www.arves.org - First Prizes 2016

Studies awarded first prize in 2016.

(As far as send in PGN to Arves.

Date of creation is used).

[Event "1st/2nd Prize Die Schwalbe 2016"] [Site ""] [Date "2016.12"] [Round ""] [White "Vladislav Tarasiuk"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2N5/2P1n3/BNP5/6rb/6P1/3K4/1P2p3/1k6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. Kd2 $1 (1. Kxe2 $2 Bxg4+ $11 {z.B.} 2. Kd2 Nxc6 3. Bb7 Rg7 $11) 1... Re5 ( 1... Bxg4 2. Nxe7 Re5 3. Ke1 $18) 2. Bd3+ $1 ({Try :} 2. Bxe2 $2 Rxe2+ 3. Kxe2 Bxg4+ 4. Kd3 Bxc8 5. Nxc8 Nxc8 6. Kc3 Ka1 $3 7. b3 (7. b4 Ka2 {Shortens the seduction}) 7... Kb1 8. b4 Ka2 9. b5 Ka3 10. Kc4 Ka4 11. Kc5 Ka5 $11) 2... Ka1 $3 (2... Kxb2 3. Nc4+ Kb3 4. Nxe5 $18) (2... Ka2 3. Bxe2 $1 $18 (3. Ke1 $2 Nxc6 $1 4. gxh5 Nd4 5. Bxe2 Rxe2+ 6. Kd1 Rc2 7. Nd5 Kxb2 8. Nd6 Nf3 9. Ne4 Rc1+ 10. Ke2 Nd4+ 11. Ke3 Nb5 $11 (11... Ne6 $11)) 3... Rxe2+ 4. Kxe2 Bxg4+ 5. Kd3 ({or } 5. Kd2) 5... Bxc8 6. Nxc8 Nxc8 7. Kc2 Nb6 8. Kc3 Nd5+ 9. Kc4 Nxc7 10. b4 Ka3 11. b5 Na8 12. Kc5 Ka4 13. b6 $18) 3. Bxe2 Rxe2+ 4. Kxe2 Bxg4+ 5. Kd2 $3 ({Try :} 5. Kd3 $2 Bxc8 6. Nxc8 Nxc8 7. Kc3 Kb1 $1 8. b3 Ka1 $3 9. b4 Ka2 10. b5 Ka3 11. Kc4 Ka4 12. Kc5 Ka5 $11) 5... Bxc8 6. Nxc8 Nxc8 7. Kc1 $3 ({Try} 7. Kc3 $2 Kb1 $1 $11 {see the variant 5.Kd3}) 7... Nb6 8. Kc2 Ka2 9. Kc3 Nc8 (9... Nd5+ 10. Kc4 $1 Nxc7 11. b4 Ka3 12. b5 Na8 13. Kc5 Ka4 14. b6 $18) 10. b4 Ka3 11. Kc4 Ka4 12. Kc5 Na7 13. b5 $1 (13. Kb6 $6 Nc8+ 14. Kc5 ({If} 14. Kb7 $2 Nd6+ 15. Kb8 Kb5 16. c8=Q Nxc8 17. Kxc8 Kxc6 $11) 14... Na7 {is loss of time}) 13... Ka5 14. b6 $18 1-0

[Event "1st/2nd Prize Die Schwalbe 2016"] [Site ""] [Date "2016.12"] [Round ""] [White "Steffen S. Nielsen"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/6K1/2NP3p/1r5P/8/4B3/5Pk1/3b4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. Kf6 $1 (1. d7 {?} Rb7 2. Ne5 Ba4 {=}) 1... Rd5 (1... Bg4 2. Ne5 Bxh5 3. d7 Rd5 4. Ke6 $18) (1... Rb7 2. Ne5 Bxh5 3. d7 $18) 2. Nb4 $1 (2. Ke6 $2 Rxh5 3. d7 Bg4+ {=}) 2... Rxd6+ 3. Ke7 {Turmfang!} Rd2 4. Bxd2 Kxf2 (4... Bxh5 5. f4 $18 (5. Be3 $18)) 5. Nd3+ Kg3 (5... Ke2 6. Nb2 $18) 6. Be1+ Kf3 (6... Kg2 7. Nf4+ Kf3 8. Nd5 Kg4 9. Ne3+ $18) (6... Kg4 7. Nf2+ $18) (6... Kh2 7. Nf4 $18) 7. Nb2 Bc2 (7... Bb3 8. Kf6 Kg4 9. Kg6 $18) 8. Nc4 (8. Kf6 $2 Kg4 $11) 8... Ba4 (8... Kg4 9. Ne3+ $18) (8... Bd3 9. Ne5+ $18) (8... Bb3 9. Nd2+ $18) 9. Nb6 (9. Kf6 Be8 $11) 9... Bc6 (9... Bb3 10. Kf6 Kg4 11. Kg6 $18) (9... Bc2 10. Nd5 $18 (10. Nd7 $18)) 10. Kf7 $1 (10. Kf6 $2 Be8 $11) 10... Kg4 11. Kg6 Be8+ 12. Kxh6 Bxh5 13. Nd7 {Zum Abschluss noch ein hübscher Läuferfang} Be8 (13... Bf7 14. Ne5+ $18) 14. Nf6+ $18 1-0

