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Studies awarded for the Magazine tournament Problem Online 2004-2006.
[Event "p, Problem Online 2004-2006 (C)"] [Site ""] [Date "2005"] [Round ""] [White "Becker=R"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1b6/1n1n4/5N2/8/2p2p2/2R5/3k2K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "24"] [EventDate "2005"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Ne3+ (1. Rxc3 $2 f2+ 2. Kf1 Ba6+ 3. Kxf2 Ne4+ {-+}) 1... Ke1 2. Ng2+ fxg2 3. Rxc3 Nd5 (3... Nf5 4. Rc1+ Kd2 5. Rb1 Nd4 6. Kf2 Ne2 7. Rb2+ Kd3 8. Rd2+ Kxd2 { Stalemate}) 4. Rf3 Bc6 5. Kxg2 Ne3+ 6. Kg3 Ndf5+ 7. Kf4 Ng2+ 8. Kg4 Nfe3+ 9. Kg3 Nf1+ 10. Kh3 Bd7+ (10... Bxf3 {Stalemate}) 11. Kxg2 Bc6 12. Kg1 Bxf3 { Stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "p. Problem Online 2004-2006"] [Site ""] [Date "2006"] [Round ""] [White "Gurgenidze=D, Neidze=V"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7q/1pk5/1p2K3/2P4R/8/1pp3P1/2P5/6B1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2006"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. cxb6+ (1. Rxh8 $5 b2 2. cxb6+ Kc6 3. Rc8+ Kb5 4. Rxc3 b1=Q 5. Rb3+ Kc6 6. Rxb1 {stalemate}) 1... Kc6 2. Rc5+ Kxb6 3. Rh5+ $1 (3. Rc8+ $5 Ka5 {(Kb5)} 4. Rxh8 b2 5. Bb6+ (5. Ra8+ Kb4 $1 6. Ra7 b1=Q {(b6)} 7. Rxb7+ Kc4 8. Rxb1 { stalemate}) 5... Ka6 6. Rh1 b1=Q 7. Rxb1 {stalemate}) 3... Kc7 (3... Ka6 4. Rxh8 b2 5. Ra8+ Kb5 6. Ra3 $18) 4. Rxh8 b2 5. Rh7+ (5. Bb6+ $5 Kc6 6. Rh1 b1=Q 7. Rxb1 {stalemate}) 5... Kc6 6. Rd7 b1=Q 7. Rd6+ Kb5 8. Rb6+ Kc4 9. Rxb1 $18 1/2-1/2
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[Event "p. Problem Online 2004-2006"] [Site ""] [Date "2006"] [Round ""] [White "Sochnev=A"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4K3/5p2/5P2/1r2k1PP/8/8/2N5/6n1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "22"] [EventDate "2006"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Nd4 $1 (1. Kxf7 $5 Nf3 2. h6 Kf5 3. Kg7 Rb7+ 4. f7 Nxg5 5. Nd4+ Kg4 $19) 1... Kxd4 2. Kxf7 Nf3 ({main} 2... Ke5 3. Kg7 Nf3 4. g6 Nd4 5. f7 Rb8 6. Kh7 ( 6. f8=N $5 Nf5+ 7. Kf7 Ra8 8. Nd7+ Kf4 9. Nf8 Kg5 10. Ne6+ Kh6 $19) 6... Kf6 7. g7 Kxf7 8. h6 Ne6 9. g8=Q+ Rxg8 {stalemate}) 3. g6 Ng5+ 4. Kg7 Ne6+ 5. Kf7 Ng5+ 6. Kg7 Ke5 7. f7 Ne6+ ({main} 7... Rb8 8. f8=N Rb7+ 9. Kg8 $1 (9. Kh8 $5 Kf6 10. Kg8 Ne4 $19) 9... Kf6 10. h6 Ra7 11. g7 Rb7 12. Kh8 Nf7+ 13. Kh7 Nxh6 14. Kxh6 Rxg7 15. Nh7+ Kf7 16. Ng5+ $11) 8. Kh6 Kf6 9. f8=Q+ Nxf8 10. g7 Kf7 11. g8=Q+ Kxg8 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "sp.p. Problem Online 2004-2006"] [Site ""] [Date "2006"] [Round ""] [White "Rusz=A"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3Q4/7B/8/8/6rp/3Pp1p1/4k1K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2006"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Be3 h2+ (1... Rxe3 2. dxe3 h2+ 3. Kxg2 $1 h1=Q+ 4. Kxh1 $18) (1... Kd1 2. Qa4+ $18) 2. Kxh2 Rxe3 3. Kxg2 $1 (3. dxe3 $2 g1=Q+ (3... g1=R $2 4. e4 $1 Rg2+ $1 5. Kh3 $1 $18) 4. Kxg1 {stalemate}) 3... Rc3 (3... Re4 4. Qd3 (4. Kf3 $2 Kd1 $11) 4... Rf4 5. Qg3+ Kd1 6. Qxf4 e1=Q 7. d4 $18) 4. Qd5 $1 {zz} (4. dxc3 $2 { stalemate}) (4. Qd4 $5 Rc8 $1 5. Kf3 Rf8+ 6. Ke3 Kf1 $1 7. Qc4 Re8+ 8. Kf3 Rf8+ 9. Ke3 Re8+ $11) 4... Ra3 (4... Rc8 5. Kf3 Rf8+ 6. Ke3 Kf1 (6... Re8+ 7. Kd3 $18) 7. Qh1#) 5. Qb5 $1 Ra8 (5... Kd1 6. Qb1+ Kxd2 7. Qb2+ (7. Kf2 $2 Rf3+ $1 8. Kxf3 e1=Q $11) 7... Kd1 8. Qd4+ Ke1 9. Qb4+ Kd1 10. Qd6+ Kc2 (10... Ke1 11. Qxa3 $18) 11. Kf2 $18) 6. Kf3 Ra3+ (6... Rf8+ 7. Ke3 $18) 7. d3 $1 {Albino} 7... Kf1 8. Qf5 $1 e1=Q 9. Qh3+ $18 {. Theme Albino which seldom meets in studies is realized by tries and main line.} *
