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Studies composed for the 15th Anniversary of the Uralski Problemist 2008.
[Event "1.Prize, Uralsky Problemist -15 JT "] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Bazlov=Y"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1K2k3/4n3/2pp4/8/6R1/8/1Q3pr1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2008"] 1. Qh8+ Kd7 2. Qh3 $1 f1=Q (2... Rh2 3. Qf1 (3. Qf3 $2 f1=Q 4. Qxf1 Rb2+ 5. Ka8 Ra2+ 6. Kb7 Rb2+ 7. Ka6 Ra2+ 8. Kb6 Nd5+ 9. Kb7 Rb2+ $11)) 3. Rf4+ Kd8 4. Rxf1 Rb2+ 5. Ka8 (5. Ka7 $2 Kc7 6. Qe6 Nc8+ 7. Ka6 Rb6+ 8. Ka5 Rb5+ 9. Ka4 Nb6+ 10. Ka3 Ra5+ 11. Kb3 Rb5+ 12. Kc2 Rc5+ 13. Kd3 Rd5+ $11) 5... Kc7 6. Qe6 Rb8+ 7. Ka7 Nc8+ 8. Qxc8+ $1 Rxc8 9. Rf7+ Kd8 10. Kb7 Ke8 11. Rh7 Rd8 12. Kc7 d5 13. Rh8+ 1-0
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[Event "2.Prize, Uralsky Problemist -15 JT "] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Tkachenko=SN"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1N6/Q7/6k1/K2p4/4r3/p1P1R3/2q5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2008"] 1. Rg2+ Rg3 $1 2. Rxg3+ Kh4 3. Rh3+ $1 (3. Rg4+ $2 Kh3) 3... Kxh3 4. Qe6+ Kg3 $1 5. Qg8+ $1 (5. Qxa2 $2 d3 6. Qg8+ Kf2 7. Qf7+ Ke2 8. Qe6+ Qe3) (5. Qb3+ $2 d3 $1 6. Qxd3+ Kf2 7. Qf5+ Ke1 8. Qe6+ Kd1) 5... Kf2 6. Qxa2 d3 7. cxd3+ Ke3 8. Kb5 $1 Kxd3 9. Nc5+ Ke3 10. Qe6+ Kf3 $1 11. Qh3+ Ke2 12. Qh5+ $1 Kd2 (12... Kf2 13. Nd3+) (12... Ke3 13. Qg5+) (12... Ke1 13. Nd3+) (12... Kf1 13. Qh1+) 13. Nb3+ 1-0
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[Event "3.Prize, Uralsky Problemist -15 JT "] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Aliev=I"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k1KRb3/1p6/8/7p/1P6/8/2P2p2/1B6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2008"] 1. Kc7+ $1 (1. Rd1 $2 Bb5 2. c4 Bxc4 3. Bd3 Bxd3 4. Ra1+ Ba6 5. b5 f1=Q 6. Rxf1 Bxb5 $11) (1. Rd5 $2 f1=Q 2. Ra5+ Qa6 3. Rxa6+ bxa6 $11) 1... Ka7 2. Rd1 Bb5 3. c4 $1 (3. Ba2 $2 {(3.c3?)} 3... f1=Q 4. Rxf1 Bxf1 $11) 3... Bxc4 4. Bd3 $1 Bxd3 5. Ra1+ Ba6 6. b5 f1=Q 7. Rxa6+ $1 (7. Rxf1 $2 Bxb5 $11) 7... bxa6 8. b6+ Ka8 9. b7+ Ka7 10. b8=Q# 1-0
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[Event "4.Prize, Uralsky Problemist -15 JT "] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Afek=Y"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1q6/8/7N/5B2/1pR5/p2K4/Qb4k1 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2008"] 1... b2 2. Rc1+ bxc1=Q+ 3. Kxc1 Qc8+ 4. Kb2 Qh8+ 5. Ng7 Qxg7+ 6. Kc1 Qxa1 7. Be3+ Kf1 8. Bd4 Qxd4 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Sp.prize, Uralsky Problemist -15 JT "] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Rumjantsev=S"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/3B1bp1/3N1k2/3P2p1/3K1pP1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] [EventDate "2008"] 1. Ne2+ Kg4 (1... Ke5 2. Nxg3 Kxd5 3. Nxf5 f1=N+ 4. Ke2 Nh2 5. Ng3 Kd4 6. Ne4 g4 7. Ng3 $1) 2. Bf3+ Kh4 3. Nd4 Bxd3 4. Be2 Be4 5. Bf1 Ba8 6. Ke3 1-0