[Event "1-3.p Pat a Mat"] [Site ""] [Date "2016.06"] [Round ""] [White "Krug,Peter and Garcia,Mario"] [Black "181"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3b1q2/8/3p2P1/1p2kpp1/1QB5/8/p2K4/1b6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "43"] [EventDate "2017"] [SourceDate "2017.11.30"] 
 1. g7 $1 (1. Qc3+ $2 Kf4 2. Qe3+ Kg4 3. g7 Ba5+ $1 $11) 1... Qxg7 (1... Ba5 2. Qxa5 Qxg7 3. Qc3+ Kf4 4. Qe3+ Kg4 5. Be2+ Kh4 6. Qf2+ Kh3 7. Bf1+ Kg4 8. Qe2+ Kg3 9. Qg2+ Kf4 10. Qh2+ Ke4 11. Bg2+ Kd4 12. Qxd6+ $18) (1... Qe7 2. g8=Q a1=Q 3. Qh8+ Qg7 4. Qxg7+ Bf6 5. Qf7 Qd4+ 6. Kc1 bxc4 7. Kxb1 $18) 2. Qc3+ Kf4 (2... Ke4 3. Qe3#) 3. Qe3+ Kg4 4. Be2+ Kh4 5. Qf2+ Kh3 6. Bf1+ Kg4 7. Qe2+ Kf4 8. Qh2+ Ke4 (8... Kg4 9. Be2#) (8... Kf3 9. Bg2+ Kg4 (9... Kf2 10. Bd5+ Kf1 11. Qg2#) 10. Qh3+ Kf4 11. Qe3+ Kg4 12. Qf3+ Kh4 13. Qh3#) 9. Bg2+ Kd4 10. Qxd6+ Kc4 11. Bd5+ Kd4 12. Bxa2+ Ke4 13. Bd5+ (13. Bxb1+ $2 Kf3 $11) 13... Kd4 14. Bc6+ (14. Bb7+ $2 Kc4 15. Bd5+ Kd4 16. Bc6+ {lost of time.}) 14... Kc4 15. Qd5+ Kb4 16. Qxb5+ Ka3 17. Qa4+ (17. Qc5+ Kb3 18. Qb5+ {lost of time.}) 17... Kb2 18. Qb4+ Ka1 19. Qa3+ Ba2 20. Kc2 $1 Qe5 21. Qc1+ Bb1+ 22. Qxb1# 1-0

[Event "1.p Polish Chess Federation"] [Site ""] [Date "2016"] [Round ""] [White "Slumstrup_Nielsen,S and Minski,M"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3bPrb1/B5p1/2pP2K1/2p1k3/8/3R2N1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. d6 (1. Kxg6 $2 Rf6+ 2. Kxg7 Rxa6) (1. e8=Q $2 Bxe8 2. Re2 Kxd5) (1. Bb7 $2 c3) 1... Bd4 (1... Rf5 2. Kxg6) (1... Ke5 2. Kxg6 Rf6+ 3. Kxg7) (1... c3 2. Re2 Kd5 3. Kxg6) (1... Be8 2. Bxc4 Rf5 3. Kg4 Bf6 4. Bd3 Ke5 5. Bxf5) 2. Re2 (2. Bc8 $2 Rf5 3. Kg4 Rf4+ 4. Kg5 Rf5+ 5. Kg4 Rf4+) (2. e8=Q $2 Bxe8 3. Re2 Kd5 4. Rxe8 c3) (2. Bxc4 $2 Rf5 3. Kh6 Ke5 4. e8=Q+ Bxe8 5. Re2+ Kxd6 6. Rxe8 Rf3) 2... Kd5 (2... Kf3 3. Bxc4 Rf5 4. Kh6) 3. Bc8 $1 (3. Nf4+ $2 Kc6 $1 (3... Kxd6 $2 4. Re6+ $1 Kc7 5. Nd5+ Kb8 6. Rb6+ Ka7 7. Bc8) 4. Bc8 Rf5 5. Kh6 Re5 6. Bxd7+ Kxd7 7. Kxg6 Be3 $1 8. Kf7 Rf5+ 9. Kg6 Re5) (3. e8=Q $2 Bxe8 4. Rxe8 c3) 3... Rf5 (3... Kxd6 4. Re6+ $1 Kxe6 (4... Bxe6 5. e8=Q) 5. e8=Q+) 4. Kg4 $1 (4. Kxg6 $2 Rf6+ 5. Kg5 Rf5+ 6. Kg4 Bxc8 7. e8=Q Rf8+ 8. d7 Rxe8 9. Re6 Rg8+ $1) ( 4. Kh6 $2 Rh5+ 5. Kxg6 Be8#) 4... Bxc8 (4... Re5+ 5. Bxd7 Rxe2 6. Be6+ $1 Rxe6 (6... Kxe6 7. e8=Q+) 7. d7) 5. e8=Q Rf8+ 6. d7 $1 Rxe8 7. Re6 $1 Bxd7 (7... Kxe6 8. dxe8=Q+) (7... Rxe6 8. d8=Q+) 8. Nf4# 1-0

