Martin Minski in Schach 2023/9

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[Event "2.p 4th World Cup FIDE-Album 13-15 "] [Site ""] [Date "2015"] [Round ""] [White "Martin Minski (Germany)"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2K1B3/k7/n6q/8/3p4/3PR3/r7/6Q1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2014"] 
 1. Re7+ Ka8 2. Qb1 $1 {(3.Qb7#)} (2. Qxd4 $2 Rc2+ 3. Kd8 Nc5 $1 4. Qd5+ Kb8 $11 ) 2... Nb4 $1 (2... Rc2+ $2 3. Qxc2 $18) 3. Qxb4 Rc2+ 4. Kd8 (4. Rc7 $2 Qe6+ 5. Kd8 Qd5+ 6. Kc8 Qe6+ $11) (4. Kd7 $4 Qc6+ 5. Kd8 Qc8# {mate with self-block}) 4... Rc8+ $1 (4... Qa6 5. Re1 $1 $18) 5. Kxc8 (5. Kd7 $4 Qc6# { mate with self-block}) 5... Qa6+ 6. Kc7 $1 (6. Kd7 $2 Qc6+ $1 7. Kxc6 { stalemate}) (6. Qb7+ $2 Qxb7+ 7. Rxb7 {stalemate}) 6... Qc8+ $1 (6... Qa7+ 7. Kd8 $1 Qb6+ $1 8. Rc7 $1 (8. Qxb6 $2 {stalemate}) 8... Qxb4 9. Bc6+ Kb8 10. Rc8+ (10. Rb7+ $2 Qxb7 11. Bxb7 Kxb7 $11) 10... Ka7 11. Ra8+ Kb6 12. Rb8+ $18) (6... Qb6+ $2 7. Kxb6 $18 (7. Qxb6 $2 {stalemate})) 7. Kd6 $1 (7. Kxc8 $2 { stalemate}) 7... Qa6+ (7... Qd8+ 8. Bd7 Qb6+ $1 9. Kd5 $1 {/Ke5!} (9. Qxb6 $2 { stalemate}) 9... Qxb4 10. Bc6+ Kb8 11. Rb7+ (11. Re8+ $2 Kc7 $1 $11) 11... Qxb7 12. Bxb7 Kxb7 13. Kxd4 Kc6 14. Ke5 Kd7 15. Kd5 $18) 8. Qb6 $3 {the point} ({ logical try:} 8. Bc6+ $2 Qxc6+ $1 9. Kxc6 {stalemate}) (8. Kd5 $2 Qd6+ $1 9. Kc4 (9. Qxd6 {stalemate}) (9. Kxd6 {stalemate}) 9... Qd5+ $1 10. Kxd5 { stalemate}) 8... Qxb6+ 9. Bc6+ Kb8 (9... Qxc6+ $2 10. Kxc6 $18 {no stalemate}) 10. Re8+ (10. Rb7+ $2 Qxb7 11. Bxb7 Kxb7 12. Kd5 Kc7 13. Kxd4 Kd6 $11) 10... Ka7 11. Ra8# {model mate with self-block} 1-0

[Event "1.p The Problemist FIDE-Album 16-18"] [Site ""] [Date "2016"] [Round ""] [White "Martin Minski (Germany)"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "q4k2/1b1P2N1/5P2/1n2n3/1N6/1R4K1/2R2B2/3r4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "2015"] 
 1. Ra2 $1 (1. Ne6+ $2 Kf7 $1 (1... Kg8 $2 2. Ra2 Qb8 3. Ba7 $1 Nxa7 4. Na6 Qa8 5. Nac7 Qb8 6. Na6 $11) 2. d8=Q Rxd8 3. Nxd8+ Qxd8 $19) 1... Qb8 2. Ba7 $1 (2. Na6 $2 Bxa6 $19) 2... Nxa7 3. Na6 Qa8 4. Nc7 (4. Ne6+ $2 Kf7 5. d8=Q Rxd8 6. Rxb7+ (6. Nxd8+ Qxd8 7. Rxb7+ Kxf6 $19) 6... Rd7 $19) 4... Qb8 5. Na6 Rg1+ 6. Rg2 $1 (6. Kh3 $2 Bg2+ $19) (6. Kh2 $2 Nf3+ $19) (6. Kf2 $2 Nd3+ $1 7. Kxg1 Qg3+ $19) 6... Rxg2+ 7. Kh3 Rh2+ $1 8. Kg3 $1 Rh3+ $1 (8... Qd6 9. d8=Q+ Qxd8 