www.arves.org - Martsvalashvili 70 JT

Rusveld Martsvalashvili

(Georgia, 1956)

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[Event "Martsvalashvili 70 JT Hm"] [Site ""] [Date "2025"] [Round ""] [White "Michal Hlinka and Luboš Kekely"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/3R4/PK6/p1N2P2/1p3k2/rb6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2025"] 
 1. Nd1+ Kg3 $1 (1... Kxf3 2. Nxb2 $1 Be4 3. Rd2 a2 4. Kb3 $1 (4. Ka3 $2 Rd1 $1 5. Rxd1 Bb1 $19) 4... Rd1 5. Rxd1 (5. Rf2+ $2 Kg3 $1 $19) 5... Bb1 6. Nc4 a1=Q 7. Nd2+ $11 {fork}) (1... Kf1 2. Nxb2 Be4 3. Rd2 $11) 2. Nxb2 Be4 $1 3. Rd2 $1 ({try} 3. Rg5+ $2 Kf4 $1 (3... Kxf3 4. Nc4 $11) 4. Rg2 a2 $1 5. Ka3 Kxf3 6. Rg5 ({or} 6. Rd2 Rd1 $1 7. Rxd1 Bb1 $19) 6... Rg1 $1 7. Rxg1 Bb1 $19) (3. fxe4 $2  axb2 $19) 3... Bd5 4. f4 $1 Kh4 $1 (4... a2 5. Rxd5 Rb1 6. Rd3+ Kxf4 7. Ra3 a1=Q 8. Rxa1 $11) (4... Kg4 5. Nc4 a2 6. Rxa2 $1 {as main}) (4... Bf7 5. Rd3+ $11) 5. Rh2+ $1 Kg3 $1 (5... Kg4 6. Nc4 $1 a2 7. Rxa2 $1 Rxa2 8. Ne3+ {fork} Kxf4 9. Nxd5+) 6. Rd2 $1 (6. Rc2 $2 {or Re2?} a2 $1 $19) 6... Kh4 (6... a2 7. Rxd5 Rb1 8. Rd3+ $11) 7. Rh2+ Kg4 (7... Kg3 8. Rd2 {pos. draw}) 8. Nc4 a2 (8... Kg3 9. Rc2 $1 $11) 9. Rxa2 $1 (9. Kb3 $2 Bxc4+ 10. Kxc4 Rc1+ $19) 9... Rxa2 10. Ne3+ Kxf4 11. Nxd5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Martsvalashvili 70-JT (Commendation)"] [Site ""] [Date "2026.02.06"] [Round ""] [White "Volker Hergert"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Hergert,Volker"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2rk4/5K2/8/3p3P/8/8/3B2n1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2026"] [SourceVersionDate "2026.02.06"] 
 1. h6 {Being a rook down, the passed pawn is White's only trump that must be advanced.} Kd7 2. h7 Rh8 $1 (2... Nh4 3. Bc3 Rxc3 4. h8=Q Rf3+ 5. Kg7 $11) 3. Kg7 Ke6 $1 {The only challenging move!} 4. Bc3 $1 (4. Kh6 $2 d4 $1 $19) (4. Kxh8 $2 Kf7 $19) 4... Nh4 5. Kh6 $3 (5. Kxh8 $2 Kf7 $19) (5. Bb2 $2 Nf3 $1 6. Bc3 (6. Kxh8 Kf7 $19) 6... Ng5 $1 $19) 5... Nf5+ (5... d4 6. Bxd4 Nf5+ 7. Kg6 Nxd4 8. Kg7 Nf5+ 9. Kxh8 Kf7 {stalemate}) 6. Kg6 Ne7+ (6... d4 7. Bxd4 Nxd4 8. Kg7 Nf5+ 9. Kxh8 Kf7 {stalemate}) 7. Kh6 (7. Kg7 $2 Nc6 $1 8. Kh6 Ne5 $19) 7... Ng8+ 8. Kg7 $1 (8. Kg6 $2 Nf6 $1 9. Bxf6 Rxh7 $19) 8... Ne7 (8... Nf6 9. Kxh8 $11) 9. Kh6 $1 (9. Kxh8 $2 Kf7 $19) 9... d4 (9... Ng8+ 10. Kg7 $11) 10. Bxd4 Nf5+ 11. Kg6 Nxd4 12. Kg7 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "Martsvalshvili-70 JT.c"] [Site ""] [Date "2026"] [Round ""] [White "Rainer Staudte and Michael Schlosser"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4q3/8/PP4PP/8/8/8/K7/5k2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "52"] [EventDate "2026"] {staircase up and down} 1. g7 $1 (1. h7 $2 Ke2+ $1 2. a7 Kd3+ $1 {wins}) 1... Ke2+ 2. Ka3 $1 (2. Kb3 $2 Qb5+ $1 3. Kc3 Qc5+ $1) 2... Kd3 (2... Qe3+ 3. Ka4 $1 Qxb6 4. g8=Q) 3. Kb4 (3. a7 $2 Kc3 {mates}) 3... Qe7+ (3... Qe4+ 4. Kc5 $1) ( 3... Kd4 4. a7 $1) 4. Kb5 Qg5+ (4... Qd7+ 5. Kc5 $1) 5. Kc6 Qxh6+ 6. Kb7 (6. Kc7 $2 Qxg7+ 7. Kb8 Kc4 $1) 6... Qxg7+ 7. Ka8 $1 (7. Kb8 $2 Kc4 $1 8. b7 Kb5 $1 {mates}) 7... Qf8+ (7... Kc4 8. b7 Qg2 {see position A}) 8. Ka7 Qc5 (8... Qf2 9. Ka8 Qa2 (9... Kc4 10. b7 Qf3 11. Ka7 Qf7 12. Ka8 Qd5 {transposes to move 20 in main line}) 10. Ka7 (10. a7 $2 Kd4 $1 11. b7 Qd5 $1 12. Kb8 Qd8#) 10... Kc4 11. b7 Qf2+ {see position B}) 9. Ka8 Qc4 (9... Qb5 10. Ka7 Kc4 11. b7 Qd7 { transposes to move 23 in main line}) (9... Qxb6 {follows stalemate}) 10. Ka7 Qd4 11. Ka8 Qd6 (11... Qh8+ 12. Ka7 Kc4 13. b7 Qg7 14. Ka8 Qg2 {position A} 15. Ka7 Qf2+ {position B; upstairs} 16. Ka8 Qf3 {see main line}) 12. Ka7 Kc4 13. b7 Qd4+ {downstairs} 14. Ka8 Qe4 15. Ka7 Qe3+ 16. Ka8 Qf3 17. Ka7 Qe3+ {upstairs} (17... Qf7 18. Ka8 Qd5 {transposes to move 20 in main line}) 18. Ka8 Qe4 19. Ka7 Qd4+ 20. Ka8 Qd5 21. Ka7 Qc5+ (21... Qd7 {transposes to move 23 in main line}) 22. Ka8 Qc6 23. Ka7 Qd7 24. Ka8 Kb5 25. b8=Q+ Kxa6 26. Qd6+ Qxd6 { stalemate} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sp. hm Martsvalashvili-70 JT"] [Site ""] [Date "2026"] [Round ""] [White "Ilham Aliev (Azerbaijan)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2R5/2K5/8/8/p7/8/8/2k4r w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "45"] [EventDate "2026"] [SourceVersionDate "2026.03.14"] 
 1. Kb6+ $1 (1. Kd6+ $2 Kb2 $19) 1... Kb2 2. Ka5 $1 (2. Kb5 $2 a3 $19) 2... a3 3. Rb8+ Kc3 4. Rc8+ Kd3 5. Rd8+ Ke3 6. Re8+ Kf3 7. Rf8+ Kg3 8. Rg8+ Kf3 (8... Kh3 9. Rh8+) 9. Rf8+ Ke3 10. Re8+ Kd3 11. Rd8+ Kc3 12. Rc8+ Kb3 13. Rb8+ Kc4 14. Rc8+ (14. Rb4+ $2 Kc3 $19) 14... Kb3 15. Rb8+ Ka2 16. Rb4 $1 Rh8 (16... Rd1 17. Ka4 $1 $11) (16... Rb1 17. Rh4 Kb3 18. Rh3+ $11) 17. Rg4 $3 {The meaning of this move will become clear later.} ({Try:} 17. Rf4 $2 Kb3 18. Rf3+ Kc4 $1 19. Rf4+ (19. Rxa3 $2 Ra8+) 19... Kc5 20. Rf5+ Kd4 $1 21. Rf4+ Ke3 $1 22. Rf1 Ra8+ 23. Kb4 a2 24. Ra1 Kd3 $1 25. Kb3 Rb8+ 26. Ka3 (26. Ka4 Kc3 $1 27. Rxa2 Ra8+ $19) (26. Kxa2 Kc2 $19) 26... Kc2 27. Rxa2+ Kc3 28. Ka4 Ra8+ $19) 17... Kb3 (17... Rc8 18. Ka4 $11) 18. Rg3+ Kc4 19. Rg4+ (19. Rxa3 $2 Ra8+) 19... Kc5 20. Rg5+ Kc4 (20... Kd4 21. Rg4+ {The king cannot approach the rook.} Ke3 22. Rg3+ {Now it's clear why Rg4 was important.} Kf2 23. Rxa3 $11) 21. Rg4+ Kb3 22. Rg3+ Kb2 23. Rg2+ {perpetual check, positional draw.} 1/2-1/2