kxh7 Qd3 $19) 1... Ke1 $1 (1... Kf1 2. Rxa2 Rxa2 3. dxc7 Bd1+ 4. Kf4 {/g3=} ) (1... Ke3 2. Rxa2 Rxa2 3. dxc7 $11 {see solution}) 2. Rh1+ $3 ({Thematic Try :} 2. Rxa2 $2 Rxa2 3. dxc7 Bd1+ $1 4. Kf4 Ra4+ $1 5. Kg3 Ra3+ 6. Kf4 Rf3+ 7. Ke5 Rc3 8. a7 Bf3 9. Nc6 Rxc6 10. a8=Q Rc5+ 11. Kd4 Bxa8 12. Kxc5 Bb7 $19) 2... Kd2 3. Rh2+ Ke3 $1 (3... Ke1 4. Rh1+ {positional draw}) 4. Rxa2 $1 Rxa2 5. dxc7 Bd1+ $1 (5... Rc2 6. a7 $1 $18) 6. Kg3 $1 (6. Kf5 $2 Rc2 7. a7 Bf3 $19) 6... Rc2 7. a7 Bf3 8. Nc6 $1 {Novotny} Rxc6 (8... Bxc6 9. c8=Q $18) 9. a8=Q (9. a8=R $2 Rg6+ 10. Kh4 Bb7 $1 11. c8=Q Bxc8 12. Rxc8 e5 $19) 9... Rg6+ 10. Kh4 $1 Rh6+ 11. Kg3 $1 (11. Kg5 $2 Rh5#) 11... Rg6+ (11... Bxa8 12. c8=Q Rg6+ 13. Kh4 $1 $11 (13. Kh2 $2 Rg2+ 14. Kh1 Rg8+ $19)) 12. Kh4 {positional draw.      Study with a task overlap on Novotnoy in synthesis with a rare task for a draw. Events that occur on different sections of the board and at different times, unites the point 6.Kg3!! Two positional draws are successfully arranged in the work: at the beginning of the decision the white Rook pursues the black King on the two extreme horizontals, and in the finale, on the contrary, already the black Rook chases the white King on the extreme verticals - a kind of "echo chameleon"!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "1 hm. 4th. U.A.P.A. Sec. B.2. "] [Site ""] [Date "2016.08.31"] [Round ""] [White "Pavel Arestov"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6K1/7B/2P2r2/5N1r/5k2/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "16"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. c7 Rg5+ $1 (1... Rc6 2. Nd4 $1 Rc4 3. Bd3 $1 Rcc5 (3... Rc3 4. Ne2+ $11) 4. Ne6+ {fork}) 2. Ng7 (2. Kh8 $2 Rf8+ $19) 2... Rc6 3. Kf8 Ke5 (3... Rxc7 4. Ne6+ {fork}) 4. Ne8 Ke6 5. Bc2 $3 (5. Be4 $2 Rc4 6. Bb7 Rf4+ $19) (5. Bd3 $2 Kd7 6. Bb5 Rxb5 $19) 5... Rcc5 (5... Rg4 6. Bf5+ $1 Kxf5 7. Nd6+ Ke6 8. c8=B+ Rxc8+ 9. Nxc8 Kd7 10. Nb6+ Ke6 11. Nc8 {positional draw.}) (5... Rxc2 6. c8=Q+ Rxc8 { stalemate.}) (5... Re5 6. Ba4 Rcc5 7. Ng7+ Kd6 8. Ne8+ Ke6 9. Ng7+ {positional draw.}) 6. Bb3+ Kd7 7. Be6+ $1 (7. Ba4+ $2 Kc8 8. Nd6+ Kxc7 9. Ne4 Rcf5+ $19) 7... Kxe6 8. c8=Q+ $1 Rxc8 {- stalemate.      The laconic game in a meaningful miniature ends unexpectedly with the stalemate with a bunch of Knight. All the figures came to their final places. Beautifully, and surprisingly, the judge of his predecessor did not find.