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Miniatures are studies up to 7 figures.
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1961"] [Round ""] [White "Pogosyants=E"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "1961"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "9"] [FEN "2K5/k7/8/PP1r4/P7/1P6/8/8 w - - 0 1"] 1.b6+ Ka6 2.b7 Rc5+ 3.Kb8 Rh5 4.Ka8 Rh8+ 5.b8=R $1 ( 5.b8=Q $2 Rd8 $1 6.Qxd8 ( 6.b4 Rxb8+ 7.Kxb8 ) ) 1-0
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1966"] [Round ""] [White "Kalgin=M"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "1966"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "21"] [FEN "8/7P/6P1/5P2/4P3/k7/8/b1K5 w - - 0 1"] 1.Kd2 Kb4 2.Ke3 Kc5 3.Kf4 Kd6 4.Kg5 Ke7 5.Kh6 ( 5.g7 $2 Bxg7 6.Kg6 Kf8 7.f6 Bh8 8.e5 Ke8 9.e6 Kf8 ) 5...Kf8 6.g7+ $1 Bxg7+ 7.Kg6 Bh8 8.f6 Ke8 9.e5 Kf8 10.e6 Ke8 11.e7 1-0
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1977"] [Round ""] [White "Silhan=J"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "1977"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "13"] [FEN "2kq4/8/1PPP4/8/8/4P3/8/3K4 w - - 0 1"] 1.b7+ ( 1.d7+ $2 Kb8 2.c7+ Qxc7 3.bxc7+ Kxc7 4.Ke2 Kxd7 5.Kf3 Ke7 6.Kf4 Kf6 7. Ke4 Ke6 ) 1...Kb8 2.c7+ Qxc7 3.dxc7+ Kxb7 4.Ke2 Kxc7 5.Kf3 Kd6 6.Kf4 Ke6 7.Ke4 1-0
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1991"] [Round ""] [White "Kovalenko=V"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "1991"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "19"] [FEN "k7/8/1P6/PP3K2/p7/8/2P5/8 w - - 0 1"] 1.Ke6 a3 2.Kd7 Kb7 ( 2...Kb8 {<main>} 3.a6 a2 4.a7+ Kb7 5.a8=Q+ Kxa8 6.Kc7 a1=Q 7.b7+ Ka7 8.b8=Q# ) 3.c4 a2 4.c5 a1=Q 5.c6+ Ka8 6.b7+ Ka7 7.b8=Q+ Kxb8 8.c7+ Ka7 9.b6+ Ka6 10.c8=Q+ 1-0
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "2007"] [Round ""] [White "Rusz=A"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "2007"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "17"] [FEN "1r6/8/1P2K1P1/8/1P2k3/8/5P2/8 w - - 0 1"] 1.g7 Kf3 $1 ( 1...Rxb6+ 2.Kf7 Rb7+ 3.Kg6 Rb6+ 4.Kh7 Rb7 5.Kh8 ( 5.b5 $2 Kf4 $1 ) 5...Rxb4 6.g8=Q ) 2.b5 $1 ( 2.b7 $2 Kxf2 3.Kd6 Rg8 $1 4.Ke6 ( 4.b5 Ke3 5.Kc7 Rxg7+ 6.Kb6 Rg8 7.Ka7 Kd4 8.b6 Kc5 ) 4...Rb8 $1 5.Kd6 Rg8 $1 ) 2...Rxb6+ 3.Kf7 Rb7+ 4.Kg6 Rb6+ 5.Kh7 Rb7 6.b6 $1 ( 6.Kh8 $2 Rxb5 7.g8=Q Rh5+ 8.Kg7 Rg5+ ) 6... Kf4 7.Kh8 Rxb6 8.g8=Q Rh6+ 9.Kg7 1-0
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "Hornecker=S"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [EventDate "2009"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "12"] [FEN "K7/2PPP1P1/1k6/8/8/8/3p4/8 b - - 0 1"] 1...d1=Q 2.c8=N+ $1 Ka6 3.d8=N $1 Qd5+ 4.Kb8 Qe5+ 5.Nd6 $1 Qxd6+ 6.Kc8 Kb6 7. e8=N $1 1/2-1/2
