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[Event "1st prize ACCC-55 AT 2025"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Bazlov=Y Neistadt=V"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/5pp1/n4k2/5P2/3p2Q1/p5P1/P1B3q1/K7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2025"] 1. Qh4+ (1. Qxd4+ $2 Ke7 2. f6+ gxf6) 1... g5 $1 (1... Ke5 2. Qe7+ Kd5 3. Qb7+) 2. Qxd4+ (2. fxg6+ $2 Ke6 3. Bb3+ Kf5 4. Qf4+ Kxg6 5. Qxf7+ Kg5 $11) 2... Ke7 3. f6+ Ke6 4. Bb3+ Kf5 5. g4+ Kg6 (5... Qxg4 6. Bc2+) 6. Qd3+ Kh6 7. Bc2 Qg1+ 8. Bb1 Qd4+ $1 9. Qxd4 Nb4 10. Bg6 $3 (10. Qb2 $2 axb2+ ({But} 10... Nc2+ $1 11. Qxc2 (11. Bxc2 {stalemate} axb2+ 12. Kb1)) 11. Kxb2 $18) 10... Nc2+ 11. Kb1 (11. Bxc2 $2 {stalemate}) 11... Nxd4 12. Bxf7 1-0
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[Event "2nd prize ACCC-55 AT 2025"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Arestov=P"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6nq/3pP3/2R2p2/6k1/1R2K1p1/8/6P1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2025"] 1. Rc5+ $1 (1. e8=Q Qh7+ 2. Ke3 dxc6 3. Qxc6 f5 $11) 1... d5+ $1 (1... f5+ 2. Rxf5+ Kh4 3. e8=Q Nf6+ 4. Rxf6 Qxe8+ 5. Kf4 Qh5 6. Rb5 $1 Qh8 (6... d5 7. Rxd5 Qh8 8. Rdd6 $18) (6... Qxb5 7. Rh6+ Qh5 8. g3+ $18) 7. Rbb6 Kh5 8. g3 $1 d5 9. Rf5#) 2. Rxd5+ f5+ $1 (2... Kh4 3. e8=Q $18) 3. Rxf5+ Kh4 4. e8=Q Nf6+ $1 5. Rxf6 Qxe8+ 6. Kf4 $1 Qh5 (6... Qh8 7. Rbb6 $18) (6... Kh5 7. Re4 Qh8 8. Ree6 $18) 7. Rb5 $3 (7. Rbb6 $2 Qg5+ $11) 7... Qh7 (7... Qxb5 8. Rh6+ Qh5 9. g3+ $18 ) (7... Qh8 8. Rbb6 $18) 8. Rb7 $1 (8. Rbb6 $2 Qc7+ $11) 8... Qh5 (8... Qh8 9. Rbb6 $18) 9. Rg7 $1 g3 $1 {Play for stalemate.} 10. Rgg6 $1 (10. Rfg6 $2 Qg5+ $1 11. Rxg5 {stalemate.}) (10. Rxg3 $2 Qg5+ $1 11. Rxg5 {stalemate.}) 10... Qg5+ $1 11. Ke4 $1 (11. Kf3 $2 Qd5+ $11) (11. Rxg5 $2 {stalemate}) 11... Qc1 12. Rh6+ Kg5 13. Rfg6# 1-0
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[Event "3rd prize ACCC-55 AT 2025"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Arestov=P"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "N1q5/1kN5/7R/2P5/P7/1r6/3R3p/K7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2025"] 1. c6+ (1. Rhxh2 Qg4 $11) (1. Ka2 $2 Qg8 $11) 1... Ka7 (1... Kb8 2. Nb5 $1 Rxb5 3. axb5 Kxa8 4. Rhxh2 $18) 2. Nb5+ $1 (2. Rd7 $2 h1=Q+ 3. Rxh1 Qh8+ $1 4. Rxh8 Rb1+ 5. Ka2 Rb2+ 6. Kxb2 {stalemate}) 2... Rxb5 $1 (2... Kxa8 3. c7 Rh3 4. Rxh2 $1 Rxh6 5. Rxh6 $18) 3. axb5 h1=Q+ $1 {Play for stalemate} 4. Rxh1 Qh8+ $1 5. Ka2 $1 (5. Rxh8 $2 {stalemate}) 5... Qxh1 6. b6+ Ka6 (6... Kxa8 7. Rd8#) 7. b7 $1 Ka7 (7... Qc1 {Qe1,Qh8} 8. Nc7+ Ka7 9. Nb5+ Ka6 10. Rd5 $1 Qc2+ 11. Ka3 Qc1+ 12. Kb3 Qb1+ 13. Kc4 Qa2+ 14. Kc5 Qf2+ 15. Nd4 $18) 8. b8=Q+ $1 (8. Rb2 $2 Qd5+ 9. Ka1 Qd1+ $11) (8. c7 $2 Qxb7 $11) (8. b8=R $2 Qxc6 $11) 8... Kxb8 9. c7+ Kb7 (9... Ka7 10. c8=R $1 Qe4 11. Rc7+ Kxa8 12. Rd8#) 10. Rb2+ Ka7 $1 {Play for stalemate.