[Event "1.p ChessStar 2016"] [Site ""] [Date "2016"] [Round ""] [White "Zhukov,A"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4nP2/1b1KB3/8/k4PN1/7P/P4p1p/5r2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. Bb3+ $1 (1. f8=Q+ $2 Rd1+ 2. Kxe7+ Bc5+) (1. Nxh2 $2 Rd1+) 1... Kb4 $1 2. Nxh2 (2. f8=Q $2 h1=Q+) 2... Rh1+ $1 (2... Bc5 3. Kd7 $1) 3. f8=Q Rxh2 (3... Bc5 4. Kd7 Rxh2 5. Qb8+ $1) 4. Bc4 $1 Kxc4+ $1 (4... Bc5 5. Ke6 $1 Kxc4 6. Qa8 $1) 5. Qf7+ $1 (5. Qa8 $2 Nf5+ $1 6. Kc6 Ne3) 5... Kd4 $1 (5... Kb5 6. Qb3+) 6. Qg7+ $1 (6. Qf6+ $2 Kd3 $1 7. Qa1 Nf5+) 6... Kd3 (6... Ke4 7. Qe5+) 7. Qg3+ $1 (7. Kxe7 $2 Bc5+ $1 8. Ke8 Rh1 $1 9. Qg3+ Kd2 10. Qg2 Re1+ 11. Kf7 Bd4) (7. Qa1 $2 Nf5+ $1) 7... Be3 (7... Ke4 8. Qxh2 Nf5+ 9. Kc6) 8. Qxh2 (8. Kxe7 $2 Rh1 $1 9. Qg6+ Kd2 10. Qd6+ Ke2 11. Qa6+ Ke1 $1 12. Qe6 f1=Q 13. Qxe3+ Kd1 14. Qd4+ Ke2 15. Qe4+ Kf2 16. f5 Qc1) 8... Nf5+ $1 (8... Nc8+ 9. Kc7 $1 f1=Q 10. Kxc8) 9. Ke5 $1 (9. Ke6 $2 Nd4+ $1) 9... Bd4+ $1 (9... f1=Q 10. Kxf5) 10. Kxf5 (10. Ke6 $2 Ng7+ $1) 10... f1=N $1 11. Qh1 $1 (11. Qc2+ $2 Kxc2 12. Kg6 Ne3) (11. h4 $2 Nxh2 12. h5 Nf1 13. h6 Ne3+) (11. a4 $2 Nxh2 12. a5 Nf3) 11... Ng3+ 12. Kg6 $1 (12. Ke6 $2 Nxh1 13. f5 Nf2 14. f6 Nxh3 15. f7 Ng5+) 12... Nxh1 13. f5 (13. h4 $2 Ke4) (13. a4 $2 Kc4) 13... Nf2 $1 (13... Ng3 14. f6 Ke4 15. f7 Bc5 16. h4 $1 Ke5 17. h5 $1) 14. f6 $1 (14. h4 $2 Ng4) 14... Nxh3 15. f7 Bc5 16. Kg7 Nf4 17. f8=N $1 (17. f8=Q $2 Ne6+ 18. Kf7 Nxf8) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Shakmatnaya-Kompozitsiya-2016, 1 prize"] [Site ""] [Date "2016"] [Round ""] [White "Steffen Slumstrup Nielsen"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6k1/P2KR3/2rbp1PR/3q4/6p1/4P3/2B5/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "45"] 
 1. Rh8+ $1 (1. a8=Q+ $2 {èç-çà} Bb8+ 2. Ke8 Rc8#) (1. Re8+ {èç-çà} Bf8#) 1... Kxh8 2. a8=Q+ Bb8+ 3. Ke8 Rc8+ ( 3... e5 4. g7+ Kg8 5. Qb7 $1) 4. Kf7 Rf8+ $1 (4... Qxa8 {, òî} 5. g7#) 5. Kxf8 Qd8+ 6. Kf7 (6. Re8 $2 {, òî} Qf6#) 6... Qg8+ 7. Kf6 Be5+ $1 8. Kxe5 Qxa8 9. g7+ Kg8 10. Kf6 Qf3+  (10... g3 11. Be4 $1 Qd8 ( 11... Qxe4 12. Re8+ Kh7 13. Rh8#) 12. Bg6 g2 (12... Qxe7+ 13. Kxe7 g2 14. Kf6 $1 g1=Q 15. Bf7+ Kh7 16. g8=Q+ ) 13. Bf7+ Kh7 14. g8=Q+ Qxg8 15. Bxg8+ Kxg8 16. Rg7+ ) ( 10... Qc6 {èç-çà òîãî æå} 11. Be4 $1 Qa4 12. Rc7 Qa6 13. Kg6 e5+ 14. Rc6 {è ò.ä.}) 11. Kg6 Qc6 12. Bb1 $1  (12. Bd3 $6 {èç-çà} e5+  13. Kf5 Qf3+ 14. Kg5 ( 14. Kg6 Qc6+ {è ò.ä.}) 14... Qxe3+ 15. Kf6 Qh6+ 16. Kf5 Qh5+ {è ò.ä.}) ( 12. Be4 $2 Qxe4+ ) ( 12. Kh6 $6 Qh1+ $1 13. Kg5 Qh2 ) 12... g3 (12... e5+ 13. Kg5 Qa6 14. Bf5 g3 15. Be6+ Qxe6 16. Rxe6  g2  17. Kf6 Kh7 18. Re8 g1=Q 19. Rh8# $1) 13. Rf7 $1 Qe8 (13... g2 14. Rf8#) 14. Kh6 $3  g2 (14... Qxf7 15. Bh7# $1) (14... Kxf7 15. Bg6+ Kg8 16. Bxe8 g2 17. Bd7 Kf7 (17... g1=Q 18. Bxe6#) 18. Bxe6+ $1 ) 15. Rf6 $1 Qh5+ $1  ( 15... g1=Q 16. Bh7#) 16. Kxh5 g1=Q ( 16... Kxg7 {, òî} 17. Rg6+ ) 17. Bh7+ $1 Kxh7 (17... Kxg7 18. Rg6+) 18. g8=Q+ $3  Qxg8 ( 18... Kxg8 19. Rg6+ Qxg6+ 20. Kxg6 Kf8 21. Kf6 ) 19. Rh6+ Kg7 20. Rg6+ Kf7 21. Rxg8 Kxg8 22. Kg6 Kf8 23. Kf6 1-0

