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Studies awarded in the Kudesnik Magazine tournament 2009-2010.
[Event "1st Prize, Kudesnik 2009-1010"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Becker=R"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "I"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2B5/n7/8/1p2n3/8/P1K5/k7/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "29"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. a4 bxa4 2. Bf5 Nac6 (2... Nec6 {main} 3. Bd3 {zz} a3 4. Bc4+ Kb1 5. Bd3+ Ka1 6. Bc4 Ne5 7. Bd5 Nac6 8. Bxc6 Nxc6 9. Kb3 a2 10. Kc2 {teoretical draw}) 3. Be4 $1 {zz} Na5 4. Bb1+ Ka3 5. Bc2 Nb3 6. Be4 Nc5 7. Bc2 Nb3 8. Be4 Ka2 9. Bd5 Nd3 10. Bc6 a3 11. Bd5 Ndc5 12. Kc2 Ka1 13. Bxb3 Nxb3 14. Kxb3 a2 15. Kc2 {Award: Kudesnik No150 (V) 2012/ Judge: Vitaly Kovalenko (Russia).} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "2nd Prize, Kudesnik 2009-1010"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Didukh=S, Skripnik=A"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3nb2k/5p2/2R2P2/1Q4pK/3r2n1/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "14"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Qc4 $1 Nxf5+ 2. Rxf5 Ne5 3. Rh5+ $1 (3. Rxe5 $2 fxe5+ 4. Kxg4 Rd4+ 5. Kh5 Kg7 $1 {zz} 6. Qa4 Rb4 $1 7. Qe8 Rh4#) 3... Kg7 4. Rxe5 fxe5+ 5. Kxg4 Rd4+ 6. Kh5 $1 {zz} Rf4 7. Qe4 $1 Rxe4 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "3rd Prize, Kudesnik 2009-1010"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Bazlov=Y"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/q1p5/pk6/4N3/BK1N4/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Nd7+ Kb7 2. Nc5+ Kb6 3. Bc6 $1 a5+ 4. Kc4 a4 5. Nxa4+ Ka6 6. Nc5+ Kb6 7. Nd7+ Ka6 8. Kd3 Ka5 9. Kc3 Ka6 (9... Qa6 10. Nb3#) 10. Kc4 Ka5 11. Nb3+ Ka6 12. Nbc5+ Ka5 13. Bb5 $1 Qa8 14. Nb3# 1-0
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[Event "1st Hm, Kudesnik 2009-1010"] [Site ""] [Date "2010.05.31"] [Round ""] [White "Garcia=M. - Akobia=I"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2K4Q/8/1k4r1/1r6/5n2/2B5/5p2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "22"] [EventDate "2010"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Bd4+ (1. Qd8+ $2 Ka6 $19) 1... Ka6 2. Bxf2 Rc6+ 3. Kd7 Kb7 4. Qh1 Rd5+ 5. Ke8 Kc8 6. Bh4 Re5+ 7. Kf7 {(Kf8)} 7... Rf5+ 8. Ke8 Re6+ ({main} 8... Nd5 9. Qe4 Nc7+ 10. Ke7 Nd5+ 11. Ke8 Nc7+ 12. Ke7 {positional draw}) 9. Be7 Nd5 10. Qc1+ Nc7+ 11. Qxc7+ Kxc7 {model stalemate with a pin} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "2nd HM, Kudesnik 2009-1010"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Kichigin=V"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5N1k/1p1R2pp/1P1ppp2/N7/6K1/8/p6p/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Rd8 $1 Kg8 2. Ng6+ $1 Kf7 3. Nh8+ Ke7 4. Nc6+ bxc6 5. b7 f5+ 6. Kg5 a1=Q 7. Re8+ Kd7 8. Rd8+ Ke7 9. Re8+ Kd7 10. Rd8+ 1/2-1/2
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[Event "3rd HM, Kudesnik 2009-1010"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Keith=D"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k5r1/5N2/8/7P/8/5p1K/2B4p/1R2N2b b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "24"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1... f2 2. Ra1+ Kb8 3. Nd3 f1=Q+ 4. Rxf1 Bg2+ 5. Kxh2 Bxf1 6. Nf4 Rg4 7. Ne5 Rxf4 8. Kg3 Be2 9. h6 Rf1 10. Be4 Kc7 11. h7 Rf8 12. Ng6 Rd8 13. Bd5 {and 14. Bg8} 1-0
