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Azerbaijan Chess Fed Ty-45 AT 2015
[Event "1st Prize, Azerbaijan CCC-45 JT"] [Date "2015"] [White "Ilham Aliev (Azerbaijan)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2p1P2k/7b/8/2P5/B2p1r1P/5qPK/4R2Q w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2013"] 1. Qg1 Bf4+ 2. Kh1 Qh4 3. Re2 $3 dxe2 (3... Rxh3+ 4. gxh3 Qxh3+ 5. Rh2 Bxh2 6. Qxh2 Qxh2+ 7. Kxh2 d2 8. e8=Q) 4. Qb1+ Kg7 5. Qg6+ $3 ({Try} 5. e8=N+ $2 Kh6 $1 6. Bf8+ Kg5 7. Be7+ Kh6 8. Bf8+ {perpetual chekh, positional draw}) 5... Kxg6 6. e8=Q+ Kh7 ({Main} 6... Kg7 7. Bf8+ $1 (7. Bb2+ $2 Be5 8. Bxe5+ Kh7 9. Qd7+ Kg6 10. Qg7+ Kf5 11. Qf7+ Kg5 12. Qe7+ Kg6 13. Qxh4 Rf1+ 14. Kh2 e1=Q $11) 7... Kg8 8. Be7+ Kg7 9. Qf8+ Kh7 10. Qf7+ Kh6 (10... Kh8 11. Bf6+ Qxf6 12. Qxf6+) 11. Bf8+ Kg5 12. Qe7+ (12. Qg7+ {loss of time}) 12... Kf5 13. g4+) 7. Qf7+ Kh6 (7... Kh8 8. Bb2+) 8. Bf8+ Kg5 9. Qe7+ (9. Qg7+ {loss of time}) 9... Kg6 (9... Kf5 10. g4+) 10. Qe6+ (10. Qg7+ {loss of time}) 10... Qf6 (10... Kh5 11. g4+) ( 10... Kh7 11. Qf7+ Kh8 12. Qg7#) (10... Kg5 11. Be7+ Kh5 12. g4+) 11. Qg8+ Kf5 (11... Kh5 12. Qg4#) 12. g4+ Ke4 (12... Ke5 13. Qd5#) 13. Qd5+ Ke3 14. Bc5+ 1-0
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[Event "2nd Prize, Azerbaijan CCC-45 JT"] [Date "2015"] [White "Muradkhan Muradov, Janos Mikitovics"] [Black "Azerbaijan, Hungary"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "BN3n2/P5p1/3NPkbP/2P5/3P4/R1b4p/P1n1p2P/2B4K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "29"] [EventDate "2012"] 1. Bd2 $1 (1. Nd7+ $2 Nxd7 2. Bd2 Bxd2 3. Rg3 Be3 $1 4. Rg1 Nxc5 5. Bf3 Nd3 6. Rxg6+ Kxg6 7. Bxe2 Nf2+ $11) 1... Bxd2 2. Rf3+ $1 (2. Rg3 $2 Be3 3. Nd7+ $1 (3. Rf3+ $4 Kg5 4. Rg3+ Kh4 $19) 3... Nxd7 4. Rg1 Nxc5 5. Bf3 (5. hxg7 Bxg1) 5... Nd3 6. Rxg6+ Kxg6 7. Bxe2 Nf2+ $11) (2. Nd7+ $2 Nxd7 3. Rg3 Be3 $11) 2... Bf4 $1 (2... Kg5 3. Rg3+ $18) 3. Rxf4+ Kg5 $1 4. Rg4+ Kxg4 5. Bf3+ Kxf3 6. a8=Q+ Kf2 $1 7. Qa5 $1 (7. Ne4+ $2 Ke3 $19) 7... Nxe6 8. hxg7 $1 (8. Qd2 $2 Kf1 9. Qc3 e1=Q 10. Qf3+ Qf2 $11) 8... Nxg7 9. Qd2 $1 Ne6 $1 10. d5 $1 (10. Nc6 $2 { (Nd7?)} Kf1 11. Ne5 e1=Q 12. Qxe1+ Kxe1 $1 13. d5 (13. Nxg6 Ncxd4 $11) 13... Nxc5 14. Nxg6 Nb4 15. Nf4 Nxa2 16. Nxh3 (16. Nc4 Nc3 17. d6 N3e4) (16. Ne6 Nd7) 16... Nb4 17. Nf4 Kf2 $11) (10. c6 $2 Kf1 11. c7 e1=Q 12. Qxe1+ Nxe1 $1 $11) 10... Kf1 11. Qxe2+ $1 (11. Qc3 $2 e1=Q 12. Qf3+ Qf2 13. Qxf2+ Kxf2 14. dxe6 Ne3 $11) 11... Kxe2 12. dxe6 Ne1 (12... Kf1 13. Nd7 $1 Nb4 (13... Bh5 14. Ne5 $18) 14. Nf6 $1 $18 (14. Ne5 $2 Nd3 15. Nxd3 Bxd3 {[%eval 32764,0]})) 13. Nd7 ( 13. e7 $2 Kf1 $1 $11) 13... Kf1 14. Nf6 $1 (14. Ne5 $2 Nd3 15. Ng4 Nf2+ { [%eval 32762,0]}) 14... Nd3 15. Nde4 $1 $18 (15. Nfe4 $2 Nf2+ 16. Nxf2 Bh5 { [%eval 32764,0]}) 1-0