[Event "1.p e4-e5"] [Site ""] [Date "2016"] [Round ""] [White "A. Zhukov"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5N2/1q1p3K/8/2B1p1kn/QP6/N4p1P/5P1P/8 b - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "30"] 
 1... d6+ 2. Nd7 Nf6+ (2... Qe4+ 3. Kg8 $18) 3. Kg7 Nxd7 4. Be3+ $1 (4. Qa7 $2 Nxc5+ 5. Qxb7 Nxb7 $11) 4... Kf5 $1 5. Qc2+ $1 (5. Qb5 $2 Nb6+ 6. Kh6 Qe7 $11) (5. Qb3 $2 d5 6. Qd3+ e4 $11) 5... e4 6. Qc7 $3 Qxc7 7. Nb5 $1 {domination} Qb6 $1 (7... Qb7 8. Nxd6+ $18) (7... Qc6 8. Nd4+ $18) (7... Qb8 8. Nd4+ Ke5 9. Nc6+ $18) 8. Bxb6 (8. Nd4+ $2 Ke5 9. Nxf3+ exf3 10. Bxb6 Nxb6 $11) 8... Nxb6 9. Nxd6+ Kf4 $1 10. Nxe4 $3 ({Thematic try:} 10. h4 $2 e3 11. fxe3+ Ke5 $3 (11... Kxe3 $2 12. Nf5+ Kf4 13. Ng3 $18) 12. Nf7+ Kd5 $1 13. e4+ $1 Kd4 $1 14. Nd6 f2 15. Nf5+ Kxe4 16. Ng3+ Kf3 17. h5 Kg2 18. h6 Kxh2 19. Nf1+ Kg1 (19... Kg2) 20. h7 (20. Nd2 Nc4 $1 $11) 20... Kxf1 21. h8=Q Kg2 $11 {position B} (21... Kg1)) 10... Kxe4 11. h4 $1 Kd3 12. h5 Ke2 13. h6 Kxf2 14. h7 Kg2 15. h8=Q $1 (15. h8=R $2 Nd5 16. b5 Nc7 17. b6 Ne6+ 18. Kh6 f2 $11) 15... f2 {(position A) Unlike position B from the end of the thematic try, now we have an extra pawn on h2.} 16. Qf8 $1 1-0