10. Ne6+ Kg8 11. Nxd8 Rg2+ 12. Kh3) (8... Nxd7+ 9. Nxb8 $11) 9. Kxh3 Bg2+ $1 10. Kxg2 Qa8+ 11. Kg1 $1 (11. Kh2 $2 Kf7 $1 12. Rb7 Kg6 $19) (11. Kf2 $2 Kf7 $1 12. Rb8 Qf3+ $1 $19) 11... Nxd7 12. Rb8+ $1 (12. Ne6+ $2 Kf7 $1 13. Rb8 Qd5 $1 14. Rf8+ Nxf8 $19) (12. Nc7 $2 Qc8 $1 $19) 12... Nxb8 13. Ne6+ Kg8 14. f7+ $1 ( 14. Nac7 $2 Qf3 $1 15. f7+ Qxf7 $19) 14... Kxf7 15. Nac7 {domination} Qb7 ( 15... Qc6 16. Nd8+) (15... Qe4 16. Ng5+) (15... Qf3 16. Ng5+) 16. Nd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "1.p Oleynik MT FIDE-Album 16-18"] [Site ""] [Date "2017"] [Round ""] [White "Martin Minski"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/7p/6P1/4n2k/2BK4/R7/6Q1/4q2r w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2017"] 
 1. g7 $1 (1. Be2+ $2 Kh6 2. Rh3+ (2. Kxe5 hxg6 3. Qf3 Qg1 4. Qf8+ Kh7 5. Qf7+ Kh6 6. Qf4+ Qg5+ 7. Qxg5+ Kxg5 $11) 2... Rxh3 3. Qxh3+ Kg7 4. Qxh7+ Kf6 5. Qh8+ Kxg6 6. Qh5+ Kg7 7. Qxe5+ Kh6 $11) (1. gxh7 $2 Qh4+ 2. Kxe5 Qe7+ 3. Kd5 Qd8+ 4. Kc5 Qf8+ 5. Kb5 Qb8+ 6. Kc5 Qf8+ 7. Kd4 Rh4+ 8. Kc3 Qxa3+ $11) (1. Rh3+ $2 Rxh3 2. Qxh3+ Kxg6 $11) 1... Rh4+ (1... Qh4+ 2. Kxe5 $11) 2. Kd5 Qd1+ $1 (2... Ng6 3. Qe2+ Qxe2 4. Bxe2+ Kh6 5. Ra7 $18) 3. Bd3 $1 (3. Kxe5 $2 Qd4+ 4. Ke6 Re4+ 5. Qxe4 Qxe4+) 3... Nxd3 {battery} 4. Ra5 $1 {counter battery} (4. g8=Q $2 Ne5+ 5. Kxe5 Qd4+ 6. Ke6 Re4+ 7. Qxe4 Qxe4+ $11) 4... Ne5+ $1 {switchback} (4... Nf4+ 5. Kc6+ $18) 5. Kxe5 Qe1+ {switchback} 6. Qe2+ $3 (6. Kf6+ $2 Qxa5 7. Qf3+ Rg4 8. g8=Q Qa1+ 9. Ke7 Qa7+ $11) 6... Qxe2+ 7. Kf6+ Kh6 (7... Kg4 8. g8=Q+ $18) 8. g8=N# $1 1-0

[Event "1.p 100 Years Cup FIDE-Album 16-18"] [Site ""] [Date "2018"] [Round ""] [White "Slumstrup Nielsen=S Minski=M"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2k2q2/1p1p4/1P4P1/3pr3/5p2/2K4p/1Q4PP/3R4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2018"] 
 1. Kd2 $1 (1. Ra1 $2 Qc5+ $19) 1... Qf6 $1 {battery} 2. Ra1 $1 { (threatens 3.Ra8#)} (2. Qa3 $2 Kd8 $1 3. Rc1 Qxb6 4. Qf8+ Re8 5. Rc8+ Kxc8 6. Qxe8+ Kc7 $11) 2... Re2+ $1 (2... Kd8 3. Qb4 $1 d6 (3... Re2+ 4. Kxe2 Qxa1 5. Qf8#) 4. g7 $1 Qxg7 5. Qxd6+ Ke8 6. Qb8+ Kf7 7. Qxb7+ $18) 3. Kd1 $1 (3. Kxe2 $2 Qxb2+ $19) 3... Rd2+ $1 4. Ke1 $1 ({logical try} 4. Qxd2 $2 Qxa1+ 5. Qc1+ Qxc1+ 6. Kxc1 hxg2 $1 $19) 4... Re2+ 5. Kf1 Rf2+ (5... hxg2+ 6. Kg1 Re1+ 7. Rxe1 Qxb2 8. Re8#) 6. Kg1 Rxg2+ 7. Kf1 ({logical try} 7. Kh1 $2 Rxh2+ 