} (10... Kxa8 11. c8=Q+ $18) (10... Kc8 11. Rb8+ $18) 11. Nb6 $1 (11. c8=Q $2 Qa1+ 12. Kxa1 {stalemate}) (11. c8=R $2 Qd5+ 12. Rb3 Qd2+ $11) 11... Qe1 (11... Qc1 12. c8=R $1 $18) 12. c8=R $1 (12. c8=Q $2 Qa1+ 13. Kxa1 { stalemate}) 12... Qa5+ 13. Kb1 Qe1+ 14. Rc1 {win.} 1-0
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[Event "4th prize ACCC-55 AT 2025"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Pervakov=O"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7k/q5p1/6K1/2rp1PPP/6N1/8/8/B4R2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2025"] 1. f6 $1 (1. h6 $2 Rc6+ 2. f6 gxh6 3. Kh5 Qa3 $1 4. f7+ Kh7 5. f8=N+ Kg8 6. Nxh6+ Rxh6+ 7. gxh6 Qh3+ $11) (1. Re1 $2 Rc8 2. h6 d4 $1 $11) 1... Qa6 $1 (1... d4 2. Bxd4 Rxg5+ 3. Kxg5 Qxd4 4. f7 Qd8+ 5. Kf4 $1 g5+ 6. Kg3 $1 Qd6+ 7. Kg2 $1 $18) (1... Rc6 2. Re1 Qd7 (2... Qb8 3. h6 $18) 3. Ne5 $18) (1... gxf6 2. Bxf6+ Kg8 3. Nh6+ $18) 2. h6 (2. Re1 $2 Rc8 3. h6 Qd3+ $1 $11) 2... gxh6 (2... Rc7 3. Be5 Rb7 4. Kh5 $1 g6+ (4... Qxf1 5. hxg7+ Rxg7 6. fxg7+ Kh7 7. g6+ Kg8 8. Nh6#) 5. Kxg6 Kg8 6. Rf3 Qc6 7. Kh5 $1 d4 8. Rf2 Qh1+ 9. Bh2 Qd5 10. Ne5 $18) (2... Qd3+ 3. Rf5 $18) 3. Kxh6 (3. Nxh6 $2 Rc8 $1 $11) 3... d4 $1 (3... Qxf1 4. f7+ Qxa1 5. f8=Q#) 4. Bxd4 (4. Re1 $2 Rxg5 $1 5. Kxg5 Qa5+ 6. Re5 Qxa1 7. Kg6 (7. Re8+ Kh7 8. f7 Qc1+ 9. Kh4 Qh1+ 10. Kg3 Qg1+ $11) 7... Qb1+ 8. Rf5 Qe4 $1 9. Ne5 Qg2+ 10. Kh6 Qh3+ $1 11. Rh5 Qe6 $11) 4... Rxg5 $1 (4... Rc7 5. g6 $18) 5. Ra1 Qd6 $1 6. Ra8+ $1 ({Thematic try} 6. Be5 $2 Qd2 $1 7. Ra2 Qc1 $1 8. Ra1 Qd2 9. Rd1 $5 {Or positional draw} Rh5+ $1 10. Kxh5 Qxd1 11. f7+ Kh7 12. f8=Q Qh1+ 13. Kg5 Qh5+ $1 14. Kf4 Qg5+ 15. Kf3 Qxe5 $1 16. Qh6+ (16. Nxe5 $11) 16... Kg8 17. Nxe5 $11 {Two model stalemates}) 6... Rg8 7. Ne5 $3 Qxf6+ (7... Rxa8 8. Nf7+ Kg8 9. Nxd6 $18) 8. Ng6# $1 {Original ideal mate by pinned knight with two pins of black pieces} 1-0
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[Event "5th prize ACCC-55 AT 2025"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Pasman=M"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5N2/2rPk1P1/7B/1r1P1PR1/1q6/8/2p2K1P/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "43"] [EventDate "2022"] 1. d6+ $1 ({Logical try :} 1. g8=N+ $2 Kd8 2. Ne6+ Kxd7 3. Rg7+ {Position X1 - black has an escape to d6} Kd6 4. Rxc7 Qh4+ $19 5. Kg2 {e.g} Rxd5 6. Bf4+ Qxf4 7. Nxf4 Rd2+ 8. Kf3 Kxc7 $19) (1. g8=Q $2 {black is first to mate}) (1. f6+ Kd8 2. g8=Q (2. Re5 Qh4+ 3. Kg2 Qg4+ 4. Kf2 Rxd7 5. Ne6+ Kc8 $19) 2... Qf4+ {/e1} 3. Kg2 Qf1+ $1 4. Kxf1 c1=Q+ $19) 1... Qxd6 (1... Kd8 $4 2. dxc7+) 2. g8=N+ $1 {only now} Kd8 (2... Kf7 $4 3. Rg7+ Kxf8 4. Rg6+ Kf7 5. Rxd6) 3. Ne6+ Qxe6 ( 3... Kxd7 4. Rg7+ {Position X2 - d6 square is occupied} Kc8 (4... Kc6 5. Rxc7+ Kb6 6. Be3+ Ka5 7. Ne7 Qxh2+ 8. Kf3 $11) 5. Rxc7+ Kb8 (5... Qxc7 6. Nxc7 $11) 6. Bf4 Rxf5 (6... Qxf4+ 7. Nxf4 Kxc7 8. Nd3 Rd5 9. Nc1 Rd1 10. Na2 Ra1 11. Ke2 Rxa2 12. Kd2 $11) 7. Rxc2 Rxf4+ 8. Nxf4 Qxf4+ 9. Kg1 $1 Qg4+ 10. Rg2 $11) 4. fxe6 c1=Q {Queen Phenix} 5. e7+ $1 Kxd7 6. Rd5+ $1 Rxd5 7. Nf6+ $1 Kd6 $1 (7... Kxe7 8. Nxd5+ Kd6 9. Bxc1 $11) (7... Ke6 8. e8=Q+) 8. Bxc1 ({Thematic try : Early knight promotion not works :} 8. e8=N+ $2 Ke6 9. Bxc1 Rf5+ $1 10. Ke2 Rxc1 $19 11. Ng7+ Kxf6) 8... Rf5+ (8... Rc2+ 9. Kf3 {/e3}) 9. Bf4+ $1 (9. Kg3 Kxe7) 9... Rxf4+ (9... Kxe7 10. Nd5+ $1 Rxd5 11. Bxc7) 10. Ke3 $1 ({Thematic try :} 10. Kg3 $2 Rxf6 11. e8=Q ({or :} 11. e8=N+ $19 {knight too far from the king and will be trapped} Ke5 $1 $19) 11... Rg7+ 12. Kh4 Rh6+ {winning the queen}) 10... Rxf6 (10... Kxe7 11. Nd5+ {double fork} Kd6 12. Nxf4 $11) (10... Rxe7+ 11. Kxf4 Rf7 12. Kg5 $11) 11. e8=N+ $1 {Second knight promotion (Phoenix) with double fork} (11. e8=Q {the queen will be lost after Re7+ (Re6+)}) 11... Ke5 (11... Kc6 12. Nxf6 $11) 12. Nxc7 Rc6 (12... Rb6 13. Kd3 $1 Rb7 14. Na6) 13. Nb5 Rc5 14. Na7 Kd5 (14... Rc3+ 15. Kd2 Rb3 16. Nc6+ $1 Kd5 17. Ne7+) ( 14... Kd6 15. Kd4) 15. h4 $1 Rc7 (15... Ra5 16. Nc8) 16. Nb5 Rc5 17. Na7 Rc3+ 18. Kf4 Rc4+ 19. Kf5 $1 (19. Kg5 Ke6 $1 20. h5 Kf7 $1 21. h6 Rc7 22. Nb5 Rc5+ $19) (19. Ke3 Re4+ $1 20. Kf3 Rxh4 $19) 19... Rxh4 20. Nc8 $1 Rh7 21. Kf6 $1 Kc6 22. Ne7+ 1/2-1/2
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[Event "1st hon. men. ACCC-55 AT 2025"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Nielsen=S Minski=M"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2k5/8/1P6/K3P3/4P2n/3N4/2b5/1N4b1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "20"] [EventDate "2025"] 1. e6 $1 (1. Nf4 $2 Bxb1 $19) 1... Ng6 2. Nf4 $1 Nxf4 3. b7+ $1 (3. e7 $2 Kd7 4. b7 Ba7 $19) 3... Kxb7 4. e7 Nd5 $1 (4... Bb6+ 5. Kb4 $1 $11 (5. Kb5 $2 Ne6 6. e8=Q Nc7+ $19)) 5. exd5 (5. e8=Q $2 Bb6+ 6. Kb5 Nc7+ $19) 5... Bg6 6. Nc3 Bc5 (6... Bh2 7. d6 $1 Bxd6 (7... Kc6 8. Nb5 $11) (7... Be8 8. Ne4 $11) 8. e8=N $3 {see main}) (6... Kc7 7. Nb5+ Kd7 8. d6 $11) 7. d6 $1 (7. Nb5 $2 {/Ne4?} Bxe7 $19) 7... Bxd6 8. e8=N $3 {Phoenix} (8. e8=Q $2 Bc7+ $1 9. Kb5 Bxe8+ $19) 8... Bxe8 {position X with wNc3} (8... Be5 9. Nb5 Bxe8 10. Nd6+ Bxd6 {see main} ) 9. Nb5 (9. Ne4 $2 Bc7+ $19) 9... Bc5 10. Nd6+ $1 Bxd6 {ideal mirror stalemate } 1/2-1/2
