www.arves.org - Problemist Ukraine 2025

Studies awarded for the Problemist of Ukraine 2025 tournament.

Judged by Vladislav Tarasiuk living in the city of Charkov where the war and terrible things are happening.

Let the leaders not fuel but stop this war !

[Event "3rd prize Problemist of Ukraine"] [Site ""] [Date "2025"] [Round ""] [White "Michael Pasman"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1b6/rp6/kN6/2K5/3P4/N7/1P1rp3/1R6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2025"] 
 1. b4 $1 Bd6+ $1 2. Kxd6 Rxd4+ $1 (2... Kxb6 3. Nc4+ $11) (2... Ra8 3. b5+ $1 Ka7 4. Nac4 Rd1 5. Rb2 $1 e1=Q 6. Ra2+ $18) 3. Kc5 $1 ({Logical try:} 3. Kc7 $2 Rxb4 $1 4. Rxb4 e1=Q 5. Ra4+ Qa5 6. Rxa5+ Kxa5 $11 {Position X3, king on c7, allows Kb4}) 3... Rxb4 $1 (3... Rf4 4. b5+ $18) 4. Ra1 $1 ({Logical try:} 4. Rxb4 $2 e1=Q 5. Ra4+ Qa5+ 6. Rxa5+ Kxa5 $11 {Position X1, White knight on a3 instead of b1}) 4... e1=Q 5. Nb1+ $1 (5. Rxe1 $2 Rxb6 6. Ra1 Rc6+ $11) 5... Ra4 6. Rxa4+ Qa5+ 7. Rxa5+ Kxa5 {Position X2, White knight on b1} 8. Nd2 $1 {zz} ({ Logical try:} 8. Na3 $2 Ra8 $1 9. Nxa8 b5 $11 {pawn on b5 and black king not in corner - is draw (Troizky)}) 8... Ka6 (8... Ra8 9. Nb3+ Ka6 10. Nxa8 b5 11. Kc6 $18) 9. Nb3 $1 {zz} Ra8 10. Nxa8 b6+ 11. Kc6 Ka7 12. Nc7 {win.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "1 hm. Problemist of Ukraine"] [Site ""] [Date "2025"] [Round ""] [White "Michael Pasman"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2r3k1/4K1P1/1P6/P7/n5b1/8/8/1R6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2025"] 
 1. b7 Rb8 2. a6 (2. Kd6 $2 Bf3 3. Kc7 Rxb7+ 4. Rxb7 Bxb7 5. Kxb7 Nc5+ 6. Kb6 Nd7+ 7. Kc7 Nc5 $11) 2... Bc8 (2... Bf3 3. Kf6 Bxb7 4. a7 $1 {see main line}) 3. Kf6 $1 (3. Kd6 $2 Bxb7 4. Rxb7 Ra8 5. a7 Nb6 $1 $11) 3... Bxb7 (3... Nc3 4. a7 $1 Rxb7 5. a8=Q $18) 4. a7 $1 ({Logical try:} 4. Rxb7 $2 Re8 $1 5. a7 Nc5 { Position X2} 6. Re7 Rd8 $11) 4... Re8 $1 (4... Rc8 5. Rxb7 Nc5 {Position X1 as main}) 5. Rb5 $3 ({Logical try:} 5. Rxb7 $2 Nc5 6. Re7 Rd8 $1 $11) 5... Rc8 ( 5... Rd8 6. Rxb7 Nc5 7. Rb6 Nd7+ 8. Ke7 $18) 6. Rxb7 $1 Nc5 {Position X1} (6... Rc6+ 7. Ke5 Ra6 8. Rb8+ Kxg7 9. a8=Q Rxa8 10. Rxa8 Nb6 11. Ra7+ Kf8 12. Rb7 $18 ) 7. Rc7 $1 Ne4+ 8. Kg6 $1 (8. Ke5 $2 Re8+ 9. Kd5 Nf6+ 10. Kc6 Ra8 11. Rb7 Ne8 $1 $11) (8. Kf5 $2 Re8 $1) 8... Nd6 $1 9. Rxc8+ Nxc8 10. a8=B $1 (10. a8=Q $2 { stalemate.}) 10... Ne7+ 11. Kf6 {win.} 1-0