8. Kg1 Rg2+ 9. Kf1 Rf2+ 10. Ke1 Re2+ 11. Kd1 Rd2+ 12. Qxd2 $2 Qxa1+ 13. Qc1+ Qxc1+ 14. Kxc1 h2 $1 $19) 7... Rf2+ 8. Ke1 Re2+ 9. Kd1 Rd2+ 10. Qxd2 $1 Qxa1+ 11. Qc1+ { cross-check} Qxc1+ 12. Kxc1 Kd8 13. g7 $18 {The study was inspired by the famous game Wilhelm Steinitz against Curt von Bardeleben, Hastings 1895. See the position after 21...Ke8:  http://www.  chessgames.com/perl/ chessgame?gid=1132699} 1-0

[Event "2.p Tel Aviv-100 JT FIDE-Album 07-09"] [Site ""] [Date "2009"] [Round ""] [White "Bruch=W Minski=M Sonntag=G"] [Black ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "QK1k4/PB5p/5p1P/1r1pp2P/7R/7N/P1p5/7n w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2009"] 
 1. Rc4 $1 (1. Nf4 $2 c1=Q $1 (1... exf4 $2 2. Rxh1 $1 $18) 2. Ne6+ Kd7 3. Nf8+ Kd6 $19) (1. Ng5 $2 c1=Q $1 (1... fxg5 $2 2. Rxh1 $1 $18) 2. Ne6+ Kd7 3. Nf8+ Kd6 $19) (1. Rg4 $2 c1=Q 2. Rg8+ Kd7 $1 3. Rg7+ Kd6 $1 $19) (1. a4 $4 c1=Q $1 $19 (1... Rb2 $2 2. Rc4 $1 dxc4 3. Nf4 $1 $11) (1... Rb1 $2 2. Rc4 dxc4 3. Ng5 $1 $11)) 1... dxc4 2. a4 $1 {main A:} ({logical try I:} 2. Nf4 $2 exf4 (2... c1=Q $2 3. Ne6+ Kd7 4. Nc5+ $1 (4. Nf8+ $2 Ke7 5. Kc7 Qd2 $1 6. Qe8+ Kxe8 7. a8=Q+ Ke7 (7... Kf7 $1) 8. Qa3+ Kf7 $19 9. Nxh7 Qa5+ 10. Qxa5 Rxa5 11. Bxh1 c3 $19) 4... Kd8 5. Ne6+ Kd7 6. Nc5+ Ke7 7. Kc7 Qd2 8. Kc6 $1 $11) 3. a4 Rb1 $3 ( 3... Rb2 $2 4. a5 c1=N 5. a6 Nb3 6. Be4 $1 Nc5+ 7. Qb7 {see main A}) 4. a5 c1=B $1 5. a6 Bb2 6. Be4 Be5#) ({logical try II:} 2. Ng5 $2 fxg5 (2... c1=Q $2 3. Ne6+ Kd7 4. Nc5+ Ke7 5. Kc7 Qd2 6. Kc6 $11) 3. a4 Rb2 $3 (3... Rb1 $2 4. a5 c1=B 5. a6 $11 {Bb2??}) 4. a5 c1=N $1 5. a6 Nb3 6. Be4 (6. Bxh1 Nc5+ 7. Qb7 Nxa6+ 8. Ka8 Nc7+ 9. Kb8 Rxb7+ 10. Kxb7 g4 $1 $19) 6... Nc5+ 7. Qb7 Nxa6+ 8. Ka8 Nc7+ 9. Kb8 Rxb7+ 10. Kxb7 Nf2 $1 11. Bxh7 Ng4 12. Bg8 Nxh6 13. Bxc4 e4 $1 $19) 2... Rb2 ({main B:} 2... Rb1 3. Ng5 $1 (3. Nf4 $2 exf4 4. a5 c1=B $1) 3... fxg5 4. a5 c1=B (4... Rb2 $2 5. a6 c1=N {stalemate}) 5. a6 $11 {(} Bb2 $4 6. Be4 $18 {)}) 3. Nf4 $1 (3. Ng5 $2 fxg5 4. a5 c1=N $1) 3... exf4 4. a5 c1=N ( 4... Rb1 $2 5. a6 c1=B {stalemate}) 5. a6 Nb3 6. Be4 $1 (6. Bxh1 $2 Nc5+ 7. Qb7 Nxa6+ 8. Ka8 Nc7+ 9. Kb8 Rxb7+ 10. Kxb7 f5 $19) 6... Nc5+ 7. Qb7 Nxa6+ 8. Ka8 Nc7+ 9. Kb8 Rxb7+ 10. Kxb7 Nf2 11. Bxh7 $11 Ng4 12. Bg8 (12. Bd3) 12... Nxh6 13. Bxc4 f3 14. Kc6 $11 { Two black Indians with two different underpromotions, Banny theme.} 1/2-1/2