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[Event "2nd hon. men. ACCC-55 AT 2025"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Gurgenidze=D Tarasyuk=V"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2K5/NP1PP3/kpp5/4q3/3N2r1/8/b1p5/2b5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "18"] [EventDate "2025"] 1. b8=N+ $1 (1. e8=Q $2 Bf4 $1 2. Qxe5 Bxe5 $19) (1. b8=Q $2 Rg8+ $19) 1... Qxb8+ $1 (1... Kxa7 2. Ndxc6+ Ka8 3. Nxe5 $18) 2. Kxb8 Rxd4 3. e8=Q (3. d8=Q $2 Rxd8+ 4. exd8=Q Bf4+ 5. Ka8 c1=Q 6. Qc8+ Ka5 7. Nxc6+ Kb5 8. Nd4+ Kb4 9. Qf8+ Kc4 $19) 3... Bf4+ 4. Ka8 $1 c1=Q 5. Qc8+ Ka5 6. Nxc6+ Qxc6+ $1 (6... Ka4 7. Qa6+ Kb3 8. Nxd4+ $18) 7. Qxc6 Bd5 8. d8=N $1 (8. d8=Q $2 Bxc6+ $19) 8... Ka6 ( 8... Bxc6+ 9. Nxc6+ $11) (8... Kb4 9. Ka7 $1 Bxc6 10. Nxc6+ $11) 9. Nb7 $1 Bxc6 {stalemate.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "3rd hon. men. ACCC-55 AT 2025"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Minski=M"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r1k5/qNpp4/8/4K3/1N6/8/1Qp1R3/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2025"] 1. Nd6+ $1 (1. Kf5 $2 c1=Q $1 2. Qxc1 (2. Nd6+ cxd6 3. Qxc1+ Qc5+ 4. Qxc5+ dxc5 $11) 2... Kxb7 3. Nd5 Rf8+ 4. Ke5 Re8+ 5. Kf5 (5. Kf6 Qd4+ $11) 5... Rf8+ 6. Kg6 Qg1+ $1 7. Qxg1 Rg8+ $11) 1... cxd6+ 2. Kf6 $1 {main A:} Qa1 ({main B:} 2... Qb6 3. Rxc2+ Kb7 4. Rc7+ $3 {echo rook sacrifice} Kb8 (4... Qxc7 5. Nd5+ $18) (4... Kxc7 5. Nd5+ $18) 5. Rxd7 (5. Rc4 $2 d5+ $1 6. Nc6+ $1 Kc7 7. Qe5+ Kc8 8. Qxd5 Ra6 9. Ke7 dxc6 $11) (5. Ke7 $2 Ra5 $1 $11) 5... Ra7 6. Nc6+ $18) 3. Re8+ Kb7 4. Rb8+ $3 {rook sacrifice} Kc7 (4... Kxb8 5. Na6+ Kc8 6. Qxa1 $18) (4... Rxb8 5. Qxa1 $18) 5. Nd5+ Kc6 6. Ne7+ Kc5 7. Rc8+ $1 Rxc8 8. Qxa1 $18 1-0
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[Event "4th hon. men. ACCC-55 AT 2025"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Osintsev=S"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "b7/P2p3R/2k5/2P5/3pK3/p7/r5B1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "41"] [EventDate "2023"] 1. Bh1 $1 ({Try} 1. Rh8 $2 Kb7 $1 2. Bh1 Kxa7+ 3. Kxd4 Bxh1 4. Rxh1 Rg2 $1 ( 4... Rf2) 5. Rh3 Rg4+ $1 6. Kc3 Ra4 $19) 1... Kxc5+ 2. Kd3 Rd2+ $1 (2... Kb6 3. Bxa8 $11) 3. Kxd2 a2 4. Rh5+ $1 (4. Bxa8 $2 a1=Q 5. Rxd7 Qa5+ 6. Kc1 Qe1+ 7. Kc2 Qe2+ 8. Kc1 d3 $19) 4... d5 $1 (4... Kb6 5. Ra5 $3 ({There is another false try on additional line} 5. Rh6+ $2 d6 $1 (5... Kxa7 $2 6. Rh8 $1 d5 $1 7. Rxa8+ $1 Kxa8 8. Bxd5+ Ka7 9. Bxa2 $11) 6. Rxd6+ Kxa7 7. Bxa8 a1=Q $19) 5... Kxa5 6. Bxa8 a1=Q 7. Bd5 $1 $11 {to main line} (7. Bf3 $2 Qc3+ $1 8. Ke2 Qe3+ $19 (8... d3+ $2 9. Kf1 $1 Qc1+ 10. Kg2 $1 Qb2+ 11. Kf1 $1 Qa1+ 12. Kg2 $1 Qg7+ 13. Kf1 $11 {positional draw}))) 5. Rxd5+ $1 ({False choice} 5. Bxd5 $2 a1=Q 6. Bxa8+ Kb6 $1 7. Rh3 Qa2+ (7... Kxa7 $2 8. Be4 $1 $11) 8. Kc1 Qe6 $19 (8... Kxa7 $2 9. Be4 $1 $11) (8... Qe2)) 5... Kb6 $1 (5... Bxd5 6. Bxd5 a1=Q 7. a8=Q $11) 6. Ra5 $3 ({There is another false try on the main line} 6. Rd8 $2 a1=Q 7. Rb8+ Ka5 8. Bxa8 Qc3+ $1 $19) 6... Kxa5 7. Bxa8 a1=Q 8. Bd5 $1 (8. Bf3 $2 Qc3+ $1 $19 (8... Qb2+ $2 9. Ke1 $1 Qc1+ 10. Kf2 $1 $11)) (8. Be4 $2 Qc3+ 9. Kd1 Qb3+ 10. Kc1 Qe3+ $19) 8... Qc3+ 9. Kd1 (9. Ke2 $2 d3+ $19) 9... Qa1+ 10. Kd2 (10. Ke2 $2 d3+ $1 $19) ({Try} 10. Kc2 $2 d3+ $1 11. Kd2 Qb2+ 12. Kxd3 Qb5+ 13. Ke4 Qe2+ 14. Kd4 Qf2+ $19) 10... Qc3+ 11. Kd1 Qd3+ 12. Ke1 ({Try} 12. Kc1 $2 Qf1+ 13. Kd2 Qf4+ 14. Kd1 Qg4+ 15. Ke1 Qg1+ 16. Ke2 d3+ $1 $19) 12... Qe3+ 13. Kf1 ( 13. Kd1 $2 Qg1+ $1 $19) 13... Qf4+ 14. Kg1 (14. Kg2 $2 Qg5+ $19) 14... Qc1+ 15. Kf2 $1 Qe3+ 16. Kf1 (16. Kg2 $2 Qg5+) 16... Qf4+ 17. Kg1 Qg5+ 18. Bg2 Qc1+ 19. Kf2 $1 (19. Bf1 $2 Qe3+ $1 $19) (19. Kh2 $2 Qc7+ $19) 19... Qe3+ 20. Kf1 Qc1+ 21. Kf2 $11 {positional draw.} (21. Ke2 $2 d3+ $19) 1/2-1/2
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[Event "5th hon. men. ACCC-55 AT 2025"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Osintsev=S"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "b7/3K1n2/1p4pk/P3p3/1P3PP1/7B/6P1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2025"] 1. g5+ $1 Kh5 (1... Nxg5 $5 2. fxe5 $1 bxa5 3. bxa5 Nf7 4. e6 Ne5+ 5. Kd6 $1 ( 5. Ke8 $2 g5 $1 6. e7 g4 7. Bxg4 Nxg4 8. Kd8 Nf6 $11) 5... Nc4+ 6. Kc7 Nxa5 7. e7 Bc6 8. Bd7 $18) (1... Kg7 2. a6 e4 (2... exf4 3. Kc7 $18) 3. Bg4 e3 4. g3 $18 {domination}) 2. Ke7 bxa5 3. bxa5 Bd5 (3... Nxg5 4. fxe5 $1 $18) (3... exf4 4. Kxf7 Kxg5 5. a6 $1 f3 6. gxf3 Bxf3 7. Bc8 $18) (3... e4 $5 4. Kxf7 e3 5. g4+ Kh4 6. Bf1 Kxg4 7. a6 ({Try} 7. Kxg6 $2 Bg2 $1 8. Ba6 Bb7 9. Bb5 Bc6 10. Bc4 Bd5 11. Be2+ Bf3 12. Bf1 Bg2 $11 {eternal pursuit}) ({Try} 7. Kf6 $2 Bg2 $1 8. Be2+ Bf3 9. Bd3 Be4 10. Be2+ Bf3 $11 {eternal pursuit}) 7... Bg2 8. Bxg2 e2 9. a7 e1=Q 10. a8=Q $18) 4. Be6 $1 (4. fxe5 $2 Nxe5 $11) 4... Bxe6 5. Kxe6 Nd8+ ( 5... e4 6. Kxf7 e3 7. a6 e2 8. a7 e1=Q 9. a8=Q $18) (5... Nxg5+ $6 6. Kxe5 $1 $18 (6. fxg5 $2 e4 7. a6 e3 8. a7 e2 9. a8=Q e1=Q+ 10. Kf6 Qc3+ $1 $11)) 6. Kd5 $3 (6. Kxe5 $2 Nc6+ {fork} 7. Kf6 Nxa5 8. f5 Nb7 (8... Nc4 9. fxg6 Nd6) 9. fxg6 Nd6 10. g7 Ne8+ {fork} 11. Kf7 Nxg7 12. Kxg7 Kxg5 $11) 6... e4 $1 (6... exf4 7. a6 $18) 7. Kxe4 Nb7 $1 (7... Nc6 8. a6 Kg4 9. g3 Kh5 10. Ke3 Kg4 11. Kd2 Kf5 12. Kc3 Ke6 13. Kc4 Kd6 14. Kb5 Kc7 15. Kc5 $18) 8. a6 $1 ({Thematic try} 8. Kf3 $2 Nxa5 9. Kg3 Nc4 10. Kh3 Ne3 11. g3 Ng4 12. Kg2 Ne3+ 13. Kh3 Ng4 $11 { positional draw}) 8... Nc5+ {fork} 9. Kf3 Nxa6 10. Kg3 Nc5 11. Kh3 Ne4 12. g4# $1 1-0