[Event "2 hm. Problemist of Ukraine"] [Site ""] [Date "2025"] [Round ""] [White "Arkadij Vorovich"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7N/1Nq3r1/1p1p2n1/1P2P3/1P1k1pKP/p2P4/3Q1P2/4B3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2025"] 
 1. Nd8 $1 (1. Nc5 $2 Nxe5+ 2. Kf5 Rf7+ $19) (1. Nxg6 Rxg6+ 2. Kh3 Kxe5 3. Qe2+ Kf6 $11) 1... Nxe5+ $1 (1... Nxh4+ 2. Kh3 $1 Kd5 3. Qa2+ Kxe5 4. Qe6+ Kd4 5. Qe4#) 2. Kf5 $1 (2. Kxf4 $2 Rg4+ 3. Kf5 Qh7+ 4. Ke6 Qd7+ 5. Kf6 Qxd8+ $19) 2... Rg5+ $1 (2... Qc8+ 3. Ne6+ Kd5 4. Qa2+ Nc4 5. dxc4+ Qxc4 6. Qd2+ $18) 3. hxg5 Qh7+ 4. Ng6 $1 (4. g6 $2 Qh3+ 5. Kf6 Qxh8+ 6. Ke7 Qg7+ 7. Nf7 Nxg6+ 8. Ke6 Nf8+ $11) 4... Qxg6+ 5. Kxf4 Qxg5+ $1 6. Kxg5 Nf3+ 7. Kg6 $1 ({Logical try:} 7. Kf5 $2 Nxd2 8. Bxd2 a2 9. Bh6 a1=Q 10. Bg7+ Kd5 $1 11. Ne6 {Position A with wKf5} Qf6+ 12. Kxf6 {stalemate}) 7... Nxd2 8. Bxd2 a2 9. Bh6 $1 ({Try:} 9. Bg5 $2 a1=Q 10. Bf6+ Kd5 $1 11. Ne6 Qxf6+ $1 12. Kxf6 {stalemate}) 9... a1=Q 10. Bg7+ Kd5 $1 11. Ne6 $1 {Position A with wKg6} (11. Bxa1 $2 {stalemate}) 11... Qg1+ ( {main} 11... Qc1 12. Kf7 $1 (12. Kf5 $2 Qc8 $1 13. Kf6 Qxe6+ $19) 12... Qc8 13. Nf4#) 12. Kf5 $1 (12. Kf7 $2 Qxf2+ 13. Bf6 Qxf6+ $1 14. Kxf6 {stalemate}) 12... Qxf2+ 13. Nf4+ Qxf4+ 14. Kxf4 {win.} 1-0

[Event "com. Problemist of Ukraine"] [Site ""] [Date "2025"] [Round ""] [White "R.Staudte, M.Schlosser"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4p2r/2K5/2B5/8/8/6k1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "35"] [EventDate "2025"] 
 1. Ba3 $1 (1. Bb4 $2 e5 $1 2. Kd5 e4 $1 3. Kxe4 Rh4+ $19) (1. Kd7 $2 e5+ $1 $19 ) (1. Kd5 $2 Rh5+ 2. Kd4 e6 $19) 1... e6 (1... e5 2. Kd5 $1 $11) 2. Kd6 Ra7 3. Bb4 $1 (3. Bb2 $2 Ra6+ $1 $19) 3... Rb7 (3... Ra4 4. Bc3 $1 $11) (3... Ra6+ 4. Ke5 $11) 4. Ba3 $1 (4. Bc3 $2 Rb6+ $1 $19) 4... Rb3 (4... Rb6+ 5. Ke5 $1 $11) 5. Bc1 (5. Bc5 $2 Rb5 $19) 5... Rb1 6. Ba3 $1 (6. Bh6 $2 Rb6+ 7. Ke5 Rb5+ $19) 6... Ra1 7. Bb4 $1 Ra4 8. Bc3 Ra6+ 9. Ke5 Rb6 10. Bd4 Rc6 $1 11. Bb2 Kf3 $1 ( 11... Ra6 12. Bc3 Rb6 13. Bd4 $1 $11) 12. Ba3 Kg4 $1 (12... Rc3 13. Bd6 $1 Re3+ 14. Kf6 $11) 13. Be7 $1 (13. Bd6 $2 Rxd6 $1 14. Kxd6 Kf5 $19) 13... Ra6 $1 14. Bd8 $1 (14. Bf6 $2 Kh5 $1 15. Be7 Kg6 $19) 14... Kh5 $1 15. Kf6 $1 Rc6 16. Be7 Ra6 17. Bd8 $1 (17. Bf8 $2 Kg4 $1 18. Ke5 Kg5 19. Bd6 Rxd6 $1 $19) 17... Rc6 18. Be7 1/2-1/2