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Stoffelen-70 JT 2008
Ward Stoffelen (left), Kralin (Right).
[Event "1.p Stoffelen 70 JT"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "M.Essen"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1b6/5P2/2b5/K1pk4/3p1r2/B1P2N2/2BPP3/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "25"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Nxd4 (1. Ng5 $5 dxc3 2. e4+ Ke5 $11) 1... Rxf7 (1... Bc7+ 2. Ka6 Rxf7 3. e4+ Kd6 4. Nxc6 Kxc6 5. Ba4+ Kd6 6. d4 $18) 2. e4+ Kd6 3. e5+ (3. Nxc6 $5 Kxc6 4. Ba4+ Kd6 5. d4 Rc7 6. Bxc5+ Rxc5+ $11) 3... Kd5 (3... Kc7 4. Bxc5 $18) 4. c4+ Kxd4 5. Bb2+ Kxc4 6. d3+ Kd5 7. Bb3+ c4 8. Bxc4+ Kc5 9. Bxf7 Bc7+ 10. Ka6 Bb5+ ({main} 10... Bxe5 11. d4+ Bxd4 12. Ba3#) 11. Kb7 Bxe5 12. d4+ Bxd4 13. Ba3# { HvdH: Never shown before. In the double four bishops mate from E.Melnichenko (see on the supported studies here) the black King is on the edge of the board, while Marwitz (see next study) shown only one four bishops mate.} 1-0
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[Event "2.p Stoffelen 70 JT"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "A.Sochnev"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1BK5/P1P5/P2r1p2/b7/5p2/6k1/2b3P1/6R1 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "16"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. a8=N $1 (1. a8=Q $5 Bf5+ 2. Kb7 Be4+ 3. Kc8 Bxa8 4. a7 Be4 $1 5. a8=Q Bxa8 6. Ra1 Ra6 7. Kd7 Be4 8. Rc1 Kxg2 9. c8=Q Bf5+ 10. Ke7 Bxc8 11. Rxc8 f3 $19) 1... Bf5+ 2. Kb7 Be4+ 3. Ka7 Bd2 4. c8=N $1 (4. Nb6 $5 Be3 5. Rb1 Bxb1 $19) 4... Be3+ (4... Rd7+ 5. Nc7 Be3+ 6. Nb6 $11) 5. Ncb6 $1 (5. Nab6 $5 Rd7+ 6. Bc7 Rxc7+ 7. Kb8 Rxc8+ 8. Nxc8 Bxg1 $19) 5... Rd7+ 6. Nc7 Rd6 (6... Rxc7+ 7. Bxc7 Bxg1 8. Kb8 Kxg2 9. Bxf4 $11) 7. Nca8 Rd7+ 8. Nc7 Bxg1 {stalemate. HvdH: Never shown before. Yarmonov comes closest (see on the supported studies here) a-pin stalemate also with two Knights, but only one promoted.} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "3.p Stoffelen 70 JT"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "R.Becker"] [Black ""] [Result ""] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/2n5/4p3/K4R2/3b4/1P6/k7 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "35"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Rf2 (1. Rh4 $5 Kxb2 $19) (1. Rf3 $5 e4 $19) (1. Rf6 $5 Nd4 2. Kb4 Kxb2 $19) 1... e4 (1... Nd4 2. Kb4 e4 3. Rd2 Nf3 4. Rf2 Ka2 5. b3+ Kb1 6. Kc3 $11) 2. Kb3 (2. Rd2 $5 Kb1 3. Kb3 Nd4+ $19) 2... e3 3. Rf3 (3. Rh2 $5 Bf1 4. Kc3 Kb1 $19) 3... e2 4. Re3 Kb1 5. Kc3 Bb5 6. Kd2 Nd4 7. b3 ({Thematic try} 7. b4 $5 Kb2 {zz } 8. Rg3 Nb3+ 9. Ke1 Kc2 10. Rg5 Bd3 11. Re5 Nd4 $19) (7. Rg3 $5 Nc2 8. Rg1+ Kxb2 {zz} 9. Rc1 Nd4 10. Rc2+ Ka3 11. Rc3+ Nb3+ $19) 7... Kb2 (7... Ka2 8. Rg3 Kb2 9. Rg2 Kxb3 10. Rg3+ $11) 8. b4 {zz} Bc4 (8... Ba6 9. Rg3 Bc4 10. Rg2 Bb5 11. Rf2 Kb3 12. Rf4 $11) 9. Rg3 Nb3+ 10. Ke1 Na1 (10... Kc2 11. Rg4 Bd3 12. b5 $11) 11. Kd2 Nc2 12. Rg1 Bb5 13. Rc1 $1 (13. Rh1 $5 Nd4 14. Rh3 Nb3+ 15. Ke1 Kc2 16. Rh5 Bd3 $19) 13... Nd4 14. Rc2+ Ka3 15. Rc3+ Nb3+ 16. Ke1 Kb2 17. Re3 Nd4 18. Kd2 $11 *