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[Event "6th hon. men. ACCC-55 AT 2025"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Kekely=L Hlinka=M"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6rr/P6p/2Pk4/p7/8/p7/8/2K3RR w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "2025"] 1. Rh6+ Kc7 2. Rxh7+ $1 Kxc6 (2... Rxh7 3. Rxg8 $18) 3. Rg6+ $1 Kc5 (3... Rxg6 4. Rxh8 $18) (3... Kd5 4. Rh5+ Ke4 5. Rxg8 Rxg8 6. Rxa5 Ra8 7. Kb1 $18) 4. Rh5+ $1 Kc4 (4... Kb4 5. Kb1 $18) (4... Kd4 5. Kb1 $18) 5. Kb1 $1 (5. Kc2 $2 a2 6. Kb2 a1=Q+ $1 7. Kxa1 Ra8 $11) 5... Rf8 $1 (5... a2+ 6. Kxa2 $18) (5... Ra8 6. Rg4+ Kc3 7. Rc5+ Kb3 8. Rb5+ $1 $18) (5... Rc8 6. Rc6+ Kb4 7. Rxh8 Rxh8 8. Rb6+ Ka4 9. Rb8 $18) 6. Rg4+ $1 (6. Rc6+ $2 Kd4 $1 $11) 6... Kd3 (6... Kc3 7. Rc5+ Kd3 (7... Kb3 8. Rb5+ $1 Kc3 9. Ka2 $18) 8. Rd5+ $1 {as main after 8.Rd5+!}) 7. Rd5+ $1 Kc3 (7... Ke3 8. Rg3+ Kf4 9. Rxa3 $19) (7... Ke2 8. Rxa5 Ra8 9. Rxa3 $18) 8. Ka2 $1 (8. Rc5+ Kd3 9. Rd5+ Kc3 10. Ka2 {waste of time}) 8... Rh1 (8... Rf2+ 9. Kxa3 $18) 9. Rc5+ $1 (9. Rf5 $2 Rxf5 $1 10. Rg3+ Kc4 $1 11. Rg4+ Kb5 $19) 9... Kd3 (9... Kd2 10. Rb5 $18) 10. Rf5 $1 Rxf5 (10... Rfh8 11. Rf3+ Ke2 12. Rb3 R1h2 13. Kxa3 $18) 11. a8=Q Rf2+ 12. Kb3 $1 (12. Kxa3 $2 Ra1+ 13. Kb3 Rb1+ 14. Ka3 Ra1+ $11) 12... Rb1+ 13. Ka4 Rb4+ 14. Rxb4 axb4 15. Qd5+ $1 (15. Kxb4 $2 a2 $11) 15... Ke3 (15... Ke2 16. Kxb4 $18) 16. Qb3+ $1 Ke2 17. Kxb4 $1 1-0
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[Event "1st comm. ACCC-55 AT 2025"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Gurgenidze=D Minski=M"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4N3/8/R3N3/7k/7P/8/2r1n1Kp/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2025.09.11"] 1. N8g7+ $1 (1. Nf6+ $2 Kg6 $1 2. Kxh2 Nf4+ 3. Kg3 Nxe6 4. Rxe6 Kf5 5. Ra6 Rc3+ $11) 1... Kxh4 2. Ra4+ (2. Nf5+ $2 Kh5 3. Nfg7+ (3. Kh1 Rd2 $11) 3... Kg4 $1 4. Ra4+ Nf4+ $1 5. Kh1 Rf2 $11) 2... Nd4+ $1 (2... Nf4+ 3. Kh1 Kg3 (3... Rf2 4. Nxf4 $18) 4. Nf5+ $18) 3. Kh1 Kg3 4. Nh5+ (4. Ra3+ $2 Nf3 5. Nf5+ Kf2 $11) 4... Kh4 5. Nf6 Rc1+ $1 {play for stalemate} (5... Kg3 6. Ne4+ $18) 6. Kxh2 Rc4 $1 7. Nxd4 $3 (7. Rxc4 $2 {ideal pin stalemate}) 7... Rxa4 8. Nf3# {model mirror mate} 1-0