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[Event "4th HM, Kudesnik 2009-1010"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Mikitovics=J"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/6k1/8/4NR2/Kp3p2/8/4r1p1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Nf3 b3 2. Ka3 Ra2+ 3. Kxb3 Rf2 4. Ng1 Kh6 5. Rf6+ $1 Kh7 6. Rf7+ Kh6 7. Rf6+ Kh5 8. Rf8 Kh4 9. Kc3 Kg3 10. Kd3 Kh2 11. Ne2 Rf3+ 12. Kd4 Re3 13. Rh8+ Rh3 14. Rxh3+ 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Sp. HM, Kudesnik 2009-1010"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Skripnik=A"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "br5r/7k/6p1/1p5B/8/KP6/pP6/5QR1 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1... a1=Q+ 2. Qxa1 b4+ 3. Ka2 Be4 4. Bxg6+ $1 Bxg6 5. Rh1+ Kg7 6. Rxh8 Rxh8 7. Qh1 $1 Bb1+ $1 (7... Rxh1 {stalemate}) 8. Ka1 $1 (8. Qxb1 $4 Ra8#) 8... Rxh1 { stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "1st comm, Kudesnik 2009-1010"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Zimmer=E"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2R5/1p6/8/3N4/6p1/3K2p1/2p3kp/7r w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Ne3+ Kf2 2. Rf8+ Ke1 3. Nxc2+ Kd1 4. Ra8 $1 Kc1 5. Kc3 Kd1 6. Ra1+ Ke2 7. Rxh1 g2 8. Rxh2 Kf2 9. Ne1 $1 Kxe1 10. Rxg2 1-0
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[Event "2nd comm, Kudesnik 2009-1010"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Mikitovics=J"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/5R1N/6k1/r7/1p6/4b3/2K5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Rd6 $1 Bc4 2. Kb1 $1 Ra2 3. Ng4 $1 Re2 4. Nf6 Be6 5. Rxe6 Rxe6 6. Nd7 $1 Rc6 7. Ne5 Rc5 8. Nf3+ Kg4 9. Nd4 1/2-1/2
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[Event "3rd comm, Kudesnik 2009-1010"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Josten=G"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1R6/p7/1p2K3/1k6/8/1P1Pp3/1P1n4/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Kf7 $1 (1. Kf5 $2 e2 2. Re8 Nf3 3. Rxe2 Nd4+) 1... Ne4 $1 2. Rg8 $1 e2 3. Rg1 Ng3 4. Rc1 $1 (4. Re1 $2 Kc5 5. Ke6 Kd4 $19) 4... Nf5 5. Re1 $1 Nd4 6. Ke7 $1 (6. Ke8 $2 Kb4 7. Kd7 Kxb3) 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Sp.comm, Kudesnik 2009-10"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Aliev=Ilham"] [Black "Twin A"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/K1k5/1p6/8/8/8/4PP2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Ka6 Kc6 2. f4 $1 (2. e4 $2 b5 3. Ka5 Kc5 4. e5 b4 5. Ka4 Kc4 6. e6 b3 7. Ka3 Kc3 8. e7 b2 9. e8=Q b1=Q $11) 2... b5 (2... Kd5 3. Kxb6 Ke4 4. e3 $18) 3. Ka5 Kc5 4. f5 b4 5. f6 b3 (5... Kd6 6. Kxb4 Ke6 7. Kc5 Kxf6 8. Kd5 $18) 6. f7 b2 7. f8=Q+ 1-0
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[Event "Sp.comm, Kudesnik 2009-1010"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Aliev=Ilham"] [Black "Twin B"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/K1k5/1p6/8/8/8/4P1P1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Ka6 Kc6 2. g4 b5 3. Ka5 Kc5 4. g5 b4 5. Ka4 Kc4 6. g6 b3 7. g7 b2 8. g8=Q+ 1-0
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[Event "Sp.comm, Kudesnik 2009-1010"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Aliev=Ilham"] [Black "Twin C"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/K1k5/1p6/8/8/8/4P2P/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2008"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Ka6 Kc6 2. h4 b5 3. Ka5 Kc5 4. h5 b4 5. Ka4 Kc4 6. h6 b3 7. Ka3 Kc3 8. h7 b2 9. h8=Q+ 1-0
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