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[Event "Dedicated to the jubilarian Nicolai Griva"] [Site "Nicolai Griva 70 JT"] [Date "2023.03.09"] [Round "71"] [White "Alexander Zhukov"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2K5/8/6P1/2k1B3/8/8/8/3r4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "9"] [EventDate "2023"] [SourceVersionDate "2023.04.03"] 
 {Dedicated to the jubilarian. Ths study did not participate at the tournament. } 1. Bg3 $3 (1. Bh2 $2 Rd2 $11 (1... Re1 $11)) (1. Bf4 $2 Kc6 2. g7 Rg1 $1 $11) (1. g7 $2 Rg1 $11) 1... Rd3 (1... Rd5 2. Bf4 $3 Rf5 3. g7 $1 $18) 2. Bf4 $3 { Twice Schultz, named after a wonderful superminiature composed by the Czech composer Jindrich Schultz, about Mark Dvoretski wrote: It is not so much the game of White that delights here, but the paradox of the situation that has arisen. The rook has two tempi to reach via the a-file the 8th rank, but is not able to stop the Pawn, all paths are blocked. That means Black has a rook and the right to move, but cannot resist against a Bishop and a Pawn on the sixth(!) rank. In this malytka this unbéliefable sitiuation repeats - after 1. Bh3!! and after 2. Bf4!! It's unimaginable, but it's true!} (2. Bh2 $2 Rd2 $1 { The oly move that saves.}) (2. Bb8 $2 Rd2 $1 {Again, the oly move to draw.}) ( 2. Be5 $2 {After this switch-back by the Bishop, again saves} Rd2 $1) (2. Bf2+ $2 {Anew Black has an unique response.} Kc6 $1 3. g7 Ra3 $1 4. Kb8 Rb3+ $1 5. Ka8 Ra3+ $1 6. Kb8 Rb3+ $1 7. Kc8 Ra3 $1) 2... Ra3 3. g7 Ra8+ 4. Bb8 Kc6 5. g8=Q {I wish the jubilarian health ans success in his chess literature area..} 1-0

[Event " Dedicated to Alexander Stavrietsky "] [Site "72"] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Alexander Zhukov"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/3K4/8/8/1R6/k2P4/2r5 w - - 0 1"] 
 {Dedicated to Alexander Stavrietsky! In honor of the chess anniversary - 64!} 
 1. Rb4 $1 ( 1. Rh3 $2 Rd1 2. d3 Kb3 3. Kc5 Rc1+ $1 $11 )( 1. Rb5 $2 Rd1 2. Rd5 Kb3 ) 1. ... Ka3 $1 ( 1. ... Rd1 2. d4 Ka3 3. Kc5 Rc1+ 4. Rc4 $1 $18 ) 2. Rh4 $3 ( {Thematic false trail: } 2. Rg4 $2 Rc8 $1 3. d4 Kb4 $1 4. d5+ Kb5 $1 5. Kd7 Rh8 $3  {That's why 2.Rh4!! ! To keep the black rook out of the h-file!} 6. Rg7 Kb6 7. d6 Kb7 $11 )( 2. Rb5 $2 Rd1 $11 ) 2. ... Rc8 $1 ( 2. ... Rd1 3. d4 Kb4 4. d5+ Kb5 5. Rh2 $1 +- ({or} 5. Rh8 +-) ) 3. d4 Kb4 4. d5+ $1 Kb5 5. Kd7 $1 Rg8 6. Rh7 $1 Kb6 $1 ( 6. ... Kc5 7. d6 Rg6 8. Rh5+ $18 ) 7. d6 $1 ( 7. Rh6+ $2 Kb7 8. Rh7 Kb6 {Waste of time}) 7. ... Kb7 $1  {Now White's task is to pass the move to the opponent.} 8. Ke6+ $1 ( 8. Ke7 $2 Kc8 $11 ( 8. ... Kc6 $11 ) )( 8. Rf7 $2 Rh8 $1 $11 ) 8. ... Kc8 $1 9. Ke7 $1 ( 9. Rc7+ Kd8 $1 $11 )( 9. d7+ $2 Kd8 $11 ) 9. ... Kb7 $1  10. Kd7 $3 {Triangle! Black's zugzwang!} ( 10. Kf6+ $2 Kc6 11. Ke7 Kb7 {position repetition} ) ( 10. Kf7 $2 Rd8 11. Ke7 Rg8 {position repetition} ) ( 10. Ke6+ $2 Kc8 $1 11. Ke7 $1 {main line}) 10. ... Rg1 11. Rh8 $1 {Tasty field for both sides!} ( 11. Ke6+ Kc6 $11 12. Rc7+ Kb6 13. Rc4 Re1+ 14. Kf7 Rd1 15. Ke7 Re1+ 16. Kd8 Rh1 17. Re4 Kc6 18. d7 Rh8+ 19. Re8 Rh7 20. Re6+ Kb7 21. Rd6 Rh8+ 22. Ke7 Rh7+ 23. Ke6 Rh6+ 24. Ke5 Rh5+ )( 11. Ke8+ Kc6 $1 $11 ) 11. ... Rg6 12. Ke7 $1 Rg7+ ( 12. ... Kc6 13. Rc8+ Kb7 14. d7 ) 13. Kf6 $1 ( 13. Ke6 $2 Rg6+ 14. Ke7 Rg7+ {Waste of time} ) 13. ... Rd7 14. Ke6 Kc6 ( 14. ... Rg7 15. d7 ) 15. Rc8+ {1-0}