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[Event "2nd comm. ACCC-55 AT 2025"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Gonzalez=L"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2K1N3/4PP2/8/4p3/2k1P3/5b2/2q5/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2025"] 1. Nf6 $1 (1. f8=Q $2 Bxe4 $1 2. Nd6+ Kd4+ 3. Kd8 Bc6 $1 $11) 1... Bg4+ $1 ( 1... Kc5 2. Kc7 $1 Qa4 3. Nd7+ Kd4 4. e8=Q Qa5+ 5. Nb6 $1 Qa7+ 6. Kd6 Qxb6+ 7. Ke7 Qb4+ 8. Kf6 $18) (1... Kd4+ 2. Kd8 $1 Bxe4 3. e8=Q Bf5 4. Nd7 $18) 2. Nxg4 Kc5 $1 3. Kd8 $1 (3. f8=Q $2 Kd6+ $1 4. Kd8 Qc7+ 5. Ke8 Qd7+ 6. Kf7 Qe6+ 7. Kg7 Qxg4+ $11) (3. e8=Q $2 Kd6+ $1 4. Kb7 Qc7+ 5. Ka6 Qb6+ $1 6. Kxb6 {stalemate}) 3... Kd6 (3... Qd1+ 4. Ke8 Qa4+ 5. Kf8 $18) 4. e8=N+ $1 Ke6 5. f8=N+ $1 (5. f8=Q $2 Qc8+ $1 6. Kxc8 {stalemate}) 5... Kf7 6. Nd7 Ke6 $1 (6... Qxe4 7. Nd6+ $18) 7. Ne3 $1 (7. Ng7+ $2 Kd6 8. Nf5+ Ke6 $1 9. Nf8+ Kf7 10. Nd7 Ke6 11. Ng7+ Kf7 12. Ne8 Ke6 13. Ne3 {loss of time}) (7. Ngxe5 $2 Qxe4 $11) 7... Qd3 $1 ( 7... Qd2 8. Nc7+ Kf7 9. Nc4 Qg5+ 10. Kc8 Qg8+ 11. Kb7 Qg2 12. Nc5 Qc2 13. Nxe5+ $18) 8. Nc7+ $1 (8. Nd5 $2 Qxe4 9. Ndc7+ Kf5 10. Nd6+ Kf4 11. Ne6+ Ke3 $1 12. Nxe4 Kxe4 $11) 8... Kf7 9. Nc4 $1 (9. Nf5 $2 Kg6 $1 10. Ne7+ Kf7 11. Ne8 Ke6 12. Nc7+ Kf7 13. Ne8 Ke6 $11 {positional draw}) 9... Qxc4 (9... Qxe4 10. Nd6+ $18) 10. Nxe5+ $18 1-0
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[Event "Special comm. ACCC-55 AT 2025"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Pasman=M"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/6B1/7p/3k3P/3N2K1/3pPp1p/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2025"] 1. Kg3 $1 {Main B:} (1. Kxf3 $4 h2 2. Kg2 d2 3. Ne2 h1=Q+) (1. Kxh3 f2 2. Kg2 d2 3. Ne2 f1=Q+) 1... h2 (1... d2 2. Nb5 $1 d1=N 3. Nc3+ $18) ({Main A:} 1... f2 2. e4+ $1 (2. Kxf2 $2 h2) 2... Kc4 (2... Kxe4 3. Nb3 f1=N+ $1 4. Kxh3 d2 { see main B}) 3. Nf3 $1 {Echo} (3. Kxf2 $2 h2 4. Kg2 d2 5. Nf5 h1=Q+) 3... f1=N+ $1 4. Kxh3 d2 5. Nxd2+ Nxd2 6. e5 $1 {e.g.} ({Thematic try :} 6. Bxh6 $2 Nxe4 7. Bg7 Kd5 8. Kg4 Ke6 $11 9. h6 Kf7) 6... Kd5 7. Bxh6 Nc4 8. Kg4 Kxe5 9. Bg7+ Ke6 10. h6 Kf7 11. Kh5 Kg8 12. Kg6 $18) 2. Kxh2 f2 (2... d2 3. Nb5 $1 Kc4 4. Nc3 $18) 3. e4+ $1 (3. Kg2 $2 d2 4. Ne2 f1=Q+) 3... Kxe4 (3... Kc4 4. Nf3 $1 f1=N+ 5. Kh3 $1 (5. Kg2 d2 6. Nxd2+ Nxd2 7. e5 Kd5 8. Bxh6 Nc4 $1 9. Bf4 Nxe5 $11) 5... d2 6. Nxd2+ Nxd2 7. e5 $1 (7. Bxh6 Nxe4)) 4. Nb3 $1 {Echo} f1=N+ $1 5. Kh3 $1 d2 (5... Kf5 6. Bxh6) 6. Nxd2+ Nxd2 7. Bxh6 Nc4 8. Kg4 Nd6 9. Bf8 $1 (9. Bg7 Nf7) 9... Nf5 10. Bg7 $1 {zz} Nxg7 11. h6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 1-0
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[Event "Special comm. ACCC-55 AT 2025"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Ahmad=K"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/pP1n4/3P4/p2K2pp/p7/P4k1P/5B2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [SourceDate "2025.11.27"] 1. Bh3 $3 (1. Kc5 $2 Nb7+ 2. Kc6 Na5+ 3. Kc7 Kxf1 4. d6 g3 5. hxg3 hxg3 6. d7 g2 7. d8=Q g1=Q 8. Qd3+ Kg2 $1 9. Qd5+ Kf1 $1 10. Qxa5 Qh2+ $1 11. Kb7 Qxa2 $1 $11) 1... gxh3 2. Kc5 Nb7+ (2... Ne4+ 3. Kc6 Kg2 4. b7) 3. Kc6 Na5+ (3... Nd8+ 4. Kc7 Kg2 5. Kxd8 Kxh2 6. b7) 4. Kc7 Kg2 5. d6 Kxh2 6. d7 Kg2 7. d8=Q 1-0