[Event "1st Prize  4th. U.A.P.A. Sec. B.1."] [Site ""] [Date "2016"] [Round ""] [White "Steffen Slumstrup Nielsen and Martin Minski"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6K1/N3pr2/4k3/3p3R/1q6/5B2/8/B7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2017"] 
 1. Re5+ $1 (1. Bxd5+ $2 Kd6 2. Bxf7 Qb8+ 3. Kg7 Qxa7 $11) (1. Nc6 $2 Qa4 $1 2. Nd8+ Kd7 3. Rxd5+ Kc8 4. Nxf7 Qxa1 $11) 1... Kf6 (1... Kd7 2. Rxd5+ Ke8 3. Bh5 $18) (1... Kd6 2. Rxd5+ Ke6 3. Re5+ Kd6 4. Kxf7 Qf4+ 5. Ke8 Qxf3 6. Nb5+ Kc6 7. Nd4+ $18) 2. Re4+ d4 3. Rxd4 {position X} Rg7+ 4. Kf8 Rg8+ $1 5. Kxg8 { position X without the bRf7} Qb3+ 6. Rd5+ e5 $1 7. Bxe5+ Ke6 8. Nc6 $1 (8. Nb5 $2 Qxf3 $11) 8... Qxd5 $5 (8... Qxf3 9. Rd6+ $1 (9. Nd4+ $2 Kxd5 10. Nxf3 Ke4 $11) 9... Kf5 10. Rf6+ $18) 9. Bg4# $1 {The best study of the section, in which the figures of both sides come to their intended places in the final picture of the original and ideal mat, showing maximum ingenuity! Attractive and initial position, and elegant implementation.} (9. Bxd5+ $2 Kxd5 $11) 1-0

[Event "1st Prize  4th. U.A.P.A. Sec. A.2. "] [Site ""] [Date "2016"] [Round ""] [White "Yuri Bazlov"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2K2k2/6r1/1N1p2P1/b3P3/Nr3P1R/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. Rh8+ $1 (1. Nd7+ $2 Rxd7 2. Kxd7 dxe5 3. Nc5 exf4 4. Ne6+ Kg8 $11) 1... Ke7 (1... Rg8 2. Nd7+ Kg7+ 3. Rxg8+ Kxg8 4. e6 Kg7 5. e7 Re4 6. Ne5 Rxf4 7. Kd7 $1 Rf8 8. exf8=Q+ Kxf8 9. Kxd6 Kg7 10. Nc5 $18) 2. Rh7 $1 (2. f5 $2 dxe5 3. Nd5+ Kd6 4. Nxb4 Bxb4 5. Rh7 Rg8+ 6. Kb7 e4 7. Nb6 Ke5 $11) (2. Nd5+ $2 Ke6 3. Nxb4 Bxb4 4. Re8+ Kf5 5. Rf8+ Kxg6 6. Rf6+ Kh5 $11) 2... Kf8 3. e6 $1 Rxg6 (3... Rxf4 4. Rh8+ Rg8 5. Nd7+ Ke7+ 6. Rxg8 Rc4+ 7. Kb7 Kxe6 8. Re8+ Kxd7 9. g7 Rb4+ 10. Nb6+ Rxb6+ 11. Ka7 Kxe8 12. g8=Q+ Ke7 13. Qg5+ $18) 4. f5 $1 (4. Nd7+ $2 Kg8 5. e7 Re4 $11) (4. e7+ $2 Ke8 5. Nd5 (5. f5 Rgg4 6. f6 Rh4 $1 7. Rg7 Rhg4 $1 8. Rh7 Rh4 $11) 5... Rc4+ 6. Kb7 Re6 7. f5 Rxe7+ $1 8. Rxe7+ Kf8 $1 $11) 4... Rxe6 $1 (4... Rg7 5. Rh8+ Rg8 (5... Ke7 6. Nd5#) 6. Rxg8+ Kxg8 7. Kd7 Bxb6 8. Nxb6 Re4 9. Nd5 $18) (4... Bxb6 5. e7+ Ke8 6. Nxb6 Rg1 7. f6 Rc1+ 8. Kb7 Re1 9. Rh8+ Kf7 10. Rf8+ Kg6 11. Kc7 $18) 5. Nd7+ $1 (5. fxe6 $2 Bxb6 6. Kd7 Rxa4 7. e7+ Kg8 8. e8=Q+ Kxh7 9. Kxd6 Ra7 $1 10. Kc6 Bg1 $1 11. Qh5+ Kg8 $1 12. Qd5+ Rf7 13. Qd8+ Kh7 $1 14. Qh4+ Kg8 15. Qg5+ Rg7 $11) 5... Ke8 (5... Kg8 6. fxe6 Rc4+ 7. Nac5 $18) 6. fxe6 Bd8 7. Nab6 Rxb6 $1 8. e7 $1 (8. Nxb6 $2 Bxb6 $11) 8... Rc6+ 9. Kb7 Rc7+ 10. Kb8 Rxd7 11. exd8=Q+ Rxd8+ (11... Kxd8 12. Rh8+ Ke7 13. Kc8 $1 {domination} Ra7 (13... Ke6 14. Rh6+ Ke7 15. Rh7+ $18) 14. Rh7+ $18) 12. Kc7 $1 {domination} Ra8 13. Rh8+ $18 {A memorable work in which both options end in two echoes of the black Rook, which gives the work a special attraction! The struggle of both sides deserves high praise, and the study itself demonstrates how to load the figures leaving the board during the game. I hope that the analysis of this amazing work will bring a lot of pleasant minutes and pleasure.} 1-0

