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Studies awarded for the Sachova Skladba 2021

[Event "1st Prize Sachova Skladba"] [Site ""] [Date "2021"] [Round ""] [White "Steffen Nielsen"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3B4/K1p2Rbr/8/kP6/1p6/1P1p4/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2022"] 
 1. Rf5 $1 (1. Bxc7+ $2 Kxb5 2. Kb7 Kc5 3. Rd7 $11) (1. b6 $2 cxb6 2. Rf5+ $4 Be5+ $19) 1... Bd4+ (1... Bc3 2. b6+ c5+ 3. b7+ $18) 2. b6+ c5+ 3. b7+ Kb5 { Position A with wRf5} 4. Rh5 $3 ({Try:} 4. Ka8 $2 Rxb7 5. Kxb7 d2 6. Rf1 Be5 $1 7. Rd1 Bc3 8. Rh1 Be5 9. Rd1 (9. Rh6 c4 $11) 9... Bc3 {positional draw.}) 4... Rd7 $1 (4... Rf7 5. Ka8 Rxb7 6. Kxb7 d2 7. Rh6 c4 8. Rh5+ $18) 5. Rd5 $1 Rh7 { Position A with wRd5} 6. Ka8 (6. Rd6 $2 c4+ 7. Rxd4 cxb3 8. Rxd3 Kc6 $11) 6... Rxb7 7. Kxb7 d2 8. Rd6 d1=Q 9. Rb6+ Ka5 10. Ra6+ Kb5 11. Ra5# {Mate to the black king results from White/^s actions that are well thought-out from the beginning to the end of the play. Yes, nowadays it is hard to surprise anyone with reciprocal checks and counterchecks, albeit they are always interesting in a study; but the small duel between the rooks (the highpoint 4.Rh5!!) with logical implications is of an original character. Still, the most attractive feature of this study is the play of four different batteries: three in the introduction and the final one on the last but one move.} 1-0

[Event "2nd Prize Sachova Skladba"] [Site ""] [Date "2021"] [Round ""] [White "Michael Pasman"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4n3/N2p2p1/8/3K4/6P1/6P1/k5P1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "29"] [EventDate "2021"] 
 1. g5 $1 Nc7+ (1... Kb3 2. Nc8 Kc3 3. Nb6 Kd3 4. Nxd7 $18) 2. Kd6 Ne6 3. g6 $1 (3. Kxd7 Nxg5 $11) 3... Nf8 4. Nc8 $1 (4. Ke7 $2 Nxg6+ 5. Kxd7 Ne5+ $11) 4... Nxg6 5. Nb6 $1 Kb3 6. Nxd7 Kc3 7. Ke6 Nh8 $1 (7... Kd4 8. Kf7 Ne5+ 9. Nxe5 Kxe5 10. Kg6 $1 $18) 8. Ke7 Kd4 9. Kf8 Ng6+ (9... Ke4 10. Kxg7 Kf5 11. Nf6 $1 Ng6 12. g4+ Kg5 13. Ne4+ Kxg4 14. Kxg6 $18) 10. Kf7 $3 ({Try:} 10. Kxg7 $2 Ne7 $1 11. Kf6 Nd5+ 12. Kg5 Ne3 13. g4 Nxg2 $11) 10... Ne5+ 11. Nxe5 Kxe5 12. Kg6 $1 { This position is known from study of Grigoriev, 1935} (12. Kxg7 $2 Kf5 13. Kh6 Kg4 $11) 12... Ke4 13. g4 Kf4 14. g5 Kg4 15. g3 $1 $18 {Relying on N. Grigoriev's endgame study (HHdbVI#75868), the author found interesting possibilities for creating a full-scale classical-style study. A holistic scenario of play, virtuoso leaps by the knights of both sides, this time with double refusal to capture the black pawn. New and elegant.} 1-0