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[Event "4.p Stoffelen 70 JT"] [Site "2"] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "I.Akobia & D.Gurgenidze, V.Neidze"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6k1/6P1/3p3K/b1NR1P2/8/8/4r3/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Ne4 $1 (1. f6 $5 Bc3 2. Nd7 Bd2+ 3. Kg6 Rg2+ 4. Kf5 Bc3 5. Rb5 Bxf6 6. Nxf6+ Kxg7 $11) (1. Ne6 $5 Rh2+ 2. Kg6 Rg2+ 3. Kf6 Bc3+ 4. Ke7 Bxg7 5. Rd1 d5 6. f6 Bxf6+ 7. Kxf6 $11) 1... Rh2+ (1... Bd8 2. Rxd6 Rh2+ 3. Kg6 Rg2+ 4. Kh5 Be7 5. Re6 {main line}) 2. Kg6 (2. Kg5 $5 Bd8+ 3. f6 Bxf6+ 4. Kxf6 Rh6+ 5. Ke7 Kxg7 $11) 2... Rg2+ 3. Kh5 (3. Ng5 $5 Bd8 4. f6 Bxf6 5. Kxf6 Rf2+ 6. Ke7 Kxg7 $11) 3... Bd8 (3... Rh2+ 4. Kg4 $1 Rg2+ 5. Kh3 $1 Ra2 6. Rb5 $1 Kxg7 7. f6+ Kg8 8. Rb8+ Kf7 9. Rb7+ Kg6 10. f7 Kg7 11. Ng5 $18) 4. Rxd6 Be7 (4... Rh2+ 5. Kg4 Rh4+ 6. Kf3 Bc7 7. Nf6+ Kxg7 8. Ne8+ $18) 5. Re6 $1 (5. Rg6 $5 Rh2+ 6. Kg4 Rg2+ 7. Ng3 Rh2 8. Re6 Rh4+ 9. Kf3 Bg5 10. Ra6 Rh6 11. Ra7 Bf6 12. Ne4 Bxg7 13. Ng5 Bc3 14. Ne6 Bf6 $11) 5... Rxg7 6. f6 $1 Bxf6 (6... Rh7+ 7. Kg6 Bf8 8. Ng5) 7. Re8+ Kf7 ({main} 7... Kh7 8. Nxf6#) 8. Nd6# 1-0
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[Event "5.p Stoffelen 70 JT"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "O.Pervakov"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k7/P7/1p6/1p1PP1N1/8/Kpb4n/1P6/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "23"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Nf3 Nf4 2. d6 Ba5 $1 3. d7 Ne6 4. Nd4 b4+ $1 5. Ka4 Nc5+ 6. Kb5 Nxd7 7. e6 Nf6 8. Ka6 Ne4 9. e7 Nd6 10. e8=Q+ Nxe8 11. Nb5 Nc7+ 12. Nxc7# 1-0
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[Event "1.HM Stoffelen 70 JT"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "G.Costeff"] [Black ""] [Result ""] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "N7/P4k2/8/P4P2/4K3/R5Rp/2p2p2/7n w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "25"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Rg7+ $1 (1. Rgc3 $5 f1=Q 2. Rxc2 Nf2+ 3. Rxf2 Qxf2 $11) (1. Rgf3 $5 c1=Q 2. Nb6 Ng3+ 3. Kd4 Ne2+ 4. Ke4 Ng3+ $11) 1... Kxg7 2. Ra1 f1=Q 3. Rxf1 Ng3+ 4. Kd3 Nxf1 5. Kxc2 Ne3+ (5... h2 6. Nb6 h1=Q 7. a8=Q Qh2+ 8. Kb3 Qg3+ 9. Ka4 Qf4+ 10. Kb5 Qxf5+ 11. Qd5 Qb1+ 12. Kc6 Qa1 13. Kb7 $18) 6. Kd3 Nd5 7. Nb6 Nc7 8. Nd5 Na8 9. Nf4 h2 10. Nh5+ Kh6 11. Ng3 Kg5 12. Ke4 Kg4 13. Nh1 $18 *