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[Event "Hon. men. for miniat. ACCC-55 AT 2025"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Staudte=R Schlosser=M"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3q4/6P1/1P5P/P7/8/8/8/K4k2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "28"] [EventDate "2025"] 1. Kb2 $1 (1. a6 $2 Ke2 $1 2. h7 Qf6+ 3. Ka2 (3. Kb1 Qxb6+) 3... Qf7+ $1 (3... Qxg7 $2 4. a7 $1)) 1... Ke2 2. Kc3 $1 (2. Kb3 $2 Qd5+ 3. Kb4 Kd3 $1 {wins}) 2... Ke3 3. Kc4 Qe8 (3... Ke4 4. h7 $1 Qd4+ (4... Qd5+ 5. Kb4 $1 {draws}) 5. Kb5 $1 Qxg7 6. Ka6 $1 Qxh7 7. b7 $1 Qh6+ {or Qg6+} 8. Ka7 $1 {draws}) 4. Kc5 ( 4. h7 $2 Qa4+ $1 5. Kd5 (5. Kc5 Qxa5+ $1) 5... Qd7+ $1 6. Kc5 Qxg7 $1 {wins}) 4... Qh5+ 5. Kb4 $1 (5. Kc6 $2 Qxh6+ $1 6. Kb5 Qxg7 {wins}) 5... Qg5 (5... Qd5 6. h7 Qd4+ 7. Kb5 Qxg7 8. Ka6 Qxh7 9. b7) 6. b7 $1 (6. h7 $2 Qxg7 {wins}) 6... Qe7+ 7. Ka4 $1 Qd7+ (7... Qxb7 8. g8=Q $1) 8. Ka3 $1 Qd6+ 9. Ka4 $1 (9. Kb3 $2 {loses after} Qd5+ $1 10. Kb4 Qxb7+) 9... Qd5 10. g8=Q $1 (10. b8=Q $2 Qa2+ $1 11. Kb5 Qb3+ 12. Ka6 Qxb8 $1) 10... Qxg8 11. Kb5 Kd4 12. h7 $1 (12. Ka6 $2 Kc4 $1 13. Ka7 Qf7 $1 14. a6 Kb5 $1) (12. Kb6 $2 Qd8+ $1 13. Ka7 Qxa5+) 12... Qxh7 13. b8=Q $1 (13. Ka6 $2 Qg6+ 14. Ka7 Qf7 $1 15. a6 Kc5 $1 {wins}) 13... Qb1+ 14. Ka6 Qxb8 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Hon. men. for miniat. ACCC-55 AT 2025"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Kalashnikov=V"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7r/3r3k/8/8/6K1/1Q6/p7/4b3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "2023"] 1. Qc2+ $1 Kg7 2. Qb2+ Kg8 3. Qb8+ (3. Qxa2+ $2 Rf7 $19) 3... Kh7 4. Qh2+ Bh4 $3 (4... Kg8 5. Qb8+) 5. Qxh4+ Kg8 (5... Kg7 6. Qg5+ $11) 6. Qe1 Rg7+ 7. Kf4 $1 (7. Kf3 $2 Rh3+ 8. Kf4 Rf7+ 9. Kg4 Rhf3 $19) (7. Kf5 $2 Rh5+ 8. Kf4 Rf7+ 9. Kg4 Rhf5 $19) 7... Rf7+ 8. Kg5 $1 (8. Kg4 $2 Rh6 $1 9. Qa5 Rg7+ 10. Kf4 Rf6+ 11. Ke4 Re7+ 12. Kd4 Rf4+ 13. Kd3 Rf3+ 14. Kd4 Re2 $1 15. Qd5+ Kg7 $1 $19) 8... Rg7+ 9. Kf4 $1 Rh4+ $3 (9... Rf7+ 10. Kg5 $1 Rh3 11. Qe8+ Kg7 12. Qe5+ Kh7 13. Qe4+ $11) 10. Qxh4 a1=Q 11. Qd8+ Kh7 12. Qd3+ $1 (12. Qh4+ $2 Kg6 13. Qg5+ Kf7 14. Qd5+ Ke8 15. Qb5+ Rd7 $19) 12... Rg6 13. Qh3+ $1 Kg7 14. Qd7+ Kg8 $1 15. Qc8+ $1 (15. Qd8+ $2 Kh7 16. Qh4+ Rh6 17. Qe7+ Qg7 $19) 15... Kh7 16. Qh3+ $1 1/2-1/2
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