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3 hm. 4th. U.A.P.A. Sec. B.2. "] [Site ""] [Date "2016.07.19"] [Round ""] [White "Daniel Keith & Martin Minski"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3p4/8/4p1K1/3B4/3N4/4kPp1/5N2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. Nf4+ $1 (1. Ng3+ $2 Kxd3 $1 $19) (1. Nc1+ $2 Kxf1 $1 2. f4 exd4 $19) 1... exf4 {position X} 2. Ng3+ $1 (2. f3 $2 gxf1=Q $19) 2... Kd3 {/Kf3} 3. Ne2 $1 ( 3. f3 $2 Kxd4 4. Ne2+ Ke3 $1 $19) 3... Kxe2 {position X without the wNf1} 4. f3 Kxf3 5. Kh4 $1 (5. Bg1 $2 Kg3 $1 $19) 5... Ke4 6. Bg1 $1 ({thematic try:} 6. Bf2 $2 d5 7. Kh3 f3 8. Kg3 d4 $19 {9.Kf2 impossible}) (6. Bb6 $2 d5 7. Kh3 f3 8. Kg3 d4 9. Kf2 Kd5 {/Kd3-+}) 6... d5 7. Kh3 f3 (7... d4 8. Kxg2 d3 9. Kf2 { /Kf1} f3 10. Ke1 $11) 8. Kg3 d4 9. Kf2 Kf4 (9... d3 10. Ke1 Kf4 11. Bf2 $1 (11. Kd2 $2 Kg3 12. Ke1 d2+ $1 13. Kxd2 f2 $19) 11... Kg4 12. Kd2 Kh3 13. Kxd3 $11) 10. Bh2+ $1 (10. Ke1 $2 Kg3 $1 11. Bxd4 Kh2 $19) 10... Kg4 11. Bg1 $1 Kf4 12. Bh2+ Kg4 13. Bg1 d3 14. Ke3 Kg3 15. Bf2+ (15. Kxd3 $2 f2 $19) 15... Kh2 16. Kxf3 d2 17. Ke2 $11 {After two spectacular sacrifices of white Knight, a duel of three black passers and a single Bishop arises, the exact game of which leads the whites to equality. It is a pity that there is no clear unity of the beautiful entry and prose finale.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "com.  4th. U.A.P.A. Sec. B.2. "] [Site ""] [Date "2016.07.18"] [Round ""] [White "S. Hornecker & M. Minski"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "R5K1/P1nk4/Br6/3r1P2/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. Bc8+ Ke7 (1... Kd6 2. Rb8 Rdb5 3. Rxb6+ (3. a8=Q $2 Nxa8 4. Rxa8 Rb8 $19) 3... Rxb6 4. f6 $11) 2. Rb8 Rdb5 (2... Rd8+ 3. Kh7 $1 (3. Kg7 $2 Ne8+ $1 4. Kh7 Nf6+ 5. Kg7 Rg8+ 6. Kh6 Nd7+ 7. Kh7 Kf7 $1 8. Rxb6 (8. Bxd7 Rg7+ 9. Kh8 Rh6#) 8... Rg7+ 9. Kh6 Nxb6 10. Bb7 Kf6 11. a8=Q Nxa8 12. Bxa8 Rg8 $19) 3... Rf6 4. Bb7 (4. a8=Q $2 Nxa8 5. Rxa8 Ke8 $3 6. Kg7 Rf7+ 7. Kg6 Rc7 $19) 4... Rd3 5. a8=Q Nxa8 6. Bxa8 $11 {Nalimov}) 3. a8=Q (3. Rxb6 $2 Rxb6 4. Kg7 Na8 $1 $19) 3... Nxa8 4. Rxa8 Rb8 $1 5. f6+ $1 (5. Ra7+ $2 Kd6 $1 6. Rd7+ Kc6 7. Rd8 Kc7 $19) 5... Kxf6 6. Ra6+ R5b6 7. Kh7 $3 ({thematic try:} 7. Rxb6+ $2 Rxb6 8. Kh7 Rb4 $3 (8... Rb2 $2 9. Ba6 $1 {position X with bRb2} Kf7 10. Bc4+ $1 $11) 9. Ba6 {position X with bRb4} Kf7 $1 {(10...Rh4#)} 10. Kh6 (10. Bc4+ Rxc4 $19) 10... Rb6+ $19) 7... Rxa6 8. Bxa6 {position X with bRb8, draw. Unexpected final point 7.Kh7!!, which highlights the thematic try.} 1/2-1/2

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