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[Event "2.HM Stoffelen 70 JT"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "M.Berta & J.Csengeri"] [Black ""] [Result ""] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "B7/8/P1pb4/7K/2k1p2P/5p2/4N3/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "21"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Nd4 (1. Nc3 $5 e3 2. Bxc6 e2 3. Nxe2 fxe2 4. a7 e1=Q $11) 1... Kxd4 (1... Kc3 2. Bxc6 f2 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. Kg4 $18) ({Cook (I.Akobia)} 1... f2 2. Bxc6 Bc5 $1 (2... Kxd4 $5 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. Kg5 $18) 3. Bb5+ Kb4 $11) 2. Bxc6 Bc5 $1 3. Kg5 $3 (3. Kg6 $5 f2 4. Bb5 Ke3 5. h5 Kf3 $11) 3... Ke3 4. Kg4 f2 5. Bb5 Kd2 6. h5 e3 7. Kf3 Ke1 8. h6 f1=Q+ 9. Bxf1 Kxf1 10. h7 e2 11. h8=Q $18 *
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[Event "3.HM Stoffelen 70 JT"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "S.Nosek"] [Black ""] [Result ""] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4B3/2KN4/2P5/1k2p3/8/8/7p/4b3 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "13"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Kb8 Ba5 (1... h1=Q 2. c7 Qh6 $1 3. c8=Q Qd6+ $11) 2. Nxe5 Ka6 (2... Bc7+ 3. Kxc7 h1=Q $11) 3. Bh5 h1=Q (3... Bc7+ 4. Kxc7 h1=Q 5. Bf3 $11) 4. Be2+ Kb6 5. Nd7+ (5. Nc4+ $5 Kc5 6. Nxa5 Qh8+ 7. Ka7 Qb2 $18) 5... Kxc6 6. Bf3+ Qxf3 7. Ne5+ $11 {. HvdH: "Some analogy with Wotava" (see here...). I.Akobia: Also, see the hard anticipation - Kalinin's study.} *
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[Event "4.HM Stoffelen 70 JT"] [Site ""] [Date "2008.03.20"] [Round ""] [White "R.Becker"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/2P1R3/5nN1/b2n2k1/2p5/8/5K2 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "32"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] {256MB, 1} 1. c7 Bd7 2. Re5 Nb3 (2... c2 3. Rc5 $11) 3. Ne4 c2 4. Nf2+ Kf3 5. Nd3 Ng3+ (5... Ne3+ 6. Ke1 Bc8 7. Re8 $11) 6. Kg1 (6. Ke1 $5 Ne4 7. Rb5 Nec5 8. Nc1 Nxc1 $19) 6... c1=Q+ 7. Nxc1 Nxc1 8. Kh2 Nf1+ 9. Kh1 Ng3+ 10. Kh2 Nce2 11. Re6 $1 Nf1+ (11... Bxe6 12. c8=Q Bxc8 {stalemate}) 12. Kh1 Neg3+ 13. Kg1 Ne2+ ( 13... Bxe6 14. c8=Q Bxc8 {stalemate}) 14. Kh1 Nfg3+ 15. Kh2 Bxe6 16. c8=Q Bxc8 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "5.HM, Stoffelen 70 JT"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "H.Heijden"] [Black ""] [Result ""] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2n3P1/3R1K2/1N1P4/r1rp1k2/8/3R4/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "18"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1... Ne8+ 2. Kg6 $1 ({Thematic try} 2. Kf7 $5 Nxd6+ 3. Nxd6 Rc7+ 4. Kf6 Rxg7 5. Kxg7 Ra5 6. Rxd4+ Ke5 $11) 2... Nxg7 (2... Rc1 3. Rg2 Nxg7 4. Rf6+ $18) 3. Kxg7 (3. Rd8 $5 Rab4 4. Nd6 Rc5 5. Rf2+ Ke3 6. Rdf8 d3 7. R8f3+ Kd4 8. Rf4+ Kc3 9. Rxb4 Kxb4 $11) 3... Rc5 (3... Rab4 4. Rf6+ $18) (3... Rcb4 4. Rf6+ Ke4 5. Nc7 Ke3 6. Rdf2 d3 7. d6 $18) 4. Nxd4 (4. Rxd4+ $5 Rxd4 5. Nxd4 Ke5 $11) 4... Rxd4 5. Rxd4+ Ke5 6. Ra6 ({Thematic try} 6. Rb6 $5 Rc7+ 7. Kf8 Kxd4 8. d6 Rh7 9. Ke8 Kc5 $1 $11) 6... Rc7+ (6... Kxd4 7. d6 Ke5 8. Kf7 Rd5 9. Ke7 $18) 7. Kf8 Kxd4 8. d6 Rh7 9. Ke8 Kc5 10. d7 $18 (10. Kd8 $5 Kb5 $11) *