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[Event "Hm. Problem Online 2004-2006"] [Site ""] [Date "2004"] [Round ""] [White "Becker=R"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/8/6p1/5nr1/R2R4/N2K3k w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2004"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Rdb2 $1 (1. Rf2 $5 Rg1+ 2. Ke2 g3 $11) 1... Rg1+ 2. Ke2 g3 (2... Nh2 3. Nc2 g3 4. Ne3 g2 5. Kd3 Rd1+ 6. Nxd1 g1=Q 7. Nf2+ Kg2 8. Ng4+ Kg3 9. Nxh2 $18) 3. Kxf3 g2 4. Ra8 Rf1+ 5. Ke4 Re1+ 6. Kd5 (6. Kd3 $5 Re3+ 7. Kc4 Rh3 $11) 6... Rd1+ 7. Kc6 Rc1+ 8. Kb7 Rf1 9. Rh8+ $18 (9. Rg8 $5 Rxa1 $11)
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[Event "hm, Problem Online 2004-2006 (C)"] [Site ""] [Date "2004"] [Round ""] [White "Becker=R"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3R4/1pp5/8/P2P2K1/8/1r6/2b3k1/7N w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2004.05.09"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Kf4 (1. Rc8 $2 Be4 2. Rxc7 Bxd5 {-+}) (1. Kf6 $2 Be4 2. Ke5 Bf3 {-+}) 1... Rf3+ (1... Rb4+ 2. Ke3 Kxh1 3. d6 cxd6 4. Rxd6 Bb3 5. a6 {(Kf2) =}) 2. Ke5 Re3+ (2... Rf5+ 3. Kd4 Kxh1 4. Rb8 Bd1 5. Ke4 Bc2+ 6. Kd4 {=}) 3. Kd4 Rd3+ 4. Kc5 ( 4. Kc4 $2 Rd1 5. Rd7 Be4 {-+}) (4. Ke5 Bb3 5. Rd7 Rc3 6. Kd4 (6. d6 cxd6+ 7. Rxd6 Bc4 {-+}) 6... Rc4+ 7. Kd3 Ra4 8. Kc3 Bc4 9. a6 Bxa6 10. Rxc7 Rh4 {-+}) 4... Bd1 (4... Bb3 5. Rd7 {(Rc8) =}) (4... Ra3 5. Rc8 Rxa5+ 6. Kb4 Ra4+ 7. Kb5 Ra1 8. Rxc7 Rb1+ (8... Bd3+ 9. Kb6 Rb1+ 10. Ka7 b5 11. d6 {=}) 9. Kc5 Ba4 10. d6 {=}) 5. a6 (5. Rd7 $2 Bf3 6. Rxc7 Rxd5+ 7. Kb6 Rd6+ {-+}) 5... bxa6 6. d6 cxd6+ 7. Rxd6 Rc3+ 8. Kb4 Rb3+ 9. Kc4 Rb1 10. Kc3 a5 11. Rd2+ Kxh1 12. Ra2 a4 13. Ra1 Rxa1 14. Kb2 {=. Intro is longer and more thematic.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "hm, Problem Online 2004-2006 "] [Site ""] [Date "2005"] [Round ""] [White "Josten=G"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/1p1p4/1b1R4/2p4p/k5K1/6N1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "14"] [EventDate "2005"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Kh1 $1 (1. Kxh3 $5 Bc5 2. Rd3 b4 3. Ne2 d4 4. Kg2 Kb3 5. Kf3 Kc4 6. Ke4 b3 $19) 1... Bc5 2. Rxd5 Bxg1 3. Rxb5 c2 4. Rb4 c1=Q 5. Ra4+ Kb2 6. Rb4+ Kc3 7. Rc4+ Kxc4 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "comm, Problem Online 2004-2006 "] [Site ""] [Date "2004"] [Round ""] [White "Bender=I"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "K1k5/Pp6/1p6/8/2P5/2P5/1P6/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] [EventDate "2004"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. b3 $1 (1. b4 $5 Kc7 2. b5 Kc8 3. c5 bxc5 4. c4 (4. b6 c4 {stalemate}) 4... b6 {stalemate}) 1... Kc7 2. b4 Kc8 3. b5 Kc7 4. c5 bxc5 5. b6+ $1 Kc8 6. c4 $18 1/2-1/2
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[Event "comm, Problem Online 2004-2006"] [Site ""] [Date "2006"] [Round ""] [White "Josten=G"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1b6/4R1K1/P7/8/8/4pP1k/4r2P/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "19"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. a7 Bxa7 2. Rxa7 Rf2 3. Rf7 Rxh2 4. Re7 Re2 5. Kf6 Kg3 6. Ke5 Rd2 7. f4 Rd1 8. f5 e2 9. Kf6 e1=Q 10. Rxe1 $11
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