[Event "1st Prize  4th. U.A.P.A. Sec. A.1."] [Site ""] [Date "2016"] [Round ""] [White "Pavel Arestov"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6N1/4N3/k1P4P/1n6/2b2r1n/7B/2K5/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 1. c7 $1 (1. h7 $2 Rf2+ 2. Kc1 Nd4 3. h8=Q Nb3+ 4. Kd1 (4. Kb1 Bd3#) 4... Rd2+ 5. Ke1 Nf3#) 1... Nxc7 (1... Rf2+ 2. Kc1 Nxc7 (2... Nd4 3. c8=Q+ $18) 3. h7 $18 ) 2. h7 Ng6 $1 (2... Rf2+ 3. Kc1 $18) 3. Nxg6 Bd3+ $1 4. Kb3 $1 ({Thematic try: } 4. Kc1 $2 Rc4+ $1 ({buy not} 4... Rh4 $2 5. Nxh4 Bxh7 6. Bf1+ Ka5 7. Nf6 $18) 5. Kb2 Rb4+ $1 ({but not} 5... Rh4 $2 6. Nxh4 Bxh7 7. Bf1+ Ka5 8. Nf6 $18) 6. Kc1 Rc4+ 7. Kd2 Rh4 $1 8. Nxh4 Bxh7 9. Bf1+ Ka5 10. Nf6 Bb1 11. Kc1 Ba2 $11) ( 4. Kxd3 $2 Rf3+ 5. Ke4 Rxh3 $11) (4. Kc3 $2 Nd5+ 5. Kxd3 Rf3+ $11) (4. Kd2 $2 Rh4 5. Nxh4 Bxh7 $11) 4... Rh4 $1 5. Nxh4 Bxh7 6. Bf1+ $1 (6. Nf6 $2 Bd3 $1 $11 ) 6... Ka5 7. Nf6 Bb1 8. Kb2 $1 $18 {Elegant work of the author with a purely executed theme in which an interesting actual solution is closely interlaced with a false trace! The correct choice of the white King on the fourth move with the refusal to take the elephant does not leave any escape routes for the black Bishop in the final. Study decorates the counter play of black with the victims of two figures.} 1-0

[Event "1st Prize MSV-2016"] [Site ""] [Date "2016"] [Round ""] [White "Tarasiuk, Vladislav"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "R1K5/4Rp2/5pn1/pp5Q/B7/5p2/1p6/kq5b w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "2016"] [SourceDate "2005.01.24"] 
 1. Re3 $1 (1. Rb7 $2 bxa4 2. Qxa5 (2. Rxa5 Qc2+ 3. Kb8 Ne5 4. Qxh1+ Ka2 $1 $19) 2... Qc2+ 3. Rc7 b1=Q 4. Qxa4+ Qxa4 5. Rxa4+ Qa2 $1 6. Rc1+ Kb2 7. Rxa2+ Kxc1 $1 $19) 1... Qc1+ (1... bxa4 $2 2. Ra3+ $18) 2. Bc2 $1 (2. Kd8 $2 b1=Q $19) 2... Qxc2+ (2... b1=Q 3. Rxa5+ Kb2 4. Qc5 $1 (4. Rxb5+ $2 Kxc2 5. Qc5+ Kd2 $1 $19) 4... Qbxc2 5. Rxb5+ Ka1 $1 6. Ra5+ $1 (6. Ra3+ $2 Qxa3 7. Qxc2 Qa6+ $19) 6... Kb2 7. Rb5+ {positional draw}) 3. Kb7 $3 ({Try:} 3. Kb8 $2 Qa4 $1 4. Re1+ b1=Q 5. Rxb1+ Kxb1 6. Qxh1+ Kc2 7. Qxf3 Qf4+ 8. Qxf4 Nxf4 9. Rxa5 b4 10. Rf5 b3 $1 11. Rxf4 b2 12. Rf2+ Kb3 $1 13. Rf3+ Ka2 $19) 3... f2+ $1 (3... b1=Q 4. Rxa5+ Qa4 5. Ra3+ $1 Qxa3 6. Rxa3+ Kb2 7. Qxb5+ Kc2 8. Rc3+ $1 Kxc3 9. Qxb1 Bg2 $11) 4. Qxh1+ b1=Q 5. Rxa5+ Qa4 6. Ra3+ $1 (6. Rxa4+ $2 bxa4+ 7. Qxb1+ Kxb1 8. Rf3 a3 $1 9. Rxf2 a2 $19) 6... Kb2 7. Qxb1+ Kxb1 8. R3xa4 $1 ({Thematic try:} 8. R5xa4 $2 bxa4 9. Rf3 a3 $1 10. Rxf2 a2 11. Rf1+ Kb2 12. Rf2+ Kb3 13. Rf3+ Kb4 $19) 8... bxa4 9. Rb5+ $1 ({Try:} 9. Rf5 $2 a3 $1 10. Rxf2 a2 $19) 9... Ka1 $1 10. Rf5 Ne5 11. Rxf2 (11. Rxf6 $2 Nd3 $19) 11... a3 12. Rxf6 a2 13. Ka8 $3 ( {Try:} 13. Ka7 $2 Nd3 $1 14. Rxf7 Kb1 $1 15. Rf1+ Nc1 $19) ({Try:} 13. Kc8 $2 Nc4 $1 14. Kd7 Kb2 15. Rf2+ Ka3 (15... Kb3 $19)) (13. Rb6 $2 Nc4 $1 14. Rb4 Nb2 $19) 13... Kb1 14. Rb6+ Kc1 15. Ra6 Kb1 16. Rb6+ $11 {positional draw} 1/2-1/2