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[Event "6.HM, Stoffelen 70 JT"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "I.Akobia"] [Black ""] [Result ""] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5R2/5K2/3k1Pn1/N7/8/8/p3P1P1/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "26"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1... Ne5+ $1 (1... Nxf8 2. Nb3 Nd7 3. g4 Ke5 4. g5 $11) 2. Kg8 $1 (2. Kg7 $5 a1=Q 3. Nb7+ Kc7 $1 4. Nc5 Qg1 5. Ne6+ Kd7 $19) (2. Ke8 $5 a1=Q 3. Nb7+ Kc7 4. Nc5 Qa7 $19) 2... a1=Q 3. Nc4+ $3 (3. f7 $5 Ng6 $1 4. Rd8+ Kc7 $19) (3. Nb7+ $5 Kc6 4. Nd8+ Kd7 $1 5. Nf7 Ng4 $1 6. Rd8+ Kc7 $1 7. Kf8 Qxf6 8. Rd6 Qf5 $19) 3... Kd5 (3... Kc7 4. Nxe5 Qxe5 5. f7 $11) (3... Kd7 4. Nxe5+ Qxe5 5. Rf7+ Kd6 6. Ra7 Qg5+ 7. Kh7 $11) (3... Nxc4 4. Rd8+ Kc7 5. f7 $11) 4. Nxe5 (4. f7 $5 Nxf7 5. Ne3+ Ke4 $1 6. Re8+ (6. Rxf7 Kxe3 $19) 6... Ne5 7. Nc4 Qa2 $1 8. Rxe5+ Kd4 $19) 4... Qxe5 (4... Kxe5 5. f7 Qa2 6. Kg7 $11) 5. e4+ $3 (5. g4 $5 Qe6+ $1 6. Kg7 Qxg4+ 7. Kf7 Qh5+ 8. Kg7 Ke6 $19) (5. Rd8+ $5 Ke4 6. Kg7 Qg3+ 7. Kf8 Kf5 8. Rd3 Qe5 9. f7 Ke6 $1 10. Rh3 Qc5+ 11. Kg7 Qg5+ 12. Kh7 Kxf7 $19) 5... Kxe4 ( 5... Kd4 6. g4 Qg5+ 7. Kf7 Qxg4 8. Rd8+ Ke5 9. Re8+ Kf4 10. e5 $11) (5... Qxe4 6. Rd8+ Kc6 7. f7 $11) 6. g4 $1 (6. f7 $5 Qg3+ 7. Kh8 Kf5 8. Re8 Qh4+ 9. Kg8 Qg5+ 10. Kh8 Qh6+ 11. Kg8 Qg6+ 12. Kh8 Qxf7 $19) 6... Qg5+ (6... Qe6+ 7. Kh7 $1 Kf4 8. f7 $1 Qe7 9. Kg7 Qg5+ 10. Kh7 $11) (6... Kf4 7. f7 Qg5+ 8. Kh7 $1 Qd5 9. Kg8 $11) 7. Kf7 (7. Kh7 $5 Qh4+ 8. Kg6 Qxg4+ 9. Kf7 Qd7+ 10. Kg6 Ke5 $19) 7... Qxg4 (7... Kf4 8. Rc8 Qd5+ 9. Kg7 $11) 8. Rb8 $3 ({Thematic try} 8. Ra8 $5 Qh5+ $1 9. Kg7 Qg5+ 10. Kf7 Qd5+ 11. Kg7 Kf5 12. f7 Qg2+ $1 13. Kh7 Qg6+ $19) (8. Rd8 $5 Ke5 9. Re8+ Kf5 10. Re7 Qd4 $19) (8. Re8+ $5 Kf5 9. Re7 Qd4 $19) (8. Ke7 $5 Ke5 9. Re8 Qc4 $19) (8. Rg8 $5 Qh5+ 9. Ke7 Qe5+ $19) 8... Qh5+ (8... Qd7+ 9. Kg8 Qd5+ 10. f7 $11) (8... Kf5 $4 9. Rb5+ $18) 9. Kg7 $1 (9. Kg8 $5 Qg6+ $19) ( 9. Ke7 $5 Qe5+ 10. Kf8 Qxb8+ $19) 9... Qg5+ 10. Kf7 Qd5+ 11. Kg6 $1 (11. Kg7 $5 Kf5 $1 12. f7 Qe5+ 13. Kh7 Qh2+ 14. Kg7 Qg3+ 15. Kh7 Qg6+ $19) 11... Qf5+ 12. Kg7 (12. Kf7 $5 Qh7+ $1 13. Ke6 Qh3+ 14. Kf7 Qd3 15. Ke7 Kf5 16. f7 Qe3+ 17. Kd8 Qd4+ 18. Kc7 Qc4+ $19) 12... Qg4+ 13. Kf7 Qh5+ 14. Kg7 $11 {. HvdH: Compare Prokes (in this list) for the choice of the Rook move. I.Akobia:Not so pertinent comparison...} *
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[Event "1.c Stoffelen 70 JT"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "W.Mess "] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/6p1/3p4/2pP2P1/2Ppk1pB/6Pp/3PKP2/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "17"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. d3+ Ke5 $1 2. Kf1 g6 3. Kg1 Kf5 4. Kh1 (4. Kh2 $5 Ke5 5. f4+ Kf5 $11) 4... Ke5 5. Kh2 Kf5 6. f4 (6. f3 $5 Ke5 $1 7. fxg4 {stalemate}) 6... gxf3 7. Kxh3 Ke5 8. g4 Kf4 9. Bf2 $18 1/2-1/2