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[Event "1.HM, Uralsky Problemist -15 JT "] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Arestov=P"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/7B/8/3p4/R7/3pr3/2P4p/3KNk2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "2008"] 1. Rf4+ $1 (1. Bxd3+ Rxd3+ 2. cxd3 h1=Q (2... d4 $1 3. Rxd4 h1=Q 4. Rf4+ Kg1 5. Rh4 Qa8 $11) 3. Rf4+ Kg1 4. Rh4 Qxh4 5. Nf3+) (1. Rh4 $2 Rxe1+ 2. Kd2 dxc2 3. Bd3+ Kg2) 1... Kg1 2. Rg4+ Kf1 3. Bxd3+ Rxd3+ (3... Kf2 4. Rg2#) 4. cxd3 h1=Q 5. Rf4+ Kg1 6. Rh4 $1 Qxh4 7. Nf3+ 1-0
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[Event "2.HM, Uralsky Problemist -15 JT "] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Gurgenidze=D"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4k3/8/8/2b4N/2r3b1/B7/1P1K4/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2008"] 1. Nf6+ Ke7 $1 (1... Kf7 2. Nxg4 Bxa3 3. Ne5+) 2. Nxg4 Bxa3 3. Ne3 Bb4+ 4. Kd3 Rc5 $1 (4... Rc6 5. Nd5+) (4... Rf4 5. Nd5+) (4... Rh4 5. Nf5+) 5. Nc2 Rb5 6. Kc4 Rc5+ 7. Kd3 {positional draw,} 7... Ba5 8. b4 Rd5+ 9. Kc4 Rd2 10. Kc3 $11 1/2-1/2
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[Event "3.HM, Uralsky Problemist -15 JT "] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Becker=R"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1R5n/2p5/8/b6k/4n1p1/7P/7K/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "24"] [EventDate "2008"] 1. Rb5+ Kh4 2. Rxa5 g3+ 3. Kh1 $1 Nf7 4. Ra7 Kxh3 (4... Nfg5 5. Rxc7 Kxh3 6. Rc2 Nf2+ 7. Rxf2 gxf2 {stalemate}) 5. Rxc7 g2+ 6. Kg1 Nfg5 7. Rh7+ Kg3 (7... Nxh7 {stalemate}) 8. Rg7 Kh3 9. Rh7+ Kg3 10. Rg7 Kf3 11. Kh2 Kf2 12. Rxg5 $1 Nxg5 {stalemate.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "4.HM, Uralsky Problemist -15 JT "] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Akobia=I"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4R3/8/3p1p1K/1p5P/p7/8/8/3r2k1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2008"] 1. Kg7 $1 ({Tematic try} 1. Kg6 $2 a3 2. Ra8 b4 3. h6 b3 4. h7 b2 5. h8=Q b1=Q+ $19) 1... a3 2. Ra8 b4 3. h6 b3 (3... Rd3 4. h7 Rg3+ 5. Kxf6 Rh3 6. Kg7 d5 7. Ra4 d4 8. Rxb4 d3 9. Rg4+ Kh1 (9... Kf1 10. Rf4+ Ke1 11. Re4+ Kd1 12. Ra4 d2 13. Rxa3) 10. Rf4 a2 11. Rf1+) 4. h7 b2 5. h8=Q b1=Q 6. Rg8 Rd2 7. Kxf6+ Rg2 8. Rxg2+ Kxg2 9. Qa8+ Kf2 10. Qxa3 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Comm, Uralsky Problemist -15 JT "] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "Kalashnikov=V"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1kP2N2/8/6B1/3n3p/8/b7/n2K4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2008"] 1. Nd6+ $1 ({Tematic try} 1. Nd8+ $2 Kxc7 2. Bxh4 Bd5 3. Bf6 Nab3 4. Ke1 Kd7 5. Kf2 Nf5 6. Ke1 Ne7 $19) 1... Kxc7 2. Ne8+ Kd7 3. Nf6+ Ke6 4. Bxh4 Nf3 5. Kc1 Nxh4 6. Kb2 Bc4 7. Ng4 Nb3 8. Ne3 1/2-1/2
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