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Studies awarded for the Maroc Echecs tournament 2012.
[Event "1 Prize, 2nd TY Maroc Echecs"] [Site ""] [Date "2012"] [Round ""] [White "Kovalenko=V"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2P2p2/4NknP/7K/8/3n4/6R1/rb6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2012"] 1. c8=Q Ndf4+ 2. Nxf4 Ra5+ 3. Kg4 Bf5+ 4. Qxf5+ Rxf5 5. Nh5+ Rxh5 6. Rf2+ Nf4 7. Rxf4+ Kg6 8. Rf6+ Kxf6 9. Kxh5 1-0
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[Event "2 Prize, 2nd TY Maroc Echecs"] [Site ""] [Date "2012"] [Round ""] [White "Pallier=Alain"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2N3qB/6P1/8/7P/8/4p3/6K1/3Bk3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2012"] 1. Ne7 Qa2+ 2. Kh1 Qa8+ 3. Kg1 e2 4. Bxe2 Qa7+ 5. Kh1 Qb7+ 6. Kh2 Qb8+ 7. Kg2 Qb7+ 8. Bf3 Qxe7 9. g8=Q ({Dual-->>} 9. g8=R $1 $18) 9... Qg5+ 10. Bg4 $1 (10. Qxg5 $2 {stalemate}) 10... Qxg8 11. Bc3# 1-0
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[Event "3 Prize, 2nd TY Maroc Echecs"] [Site ""] [Date "2012"] [Round ""] [White "Melnicheno=Emil"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3q4/6P1/8/3B4/2K4N/r1BnP2p/k1NRpr2/5b2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "16"] [EventDate "2012"] 1. g8=Q Qxg8 2. Kxd3+ Qxd5+ 3. Nd4+ Kb1 4. Rb2+ Kc1 5. Rc2+ Kd1 6. Rd2+ Ke1 7. Nhf3+ Rxf3 8. Rxe2+ Kd1 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "1st HM, 2nd Maroc Echecs"] [Site ""] [Date "2012"] [Round ""] [White "Janos Miktovics, Ilham Aliev"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/6q1/8/8/2p2p2/R4p1p/1kP1PPPP/2rQK2R w K - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "2012"] 1. Ra2+ $1 Kb1 (1... Kxa2 2. Qxc1 fxg2 3. Rg1) 2. Ra1+ $1 (2. Qxc1+ $2 Kxc1 3. O-O+ Kd2) 2... Qxa1 (2... Kxa1 3. Qxc1+) 3. Qxc1+ $1 ({Thematic try} 3. O-O $2 Qa3 $19 (3... Rxd1 $2 4. Rxd1+ Kb2 5. Rxa1 Kxa1 6. e4 {main}) (3... Kb2 $2 4. Qd4+ $11)) 3... Kxc1 4. O-O+ $1 Kb2 5. Rxa1 Kxa1 6. e4 $1 (6. e3 $2 Kb2 7. exf4 Kxc2 $19) 6... fxe3 {ep.} 7. fxe3 Kb2 8. e4 Kxc2 9. e5 Kd3 (9... Kd2 10. e6 Ke2 11. gxf3 $11) 10. e6 c3 11. e7 c2 12. e8=Q c1=Q+ 13. Kf2 Qc5+ 14. Kxf3 Qf5+ 15. Kg3 hxg2 16. Kxg2 $11 {Keywords- Castlings - en passant - sacrifices: Vallodao task.} (16. Qd8+ $2 Ke2 17. Qe7+ Kf1 $19) 1/2-1/2
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[Event "2rd HM, 2nd TY Maroc Echecs"] [Site ""] [Date "2012"] [Round ""] [White "Iuri Akobia, Janos Mikitovics"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/1P6/4pkp1/n7/7p/2R1K3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "26"] [EventDate "2012"] 1. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nxb5 2. Kg2 Nd4 3. Kxh2 e3 4. Kg2 e2 5. Kf2 g3+ 6. Ke1 Kf3 7. Rc3+ Kg4 8. Rc1 Kf4 9. Rb1 Kf3 10. Rb3+ Kf4 11. Rb1 Ke4 12. Rc1 Kd3 13. Rc3+ Kxc3 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Sp.HM, 2nd TY Maroc Echecs"] [Site ""] [Date "2012"] [Round ""] [White "Becker=Richard"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5K2/5P2/P1kP4/2P1P3/8/P7/6q1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "2012"] 1. e6 Qg5 2. e7 Kxc5 3. d7 Qh5 4. Ke8 Kc6 5. d8=N+ Kb6 6. Ne6 Kxa6 7. Nf4 Qb5+ 8. Kf8 Qc5 9. Ng6 Ka5 10. a4 Qb4 11. Kg8 Qb1 12. Ne5 Qg1+ 13. Kf8 Qc5 14. Nd7 Qd6 15. Ke8 Qg6 16. Ne5 Qh5 17. Nc4+ Kb4 18. Nd6 Kc5 19. Kd7 Qh3+ 20. Kd8 Kxd6 21. e8=Q Qh4+ 22. Kc8 Qc4+ 23. Kb7 Qc7+ 24. Ka6 Qc4+ 25. Qb5 Qxf7 26. Qb6+ Ke5 27. Qe3+ Kd6 28. Qd4+ Kc6 29. Qb6+ 1-0
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[Event "1comm, 2nd TY Maroc Echecs"] [Site ""] [Date "2012"] [Round ""] [White "Aliev=Ilham, Zeynalli=Miradil"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1pp2N2/6kp/1PPPR3/6K1/3b4/5p2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2012"] 1. Nh8+ Kf6 (1... Kg7 2. Re7+) 2. Re6+ Kg7 3. Re7+ Kxh8 (3... Kg8 4. Rf7) 4. Rf7 f1=Q (4... h5+ 5. Kh4 $1 f1=Q 6. Rxf1 Bxf1 7. b6 cxb6 8. c6 bxc6 9. d6 $18) 5. Rxf1 Bxf1 6. b6 $1 (6. c6 $2 bxc6 7. b6 Ba6 $19) 6... cxb6 7. c6 $1 bxc6 8. d6 Bc4 (8... h5+ $2 9. Kh4) 9. Kf5 (9. d7 $2 Be6+) 9... Bf1 10. Kg4 1/2-1/2
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[Event "2 comm, 2nd TY Maroc Echecs"] [Site ""] [Date "2012"] [Round ""] [White "Becker=Richard"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/N3b3/8/8/3rN3/4k3/b7/1R3K2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "16"] [EventDate "2012"] 1. Re1+ Kf3 2. Nc6 $1 Bc4+ 3. Kg1 Rxe4 4. Ne5+ Kg3 5. Rxe4 Bc5+ 6. Kh1 Bd5 7. Nf3 $1 Bc6 (7... Bxe4 {stalemate}) 8. Re3 $1 Bxe3 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Plagiat, 2nd TY Maroc Echecs"] [Site ""] [Date "2012"] [Round ""] [White "Radomir Nikitovic"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7R/2R3pP/1P6/8/7K/8/7p/kr6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2012"] 1. Ra8+ Kb2 2. Ra2+ Kxa2 3. Rc2+ Rb2 4. Rc1 Rb1 5. Rh1 Rxh1 6. h8=Q Rg1 7. Qa8+ Kb2 8. Qh1 Rxh1 9. b7 Rg1 10. b8=Q+ 1-0
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