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[Event "2.c Stoffelen 70 JT"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "V.Syzonenko"] [Black ""] [Result ""] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5K2/6p1/5k2/3Pp3/4P2P/3b4/1p1N4/8 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "23"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. d6 (1. h5 $5 b1=Q $19) 1... Bb5 (1... Ke6 2. Kxg7 Kxd6 3. Kf6 $11) 2. h5 Bd7 3. Kg8 $1 (3. Nb1 $5 Bc8 4. Nd2 Bg4 5. Kg8 Bxh5 6. d7 Ke7 7. Kxg7 Kxd7 8. Kf6 Kc6 9. Kxe5 $11) 3... Be8 4. Kf8 $1 Bc6 5. Kg8 Bxe4 $1 6. Nxe4+ Ke6 7. Nc3 e4 8. Kxg7 e3 9. h6 e2 10. Nxe2 b1=Q 11. Nf4+ $1 Kd7 (11... Kxd6 12. h7 Qb7+ 13. Kh6 $11) 12. h7 $11 *
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[Event "3.c Stoffelen 70 JT"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "A.Sochnev"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1R6/8/8/3N3K/1p6/6p1/1R5p/2k5 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "23"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Rb1+ Kxb1 2. Rxb4+ Kc1 ({main} 2... Ka1 3. Ra4+ Kb1 4. Rh4 g2 5. Rxh2 g1=Q 6. Nc3+ Ka1 7. Ra2#) 3. Rc4+ $1 Kd1 4. Rh4 Ke1 5. Nf4 Kf1 6. Rh3 g2 (6... Kg1 7. Rxg3+ Kf1 8. Rf3+ Kg1 9. Nh3+ Kg2 10. Kg4 h1=Q 11. Rf2#) 7. Rf3+ Kg1 8. Ne2+ Kh1 9. Ng3+ Kg1 10. Kg4 h1=Q 11. Ne2+ Kh2 12. Rh3# 1-0
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[Event "4.c Stoffelen 70 JT"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "E.Melnichenko"] [Black ""] [Result ""] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/6pp/7P/p3p1P1/Pp1pP3/1PpPR2r/2P5/R3K1kq w Q - 0 0"] [PlyCount "35"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Re2 Rf3 2. O-O-O+ Rf1 3. Ree1 Rxe1 4. Rxe1+ Kf2 5. Rxh1 g6 6. Kd1 Kg2 7. Rh5 Kf1 8. Rh4 Kf2 9. Rh3 Kg2 10. Re3 dxe3 11. Ke2 Kg3 12. Kxe3 Kg4 13. d4 Kxg5 14. d5 Kf6 15. Kd3 Ke7 16. Kc4 Kd6 17. Kb5 Kc7 18. Kxa5 $18 {. Judge: Tempo-play between white rook and black King was demonstrated before by Rossolimo in 1934 (HvdH), but development of his idea is shown in a very beautiful new dress.} *
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[Event "5.c Stoffelen 70 JT"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "J.Csengeri"] [Black ""] [Result ""] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5B2/8/8/6p1/3K4/3p1P2/2k5/1n6 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "11"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Bb4 Nd2 2. Ke3 Nc4+ 3. Ke4 $1 Nd6+ 4. Ke5 $1 (4. Kd4 $5 d2 $19) (4. Ke3 $5 Nf5+ $19) 4... Nb5 5. Be1 d2 (5... Kd1 6. Bb4 Ke2 7. Kf5 $11) 6. Bxd2 $11 { . Judge: "...Anticipations by Mugnos (see them here) detract from the charm". } *