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[Event "Special prize, Azerbaijan CCC-45 JT"] [Date "2015"] [White "Aliev=Ilham, Gurgenidze=David"] [Black "(Azerbaijan, Georgia)"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6rn/6k1/8/5P1K/6N1/8/8/5R2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "2011"] 1. f6+ Kh7 (1... Kf8 2. Ra1 $18) (1... Kf7 2. Nh6+ $18) 2. f7 (2. Ne5 $2 Re8 3. Nf3 Kg8 4. Ra1 Nf7 5. Kg6 Nh8+ 6. Kf5 Nf7 $11) 2... Rf8 (2... Nxf7 3. Rxf7+ (3. Nf6+) 3... Kh8 (3... Rg7 4. Nf6+ Kh8 5. Rf8+) 4. Nf6 Rg5+ 5. Kh4 $1 (5. Kxg5 $2 {stalemate}) 5... Rg4+ (5... Rh5+ 6. Nxh5 (6. Kxh5 $2 {stalemate})) 6. Nxg4 (6. Kxg4 $2 {stalemate})) 3. Nf6+ Kg7 4. Ne8+ Kh7 5. Rg1 Rxf7 ({MAIN} 5... Nxf7 6. Nf6+ Kh8 7. Kg6 $1 Ne5+ (7... Rg8+ 8. Nxg8 Kxg8 9. Re1 Kf8 (9... Nd6 10. Re6 $18) 10. Rf1 $18) 8. Kf5 Nd7 (8... Rxf6+ 9. Kxf6 $18) 9. Rh1+ Kg7 10. Rh7#) ( 5... Ng6 6. Rxg6 Rxf7 7. Nf6+ Kh8 8. Rg8#) 6. Rg7+ $3 Rxg7 7. Nf6# 1-0
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[Event "1st HM, Azerbaijan CCC-45 JT"] [Date "2015"] [White "Araz Almammadov (Azerbaijan)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k7/8/8/1n2B3/1P6/2rBP3/2n1K3/2b5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2012"] 1. Be4+ $1 (1. Bxb5 $2 Rxe3+) (1. Bxc3 $2 Nxc3+) 1... Ka7 2. Bxc3 Nxc3+ 3. Kd3 Nxe4 4. Kxc2 Ba3 (4... Bxe3 5. Kd3) 5. Kb3 Bc1 6. Kc2 Ba3 (6... Bxe3 7. Kd3) 7. Kb3 Bc1 8. Kc2 {positional draw} Bxe3 9. Kd3 1/2-1/2
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[Event "2nd HM, Azerbaijan CCC-45 JT "] [Date "2015"] [White "Jeyhun Huseynzada (Azerbaijan)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "R7/P6k/7p/8/pP1qN3/P2P1p2/KP6/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2013"] 1. Rg8 $1 Qd5+ (1... Kxg8 2. a8=Q+) 2. Ka1 $1 (2. Kb1 $2 Qxd3+ $11) 2... Qxg8 ( 2... Kxg8 3. Nf6+) 3. Nf6+ Kg7 4. Nxg8 f2 5. a8=Q f1=Q+ 6. Ka2 Qf7+ 7. Kb1 Qf1+ 8. Kc2 Qe2+ 9. Kc3 1-0