[Event "MT120 Alois Wotawa-Sec. Draw"] [Site ""] [Date "2016"] [Round ""] [White "Richard Becker and Iuri Akobia"] [Black "1st Prize"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r7/8/p2P4/8/6k1/3n4/7P/5K1R w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "37"] [EventDate "2014"] 
 1. Ke2 Nc5 (1... Ne5 2. Ke3 $1 (2. h4 $2 Rd8 3. h5 Kg5 4. h6 Kg6 5. h7 Kg7 6. Ke3 Nf7 {-+}) 2... Kf5 (2... Rd8 3. Kd4 Nf7 4. Kc5 {=}) 3. Kd4 Rb8 4. h4 $1 Rb6 5. Kc5 {(Kd5)} Rb5+ 6. Kd4 {=}) 2. Ke3 $1 (2. Rd1 $2 Re8+ 3. Kf2 Kf4 4. h4 Ke5 {-+}) (2. Rc1 $2 Re8+ 3. Kf1 Re5 4. Rd1 Nd7 {-+}) 2... Rd8 (2... Nb7 3. d7 {=}) 3. Rd1 Nb7 4. d7 (4. h3+ $2 {(Rd4+?)} Kf5 {-+}) 4... Nc5 (4... Kf5 5. h4 Ke6 6. h5 Rxd7 (6... Nd6 7. Ra1 a5 8. Kf4 {(Ke2) =}) 7. Rxd7 Kxd7 8. h6 {=}) 5. h3+ $1 (5. Rd5 $2 Nxd7 6. h3+ (6. Kd2 Kf4 7. h4 Ke4 {-+}) 6... Kxh3 7. Rd6 Re8+ 8. Kd4 Nb8 {-+}) (5. Rd4+ $2 Kh3 6. Rd5 Nxd7 7. Kd2 Kg4 {(Kh4) -+}) 5... Kh4 (5... Kxh3 6. Kf3 {=}) 6. Rd5 Nxd7 7. Rd4+ Kg5 8. Rd5+ Kh4 9. Rd4+ Kg3 10. Rd3 $1 { zz ( An "X-ray check". Forming a battery prevents 10...Re8+ ) 10...} Kh4 {MAIN B} ({MAIN A)} 10... Kxh3 11. Kf2+ $1 Kh2 12. Rd2 $1 {zz ( Another "X-ray check" ) 12...} Kh1 13. Rd1+ Kh2 14. Rd2 Kh3 15. Rd3+ Kg4 16. Rd4+ Kg5 (16... Kf5 17. Rd6 $1 {=}) 17. Rd5+ Kf4 18. Rd6 $1 {draws}) 11. Rd4+ Kxh3 12. Kd2 $1 { zz} Kg3 (12... Kg2 13. Rd3 Kf2 14. Kd1 Kg2 15. Kd2 {=}) 13. Kd1 $1 {zz} Kf3 ( 13... a5 14. Kd2 {zz} Kf3 15. Rd5 {transposes}) 14. Kd2 {zz} a5 15. Rd5 a4 16. Rd4 {zz} Kg3 (16... Kf2 17. Rd3 Kg2 18. Kd1 {=}) 17. Kc3 $1 (17. Kd1 $2 Ra8 18. Rxd7 a3 {-+}) 17... Rc8+ 18. Kb4 Nb6 19. Kb5 $11 {draws} 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st Pr. Informant-50 JT"] [Site ""] [Date "2016"] [Round ""] [White "Michal Hlinka and Lubos Kekely"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/1B6/3N4/r3BR2/3K2nk/7p/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "2015"] 
 {Chess Informant 50 jubilee tourney - Award by Yochanan Afek The world famous chess periodical Sahovski Informator, founded in 1966, celebrates its 50th anniversary by organizing an International composing tourney for endgame studies. Privileged to act as its judge I received 36 anonymous entries of a very good standard from the tourney director Gady Costeff to whom I am grateful for his invaluable assistance in checking the candidate entries for soundness and originality. Considering the potential public I gave some priority to players' friendly entries i.e. those with digestible settings as well as comprehensive ideas and solutions. Most of the entries luckily did match these unwritten requests. Personally I am not particularly fond of artificial efforts to stretch a sufficiently lengthy solution by either multiple piece exchanges or unnecessary BTM stipulation. Two of the more serious candidates suffering from these flaws I decided to allow a second chance in another tourney instead of ranking them low. Two other entries improved on studies which I had already judged in previous major events and even awarded them prizes.I hesitated before deciding to award each of them a special honourable mention as deserved for their efforts. Here is my ranking: First prize -No. 4: Following the reciprocal zugzwang after the quiet 8. Ka3! white's rook and bishop create a second battery. By exchanging roles as the front and the rear pieces of the newly formed battery the thematic pieces change also the targetted half of the royal couple! Surprisingly In the final move even two batteries are activated with the rook as the rear piece and this time both bishope are the front ones! All this occurs with no need for even any extra material on board! A genuine chess miracle!} 1. Bf3 Ra3+ (1... h1=Q 2. Bxh1 Ra3+ 3. Kc4 Nxh1 4. Rf8 $18) 2. Nc3 Rxc3+ $1 { preparing the following fork} 3. Kxc3 Ne2+ $1 4. Bxe2 (4. Kd2 $2 Nxf4 5. Bh1 Nh5 $1 6. Bc7 Ng3 $11) 4... h1=Q {black has a new queen, but...} 5. Bf1+ Kg3 6. Bc7 $1 {ZZ. Battery against the king.} Qh8+ (6... Qb7 7. Rf7+ Kg4 8. Rg7+ Kh5 9. Rh7+ Kg4 10. Bh3+ Kf3 11. Rf7+ Ke2 12. Bg4+ $18) 7. Kb3 $1 (7. Kc2 $2 Qh7+ $11) 7... Qh1 8. Ka3 $1 Qb7 9. Rf7+ {battery toward the queen} Kg4 10. Rg7+ Kh5 (10... Kf5 11. Bh3+ Kf6 12. Be5+ $18) 11. Rh7+ Kg4 (11... Kg6 12. Bd3+ $18) 12. Bh3+ Kf3 13. Rf7+ Ke2 14. Bf1+ Kd1 15. Rd7+ Kc2 16. Bd3+ { with two batteries unleashed after:} Kc1 ({or} 16... Kd1 17. Be4+ {/Ba6+}) 17. Bf4+ 1-0