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[Event "6.c Stoffelen 70 JT"] [Site ""] [Date "2008"] [Round ""] [White "L.Gonzales"] [Black ""] [Result ""] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4n3/5kP1/K4P2/7b/8/7N/2p5/5R2 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "17"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Nf4 (1. Ng5+ $5 Kg8 2. Kb6 Nxf6 $11) 1... Bd1 2. Nd3 Be2 (2... Nxf6 3. Rxf6+ $18) 3. g8=Q+ Kxg8 4. f7+ Kf8 5. fxe8=Q+ Kxe8 6. Re1 c1=N 7. Kb6 (7. Ka5 $5 Nxd3 8. Rxe2+ Kf7 $11) 7... Nxd3 8. Rxe2+ Kf7 9. Re3 $18 {. Judge: "A beautiful study, but missiaen and Van Breukelen preceded, with analogous play. "} *
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[Event "1.c Schach#14532"] [Site ""] [Date "1999"] [Round ""] [White "Melnichenko=E"] [Black "[+0080.20c4a6"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/P3b3/kPb5/8/2K5/3BB3/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "1999"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Bc5 Bd8 2. a8=Q+ Bxa8 3. Kb4+ Kb7 4. Be4+ Kb8 (4... Ka6 {main} 5. b7 Ba5+ 6. Kb3 Bxb7 7. Bd3#) (4... Kc8 5. Bxa8 Kd7 6. b7 Bc7 7. Ba7) 5. Bd6+ Kc8 6. b7+ Bxb7 7. Bf5# 1-0
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[Event "1.p Schakend Nederland#1093 {c}"] [Site ""] [Date "1967"] [Round ""] [White "Marwitz=J"] [Black "[+0184.02e3h5"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3b4/8/b6n/7k/B7/4Kp2/1N1B2p1/1R6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "1967"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Kxf3 $1 Bb7+ 2. Kg3 $1 Bh4+ 3. Kh3 g1=N+ 4. Rxg1 Bc8+ 5. Kg2 $1 Bb7+ 6. Kf1 Ba6+ 7. Nd3 $3 Bxd3+ 8. Kg2 Be4+ 9. Kh3 Bf5+ 10. Kh2 $1 Ng4+ 11. Rxg4 Kxg4 ( 11... Bxg4 {main} 12. Be8#) 12. Bd1# 1-0
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[Event ".hm The Problemist#828"] [Site ""] [Date "2000"] [Round ""] [White "Jarmonov=I"] [Black "[=3762.64a8a5"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "K3N3/1P3P2/1P6/kN1b3R/1p1p4/1p1p1Pr1/1P1P3b/r6q w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "16"] [EventDate "2000"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Na7 $1 Rxf3 (1... Kxb6 2. Rh6+) (1... Qxf3 2. f8=Q Qxf8 3. Rxd5+ Ka4 4. b8=Q ) 2. Rxd5+ Ka6 (2... Kxb6 3. Rb5+ Ka6 4. f8=Q Rxf8 5. Rb6+ Ka5 6. Rb5+ Ka4 7. Rxb4+ Kxb4) 3. Nc7+ Bxc7 4. bxc7 Rf6 (4... Rxf7 5. Rd6+ Ka5 6. c8=Q) 5. f8=Q ( 5. c8=Q $2 Qxd5) 5... Rxf8+ 6. b8=N+ $1 Kb6 (6... Rxb8+ 7. Kxb8 Qxd5 (7... Rc1 8. Rd6+ Ka5 9. Nc6+ Rxc6 10. Rxc6 Qxc6 11. c8=Q) (7... Qh2 8. Rh5 $1 Qxh5 (8... Qf4 9. Rh6+ Ka5 10. Nc6+ $1) 9. c8=Q+) 8. c8=Q+ Ka5 9. Qc7+ Ka4 10. Nc8 $1 Qb5+ 11. Nb6+ Ka5 12. Qa7+ Qa6 13. Nc4+ Kb5 14. Qd7+ Kxc4 (14... Kc5 15. Qc7+ Kd5 16. Qf7+ Kc5 17. Qc7+ Qc6 18. Qe7+ $1 (18. Qe5+ $2 Kxc4 19. Qxd4+ Kb5 20. Qxb4+ Ka6 $1) 18... Kb5 (18... Kxc4 19. Qxb4+ Kd5 20. Qxd4+ Kxd4) 19. Nd6+) 15. Qc6+ Qxc6) 7. c8=N+ $1 Kc7 (7... Rxc8 {main}) 8. Na6+ $1 Rxa6 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Deutsche Schachzeitung#390"] [Site ""] [Date "1960"] [Round ""] [White "Wotawa=A"] [Black "[=0042.12e8d6"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4K3/8/B1Nk1p2/4N3/2P4b/8/7p/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "10"] [EventDate "1960"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. c5+ $1 (1. Nf7+ $2 Kc7 $1 (1... Kxc6 $2 2. Nd8+)) 1... Kxc5 (1... Kc7 2. Nd8 $1 (2. Nd4 $2 fxe5 3. Nb5+ Kc6 $1 4. Nd6 Kxc5 5. Bb7 Kxd6 6. Kf7 Kc5 7. Ke6 Kd4 8. Kf5 Bf6 $1 9. Bh1 Ke3 $1 10. Kxf6 (10. Ba8 Bh8) 10... Kf4) 2... fxe5 (2... h1=Q $2 3. Ne6+ Kb8 4. c6) 3. Bb7 Bxd8 4. Be4) (1... Ke6 2. Bc8+ Kd5 3. Bb7) 2. Nd7+ Kxc6 (2... Kd5 3. Bb7) (2... Kd6 3. Nd4 h1=Q 4. Nb5+ Ke6 5. Nd4+ Kd6 6. Nb5+) 3. Be2 $3 (3. Nc5 $2 Kxc5 4. Bb7 Kd4 5. Kf7 Ke3 6. Kg6 Kf2 7. Kh5 Bg5) 3... h1=Q 4. Bf3+ Qxf3 5. Ne5+ fxe5 (5... Kd5 6. Nxf3 Bg5 (6... Bf2 7. Kf7 f5 8. Kf6 Ke4 (8... f4 9. Kf5 Bg3 10. Kg4) 9. Ng5+ Kf4 10. Nh3+) 7. Kf7 Ke4 8. Ne1 Bh4 9. Kg6 f5 10. Ng2 Bg3 11. Kg5 Bc7 12. Kf6 Bf4 (12... Bd8+ 13. Kg6 Be7 14. Kh5 Kf3 15. Kg6) 13. Nh4 Be5+ 14. Kg5 f4 15. Kg4) 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Shakhmaty v SSSR"] [Site ""] [Date "1987"] [Round ""] [White "Kalinin=A"] [Black "[+0011.23b8b6"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1K3N2/8/1kB5/p7/6p1/2P4p/1P6/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "1987"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Bd7 $1 (1. Nd7+ $2 Kxc6 2. Ne5+ Kd5 3. Nxg4 Kc4 4. Kb7 Kb3 5. Kb6 a4 6. Kb5 Kxb2) (1. Be4 $2 g3 2. Nd7+ Kb5 3. Kb7 (3. b3 a4) 3... Kc4 4. Ne5+ Kb3 5. Kb6 a4 6. Kb5 Kxb2 7. Kxa4 Kxc3) 1... h2 2. Bxg4 h1=Q 3. Nd7+ Kb5 4. Be2+ Kc6 (4... Ka4 5. Nc5#) 5. Bf3+ $1 Qxf3 6. Ne5+ Kd5 7. Nxf3 1-0
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[Event "Ceskoslovensky Sach#100"] [Site ""] [Date "1938"] [Round ""] [White "Prokes=L"] [Black "[=3100.10a6c5"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2R5/2P5/K7/2k5/8/8/8/2q5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "12"] [EventDate "1938"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Rd8 $1 (1. Rh8 $2 Qa3+ 2. Kb7 Qb2+ 3. Ka7 Qb6+ 4. Ka8 Qxc7) (1. Rf8 $2 Qh6+ 2. Kb7 Qc6+ 3. Kb8 Kb6 4. c8=N+ Ka6 5. Rf7 Qb5+ 6. Ka8 Qd5+) (1. Re8 $2 Qh6+ 2. Kb7 Qc6+ 3. Kb8 Qb5+ 4. Ka7 Qb6+ 5. Ka8 Qxc7) (1. Rb8 $2 Qc4+ 2. Kb7 Qb5+ 3. Ka7 Qa4+ 4. Kb7 Qc6+ 5. Kc8 Kd6) (1. Ra8 $2 Qh6+ 2. Kb7 Qb6+ 3. Kc8 Kd6) 1... Qh6+ 2. Kb7 Qb6+ 3. Ka8 $1 Qxc7 4. Rd5+ Kb6 5. Rb5+ Ka6 6. Rb6+ Kxb6 (6... Qxb6 ) 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Les Échecs au Coin du Feu#10"] [Site ""] [Date "1934"] [Round ""] [White "Rossolimo=N"] [Black "[+0100.67d1b3"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/p2p4/Pp1P4/1Pp5/2p1p3/1kPpP3/3P4/R2K4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] [EventDate "1934"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Ra5 $1 Kb2 $1 2. Ra4 $1 Kb3 3. Ra1 $1 Kb2 4. Ra5 Kb3 $1 5. Kc1 bxa5 6. b6 1-0