[Event "3rd Prize Sachova Skladba"] [Site ""] [Date "2021"] [Round ""] [White "Jaroslav Polasek"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1Nk2r2/K2p1N2/PP6/3r4/8/7p/8/4B3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "29"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. Nd6+ $1 (1. b7+ $2 Kc7 2. Bg3+ d6 3. Nxd6 Rxd6 $11) 1... Rxd6 2. b7+ Kd8 ( 2... Kc7 3. Ba5+ $1 $18) 3. Nc6+ $1 (3. Bb4 $2 Ke7 $1 4. Nc6+ dxc6 5. Bxd6+ Kxd6 $11) 3... Kc7 4. Nd8 $1 (4. Ne7 $2 Rxa6+ $1 5. Kxa6 Rb8 $11) 4... Rxa6+ $1 (4... Rxd8 5. Ba5+ Kc6 6. Bxd8 h2 7. b8=Q h1=Q 8. Qb7+ $18) 5. Kxa6 Rf3 $1 ( 5... h2 6. Bg3+ $18) 6. Ne6+ $1 (6. Ba5+ $2 Kb8 7. Ne6 Ra3 8. Nc5 Rxa5+ 9. Kxa5 d6 $11) 6... dxe6 (6... Kb8 7. Bb4 $18) 7. Ba5+ Kb8 8. Bb4 Rd3 9. Bc5 Rd8 10. Ba7+ Kc7 11. Bb6+ Kd7 (11... Kc6 12. Bxd8 h2 13. b8=Q h1=Q 14. Qb7+ $18) 12. Bxd8 h2 13. b8=Q h1=Q 14. Qc7+ Ke8 15. Qe7# {The author added an interesting introduction to his earlier study (HHdbVI#4919). The solution begins with a sacrifice of a white knight, after which the play of the other leaping piece is supplemented with new subtle moves. The achievement of White's goal is complicated by both black rooks, yet this does not save Black from mate in the finale.} 1-0

[Event "sp. Prize e.a. Sachova Skladba"] [Site ""] [Date "2021"] [Round ""] [White "Volodimir Samilo"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/k1p5/2P5/p3p3/8/6pK/P5P1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2022"] 
 1. Kg4 $1 ({Try:} 1. Kxg3 $2 Kb6 2. Kg4 Kxc6 (2... Kc5 $2 3. Kf5 Kd4 4. Ke6 $1 e4 5. Kd7 e3 6. Kxc7 e2 7. Kd7 $1 e1=Q 8. c7 $11) 3. Kf5 Kd6 $1 (3... Kd5 $2 4. g4 e4 5. g5 e3 6. g6 e2 7. g7 e1=Q 8. g8=Q+ $11) 4. g4 c5 5. g5 c4 6. g6 Ke7 $1 $19) 1... Kb6 2. Kf5 Kxc6 3. Kxe5 Kc5 $1 ({main:} 3... Kb5 4. Kf4 $1 c5 5. Kxg3 Kc4 6. Kf2 $1 $11 ({Try:} 6. Kf3 $2 Kd3 7. g4 c4 8. g5 c3 9. g6 c2 10. g7 c1=Q 11. g8=Q Qf1+ 12. Kg3 Qg1+ $19)) 4. Kf4 Kd4 5. Kxg3 Ke3 6. Kh2 $1 {by J. Moravec, 1941} ({Try:} 6. Kh3 $2 c5 7. g4 c4 8. g5 c3 9. g6 c2 10. g7 c1=Q 11. g8=Q Qh1+ 12. Kg3 Qg1+ $19) 6... a4 $1 (6... Kf4 7. Kg1 $1 $11) 7. g4 (7. g3 $2 Kf3 $1 8. Kh3 c5 $19) 7... Kf4 8. Kh3 $3 (8. g5 $2 Kxg5 9. Kg3 Kf5 $1 10. Kf3 Ke5 11. Ke3 Kd5 $19) 8... c5 9. g5 $1 (9. Kh4 $2 c4 10. g5 c3 11. g6 c2 12. g7 c1=Q 13. g8=Q Qh1#) 9... Kxg5 10. Kg3 $1 (10. Kg2 $2 Kg4 $1 11. Kf2 Kf4 12. Ke2 Ke4 13. Kd2 Kd4 14. Kc2 Ke3 $1 15. Kc3 a3 16. Kc2 Ke2 17. Kc3 Kd1 {by R.Fine, 1941} 18. Kd3 Kc1 19. Kc3 Kb1 $1 20. Kb3 c4+ $19) 10... Kf5 11. Kf3 Ke5 12. Ke3 Kd5 13. Kd3 $11 {New colors are added to the attractive idea from a study by J. Moravec (HHdbVI#71439). Located in different parts of the board at the beginning, the two kings enter the battle from the first moves, bypassing the mined squares. The black king avoids errors in the try (2...Kc5? 3...Kd5?), while the white King's accurate moves (1.Kg4! 6.Kh2! and the highpoint 8. Kh3!!), in spite of all the dangers, take his side closer to a peaceful outcome.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "sp. Prize e.a. Sachova Skladba (v)"] [Site ""] [Date "2021"] [Round ""] [White "David Gurgenidze"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1r3p2/1P1p1K1p/2p1p3/1P3p2/1kPR3Q/5p2/6q1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2021"] 
 1. c4+ Kxc4 (1... Kxb4 2. Rb3+ Ka5 3. Rb5+ Ka6 4. Qa3#) 2. Rc3+ Kb5 $1 (2... Kxb4 3. Rb3+ Ka4 4. Ra3+ Kb5 5. Qb3+ Kc6 6. Qa4+ Kxb6 7. Rb3+ Kc7 8. Qa5+ Kb8 9. Qd8+ Ka7 10. Ra3#) 3. Qd3+ Kc6 (3... Kxb6 4. Qxd6+ Ka7 5. Ra3#) 4. b5+ Kd7 5. Qxd6+ $1 (5. Qh3+ $2 Kd8 $19) 5... Ke8 $1 (5... Kxd6 6. Rd3#) 6. Qxe5+ ({ Try:} 6. Qc6+ $2 Rd7 7. Qc8+ Rd8 8. Qc6+ Kf8 9. Qxc5+ Kg8 $19) 6... Kf8 7. Qxc5+ Kg8 8. Qf8+ $1 Kh7 $1 (8... Kxf8 9. Rc8#) 9. Qxh6+ $1 Kxh6 10. Rh3# {The author was quite successful in remodeling his earlier study (HHdbVI#48395). Forced and yet attractive play with three eye-catching sacrifices of the white queen. Paradoxically, from the initial position it is quite hard to deduce the final mate to the black king on h5... The judge found it possible to award a Special Prize to this endgame study as well.} 1-0