[Event "3rd. U.A.P.A. Internet T.T Sec.A"] [Site ""] [Date "2016"] [Round ""] [White "Jan Timman and Mario Garcia"] [Black "1st Prize"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5N2/1kP5/5R2/RPn5/3K3p/p3P3/2P1r1r1/7b w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2016"] 
 {Theme : << A study ends in mate the black king.. The final move makes White Pawn>>.} 1. Ra7+ $1 {Sacrifice} (1. Kxc5 $2 Rxc2+ $13) 1... Kxa7 2. c8=Q Rd2+ 3. Ke5 Rg5+ ({Main} 3... Rd5+ $5 {Sacrifice} 4. Kxd5 Rxc2+ 5. e4 Bxe4+ 6. Kd6 Nb7+ 7. Ke7 $1 ({Try in this line :} 7. Kd7 $2 Rxc8 8. Kxc8 Nc5 9. b6+ Ka8 10. Ne6 Bb7+ 11. Kc7 Na6+ $1 $11) 7... Rxc8 8. Ra6+ Kb8 9. Nd7+ Kc7 10. Rc6+ Bxc6 11. b6# {model mate}) 4. Kf4 Bb7 5. Qc7 Rdg2 (5... Rxc2 6. Qb6+) 6. Qa5+ {/b6} (6. e4 $2 R2g4+ 7. Kf3 Rg3+ 8. Ke2 a2 $11) (6. Qb6+ Ka8 (6... Kb8 7. Qd8+ Ka7) 7. Qd8+ Ka7) 6... Kb8 7. Qd8+ Ka7 (7... Bc8 8. Rb6+ Ka7 9. Qc7+ Bb7 (9... Nb7 10. Ra6# {mate}) 10. Rxb7+ Nxb7 11. Nd7 R2g4+ 12. Kf3 Rg3+ 13. Ke2 Rg2+ 14. Kd3 Rd5+ 15. Kc3 Rxd7 16. Qxd7 $18) 8. Ra6+ Nxa6 (8... Bxa6 9. b6+ Kb7 10. Qc7+ Ka8 11. Qa7# {mate} (11. Qc6+ $2 Kb8 12. Nd7+ {is loss of time})) 9. b6# { mate The figure of mate in main with antecedent in study with error} 1-0