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "2010"] [Round ""] [White "Becker=R"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [EventDate "2010"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "41"] [FEN "q4k2/7K/6P1/P5P1/5P2/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"] 1.g7+ $1 Kf7 2.g6+ Kf6 3.g8=N+ $1 Ke6 4.Nh6 ( 4.a6 $2 Qe4 5.a7 ( 5.Nh6 Kf6 6. Ng4+ Kf5 7.Nh6+ Kxf4 ) 5...Qb7+ 6.g7 Qe4+ 7.f5+ Qxf5+ ) 4...Qe4 5.f5+ Kf6 6.g7 Qb7 7.Ng4+ Kg5 ( 7...Kxf5 8.a6 ) 8.Ne3 $1 ( 8.a6 $2 Qh1+ 9.Kg8 Kxg4 ) ( 8.Nh6 $2 Qd7 9.Ng4 Qf7 10.Nh6 Qb7 11.a6 Qc7 12.Ng4 Kxg4 ) 8...Kf6 9.Ng4+ Kg5 10.Ne3 Qf7 ( 10...Qh1+ 11.Kg8 Kf6 ( 11...Kh6 12.Ng4+ ) 12.Ng4+ ) 11.a6 Qh5+ 12.Kg8 Qe8+ ( 12...Kf6 13.Nd5+ Kxf5 14.a7 Qe8+ 15.Kh7 ) 13.Kh7 Qf7 14.Kh8 Qf6 15.a7 ( 15.Kh7 $2 Qh6+ 16.Kg8 Qxa6 ) 15...Qh6+ 16.Kg8 Qc6 17.Kf7 Qf6+ 18.Kg8 Qc6 19.Kf7 Qb7+ ( 19...Qd7+ 20.Kf8 ) 20.Ke6 $1 ( 20.Kf8 $2 Qa8+ 21.Kf7 Qxa7+ 22.Kf8 Qc5+ 23.Kf7 Qc7+ 24.Kf8 Qd8+ 25.Kf7 Qf6+ 26.Kg8 Kh5 27.Kh7 Qh6+ 28.Kg8 Qxe3 ) 20... Qb6+ 21.Kd5 $1 1/2-1/2
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "2013"] [Round ""] [White "Akobia=I Arestov=P"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "2013"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "29"] [FEN "8/8/8/1P5r/1K2Pk1P/8/P7/8 w - - 0 1"] 1.b6 Rh7 ( 1...Rxh4 2.b7 Rh8 3.Kc5 ) 2.Kc5 $1 ( 2.a4 $2 Ke5 $1 ( 2...Kxe4 $2 3. Kc5 Rh5+ 4.Kc4 ) 3.Kc5 ( 3.Kb5 Kd6 4.e5+ Kd7 ) 3...Kxe4 4.a5 Rh5+ $1 5.Kb4 Kd5 6.b7 Rxh4+ 7.Kb5 Rh1 8.Kb6 Rb1+ 9.Kc7 Rc1+ 10.Kd7 Rb1 11.Kc7 Rc1+ 12.Kd7 Rb1 13.a6 Rb6 14.Kc7 Rc6+ 15.Kd8 Rd6+ 16.Ke8 Re6+ 17.Kf8 Rf6+ 18.Kg8 Rg6+ 19.Kh8 Rh6+ ) 2...Ke5 $1 ( 2...Kxe4 3.a4 $1 ) 3.a3 $1 Kxe4 4.a4 $1 Rh5+ 5.Kc4 $1 Rxh4 6.a5 Rh1 ( 6...Ke5+ 7.Kc5 Ra4 8.b7 ) 7.a6 Rc1+ 8.Kb4 $1 ( 8.Kb5 $2 Kd5 9.a7 Rb1+ 10.Ka4 Ra1+ 11.Kb5 Rb1+ ) 8...Rb1+ 9.Kc5 Rc1+ 10.Kd6 Ra1 11.a7 Kd4 12.Ke6 $1 ( 12.Kc6 $2 Kc4 13.Kd6 Kd4 ) 12...Ra6 13.Kf5 $1 Kc5 14.b7 Rxa7 15.b8=Q 1-0
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[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "2014"] [Round ""] [White "Arestov=P"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "2014"] [SetUp "1"] [PlyCount "21"] [FEN "8/1n6/8/1P2Pk2/8/5K2/5PP1/8 w - - 0 1"] 1.g3 $1 ( 1.g4+ $2 Kxe5 2.b6 Nd6 $1 3.Kg3 Kd5 4.g5 Kc5 5.Kf4 Kxb6 6.g6 Ne8 7. Ke5 Kc6 $1 8.Ke6 Ng7+ $1 9.Kf6 Nh5+ 10.Kg5 Ng7 11.Kf6 Nh5+ ) 1...Kxe5 ( 1...Na5 2.g4+ Kxe5 3.Kg3 ) 2.g4 $1 Nd6 ( 2...Na5 3.Kg3 ) ( 2...Kd5 3.g5 Ke5 4.Kg4 ) 3. b6 Kd5 4.g5 ( 4.Kf4 $2 Kc6 5.Ke5 Nc4+ $1 6.Ke6 Nxb6 $1 7.g5 Nd5 8.g6 Nf4+ 9.Kf7 Nh5 $1 10.g7 Nxg7 11.Kxg7 Kd5 12.Kg6 Ke4 ) 4...Kc6 5.g6 ( 5.Kf4 $2 Kxb6 ) 5... Ne8 $1 ( 5...Nf5 6.Kf4 Ng7 7.Ke5 Kxb6 8.f4 Kc6 9.f5 Kd7 10.f6 ) 6.Ke4 $1 ( 6. Kf4 $2 Kxb6 7.Ke5 Kc6 $1 8.Ke6 Ng7+ 9.Kf7 Nh5 10.f4 Kd5 $1 11.f5 Ke5 ) 6...Kxb6 7.Kd5 $1 ( 7.Ke5 $2 Kc6 ) 7...Kc7 ( 7...Ng7 8.Kd6 $1 Kb5 9.f4 ) 8.Ke6 $1 Ng7+ 9.Kf7 ( 9.Kf6 $2 Nh5+ $1 10.Ke7 Kc6 11.f4 Kd5 $1 12.f5 Ke5 ) 9...Nf5 $1 ( 9... Nh5 10.g7 Nxg7 11.Kxg7 ) 10.Kf6 $1 ( 10.g7 $2 Kd6 11.g8=Q Nh6+ 12.Kg7 Nxg8 13. Kxg8 Ke5 ) ( 10.Ke6 $2 Ng7+ 11.Kf7 Nf5 ) 10...Nh6 11.Ke6 $1 ( 11.Ke7 $2 Nf5+ 12.Kf6 Nh6 ) ( 11.Kg7 $2 Nf5+ 12.Kf6 Nh6 ) 1-0
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