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[Event "3rd HM, Azerbaijan CCC-45 JT "] [Date "2015"] [White "Araz Almammadov, Elmar Abdullayev"] [Black "(Azerbaijan)"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3q3R/5p2/k4p2/b1P2p2/5K2/Q1r1r3/3P1R2/5b2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2012"] 1. Qxa5+ $1 (1. Rxd8 $2 Rxa3 2. dxe3 Bd3) 1... Qxa5 (1... Kxa5 {main} 2. Rxd8 Re4+ 3. Kxf5 Re5+ 4. Kxf6 Re6+ 5. Kxf7) 2. Ra8+ Kb5 ({MAIN B} 2... Kb7 3. Rxa5 Re4+ 4. Kxf5 Bd3 5. dxc3 $1 (5. Kxf6 $2 Rc1 6. Kxf7 Bc4+ 7. Kf6 Re6+ 8. Kf5 Re8 9. Kf4 Kc6 10. d3 Bxd3 11. Raa2 (11. Ra7 Rxc5 $19 {TB7}) 11... Rh1 (11... Kxc5 $19 {TB7}) 12. Rh2 Rf1+ $19) 5... Re2+ (5... Ra4+ 6. Kxf6 Rxa5 7. Kxf7 $11) 6. Kf4 Rxf2+ 7. Ke3 $11) 3. Rxa5+ Kxa5 4. Rxf1 (4. dxe3 $2 Bd3 $19) (4. dxc3 $2 Re1 $19) 4... Re4+ 5. Kxf5 Rcc4 6. d3 Re5+ 7. Kxf6 Rcxc5 8. d4 Re6+ 9. Kxf7 Rcc6 10. d5 1/2-1/2
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[Event "comm, Azerbaijan CCC-45 JT"] [Date "2015"] [White "Umut Sayman (Turkey)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/7p/5Bqk/8/1P2N3/2P2PP1/1K6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "9"] [EventDate "2013"] 1. Nd5 $1 Qxf5 (1... Qxg2 2. Nf4+ $18) (1... Qh4 {main} 2. g4+ Kg5 3. f4#) ( 1... Qd8 {main} 2. Nf4+ Kh4 3. g3+ Kg5 4. Ne6+ Kxf5 5. Nxd8 $18) (1... Qd2 { main} 2. Nf6+ Kg5 3. Ne4+ $18) 2. g4+ $1 Kxg4 (2... Qxg4 3. Nf6+ $18 Kg5 4. Nxg4 Kxg4 5. b4) 3. Ne3+ Kg5 4. Nxf5 Kxf5 5. Kc1 $1 1-0
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[Event "comm, Azerbaijan CCC-45 JT"] [Date "2015"] [White "Asker Rzayev (Turkey)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2K3n1/6P1/7P/6k1/8/1PP5/4p3/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2013"] 1. h7 e1=Q 2. hxg8=Q Qxc3+ 3. Qc4 $1 (3. Kb7 $2 Qb4+ 4. Kc6 Qc3+) 3... Qxg7 4. Qc1+ $1 Kf5 (4... Kh5 5. Qh1+ Kg6 6. Qg2+) (4... Kf6 5. Qc3+) (4... Kg4 5. Qg1+ ) 5. Qc2+ $1 Ke6 (5... Kf4 6. Qc7+ Qxc7+ 7. Kxc7) (5... Kg5 6. Qg2+) (5... Ke5 6. Qc3+) 6. Qc6+ $1 Kf5 (6... Ke5 7. Qc3+) 7. Qd7+ Qxd7+ 8. Kxd7 Ke5 9. Kc6 (9. b4 $4 Kd5 $11) 1-0
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[Event "comm, Azerbaijan CCC-45 JT"] [Date "2015"] [White "Shahriyar Rahmanov (Azerbaijan"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1K6/5B2/1nk5/8/r1n5/2p5/8/2R5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "20"] [EventDate "2010"] 1. Be8+ Nd7+ 2. Bxd7+ (2. Kc8 $2 Ra8#) 2... Kxd7 3. Rxc3 Rb4+ 4. Ka7 (4. Ka8 $2 Kc7 $19) 4... Kc7 5. Ka6 Rb6+ (5... Kc6 6. Ka7 Kc7 7. Ka6) 6. Ka7 Rb4 (6... Rc6 7. Rh3) 7. Ka6 Kc6 8. Ka7 Kc7 9. Ka6 Kb8 10. Rb3 $1 Rxb3 {stalemate.} 1/2-1/2
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