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[Event "Le Monde des Échecs#53"] [Site ""] [Date "1946"] [Round ""] [White "Mugnos=J"] [Black "[=0013.02e6c2"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/4Kp2/8/8/2np2B1/2k5/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "1946"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Be1 $1 (1. Bf4 $2 Ne4 2. Kf5 Ng3+ 3. Kg4 Ne2 4. Be3 Nd4) 1... Ne4 2. Kf5 Nd2 3. Bg3 $3 (3. Kxf6 $2 Kd1 4. Bh4 Ne4+) (3. Bf2 $2 Nc4 $1 4. Be1 Kd1 5. Bg3 Ne3+ ) 3... Nc4 (3... Nf1 4. Be1 $1 Kd1 5. Ba5 $1) (3... Nb1 4. Be1) (3... Nb3 4. Be1) (3... Ne4 4. Be1) 4. Bf4 $1 (4. Be1 $2 Kd1 5. Bc3 Ne3+) 4... Nb6 5. Ke6 $1 Kc3 6. Bc1 Nc4 7. Bf4 $1 (7. Kxf6 $2 Nd2 8. Ke5 Kc2 9. Kd4 Nb3+) 7... Kd4 8. Bc1 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Sociedad Espanola de Problemistas de Aj"] [Site ""] [Date "1947"] [Round ""] [White "Mugnos=J"] [Black "[=0013.02g5f2"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/6p1/6K1/8/4p3/4nk2/3B4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "1947"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Bb3 $3 (1. Kxg6 $2 Ke1 2. Ba4 Nf4+ 3. Kg5 Kd2 4. Bb5 Nd3) (1. Kf6 $2 Nf4 2. Kg5 Kg3 3. Kf6 (3. Bg4 Ne6+) 3... Kh4 4. Ke5 e2) (1. Kg4 $2 Ng3 2. Bf3 Ne4 3. Kf4 Nf6 4. Bd1 Nh7) (1. Bc2 $2 Nc3 2. Bd3 Nd5 3. Ba6 Ne7) (1. Ba4 $2 Nc3) 1... Nd4 (1... Nf4 2. Bc4 $1 Kg3 3. Ba6) (1... Ke1 2. Bc4 $1 Kd2 3. Ba6 Nc1 4. Bf1 Ne2 5. Bg2) (1... Ng1 2. Bd1 $3 Ke1 3. Bg4 $3) 2. Bd1 $3 (2. Bc4 $2 Nf3+ $1) 2... Ke1 3. Bg4 Nc6 4. Kf6 $1 Kd2 5. Bf3 Nd4 6. Bg4 Nc6 7. Bf3 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Schakend Nederland#1184"] [Site ""] [Date "1969"] [Round ""] [White "Missiaen=R"] [Black "[+0134.00e6h4"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5b2/8/R3K3/8/7k/1N3n2/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "1969"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Kf7 Bb4 2. Ra4 Ne5+ 3. Kf6 $1 (3. Ke6 $2 Nd3 $1 (3... Nc6 $2 4. Kd7 Ne5+ 5. Kc7 Nd3 6. Nc5) 4. Kd5 Kg5 5. Kd4 Ne1 $1) 3... Nd3 (3... Nc6 4. Na5 (4. Nd4 $2 Bc3) 4... Nxa5 5. Rxb4+ Kg3 6. Ke6 Nc6 7. Rc4 Nd8+ 8. Ke7 Nb7 9. Rc7 Na5 10. Rc5 Nb7 11. Rb5) (3... Ng4+ 4. Ke6 Be1 5. Kf5) 4. Nc5 Nxc5 5. Rxb4+ Kg3 6. Rc4 Nd7+ 7. Ke6 Nf8+ 8. Kf5 Nd7 9. Rb4 Nc5 10. Rb5 Na4 (10... Nd7 11. Ke6 Nf8+ 12. Kf7 Nh7 13. Kg7) 11. Ke5 Kg2 12. Kd4 1-0
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[Event "3.hm Schakend Nederland#1020"] [Site ""] [Date "1966"] [Round ""] [White "Van_Breukelen=G"] [Black "[+0134.00d4a5"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7R/8/8/k5b1/3K3n/8/6N1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "1966"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 1. Rh5 (1. Nxh4 $2 Bf6+) 1... Nf3+ 2. Ke4 Nd2+ 3. Kd3 Nf3 4. Ke2 (4. Nh4 $2 Ne5+) 4... Nd4+ 5. Kf2 $1 Ne6 6. Nf4 $1 Nxf4 7. Rxg5+ Kb6 8. Ke3 Ne6 (8... Nh3 9. Rg3) 9. Rg6 1-0
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