[Event "com. Sachova Skladba"] [Site ""] [Date "2021"] [Round ""] [White "Michal Hlinka & Lubos Kekely"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k7/8/4p3/1K3b2/5P2/5P2/7P/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "39"] [EventDate "2021"] 
 1. Kc6 Kb8 2. Kd7 $1 (2. h4 $2 Kc8 3. Kd6 Kd8 $19) 2... Bh3 3. f5 $1 exf5 (3... Bxf5 4. h4 $11) 4. Kc6 Ka7 {main A} (4... Kc8 {main B} 5. f4 $1 {zz} Kb8 (5... Bg2+ 6. Kd6 $11) 6. Kd6 $1 {zz} Kc8 (6... Kb7 7. Kd7 {as main A}) 7. Kc6 {zz} Kd8 8. Kd6 {zz} Ke8 9. Ke6 {zz} Kf8 10. Kf6 {zz} Kg8 11. Kg6 {zz} Kh8 12. Kh6 { zz} Kg8 13. Kg6 {zz} Bg4 14. h4 Bh3 15. h5 Bg4 16. h6 Bh3 17. h7+ Kh8 18. Kh6 Bg4 19. Kg6 {positional draw}) 5. Kc7 Ka6 6. Kc6 Ka5 7. Kc5 Ka4 8. Kc4 Ka3 9. Kc3 Ka2 10. Kc2 Ka1 (10... Bg2 11. Kd3 Bxf3 12. Ke3 Bg4 13. h4 Kb3 14. Kf4 Kc4 15. h5 $11) 11. Kc3 $1 {zz} (11. Kd3 $2 Kb2 12. Kd2 Kb1 $1 {zz} 13. Kd1 f4 14. Kd2 Bf5 15. h4 Bg6 $19) 11... Kb1 12. Kd2 Kb2 13. f4 $1 {zz} Kb1 14. Kd1 $1 {zz } Kb2 15. Kd2 {zz} Kb3 16. Kd3 {zz} Kb4 17. Kd4 {zz} Kb5 18. Kd5 {zz} Kb6 19. Kd6 {zz} Kb7 20. Kd7 {zz, positional draw. "A synthesis of positional draws with vertical and horizontal opposition and multiple zugzwangs" (authors). The judge, however, was not much impressed by the study.} 1/2-1/2